Fairy stories says Berlie Doherty, are enchanted dreams
- we remember them as if they had been sung to us when we were under the
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Massachusetts State Investigator Win Garano is given one of his most challenging cases yet when he is asked to investigate the death of a young British woman murdered more than forty years ago. Assumed to be victim of the Boston Strangler, blind Jane Brolin was raped & left for dead in 1962. With no DNA & sketchy police records, this is the case that will test Garano to his limits. It will take him on a journey through the archives, into the latest innovations in forensic technology, & into a partnership with senior officers at London ...

World War Two era screwball comedy from ' The Crazy Gang'. The trio of double-acts, here playing the ' Six Wonder Boys', are lured to Alaska after reading a 40-year-old newspaper telling of the goldrush. Finding they're too late, they hook up with a local beauty who's grandfather is searching for a long-lost crock of gold. As they set off in search of the gold however, the local villains plan a surprise. ...

Growing your own fruit & vegetables is so satisfying & you don't need a large garden or allotment to do so. This book is for all those who want to grow & then cook their own produce & have a garden, allotment or a little bit of outdoor space. Broken down into various chapters, such as Bulb vegetables, Root vegetables, Leaf vegetables, Peas & beans, Marrow & squash, Shooting vegetables, Fruiting vegetables, Herbs, Mushrooms & fungi, Orchard fruit & Soft fruit, there is something for everyone. Each entry

Includes:: an at-a-glance timetable showing time of year for planting, principle care instructions & harvesting times, along with different varieties, growing techniques, information on pests & diseases, storage, preparation, & freezing or preservation techniques. Next comes a recipe section, featuring 60 recipes offering a wide range of cooking techniques & types of dish to make the most of the fruits of your labours. Soups, starters, light meals & salads, main meals, accompaniments, & desserts & puddings all feature. As well as full ingredients, preparation & method instructions, each recipe will include freezing & reheating instructions where applicable, 25 x 17.3 x 2, pages 192.

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Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. " Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book". (" The Times"). " Perfect prose & excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college & theatre & comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes & genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. & namedroppy too, & funny, & marbled with melancholy". (" Observer"). " Arguably the greatest living Englishman". (" Independent on Sunday"). " Extremely enjoyable". (" Sunday Times"). " Fry's linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence". (" Daily Telegraph"). Welcome to Stephen Fry's " The Fry Chronicles", one of the boldest, bravest, most revealing & heartfelt accounts of a man's formative years that you will ever have the exquisite pleasure of reading. Stephen Fry's film, stage, radio & television credits are so numerous & wide-ranging that there is not space here to do them justice. It is enough to say that he has written, produced, directed, acted in or presented productions as varied as " Wilde", the TV series " Blackadder" & " Jeeves & Wooster", the sketch show "A Bit of Fry & Laurie", the panel game "QI", the radio series " Fry's English Delight" & documentaries on subjects as varied as manic depression, disappearing animals & the United States of America. He's also the bestselling author of four novels
- " The Stars' Tennis Balls", Making History, The Hippopotamus & " The Liar"
- as well as a volume of autobiography, Moab is My Washpot, & sundry works of non-fiction.

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In John Ford's adaptation of a Graham Greene novel a priest (Henry Fonda) finds himself forced to go on the run in a south-of-the-border country where religion is outlawed. Having returned to minister to the spiritual needs of the community, the priest be ...

Anyone with a little persistence & the desire can learn to draw well - this is the starting point for The Fundamentals of Drawing, a practical & compressive course for students of all abilities. Opportunities for practice & improvement are offered across a wide spectrum of subjects ï ½ still life, plants, landscapes, animals, figure drawing & portraiture ï ½ & supported by demonstrations of a broad range of skill & techniques, including perspective & composition. The methods used in The Fundamentals of Drawing have been practised through the centuries by art students & professional artists. They are time honoured & proven. Barrington Barber brings his invaluable expertise as a working artist & teacher to the tasks of showing you how to use them effectively to create successful drawings. No matter what your level of expertise, you will find his clear approach encouraging & his way of teaching inspirational. Included 350 illustrations. ...

Anyone with a little persistence & the desire can learn to draw well
- this is the starting point for The Fundamentals Of Drawing,
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The Fundamentals Of Drawing Anatomy is a book by artists for artists, & presents a dynamic visual record of the essential characteristics & creative possibilities of the human form. For hundreds of years artists have developed their skills by drawing the human body. Bones & muscles, although largely hidden from view, reveal a great deal about us & are key components of expression. All artists need to understand how these internal structures affect movement & posture, creating character & making what are general physical attributes entirely personal. No unnecessary medical jargon is included, only visually stunning yet accurate artworks, showing artists what they need to know in order to bring the human form to life. ...

Details: This beautifully illustrated, user-friendly manual shows you how to draw various breeds of horses through the
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