North London, 1916. When Olivia Bone & Lieutenant Lucas Black shared a passionate kiss one summer's evening, it seemed as

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Bestselling author Lisa Faulkners new collection of innovative recipes based around moments to share with family & friends. Lisa focuses on food she loves to cook for her family & friends, with an original collection of over 130 recipes based around different occasions ? dishes for Sunday mornings, rainy days, something special, when the sun is shining, when she has no time or a house full of kids. There is something here for get-togethers of all kinds, with recipes ranging from the delicate Crab Ravioli with Chive Beurre Blanc & the sublime Venison, Celeriac & Apple Puree, Red Wine & Chocolate Sauce to Crispy Cornflake Chicken & Homemade Fish Fingers, perfect fare for hungry kids. Every recipe has Lisas personal introduction, giving an insight into her life & how she likes to do things. ...

The perfect killer has no friends. Only targets. For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. & he is the city's most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to courtly boudoir. For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, & learned the hard way to judge people quickly
- & to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint. But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life & embrace a new identity & name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerous politics & strange magics
- & cultivate a flair for death.

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Drawing on more than a decade's experience working with former tennis World Number One Sir Andy Murray, The Way of the Tortoise

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Explore every style of martial art in the world, form ancient fighting arts of India & China to modern self-defence techniques & Olympic sports. Follow the lives of the masters & their disciples, & experience the ultimate in combat training methods. Examine the weaponry, armour, & culture associated with an incredible range of style & traditions. Written by kung-fu virtuoso & TV presenter Chris Crudelli, who has travelled the world to learn form the masters first-h&. ...

The Way the World Works, Nicholson Baker's ranges over the map of life to examine what ails us, what eases our pain, & what gives us joy. Baker-recently hailed as "one of the most consistently enticing writers of our time" by The New York Times-moves from political controversy to the intimacy of his own life, from forgotten heroes of pacifism to airplane wings, telephones, paper mills, David Remnick, Joseph Pulitzer, the OED, & the manufacture of the Venetian gondola. In one essay, Baker surveys our fascination with video games while attempting to beat his teenage son at Modern Warfare 2; in a celebrated essay on Wikipedia, he describes his efforts to stem the tide of encyclopedic deletionism. Through all these pieces Baker shines the light of an inexpugnable curiosity; The Way the World Works is a keen-minded, generous-spirited compendium by a modern American master. ...

Cooking seemed like the perfect distraction
- until a delicious chef was thrown in the mix... Escaping from corporate city life
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At the outset of the Second World War the deserted airfield of Halfpenny Field becomes a bustling bomber command centre. Peter Penrose (John Mills) is placed under the command of Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant David Archdale (Michael Redgrave), & the two become great friends. When the Americans join the allies in 1942, several of their number are stationed at the base, & the arrival of US pilot Johnny (Douglas Montgomery) complicates the established British friendships. ...

Aspiring writer Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford) & Jewish political activist Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) meet at college in the 1930s. Although attracted to each other, a romance does not ensue. However, they meet again during the Second World War ...

When Alices husband Ben dies suddenly, her world falls apart. They shared twenty years & two daughters & life without him is unimaginable.

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