Discover one of the worlds favourite detectives as his first case leads him into conspiracy murder & adventure.. . In 1989 THE SILVER PIGS introduced the world to laid-back first-century detective Marcus Didius Falco his partner Helena Justina his law & order pal Petronius & his indomitable Mother
- who became some of the most celebrated characters in historical fiction. Now reissued in a special new edition to celebrate publication of Falcos twentieth investigation THE SILVER PIGS sees Falco cynically eyeing up the new Roman emperor Vespasian. Our hero a private informer rescues a young girl in trouble & is catapulted into a dangerous game involving stolen imperial ingots a dark political plot & most hazardous of all a senators daughter connected to the traitors Falco has sworn to expose.. .
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Large silver photo album has 25 white leaves & takes 300 150x 100mm (6x 4) photos. The album is acid free has space for writing a memo above each photograph & has a pocket at the back for negatives. Approximate size H 355 x W 360mm. To refill this photo album use product number 00022705. " ...

During the build up to the Allied invasion of Northern Europe Battle of Britain hero Tom ' Ginger' Neil was assigned as an RAF liaison to an American fighter squadron. Acting as a British representative Neil was tasked with negotiating & overcoming the countless culture clashes that existed between the two allies. From encountering unfamiliar planes & uncomfortable attitudes towards the British to meeting the King of Yugoslavia & General George Patton & falling in love Neil's time with the Americans was anything but dull. As the Allies pushed east Neil commandeered an abandoned Spitfire as his own personal aeroplane. Erasing any evidence of its provenance & stripping it down to bare metal it became the RAF's only silver Spitfire. Love affair & culture clashes on hold he took the silver Spitfire into battle alongside his US comrades until
- with the war's end
- he was forced to make a difficult decision. Faced with too many questions about the mysterious rogue fighter he contemplated increasingly desperate measures to offload it including bailing out mid-Channel. He eventually left the Spitfire at Worthy Down never to be seen again. The Silver Spitfire is the first-hand gripping story of Neil's heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot & his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.

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The Silver Spoon the most influential & successful Italian cookbook of the last 50 years is now available in a brand new revised edition. Originally published in 1950 it became an instant classic selling over one million copies in eight editions. Considered essential in every household it continues to be one Italy's the most popular wedding presents. The Silver Spoon was first conceived & published by Domus Italy's famed design & architectural magazine. A select group of cooking experts were commissioned to collect hundreds of traditional Italian recipes & make them available for the first time to a wider modern audience. In the process they updated ingredients quantities & methods to suit contemporary tastes & customs at the same time preserving the memory of ancient recipes for future generations. They furthermore included modern recipes from some of the most famous Italian chefs resulting in a style of cooking that appeals to the gourmet chef & the amateur enthusiast alike. A comprehensive & lively book its uniquely stylish & user-friendly format makes it accessible & a pleasure to read. The new edition features new introductory material covering such topics as how to compose a traditional Italian meal typical food traditions of the different regions & how to set an Italian table. Its over 2000 recipes are illustrated with newly commissioned photographs & contains a new section of menus by celebrated chefs cooking traditional Italian food. ...

This is a picture-packed approach that demystifies everything. Screen shots show you what your screen should look like & I have included plenty of pictures to show you which buttons to press. Uniquely I have also included dont worry boxes so that you just learn without any worries. I focus on teaching you the essential basics that get the jobs done quickly & turn you into a confident proficient word processor. ...

The classic tale of a journey through war-torn Europe. Alone & fending for themselves in a Poland devastated by World War Two Jan & his three homeless friends cling to the silver sword as a symbol of hope. As they travel through Europe towards Switzerland where they believe they will be reunited with their parents they encounter many hardships & dangers. This extraordinarily moving account of an epic journey gives a remarkable insight into the reality of a Europe laid waste by war. ...

The night the Nazis come to take their mother away three children escape in a terrifying scramble across the rooftops. Alone in the chaos of Warsaw they have to learn to survive on their own. Then they meet Jan a ragged boy with a paperknife
- the silver sword
- that they recognize as belonging to their lost father. The sword becomes their symbol of hope as with Jan they begin the hazardous journey across war-torn Europe to find their parents. Ian Serrailliers moving account of a family torn apart by war speaks as much to us today as it did when it was first written.

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If you meet Ruth or Edek or Bronia you must tell them I'm going to Switzerland to find their mother. Tell them to follow as soon as they can" Having lost their parents in the chaos of war Ruth Edek & Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves & hide from the Nazis amid the rubble & ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy Jan who treasures a paperknife
- a silver sword
- which was entrusted to him by an escaped prisoner of war. The three children realise that the escapee was their father the silver sword a message that he is alive & searching for them. Together with Jan they begin a dangerous journey across the battlefields of Europe to find their parents."

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Princess Evie is crazy about her ponies. But Princess Evie's ponies aren't like any other ponies
- oh no! Her ponies are magic
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Great for boys with a huge collectability factor bolstered by the collectors' cards in the back of the books & links to an excellent interactive website. Malvel's evil knows no bounds! He has used his dark magic to turn Elenna's faithful wolf Silver into a terrifying Beast. Can Tom & Elenna rescue their friend or will they lose him forever...? ...