THE 7-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. ` As popular Swedish exports go, Backman is up there with ABBA & Stieg Larsson.` The New York Times Book Review ` Late one evening towards the end of March, a teenager picked up a double-barrelled shotgun, walked into the forest, put the gun to someone else`s forehead & pulled the trigger. This is the story of how we got there.` Beartown is a small town in a large Swedish forest. For most of the year it is under a thick blanket of snow, experiencing the kind of cold & dark that brings people closer together
- or pulls them apart. Its isolation means that Beartown has been slowly shrinking with each passing year. But now the town is on the verge of an astonishing revival. Everyone can feel the excitement. Change is in the air & a bright new future is just around the corner. Until the day it is all put in jeopardy by a single, brutal act. It divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up & forgotten, & those who`ll risk the future to see justice done. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear. With the town`s future at stake, no one can stand by or stay silent. Everyone is on one side or the other. Which side would you be on?
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` It would not be fair to record the adventures of Father Brown, without admitting that he was once involved in a grave scandal... It happened in a picturesque Mexican road-house of rather loose repute...` After many years in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature & is not afraid of its dark side. In this fifth & final series of mysteries, the clerical mastermind confronts slander, passion, radical politics, superstition, high crimes & misdemeanours, outwitting some quite extraordinary & villainous adversaries on the way. G. K. Chesterton was born in 1874. He attended the Slade School of Art, where he appears to have suffered a nervous breakdown, before turning his hand to journalism. A prolific writer throughout his life, his best- known books include The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1922), The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) & the Father Brown stories. Chesterton converted to Roman Catholicism in 1922 & died in 1938. ` Chesterton knew how to make the most of a detective story` Jorge Luis Borges ...

There`s so much more to Nordic food than pickled herring & meatballs. Stretching from the midnight sun of northern Norway to the flat, fertile fields of Denmark, Scandinavian food culture is a lot more varied than you might think. Dishes & ingredients link all the regions together, bringing a uniquely Nordic food experience to life that was created by thousands of years of heritage & shared culture. Scandinavian food is simple. Natives call it `husmanskost` (farmer`s fare). It`s natural & honest. When you work with the very best produce, there`s no need to overcomplicate it. Its appeal lies in the fact that it is healthy, wholesome, flavoursome, simple to make & beautiful to look at. This book features recipes for all occasions & times of the day, ranging from morning buns, lunchtime savouries, hearty dinners & indulgent desserts, to bakes & other foods for special celebrations. Enjoy fresh & simple open sandwiches, healthy Nordic salads, delicious traditional hot dishes, & indulgent cakes. Discover new flavours & textures from mustard pickled herring & gravlax to sticky Kladdkaka cake. Alongside the recipes, the book

Includes:: enlightening features on traditional events throughout the Nordic calendar: find out what happens at a crayfish party, why Swedes love a `fika` (literally translates as `to meet up, have a coffee & a chat`), be inspired by the joyful Midsummer day celebrations, host a traditional Christmas glogg party, & get an insight into the tradition of the Smorgasbord.

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In 2009 the University of Copenhagen announced research proving that the Scandinavian diet is as healthy as the renowned Mediterranean diet. Top chefs voted a Danish restaurant to be the third best in the world. Scandinavian cuisine has never been more hot & audiences everywhere are now keen to know more about their healthy lifestyle & diet composed of home-grown vegetables, berries, grains & fish. In this beautiful & evocative book, leading Danish chef & food writer, Trina Hahnemann presents an insight into a food culture that is both deeply traditional & ultra-modern, with a collection of 100 delicious recipes representing the essence of Scandinavian cooking. Structured around the distinctive seasons, which have inevitably made their impact on cooking & dining, the book also gives a feel for life in Scandinavia with photographs & special features. Divided by months, each chapter contains 10 recipes which highlight the very best seasonal recipes from January's Danish Pastries & Citrus Marinated Salmon, through to April's Rack of Lamb Stuffed with Mint & Dried Apricot, September's Swedish Meatballs with Cowberry Compote & all the December delights of Christmas with traditions & recipes from all three countries. The recipes in the book all have an emphasis on simple, healthy ingredients which reflect today's desire to eat lighter food without sacrificing look or flavour. ...

