For millions of people travel by air is a confounding uncomfortable & even fearful experience. Patrick Smith airline pilot & author of the web's popular Ask the Pilot feature separates the fact from fallacy & tells you everything you need to know...-How planes fly & a revealing look at the men & women who fly them -Straight talk on turbulence pilot training & safety -The real story on congestion delays & the dysfunction of the modern airport -The myths & misconceptions of cabin air & cockpit automation -Terrorism in perspective & a provocative look at security -Airfares seating woes & the pitfalls of airline customer service -The colors & cultures of the airlines we love to hate Cockpit Confidential covers not only the nuts & bolts of flying but also the grand theater of air travel from airport architecture to inflight service to the excitement of travel abroad. It's a thoughtful funny at times deeply personal look into the strange & misunderstood world of commercial flying. The ideal book for frequent flyers nervous passengers & global travelers. Refreshed & vastly expanding from the original Ask the Pilot with Approx. 75 percent new material. ...

The Southern Belle & the Karma Sip Tra. The Alabama Slammer & the Autumn Thunder. The Couture Fizz & the Vanilla Kiss. These are not just drinks but statements of intent: accessories every bit as vital as shoes when you're planning a night on the town. What you think determines what you drink. Awash with recipes & dripping romance The Cocktail captures the spirit of every spirit. Learn about the warm companionship of vodka the old-school primness of gin & the tropical abandon of rum. Drink in the geisha chic of sake & discover why whiskey & its white trash cousin bourbon are no longer just a guy's best friend. ...

Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness tells the story of the author's mother Nicola Fuller. Nicola Fuller & her husband were a glamorous & optimistic couple & East Africa lay before them with the promise of all its perfect light even as the British Empire in which they both believed waned. They had everything including two golden children
- a girl & a boy. However life became increasingly difficult & they moved to Rhodesia to work as farm managers. The previous farm manager had committed suicide. His ghost appeared at the foot of their bed & seemed to be trying to warn them of something. Shortly after this one of their golden children died. Africa was no longer the playground of Nicola's childhood. They returned to England where the author was born before they returned to Rhodesia & to the civil war. The last part of the book sees the Fullers in their old age on a banana & fish farm in the Zambezi Valley. They had built their ramshackle dining room under the Tree of Forgetfulness. In local custom this tree is the meeting place for villagers determined to resolve disputes. It is in the spirit of this Forgetfulness that Nicola finally forgot
- but did not forgive
- all her enemies including her daughter & the Apostle a squatter who has taken up in her bananas with his seven wives & forty-nine children. Funny tragic terrifying exotic & utterly unself-conscious this is a story of survival & madness love & war passion & compassion.


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Enter the wonderful world of cocktail mixology. Youll join a professional team who will teach you how to mix up some of the most popular cocktails in the world. Have you ever wanted that James Bond lifestyle? Vesper martinis & Cosmopolitans are just some of the drinks youll make. This is a fun interactive training session in small groups so everyone gets to be involved. Your experience lasts Approx. three hours & in that time you get to learn a brief history of cocktails bar equipment & free-pouring. The bartender makes up three cocktails for the group to sample. Then its your turn to get mixing! Feel like a professional as you get the chance to make upto two cocktails & a shooter from behind the bar. Now for the best bit you will be able to drink your creations. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "


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Enter the wonderful world of cocktail mixology. Youll both join a professional team who will teach you how to mix up some of the most popular cocktails in the world. Have you ever wanted that James Bond lifestyle? Vesper martinis & Cosmopolitans are just some of the drinks youll make. This is a fun interactive training session in small groups so everyone gets to be involved. Your experience lasts Approx. three hours & in that time you get to learn a brief history of cocktails bar equipment & free-pouring. The bartender makes up three cocktails for the group to sample. Then its your turn to get mixing! Feel like a professional as you get the chance to make up to two cocktails & a shooter from behind the bar. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "


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Are you a Bosom Caresser or a Harvey Wallbanger? Can you tell a Moscow Mule from a Brass Monkey? Can you name Ernest Hemingway s favourite tipple? All the kit spirits mixers famous drinkers
- & over 80 classic & contemporary cocktail recipes plus tried & tested hangover cures for the morning after. If you have friends coming round for drinks or you're looking for the perfect accessory to take to a party Gem Cocktails is the ideal quick-reference bursting with information on everything you need to know to mix the perfect cocktail. The fact-packed introduction examines the legends of how the cocktail was invented & tells the story of its climb to fame in Jazz Age America. It then looks at the secrets of mixing a great cocktail & what you ll need to set up your own cocktail bar
- what spirits liqueurs & mixers to keep stocked up on what equipment you'll need & which glasses to serve each cocktail in & how to garnish. Nine drinks-based chapters then detail ingredients assembly instructions & presentation for each cocktail & you'll even learn a little about the background to their creation. Contents include: * Introduction * Rum-based cocktails * Brandy-based cocktails * Vodka-based cocktails * The Classic Martini * Whisky-based cocktails * Champagne-based cocktails * Shooters slammers & tequila * Non-alcoholic cocktails * Hangover cures

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This beautiful book is a perfect party companion. It contains recipes for cocktails
- both classic & contemporary
- & one-bite

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Three women smart & successful working in the fast & furious world of magazines meet for cocktails & gossip once a month. Roxanne: glamorous self-confident with a secret lover
- & hoping that one day he will leave his wife & marry her. Maggie:capable & high-achieving until she finds the one thing she cant cope with
- motherhood. Candice:honest decent or so she believes
- until a ghost from her past turns up & almost ruins her life. A chance encounter in the cocktail bar sets in train an extraordinary set of events which upsets all their lives & almost destroys their friendship...


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Another delicious book in the Chocolate Box Girls series a sequel to Cherry Crush Marshmallow Skye & Summer's Dream from bestselling girls' favourite Cathy Cassidy. Coco is the youngest of the Tanberry sisters but she's as headstrong as any of them. Coco is crazy about animals & loves her riding lessons. When her favourite pony at the stables is sold Coco scopes out the new owner
- & she's not happy about what she discovers. With big sister Honey going off at the deep end & Summer only just recovering from her eating disorder Coco can't rely on family help. Can Coco save Caramel alone
- or will a new friend help her? A perfect next step for fans of Jacqueline Wilson by the bestselling author of Scarlett Dizzy Angel Cake & Ginger Snaps. For all the latest Cathy news visit website.

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Coco Chanels genius for fashion may have been distilled in simplicity but her life was an extravaganza. A brilliant array of luminaries fell under her spell
- Picasso Churchill Cocteau; lovers included the Grand Duke Dmitri; the English roue Boy Capel; a French poet; & a German spy & the Duke of Westminster who offered to leave his wife for her permanently if she would only bear him an heir. Paradoxically though she might have been regarded in some lights as a pioneering feminist
- sacrificing marriage to a revolutionary career in couture
- Chanel was utterly baffled by the idea of womens politics. Educated women? A womans education consists of two lessons: never leave the house without stockings never go out without a hat. Chanels rise from penniless orphan to millionaire designer
- inventing sportswear the little black dress & number 5
- makes compelling reading not least because she was inclined to design her own life as deftly as she did her fashions. Axel Madsen negotiates Chanels smoke screens with skill bringing this tantalizing woman to life in all her alluring complexity.




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