With the rest of the Blue Door Theatre Company in London training to be actors, poor Maddy has been left all alone in the little town of Fenchester. She longs to follow the others to the big city, but she is 12 years old, & she has maths homework to do. However, Maddy has never let a bit of schoolwork come between her & her dreams. When she finds that a famous Dutch film director is in town, she leaps at the opportunity: she will be a film star. But stardom isn`t an easy life (in spite of the personal dressing room & the lovely costumes) & there are setbacks & difficulties along the way. But with such a stubborn & talented leading lady as Maddy, surely even Mrs Potter-Smith & the headmistress can`t stop the show from going on? Maddy Alone is the second book in the Blue Door series, following on from the classic of children`s literature The Swish of the Curtain. ...

From Tuscan tomato & bread soup to monkfish stew, simple spaghettis or lemon & pistachio polenta cake, Made at Home is a colourful collection of the food that Giorgio Locatelli loves to prepare for family & friends. Over 150 simple family recipes from the bestselling chef With recipes that reflect the places he calls home, from Northern Italy to North London or the holiday house he & his wife Plaxy have found in Puglia, Made at Home is a celebration of favourite vegetables combined in vibrant salads or fresh seasonal stews, along with generous fish & meat dishes & cakes to share. Early every evening, Giorgio`s `other family`, the chefs & front of house staff at his restaurant, Locanda Locatelli, sit down together to eat, & Giorgio reveals the recipes for their best-loved meals, the Tuesday Pizza & the Saturday ` Italian` Burger. In a series of features he also takes favourite ingredients or themes & develops them in four different ways, amid ideas for wholesome snacks, from mozzarella & ham calzoncini (pasties) to ricotta & swiss chard erbazzone (a traditional pie), crostini to put out with drinks, & fresh fruit ice creams & sorbets to round off a meal in true Italian style. ...

” Made by Dad” is chock full of 67 extraordinary, custom-designed how-to projects for DIY parents everywhere. The projects range from full-length, artfully illustrated creations to smaller, Mac Gyver-like challenges that can be whipped out at the coffee shop, plus ”DIY Dad” tips sprinkled throughout & illustration templates to boost your project`s artistic appeal. All chapters, categorized by theme
- Dangerous Decor, Gross Gadgets, Covert Creations, Crafty Disasters, Home Hacks, & more
- include step-by-step project illustrations, complete with visual ”status checks” (to help you keep up), & clever, playful games to incorporate the finished project. Dads will love to create stealthy contraptions like the Bunk Bed Communicator, & the whole family will be impressed with the endless entertainment that can be gleaned from the ” Steampunk”-Inspired Balancing Robot. While the projects have a decidedly made-scientist-in-his-laboratory feel, the book`s charm & richness of material will appeal to mummies, too-especially when she flips to the whole chapter of projects dedicated to showing Mum-appreciation
- like the I Love You THIS MUCH Pop-up Card (with Go-Go-Gadget-style arms that extend to give Mum a virtual hug!).


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” Funny, wise, learned & compulsive.” (GQ). Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways & byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid & Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language & popular culture. In Made in America, Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, & along the way, de-mythologizes his native land
- explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn`t won, why Americans say `lootenant` & ` Toosday`, how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up
- as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker & snafu. ”A tremendously sassy work, full of zip, pizzazz & all those other great American qualities.” (Will Self, Independent on Sunday).

