With Red & White, Oz Clarke has reinvented wine writing. This is a book to read for pleasure, rather than merely refer to. Combining fast-paced witty memoir with passionately opinionated guide, Oz pops the cork on his life-long love affair with wine. The best loved wine communicator of our time, Oz Clarke is the guest you want at your table, the person to select the wine, & the ideal drinking companion. He explains how, why & where he fell in love with wine; he explains the essentials of how wine is grown & made today; then takes you into the world`s wine regions & introduces you to the wines he loves. Oz reveals how he tastes wine & how you can enjoy wine whatever the budget. He covers with equal care & attention all categories of wine, from the blue-chip to the most affordable. With Red & White, you are in the hands of the best-informed & the most inspirational guide, & you will pick up, without even trying, a wealth of knowledge that Oz is bursting to share with you. With climate change & the move to organic & sustainable practices, wine is evolving faster than ever before. & hundreds of local grape varieties, until recently facing extinction, are also being rediscovered. There have never been so many brilliant & original wines. To discover them, all you need is a glass in your h&, a sense of adventure, & Oz`s Red & White as your companion & inspiration! ...

Pick a place. Choose a creature. Discover its story & the danger it faces. Then find out how to help it survive. 15 wild & wonderful creatures, all on the IUCN Red List, need our help
- this important book is interactive, engaging & informative, & will inspire children to save their planet! Red Alert! is inspired & endorsed by the ` Red List` database maintained by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Currently the list

Includes:: over 70, 000 species known to be at risk, but it grows larger all the time.” Absolutely beautiful & perfectly targeted for its audience. We are delighted to be involved.”
- Dr Craig Hilton-Taylor, Head of Red List Unit, IUCNThe IUCN Red List is supported by Sir David Attenborough.



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The war against the Shining Path is over. Yet when a charred & mutilated body is discovered during Carnival, the people of the small town of Ayacucho understand that death has once more returned to their l&. Only now the terror emanates not from the government death squads, nor from the guerrillas in the mountains, but from a single source. A serial murderer. & now everyone is afraid. Everyone is a suspect. ...

A work of refreshing originality & vivid appeal, Red Arctic tells the story of Stalinist Russia`s massive campaign to explore & develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. Author John Mc Cannon recounts the dramatic stories of the polar expeditions-conducted by foot, ship, & plane-that were the pride of Stalinist Russia, in order to expose the reality behind them: chaotic blunders, bureaucratic competition, & the eventual rise of the Gulag as the dominant force in the North. Red Arctic also traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade, making use of memoirs, films, radio broadcasts, children`s books, & cultural ephemera ranging from placards to postage stamps to show how Russia`s ” Arctic Myth” became an integral part of the overall socialist-realist aesthetic that animated Stalinist culture throughout the 1930s. ...

1 handmade in recycled sheet iron, 2 all designs copyrighted by AM & completely unique, 3 expertly h&-painted & finished to look like the real antique ones. 4 molded on bronze cast molds in two halves, then welded, 5 functioning skyhook replicas of 18 & 19th C. classic seasonal accessories If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

Red Bobble Filtered Water Bottle: Bobble water bottles provide a chic & self filtering way for you to take better tasting & healthier drinking water with you when you're on the move at home or when away travelling. The integral carbon based filter is proven to last you 300 fills of the bottle and/or should be replaced after 2 months or 40 gallons/150 litres of liquid. This product is made from recycled PET (RPET) & it 100% recyclable. It meets & exceeds NSF International Standard 42 for chlorine, taste & odour reduction. Do not use where water is microbiologically unsafe. Bobble bottles are not dishwasher safe. Replacement filters are also available from Stanfords. ...

Red Bobble Filtered Water Bottle: Bobble water bottles provide a chic & self filtering way for you to take better tasting & healthier drinking water with you when you're on the move at home or when away travelling. The integral carbon based filter is proven to last you 300 fills of the bottle and/or should be replaced after 2 months or 40 gallons/150 litres of liquid. This product is made from recycled PET (RPET) & it 100% recyclable. It meets & exceeds NSF International Standard 42 for chlorine, taste & odour reduction. Do not use where water is microbiologically unsafe. Bobble bottles are not dishwasher safe. Replacement filters are also available from Stanfords. ...

An island shrouded in mist & a community with secrets buried in the past. When a young archaeologist studying on a site at Whalsay discovers a set of human remains, the island settlers are intrigued. Is it an ancient find
- or a more contemporary mystery? Then an elderly woman is shot in a tragic accident in the middle of the night. Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called in by her grandson
- his own colleague, Sandy Wilson. The sparse landscape & the emptiness of the sea have bred a fierce & secretive people. Mima Wilson was a recluse. She had her l&, her pride & her family. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed & bitterness have lasted generations. Surrounded by people he doesn't know & in unfamiliar territory, Jimmy finds himself out of his depth. Then there's another death &, as the spring weather shrouds the island in claustrophobic mists, Jimmy must dig up old secrets to stop a new killer from striking again.

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A beautiful apron by Temple Island & drawn by Matthew Cook: it features a beautifully illustrated design capturing some of the most famous landmarks in London. The print presents a cream background with blue illustrations. Made from 100% cotton this apron makes a great souvenir & a lovely addition to any kitchen. The apron can also be coordinated with other Temple Island item, like Matthew Cook’s tea towel. ...

A beautiful tea towel by Temple Island & drawn by British illustrator Alice Tait: it features a beautifully illustrated map of central London capturing some of the most famous streets & landmarks. Made from 100% cotton this tea towel makes a great souvenir & a lovely addition to any kitchen. ...