New York, 1961. One young woman from Essex has come to The Big Apple to begin a career that will change the course of her life. At the age of 22, Betty Riegel was plucked from more than a thousand eager young British women who had applied to be part of the Pan Am programme & was sent to New York to learn the art of being the perfect stewardess. Growing up in a working-class family with parents who struggled to make ends meet, Betty spent the first six years of her life hiding in air-raid shelters as bombs dropped around her & her dad fought for his country. In her early twenties, she saw an advert in the local newspaper & secured herself an interview for the Pan Am training programme. She was weighed & measured, & declared 'desirable' enough to earn a coveted place. Having never left her home town before, Betty said goodbye to her parents & her high-school sweetheart, boarded her first plane to New York, & landed in Manhattan
- a city full of noise, traffic, towering skyscrapers & promise. Under the watchful eye of her housemother, Dottie, Betty was taught deportment, geography, safety, make-up application & how to charm the passengers. But nothing prepared her for the rollercoaster of life in the air
- preparing five-course Parisian cuisine from scratch in the galley of the plane, mixing cocktails at an open bar, serving lobster thermidor & two-foot-long fillets of beef to each passenger's

Specification. Scrambling 280 eggs for breakfast in severe turbulence & teaching the mashed potato dance to a Saudi Prince
- Betty lived the dream.




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January 1942: At a London RAF recruiting office three girls from diverse backgrounds meet. Edie, a quick-witted Cockney in her early twenties; Phyllis, a tall plain reserved girl in her late twenties & Basher, a rather well-endowed seventeen-year-old bursting to break free from the strict upbringing of a Salvation Army background. ...

One day, Robin & Joy read about the Magic Faraway Tree in a book & decide to go meet Joe, Beth & Frannie themselves. The five children have all sorts of exciting adventures together, including being captured by the Enchanter Red-Cloak in the Land of Castles, a birthday treat for Joy in the Land of Wishes. ...

Read With Biff, Chip & Kipper is the UK's best-selling home reading series. Over 5 million copies of the series sold in the UK alone since 2005. It is based on Oxford Reading Tree which is used in 80% of primary schools. Level 1 First Stories have been specially written to introduce & practise a range of key everyday words & to develop early reading skills through simple stories. Key words include: I, &, it, is, no, on, get, got, go, up, Mum, Dad These four engaging storybooks include tips for reading together & for talking about the story, puzzles & fun activities. Each book contains two stories to enjoy together. Written by Roderick Hunt & beautifully illustrated by Alex Brychta, they are the perfect introduction to learning to read. Level 1 Phonics books are also available to provide practise of letter sounds & reading simple sentences as they do at school. ...

Four animated adventures following Thomas & his locomotive friends. In this instalment, Thomas & Percy try to deliver a huge balloon to Mr. Bubble's Big Balloon Show, Sodor Island hosts the Children's Steam Fair & Thomas's whistle needs fixing. The episodes are: ' Up, Up & Away', ' Wonky Whistle', ' Kevin the Steamie' & ' Emily & Dash'. ...

Upcycling sums up today’s approach to interiors. It means re-using or re-styling things in an innovative & contemporary way, transforming an older piece of furniture from junk to fabulous.

The same idea can even be applied to mass-market modern furniture – through ‘hacking’, you can give it a brand new use or an entirely different look. Both upcycling & hacking are about re-purposing, taking an inexpensive item & re-working it into something special & unique.

This book will inspire you to look at your home in a new way & transform something mundane into something fabulous.

Product information:
• ISBN: 9781782491859
• Format: Hardback
• Author: Liz Bauwens & Alexandra Campbell
• Publisher: Cico Books
• Pages: 160
• Dimensions: 26.4 x 22.5 x 2cm











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Step away from boredom & reclaim your life Feeling unfulfilled? Do you dream of a lifestyle where you can have it all good health, wealth, freedom & happiness? You re not alone. Upgrade Your Life is your guide to taking the power back & becoming the master of your own fate & that of your business. ...

A gorgeous set of upper case alphabet clear stamps, perfect for any cards or themed craft projects.

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Personalise & decorate your craft projects with this amazing pack of Upper Case Alphabet Wooden Stamps! These wooden alphabet stamps feature an uppercase typeface, perfect for creating beautifully stamped personal messages, phrases & sentiments for your cards, scrapbook pages, notebook covers, gift tags & any other project.  Product Information: • Alphabet Wooden Stamps • Typeface: Upper Case • Comes in Tub • Perfect for craft projects • Pack of 26   ...

A fantastic metal cutting die set that is in the style of Uppercase alphabet
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