Contains: Mapp & Lucia; Lucias Progress; Trouble for Lucia These three wonderful comic novels drolly record the battle between Lucia & Elisabeth Mapp for social & cultural supremacy in the village of Tilling (based on Rye). Their constant skirmishes ensure that every game of bridge tea or dinner-party church service council meeting or art-exhibition are thrilling encounters that ensure Tilling is always on a very agreeable rack of suspense. Both Elisabeth & Lucia are gross hypocrites snobs & bullies the huge differences in temperament & style ensure the battle is usually unequal. Elisabeth is incurably mean-spirited & Lucia suffers from splendid delusions of grandeur & personal prestige. Driven by demons of revenge Elisabeth always acts impulsively & therefore every revelation of her meanness allows Lucia the consummate actress to kill her ally with a sickening kindness. In his insightful Introduction Keith Carabine shows that these books are excruciatingly funny because Benson like Jane Austen invites the reader to view the world through the self-deluded chronic anger & jaundiced suspicions of Elisabeth & through the self-deluded fabrications & day-dreams of Lucia. Carabine also concentrates on the novels disturbing bitchy camp humour whenever that horrid thing which Freud calls sex is raised ...

Massage has a fascinating history dating back 4000 years & evidence of the beneficial effects of massage on animals is not difficult to find; we need only look at animals to understand the importance they place on the use of massage through mutual (allogrooming) or self-grooming. Among dogs an individual suffering from a sore or some other form of injury will often have the affected area roughly licked by another pack member. This action which resembles rubbing is in effect a form of muscle massage. The techniques explained & demonstrated in this valuable book
- which incorporate a trouble shooting guide for problems when working on your dog
- should assist you in improving your dogs health & help you gain a greater awareness of his or her overall condition. Other techniques are also used by fully trained & qualified canine myotherapists or massage therapist practitioners but the techniques included here are safe to use without such specialist knowledge. Also included is information about how the dog works in relation to what effects massage has; plus the clear specially-comissioned photos & technique descriptions explain how you can be so much more in touch with the health of your canine companion as well as establish a bond of trust & communication between you. This book
Includes:: how the dog works; using your vet; how massage works; how to massage your dog; massage techniques; massage exercise & muscular health; managing muscle repair incorporating massage; other techniques; & glossary.


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Written by an experienced teacher & examiner Complete Mathematics for GCSE & Standard Grade" is an ideal book for average-ability students. Groundwork is covered in the first section & then thoroughly revised in the second section before harder topics are approached. Its key points include: carefully graded practice questions to consolidate basic techniques problems & investigations to develop skills required for coursework emphasis on everyday situations relevant to the demands of future employment & complete set of answers." ...

The Complete Maus" by Art Spiegelman
- the Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust survivor story. " The most affecting & successful narrative
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George Mac Donald Fraser's hilarious stories of the most disastrous soldier in the British Army
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The most complete collection of hymns & songs from the Mission Praise series this new edition

Includes:: music

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Marian Newman's The Complete Nail Technician" has been written in line with the current NVQ in Nail Services at levels 2 & 3 & will appeal to both students instructors & practising nail technicians alike. Written by a leading figure in the nail industry " The Complete Nail Technician" contains everything you need to know about nails. It covers essential information about the chemistry of artificial nails as well as comprehensive sections on the anatomy & physiology of the skin & nail unit; preparation of therapist work area & client; applying & maintaining tips overlays & sculptured nails; & basic & advanced nail art; as well as providing important health & safety advice. The new third edition has been completely brought up to date &

Includes:: inspiring 4-colour images & nail art designs & easy to follow step-by-steps. It also

Includes:: new pedagogical features & increased coverage of business practice to ensure that students & nail technicians alike are better equipped with all-important commercial skills. " The Complete Nail Technician" is an essential reference manual for practising nail technicians salon owners & instructors & a great step-by-step guide for beginners."



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Meet Nemesis the Warlock champion of the coming rebellion as he battles against the wicked forces of Torquemada. Joining him is Thoth spawn of Nemesis himself just as blood-thirsty as his dad! Also along for this wild ride are the ABC Warriors joining the Warlock on his weird & wonderful adventures. This is classic 2000 AD" brought to you by some of the greatest names in comics!" ...

The Owl & the Pussy-at Calico Pie & The Pobble Who Has No Toes together with Edward Lears crazy limericks have entertained adults & children alike for over 100 years. This edition illustrated by the author contains all the verse & stories of The Book of Nonsense More Nonsense Nonsense Songs Nonsense Stories Nonsense Alphabets & Nonsense Cookery. It has a biographical Preface by Lear himself & concludes with some delightful heraldic sketches of his cat Foss. ...

It would be disingenuous to the animal not to make the most of the whole beast; there is a set of delights textural & flavoursome which lie beyond the fillet. Thus Fergus Henderson set out his stall when he opened St. John in 1995 now one of the worlds most admired restaurants. His Nose to Tail books are full of exhilarating recipes for dishes that combine high sophistication with peasant thriftiness. Now the books are to be joined together in a compendious volume The Complete Nose to Tail with additional new recipes & more brilliant photography from Jason Lowe. This collection of recipes

Includes:: traditional favourites like Eccles cakes devilled kidneys & seed cake with a glass of Madeira as well as many St. John classics for more adventurous gastronomes
- roast bone marrow & parsley salad deep-fried tripe & pot-roast half pigs head to name but a few. With a dozen new recipes on top of 250 existing ones more than 100 quirky photos & exceptional production values The Complete Nose to Tail is not only comprehensive but extremely desirable.


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