This collection of 40 recipes for lemonade is filled with classic & innovative flavors the whole family can enjoy (plus a few variations with alcohol for those who imbibe). The recipes show how the beloved lemon pairs so well with an array of unique & delicious flavors-from pomegranate to ginger & cardamom-and creates a lip-smacking beverage that is a refreshing treat for any occasion. With easy-breezy photography throughout plus helpful how-tos for crafting the perfect drink, this little book is sure to add a refreshing splash of summer all year round. ...

Asian cooking combines wonderfully pungent, aromatic spices, herbs & flavourings with imaginative methods, a wide array of ingredients & tastes that explode in your mouth. For many people, though, these hugely enjoyable dishes seem too complicated to make at home. Leemei shows that this isn`t the case
- & that anyone can master the art of cooking Asian food. Leemei Tan reveals how truly easy it can be to master the art of cooking Asian food. Discover, for example, how to make perfect sushi, rich, creamy curries, spicy stir-fries, crisp tempura; or learn how to work with noodles, okra, kaffir lime leaves or wasabi. Find out how to create visually stunning dishes & explore the diverse range of tastes, textures & aromas from the different regions of the continent. The chapters cover China, Thail&, India & Sri Lanka, Vietnam & Cambodia, Japan & Korea, Malaysia & Singapore, the Phillipines, & Indonesia. From Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup to Japanese Sake Steamed Salmon; from Thai Papaya Salad to Chinese Prawn & Pork Won Tons; from Korean Seaweed Soup to Indian Saffron Chicken Pilau
- here are more than 100 contemporary, imaginative recipes to inspire & delight, whether you have in mind a quick weekday meal or a feast for friends & family.

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You are invited to roam the island nation of Madagascar in search of 101 species & sub-species of lemurs
- those captivating primates
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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Lenin`s originality & importance as a revolutionary leader is most often associated with the seizure of power in 1917. But, Zizek argues in his new study & collection of original texts, Lenin`s true greatness can be better grasped in the very last couple of years of his political life. Russia had survived foreign invasion, embargo & a terrifying civil war, as well as internal revolts such as at Kronstadt in 1921. But the new state was exhausted, isolated & disorientated in the face of the world revolution that seemed to be receding. New paths had to be sought, almost from scratch, for the Soviet state to survive & imagine some alternative route to the future. With his characteristic brio & provocative insight, Zizek suggests that Lenin`s courage as a thinker can be found in his willingness to face this reality of retreat lucidly & frontally. ...

A gripping account of how, in the depths of the First World War, Russia`s greatest revolutionary was taken in a `sealed train` across Europe & changed the history of the world By 1917 the European war seemed to be endless. Both sides in the fighting looked to new weapons, tactics & ideas to break a stalemate that was itself destroying Europe. In the German government a small group of men had a brilliant idea: why not sow further confusion in an increasingly chaotic Russia by arranging for Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the most notorious of revolutionary extremists, currently safely bottled up in neutral Switzerl&, to go home? Catherine Merridale`s Lenin on the Train recreates Lenin`s extraordinary journey from harmless exile in Zurich, across a Germany falling to pieces from the war`s deprivations, & northwards to the edge of Lapland to his eventual ecstatic reception by the revolutionary crowds at Petrograd`s Finland Station. With great skill & insight Merridale weaves the story of the train & its uniquely strange group of passengers with a gripping account of the now half-forgotten liberal Russian revolution & shows how these events intersected. She brilliantly uses a huge range of contemporary eyewitnesses, observing Lenin as he travelled back to a country he had not seen for many years. Many thought he was a mere `useful idiot`, others thought he would rapidly be imprisoned or killed, others that Lenin had in practice few followers & even less influence. They would all prove to be quite wrong. ...

Lenin Peak, or Abuali ibni Sino (TJ) & Lenin Chokusu (KY), in the Pamir Mountains at 1:100, 000 on a detailed topographic map from Gecko Maps with coverage extending along the Tajikistan/ Kyrgyzstan/border from the Dzerzhinsky Peak in the west to the Eastern Sunrise Peak on the Chinese border. In the north the map stretches beyond the Kyzyl Suu River to include the settlements of Sary Mogol, Taldy Suu & Sary Tash; coverage south extends to the Bactrian Camel Peak, Karajulga Rover & Uy Butok Pass. The map has contours at 40m intervals & numerous spot heights & names of peaks & passes, enhanced by shading plus colouring for glaciers. Climbing routes & base camps are highlighted. Map legend is in English. This is an updated 2011 edition. ...

Victor Sebestyen`s intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the twentieth century. In Russia to this day Lenin inspires adulation. Everywhere, he continues to fascinate as a man who made history, & who created a new kind of state that would later be imitated by nearly half the countries in the world. Lenin believed that the `the political is the personal`, & while in no way ignoring his political life, Sebestyen`s focus will be on Lenin the man
- a man who loved nature almost as much as he loved making revolution, & whose closest ties & friendships were with women. The long-suppressed story of his menage a trois with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, & his mistress & comrade, Inessa Arm&, reveals a different character to the coldly one-dimensional figure of legend. Told through the prism of Lenin`s key relationships, Sebestyen`s lively biography casts a new light the Russian Revolution, one of the great turning points of modern history.
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When the German High Command encircled Leningrad it was a deliberate policy to eradicate the city`s civilian population by starving them to death. As winter set in & food supplies dwindled, starvation & panic set in. A specialist in battle psychology & the vital role of morale in desperate circumstances, Michael Jones tells the human story of Leningrad. Drawing on newly available eyewitness accounts & diaries, he shows Leningrad in its every dimension including taboo truths, long-suppressed by the Soviets, such as looting, criminal gangs & cannibalism. But, for many ordinary citizens, Leningrad marked the triumph of the human spirit. They drew deeply on their inner resources to inspire, comfort & help one another. At the height of the siege an extraordinary live performance of Shostakovich`s Seventh Symphony profoundly strengthened the city`s will to resist. When German troops heard it in their trenches one remarked: ` We began to understand we would never take Leningrad. Yet, Leningrad`s self-defence came at a huge price. When the 900-day siege ended in 1944 almost a million people had died & those who survived would be permanently marked by what they had endured, as this superbly insightful & moving history shows. ...

When Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, he intended to capture Leningrad before turning on Moscow. Soviet resistance forced him to change tactics: with his forward troops only thirty kilometres from the city`s historic centre, he decided instead to starve it out. Using newly available diaries & government records, Anna Reid describes a city`s descent into hell
- the breakdown of electricity & water supply; subzero temperatures; the consumption of pets, joiner`s glue & face cream; the dead left unburied where they fell
- but also the extraordinary endurance, bravery & self-sacrifice, despite the cruelty & indifference of the Kremlin.

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