If you’re looking to treat someone to a weekend break away somewhere unique why not surprise them with this Unique Places to Stay Gift break for two. Once you have purchased your Unique Places to Stay Gift break you will be able to spend time selecting the perfect location for your break from the wide range of locations featured on the right. Getting away for the weekend can be the ideal opportunity to try something new but staying somewhere completely different can really add that element of fun. With many unique locations to choose from there are plenty of opportunities to experience something completely new which is bound to leave any guest with a fresh perspective. Whether you want to spend a night in a cider house an old registry office or if you want to experience life on a boat there are breaks here to suit everyone. Couples can muck in & help on a working farm or pursue tranquillity & enlightenment in a more relaxing environment. How about a night in a converted jail cell? Whichever option you choose a break in an unusual setting is sure to inspire & entertain.
This is a one night stay for two with breakfast.

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Getting away for the weekend can be the ideal opportunity to try something new staying somewhere different can really add that element of fun. With many unforgettable locations to choose from there are plenty of opportunities to experience something completely unique which is bound to leave any guest with a new perspective. Whether you want to spend a night in a cider house an old registry office where so many dreams have been made or if you want to experience life on a boat & wake up to the gentle sound of water outside your window there are locations here to suit everyone. Couples can enjoy some time in a moated hotel or pursue tranquility & enlightenment in a more relaxing environment. Whichever option you choose a break in an unusual setting is sure to inspire & entertain. ...

Felt making is the magical transformation of a loose pile of wool fibres into a durable alluring non woven fabric. An ancient process that continues to work its wonder on modern artisans & crafters felt making produces a flannel-like fabric with a tactile appeal like nothing else. How is this fabric alchemy accomplished? The felt maker adds a little soap & water to the wool presses the fibres until they tangle together & hold the shape of cloth & then vigorously works or fulls the cloth until it shrinks & strengthens to the desired shape. In Uniquely Felt" Christine White a professional teacher & felt maker gathers her considerable knowledge of the craft to write the comprehensive guide to all things felt. She describes the equipment explores concepts & theories of felting & thoroughly covers all felting techniques including traditional needle three dimensional seamless nuno cobweb carved & Beede ball. & then there are the projects
- handsome indestructible bags; nuno shawls that marry soft wool fibres & wispy silks; bright picnic blankets & plush bath mats; lacy curtains made with impossibly sheer cobweb felt. Every project is striking in its fabulous depth of colour & purity of form. There are no stitches no seams & no signs of woven cloth
- just a wonderful flowing piece of textile art. The basic steps of felt making are simple enough to learn in an afternoon but the infinite possibilities in every new pile of fibre keep enthusiasts fascinated for a lifetime. The process always begins the same way but the fibres make the felting journey unique every time. This book is the ultimate guide to that magical adventure."

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Most travellers want to have fun & feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination
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Songwriter Dave Carroll wasnt the first person abused by an airlines customer service. But he was the first to show how one person armed with creativity some friends $150 & the Internet could turn an entire industry upside down. United Airlines had broken Daves guitar after his luggage had been checked on one fateful day. After eight months of pestering the airline for compensation Dave turned to his best tool
- songwriting
- & vowed to create a You Tube video about the incident that he hoped would garner a million views in one year. Four days after launching the first million people had watched United Breaks Guitars". United stock went down 10 percent shedding $180 million in value; & Dave appeared on television to tell his story. United relented. & throughout the business world people began to realise that efficient but inhuman customer-service policies had an unseen cost
- brand destruction by frustrated creative & socially connected customers. " United Breaks Guitars" has become a textbook example of the new relationship between companies & their customers & has demonstrated the power of one voice in the age of social media. It has become a benchmark in the customer-service & music industries as well as branding & social media circles. Today more than 150 million people are familiar with this story. In this fascinating book Dave will tell you how he developed the just do it philosophy that made him the ideal man to take on a big company what it felt like to be in the center of the media frenzy & how hes taken his talents & become a sought
- after songwriter & public speaker. & businesspeople will also learn how companies should change their policies & address social-media uprisings. Since Daves story came to light nothing has been the same
- for consumers musicians or business. Whether you are a guitarist a baggage handler or a boardroom executive this book will entertain you & remind you that we are all connected.. .that each of us matters & that we all have a voice worth hearing."




