The Men's Cooking Manual" will appeal to all blokes who want to cook for themselves or their friends & family. Full of sensible advice & focussed on techniques rather than just recipes it's about teaching people how to cook absolutely anything rather than just a set of pre-determined dishes. It shows the short-cuts & straightforward skills that will make cooking a simple enjoyable activity instead of a terrifying mystery. The recipes & ideas inside are explained in a foolproof clear way to give even the most fumble-fingered man a chance of producing tasty healthy food." ...

Call it a spare tire paunch or gut. The belly is consistently cited as a guy's biggest problem area & is often the toughest final pounds to lose. Not anymore! Whether your eating habits are affected by stress your body has changed with age or you're constantly going to the gym without results it's time to strengthen your core the right way & see results. A killer six-pack not only looks amazing it's the key to losing weight all over & keeping it off forever! Building off the extremely popular Big Book of Exercises" series as well as the tremendous success of " The Abs Diet" this is the latest must-have resource from the experts at Men's Health. Including a results-driven 4-week eating plan easy-to-prepare recipes & hundreds of exercises " The Men's Health Big Book of Abs" is the ultimate guide to a lean belly six-pack abs & total body health starting with your core." ...

The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises is a complete reference guide of exercises for every part of the body smartly organized by muscle group & with so many variations that it's equally useful for newbies & long-time gym goers. With 612 exercises nearly 1 300 colour images & more than 100 workouts it packs more between its covers than an entire bookshop of fitness titles. Highlights include * Lose Your Gut for Good: The World's Greatest 4-Week Diet & Exercise Plan (scientifically proven) * The 9 Best Exercises You've Never Done * The Bodyweight Workout You Can Do Anywhere * 64 Ways to Add Inches to Your Arms Creatively packaged using photography & innovative design The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises is filled from start to finish with fascinating statistics & useful tip boxes making it easy fun & informative to read. ...

Muscle" devised & produced by the editorial team of " Men's Health" magazine explains & illustrates how muscles operate; shows how muscles are built systematically & how hormonal factors contribute to muscle growth; tells of muscle-building possibilities; presents total muscle-building programmes; & demonstrates workouts that work wonders." ...

Menachem Begin father of Israel's right wing & sixth prime minister of the nation was known for his unflinchingly hawkish ideology. & yet in 1979 he signed a groundbreaking peace treaty with Egypt for which he & Egyptian president Anwar Sadat received the Nobel Prize for Peace. Such a contradiction was typical in Begin's life: no other Israeli played as many different sometimes conflicting roles as Begin & no other figure inspired such sharply opposing responses. Begin was belittled & beloved revered & despised & his career was punctuated by exhilarating highs on the one hand despair & ostracism on the other. This riveting biography is the first to provide a satisfactory answer to the question Who was Begin? Based on wide-ranging research among archival documents & on testimonials & interviews with Begin's closest advisers the book presents a detailed new portrait of the founding leader. Among the many topics the book holds up to new light are Begin's antagonistic relationship with David Ben-Gurion his controversial role in the 1982 Lebanon War his unique leadership style the changes in his ideology over the years & the mystery behind the total silence he maintained at the end of his career. Through Begin's remarkable life the book also recounts the history of the right-wing segment of Israeli society a story essential to understanding the Israel of today. ...

In Mend It Better" popular craft blogger Kristin M. Roach whose website Craft Leftovers has a regular readership of over 30 000 introduces a fresh spin on mending by adapting traditional techniques for todays crafty sewers. With detailed photography showing each step she teaches a wide range of patching darning & repair stitches using both hand & machine sewing. For all those sewers who never had a grandmother teach them how to sew on a button repair a hem or take in a seam this is a volume of classic craft wisdom taken to the next level. The how-to text is accompanied by dozens of inspiring examples from Kristins own work & that of other notable craft bloggers & artisans. Eco-conscious creatives will love the innovative solutions that use appliques patches brightly coloured accents & intricate lace details. With " Mend It Better" every garment & fabric repair is a chance for crafters to display their self-expression along with their green sensibility." ...

A delicious series for young readers ready to move on from picture books. There's 'magical' baking fun to be had in Grandma's kitchen where any problem can be solved. Lily & Archie fall out when Archie rips Lily's new painting. Is there anything in the 'magical' jar that can make things better between them?

Includes:: a collectable cut out & keep recipe card so readers can bake just like Lily & Archie.

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An extraordinary prodigy of Mozartean abilities Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a distinguished composer & conductor a legendary pianist & organist & an accomplished painter & classicist. Lionized in his lifetime he is best remembered today for several staples of the concert hall & for such popular music as The Wedding March" & " Hark the Herald Angels Sing." Now in the first major Mendelssohn biography to appear in decades R. Larry Todd offers a remarkably fresh account of this musical giant based upon painstaking research in autograph manuscripts correspondence diaries & paintings. Rejecting the view of the composer as a craftsman of felicitous but sentimental saccharine works (termed by one critic "moonlight with sugar water") Todd reexamines the composers entire oeuvre including many unpublished & little known works. Here are engaging analyses of Mendelssohns distinctive masterpieces--the zestful Octet puckish Midsummer Nights Dream haunting Hebrides Overtures & elegiac Violin Concerto in E minor. Todd describes how the composer excelled in understatement & nuance in subtle coloristic orchestrations that lent his scores an undeniable freshness & vividness. He also explores Mendelssohns changing awareness of his religious heritage Wagners virulent anti-Semitic attack on Mendelssohns music the composers complex relationship with his sister Fanny Hensel herself a child prodigy & prolific composer his avocation as a painter & draughtsman & his remarkable polylingual correspondence with the cultural elite of his time. Mendelssohn: A Life offers a masterful blend of biography & musical analysis. Readers will discover many new facets of the familiar but misunderstood composer & gain new perspectives on one of the most formidable musical geniuses of all time." ...

Written by best-selling womens health expert Dr. Miriam Stoppard this fully updated guide to the menopause should help every woman to be at her best throughout this crucial time & in the years beyond. Why do I feel so anxious?" " Should I have trouble remembering things?" " Is it normal to wake up drenched in sweat?" Each womans experience of the menopause is different so " Menopause" looks at all the common symptoms
- from tiredness to tearfulness hot flushes to loss of libido
- & the ways to alleviate them. Dr. Stoppard details the advantages & disadvantages of the full range of hormone replacement therapies (HRT) as well as beneficial complementary treatments. With her unique blend of empathy & candour Dr. Stoppard gives essential advice on nutrition exercise maintaining an active sex life controlling emotions & many more day-to-day concerns. Containing expert guidance up-to-date medical information & self-help tips " Menopause" should help every woman to manager her menopause in the best possible way."

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The menopause is a natural event in every womans life yet its often a source of stress & anxiety because we dont know what to expect. 70 per cent of women experience daily symptoms including hot flushes anxiety & depression. These can be very distressing & affect your quality of life. Packed with practical advice & the latest information this guide explains all the treatments available to help alleviate problems. HRT is also covered with the risks & benefits fully explored as well as what the latest research says. There are also chapters on complementary therapies diet exercise sex & other lifestyle changes to help you manage your symptoms holistically & protect your long-term health. Whatever stage of the menopause you are at this book provides practical helpful & inspiring information to help you live healthily & positively. ...