From Sioux Falls to Khartoum, from Kyoto to Darwin; from the panchayat forests to the Giant`s Causeway; in taxis & at bus stops, in kitchens & sleigh beds, haystacks & airports-people are kissing one another. The sublime kiss. The ambiguous kiss. The broken kiss. The kiss that changes a life. Far from the scripted passion of Hollywood, this uniquely human gesture carries within it the possibility for infinite shades of meaning & it does not stop for anything-not war, revolution or natural disaster. In The Kiss, authors like Nick Flynn, Kristen Radtke & Pico Iyer explore our quest to bridge the gulf between ourselves & others through this fleeting physical connection, & to uncover the depths contained in words like tenderness, passion & love. ...

Classic cookery writing from the award-winning food writer & author of bestselling autobiography, ` Toast`. ` The food in ” The Kitchen Diaries” is simply what I eat at home. The stuff I make for myself, for friends & family, for Sunday lunch & for snacks. These are meals I make when I am having mates over or when I want to surprise, seduce or show off. This is what I cook when I`m feeling energetic, lazy, hungry or late. This is the food that makes up my life, both the Monday to Friday stuff & that for weekends & special occasions.` ` Much of it is what you might call fast food, but some of it is unapologetically long, slow cooking. But without exception every single recipe in this book is a doddle to cook. A walk in the park. A piece of p***.` ` Fast food, slow food, big eats, little eats, quick pasta suppers, family roasts & even Christmas lunch. It is simply my stuff, what I cook & eat, every day.` ...

This book is full of inspiration & practical advice oncultivating a kitchen herb garden, and on using its fresh, home-grown herbs in your cooking. There is detailed information on how to plan, plant, grow & maintain thirty selected herbs in a herb garden that will always be productive.in addition, there are over sixty delicious recipes
- from soups to sauces
- forusing herbs in your kitchen. The book

Includes:: information on: Which culinary herbs to plant, and how to grow them Illustrated planting plans for designing different types of herbgarden Using herbs to flavour oils, vinegars, butters, sugars & jellies How to harvest, dry & preserve your herbs How to grow herbs in containers How to match herbs to ingredients in your cooking.



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Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament & his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade & the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. ...

A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Kite Runner, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The ...

Xenophobe’s Guide to the Kiwis is a pocket-size guide that takes a frank & funny look at what makes the Kiwis Kiwi.“ Nothing raises religious fervour in a Kiwi like a closely-fought rugby match.” Xenophobe’s guides attempt to forewarn readers of the main stereotypes & foibles that are associated with individual nationalities. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism & identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs & values, leisure & pleasure, culture, custom & tradition, business, systems, health & hygiene, crime & punishment, government & bureaucracy, conversation & gestures & language. ...

A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Prentisstown isn`t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else`s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. & now he`s going to have to run... This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley. ...

More than half a century ago, George Orwell wrote an essay about the decline of the English murder. Since the 1990s, Theodore Dalrymple has witnessed its modern variety in real life. For over a quarter of a century he has treated & examined many more murderers than most as a prison doctor, psychiatrist, & court expert in some of Britain`s most deprived areas. Here, he delves deep into his life of personal encounters with the murderous underclass to determine what has changed overtime & what has not. Inimitably, his unique portrait of modern criminals is at the same time a parable of dysfunction in our own culture. Through his experiences, he exposes today`s vicious cult of denial, blaming & psychobabble that hides behind a corrosive sentiment of caring. Illustrated with scores of eye-opening, true-life vignettes, The Knife Went In is in turn hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, & always unexpectedly revealing. Taken together, this lifetime of experience is a clear & unsentimental mirror in which we view modern progress without its varnish. ...

Ned the knight ALWAYS does exactly what he`s told. When his parents ask him to pick up his toys, dig up the cabbages or go to bed on time, he does it all with a smile. & when the dragon swoops into town every night, he always runs inside just as he`s asked. But one morning, instead of saying, ”yes, ” he says, ”NO!” He will NOT help his dad find his shield, his arrow or his bow, & he will certainly NOT let the butcher go past. That night, he refuses to go inside, & in doing so he confronts the dragon, making a very unlikely friend... ...

This title helps you learn how to apply the right knot in any situation
- secure & strong enough for the job. Such skill can be
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