Eighteenth-century women have long been presented as the heroines of traditional biographies, or as the faceless victims of vast historical processes, but rarely have they been deemed worthy of rigorous historical enquiry. Based on a close examination of letters, diaries & account books, this study offers an insight into the intimate & everyday lives of genteel women & transforms our understanding of the position of women in this period. ...

Careers & fortunes have been built on the back of a man's ability to show people a good time, & what better way than to perfect the art of mixing a cocktail. In The Gentleman's Guide to Cocktails Alfred Tong teaches you how to mix a Margarita with mojo, a Gimlet with grace, & a Peach Bellini that packs a punch. With over 150 recipes
- personally selected by Alfred for their style & flavour
- it covers classics like the Bloody Mary & Old Fashioned to more experimental mixes, such as the Alabama Slammer & Hellfire Punch. As well as recipes, Alfred imparts his wisdom on essential cocktail etiquette. Learn how to make a toast with a Martini, close a deal with your good taste & charm, & most importantly, when to release your inner cad. Illustrated with sophisticated drawings by Jack Hughes, this book will turn the amateur home barman into the perfect cocktail party host.

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With the rise of perfectly preened sports stars, online dating, & the dreaded selfie stick, every man worth his salt wants to look his best. Male grooming is no longer about being vain: it s essential. A real man has a stylish haircut, conditions his beard, manscapes, moisturizes, wears decent shoes, takes the right vitamins, & is probably hitting the gym right now to hone his physique. Feeling confused? Fear not, because Dan Jones is here to guide you through everything you ever needed to know about personal grooming. From man-buns & moustaches to eye cream, facials, & buying a decent suit, this is a dapper DIY guide for all men, from teens to dads, who want to look their best year-round. ...

This hilarious take on motoring from the AA offers advice on every conceivable aspect of motoring
- from the desirability of lashings
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This hilarious take on motoring from the AA offers advice on every conceivable aspect of motoring
- from the desirability of lashings
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Who has time nowadays to put in the graft to succeed? & why bother, when the truly important things in life only take a quarter of an hour to master? Here, Tom Cutler proves that following the path to becoming disgustingly rich, stylish, intelligent, thin, happy, classy, successful & a legend in the bedroom need take no longer than it does to cut your toenails, or listen to The Archers. Learn how to become as popular as your dog. Which sports car suits your personality? How to work out the date of your death. Are you a genius? With Tom Cutler's help you will soon find inner perfection & hugely impress your family, friends & work colleagues. From the author of the brilliant A Gentleman's Bedside Book, this is a hilariously funny but deeply practical guide to self-improvement. ...

Who has time nowadays to put in the graft to succeed? & why bother, when the truly important things in life only take a quarter of an hour to master? Here, Tom Cutler proves that following the path to becoming disgustingly rich, stylish, intelligent, thin, happy, classy, successful & a legend in the bedroom need take no longer than it does to cut your toenails, or listen to The Archers. You can learn how to become as popular as your dog. Which sports car suits your personality? How to work out the date of your death. Are you a genius? With Tom Cutler's help you will soon find inner perfection & hugely impress your family, friends & work colleagues. From the author of the brilliant "A Gentleman's Bedside Book", this is a hilariously funny but deeply practical guide to self-improvement. ...

For debonair gentlemen who eschew denim in favour of tweed, & feel that grooming & gallantry should not be consigned to history, this book will prove extremely diverting. Featuring a cornucopia of elegant garments & accessories to sew, this beautifully illustrated tome is full of inspiration & charm. Including beautiful garments such as pyjamas, waistcoat, trousers & jacket, plus indispensable accessories such as cravat, flat cap & wallet there's something for every fellow who's looking to be more urbane than urban. Whether you make these smart projects for yourself or a loved one, this selection of spiffing sartorial gems will put a spring in anyone's step. ...

Boone Daniels, a laid-back private investigator, gathers with his surfing buddies on Pacific beach. There's no surf, but the Dawn Patrol are out in force regardless...it's what they do. Having no work to do, & no real reason to go to the office, Boone stays for the second shift on the daily surfing clock
- the Gentleman's Hour; & ends up taking on a hated matrimonial case. But that soon becomes the least of his worries. When The Sundowner, a symbolic icon of the San Diego surf scene, sees a murderous dispute between a young surfer & a member of the territorial Rockpile Crew, the painful truth that violence is seeping into the surf community can no longer be ignored. So when asked to help on the defence by current love interest Petra Hall, Boone knows there will be outrage from both the community, & the rest of Dawn Patrol. As the two cases overlap in unexpected ways, an isolated Boone finds himself struggling to stay afloat as the water gets deeper...and more deadly.
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One would hear considerably less of hysteria, of morphine-mania, & of other regrettable characteristics of fin-de-siecle existence, if women were to take to fencing as one of the regular occupations of their day The Gentlewoman's Book of Sports is part of ' Found on the Shelves', published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving & more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners & thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it. ...