Japan is the pre-eminent food nation on earth. The creativity of the Japanese, their dedication & ingenuity, not to mention courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm & octopus ice cream, is only now beginning to be fully appreciated in the sushi-saturated West, as are the remarkable health benefits of the traditional Japanese diet. Food & travel writer Michael Booth sets of to take the culinary pulse of contemporary Japan & he & his young family travel the length of the country
- from bear-infested, beer-loving Hokkaido to snake-infested, seaweed-loving Okinawa. What do the Japanese know about food? Perhaps more than anyone else on earth, judging by this fascinating & funny journey through an extraordinary food-obsessed country. Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Kate Whiteman Award for the best book on food & travel.
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Japan is the pre-eminent food nation on earth. The Japanese go to the most extraordinary lengths & expense to eat the finest, most delectable, & downright freakiest food imaginable. Their creativity, dedication & ingenuity, not to mention courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm, whale penis & octopus ice cream, is only now beginning to be fully appreciated in the sushi-saturated West, as are the remarkable health benefits of the traditional Japanese diet. Inspired by Shizuo Tsuji's classic book, Japanese Cooking, A Simple Art, food & travel writer Michael Booth sets off to take the culinary pulse of contemporary Japan, learning fascinating tips & recipes that few westerners have been privy to before. Accompanied by with two fussy eaters under the age of six, he & his wife travel the length of the country, from bear-infested, beer-loving Hokkaido to snake-infested, seaweed-loving Okinawa. Along the way, they dine with
- & score a surprising victory over
- sumos; meet the indigenous Ainu; drink coffee at the dog cafe; pamper the world's most expensive cows with massage & beer; discover the secret of the Okinawan people's remarkable longevity; share a seaside lunch with free-diving, female abalone hunters; &, meet the greatest chefs working in Japan today. Less happily, they trash a Zen garden, witness a mass fugu slaughter, are traumatised by an encounter with giant crabs, & attempt a calamitous cooking demonstration for the lunching ladies of Kyoto. They also ask, ' Who are you?' to the most famous TV stars in Japan. What do the Japanese know about food? Perhaps more than anyone on else on earth, they are judging by this fascinating & funny journey through an extraordinary food-obsessed country.

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A masterclass in sushi making from London-based teacher Atsuko, who combines authentic knowledge & skills with contemporary, ...

Make your own sushi in minutes & learn how to create traditional Japanese recipes in just a few steps with Sushi: Taste & Technique. With an enticing mix of classic & contemporary recipes, head chefs Kimiko Barber & Hiroki Takemura show you how to create dozens of dishes including pressed mackerel sushi, spicy tuna & avocado sushi bowls & stunning sashimi plates. Learn the basics of how to make sushi, with foolproof recipes & beautiful photographs to make Japanese cooking simple. This brand new edition also

Includes:: a handy photographic guide to fish & shellfish, teaching you how to prepare every ingredient & ensuring perfect homemade sushi every time. Sushi: Taste & Technique helps you to create authentic Japanese sushi that will wow your taste buds
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Although originally published separately, Patrick Modiano`s three novellas form a single, compelling whole, haunted by the same gauzy sense of place & characters. Modiano draws on his own experiences, blended with the real or invented stories of others, to present a dreamlike autobiography that is also the biography of a place. Orphaned children, mysterious parents, forgotten friends, enigmatic strangers-each appears in this three-part love song to a Paris that no longer exists. In this superb English-language translation of Afterimage, Suspended Sentences, & Flowers of Ruin, Mark Polizzotti captures not only Modiano`s distinctive narrative voice but also the matchless grace & spare beauty of his prose. Shadowed by the dark period of the Nazi Occupation, these novellas reveal Modiano`s fascination with the lost, obscure, or mysterious: a young person`s confusion over adult behavior; the repercussions of a chance encounter; the search for a missing father; the aftershock of a fatal affair. To read Modiano`s trilogy is to enter his world of uncertainties & the almost accidental way in which people find their fates. ...

