Hostel Room 131 begins in the winter of 1978, when Siddharth, twenty-three, meets Sudhir, twenty, in a friend's friend's room in Pune's Engineering College Hostel. He falls instantly in love.A man of unconventional views-he believes, for instance, that the two heroes in Sholay have the hots for each other rather than for the heroines-Siddharth becomes a full-time lover over the next seven years & stubbornly pursues the object of his lust & affection, despite his job as a college lecturer in Bombay. There are many obstacles along the way, including Sudhir's family, against whom Siddharth files a police complaint, & Sudhir's classmates from Belgaum, led by the homophobic Ravi Humbe, who start an anti- Siddharth association. But Siddharth gets support from Gaurav & Vivek, a militant gay pair keen to ambush the enemy. Deadpan humour & farce come together in this entertaining love story. ...

The book covers the whole of the USA & the Canadian states of Ontario, Quebec, & British Columbia. Each hostel is described with practical information at the beginning such as the cost, number of rooms, opening hours, & extras. There follows a brief summary/background of each hostel. This is followed by travel information including how to get there by bus & foot. A few of the entries have an accompanying b/w photograph of the hostel. The book is divided into regions with a simple map, showing main surface routes, at the beginning of the section with each hostel indicated by a number on the map. The index at the front of the book is a city listing only, & the index at the back is collection of short lists by the authors along the lines of ' Great value Hostels', ' Best Hostels for Skiers', & ' Strange-but-True Hostels' etc. ...

This is the first guide to Scotland`s mountain fauna, flora & landscape written for hillwalkers. ” Hostile Habitats
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Charles Darwin transformed our understanding of the world with the idea of natural selection, challenging the notion that species are fixed & unchanging. These writings from On the Origin of Species explain how different life forms appear all over the globe, evolve over millions of years, become extinct & are supplanted. This is part of Penguin's Great Ideas range, a selection of books that have been picked specifically because they changed the world into which they were written. ...

Map No. 152, Hostynske a Vizovicke vrchy, in a series of GPS compatible topographic maps of the Czech Republic at 1:75.000 from Shocart highlighting both signposted cycling routes & other local cycling paths, with route profiles & additional tourist information. Relief is shown by contour lines, spot heights, & subtle hill-shading. The maps show roads, tracks, railways, cable cars, chairlifts, & a range of natural landscape features & landmarks. Coloured symbols depict plenty of additional tourist features e.g. information centres, places of interest, antiquities, shelters, campsites, accommodation, bicycle services etc. An overprint highlights both signposted routes & other recommended routes which have no terrain markers. For all bike routes intermediate distances are shown. Hiking paths are also highlighted. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 5' intervals. Each map is accompanied by a booklet containing general information on the Czech cycle route network, elevation profile diagram for selected routes, plus an index for locations of historical & geographical interest, bicycle service workshops, information centres, & tourist attractions. Map legend & text are in English, German & Czech. ...

Whether it is topped with swirls of whipped cream, subtly spiced with cinnamon or laced with liqueur, a hot chocolate is one of the world`s best-loved drinks. You will make the Classics over & over again, with simple recipes for all-time favourites such as French Vanilla, Mocha & Viennese. Whether you`re after a salty kick or a rich swirl of caramel, the recipes here will take the simplest drink to tasty new heights. The next chapter, Candy & Cakes, brings together the sweetest combinations that are perfect after dinner instead of dessert. From Boston Cream or Red Velvet to Cherry Bakewell & Toffee Apple, there is a recipe here to satisfy every sweet tooth. For more grown-up palates, why not try something with the added warmth of spices or a shot of alcohol? Fireside Favourites contains a luxurious collection of adult tipples, from Cherry Brandy to Bourbon & Maple Syrup & spiced delights, such as White Chocolate & Spiced Chai or Chilli Chocolate. Finally, what better time to indulge in luxuriously warming cupfuls than the holiday season? Festive Treats comprises deliciously Christmassy hot drinks that are perfect for those chilly days & dark nights. Nobody can resist a Pumpkin Latte or a gloriously festive Gingerbread Spiced Hot Chocolate, perfect for bringing the family together during the holidays. Whether you`re after a quick pick-me-up, a milky bedtime drink or a comforting cupful to warm you up from inside out, there is a recipe here to satisfy your sweet tooth. ...

A hilarious new picture book by Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner Peter Bently & bestselling illustrator Tom Mc Laughlin. Sausage dog Hal loves his trusty old blanket & takes it everywhere, even though his friends all say that it makes him look like a sausage covered in mustard. From the beach to the zoo, wherever Hal goes his blanket goes with him. Little do Hal`s friends know just how useful it might turn out to be when a thunderstorm strikes & Hal manages to rescue his canine chums using that scruffy old blanket! ...

Hot Hands Hand Warmers (2 pack) are a safe, odourless & natural way of keeping your hands warm; they are air-activated & provide up to 10 hours of comfortable, concentrated warmth (126-144F / 52-62C)
- simply slip the activated pouch inside your gloves. Hot Hands Hand Warmers are not reusable. Please read usage instructions carefully.
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A richly mythic, colour-saturated tale of mothers & daughters from the Man Booker-short-listed author of Swimming Home. Two women arrive in a Spanish village
- a dreamlike place caught between the desert & the ocean
- seeking medical advice & salvation. One of the strangers suffers from a mysterious illness: spontaneous paralysis confines her to a wheelchair, her legs unusable. The other, her daughter Sofia, has spent years playing the reluctant detective in this mystery, struggling to understand her mother`s illness. Surrounded by the oppressive desert heat & the mesmerising figures who move through it, Sofia waits while her mother undergoes the strange programme of treatments invented by Dr Gomez. Searching for a cure to a defiant & quite possibly imagined disease, ever more entangled in the seductive, mercurial games of those around her, Sofia finally comes to confront & reconcile the disparate fragments of her identity. Hot Milk is a labyrinth of violent desires, primal impulses, & surreally persuasive internal logic. Examining female rage & sexuality, Deborah Levy`s dazzling new novel explores the strange & monstrous nature of motherhood, testing the bonds of parent & child to breaking point

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Two women arrive in a village on the Spanish coast. Rose is suffering from a strange illness andher doctors are mystified. Her daughter Sofia has brought her here to find a cure with the infamous & controversial Dr Gomez
- a man of questionable methods & motives. Intoxicated by thick heat & the seductive people who move through it, both women begin to see their lives clearly for the first time in years. Through the opposing figures of mother & daughter, Deborah Levy explores the strange & monstrous nature of womanhood. Dreamlike & utterly compulsive, Hot Milk is a delirious fairy tale of feminine potency, a story both modern & timeless.
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