Weve long looked south for our food inspiration
- but what about our neighbours to the north? We share a climate a history (those
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North South East & West Scotland is a land of contrasts with towering mountain ranges rolling hills sandy white beaches rushing rivers wild moorland & glassy lochs. From its islands & highlands to its lowlands & coastline the country contains some of Britains most breathtaking scenery. ...

In this new edition Patrick Tucker retains the engaging style & useful structure of the first edition while addressing significant changes in current technology ensuring that this volume will remain an indispensable resource for contemporary students of screen acting. Updated for a new decade of screen performance possibilities Secrets of Screen Acting is a magicians box of acting tricks for todays performer & makes the distinction between acting for the stage & for the screen. He explains that the actor instead of starting with what is real & trying to portray that on screen should work with the realities of the shoot itself & then work out how to make it all appear realistic. Tucker has created & developed several screen acting of a courses & this book is an extension & explanation of a lifetime of work in the field. Containing over fifty acting exercises this book leads the reader step-by-step through the elements of effective screen acting. Refreshing in its informal approach & full of instructive anecdotes Secrets of Screen Acting is an invaluable guide for those who wish to master the art of acting on-screen. ...

Short handed No Limit holdem is a dangerous game. Theres nowhere to hide
- the slightest slip can cost you your entire stack. The
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When Captain Ridleys shooting party A arrived at Bletchley Park in 1939 no-one would have guessed that by 1945 the guests would number nearly 10 000 & that collectively they would have contributed decisively to the Allied war effort. Their role? To decode the Enigma cypher used by the Germans for high-level communications. It is an astonishing story. A melting pot of Oxbridge dons maverick oddballs & more regular citizens worked night & day at Station X as Bletchley Park was known to derive intelligence information from German coded messages. Bear in mind that an Enigma machine had a possible 159 million million million different settings & the magnitude of the challenge becomes apparent. That they succeeded despite military scepticism supplying information that led to the sinking of the Bismarck Montgomerys victory in North Africa & the D-Day landings is testament to an indomitable spirit that wrenched British intelligence into the modern age as the Second World War segued into the Cold War. Michael Smith constructs his absorbing narrative around the reminiscences of those who worked & played at Bletchley Park & their stories add a very human colour to their cerebral activity. The code breakers of Station X did not win the war but they undoubtedly shortened it & the lives saved on both sides stand as their greatest achievement." ...

Tracy Hogg knows babies. She can calm even the most distressed or difficult infant because she understands their language. Hence her clients call her ' The Baby Whisperer'. Her incredible sensitivity & ability to read infants' cries coos & assorted baby noises quickly earned Tracy the admiration & gratitude of high-profile couples including a host of celebrities. In this remarkable parenting book Tracy demystifies the magic she has performed with some five thousand babies. She teaches parents how to work out what kind of baby they have what kind of mother & father they are & what kind of parenting plan will work best for them. Believing that babies need to become part of the family
- rather than dominate it
- she has developed a practical programme that works with infants as young as a day old. Her methods are also applauded by scientists: ' Tracy's is a voice that should be heard. She appears very knowledgeable about modern infant research & has incorporated this to a level parents can underst&. In spite of all the baby how-tos on the market this one will stand out.'

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Having successfully helped parents to calm & connect with their baby in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer Tracy Hogg now provides the bible for parents whove made it through the first year with baby & are now faced with a delightful yet demanding toddler. In Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers Tracy reveals the know-your-toddler quiz to help determine how best to help & handle your toddler. She explains the critical techniques for fostering your toddlers growth & independence & advises on discipline one of the most troublesome toddler issues as well as socialising & potty training & much much more. This is a must-have manual for all parents of toddlers. ...

HMS Conqueror is Britains most famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conquerors sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands & sparked off one of the most controversial episodes of twentieth century politics. The controversy was fuelled by a war-diary kept by an officer on board HMS Conqueror & as a young TV producer in the 1980s Stuart Prebble scooped the world by locating the diarys author & getting his story on the record. But in the course of uncovering his Falklands story Stuart Prebble also learned a military secret which could have come straight out of a Cold War thriller. It involved the Top Secret activities of the Conqueror in the months before & after the Falklands War. Prebble has waited for thirty years to tell his story. It is a story of incredible courage & derring-do of men who put their lives on the line & were never allowed to tell what they had done. This story buried under layers of official secrecy for three decades is one of Britains great military success stories & can now finally be told. ...

In a villa on the coast of Montenegro Abby Cormac witnesses the brutal murder of her lover diplomat Michael Lascaris. The last thing she remembers is a gun pointed directly at her. She wakes to find herself at the centre of a diplomatic nightmare. Everyone wants an answer but no one wants to listen. Even her employers at the Foreign Office believe she's hiding something. She is completely alone. As Abby tries to piece together the last few months of Michael's life in order to get at the truth she soon realises that he wasn't quite what he seemed. What exactly was his relationship with one of the most ruthless men in the Balkans
- a war criminal who has never been brought to justice? & what links Michael's gift to her of a gold necklace with its Christian monogram a 4th century manuscript left in the shadow of Emperor Constantine's palace at Trier & an inscription on a tomb in Rome? When Abby investigates further it becomes clear that someone wants to suppress a secret one that has been kept hidden for centuries. & they will stop at nothing to do so...
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HIGHLIGHT Java Script master John Resig-creator of the amazing j Query framework- shares the inside knowledge that makes him the true Java Script Ninja. DESCRIPTION In Secrets of the Java Script Ninja Java Script expert John Resig reveals the inside know-how of the elite Java Script programmers. Written to be accessible to Java Script developers with intermediate-level skills. This book takes readers on a journey towards mastering modern Java Script development in three phases: design construction & maintenance. It first establishes a base of strong advanced Java Script knowledge. The book then teaches readers how to construct a Java Script library. It examines all the numerous tasks Java Script libraries have to tackle & provides practical solutions & development strategies. It then presents the various maintenance techniques required to keep their code running well into the future. With Secrets of the Java Script Ninja readers will gain the knowledge & Ninja-like skills to build their own Java Script libraries or to understand how to use any modern Java Script library available. KEY POINTS * John Resig is a genuine Java Script rock star. Massive name recognition. * Best practices for building a Java Script library * Advanced features of the Java Script language * Detailed cross-browser code problems & solutions MARKET INFORMATION Java Script powers the web but a lot has changed since the majority of the current Java Script books were written. This book looks at the modern Java Script techniques needed by the millions of current developers exploring Ajax Java Script library creation & more interactive sites. ...