INSPECTOR BARLACH HAS A YEAR TO LIVE, BUT HE`S NOT GOING QUIETLYWhen Inspector Barlach notices that a successful Swiss surgeon bears a striking resemblance to an infamous Nazi war criminal, a suspicion begins to gnaw away at him
- could they be one & the same person? Determined to expose the monster behind the surgeon`s mask, the ailing inspector checks himself into the doctor`s exclusive clinic. But all does not go to plan, & soon Barlach realizes that he is at the mercy of his own prey. Will he find a way out before it`s too latesuspicion is a dark mystery about a dying man`s struggle to destroy a wickedness
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It is a summer`s night in 1860. In an elegant detached Georgian house in the village of Road, Wiltshire, all is quiet. Behind shuttered windows the Kent family lies sound asleep. At some point after midnight a dog barks. The family wakes the next morning to a horrific discovery: an unimaginably gruesome murder has taken place in their home. The household reverberates with shock, not least because the guilty party is surely still among them. Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard, the most celebrated detective of his day, reaches Road Hill House a fortnight later. He faces an unenviable task: to solve a case in which the grieving family are the suspects. The murder provokes national hysteria. The thought of what might be festering behind the closed doors of respectable middle-class homes
- scheming servants, rebellious children, insanity, jealousy, loneliness & loathing
- arouses fear & a kind of excitement. But when Whicher reaches his shocking conclusion there is uproar & bewilderment.A true story that inspired a generation of writers such as Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens & Arthur Conan Doyle, this has all the hallmarks of the classic murder mystery
- a body; a detective; a country house steeped in secrets. In The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale untangles the facts behind this notorious case, bringing it back to vivid, extraordinary life.


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Sussex & South Downs in the Short Walks guide series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each title

Includes:: 20 varied walks that are suitable for walkers of all ages & abilities & is accompanied by detailed Explorer 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with colour-coded marked routes. The guides are structured in three main sections with different levels of difficulty- short & easy walks, those of modest length that may include uphill walking & more challenging routes that may be longer & over more rugged terrain- covering a total of 20 walks. Each walk has a mini summary & an information box with details of starting points, distance, approximate time, parking & any individual route features. There is also information on refreshments, local transport & public toilets en route. Appendices provide further useful information on walking safety, GPS, the Countryside Code, local organisations & Ordnance Survey maps.

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This new, thoroughly updated edition of Bradt`s much-praised guide to Sussex, including the South Downs, Eastern Weald & Coast offers a greater & more personal selection of places to explore & discover than any other guide. Resident expert author Tim Locke takes a leisurely, detailed approach that is highly personal, honest & critical, encouraging you to slow down & take time to gain a deeper understanding of what makes this stunning region tick & why it deserves repeat visits. Sussex offers plenty of scope for ` Slow travel` with or without a car, including walks, pottering around on bikes, steam trains, volunteer-run buses, a solar-powered craft in Chichester harbour, or on small boats. This is a guide to the author`s favourite places in Sussex
- along the coast, in the South Downs & in the Weald. It doesn`t attempt to cover everything but picks its way round the places that have particular distinctiveness, including the parts of the South Downs National Park that fall in Sussex. The coast
- much loved by pleasure-seekers since the Prince Regent partied away at his Royal Pavilion in Brighton
- is densely built up for much of the way, but Tim Locke

Includes:: all sorts of gems that could easily be missed, from a full-size replica of the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in an obscure modern church to a unique factory in Hastings providing cloth flowers for movies & theatres. Also covered are a new walk down the deepest, loveliest dry valley on the Downs, a sheep farmer who opens her farm during the lambing season &, in the High Weald, some of the most magnificent of English gardens created in the 19th & 20th centuries. Sussex is less than 30 miles from the fringes of London, but a very different world, with an irresistible blend of history, archaeology (the author has been taking part in digs at a new site near Barcombe), pleasure-seeking, delectable scenery, world-class gardens, literary connections & some of the most quintessentially English scenery. New since the first edition, the South Downs National Park, established in 2011, was designated an International Dark Sky Reserve in 2016, while Brighton now has its spanking new i 360 viewing tower, Hastings has rebuilt its pier & opened the Jerwood Gallery, & Ditchling Museum`s spectacular revamp has caught the public imagination. Also new, Chichester`s Novium Museum, developments at Battle Abbey, & Rathfinny Vineyard, set to become Britain`s largest, along with how Sussex sparkling wine producers are beating the French champagne makers at their own game. From beaches to castles, cathedrals to modern art, restored mansions to vernacular architecture, this is the essential guide for discovering this popular region.




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Sussex in the Landmark Visitor Guides series, exploring a range of places in Britain, Europe & the Caribbean, with a particular expertise in UK destinations. Each guide presents the reader with detailed, wide-ranging & accessible overview of the region or area, with a particular focus on history & culture, notable local attractions, the landscape, local events & family activities. A series of recommended walks & guided car tours exploring the region are also included in each title. The guides are arranged geographically by region & are ideal both for short & longer breaks, with practical guidance on recommended routes & tourist attractions, in addition to insightful inset boxes into local history, culture & traditions. Information on accommodation, restaurants & day-to-day information are more limited, though a compact Directory at the end of each guide provides basic listings of recommended accommodation & restaurants, as well as tourist information contacts & regional event calendars. International destinations also carry climate & country facts, basic phrases & other general travel practical guidance for travelling to the region. The British titles in the Landmark Visitor Guides series are highly recommended, covering titles that are rarely available from other publishers. ...