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The 92-page book is an insider s guide to the makers of India s dynamic & cosmopolitan city Bengaluru. It is a celebration of the city & the talented people who reside & work here. The highly-curated guide profiles the city s finest artists, artisans, craftspeople, designers, makers & shopkeepers who come together to produce & sell some extraordinary things. The journey to create the book took authors Fiona Caulfield & Maegan Dobson-Sippy deep into the city. They traversed narrow lanes in the oldest parts of the city & explored the edges of the modern metropolis on a quest to reveal Bengaluru`s most authentic shopping experiences. Every entry has been personally visited & for each entry that made the book, another three or four did not. These books are not simply about luxury shopping; Fiona & Maegan are equally as excited by colourful churis (bangles) bought from a street stand as by stunning diamond necklaces from the Royal jeweller, thought to be the Tiffany`s of India. They share advice about Bengaluru`s markets & bazaars, including the little-known wholesale fabric market, as well as revealing small textile studios painstakingly practicing art forms as they were done hundreds of years ago, & reveal an atelier creating jewel-encrusted costumes for globally acclaimed movies. The intention of the book is to take the reader beyond a simple shopping transaction, as evoked at the beginning of the book, in an extract from Pablo Neruda s poem, Ode to Things. Fiona & Maegan share the story of the city & the people through its objects & marketplaces. They believe that you are not just buying an object, but that you are connecting to the maker, recognising their creativity & mastery, as well as supporting & encouraging their future. The book contains a Love Bengaluru section, opening with an essay How to Love Bangalore by acclaimed Bengaluru-based writer, Arshia Sattar. The chapter also details the best places to stay, dine & ways in which to explore the city & surrounding areas, as well as essential tips on how to get around. The Made in Bengaluru book comes with a matching travel journal, designed as a keepsake, & to enable the traveller to record their impressions of the city, be that in a sketch or in notes. The books are completely h&-made in India, & are the result of design collaboration with Aneeth Arora of the acclaimed clothing brand péro, based in New Delhi. The Made in Bengaluru book has a madder red natural dye h&-woven cotton Khadi cover, the fabric of India s independence. The matching travel journal is covered with Bengali handloom checks. Both books are printed on paper that is made by hand in the age-old method in the small village of Sanganer, on the edge of the pink city Jaipur in Rajasthan, & have h&-made bookmarks & h&-embroidered labels, created by ladies working in the péro atelier. The covers are h&-printed & the books are h&-bound & finished all at Judge Press in Bengaluru. ...

From the world renowned National Geographic comes this stunning collection of the world’s most amazing trips. Each chapter ...

What are countries famous for making? For Japan, the answer might be electronic goods. For Germany, automobiles. For France, perhaps a Louis Vuitton bag. But what about Britain? Here, Evan Davis sets himself the task of finding out. Offering a fascinating look at our manufacturing industries & revealing the various companies that might not be household names, but are very much world leaders in their fields, he shows how we have learnt to specialise in high end & niche areas that are the envy of the world. Taking in our disappointments & successes, Made in Britain is a brilliantly readable tour of our economic history, exploring the curious blend of resilience, innovation & economic free-thinking that makes us who we are. ...

Asian influence is evident in all facets of British life, including food, fashion, music, & design. In celebration of the unique charm & graphic invention of Asian design, Reed Darmon, author of the popular ” Made in China” & ” Made in Japan”, & co-author Kalim Winata have created a beautiful, & inspiring collection of vintage Indian design. The hundreds of images packed into this delightfully compact book include folk art & religious iconography, book & matchbox covers, Raj-era postcards, household product packaging & ads, Bollywood posters, toys & games, & other colourful & irresistible ephemera. A stylish object & graphic essay in one, ” Made in India” is an extraordinary glimpse into the heart of Indian pop culture. ...

Real Indian food is fresh, simple & packed with flavour & in this book, Meera Sodha introduces Britain to the food she grew up eating here every day. Unlike the stuff you get at your local curry house, her food is fresh, vibrant & surprisingly quick & easy to make. In this collection, Meera serves up a feast of over 130 delicious recipes collected from three generations of her family: there`s everything from hot chappatis to street food, fragrant curries, to colourful side dishes, & mouth-watering puddings. Made In India will change the way you cook, eat, & think about Indian food, forever. ...

An exquisitely designed volume of innovative restaurant dishes & old family favourites from Giorgio Locatelli, Britain`s best-loved Italian chef & restaurateur. Opening with an extensive guide to preparing antipasti & culminating in a mouth-watering selection of desserts
- via soups, risotto, pasta, fish & meat dishes
- Giorgio Locatelli`s masterpiece is the must-have contemporary Italian food bible, seamlessly combining the historical insight of a food writer with the hands-on expertise of a top chef. Peppered with evocative anecdotes & outspoken observations on the state of modern food, Giorgio Locatelli`s definitive & universally celebrated compendium is a delight to read & cook from.

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