Any Parisian will tell you that theirs is the city of romance, light & delicious sweets that are like no others on earth. Take your tastebuds on a tour of Paris in this sumptuous collection of sweet pastries, magnifique desserts & chocolates to die for. Michael Paul`s stunning photography captures the real ambience & joie de vivre of this remarkable city. Saunter past traditional pattiseries, sit with artists sipping chocolat chaud in Montmartre & savour the delights of the local chocolatier. With over 30 classic & modern recipes, from comforting pains au chocolate to irresistible macaroons, Sweet Paris Mini is more than a cook book: it`s a sweettoothed fl neur`s guide to Paris; a city where even the desserts are chic. ...

When Joe tasted a mouthful he was amazed how delicious it was
- a dense taste, better than any pasta he`d eaten before. Food was
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In the summer of 1849, cholera threatens the city & the people of London. The authorities send millions of gallons of sewage cascading into the Thames
- for many Londoners the only source of drinking water. Joshua Jeavons, a young & idealistic engineer, embarks on an obsessive quest to find the cause of the epidemic. As he labours in a fog of incomprehension, his domestic life is troubled by the baffling coldness of his beautiful bride, Isobella. But when she suddenly disappears, his desperate search for her takes him to a netherworld of slum-dwellers, pickpockets & scavengers of subterranean London.
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In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, Robert Gibbings launched his home-made punt on the River Thames & began a slow journey downstream, armed with a sketchpad & a microscope. From the river`s source at the edge of the Cotswold Hills to the bustle of London`s docks, Sweet Thames Run Softly is a charming, often eccentric, account of an artist-naturalist adrift in English waters. First published as the Battle of Britain raged overhead, this gentle boating tale was an antidote to the anxieties of wartime & became an immediate best-seller. Our new edition

Includes:: the original engravings Robert Gibbings made from his journey.

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Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, has a brief affair with an older man during her final year at Cambridge, & finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services. The year is 1972. Britain, confronting economic disaster, is being torn apart by industrial unrest & terrorism & faces its fifth state of emergency. The Cold War has entered a moribund phase, but the fight goes on, especially in the cultural sphere. Serena, a compulsive reader of novels, is sent on a 'secret mission' which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? & who is inventing whom? To answer these questions, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage
- trust no one. Mc Ewan's mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft & witty story of betrayal & intrigue, love, & the invented self.
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The pages of Guatemala's telephone directory are perhaps an indication of the character of this elusive Central American republic. The names & numbers of some of the most infamous military dictators & deposed politicians are listed alongside the thousands of missionary societies, grocery stores & faith healers. The author of this book
- the sceptical doctor, as he styled himself in an earlier book
- intended to pay only a short visit to this volatile, violent country, but he ended up spending eight months there & left regarding it as a second home. Guatemala's affairs are complex, unpredictable & often beyond categorization. In addition to being a travel book, this is a work of politics, history, religion & philosophy, set in a bemusing & dangerous l&. The author's previous travel books include Coups & Cocaine & Zanzibar to Timbuktu.

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Sweet Water & Bitter is the extraordinary sequel to Britain`s abolition of the slave trade in 1807. The last legal British slave ship left Africa that year, but other countries & illegal slavers continued to trade. When the Napoleonic Wars ended in 1815, British diplomats negotiated anti-slave-trade treaties & a ` Preventive Squadron` was formed to cruise the West African coast. In six decades, this small fleet liberated 150, 000 Africans & lost 17, 000 of its own men doing so. This is the tale of their exciting & arduous campaign. It is a story of unforeseen consequences & a swashbuckling naval adventure, full of sensational, first-hand accounts of life at sea; of the grim `barracoons`, the slave-brokers` luxurious compounds & the lonely garrisons dotting the coast. Combining flawless research with an intimate & dramatic narrative, this is a voyage that no one will forget. ...

Sugar & spice & all things nice. Levi's latest collection of recipes is all about indulgence. From luscious cakes & bakes, to creamy puds, from cool ice-creams to wicked cocktails, this is food to share & make everyone feel good. What does sweet mean to you? It could be those sweet moments by yourself, watching TV & getting out the popcorn or having a nice chunk of cake or a chocolate bar. Or it could be a celebration. Your birthday's arrived
- & that means it's everybody's birthday. From Almond Cake with Lime & Cardamom Syrup or Salted Caramel Cheesecake to Pears in Ginger Syrup & Mango Bellini, the recipes here are about celebrating & sharing, getting together & enjoying the moment with great food.
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Tess is the 22-year-old narrator of this stunning first novel. Moving to New York, a place at the centre of the universe, ...

All Arto der Haroutunian`s twelve cookbooks written in the 1980s became classics; it was his belief that the rich culinary tradition of the Middle East is the main source of many of our Western cuisines & his books were intended as an introduction to that tradition. His Sweets & Desserts of the Middle East is regarded as the seminal work on the subject but it had been out of print for almost thirty years. At last here in a new edition is the Middle Eastern cookbook that everyone wants. In this book he takes us on a sumptuous & erudite tour of one of the delights of Middle Eastern cuisine. Sweets & desserts occupy a special place in those lands where natutal food resources can sometimes be limited. The people have made supreme the art of creating delights from very little & in doing do have enriched their world with wafer-thin pastries, luscious halvas, crunchy biscuits, exotic fruits & cool refreshing sorbets. Many Middle Eastern desserts are very sweey (literally soaked in honey or syrup) & yet their variety is infinite. It reflects the multifarious origins & races of the people of the region & combines ancient traditions & modern influences. One basic sweet may have been adapted in a dozen different ways. Tantalisingly fragrant, sweet & succulent or dry & spiced with the aroma of the East they transport us as if by magic carpet to the exotic lands of the orient. There are recipes for sesame & date baklavas, almond & pistachio coated biscuits, tempting stuffed fruits, rich mousses, delicate sorbets & syrups, jams & preserves, all of which may tempt you to conjure up these Middle Eastern delicacies in your own home. ...