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The phrase 'Mother knows
best' is one that will
ring true with many of
us, and we have all
learnt important life
lessons as a child
standing at our mother's
side. This brilliant
collection of"es,
quips and anecdotes
gathers together some of
the finest words of
wisdom mums have to offer
and provides useful
advice to pass down from
generation to generation.
With over 50 insightful
observations, from
choosing the perfect
partner and healing a
wounded heart, to help
with the housework and
raising a family, Apron
Wisdom provides practical
instruction for mothers,
grandmothers and
daughters of all ages.
The size of this book is
14.7cm in height and 15cm
wide with 64 pages
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Meet Lola and her
friends. They are diva
dogs. Yorkies,
Chihuahuas, Pugs, Mini
Dachshunds, Poodles,
Pomeranians, Bichons
Frises - these divas
demand extra-special care
and attention. Lola's
owner, Louise Harris,
shows you how to give the
diva dog in your life the
best of everything.
Whether it be chic canine
couture and accessories
or advice on diet and
exercise, Louise shares
her inspirational ideas
for pampering your pooch.
But it's not just about
choosing designer labels;
factors such as comfort,
durability and safety are
just as important as
fashion - as is making
sure you adopt the right
grooming regime and style
to suit the personality
of your diva dog. For
Louise - and many other
owners like her -
indulging your dog is not
a frivolous fad but an
expression of love.
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A much-needed modern
guide to the secrets of
sewing, this book has
something for everyone.
Whether you are a novice
stitcher who can't sew on
a button or a keen
seamstress looking for
inspiration, this bible
of practical and
decorative sewing
techniques is for you.
Written by accomplished
textile designer-maker
and tutor, Ruth Singer,
'Sew It Up' is a stylish,
easy-to-use book packed
with professional
techniques and tips that
guide you step-by-step
through the mysteries of
all aspects of machine
and hand sewing. A
treasure trove of over
200 techniques and tips,
with 20 professional
MasterClasses and 20
contemporary projects and
brimming with
illustrations, let this
book inspire your
creativity!
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Easy to read and
thorough, players learn
everything they need to
know to win money at
poker. From the basics of
play, money management,
and the basic and
advanced strategies,
players get a fast and
easy course on how to
think like a winning
poker player. Cardoza
explains the 15 winning
concepts of poker, how
to evaluate games for
profit, and how to use
psychology and body
language to get that
extra edge, and how to
be the trout in the guppy
tank and not the shark
tank. Cardoza reveals
pokers most profitable
winning secrets at hold
em, 7 stud, draw,
lowball and brand new
Omaha high-low. Special
chapters are devoted to
the psychological aspects
of poker: perceptions and
players, and to
bluffing, two key
concepts that separate
the wheat from the chaff
at the table. This book
is a must-have for
players looking to be
winners. This book has
159 pages and is 20.8 x
13.5 x 1 cms
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Brown or black shoes?
Single- or
double-breasted jacket?
Tie or no tie? In our
increasingly informal
world, knowing how a man
should dress for each
occasion has become ever
more challenging. So,
take the stress out of
getting dressed with this
invaluable little book.
The Perfectly Dressed
Gentleman is an
indispensable guide
through the modern
sartorial maze. Witty and
informative, it offers
practical advice on what
to wear on every
occasion, from workplace
to wedding, from home to
holiday. Discover what to
look for in a suit, in
terms of colour, fabric
and fit; learn how to tie
a bow tie and the
different knots for
ordinary ties; find out
the best ways to
accessorize any outfit;
and much more. Not only
will you learn how always
to look your best, but
also how to avoid making
fashion faux pas. Packed
with tips and tricks,
and illustrated
throughout, it ensures
that, whatever the
occasion, you will
always be a perfectly
dressed gentleman. The
size of this book is
19.3cm in height and
13.4cm wide with 128
pages
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Everything a cat owner
needs to know to keep
their feline healthy and
happy. Step-by-step
photographs and
anatomical diagrams show
you how to take care of
your cat from feeding and
grooming to breeding and
administering first aid.
Packed with information
from the RSPCA, the UK's
leading charity for the
prevention of cruelty to
animals, this one stop
guide is essential for
every cat owner.
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Suitable for children
aged 7 and up, this book
provides a step-by-step
introduction to the art
of paper folding,
including 24 sheets of
coloured origami paper.
