Entertaining needn't be time-consuming or demanding. Discover the pleasure of cooking for family & friends as bestselling author;

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In 2001, after over a decade in the business, Stewart Lee quit st&-up, disillusioned & drained, & went off to direct a loss-making opera about Jerry Springer. This title details his return to live performance, & the journey that took him from an e ...

By reading these insightful, inspirational accounts, you'll learn where they got their ideas, why they have succeeded where so many have failed, &, crucially, how you can follow in their footsteps. This is essential reading for anyone who has ever dared to think outside the box. ...

The Internet, in the memorable words of EDGE founder John Brockman, is 'the infinite oscillation of our collective consciousness interacting with itself. It's not about computers. It's not about what it means to be human
- in fact, it challenges, renders trite, our cherished assumptions on that score. It is about thinking'. In How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?, the latest volume in Brockman's cutting-edge Edge questions series, 154 of the world's leading intellectuals
- scientists, artists & creative thinkers
- explore exactly what it means to think in the new age of the Internet: from Nicholas Carr's reflections on what the Internet is doing to our brains, to Richard Dawkins's sanguine assessment of its long-term potential for good; & from Clay Shirky's assessment of the impact of the Internet on the dissemination & sharing of knowledge, to Ian & Joel Gold's observations on the seismic social changes it has brought about. Editor John Brockman has assembled a world-class array of contributors, which

Includes:: (in addition to those mentioned above) Daniel C. Dennett, Martin Rees, Steven Pinker, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Sean Carroll, Brian Eno, Douglas Coupl&, Matt Ridley, & scores of others at the epicentre of research in their respective disciplines.




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Includes: main courses, soups, sauces, breads, salads, & desserts & recipes for blue banana muffins, mushroom barley
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The inside story on how energy systems work. Discover the inner workings of 15 energy-generating systems, from solar panels to hydroelectric power stations With detailed cutaway illustrations, exploded views of inner workings, & clear explanations of the technology behind central components. To find out more about this fascinating subject the book is web linked. ...

This new series explores the world of machines. Technical artwork is presented as cutaways & exploded views to help children see inside. Captions clearly explain how components work & are backed up with handy annotations. Snippets of text provide background information & throughout there are drop-down panel with extra facts. Key concepts are explained with h&-drawn colour diagrams & each title is web-linked. ...

From bestselling authors Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris
- a nugget of wisdom in the phenomenal Ladybirds for Grown Ups series.




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From bestselling authors Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris
- a nugget of wisdom in the phenomenal Ladybirds for Grown Ups series.




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From bestselling authors Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris
- a nugget of wisdom in the phenomenal Ladybirds for Grown Ups series.




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