With his sly little moustache broad gap-toothed grin garish waistcoats & ostentatious cigarette holder Terry-Thomas was known as an absolute bounder both onscreen & off. Graham Mc Canns hugely entertaining biography celebrates the life & career of a very English rascal. Born in 1911 into an ordinary suburban family Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens set about transforming himself at a very early age into a dandy & a gadabout. But he did not put the finishing touches to his persona until the mid-1950s with his groundbreaking TV comedy series How Do You View? a forerunner of The Goon Show & Monty Python. Terry-Thomas went on to carve out a long & lucrative career in America appearing on TV alongside Judy Garland Bing Crosby & Lucille Ball & in Hollywood movies with Jack Lemmon Rock Hudson & Doris Day. He became every Americans idea of a mischievous English gent. After a long battle with Parkinsons disease he died in 1990 in comparative obscurity but his influence lives on. Basil Brush was a polyester tribute to Terry-Thomas & comedians including Vic Reeves & Paul Whitehouse hail T-T as a role model. Dandyism is the product of a bored society DAurevilly observed. Terry-Thomas cocked a snook at the dull sobriety of post-war Britain with his sly humour. As he would say himself: Good show! ...

Boundless" is a book about facing challenge & fear both in the wilderness & at home. Karens first book " If You Fall" is about recovering from the rock-climbing accident that paralysed her & about returning to adventures & embracing change. " Boundless" is a very different book & tells the stories of the biggest challenges Karen has faced yet beginning with a 600 kilometre crossing of the Greenland icecap on a sit-ski a month long journey across one of the worlds great expanses of wilderness. This journey led Karen to a bold decision to return to the rock & a week-long climb suspended on the kilometre-high overhanging face of El Capitan using just her arms in over 4000 pull-ups. " Boundless" isnt a book about expedition heroics but one that offers a view of lifes challenges & the profound effects of wilderness. Karens adventures show just what is possible when heart & mind are set to something." ...

Why settle for a same-old wedding bouquet that matches the tablecloths at the catering hall? With a few key techniques some fresh flowers & Bouquet Chic any bride can create her own magnificent wedding bouquet that makes a truly personal statement. Author Kimberly Aurora Kapur urges readers to be inspired by the bride's gown & jewellery sleek contemporary looks for both flowers & embellishments the location of the wedding & unique colour choices. Kapur's designs are beautiful romantic & feminine blossoming with unusual styling striking colours & unconventional details such as jewelled inserts feathers shells & sumptuous ribbons. An overview of essential techniques plus step-by-steps & how-tos make this the one book every bride needs to make her day unique. ...

This is anatomically correct Bourgerys monumental & unsurpassed treatise. We owe a great debt to Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (1797-1849) for his Atlas of Anatomy" which was not only a massive event in medical history but also remains one of the most comprehensive & beautifully illustrated anatomical treatises ever published in any language. In 1830 having received his doctorate in medicine three years prior Bourgery began work on his magnificent atlas in cooperation with illustrator Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782-1871) a student of the French painter Jacques Louis David. The first volumes were published the following year but completion of the treatise required nearly two decades of dedication; Bourgery lived just long enough to finish his labor of love but the last of the treatises eight volumes was not published in its entirety until five years after his death. The four parts of Bourgerys treatise cover descriptive anatomy surgical anatomy & techniques (exploring in detail nearly all the major operations that were performed during the first half of the 19th century) general anatomy & embryology & microscopic anatomy. Jacobs spectacular h&-colored life-size lithographs are remarkable for their clarity color & aesthetic appeal reflecting a combination of direct laboratory observation & illustrative research; the images are to this day unsurpassed in anatomical illustration." ...

Michelin regional maps each contain practical road & route information. Special Michelin reads-like-a-book format for easy use in folding & unfolding. Useful information for planning trips including gas stations 24-hour service stations toll gates rest areas & service plazas. Clear precise cartography. Icons pinpoint important travel information. ...

He was dragged from the sea his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues: a frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the skin of his hip; evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face; strange things he says in his delirium which could be code words. & a number on the film negative that leads to a bank account in Zurich four million dollars & a name for the amnesiac: Jason Bourne. Now he is running for his life. A man with an unknown past & an uncertain future the target of assassins & at the heart of a deadly puzzle. He's fighting for survival & no one can help him
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Washington Hong Kong & Peking
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It all starts with a cat-&-mouse chase to the death in a Baltimore funfair: the Jackal Bourne's age-old antagonist is back & Bourne is forced from his idyllic retirement with his wife & children to confront his enemy. In Europe & America there are men & women whose lust for power is disguised by their positions & respectability. Their aim: to gain control at the highest level to avenge to destroy. Jason Bourne has been the assassin before: now he longs for peace with his family but the threat of the Jackal puts in jeopardy all possibility of peace... ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Peggy Porschen is one of the most prominent & pioneering names in contemporary cake design. Renowned for her exquisite craftsmanship combined with a love of baking her passion is for creating delectable works of art that taste as good as they look. This new book captures the essence of Peggy's technical skill & inspired use of colour while also ensuring that each cake is both achievable & delicious to eat. Boutique Baking has an unrivalled range of recipes that combines traditional baking with chic simple finishing touches. The first chapter Sweet Treats features all-time favourites such as Meringue kisses & Macaroons as well as Peggy's take on Cake pops. In Beautiful Biscuits there are recipes inspired by her German origins including Gingerbread Men & Mulled Wine Stars. The third chapter focuses on the most desirable cake phenomenon of the decade
- the cup cake & Peggy gives away the secret of her incredibly scrumptious repertoire of gourmet cup cakes. The Luscious Layer Cake chapter provides stunning ideas for sophisticated occasions while Classic Cakes & Bakes shows how to revive traditional recipes creating gorgeous looking & delicious cakes such as Neapolitan marble cake & Chocolate Battenberg. Last but certainly not least the book closes with a chapter on fabulous finishing touches basic recipes for frostings & fillings & delicious ideas for home-made drinks that perfectly accompany the cakes. Seductive & indulgent this is Peggy's most accessible book to date.
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