With masses of original
colour illustrations,
Origami is a practical
and fun book for children
who like being creative.
The high quality colour
illustrations show the
stages in a clear and
easy to follow manner,
with the book divided
into clear sections,
allowing children to skip
straight to their
favourite projects. The
information is presented
in a clear way with easy
to follow instructions,
while photographs of
finished pieces give
children a clear idea of
what they are working
towards. The emphasis is
on fun as well as giving
practical art advice,
and the brightly coloured
origami paper included
means children can create
birds, beasts and
dinosaurs straight away!
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Heartwarming,
inspirational and
genuinely touching,
Finding Harmony is the
remarkable true story of
an extraordinary dog that
rescued a woman from the
depths of depression and
transformed a family for
ever. A keen
mountaineer, Sally Hyder
was in her prime and
loving life. She shared
her passion for climbing
with her partner Andrew
and it was a dream come
true when Andrew proposed
at Everest Base Camp. For
them, climbing mountains
made anything seem
possible and represented
their attitude to
life. But a year after
Sally and Andrew were
married Sally was
diagnosed with Multiple
Sclerosis. She was only
28 and was training to be
a Macmillan nurse - she
wanted to care for the
terminally ill. But Sally
was determined the
disease wouldn't slow her
down: she went back to
work looking after others
and, despite warnings
that her condition could
deteriorate in pregnancy,
went on to have three
beautiful children. But
it was when her youngest
child Melissa was
diagnosed with severe
autism that Sally began
to spiral into
depression. Sally felt
guilty about the
pressures faced by her
elder daughter Clara in
her role as carer. Sally
worried that she was
missing out on the
freedom of childhood. She
needed help. Unsure who
to turn to, she happened
upon Canine Partners and
an extraordinary dog
called Harmony. They
formed an instant bond;
Harmony can perform over
100 chores - from putting
groceries into the
trolley to handing over
Sally's purse at the
till. Harmony is an
unending source of
comfort: she intuitively
knows when Sally is in
pain and calms Melissa
when she suffers panic
attacks. Harmony has
given Sally the ability
to start living once
more, and become a
mother again in her own
way. She has shown Sally
that the sky's the limit
and, with a taste for
independence that she
hadn't felt since her
mountaineering days,
Sally's sights are set on
the peaks of Ben Nevis
once more. In August 2010
Sally planned to climb
the hardest of the Munro
Mountains. Sadly her
attempt was thwarted
after her motorised
wheelchair
short-circuited. But
Sally is a fighter and is
training for her second
attempt, which she will
complete with her husband
by her side. And Harmony
too, of course.
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Founded in 1895, Autocar
is the world's oldest car
magazine and thrives
today like never before
as a vibrant,
authoritative weekly
packed with car news and
reviews, including the
most comprehensive road
tests in the business.
This book, part of an
important new series,
collects all the best
Autocar material about
the iconic Porsche 911
since 1997 in one
brightly designed,
photographically lavish,
information-packed book
that will be a must-have
for all enthusiasts of
these cars. From detailed
performance data to scoop
stories, it's all here
in one superb reference
source. The size of this
book is 27cm in height,
21cm wide and has 175
pages.
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Founded in 1895, Autocar
is the world's oldest car
magazine and thrives
today like never before
as a vibrant,
authoritative weekly
packed with car news and
reviews, including the
most comprehensive road
tests in the business.
This book, one of the
first in an important new
series, collects all the
best Autocar material
about the iconic and
all-conquering Subaru
Impreza Turbo in one
brightly designed,
photographically lavish,
information-packed book
that will be a must-have
for all enthusiasts of
these cars. From detailed
performance data to scoop
stories, it's all here
in one superb reference
source. The size of this
book is 27cm in height,
21cm wide and has 175
pages.
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Every cat owner believes
that his or her cat
understands every word
that they say. Every cat
owner believes that cats
are far more intelligent
than dogs - they're just
too cool to show it.
Every cat owner believes
that their cat should be
on TV starring in
advertisements for
everything from furniture
and carpets to central
heating and, yes, cat
food. And those Andrex
puppies have had it their
own way for far too
long... Every cat owner,
in fact, is a cat lover.
If they're not cat lovers
when the cat first comes
along - you don't
purchase a cat, they
choose to live with you -
then they will be within
a very short space of
time. There are stories,
of course, that every
cat owner loves to tell.
