Offers inspiration to keen crafters hoping to breathe life into vintage fabrics & second-hand objects. This book also offers advice on granny chic lifestyle, from befriending your local fabric shop to creating a handmade home. It

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In 1964, Christie was arrested in Spain & charged with attempting to assassinate General Franco. He was 18, far from his home in Glasgow, & could speak no Spanish. The worst part was that the charge was true. Christie was convicted, & became Britain's most famous anarchist. ...

Brighten up your home & your wardrobe with this fabulously colourful, creative craft.

Simple granny squares & shapes

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Offers more than 70 contemporary versions in all shapes, sizes, colours & textures, along with finishing ideas. This title features designs that appear in different yarn weights & colours, allowing crocheters to personalise any of the items & get exactly the look they're after. ...

As we try to get to grips with the latest technology & keep up with today's speedy pace of life, many of the domestic skills we used to have at our fingertips are being lost. But, as " Granny's Book of Good Old-Fashioned Common Sense" will show you, traditional home crafts are not incompatible with modern lifestyles. Here you can rediscover all sorts of things that will not only make your life greener & easier but more fun too. " Granny's" hints & tips will help you realise that household chores become almost effortless & more environmentally friendly than you could imagine. You'll find that providing nourishing home-cooked meals doesn't have to be time-consuming & that growing your own organic fruit & vegetables brings a sense of fulfillment like no other. " Granny" can also teach you how to knit & sew
- just think of the feeling of achievement you'll have when you finish your first knitted garment or piece of embroidery! & children can learn a thing or two from " Granny" as well. Simple games using just paper & pencils will help to pass those rainy days &, for the more adventurous, there are dolls & puppets to make & stories to invent. The kids will love it & so will you!" Granny" presents everything in easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions with comprehensive diagrams & photographs to accompany the text so, whether you need a helping hand in the kitchen, the garden, the parlor or the nursery, you can trust " Granny" to show you the way.
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In 2012, Britain is a nation in flux, managing difficult socioeconomic realities, contending with new political alliances & negotiating shifting demographics. Yet it is a country that is still perceived as being bound by tradition & class structures. With new fiction, memoir, poetry, photography & art, Granta's Britain explores landscape, identities & stories of the British Isles. In ' Silt', Robert Macfarlane writes of the beauty & danger of a stretch of coastline in Essex. Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa tells the story of Irish revolutionary nationalist Roger Casement, executed at Pentonville Prison in 1916. Memoirs by Gary Younge, Andrea Stuart & Nikolai Khalezin & Natalia Kaliada focus on the upheavals & migrations that brought them & their families to (and from) Britain. Rachel Seiffert, Ross Raisin, Cynan Jones & Jim Crace provide extracts of their new novels: Seiffert describes Glasgow & Northern Ireland in the 1990s; Raisin paints a portrait of a young footballer struggling with his identity; Jones follows a boy on a strange, dangerous outing with his father; Crace shows how the lives of English farmers changed during the Enclosures in the late 1700s & early 1800s. The issue

Includes:: original short fiction by Adam Foulds, Mark Haddon, Tania James & Jon Mc Gregor as well as poems by Simon Armitage, Jamie Mc Kendrick, Don Paterson & Robin Robertson. It also introduces a new voice, Sam Byers, with an extract from his darkly comic debut novel, Idiopathy.

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OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels, pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way, permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer.
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The grape is a sun-loving hardy deciduous woody-stemmed climber from Asia-Minor & the Caucasus. It does best in a temperate climate with springs free of frost & long warm summers. This is a concise, illustrated handbook with detailed information on va ...

An evocation of the suffering & hardship caused by the Great Depression, & a panoramic vision of the struggle for the American Dream. Set against the background of Dust Bowl Oklahoma & Californian migrant life, it tells of Tom Joad & his family, who, like thousands of others, are forced to travel west in search of the promised l&. ...