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With Lou Macari Joe Jordan Martin Buchan Gordon Hill Tommy Docherty Gerry Daly Sammy Mc Ilroy Jimmy Greenhoff Jimmy Nicholl & Stuart Pearson Following the success of his books on United in the 1980s & 90s Andy Mitten has travelled far & wide to track down ten of Manchester Uniteds stars from 1970s
- including Martin Buchan Lou Macari Sammy Mc Ilroy Gordon Hill Gerry Daly Joe Jordan Jimmy Greenhoff
- as well as The Doc himself to open the door to the Old Trafford dressing room during one of the most enthralling eras in the history of Englands greatest club. A highly respected journalist & editor of the influential United We Stand fanzine Mitten has produced another book packed with brilliantly colourful anecdotes that transports the reader back to a time when the players were not highly paid went to the pub after training & played hard on & off the pitch. His interviewees discuss not only cup final joys & disasters but also behind the scenes politics sackings relegation hooliganism bust ups & mad pranks. United! United! is an astonishingly candid & entertaining look at the decade when the Red Army & Uniteds wingers went on the rampage from Northampton to Norwich George Best went AWOL four managers tried to fill Matt Busbys shoes & fans were fenced in.

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The Universal Carrier was a fast lightly armed vehicle developed by the British Army to carry infantry across ground defended by small-arms fire; specifically the Bren light machine gun hence the name Bren Gun Carrier. This name would stick with the Universal Carrier & all of its future variants. This book details the Carrier which was employed in a number of roles including carrying ammunition & towing anti-aircraft guns & trailers. All Allies used the Universal Carrier extensively during practically every World War II campaign. By the wars end the Universal Carrier had proved itself to be an invaluable & successful cross-country vehicle that was both agile & fast for its time. ...

Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit a video game or a complex control system the design we see is the culmination of many concepts & practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on everything designers have always had to scramble to find the information & know-how required to make a design work-until now. Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design. Richly illustrated & easy to navigate it pairs clear explanations of every design concept with visual examples of the concepts applied in practice. From the 80/20" rule to chunking from baby-face bias to Occams razor & from self-similarity to storytelling every major design concept is defined & illustrated for readers to expand their knowledge. This landmark reference will become the standard for designers engineers architects & students who seek to broaden & improve their design expertise." ...

Jonathan Cowap: if someone is described as hirsute what are they? Contestant: Erm... Jonathan Cowap: here's a clue. Most men are & most women would like us to think they are not. Contestant: is it gay Jonathan?
- 24 Hour Challenge" (BBC Radio York). There's nothing quite like a quick fire question the pressure of a countdown or the expectant stare of Jeremy Paxman for making even the most intelligent quiz show contestants (as well as the not so clever) come out with the most unbelievably stupid answers. " Universally Challenged" is a collection of slip-ups blunders & misunderstandings from contestants who really are the weakest link. It

Includes:: these priceless examples from " Family Fortunes"
- Les Dennis: name something that could be useful to a blind man. Contestant: a sword. Les Dennis: name a bird with a long neck. Contestant: Naomi Campbell. Les Dennis: name something people might be allergic to. Contestant: skiing. This hilarious compendium of stupidity is guaranteed to have readers of any age howling in disbelief."



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Where did the Universe come from? This is the single biggest & most difficult question that there is. From early religions through Greek Philosophy & Western Science man has always attempted to discover the meaning of our place in the Universe. In the last twenty years these debates have all been stood on their head by amazing discoveries big bang theory & ideas about new sub-atomic layers. The nature of Time & Space are truly up for grabs. With a witty & accessible style Osborne leads us on a historical & informative journey through the philosophies of the universe including the importance of telescopes mathematics & relativity theory & ending with contemporary mind-expanding concepts such as the reversibility of time & parallel universes. Chapters include: The Beginnings of Cosmology; From Stars In Their Eyes to Telescopes & Beyond; The Newtonian Revolution: Mechanics & Maestros; The Rise of Modern Cosmology: From Here to Eternity; New Dimensions; & Holes Bangs & Curvature: Eternity Gets Bigger. ...