Sophisticated pocket sized note card with an elegant cardboard cover in a glamorous shade of red which comes with an ivory paper envelope. There are four plain inner pages made from 100gsm ivory paper, each blind embossed with the Moleskine logo & stitched in a corresponding red to the cover. ...

This sophisticated pocket sized note card has an elegant cardboard cover in a stylish shade of terracotta & comes with an ivory paper envelope. There are four plain inner pages made from 100gsm ivory paper, each blind embossed with the Moleskine logo & stitched in a corresponding colour to the cover. ...

”I was never really a big coffee drinker &, of course, tea is the thing in China. But I just can`t help myself. Also, the place I have now landed in, & my favourite, where most of my meetings & conversations seem to take place, is an eclectic mix of Chinese tea house & Western coffeeshop”. Thus, begins Notes from a Beijing Coffeeshop, in which the author provides a series of fascinating observations of today`s fast-changing China. Jon Geldart has spent the past five years in Beijing. His conversations with Chinese business leaders, opinion formers & ordinary Chinese provide deep insights into Chinese life, business & culture. Engaging & enlightening, the stories & profiles in this book are a gateway to seeing how people are really do business & living in the new China. ...

Bill Bryson has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes
- even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth.
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Sacco paved the way for Palestine with his powerful triptych on modern war & its innocent victims, originally published in his comic Yahoo & collected here: ` When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People` chronicles the effect of aerial warfare on civilians, from Germany & Japan in World War II to Libya in 1986; ` More Women, More Children, More Quickly` is written from a victim`s perspective, as Sacco illustrates his mother`s harrowing experiences during Italian & German WWII raids on Malta; & ` How I Loved the War`, Defeatist`s centrepiece, is Sacco`s impassioned but sardonic reflection on the Gulf War, & the surrounding propaganda & media circus. Published during the reign of Bush I, it has since acquired an even sharper relevance. Defeatist also features Sacco`s first (relatively) long-form piece, ` In the Company of Long Hair`, a hilarious roadie`s-eye view of an American punk band`s eventful European tour from Amsterdam to Madrid, as well as ` Cartoon Genius`, ` Voyage to the End of the Library`, `A Disgusting Experience`, & ` On My Day Off`, a cycle of funny & rueful autobiographic comics that display Sacco`s graphic verve to its fullest extent. Defeatist is rounded off with a large section of Sacco`s earliest, pointedly satirical strips (none of which has been collected in book form before) & new introductions & notes by the author. A combination of youthful indiscretions & mature masterworks, Notes from a Defeatist spotlights the work of a brilliant young artist as he defines the capabilities & potential of his chosen medium. ...

In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green & kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation`s public face & private parts (as it were), & to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey & Shellow Bowells; people who said ` Mustn`t grumble`, & ` Ooh lovely` at the sight of a cup of tea & a plate of biscuits; & Gardeners` Question Time. Notes from a Small Island was a huge number-one bestseller when it was first published, & has become the nation`s most loved book about Britain, going on to sell over two million copies. ...

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while but before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain. His aim was to take stock of the nation`s public face & private parts (as it were), & to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite, a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy, place names like Farleigh Wallop & Shellow Bowells, people who said ` Mustn`t grumble`, & Gardeners` Question Time. ...

Swedish cuisine is delicious, varied & often unexpected, & in this delightful book Margareta Schildt Landgren shares wonderful stories from her own Swedish kitchen along with over 100 fabulous recipes. Here Margareta

Includes:: both traditional & modern recipes, from Gravalax with Herbs & Swedish Meatballs to St Lucia Buns & Elderflower Cordial. The mouth-watering recipes are interspersed with captivating narrative on Sweden's food traditions, the development of regional cuisine, the importance of seasonal eating & celebration foods. Margareta's text is illustrated beautifully with stunning recipe & location photography from Tine Guth Linse, as well as photographs from her own archive. This is essential reading for anyone with a passion for food or a love of Swedish culture.

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Renowned Canadian artist Rachel Kelly
- now of Penzance
- has buried her past & married a gentle & loving Cornish man. Her life

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Colonel Wyvern, stationed with the army in Madras during the height of British imperial rule, opened a cookery school upon his return to England & was a passionate enthusiast for both European & Indian cuisine. In these vivid, common-sense & entertaining writings, he gives advice on re-creating French classics in the steaming heat; describes tiffin parties & cooking while at camp; & laments the declining popularity of curry in the Raj, providing foolproof recipes for curry powder, tamarind chutney, korma & `mulligatunny` soup. With devotees including Elizabeth David, Wyvern`s unique brand of anglo-Indian cookery is still reflected in the way we eat today. ...