It may be that the cat
became hugely and
unusually distressed the
day a relative died
unexpectedly on the other
side of town. It may be
about how the cat is a
constant source of
comfort during bad times,
or how the cat faces up
to urban foxes in the
garden. It may simply be
a story about how the cat
is a loving companion.
Cat lovers simply love
telling cat stories! The
size of this book is
19.7cm in height and
12.9cm wide with 249
pages.
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The star of Car Boot Sale
Challenge and a keen car
booter, Fiona Shoop
shares her expertise on
how to make the best from
car boot sales for both
buyers and sellers.
Whether you're selling
your goods as a one-off
to clear the house or buy
and sell at car boots to
make extra money,
Fiona's top tips will
help make the experience
easier, more profitable
and even more enjoyable.
Fiona also worked as a
consultant on several
antiques programmes where
the goods were sold at
car boot sales,
including Life Laundry
and helped the
contributors to make as
much money and sell as
many goods as possible.
Fiona also buys and sells
at car boot sales in her
spare time when not
writing the How to Profit
from.
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Everything a dog owner
needs to know to keep
their canine companion
healthy and happy.
Step-by-step photographs
and anatomical diagrams
show you how to take care
of your dog from feeding
and grooming to breeding
and administering first
aid. Packed with
information from the
RSPCA and the world's
bestselling practising
vet Dr. Bruce Fogle,
this one stop guide is an
essential for every dog
owner.
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Have you noticed that
sometimes what you need
just falls into place or
comes to you from an
out-of-the-blue telephone
call? Or you've bumped
into someone on the
street you've been
thinking about? Perhaps
you've met the perfect
client or life partner,
just by fate or being at
the right place at the
right time. All of these
experiences are evidence
of the Law of Attraction
in your life. Have you
heard about people who
find themselves in bad
relationships over and
over again, and who are
always complaining that
they keep attracting the
same kind of
relationship? The Law of
Attraction is at work for
them too. The Law of
Attraction may be defined
as: I attract to my life
whatever I give my
attention, energy and
focus to, whether
positive or negative. By
reading this book you'll
come to understand why
and how this happens.
This book has 142 pages
and is 19.7cm x 12.8cm x
1cm
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First-hand experience and
passion for fashion
illustration were the
driving forces behind the
creation of Essential
Fashion Illustration:
Men. The first half of
the book focuses on
technical drawings of the
human body. The second
half then branches out to
fashion illustration
using media such as
watercolor, pastels,
acrylics, and pencils.
Essential Fashion
Illustration: Men is both
a didactic tool and a
base from which fashion
illustrators can build
their own unique styles.
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From Blackboard Jungle to
Quadrophenia, from 8
Mile to Abba: the Movie,
no one has seriously
looked at the strange
phenomenon that is the
rock 'n' roll movie.
Garry Mulholland,
critically acclaimed
author of This Is Uncool
and Fear of Music, turns
his focus away from
classic records to the
best, the worst, the
weird and the completely
deranged from the world
of the rock movie. Part
serious critical
appreciation, part
celebration of B-movie
trash, Garry
Mulholland's inclusive
approach is the key to
his success. He is as
comfortable
deconstructing the likes
of Performance, Gimme
Shelter or Jubilee as he
is celebrating Footloose
or Jailhouse Rock. As he
writes: '... Anyone who
rejects the joy that the
likes of Grease or Dirty
Dancing or Fame have
brought to millions of
people without even
attempting to engage with
why such unapologetic
trash works can't really
be that interested in
filmgoers at all.'
Popcorn aims to be the
first and last word on
music in film. The size
of this book is 22.3cm in
height and 14.5cm wide
with 430 pages
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A colourful and pretty
wooden version of the
classic French knitting
doll, collect all 3
unique designs. Using the
wooden pick, lengths of
wool are wound around the
top of the doll and the
slack is pulled through
the hollow centre to
create an attractive
braided cord. Not
suitable for children
under 3 years of age.
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This set is perfect for
card game lovers
everywhere! With a 64
page guide packed full
with classic and exciting
card games, this pack is
guaranteed to provide
hours of entertainments
and fun. The pack comes
complete with a wooden
cribbage board, a pack
of cards and a notepad
and pencil for recording
scores. This set contains
a 64 pahe book, a pack
of cards, wooden
cribbage board, pencil
and notepad.
