Lion`s Head, Four Happiness is the captivating story of Xiaomei Martell, who was born in one of China`s most remote regions just two years before Mao launched the Cultural Revolution. The youngest of four daughters
- her name means ` Little Sister`
- her family had no money or connections, yet they raised her with a thirst for knowledge & a love of food, ranging from the Lion`s Head meatballs her Uncle Deng cooked to the `phoenix feet` that apparently cured wrinkles, by way of two-hundred-year-old eggs. Xiaomei`s entertaining & inspiring story takes us to a world where children play with painted pig toes, dumplings give you perfect ears & rather than saying hello, you ask `chilema` or ` Have you eaten?` This is a unique & engaging account of a culture & cuisine that is a world away from the China we know today.

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A wry & humorous account of the author's quest to get her Iranian passport renewed. She embarks on a bizarre & circuitous journey, meeting a colourful cast of characters along the way: two photographers who specialise in Islamic portraits, a forensic surgeon who trades in human organs, a madam who wants to send prostitutes to Dubai & a grandmother who offers a live chicken to an implacable official. TEHRAN, LIPSTICK & LOOPHOLES is a fascinating look at the constraints & contradictions of contemporary life in Tehran from the author's unique standpoint of being both a native of Iran & a foreigner. ...

As far back as she can remember, Azadeh Moaveni has felt at odds with her tangled identity as an Iranian-American. In suburban America, Azadeh lived in two worlds. At home, she was the daughter of the Iranian exile community, serving tea, clinging to tradition, & dreaming of Tehran. Outside, she was a California girl who practiced yoga & listened to Madonna. For years, she ignored the tense standoff between her two cultures. But college magnified the clash between Iran & America, & after graduating, she moved to Iran as a journalist. This is the story of her search for identity, between two cultures cleaved apart by a violent history. It is also the story of Iran, a restive land lost in the twilight of its revolution. Moaveni`s homecoming falls in the heady days of the country`s reform movement, when young people demonstrated in the streets & shouted for the Islamic regime to end. In these tumultuous times, she struggles to build a life in a dark country, wholly unlike the luminous, saffron & turquoise-tinted Iran of her imagination. As she leads us through the drug-soaked, underground parties of Tehran, into the hedonistic lives of young people desperate for change, Moaveni paints a rare portrait of Iran`s rebellious next generation. The landscape of her Tehran -- ski slopes, fashion shows, malls & cafes -- is populated by a cast of young people whose exuberance & despair brings the modern reality of Iran to vivid life. ...

This fully illustrated 500-page reference book covers every aspect of the safe handling of bulk liquid gases (LNG, LPG & chemical gases) on board ships & at the ship/shore interface at terminals. It is indispensable for personnel training for operational qualifications as well as those already engaged in liquefied gas operations. ...

Iain Sinclair is known for his 'dense, impressionistic, psychogeographical formulations' of London in books such as White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings, Downriver & also the recent, critically-lauded London Orbital. A particular showcase for Sinclair's unique style are his collaborations with photographer Marc Atkins: these eccentric, manic, often moving explorations of London's hidden streets, cemeteries, canals, parks, pubs & personalities were first recorded in the highly acclaimed Lights Out for the Territory, praised in The Guardian as 'one of the most remarkable books ever written on London'. Liquid City documents the duo's further peregrinations: consisting of 180 striking, atmospheric photographs by Atkins with accompanying texts by Sinclair. The book focuses on London's eastern & south-eastern quadrants. An array of famous & lesser-known writers, booksellers & film-makers slip in & out of Sinclair's annotations, as do memories & remnants of the East End's criminal mobs, as well as physical landmarks as diverse as the Thames barrier & Karl Marx's grave in Archway cemetery. The title Liquid City evokes the river Thames, which flows silently through both text & image, & to suggest the changes London has undergone &, like all cities, is constantly undergoing. ...

Whether you`re a beer aficionado with your own small batch brewing in your backyard or you are new to the beer scene Liquid Education: Beer is the perfect accompaniment to learning all things about everyone`s favourite tipple. Compiled into pint-sized chapters & beautifully illustrated by Daniella Germain, this go-to guide contains everything from the history & stories behind beer-making & beer flavour profiles, to the rise of the craft beer movement & the popularity of home-brewing. Educate yourself about the wonders of beer! ...

Do you love a good brew but don`t know your Robusta from your Arabica? Do you wish you could espouse the benefits of your Chemex over a French press? Maybe you just want to make a damn good cup of coffee at home. Liquid Education: Coffee will school you on everything from growing conditions, bean varieties, picking, drying & roasting to extraction & brewing, milk selection & drink types. This comprehensive guide will help you navigate the multitude of beans, blends & equipment available to make your way to your perfect cup. ...

The London Stone at Staines marks the ancient western boundary of the jurisdiction of the City of London. The Lord Mayor & Corporation's conservancy of the Thames extended east from there as far as Yantlet in Kent. This is the stretch of the river documented in ' Liquid History'. Drawing on the resources of English Heritage's unrivalled photographic archives, the book records a journey along the length of the tidal river & over almost 150 years. We see the rural Thames as it approaches London, riverside towns, the civic & commercial development of the riverbanks, the working docks & warehouses, the development of the web of bridges that now links north & south, barges, sailing ships & warships, the great flood defences & a tiny beach that flourished briefly at the Tower of London. Featuring the work of pioneers of photography & some of the great topographical photographers of the 20th century, & with a fascinating commentary by Stephen Croad, ' Liquid History' chronicles the ebb & flow of the life of the river. ...

Kingbitter, an editor at a publishing house on the verge of closure, believes himself to have been the closest friend of a celebrated writer & Auschwitz survivor, B, who recently committed suicide. Amongst the papers B has left him, Kingbitter finds a play entitled Liquidation that uncannily predicts the behaviour of B`s ex-wife, his mistress & Kingbitter himself. As he obsessively reads & rereads the play, Kingbitter becomes transfixed with the idea that buried within these papers is B`s great novel: the book that will explain his relationship with Auschwitz. Harrowing but also bleakly comic, Liquidation is both a literary detective novel & an exploration of how B`s decision to end his life after surviving the horrors of Auschwitz affects those he leaves behind. ...

Kingbitter, an editor at a publishing house on the verge of closure, believes himself to have been the closest friend of a celebrated writer & Auschwitz survivor, B, who recently committed suicide. Amongst the papers B has left him, Kingbitter finds a play entitled Liquidation that uncannily predicts the behaviour of B`s ex-wife, his mistress & Kingbitter himself. As he obsessively reads & rereads the play, Kingbitter becomes transfixed with the idea that buried within these papers is B`s great novel: the book that will explain his relationship with Auschwitz. ...