Erna Low born in Vienna in 1909 was instrumental in starting what has become a multimillion pound industry: the ski holiday business. In 1932 she placed an advert in the Morning Post saying Austria fortnight GBP15 only including rail & hotel arranged by young Viennese Graduette for young people leaving Christmas". For her it was a way to get back home to see her family over Christmas but the popularity of the trip soon saw it develop into a lucrative business. Erna an Austrian javelin champion & handball player soon branched out into parties for the young elite at country houses around Britain becoming something of a matchmaker for the 20- & 30-somethings who flocked to her events year after year. When war came to Europe she joined the BBC listening in on German broadcasts to help the Allied effort. After normality had been restored she grasped the opportunity offered by rising standards of living & grew her eponymous company into a leading travel company in the market by the 1960s introducing many holiday destinations & concepts to the British market. A consummate networker Erna Low introduced herself to the great & the good & became their friend & confidante. She taught royalty actors & politicians to ski. This illustrated hardback biography examines Ernas life including interviews with her friends & colleagues & shows how her strength of character & business nous enabled her to succeed in a male-dominated world. It will appeal to anyone interested in the history of skiing & travel in Britain the hundreds of thousands of past & present customers of Erna Low as well as anyone interested in how an independent young Austrian woman from a challenging background became a household name & business success in Britain. A foreword has been written by Roger Lloyd Pack. "2012 is the 80th anniversary of the first Erna Low-organised ski trip. The current chief executive of her company has an amazing archive of material collected by Erna during her life & it was going through this that inspired me to write it " says author Mark about Aiming High." ...

Following on from the success of the first Gourmet Express book Ainsley is back with a new collection of simple & sensational dishes that are designed for those who love good food but dont have time to follow long & complicated recipes. Whether you need fresh ideas for family meals or are having friends round for an informal supper there are recipes here to suit every occasion. For a quick & delicious weekend brunch how about trying Ainsleys Pancetta Hash Browns? Or get the morning off to a healthy start with a Pineapple & Coconut Smoothie. Starters include Crispy Noodle-wrapped Prawns with Rice-wine Dipping Sauce & the delicious Hot Bloody Mary Soup. For the main course Ainsley has a whole host of suggestions from Fresh Charred Tuna Steak with Salsa Verde to the warming Clares Winter-vegetable Cobbler. & for the perfect end to a fabulous menu Ainsleys ideas include scrumptious desserts such as Six-minute Soft-centred Chocolate Puddings & Cranberry & Pomegranate Jellies. Complete with over 40 stunning full-colour photographs Gourmet Express 2 is guaranteed to show that you too can produce fabulous food without spending hours in the kitchen. ...

Ainsley shows us how to serve up speedy meals without compromising on quality or taste great food fast for busy people. With 100 simple & delicious recipes each with a cooking time of no more than one hour Meals in Minutes has something for every occasion from after-work suppers to easy dinner parties. The ingredients are all easily found in supermarkets & Ainsleys quick & accessible techniques are perfect for cooks in a hurry. Lightning-fast mouth-watering dishes include Clares Chilli Bean Ranch Pasties Teasing Turkey Pitta Pockets & Simply Smokin Paella as well as a crafty high-speed version of the much-loved Sunday roast. & there are irresistible desserts for those with a sweet tooth such as Terrific Toffee-Choc Cake Pudding Crackingly Fruity Mount Vesuvius & Titillating Tarty Rhuby Souflette. So even though we work hard play hard & definitely have less time for cooking if we follow Ainsleys example we can create scrumptious meals on the spur of the moment & make take-aways a thing of the past. ...

