Few readers will want, or be able, to resist this modern bestiary. Here you will find the familiar
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The skill of knots is worth learning for its own sake, as well as being useful in almost any occupation, indoors or out. The Book of Knots teaches you which knot to choose & exactly how to tie it. Shown in straightforward line diagrams, with steps & directionals, this manual features more than 200 useful knots. ...

Did you know that there are nearly 7, 000 languages spoken around the world? This book introduces you to a wide variety of different languages to start you off on your language-learning journey. Find out where languages come from & where they are spoken. From Arabic to Zulu, Morse code to whale song, this book is packed with language facts & phrases to help you communicate all around the world. It
Includes:: basic vocabulary & short dialogues to practise, maps & flags to show where languages are spoken & information on non-verbal languages, including sign language.
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The Book of Latin American Cooking is an exotic, exciting & uncomplicated cookbook that comes with a fascinating culinary introduction & notes on all the essential ingredients. With a sudden rash of Latin American restaurants opening in London & other major cities, such as Ceviche & Lima & the chain of Las Iguanas, the British are at last getting to grips with the cooking of Latin America; a sophisticated cuisine that is as old & as complex as any in the world. First published in 1969 & written by one of the first `scholar cooks`, The Book of Latin American Cooking is regarded as a classic & one of only a handful of books to examine this much underappreciated cuisine. The collision of civilisations that occurred after the Spanish conquest, & the adoption by the colonisers of so many new foods such as the chilli & the pepper, the tomato, the potato, chocolate, French beans & avocados, down to the very staple, maize, means that Latin American cookery is a hybrid of infinite & unique combinations. ...

Commissioned & closely monitored by Milan Kundera himself, this new translation brings a clarity & unmatched fidelity to the author`s original text. Widely held as a work of genius, ” The Book of Laughter & Forgetting” is the novel that first brought him to the forefront of the international literary scene. Rich in stories, characters & imaginative range, it was written while Kundera was still forbidden to publish in his home country of Czechoslovakia, which was then behind the Iron Curtain. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of modern existence -- from the posthumous erasure of ”enemies” of communism from the historical record, to the subtle agony of the fading memory of a lost love, to the bizarre sexlessnes of modern promiscuity -- are explored with boldness, subversive humor & the magical power of fiction. ...

In the tradition of On Beauty, On Ugliness & The Infinity of Lists, Umberto Eco presents an enthralling & erudite illustrated tour of the fabled places that have awed & eluded us through the ages. From the epic poems of Homer to contemporary science fiction, from the Holy Scriptures to modern mythology & fairy tale, literature & art are full of illusory places we have at some time believed are real, & onto which we have projected our dreams, ideals & fears. Umberto Eco leads us on an illuminating journey through these legendary lands
- Atlantis, Thule & Hyperborea, the Earth`s interior & the Land of Cockaigne
- & explores utopias & dystopias where our imagination can confront concepts that are too incredible, or too challenging, for our limited real world. In The Book of Legendary Lands the author`s text is accompanied by several hundred carefully assembled works of art & literature; the result is a beautifully illustrated volume with broad & enduring appeal.

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On this island your friends & your enemies quickly end up the same.. .-1985- When fifteen-year-old Catherine sees her best friend slip from a wild cliff path she vows never to say a word. But Catherine was the last person to see her alive. -1940- Charlie is also holding back a secret from the adults on the isl&. As German soldiers arrive on Guernsey, he carries out an act of rebellion with consequences that will reach far into the future
- & into Catherine`s own life. The Book of Lies is a powerful novel about friendship, love & betrayal. Weaving together two lives across the decades, it proves that no truth is as simple as it seems.
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These seven stunning tales are about all the big things: faith, love, family, temptation & redemption. They show us at our ...

Why did London Underground once employ a one-legged man to ride up & down the escalators at Earl`s Court tube station? What did Hitler plan to do with Nelson`s Column? Why is London`s only medieval mummy a prostitute named Clarice la Claterballock? How did a beer flood in Tottenham Court Road drown nine people? Where can you see a pair of Queen Victoria`s knickers? Containing chapters covering London past & present; buildings & streets; famous & unexpected Londoners; arts, literature & crime; plus much much more, the 180 lists will amaze, amuse & inform. More than simply a keepsake for tourists, every self-respecting Londoner needs this book. ...

Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights of Knightsbridge were? Did you know that Piccadilly is actually an insult? & that Euston Road was built because there were too many cows on Oxford Street? Or that the River Fleet was covered over partly because of a drunken butcher? Take a trip down narrow lanes, through cobbled streets & crowded markets to discover the meanings behind the city`s place names. Meet forgotten residents whose names survive in the places where they lived & uncover tales from London`s murky past that have shaped the modern city. From famous landmarks to forgotten rivers, grand thoroughfares to lost palaces, & ancient villages swallowed up as the city grew, Caroline Taggart explains the hidden meanings behind familiar places. If you have ever wanted to learn more about the history of London & discover the people, events & stories that shaped our capital city, then come on a journey that will show you London in a new light... ...