This globe stand is an adaptation of one of the most universally recognised furniture designs found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives. It is a modified version of the famous ` Barrel Chair` origianlly designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903 & modified for his own personal use. The globe is cradled in a beautifully constructed wooden stand which is open at the front to give full access to the 16” bronze globe ball. This is an outstanding & unique piece of furniture that would grace any home or office. ...

This volume brings together under one cover Roddy Doyle's three acclaimed novels about the Rabbite family from Dublin. The Commitments traces the rapid rise & even more rapid fall of Jimmy Rabbite Jr's unusual soul b&. In The Snapper, Sharon Rabbite's pregnancy sparks off intense speculation among her friends & family, but she is determined to reveal the identity of the father in her own time. The Van, set during Ireland's 1990 World Cup attempt, follows the fortunes of Jimmy Sr & his friend Bimbo as they launch their travelling fish'n'chip shop on an unsuspecting Barrytown, learning much about themselves in the process. ...

The centrepiece of The Bartender`s Book: The Essential Guide for Mixologists is the cocktails section providing recipes & mixing instructions for more than 500 of the most popular mixed drinks. From Absolute Hero to Zombie & including special features on 10 classics, this is the latest entry in Carlton Books` growing drinks series, joining Scotch Whisky, Gin & Rum. It is for anybody who wants to become a barman, either professionally or just to to show off to family & friends. With sections explaining the basics of stocking a bar at home, advice on the correct conditions & temperatures to store ingredients, this book contains invaluable advice for anyone who enjoys a cocktail or two too many. ...

A quarter of a million U.S. troops are massed in over seven hundred major official overseas airbases around the world. In the past decade, the Pentagon has formulated & enacted a plan to realign, or reconfigure, its bases in keeping with new doctrines of pre-emption & intensified concern with strategic resource control, all with seemingly little concern for the surrounding geography & its inhabitants. The contributors in The Bases of Empire trace the political, environmental, & economic impact of these bases on their surrounding communities across the globe, including Latin America, Europe, & Asia, where opposition to the United States` presence has been longstanding & widespread, & is growing rapidly. Through sharp analysis & critique, The Bases of Empire illuminates the vigorous campaigns to hold the United States accountable for the damage its bases cause in allied countries as well as in war zones, & offers ways to reorient security policies in other, more humane, & truly secure directions. Contributors: Julian Aguon, Kozue Akibayashi, Ayse Gul Altinay, Tom Engelhardt, Cynthia Enloe, Joseph Gerson, David Heller, Amy Holmes, Laura Jeffery, Kyle Kajihiro, Hans Lammerant, John Lindsay-Pol&, Catherine Lutz, Katherine Mc Caffrey, Roland G. Simbulan, Suzuyo Takazato, & David Vine. ...

Ice climbing is an essential part of mountaineering. This books aims to teach the reader to understand ice conditions & the correct use of ice climbing tools such as crampons, ice axes & pitons. Also

Includes:: information on using snow, ice & rocks as anchors while climbing & belaying.

Includes:: many clear & easy-to-understand diagrams.



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The Basque Country in the Landscapes of the Imagination guide series; providing an in-depth cultural & account of some of the world’s most memorable & evocative landscapes. Presented as a cultural & literary guide, each title in the series explores the cultural history of a landscape, providing an overview of the area’s development from its earliest roots to the modern day. Particular emphasis is placed on the literary, poetic, architectural, cultural & historical elements that make up the landscape & each title is written & researched by an academic expert. An Epilogue offers suggestion for further reading & indices of literary, artistic & historical names & places & landmarks. ...

In this guidebook to the Spanish & French Basque Country & Navarre, Murray Stewart covers the principal cities
- rejuvenated Bilbao,
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The author considers the possibility that the Basques may be one of the oldest people in Europe. Whether or not this is so there is no doubt that the region has always been strongly independent. In this book Mark Kurlansky uses & interesting mixture of reportage, photographs, anecdote & recipes to examines the history of the Basque region & the role of the Basque people in European & World history. ...

From the backlist of Elif Shafak, author of The Architect`s Apprentice, The Bastard of Istanbul is a tale of an extraordinary family curse & was longlisted for the 2008 Orange Fiction Prize. One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctor`s surgery. `I need to have an abortion`, she announces. She is nineteen years old & unmarried. What happens that afternoon will change her life. Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse, all the Kaznci men die in their early forties, so it is a house of women, among them Asya`s beautiful, rebellious mother Zeliha, who runs a tattoo parlour; Banu, who has newly discovered herself as clairvoyant; & Feride, a hypochondriac obsessed with impending disaster. & when Asya`s Armenian-American cousin Armanoush comes to stay, long hidden family secrets connected with Turkey`s turbulent past begin to emerge. ” Wonderfully magical, incredible, breathtaking...will have you gasping with disbelief in the last few pages.” (Sunday Express). ”A beautiful book, the finest I have read about Turkey.” (Irish Times). ” Heartbreaking...the beauty of Islam pervades Shafak`s book.” (Vogue). ...

Harry is out of his depth. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, & Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can. He's not supposed to get too involved. When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders & disappearances, nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth. The hunt for a serial killer is on, but the murderer will talk only to Harry. He might just be the next victim. Appearing in English for the first time, The Bat is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo. ...