The first complete step-by-step photographic guide & an essential reference for knitters of all styles & techniques presented in an easy-reference take-along format. A compilation of all the techniques for beginning & ending knitting projects it offers a welcome surprise to many knitters who are not aware of the breadth of possibilities. Choosing the right cast on or bind off to fit the chosen yarn & stitch technique will add to the appeal of the finished knitting project. ...

With 5 million copies sold in the UK alone one might consider Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events to be one of the most successful children's authors of the past decade. We however consider these miserable so-called adventure stories & the Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey that accompanied the books for children as nothing more than a dreadful mistake. ...

They hadnt known then what was coming. They didnt know about September 11th they didnt know about miscarriages & love affairs they didnt know about a girl named April Peck. They didnt know they were going to die. Back then they had been happy. From the outside the close-knit circle of friends calling themselves the Castaways share an idyllic lifestyle on the charming island of Nantucket blessed with money children beauty & love. But when Tess & Greg are killed in a tragic boating accident orphaning their seven-year-old twins it sends devastating shockwaves through the rest of the group. As the friends grieve the truth behind their relationships gradually begins to emerge in a chain of staggering revelations. & for the first time they are forced to ask the hardest of questions. Can you live without the person who made you whole? & how do you mourn for a secret lover & a relationship nobody knew existed? An utterly absorbing novel exploring the tangle of secrets & lies that can lurk beneath even the closest of relationships.. . ...

Castilla y Leon is for many people the image of Spain. From elegant cathedrals & Gothic castles to small-town charm & heart-warming traditional food Castilla y Leon is both stunning & welcoming. Footprint Focus provides invaluable information on transport accommodation eating & entertainment to ensure that your trip

Includes:: the best of this richly architectural region of Spain. * Essentials section with useful advice on getting to & around Castilla y Leon. * Comprehensive up-to-date listings of where to eat sleep & play. *

Includes:: information on tour operators & activities from exploring castles to joining in a fiesta. * Detailed maps for Castilla y Leon. * Slim enough to fit in your pocket. With detailed information on all the main sights plus many lesser-known attractions Footprint Focus Castilla y Leon provides concise & comprehensive coverage of one of Spain's most richly architectural regions. The content of the Footprintfocus Castilla y Leon guide has been extracted from Footprint's Northern Spain Handbook.



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The aftermath of war & the slow dawning of a new era of freedom & opportunity shape the destinies of the Cazalets in the final volume of this magnificent family saga. Polly Clary & Louise now grown up are ready to discover the truth about the adult world. While Rupert Hugh & Edward must make the choices that will decide their own -- & the family's -- future. For the Cazalets & all those close to them one end is another beginning.. . Casting off is the fourth & final volume of The Cazalet Chronicle. Read from the beginning of the series: The Light Years Marking Time & Confusion. ...

Kafkas final novel was written during 1922 when the tuberculosis that was to kill him was already at an advanced stage. Fragmentary & unfinished it perhaps never could have been finished; perhaps the tensions between K. the Castle & the village K.s struggle for acceptance or recognition by the mysterious Castle authorities or by the people of the village never will & never can be resolved. Like much of Kafkas work The Castle is enigmatic & polyvalent. Is it an allegory of the sprawling Austro-Hungarian Empire as it disintegrates into modern nation states or a quasi-feudal system giving way to a new freedom for the subject? Is it the search by a central European Jew for acceptance & integration into a dominant culture? Is it a spiritual quest for grace or salvation or an individuals struggle between his sense of independence & his need for approval? Is K. is an opportunist a victim or an outsider battling against an elusive authority? Is the Castle a benign source of authority or a whimsical system of control? Like K. the reader is presented with conflicting perspectives that rehearse the existential dilemmas & uncertainties of literary modernity. ...

Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century & ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth Marc Morris explores many of the country's most famous castles as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples. At times this is an epic tale driven by characters like William the Conqueror King John & Edward I full of sieges & conquest on an awesome scale. But it is also by turns an intimate story of less eminent individuals whose adventures struggles & ambitions were reflected in the fortified residences they constructed. Be it ever so grand or ever so humble a castle was first & foremost a home. To understand castles
- who built them who lived in them & why
- is to understand the forces that shaped medieval Britain.

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A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howls Moving Castle now a major animated film. Far to the south in the Land of Ingary lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air...or is it? Abdullahs day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other but a bad-tempered genie a hideous djinn & various villanous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off Abdullah is determined to rescue her
- if he can find her.
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Why is everyone so afraid of the castle on the hill & what dark secrets lurk inside its walls? When flashing lights are seen in a distant tower Philip Dinah Lucy-Ann & Jack decide to investigate -- & discover a very sinister plot concealed within its hidden rooms & gloomy underground passages. ...

A group of travellers chance to meet first in a castle then a tavern. Their powers of speech are magically taken from them & instead they have only tarot cards with which to tell their stories. What follows is an exquisite interlinking of narratives & a fantastic surreal & chaotic history of all human consciousness. ...