The first cookbook from cult yakitori restaurant Yardbird puts the spotlight on chicken
- taking grilling to a whole new level
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Now a major film directed by Idris Elba, Yardie by Victor Headley shines a light on the brutal underworld of 90s London gang culture. At Heathrow Airport`s busy immigration desk, a newly arrived Jamaican strolls through with a kilo of top-grade cocaine strapped to his body. & keeps on walking... By the time the syndicate get to hear about the missing consignment, D is in business
- for himself
- as the Front Line`s newest don. But D`s treachery will never be forgotten
- or forgiven. The message filters down from the Yardie crime lords to their soldiers on the streets: Find D. Find the merchandise. & make him pay for his sins...


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Yardley Wood & Shirley in 1914 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers a semi-rural area south of Birmingham, including the hamlet of Solihull Lodge, Warstock, & parts of Yardley Wood & Shirley. Christ Church Yardley Wood is at the top of the map & coverage extends south to Peterbrook Road. The Stratford on Avon Canal & the GWR North Warwickshire line, with Shirley, runs through the map. Other features include Hazeluck`s Green, Hazeloak Farm and Colebrook Priory. A directory of Shirley in 1921 is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Yarmouth South & Gorleston North in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Yarmouth & Gorleston area is covered by four maps. GREAT YARMOUTH NORTH map covers the northern part of Yarmouth from St Nicholas church northward. Features include Vauxhall station, Runham Vauxhall, Workhouse, Old & New Cemeteries, Beach station, Breydon Viaduct, St Nicholas church, Old Recreation Ground, Falcon Brewery, tramways, railway approaches, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Vauxhall Bridge, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a directory re councillors & public establishments. GREAT YARMOUTH map covers the centre of Yarmouth, stretching from St Nicholas Road & Priory Plain southward to the Royal Naval Hospital, & from the coast inland to the Midland & Gt Northern railway (but note that the main station is north of this map). Features include the River Yare, East Suffolk line with station, Southtown, Cobholm Isl&, Market Place, King Street, St Georges Park, Britannia Pier, The Jetty, Wellington Pier, Winter Gardens, tramways, Town Hall, South Quay, railway lines along quay. A major feature is the extraordinary range of narrow yards, streets & rows in what was the medieval centre
- many of these disappeared during bombing in World War II. On the reverse directory extracts lists the private residents A to H. This YARMOUTH SOUTH & GORLESTON NORTH map continues coverage southward to Gorleston Priory. Features here include the Royal Artillery Barracks, Nelson`s Monument, South Beach, Fish Wharf, Southtown Common, Gorleston North station, Malthouse Quay, Otter`s Farm, northern part of Gorleston High Street, etc. Coverage extends west into countryside & Bradwell House & Gapton Hall. Yarmouth directory entries H to Z are on the reverse. GORLESTON map shows the centre of Gorleston, with coverage continuing south to Gorleston-on-Sea station. Features include St Andrew`s church, South Pier, lighthouses at harbour entrance, Cliff Hotel, Brush Quay, West Quay, Ballast Quay, High St, Pier Plain, Lowestoft Road, cemetery, Shrubland Farm, isolation hospital. A directory of Gorleston on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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This is a collection of sailing yarns based on Tristan Jones's huge experience of the sea which tells how he began his writing career, draws on many adventures to evoke some of the memorable people he has met & describes some of the most beautiful cruising grounds in the world. ...

Yazd Province of Iran on a road map from the Gitashenasi Institute with relief shading showing the topography. Names of towns & some villages are shown in Farsi & Latin alphabet. Symbols highlight locations of petrol stations, historical monuments, tourist accommodation, etc. Also included are a distance table & small maps showing the administrative divisions of the province & of Iran. Map legend & brief notes about the province are in Farsi & English. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Ye Gods! is a light & humorous read as Jill Dudley travels around Greece, touching on the myths & legends of the old gods & how the early Greek Orthodox Church emerged from its pagan past. It is also her own & sometimes comical search for enlightenment. Jill is accompanied by her husband Harry whose reluctance to travel & probe the unknown is the perfect foil for her enthusiastic explorations. It is ideal for anyone interested in Greece who would like to learn about its myths & legends whilst being entertained; the ten chapters take the reader from Athens, up Mount Olympus, to Mt. Athos (the Holy Mountain), to the islands, & ends in Greek Cyprus, covering not only the wonderful & interesting people they meet, but also a humorous & insightful look into Dudley ...

Ye Gods! II follows naturally on from her popular first book Ye Gods!, where Jill Dudley explored the ancient sanctuaries of Greece. Ye Gods! II is a mixture of pagan & Christian legends, & her fascination with how Christianity took over from the old Olympian gods & absorbed certain things from the pagan past. Accompanied by her somewhat reluctant travel companion & husb&, Harry, Jill Dudley takes the reader to the ancient temples, monasteries & Byzantine churches of Greece. ...

Art thou in need of hearty ale & a bed safe from brigands as you ply the highways & byways of Britain? Then Ye Olde Good Inn Guide is for you
- the essential handbook for the Tudor traveller. Packed with the finest hostelries to grace the 16th century & written with all the flavour of the language of the day, this witty & meticulously researched tome covers every county in the land & directs you to all the celebrated & charming pubs, many of which still exist today. With all the information you need, from the quality of the beer & accommodation, the merriment on offer & even the local etiquette of the day, Ye Olde Good Inn Guide is an invaluable aid to both the pub historian & the drinker who yearn for the lost age of the trusty tavern.
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