It was, arguably, the most famous restaurant in the world & perhaps one of the most significant & influential ever: the legendary 'el Bulli' in Catalonia, which closed in 2011, attained a near-mythic reputation for culinary wizardry. But what actually went on behind the scenes? What was the daily reality of life in the world's greatest kitchen? The Sorcerer's Apprentices tells first-hand the story of a young chef enrolled in the restaurant's legendary training course. It shows her struggle to adapt, how she & the other apprentices learned to push themselves & the limits of their abilities, how they adjusted to a style of cooking that was creative in the extreme & how they dealt with the pressures of performing at the highest level night after night. In past years stagiares have clashed with the severe demeanour of Oriol Castro, the restaurant's chef de cuisine; others have gone on to work at the restaurant. One was sent home each year, unable to fit into the high-wire act that is the el Bulli kitchen. Complicating things even more, the stagiares lived together in shared apartments, so the events & emotions of their personal lives bled more than usual into the professional. The Sorcerer's Apprentices tells these smaller, more human stories as well. At its heart, The Sorcerer's Apprentices is a quest: it tells the tale of a handful of aspiring young people who submitted themselves to a grueling challenge in order to be made better by it. It also offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the most famous restaurant in the world, through the lens of those who, ultimately, made it work. ...

After four decades in the music industry, Michael Bolton has cemented himself as one of the most successful musicians of our time. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his backstage pass into his life lived thus far
- into the venues, buses, limos & hotel rooms of stardom, & finally into his home & heart. His story will go long & dive deep, not only into his self-proclaimed 'vagabond vampire' life, but also into the belly of the beast that is the music industry, with its joys, follies & torments. From a 14-year-old kid performing in dive bars to struggling to provide for his wife & kids, to finally breaking through with the Soul Provider album, Bolton has fought for & earned a life most just dream of. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his life, chockful of all the incredible stories, & the star-studded cast you'd expect, including: Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streis&, Celine Dion, Ray Charles & Lady Gaga.
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Details: Daire Santos has already saved her grandmothers life ? & her soul. But at a cost: the Richter family has been
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Jess is a numbers genius, but when it comes to love she's had to accept there is no magic formula. Juggling a career with raising

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When aspiring music journalist Ren Kingston takes a job nannying for a wealthy family on the exclusive island of Nantucket, playground for Boston's elite, she's hoping for a low-key summer reading books & blogging about bands. Boys are firmly off the agenda. What she doesn't count on is falling in with a bunch of party-loving private school kids who are hiding some dark secrets; falling (possibly) in love with the local bad boy; & falling out with a dangerous serial killer... ...

From the moment Julie Andrews appears on the hills outside Salzburg to the final daring escape from the Nazis, " The Sound of Music" is embedded in the DNA of a generation. But what was it like to be part of all this? For seven children & young adults, the summer of 1964 was a magical one, spent in Salzburg, Austria with their parents or guardians, the films stars & director, & last
- but not least
- each other. " The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook" tells their story, both during the filming & once the movie was released.

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Only once in his life had Sean met a man whose strength matched his own
- & now again they were pitted against each other. He drove
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Homemade soup is the ultimate comfort food: hearty, healthy, & wholesome.

Discover over 150 tried-&-tested soup recipes,

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The Soup Book is packed with plenty of nourishing recipes for every season. 

Try winter warmers such as parsnip &

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On Easter Sunday 2007 the Los Angeles Times reported that two billion people worldwide
- nearly a third of the planet's population
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