Featuring more than 100 routes from around the shores of England Wales & Scotland the Book of Britains Coastal Walks offers something for everyone. Whether a family on a day out at the seaside an experienced rambler along coastal paths or just someone wanting to explore a new & fascinating coastal landscape this book provides a wealth of routes that are well worth exploring. The six regions of the book (Southwest England; Southeast England; Eastern England; Northern England; Wales; Scotland) contain a selection of walks at varying levels of difficulty. Each walk has a clear easy-to-follow map & route description & is accompanied by a detailed background history about the local area. Information about local parking toilets & dog friendliness are also provided alongside beautiful photography of Britain at its very best. ...

Walking is one of the most popular outdoor activities in Britain. Featuring more than 100 routes from across the country this fully-revised edition of the Book of Britains Walks" offers something for everyone. Whether a family on a day out a seasoned rambler or just someone wanting to explore a new part of the country this book provides a wealth of walks around both well-known landmarks & hidden gems that are well-worth exploring. The six regions of the book (Southwest England; Southeast England; Central England; Northern England; Wales; & Scotland) contain a selection of walks at varying levels of difficulty. Each walk has a clear easy-to-follow map & route description & is accompanied by a detailed background history about the local area. A free pocket book version provides a practical companion for all those eager to head out & try the illustrated walks of the larger edition." ...

Good Housekeeping Book of British Food is a superb collection of imaginatively prepared home-produced fare using fresh ingredients ...

The Book of Burger is the ultimate burger book. It will contain recipes for burgers sliders sides sloppies hot dogs sandwiches sauces toppings & more. Rachael will also offer an exclusive guide to choosing the best patty ingredients cooking the perfect burger & selecting the right bread & cheese. Accompanying Rachaels recipes will be favourites from chef friends who have participated in the Burger Bash Food Network Special in Miami including Spike Mendehlson & Bobby Flay. ...

What is the significance of holly at Christmas? When should you make your figgy pudding? Why was the Old Lads Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve? & who was Good King Wenceslas? Did you know that long before turkey arrived on our shores it was traditional to serve a roasted wild boars head at Christmas? Or that our Christmases were once so cold that Frost Fairs were held on the River Thames? Christmas Day was first celebrated on 25 December in the fourth century CE. But when should our Christmas decorations come down
- Twelfth Day Twelfth Night.. .or Candlemas? & why? Packed with fascinating facts about ancient religious customs & traditional feasts instructions for Victorian parlour games & the stories behind our favourite carols The Book of Christmas" is a captivating volume about our Christmas past."
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The Book of Common Prayer is the old & well-loved prayer book of the Church of England in use since the 16th century. It has also become one of the classic English texts its prayers & expressions helping to mould the English language into what it is today. Cambridge's new editions of the Prayer Book have been freshly typeset for the 21st century using a modern digital typeface to give a clear printing image & greater readability. Nevertheless the format & page layout of this book follow the earlier Large-Print Edition Prayer Book page for page. It provides the complete 1662 services
- including the traditional forms of the baptism & marriage services. The prayer book comes in a burgundy imitation leather hardback binding & will be helpful for anyone needing slightly larger print for ease of reading.
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The Book of Common Prayer is the old & well-loved prayer book of the Church of England in use since the 16th century in homes & churches throughout the l&. It has become one of the classic English texts its prayers & expressions helping to mould the English language into what it is today. Cambridge's new editions of the Prayer Book have been freshly typeset for the 21st century using a modern digital typeface to give a clear printing image & greater readability. Nevertheless the format & page layout follow the earlier Standard Edition Prayer Book page for page. It provides the complete 1662 services including the traditional forms of the baptism & marriage services. This book comes in a white imitation leather cased binding in a decorative wrap. It will make a fitting & useful gift for a wedding christening or other special occasion. ...

This title offers a dazzling introduction to the world of dance. From ballet to breaking tap to the tango The Book of Dance" takes a unique look at a huge variety of international dance styles to excite any young wannabe dancer. Top tips techniques & step-by-step guides to basic dance moves are included so you can even have a go yourself. " The Book of Dance"

Includes:: beautiful images from popular productions of classical favourites such as " The Nutcracker" " Broadway" show stoppers & Bollywood routines. With features on Michael Jackson Fred Astaire & some of the greatest ballerinas to tread the boards you can read all about your dance heroes; & the dances that inspired them with sections on the history of styles & techniques. Whether you love to bodypop shake your stuff in the salsa or pas-de-deux across your bedroom floor " The Book of Dance" is the ultimate guide to dance."

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The Book of Dave" is Booker-shortlisted author Will Self's dazzling sixth novel. What if a demented London cabbie called Dave Rudman wrote a book to his estranged son to give him some fatherly advice? What if that book was buried in Hampstead & hundreds of years later when rising sea levels have put London underwater spawned a religion? What if one man decided to question life according to Dave? & what if Dave had indeed made a mistake? Shuttling between the recent past & a far-off future where England is terribly altered " The Book of Dave" is a strange & troubling mirror held up to our times: disturbing satirizing & vilifying who & what we think we are. At once a meditation upon the nature of received religion a love story a caustic satire of contemporary urban life & a historical detective story set in the far future
- this compulsive novel will be enjoyed by readers everywhere including fans of Martin Amis & Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange". " Vivid visceral & breathtakingly ambitious this is Self's best yet". ("GQ"). " Mindboggling.. .darkly hilarious...A fascinating book". (" Evening Standard"). Will Self is the author of nine novels including " Cock & Bull"; " My Idea of Fun"; " Great Apes"; " How the Dead Live"; " Dorian an Imitation"; " The Book of Dave"; " The Butt"; " Walking to Hollywood" & " Umbrella" which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has written five collections of shorter fiction & three novellas: " The Quantity Theory of Insanity"; " Grey Area"; " License to Hug"; " The Sweet Smell of Psychosis"; " Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo"; " Tough Tough Toys for Tough Tough Boys"; " Dr. Mukti & Other Tales of Woe" & " Liver: A Fictional Organ" with a Surface Anatomy of Four Lobes. Self has also compiled a number of nonfiction works including " The Undivided Self: Selected Stories"; " Junk Mail"; " Perfidious Man"; " Sore Sites"; " Feeding Frenzy"; " Psychogeography"; " Psycho Too" & " The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Prawn Cracker"."
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Diana Yakeley offers expert guidance on choosing the best size & shape conservatory for your space. No conservatory would be complete without proper attention to the finer details & a section on interior styling covers lighting colour schemes furniture & soft furnishing. A beautifully illustrated chapter on planting contains suggestions on the best plants for achieving different effects with advice on planting for form colour & scent; sculptural planting schemes; & growing a wide variety of plants. There then follows a section of basic step-by-step techniques as well as an informative directory of the most suitable plants for conservatory conditions. ...