Scandinavian cuisine has never been more hot & audiences everywhere are now keen to know more about their healthy lifestyle & diet composed of home-grown vegetables, berries, grains & fish. In this beautiful & evocative book, leading Danish chef & food writer, Trine Hahnemann presents an insight into a food culture that is both deeply traditional & ultra-modern, with a collection of 100 delicious recipes representing the essence of Scandinavian cooking. Structured around the distinctive seasons, which have inevitably made their impact on cooking & dining, the book also gives a feel for life in Scandinavia with photographs & special features. Divided by months, each chapter contains 10 recipes which highlight the very best seasonal recipes from January`s Danish Pastries & Citrus Marinated Salmon, through to April`s Rack of Lamb Stuffed with Mint & Dried Apricot, September`s Swedish Meatballs with Cowberry Compote & all the December delights of Christmas with traditions & recipes from all three countries. The recipes in the book all have an emphasis on simple, healthy ingredients which reflect today`s desire to eat lighter food without sacrificing look or flavour. ...

THE SCARECROWS` WEDDING is the eagerly awaited new picture book from the creators of THE GRUFFALO & STICK MAN. Written in Julia Donaldson`s glorious rhyme & illustrated in glowing colour by Axel Scheffler, THE SCARECROWS` WEDDING is a fabulous love story, with drama, humour, originality
- & a happy ending! Two scarecrows, Betty O` Barley & Harry O` Hay, are planning the perfect wedding. But wicked scarecrow, Reginald Rake, has other ideas & almost ruins their special day. Harry must become a hero before he & Betty can have the wedding of their dreams.
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THE SCARECROWS` WEDDING is the eagerly awaited new picture book from the creators of THE GRUFFALO & STICK MAN. Written in Julia Donaldson`s glorious rhyme & illustrated in glowing colour by Axel Scheffler, THE SCARECROWS` WEDDING is a fabulous love story, with drama, humour, originality
- & a happy ending! Two scarecrows, Betty O` Barley & Harry O` Hay, are planning the perfect wedding. But wicked scarecrow, Reginald Rake, has other ideas & almost ruins their special day. Harry must become a hero before he & Betty can have the wedding of their dreams.
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Hester Prynne is a beautiful young woman. She is also an outcast. In the eyes of her neighbours she has committed an unforgivable sin. Everyone knows that her little daughter, Pearl, is the product of an illicit affair but no one knows the identity of Pearl`s father. Hester`s refusal to name him brings more condemnation upon her. But she stands strong in the face of public scorn, even when she is forced to wear the sign of her shame sewn onto her clothes: the scarlet letter `A` for ` Adulteress` ...

The Terror has begun. Paris, 1792. Each day scores of the French nobility feed the guillotine. They are trapped in the capital. There is no escape. But rumours whisper of a league of young English gentleman of unparalleled daring who are risking their lives to spirit aristocrats across the Channel. They leave no trace behind them except a note from the ` Scarlet Pimpernel`. The ruthless spy master Chauvelin is determined to stop the rescuers by fair means or foul, &, desperately outnumbered, the Scarlet Pimpernel & his men must use all their wits to evade capture & stay alive. ...

In this remarkable visual survey, internationally acclaimed photographer Sebastiao Salgado documents traditional methods of sustainable coffee farming across the globe, revealing rituals deeply steeped in history & pride. The book spans nearly a decade of research into the hidden world of coffee, highlighting relationships characterised by respect, fair exchange & a shared understanding that ever-improving quality has the power to improve lives. Salgado, a native to one of Brazil`s premier coffee-growing regions, is the perfect guide for a reader`s journey to principal farming locations in China, Colombia, Guatemala, Ethiopia, India, Brazil, Costa Rica & beyond. ...