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The ideal portable
companion, the
world-renowned Collins
Gem series returns with a
fresh new look and
updated material. This
is the perfect pocket
guide for keen
birdwatchers and nature
enthusiasts to identify
the diverse range of
birds that inhabit their
gardens. Authoritative
text and beautiful
photographs show the
distinguishing features
of each bird, including
information on each
species' feeding,
behavioural habits,
breeding, voice and
population. An extensive
introduction provides
information on nesting
sites, water, pests and
predators. This new
edition builds on the
strengths of the
unrivalled original,
covering all birds most
likely to be found in our
gardens.
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The ideal portable
companion, the
world-renowned Collins
Gem series returns with a
fresh new look and
updated material. This
is the perfect pocket
guide for nature
enthusiasts keen to
identify the most
commonly seen butterflies
and moths in Britain and
northern
Europe. Authoritative
text, beautiful
photographs and detailed
illustrations show the
distinguishing features
of each butterfly and
moth to aid
identification. Features
information on size,
habitat, geographical
range and months when
they can be spotted, as
well as names of similar
species with which each
butterfly or moth could
be confused, and details
of the differences
between them. This new
edition builds on the
strengths of the
unrivalled original, now
expanded to include over
240 butterflies and
moths.
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Go on - give your
relationship some TLC
with Love Tokens! Those
three little words - I
love you - are ones that
we never tire of hearing,
but so often it's
actions, not words,
that truly prove the
strength of our love.
This book is full of
ideas for gestures that
will reveal to your
partner the enduring love
that underpins your
relationship, and proves
that they are always in
your thoughts, whether
you're together or apart.
Showing thoughtfulness
and appreciation to your
other half will keep a
relationship fresh,
exciting and passionate,
no matter how many years
you've been together. The
size of this book is
14.7cm in height and 15cm
wide with 64 pages
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The epitome of glamour
and sophistication, the
cocktail has withstood
the test of time, dating
back over a century and
surviving depression,
war revolution and
prohibition to bring
elegance and excitement
to any occasion. The
Cocktail Hour celebrates
those irresistible
concoctions that have
graced the world's best
bars for decades,
providing the inspiration
you need to create
fabulous cocktails at
home. Award-winning
bartender and
best-selling author Ben
Reed brings you an
indispensable collection
of recipes, from the
delectable Vodkatini to a
mouth-watering Bellini.
He also gives you the
know-how to make the
perfect cocktail - learn
how to muddle, layer and
build. Impress your
guests with a tray of
ice-cold Margaritas or
beat that hangover with a
spicy Bloody Mary. With
over 50
easy-to-use-recipes,
captured in dazzling
photography by William
Lingwood, The Cocktail
Hour is the perfect home
bar companion. The size
of this book is 14.7cm in
height and 15cm wide with
64 pages
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OK so the fad diet
failed, you're never
going to be a domestic
goddess, the husband's
gone AWOL and you've
dropped the baby. Time to
close the door, curl up
on the sofa, pour
yourself a stiff drink
and laugh out loud. In
this wickedly funny book,
the Loose Women girls
discuss all the topics
closest to their hearts -
from younger men to sugar
daddies, six-pack
fantasies to support
knickers, this book is
packed with lively,
wide-ranging opinions.
They share toe-curling
confessions of wild
nights out (Carol has
been particularly
generous in her
contributions to this
section. Thanks Carol.),
celebrity encounters,
pearls of wisdom, and
woeful tales of
disastrous relationships
(Again, thanks
Carol...). The pros and
cons of being single,
the highs and lows of
long-term love, domestic
drudgery, drunken
skulduggery... It's all
here. If you've ever
fancied your doctor or
wept over a washing
machine service manual -
and laughed to tell the
tale - this is your kind
of book. Witty, wise,
funny and comforting
book, it will leave you
aching with laughter and
itching for a night out
with the girls. The size
of this book is 24cm in
height and 16.3cm wide
with 273 pages
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The creation of the
British Steam Engine is
considered a pivotal
moment in our nation's
history. This book gives
an insight into the
conception, launch and
growth of the steam
engine in Britain. Enjoy
the wonderful pictures
and immerse yourself in
the facts, figures and
theories of this
fascinationg era.
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Scrabble is the world'
best-selling word game,
invented in the 1930s by
an American architect
called Alfred Butts. The
game was developed
further during the 1940s
and first sold in 1948.
