With a preface by Norman Davies, author of Europe: A History. Revised & updated following Russia's attack on Georgia. No longer the sick man of Europe, Russia is run by an authoritarian ex-KGB regime with the cash to put its ideas into practice. Under Vladimir Putin's autocratic rule, it silences its critics & bullies its neighbours. The murders of Anna Politkovskaya & Aleksander Litvinenko have sent a grim warning to other critics & the sham presidential 'election' in 2007 that put Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin as Putin's h&-picked successor showed how Russia's rulers, not the voters, dictate the country's political future. The New Cold War explains the Kremlin's use of energy blockades & trade sanctions, military sabre-rattling & propaganda wars against its neighbours
- & why a divided & demoralised West is responding so feebly. It is an incisive & disturbing account of why we are perilously close to defeat
- & how we can still win.

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Revised & updated with a new preface on the Crimean crisis While most of the world was lauding the stability & economic growth that Vladimir Putin`s ex-KGB regime had brought to Russia, Edward Lucas was ringing alarm bells. First published in 2008 & since revised, The New Cold War remains the most insightful & informative account of Russia today. It depicts the regime`s crushing of independent institutions & silencing of critics, taking Russia far away from the European mainstream. It highlights the Kremlin`s use of the energy weapon in Europe, the bullying of countries in the former Soviet empire, such as Estonia, Georgia & Ukraine
- & the way that Russian money weakens the West`s will to resist. Now updated with an incisive analysis of Russia`s seizure of Crimea & its destabilisation of Ukraine, The New Cold War unpicks the roots of the Kremlin`s ideology & exposes the West`s naive belief that Putin`s sinister & authoritarian regime might ever be a friend or partner.
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This new illustrated edition of Evelyn Rose`s classic book has been completely revised & updated by Evelyn`s daughter Judi, ensuring it continues to be the culinary bible of Jewish cuisine. Packed with mouth-watering ideas for both family meals & those special occasions when you want to impress without spending hours in the kitchen, the book contains over 1000 fail-safe recipes for which the author is justly celebrated. Ideal for novices & experienced cooks alike, the easy-to-follow recipes showcase the diversity of Jewish cooking which draws influences from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean & Middle East. From soups & starters to desserts, breads & baking, the recipes provide inspiration for everyday cooking as well as step-by step features on entertaining through the seasons. A guide to the major Jewish festivals, such as Passover, explains the `why` & `hows` of much-loved symbolic dishes as well as providing menu plans. ...

For this powerful successor to his best-selling guide to California wine, Charles E. Olken has joined forces with Joseph Furstenthal to craft The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine & Wineries. An encyclopedia, atlas, & buying guide combined in one comprehensive, authoritative work, this new guide delivers information & guidance that is not available in any other place. From first page to last, it is geared towards a wide range of consumers, yet also offers the depth & detail that made its predecessor one of the most frequently referenced works by wine educators & industry insiders. Now organized geographically into eight wine regions, the guide has been completely rewritten & expanded to provide the most current information on the state's evolving wine industry
- its history, grapes, winemaking, terminology, geography, & leading wineries.
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The year is 1905 & King Edward VII has invited himself & his mistress to a shooting weekend with the Dilbernes. Now Isobel, the Countess, must turn a run-down mansion into a palace fit for a king. Just as well the family fortunes have been restored, but money can`t solve everything...not even a kidnapping. The servants refuse to condone the King`s morals; Isobel`s daughter, Lady Rosina
- now widowed & wealthy
- insists on publishing a scandalous book, & the mis-spent pasts of Viscount Arthur & his Irish-American wife Minnie rear up to blacken the family name. When fate deals a hand in the middle of the shooting party, Isobel must consider not only her leading position in Society, but her entire future. Fay Weldon brings an aristocratic Edwardian household to fabulous, vibrant life in this gorgeously witty tale of manners & morals, commoners & countesses, from one of Britain`s best loved authors.

