The Great Gatsby lives in a luxurious Long Island mansion playing lavish host to hundreds of people & yet no-one seems to know ...

This guidebook (fully updated 2010) contains all you need to plan & enjoy a holiday walking along Scotland's historic Great Glen (73 miles/117 km). The Way runs between Fort William & Inverness along the Caledonian Canal & past various lochs including Loch Ness with its famous monster legend & Urquhart Castle. The drop-down map flap shows the whole route in five panels; waterproof paper throughout; in full colour with over 60 photographs; visitor attractions & hills to climb including Ben Nevis Britain's highest mountain; town plans of Fort William & Inverness; background on local geology history & wildlife; summary of each section showing distance terrain & food/drink stops; planning information for travel by car train bus or plane. ...

Following a plant-based gluten-free diet is one of the healthiest lifestyle choices around yet it can be a challenge to create meals that not only match your needs but taste delicious too. But not any longer! Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats shows you exactly how to create compassionate & wheat free recipes that are impressive enough for even the most seasoned foodie. Full of fresh & all-natural ingredients the 101 fully-photographed scrumptious recipes youll find inside prove that eating vegan & gluten-free doesnt have to be a sacrifice but a delight! From tempting appetizers to hearty mains to luscious desserts youll find dishes to suit your every need & craving including: -Cherry Vanilla Bean Pancakes -Mediterranean Croquettes -Coconut Asparagus Soup -Roasted Red Pepper & Fava Salad -Walnut Ravioli with Vodka Sauce -Rosemary Leek & Potato Pie -Chocolate Hazelnut Brownie Cheesecake -Banana Berry Cobbler Live a healthy & sustainable life while still enjoying the foods you love with Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats! ...

A modern grammar for young children to match the wackiest of ABCs. The points covered are very basic indeed & include; nouns verbs adjectives adverbs pronouns prepositions conjunctions plurals & the sentence. Each point is put over in the most appealing way possible using flaps tabs pop-ups wheels & other novelty devices that children will love. Who could resist learning with Alan Adjective & Vera Verb or pulling the tab & watching the sentence fall into place on the final spread once all the grammar points have been learned? ...

Here comes the fearless granny gang The youngest eighty-two. They leap down from their granny van & theres nothing they cant do! A gleeful celebration of why grannies are great! Through wonderfully rhythmical writing & exquisite illustrations Judith Kerr OBE shows us that there is a lot more to this grang of grey-haired grannies than meets the eye! Full of charm & laugh-out-loud fun this is a must for every childs bookshelf. ...

The Blair administrations pursuit of a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland stands out as one of the great achievements in modern British politics. Even after the initial moves towards a peace there was every chance that long-nursed grievances would break out again into paramilitary extremism. That they did not is a lasting monument to the determination & guile of many of those involved. As the governments key negotiator Jonathan Powell is uniquely qualified to give the definitive account of the end of the Troubles. This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the authors work & as low as 30 per cent with characters & plotlines removed. ...

The Blair administrations pursuit of a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland stands out as one of the great achievements in modern British politics. Even after the initial moves towards a peace there was every chance that long-nursed grievances would break out again into paramilitary extremism. That they did not is a lasting monument to the determination & guile of many of those involved. As the governments key negotiator Jonathan Powell is uniquely qualified to give the definitive account of the end of the Troubles. Great Hatred Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland" will become a landmark in the literature of conflict resolution: an historical document of lasting importance that is also a vivid & dramatic account of fallible men & women working at the limits of their endurance." ...

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011 Nicole Krauss Great House" is a haunting story that explores loss & memory. In New York a woman spends the night with a young Chilean poet before he departs leaving her at his desk. Later he is arrested by Pinochets secret police... In north London a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret... In Jerusalem an antiques dealer reassembles his fathers study plundered by Nazis. One item remains missing... Spanning continents & decades weaving an intricate web of its characters lives " Great House" tells a soaring story of love loss & survival against the odds. "" The History of Love" was very good indeed. " Great House"...is even better. A heartbreaking meditation on loss & memory & how they construct our lives". (" Guardian"). " Full of mystery & suspense building towards one of the great climaxes in contemporary fiction. It is hard to imagine a better book of fiction being published this year...one of the finest writers of our time". (" Jewish Chronicle"). " Bewitching mysterious & deeply moving. One of 2011s must-reads". (" Harpers Bazaar"). Nicole Krauss is an American bestselling author who has received international critical acclaim for her first three novels: " Great House" " The History of Love" (Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 & winner of the 2006 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger) & " Man Walks into a Room" (shortlisted for the LA Times Book Award) all of which are available in Penguin paperback." ...

The great houses of London represent one of the marvels of English architecture & yet they are almost entirely unknown. They are for the most part disguised behind sober facades but their riches within are astonishing. This book will range from the romantic 17th century Ashburnham House nestling in the shadow of Westminster Abbey through the splendid 18th century aristocratic palaces of the West End to the curious & quirky arts & crafts houses of Holland Park & Kensington to the cool modernist houses of Hampstead & the exuberant post-modern interiors of the last thirty years. Every house has its own story to tell. This might be the colourful history of the occupants (such as the Duke of Wellington entertaining ladies at Apsley House) the great art collections they held (the Titians at Bridgewater House or Sam Courtauld's Impressionist paintings at Home House) or the architectural wonders of William Kent's 44 Berkeley Square & Burges's Tower House in Melbury Road. The book promises to be a great revelation. ...

The Irish potato famine of the 1840s perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era killed over a million people & drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy yet British obtuseness short-sightedness & ignorance
- & stubborn commitment to laissez-faire solutions
- largely caused the disaster & prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering. The continuing impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. In this vivid & disturbing book Cecil Woodham-Smith provides the definitive account. A moving & terrible book. It combines great literary power with great learning. It explains much in modern Ireland
- & in modern America
- D.W. Brogan.



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