Scrabble remains
extremely popular: it is
available in 29
languages, a Braille
version and available to
play online and on a
mobile phone.
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The unavoidable downside
to an evening spent
enjoying your favourite
cocktails is the dreaded
hangover the following
day. One would think that
in this day and age,
someone would have
developed the technology
to counteract nausea,
lethargy and nagging
headaches. Sadly not. Ben
Reed - bestselling author
and seasoned bartender
(and drinker) - is here
to help. Hangover Cures
explains why we get a
hangover, the best way
to avoid them and, if
all else fails, recipes
to help alleviate the
pain. Try a Corpse
Reviver or a Bloody Mary
to take the edge off your
hangover, or, for a
healthier option,
replace lost nutrients
with a juice drink such
as the restorative Liver
Recovery. With cures from
around the world,
reviving recipes and
expert advice, Hangover
Cures will help ease the
suffering of the morning
after the night before.
The size of this book is
14.7cm in height and 15cm
wide with 64 pages
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This ground-breaking new
book shows how easy it is
for seniors to carry on
gardening, into and way
beyond retirement. It
looks at different kinds
of homes and the gardens
they provide, assessing
the location, local
climate and soil type and
evaluating problems such
as arthritis and loss of
balance. The book also
outlines the importance
of taking care of your
body, summarizing the
safety issues, what to
wear, warm-up exercises
and equipment to make the
garden easy to access for
unsteady feet or
wheelchairs. Included is
a directory that profiles
the many planting choices
available, each with a
difficulty rating and a
hardiness category.
Gardening for Seniors is
packed with projects,
garden plans and
step-by-step sequences.
It will appeal to active
gardeners in their early
retirement through to
those with more limited
abilities, showing how,
by adapting garden
activities and the tools
employed, the joy of
gardening will remain
undiminished. This book
has 256 pages and is 22.8
x 2.5 x 29.7 cm
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Putting together a
newsletter - whether it's
for a club or society, a
political organisation or
a company, a special
interest group or a local
area can be a daunting
prospect. There's a lot
to think about, and
newcomers to the task
often find themselves
thrust into the job
without much experience
in writing, planning or
designing. The good news
is that the tools on the
market today make it
quite possible, with a
little know-how and some
grasp of technology, to
create publications that
look professional and
slick. This book helps
absolute beginners master
the basics of organising
and running a newsletter
and more. Starting with
deciding what to include
in your newsletter and
creating appropriate
content, the book
follows all the way
through to how to best
make use of a
professional printing
service and new media
publishing options, such
as websites, email
distribution, social
networking and blogging.
There is also invaluable
advice on planning a
production schedule,
choosing the right
software - from Serif
PagePlus to Adobe
InDesign - and on easy
and time-saving ways of
laying out your
newsletter appropriate to
your audience. It is
suitable for absolute
beginners of all ages who
want to understand the
process of creating and
editing
professional-looking
newsletters, as well as
to those who want to
create
professional-looking
newsletters to share
using new media
publishing. The size of
this book is 27.9cm in
height and 21.5cm wide
with 79 pages.
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Addictions to iphones,
painkillers, cupcakes,
alcohol and sex are
taking over our
lives. Our most casual
daily habits can quickly
become obsessions that
move beyond our control.
Damian Thompson, who has
himself struggled with a
range of addictions,
argues that human desire
is in the process of
being reshaped. Shunning
the concept of addiction
as disease, he shows how
manufacturers are
producing substances like
ipads, muffins and
computer games that we
learn to like too much
and supplement tradition
addictions to alcohol,
drugs and gambling. He
argues that addictive
behaviour is becoming a
substitute for family and
work bonds that are being
swept away by
globalisation and
urbanisation. This
battle to control
addiction will soon
overshadow familiar
ideological debates about
how to run the economy,
and as whole societies
set about
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Where did the Victorian
boy go for answers to his
embarrassing problems?
That stammer that people
made fun of; the bare
upper lip when every
other boy seemed to be
growing a luxuriant
moustache. Who could he
ask about those troubling
thoughts that led to
unspeakable temptations?
