The 1970s
- the decade of tanktops & glamrock punks perms & powercuts. They call it the decade that taste forgot but people in
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Beautiful unspoilt deeply relaxing self governing -- & in many ways different from anywhere else in the British Isles. Here in this expanded & completely revised edition of this best-selling guide is the full story of what makes the Isle of Man such an interesting & memorable place to visit. Contents include: Attractions & Activities; Beaches & Resorts; Churches; Day Drives; Events; Extraordinary Facts; Fishing & Golf; Glens & Gardens; History & Heritage; Lighthouses; Myths & Legends; Queenies & Kippers; Railways & Trams; Street Plans & Maps; TT & Motorsport; Visitor Centres; Walks & Cycle Trails; Yachting & Sailing. ...

By replacing pens & pencils with needle & thread & paint with fabric applique Chloe Owens has applied artistic principles to sewing & created these unique projects showing her true passion for handcrafted things. Packed full of 35 crafty ideas Chloe uses a wide variety of techniques
- from embellishment & adornment to freehand embroidery
- that are forward thinking but still inspired by vintage style. Split into five chapters start by making something fun for a lunch with friends in Cooking Up A Storm. There are pretty placemats table decorations & even an apron for the hostess. In Cuddly Companions you will find a giraffe lion & bonkers bobtail bunnies to sew each one decorated with pretty stitches. Gifts comes next with tote bags & quilts that friends will love to receive. If you adore long lie-ins then Rest Your Weary Head has pillows with applique & embellishments plus a Holly Golightly inspired eyemask. Finally Room Decorations has wall murals & hangings to add a splash of colour to your home. Every project comes with step-by-step instructions & adorable artworks making everything so simple to stitch. There is also a handy techniques section & templates to help you along the way. So what are you waiting for? Grab a needle & thread & get down to some seriously creative crafting.

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Laugh out loud Marian Keyes Hugely Enjoyable Kathy Burke There are some things in life you can always rely on. Living in the shadow of your perfect brother Joey getting the flu over Christmas & your Mother showing you up in the supermarket. Then there are some things you really dont count on happening: a good dose of fame getting completely trashed at an awards ceremony & catching your fella doing something unmentionable on your wedding day. This is my story its dead tragic. You have been warned... Jodie Xx ...

All Souls" is a compelling black comedy of Oxford life by Javier Marias whose highly-anticipated new novel " The Infatuations" is published in 2013. This Penguin Modern Classics edition features a new Introduction by John Banville author of " The Sea". The pretty young tutor Clare Bayes attracts many eyes at an Oxford college dinner not least those of a visiting Spanish lecturer (desperate to escape his conversation with an obese economist about an eighteenth-century cider tax). As they begin an affair meeting in hotel bedrooms away from the eyes of Clare's husband the Spaniard finds himself increasingly drawn into the strange world of Oxford 'one of the cities in the world where the least work gets done' in a story of lust loneliness vanity & memory. Filled with brilliant set pieces & pin-sharp observation " All Souls" is a masterpiece of black humour." ...

Andy Seed is beginning his fifth year teaching at Cragthwaite Primary in the Yorkshire Dales & as always a new term is full of surprises. These take the form of a beautiful but not terribly bright student on placement from the local teacher training college & a particularly pushy & problematic parent with a fine line in complaining. It looks like Andy's pupils are the least of his problems... At home in Applesett things aren't all rosy either. Barbara is forced to take a job as a postie to help pay the mortgage which means finding someone to look after Tom & Reuben. When two old friends move into the village it looks like the problem has been solved but it soon transpires that rural life is not for everyone. As always the book is peppered with the hilarious & heartwarming incidents that a life living & working with children inevitably contains. ...

Dear Mr Seed I am sorry that are Jack was not at school yesterday. He put on such a groth spurt in the night that nun of his clowthes fitted im next morning so I had to take him to the shops. Mrs R. Twenty-five years ago newly qualified teacher Andy Seed moved to a remote village in the Yorkshire Dales with his wife Barbara anticipating breathtaking views & the gentle simplicity of the countryside. The picturesque scenery did not disappoint. But life as a primary school teacher was anything but simple. With a classroom full of colourful characters whose capacity for misunderstanding was exceeded only by their enthusiasm & their ability to leave him incredulous Andy fell in love with teaching & with village life. ALL TEACHERS GREAT & SMALL tells the true story of Andys first year at Cragthwaite Primary School
- how he bravely negotiated the vagaries of the local dialect made disastrous bids to provide a family home naively & hilariously tried out new-fangled ideas in a school stuck in a 1950s time warp & ultimately discovered a little part of England he was proud to call home. Warm touching & very funny All Teachers Great & Small transports you to a time that may be gone but has never been forgotten.
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Twenty-five years ago newly qualified primary school teacher Andy Seed moved to a remote village in the Yorkshire Dales with his wife Barbara anticipating breathtaking views & the simplicity of the countryside. The scenery did not disappoint but Andy soon discovered that life as a primary school teacher was anything but simple. It was a year in which he made disastrous bids to provide a family home naively & hilariously tried out new-fangled ideas in a school stuck in a 1950s time warp & ultimately discovered a little part of England he was proud to call home. ALL TEACHERS GREAT & SMALL tells how Andy fell in love with teaching & with village life. Warmly nostalgic touching & very funny ALL TEACHERS GREAT & SMALL transports you to a time that may be gone but has never been forgotten. ...

A year on from the end of ALL TEACHERS GREAT & SMALL Barbara & Andy Seed are settled into their Yorkshire Dales village but at school trouble arrives for Andy in the form of nine-year-old Sheena. After two years in the job Andy Seed returns to Cragthwaite brimming with complete confidence & looking forward to a year that is bound to bring its own rewards as well as its share of mishaps & misadventures. But even he didnt anticipate exploding piggy banks bottle-rocket missiles & actually deafening Dracula. At home Andy & Barbara are enjoying life with little Tom & are expecting again. Meanwhile a new friendship is formed with hill farmer Adam. Adam proves both an inspiration & a confidante for Andy & through him he begins to see the light with troubled Sheena. The second in Andys trilogy about life as a Yorkshire Dales teacher this is as warm witty & refreshing as the first full of colourful anecdotes from village & school life. ...

A year?on from?the end of ALL TEACHERS GREAT & SMALL Barbara & Andy Seed are settled into their Yorkshire Dales village but at school trouble arrives for Andy in the form of nine-year-old Sheena. After two years in the job Andy Seed returns to Cragthwaite brimming with complete confidence & looking forward to a year that is bound to bring?its own rewards as well as?its share of mishaps & misadventures. But even he didn't anticipate exploding piggy banks bottle-rocket missiles & actually deafening Dracula. At home Andy & Barbara are enjoying life with little Tom and?are expecting again. Meanwhile a new friendship is formed with hill farmer Adam. Adam proves both an inspiration & a confidante for Andy & through him he begins to see the light with troubled Sheena. The second in Andy's trilogy about life as a Yorkshire Dales teacher this is as warm witty & refreshing as the first full of colourful anecdotes from village & school life. ...