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In The New English Garden the leading garden writer Tim Richardson, author of The Arcadian Friends, discusses twenty-five significant English gardens made or remade over the past decade. Together these represent a coherent overview of what remains probably the most inventive garden culture in the world. With the benefit of an international perspective, the author surveys a wide spectrum of gardens in styles ranging from the cutting-edge naturalistic planting design of the Sheffield School to the scientific imagery of Througham Court. While many of these gardens are challenging or thought-provoking, other reflect the sensuously romantic tradition of English planting design, which has also been moving ahead in interesting ways. Through Tim Richardson`s incisive writing, The New English Garden presents all that is most interesting about garden-making in England in the twenty-first century & is beautifully illustrated by Andrew Lawson`s photography of some of England`s most famous gardens, from Prince Charles`s garden at Highgrove, Christopher Llyod`s garden at Great Dixter & Arabella Lennox-Boyd`s garden at Gresgarth right up to the Olympic Park in 2012. The Full List of Gardens is: * Armscote Manor * Mount St John * Packwood House * Scamptson Hall * Daylesford House * The Lynn Garden, Ascott * Great Dixter * Througham Court * Crockmore House * Pettifers * Waltham Place * Highgrove * Living Wall, Athenaeum Hotel * Trentham * Plaz Mataxu * Cottesbrooke Hall * Olympic Park * Temple Guiting * Angel Field * Hanham Court * Tilbuty Hall * Gresgarth * Bury Court * The Laskett * Wildside ...

Building upon the ever-more-popular principles of The New English Kitchen & The Savvy Shopper, Rose Prince`s new book celebrates good British food & shows how to make the most of ingredients & leftovers. Hot chestnut & honey soup, whipped potatoes with Lancashire cheese, melted ale & cheddar to eat with bread, baked haddock soup, saffron buns & watercress & radish sauce for pasta: just a few of the 200 completely delectable & original recipes in this inspiring new book. The New English Table explores affordable & easy good food. Rose Prince unlocks a larder of new & unfamiliar English ingredients from cobnuts to red Duke of York potatoes to watercress & also shows how eating local can mean good eating at the same time as being good for the environment. She explains how & where to shop & introduces a rhythm of cooking, identifying which foods are right for everyday meals, & which are perfect for the occasional feast. She shows how to make the most of costly ingredients
- traditional breeds, organic produce & handmade foods
- & how to recycling leftovers for yet more delicious meals. Leftovers from a roast beef joint, for instance, become an aromatic salad with toasted green pumpkin seeds & herbs, or, simmered with fungi & red wine, a rich braise to eat with mash or buttered ribbons of pasta. The New English Table is proof that good eating does not have to cost the earth.

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This was supposed to be the era when democracy came into its own, but instead power & wealth in Britain have slowly been consolidated the hands of a small elite, while the rest of the country struggles financially & switches off politically. We are now ruled by a gang of fat-cats with fingers in every pie who squabble for power among themselves while growing richer. Bored with watching corrupt politicians jockeying for power, ordinary Britons are feeling disconnected from politics & increasingly cynical about the back-scratching relationship between politicians & big business. The New Few shows us what has led to this point, & asks the critical questions: why has Britain become a more unequal society over the past thirty years? Why have the banks been bailed out with taxpayers` money, while bankers are still receiving huge bonuses? Why have those responsible not been held accountable for the financial crash? Why has power in Britain become so concentrated in the hands of corrupt politicians who have been exposed cheating their constituents in the expenses scandal? Despite this bleak diagnosis, there are solutions to the rise of the new ruling class in the modern West. The New Few sets out some of the ways in which we can restore our democracy, bringing back real accountability to British business & fairness to our society. ...

This tiny archipelago of islands in the South Pacific has so far avoided republican overthrow & military coup, unlike its neighbour Fiji. What are its chances of surviving intact into the millenium? Kenneth Bain allows the Tongan people
- from the ordinary citizen up to the King himself
- to put forward their own opinions concerning everything from reform of Tonga's Legislative Assembly to the monarchy & the royal succession. A portrait emerges of a South Seas islands culture of great charm & character, yet divided within. As it contemplates possessing its own telecommunication satellite, Tonga faces conflict over its feudal heritage.

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The rapid emergence of China & India as prime locations for low-cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude that manufacturers in the ”old economies”
- the U.S., U.K., Germany, & Japan
- are being edged out of a profitable future. But if countries that have historically been at the forefront of events in manufacturing can adapt adroitly, opportunities are by no means over, says the author of this timely book. Peter Marsh explores 250 years in the history of manufacturing, then examines the characteristics of the industrial revolution that is taking place right now. The driving forces that influence what types of goods are made & who makes them are little understood, Marsh observes. He discusses the key changes in what is happening in manufacturing today, including advances in technology, a greater focus on tailor-made goods aimed at specific individuals & industry users, participation of many more countries in world manufacturing, & the growing importance of sustainable forms of production. With broad historical sweep & dozens of engaging examples, Marsh explains these changes & their import both for consumers making purchase choices & for manufacturers assessing how to participate successfully in the new industrial era.

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