Or about the rabbit or
parrot or hamster that
seemed on the point of
dying for no obvious
reason? All these and
many more were the
questions that the
tireless editor of The
Boy's Own Paper was faced
with in daily sacks of
mail, often including
parcels of birds' eggs
and beetles for
identification which the
Post Office had crushed
beyond recognition. This
highly entertaining
selection of answers to
problems published in The
BOP between 1879 and 1900
gives a unique glimpse
into the secret worries
of Victorian boys, and
the brisk, sometimes
cruel, ever-amusing way
they were dealt with. The
size of this book is
20.7cm in height and
13.8cm wide with 288
pages.
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When James Bowen found an
injured, ginger street
cat curled up in the
hallway of his sheltered
accommodation, he had no
idea just how much his
life was about to change.
James was living hand to
mouth on the streets of
London and the last thing
he needed was a pet. Yet
James couldn't resist
helping the strikingly
intelligent tom cat,
whom he quickly
christened Bob. He slowly
nursed Bob back to health
and then sent the cat on
his way, imagining he
would never see him
again. But Bob had other
ideas, 22.4 x 14.4 x
2.5, pages 279.
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Did you know that the way
you treat your feet today
could very easily have an
effect on the sort of
woman you will be in ten
or fifteen years from
now?' Throughout the
1950s, Girl
picture-strips Charm
School and Concerning You
offered firm guidance to
young girls on how to
make the best of
themselves. Strict
footcare regimes, daily
manicures, sensible shoe
shopping ('if bewildered
by a wide choice of
styles, always choose
the plainest'), and good
grooming were all
instilled into Girl
readers beginning to take
an interest in their
appearance, before any
bad habits had a chance
to set in. And for the
young woman with
ambitions beyond the
home, the paper ran a
careers advice picture
strip, 'I Want To
Be...', which each week
would feature a suitable
calling such as nurse,
nanny, typist,
receptionist, air
hostess or riding
teacher. This book
gathers together the best
of those strips for a
complete tutorial in
making the most of your
skills and natural
assets. For former Girl
readers who didn't care
for their feet perhaps
this will be a painful
reminder of where it all
went wrong, but those
who did can bask in the
good sense offered by
their favourite weekly
paper all those years
ago. And everybody else
can enjoy the comedy. The
size of this book is
17.2cm in height and
26.7cm wide with 128
pages.
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Here are the stories of
the ten most popular
equations of all time as
voted for by readers of
Physics World, including
- accessibly described
here for the first time -
the favourite equation of
all, Euler's equation.
Each is an equation that
captures with beautiful
simplicity what can only
be described clumsily in
words. Euler's equation
[eip + 1 = 0] was
described by respondents
as 'the most profound
mathematic statement ever
written', 'uncanny and
sublime', 'filled with
cosmic beauty' and
'mind-blowing'.
Collectively these
equations also amount to
the world's most concise
and reliable body of
knowledge. Many
scientists and those with
a mathematical bent have
a soft spot for
equations. This book
explains both why these
ten equations are so
beautiful and
significant, and the
human stories behind
them. This book has 272
pages and is 19.4 x 12.8
x 2.2 cm
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Weather patterns are
changing - earlier
springs, record summer
temperatures and erratic
rainfall. And even when
it is raining, we still
have to be aware of
conserving water. From
her gardens in the dry
heat of Australia and the
wet of Hampshire,
Marylyn Abbott has learnt
about plant behaviour in
these conditions and
divulges her knowledge in
this aptly timed book.
She focuses on the dry
gardens that work and
why, how to create
illusions of water, how
to care for dry climate
plants, and create the
right conditions
(including mulches to
conserve water, plant
groupings, preparation
of plants) and drainage
for the times when it
suddenly pours and pours.
Together with a list of
beautiful plants that
will 'weather well',
this is both a practical
and inspirational read.
The size of this book is
24.2cm in height and
21.2cm wide with 192
pages
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Keep Calm and Cast On is
a delightful pocket book
full of"es, quips
and wit plus expert
troubleshooting tips and
techniques to keep the
contemporary knitter calm
in the face of a dropped
stitch. The wise and
often amusing"es are
compiled from a myriad of
sources, including
historical and
contemporary essays,
poems and fiction. Also
included is a selection
of previously
unpublished"es from
contributors such as
Kaffe Fassett, Jared
Flood, Brandon Mably,
Pip Lincolne and other
luminaries of the
knitting world.
