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. ...

A boy living by a Scottish loch sees a beautiful silver swan land on the water. She remains at the loch mates & there are soon five cygnets too. The boy watches them in awe & pride. When snowy winter sets in all the birds & animals around the loch must scavenge desperately for food. The fox also has cubs to feed...A remarkably dramatic & compassionate story about Nature magnificently told & stunningly illustrated with sweeping pastel landscapes. ...

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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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...? ...

The day was dove grey & silk. A melancholic cloth that whispered & rustled. Who could say what it foretold. Dublin 1840: Rhia Mahoney watches in despair as her fathers linen warehouse goes up in flames. Her family is ruined. Her imagined future full of pattern & colour plum brocades & beetle-green taffeta crumbles to ashes. Seeking work as a governess in dismal London Rhias life is changed beyond all imagination when her uncle a shipping merchant commits suicide. Rhia cannot
- will not
- believe he would take his own life but before she can investigate she is accused of a crime she didnt commit & forced to board a prison ship bound for New South Wales. The voyage is one of dry biscuits & endless sea made bearable by the womens daily chore: to sew scraps of cloth into an elaborate quilt. What Rhia does not realise is that with every stich she binds herself closer to a journey of discovery that will not end in Australia.. . Weaving death love & adventure into a vivid tale of the world at the height of Empire The Silver Thread is plotted like a murder mystery but narrated with the skill & style of a literary storyteller.

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Desmond & Deirdre Doyle will have been married for twenty-five years in October. It falls to the Doyles' eldest daughter Anna to decide how best to commemorate her parents' Silver Wedding. No use asking her sister Helen living in her London convent or her brother Brendan who has chosen another form of exile on a bleak farm in the West of Irel&. But it is unthinkable not to have a party even though for the Doyles family occasions are more difficult than for most. For each of them is keeping up a front nursing a secret wound or smarting over a hidden betrayal. & as the day draws nearer so the tension mounts until finally the guests gather at the party itself... ...

This gracefully decorated card for 25 years of marriage has the message Silver Wedding Anniversary&8217; in black lettering above an illustration of a bottle of champagne two glasses & two roses with added sparkles & hearts. Greeting inside reads &8216; Congratulations to you both on your very special day&8217; & the card

Includes:: an envelope for posting. Approximate dimensions: 11.5 x 21.5cm Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.

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