A renowned gamester & the first to own that he is untroubled by a romantic disposition Max Ravenscar regards all eligible females with indifference. But when he learns that his young cousin Adrian is bent on marrying Deborah Grantham beautiful mistress of her aunt's gaming house he meets an opponent in whom all his experience of risk & gambles finds him unprepared. Full of typically rogueish heroes & beautiful heroines Faro's Daughter shows all the qualities that made the greatest romantic novelist of her age & won her a huge audience that continues to this day. ...

Situated between Scotland & Iceland the Faroe Islands" are arguably one of Europe's best-kept secrets. Wild wet & windy they are off the main tourist trail & remain one of the few places in the world where life moves at a sedate pace. Written by James Proctor who has been visiting the islands for over 20 years this new edition has been updated throughout. It brings together all the practical information that the independent traveller needs: details of new website addresses transport links weather reports emerging tour operators & information on new hotels & restaurants throughout all 18 islands. A visit there is a tremendously rewarding experience." ...

Farrow & Ball is a leader in the luxury paint & wallpaper market catering to top designers & discerning homeowners who seek ...

Iconic brand Farrow & Ball began in the 1940s as a small firm based in Dorset specializing in paints made in the traditional way with traditional ingredients. Despite its success Farrow & Ball has stayed true to these origins. It is the quality of the paint with its exceptional depth & subtlety of colour that has made the company famous worldwide. Farrow & Ball paints look as good on the walls of a slick Soho flat as they do in a period ballroom & are as perfect for a cottage as in a castle. Divided into chapters according to style including Classical City Modern Country Cottage & Country House the first part of the book shows Farrow & Ball paints & wallpapers in a wide range of unusual & beautiful interiors. Part Two of the book is devoted to colour. From the themes of All White & In Neutral to Softly Softly & Bright & Beautiful each chapter explores a particular palette & shows how colour can be used to create atmosphere character & charm. Inspiring instructive celebratory this book brings out the painter & decorator in us all. ...

Farsi also known as Persian is the official language of Iran. This bilingual dictionary of the Persian language contains over 8 000 total entries. For use by both native English & Farsi speakers pronunciation & part of speech are indicated for each entry. ...

Roy Hudd's career began in the 1950s & since then he has worked with most of the major stars of the last forty years. Born in Croydon in 1936 his early life was turbulent. His father left home & his mother committed suicide during the war leaving his formidable but adored grandmother to raise him & it was she who gave him the title for this book. His big television break came with Not So Much a Programme More a Way of Life" with David Frost John Bird & John Fortune & he also had a brief stint in the popular TV soap " Coronation Street". His radio career

Includes:: the hugely popular " The News Huddlines" which he starred in & ran for twenty-six years. With over thirty pantomimes under his belt as well as many memorable Variety & West End performances perhaps most notably as Fagin in Cameron Mackintosh's first production of " Oliver". "A Fart in a Colander" brings together some wonderful stories from his life & sparkles with the fun & laughter Roy has brought to millions of people throughout his career."

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A young boy bewitched by his fathers unrelenting passion to fly; a desperate craving that absorbs his every waking minute finds himself entranced by the dream. When his father goes to war & does not return it seems the spell is broken.. Much later the boy now a young man finds himself drawn once more to his fathers drawings & failed experiments. Finally able to make his fathers dream a reality he flies. Will his own son be visited by this unrelenting passion? ...

The new book of essays from Jonathan Franzen author of Freedom. Jonathan Franzens Freedom was the runaway most-discussed novel of 2010 an ambitious & searching engagement with life in America in the 21st century. Now a new collection of Franzens non-fiction brings fresh demonstrations of his vivid moral intelligence confirming his status not only as a great American novelist but also as a master noticer social critic & self-investigator. In Farther Away which gathers together essays & speeches written mostly in the past five years the writer returns with renewed vigor to the themes both human & literary that have long preoccupied him. Whether recounting his violent encounter with bird poachers in Cyprus examining his mixed feelings about the suicide of his friend & rival David Foster Wallace or offering a moving & witty take on the ways that technology has changed how people express their love these pieces deliver on Franzens implicit promise to conceal nothing from the reader. Taken together these essays trace the progress of unique & mature mind wrestling with itself with literature & with some of the most important issues of our day. Farther Away is remarkable provocative & necessary. ...

' Best in Show' or farting fiasco? It's the day of the big dog show & all is going really well for Fred
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This is an illustrated field guide to the better-known & special interest birds which you are likely to see when you visit Australia. It features beautiful full colour illustrations & handy facts about each birds habitat nesting habits & activities. Perfect as a gift field guide or even for the coffee table. A must for all visitors to Australia. ...