Knitting's calming
properties are well
documented, and
interesting facts
concerning the
therapeutic benefits of
practising this craft are
interspersed amongst
the"es and technical
tips, ensuring that this
book is not just
informative and humorous
but also good for your
well-being. Alongside the
witticisms and
fascinating facts is
solid, practical advice
designed to keep the
knitter sane while all
around them is
unravelling. Erika will
share her foolproof tips
for making sure you don't
get yourself into a
tangle and that your
knitting will go that
much smoother.
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Gardening is one of
today's most popular
leisure pursuits, yet is
rarely seen as a
holistic, therapeutic
practice that can enrich
lives and fulfil
spiritual needs. This
work attempts to redress
this imbalance by
exploring the history of
horticulture and the
ancient wisdom of poets
and philosophers. The
size of this book is
19.2cm in height and
12.6cm wide with 304
pages
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Unlike most architecture
encyclopedias, which
tend to concentrate more
on buildings and floor
plans than their
designers, this tome
puts the architects in
the spotlight, profiling
individuals so that
readers can get a clear
overview of their bodies
of work. By researching
the best illustrations
available from archives
and prominent
architectural
photographers all over
the world, this
publications reaches an
up to now unknown visual
quality. 600 architects
from the 18th to the 21st
centuries are listed A to
Z in this 1080-page,
XL-sized volume,
providing a comprehensive
resource that no
architecture
professional, fan, or
student should be
without. Entries include:
architect portrait,
"e, and short
biography; description of
important works,
historical context, and
general approach; and,
numerous drawings,
photographs, and plans.
This book has 1080 pages
and is 38.9 x 17.8 x 31
cm
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Belle de Jour is a woman
who's met men of every
conceivable type. She
knows what they want,
and how to give it to
them. And outside the
one-hour appointments,
she's also had her heart
broken, picked herself
back up, put on another
stunning pair of shoes
and carried on - so she
knows a thing or two
about love as well as
sex. So sit back, relax
and listen to what your
friends are too polite to
tell you. About when you
need or want a man, and
when you damn well don't.
Whether you want to find
men, lure them, ditch
them, hitch them -
here's the lowdown.
Funny, surprising and
always entertaining,
Belle de Jour's Guide to
Men is must-have reading
for every woman out
there. The size of this
book is 20.6cm in height
and 13.3cm wide with 195
pages
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From diamante clutches to
the classic Chanel, the
dependable tote to the
frivolous fringe, bags
are a lifelong passion.
Adore them with this fun,
stylish little book.
You've got the dress,
you've got the shoes -
but no outfit is complete
until you've got the bag.
From Hermes to Prada,
leather to suede, bags
matter. On average,
women use three handbags
regularly, changing to
match their outfit and
mood. By day, she might
have an oversized slouch
bag, with easygoing,
modern style, but by
night, she's carrying
her tiny black velvet
evening bag, looking
classically chic. In this
gorgeous gift book,
you'll find all the
different kinds of
handbag, from clutches
to totes and shoulder
bags. Delve into these
pages for a bag-fantasy
world of everything you
could ever imagine in bag
heaven, and smile at the
fun facts and
witty"es, all
illustrated with Sam
Wilson's quirky,
colourful artworks. This
is the perfect present
for the bag addict in
your life. The size of
this book is 14.8cm in
height and 14.8cm wide
with 64 pages
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Irresistible, on-trend,
sexy, stylish,
oh-so-you shoes. They're
all in this gorgeous
little book, which,
like the Jimmy Choo, is
the perfect treat for
every shoeaholic. Whether
sexy stilettos are your
passion, or you've just
got a thing for leather
thigh-high boots, you
can feed your addiction
with this little gift
book. More than just a
necessity, for many
women, shoes are our
best friend: a favourite
pair will cheer up a dull
day, give a confidence
boost when needed and see
us through both good
times and bad. It's a
lifelong love affair that
starts with Cinderella's
glass slippers and never
ends. Shoes are, quite
literally, an extension
of yourself, and if
there's one way to add
instant glamour to your
life, it's with the
right pair of shoes. For
shoe-obsessed ladies,
whose closets are
overflowing with
slingbacks, wedges,
Mary Janes, kitten
heels, ballet pumps and
more, these pages will
delight and inspire.
Illustrated throughout
with stylish artworks by
Sam Wilson, shoe-aholics
are sure to adore this
compendium of
little-known facts and
quips and"es about
every type of shoe under
the sun. The size of this
book is 14.7cm in height
and 15cm wide with 64
pages
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