If you have ever bought a cookery book not only for the recipes but also for the mouth-watering images & attractive design then A Book for Cooks is for you. Food writer & self-confessed bibliophile Leslie Geddes-Brown surveys 100 pioneering cookbooks selected by her for their influence for their unusual recipes or simply for their beauty. All types of cookery book are featured from the seventeenth century to the present with cuisine ranging from Italian to Moroccan Indian to South American. Among the famous chefs & writers included are Mrs Beeton Raymond Blanc Robert Carrier Elizabeth David Nigella Lawson Claudia Roden Constance Spry & Alice Waters. Each entry

Includes:: a brief commentary on the book as well as photographs of its cover & several inside pages. Also featured are contributions from leading chefs cookery writers & other food experts either discussing their top 10 cookbooks or describing how they organize their own collection. With more than 500 colour illustrations lively text including a short history of cookery books & an elegant design A Book for Cooks is a culinary delight for all foodies.

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Everyone has favourite moments with their grandad that they treasure whether it be a favourite anecdote activity that is shared or some wise advice from years of experience. A Book for Grandad" is the perfect way to show a grandad just how much they are treasured & adored. Full of real-life stories quips & sound advice to amuse & entertain including: famous"es & anecdotes on grandfatherhood; top-ten ways to get the most out of quality time with the grandchildren; exciting things to make & do; examples of grandfatherly wisdom that might raise a smile; & heartwarming stories that remind us all why our grandads are so important. With black-&-white illustrations throughout "A Book for Grandad" is a delightful celebration of why they are truly loved. Its a treasure trove no grandad should be without." ...

Even in these gloomy days all it takes to lift yourself out of wage slavery & become unhealthily rich is one bright idea. Bestselling authors & entrepreneurs Benrik are overflowing with cutting-edge schemes that they simply don't have time to develop themselves. As first seen in a weekly column in the Independent on Sunday" some of those ideas are genius while others seem plainly insane
- but any could propel you from your current lowly status to that of a multimillionaire. This title
Includes:: celebrity-worn underwear
- fans would pay a premium to purchase underwear actually worn by their favourite stars however fleetingly; a chain of beginners' gyms
- where beginners can exercise without fear of ridicule (and with fake weights); & airport public X-Ray machine
- manufacture giant screen x-ray machines so the bored queuing travellers can assist with explosives-detection. It is fully illustrated! It makes the ideal credit crunch Christmas gift!"




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Tohko will be graduating soon. Although that thought makes him sad when he spends New Years with Kotobuki Konoha feels the distance between them closing ever so slightly. However when he hears that Kotobuki has been suddenly hospitalized & goes to visit her he is reunited with a girl he never for a moment forgot! A girl who smiles exactly like she used to. However Konohas bonds with those around him begin to creak loudly & she is at the center of it all. What exactly is the truth? What is it that she wishes for? What are the girls true feelings as the Book Girl imagines them? The long-awaited fifth volume! ...

A practical step-by-step guide Book in a Month" leads writers through a proven 30-day novel-writing system in a balanced fun & supportive way. Based on author Victoria Schmidt's own Book in a Month Group this book contains a combination of instruction non-intimidating weekly schedules & detailed worksheets." Book in a Month" covers everything from time management; project selection tips; outlining; research strategies; drafting acts I II & III; character & plot development; & much more." ...

With so many fantastic books available to the book club member it can often be difficult to pick out just one for the whole group to read & enjoy. & how to know what books are even available
- where do you start? Thankfully The Book Lovers' Companion" is here to help bringing together a huge range of the best & most loved titles into one place in one comprehensive guide. Featuring a diverse selection of books to choose from from " Pride & Prejudice" to the modern classics the guide

Includes:: interesting discussion points & facts as well as potential companion books of similar themes honest opinions from readers & razor-sharp reviews from critics so you'll know you're making the right choice every time. Compiled by a range of English literature experts & avid readers " The Book Lovers' Companion" is sure to inspire any book lover."


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Photographic artists & students of alternative process photography will welcome this new edition of Christopher James The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes. This significantly expanded edition is a full-color lavishly illustrated comprehensive resource that explores every aspect of alternative process image making. With his highly conversational writing style James explores the techniques processes idiosyncrasies history & cultural connections that are such a significant part of the genre. Best of all Christopher makes it extremely accessible providing clear instructions & practical workflow advice. The book delves into a vast menu of alternative & traditional options among them: calotype salted paper cyanotype argyrotype chrysotype POP kallitype ambrotype/wet collodion Van Dyke platinum/palladium Ziatype gelatin dry plate emulsions carbon gum bichromate albumen h&-applied emulsions paper alternative imaging systems & digital negative production for alternative process image making. This book has become the unanimous standard reference text for alternative process photography one that students love to read & work from. Not only does this definitive work make the most complex ideas easy to understand it is conversational comfortable inspirational & fun to read- a tremendous resource & a treasure trove of alternative process images. If I could only have one photography book this would be it." -Timothy Whelan Photographic Books." ...

Designed as a companion & soul-friend this is a book of marvels woven from the author's own story stories of others' struggles with their humanness & truths from the great wisdom traditions. A series of daily reflections The Book of Awakening is a guidebook for a new journey of the soul. Each entry is a work of art accompanied by a practice that makes for a completely original call to awaken the mind & the senses. ...

Here is a delightful collection of 30 easy-to-make bags to suit every outfit & occasion. The collection

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From Axolotl to Zebrafish meet a world of barely imagined beings: real creatures that are often stranger & more astonishing than anything dreamt in the pages of a medieval bestiary. Ranging from the depths of the ocean to the most arid corners of the earth Caspar Henderson captures the beauty & bizarreness of the many living forms we thought we knew & some we could never have contemplated & invites us to better imagine the world around us. An extraordinary vivid combination of natural history spiritual primer & philosophical meditation The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is a mind-expanding wonder-inducing read. ...