Heard the one about the airline that has introduced corpse cupboards on new planes to cope with the number of people who die in the air? Heard the story about the First Class air hostess who got fired for sitting on the face of a passenger during a long haul flight? Heard about the amount of knickers & false teeth that are left behind in the body of the plane? Heard how pissed-off stewards put laxatives in your drinks? Heard about the pilot who ran out of runway? Heard of the disabled passengers who miraculously walk again? No? Then you havent read Air Babylon. Do you know the best place to have sex on a plane? Do you know how to dress for an upgrade? Do you know that one drink in the air equals three on the ground? Do you know who is checking you in? Who is checking you out? Do you know exactly what happens to your luggage once it leaves your sight? Is it secure? Are you safe? Do you really know anything about the business that you entrust your life to several times a year? Air Babylon is a trawl through the highs the lows & the rapid descents of the travel industry. It catalogues the births the deaths the drunken brawls the sexual antics & the debauchery behind the scenes of the ultimate service industry
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Over sixty years ago a battle took place that if it had succeeded could have shortened the Second World war by six months. The operation to take the bridges at Arnhem was given the code name Operation Market Garden Market being the air side of the operation & Garden the subsequent ground operation. The main problem was communications between the ground forces & the re-supply aircraft of the Royal Air Force. Its their efforts & the courage on evident display at Arnhem that the book is based upon. Over a period of seven days troops of the 1st Airborne were taken by the RAF in towed gliders & then in subsequent days showed courage of the highest order to make sure that the ground troops were supplied with ammunition & food to sustain them in their efforts to take the bridges at Arnhem. Their efforts were costly 309 aircrew & 79 Air Dispatchers were killed & 107 aircraft which included the men & aircraft who supported the main re-supply armada. One of the re-supply aircraft flown by F/ Lt David Lord DFC was shot down. Lord was later awarded the Victoria Cross. His courage & dedication are exemplary of the efforts of the men of Transport Command to make sure the men on the ground were re-supplied. The men of the Air Dispatchers or ADs as they were known must always be remembered when regarding Arnhem. Their efforts to make sure the supplies were released from the aircraft & on to the besieged men on the ground was a vital factor in getting vital supplies to the troops successfully. This is their story vividly told & serves a commemorative purpose memorialising both the events & most importantly the men who participated. ...

This book is designed to impart the techniques of using this effective tool quickly & easily. All three types of airbrush are examined & explained in simple terms. The title also boasts an excellent section on actually using the airbrush & studies in depth the painting of four different miniatures. Clear photographs are taken of the painting process on each different model showing all sorts of exciting techniques. Methods of lightening & darkening representing camouflage & weathering & mixing exactly the right colour are all explained. A book that will suit both complete beginners & those wanting to get more out of their airbrush. ...

A guide to the art & techniques of spray-painting & airbrushing for the modeller. This book

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Someone wants revenge & the target is the President's plane. When the mission looks impossible the world calls upon UNACO. The world's most ingenious international criminal is bent on revenge! / Two men with the same name & the same face / & six of the most important men in the world aboard the President's plane! Who pushed the button that destroyed Air Force One? Why must everyone be killed? Are they really dead? In this game of deception only UNACO & its daring team can be trusted to join the gamble
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Ikki Minami is a junior high school student with a dream
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This guide to air rifle hunting skills & techniques is a must-have for anyone who wants to get the most from their airgun shooting & stay one step ahead of their quarry. The book covers the vast array of hunting techniques used by one of the country's leading shooting writers. Whether controlling pests on the farm or hunting meat for the pot the airgun shooter has to pit his wits against the finely tuned senses of wild creatures that run the gauntlet of survival on a daily basis. Through this book Mathew Manning shares his wealth of experience to help you tip the odds in your favour. The title covers in detail the skills of fieldcraft
- the hunter's deadliest weapon. Join Mathew for a year in the countryside & learn how to read the signs provided by nature & then make the right decisions to enjoy consistent success in the field. Mathew describes more than thirty hunting scenarios encountered through the year from decoying crows & magpies & hide shooting for pigeons to long-range rabbiting & woodland squirrel control. He offers easy-to-follow guidance on how to pre-empt the habits of quarry species along with the various techniques & tactics he uses to exploit hunting opportunities throughout the year. There are also helpful notes on game preparation & a selection of favourite recipes including Pigeon Pasties & Rabbit with Apple & Cider.
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