Commander Graham Martineau was awarded the Victoria Cross for pressing home an attack against impossible odds. Few survived & crimson ribbon remains a haunting symbol of the sacrifice of ship & men. Now as captain of the crack Tribal Class destroyer H.M.S. Hakka Martineau must once again call from ordinary seamen the ultimate in courage & prepare to defend to the death vital convoys to Russia. There is no hiding place in these bitter Arctic seas where a pitiless enemy awaits a fatal rendezvous. All are heroes & no man & no ship is immortal. ...

High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan a young American volunteer has been sent to handle the dyamiting. There in the mountains he finds the dangers & the intense comradeship of war. & there he discovers Maria a young woman who has escaped from Franco's rebels. Like many of his novels adapted into a major Hollywood film For Whom the bell Tolls is one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century by one of the greatest American writers. ...

Martin Bell OBE has been many things
- an icon of BBC war reporting Britains first independent MP for 50 years a UNICEF ambassador
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A beautiful classic book to be given as a special christening gift. The themed arrangement of Bible passages & classic prayers makes this a book to be used & enjoyed by the child when they are old enough. The book also

Includes:: a keepsake element for the parents to fill in as a personalised record of their child.

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I am going to write the spy story to end all spy stories One morning in February 1952 a journalist called Ian Fleming sat down at his desk & set about creating a fictional secret agent. James Bond was born & would go on to become one of the most successful enduring & lucrative creations in literature. But Bonds world of glamour & romance gadgets & cocktails espionage & villainy wasnt entirely drawn from imagination: Flemings background & his experiences as an intelligence officer during the Second World War were all formative parts in the creation of the worlds most famous spy. Packed with astonishing detail & written in Macintyres inimitable style For Your Eyes Only is the most enlightening enlivening book on the creator of the spy who not only lived twice but proved to be immortal. ...

At any time in any place food is there for the taking
- if only we knew how & where to look. Miles Irving makes his living out
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In The Forager's Kitchen expert forager & cook Fiona Bird shares the knowledge she has gained from years of gathering food from the l&. Whether you live in a large city in open countryside or by the coast if you open your eyes & follow Fiona's advice you will find more ingredients growing in the wild than you could imagine. & once you have brought your bounty home there are more than 100 recipes for you to try. If you love baking try the carrot & clover cake wild hazelnut shortbread or sea lettuce madeleines. Make the most of a hedgerow glut by making honeysuckle jelly or quince & wild thyme sorbet. Try a food-for-free main course of chanterelle puffs or wild mussels steamed with dandelions or a quick snack of garlic mustard chickweed & tomato bruschetta. Or indulge your tastebuds with wild berry & herb marshmallows or a wild cherry panna cotta. The Forager's Kitchen will change the way you cook
- rather than shopping in the aisles of your grocery store head off to the great outdoors & you will be amazed by the sheer quantity of food that available for free.
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This is a practical guide to finding & preparing food from hedgerows parks fields woods rivers & seashore. Aimed at the beginner it also has a wealth of tips for the enthusiast & unlike other books on wild food covers foraging in the urban environment as well as the countryside. The book shows the reader Where How & When to find the best edible berries leaves flowers mushrooms seaweed shellfish & snails with clear & full instructions on what is safe to eat. Foraging" covers the 100 wild foods that are good to eat fun to find easy to identify
- & will make a healthy difference to your diet & your bank balance. The book is organised by environment so when taking a walk gardening or having a day out you know how to gather a hedgerow harvest a field feast a seaside salad. Each entry features one species & fully explains its looks exactly where in the habitat it will be found when it is ripe to eat its alternative names its history how to harvest it its culinary uses. There are full instructions too on preparation of each plant/fungi/animal along with recipes for its use. This title

Includes:: recipes such as: comfrey fritters hazelnut pate nettle beer sorrel soup dandelion coffee blackberry jam..."


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Forager & naturalist Paul Chambers explores the coast fields streets & gardens to reveal over a hundred of Britain's most exciting edible plants flowers & seaweeds. This must buy pocket guide uniquely blends the practical skills of foraging with the best elements of natural history writing. As well as recipes identification tips & collecting advice you will also learn about the historical cultural & medicinal uses for each plant as well as its ecological significance. Much of this information is based on Paul's own research & experience & will not be found in any comparable books. With chapters that cover all parts of the British countryside including urban environments & the seashore FORAGING offers a comprehensive guide that will suit beginners & experienced foragers as well as those with a general interest in the natural & cultural history of edible plants. Highly illustrated & expertly written this invaluable guide also

Includes:: a seasonal calendar & a handy A-Z of edible plants.

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What do Bill Gates Henry Ford J. P. Morgan Mary Kay Ash & Walt Disney all have in common? Uncompromising vision a willingness to take risks & exceptional business acumen. Not only did these individuals amass great fortunes they revolutionized the business world & helped shape society as we know it. Theirs are just a few of the stories collected in this anthology of commercial ingenuity. Drawing on a wealth of sources this priceless collection brings to life extraordinary achievements many of them forgotten or little known: how Robert Morris the preeminent merchant of the eighteenth century financed the American Revolution with his personal credit; how Ray Kroc used a shrewd real estate strategy to turn a faltering hamburger franchise operation into the Mc Donalds fast food empire; & how Mary Kay Ash built a billion-dollar direct sales cosmetics company by preaching a message of economic empowerment to women. Enlightening & fascinating Forbes (r) Greatest Business Stories of All Time celebrates larger-than-life ambition inspired leadership wheeling & dealing & hard work. Forbes is a registered trademark of Forbes Inc. Its use is pursuant to a license agreement with Forbes Inc. ...