A long time ago in a factory far far away...a spread was born that would divide the peoples of this planet for centuries to follow. They were & still are split: there are those who love & those who hate. This book is for all who have ever so much as tasted sniffed scoffed at or rejected this particular spread the most celebrated of all storecupboard icons: the one the only the irrepressible Marmite! The Bumper Book of Marmite" is a huge book which explores the strange beautiful funny world of Marmite & the people thoughts & events that orbit it. Its almost as big as a coffee table. A huge publishing event & being produced with the full backing of Unilever this book promises to be one of the biggest (and heaviest) gift books of the year. Beautiful archive imagery a full as-interesting-as-we-can-make-it history glorious Marmite menu ideas jolly clever ideas for jar-scraping & such-like & a bombardment of visual bits & bobs that prove just how very profound an effect this dark mysterious yeast extract has had upon our culture our homes our hearts...our breath." ...

When is the last time you climbed a tree? Went pond-dipping? Picked blackberries? Held a snail race? Or tracked down a badger set? If the answer is 'can't remember' or even 'never' The Bumper Book Of Nature" will inspire you to change all that for good. Whether you live in the heart of the city in the suburbs or the deepest countryside " The Bumper Book Of Nature" is a treasure trove of nature activities ideas & information to inspire & entertain you wherever you are. Go pishing for birds; become a bat detective; take a city safari; find snakes & lizards; identify spiders & their webs; look for owl pellets... Make nettle soup; or itching powder from rosehips; make a bark rubbing; an elder-stem peashooter; or elderflower fritters. Wake up in time to hear the dawn chorus; listen to the heartbeat of a tree; or just stand out in the rain for half an hour... With " The Bumper Book Of Nature" the whole family will want to switch off the television & computer pull on their wellingtons & get outside to discover the endless bounty beauty & fascination of nature right on our doorstep. Lavishly designed with over 160 full-colour illustrations of British wildlife & flora along with gorgeous black-&-white line drawings throughout this beautiful & timeless book will be treasured for years to come by children & parents alike." ...

I keep fit. Every morning I do 100 laps of an Olympic-sized swimming pool
- in a small motor launch.) (Peter Cook). " The
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The Bumper Book of Slightly Forgotten British Olympians & Other Sporting Heroes" is just that: a collection of stirring tales of pluck grit triumph disaster & on occasion ineptitude featuring a host of former sports people whove been utterly forgotten by history. From Maude Waveney the plucky servant girl who bravely took half a day off work scrubbing kitchen floors to win a gold medal folding bedsheets in the first London games to Tom Drake Dressages first punk who shocked the sport with his slashed jacket & swear words on his hat. Theres the tale of the Lincolnshire javelin thrower who fell under the spell of a cult devoted to the eating of egg & chips; of the mascot of Bexhill-on-Seas ill fated bid to host the Olympics & " Ample" Arthur Cartwright whose football career was blighted by an obsession with archaeology. They & many others all have a story to tell." ...

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- down the pub or at home
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Bumper Take The Lead" offers 20 favourite tunes from the ever-popular " Take The Lead" series including pop classics film & show themes jazz standards & classical hits. Each book is for the intermediate level player & contains a melody line guitar chords & 2 CDs. These finest top quality CDs include demo tracks to help learning & backing tracks to play along with. The pieces are great fun & encourage technical progression & confidence in playing. All the books within the " Bumper Take The Lead" Series are compatible so the different instruments can play together thus making them a fully integrated & flexible resource. Ideal for solo playing or for small ensembles. " Bumper Take The Lead" is available for flute clarinet alto saxophone trumpet & piano. Contents include: Angels; Bueberry Hill; Careless Whisper; Come Away With ME; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; Everybody Needs Somebody To Love; Fascinating Rhythm; Guantanamera; Ill Be There For You; In The Mood; La Bamba; My Heart will Go On; Over The Rainbow; Singin In The Rain; Sound Of The Underground; Star Wars (Main Theme); Summer Nights; Summertime; Uptown Girl; When You say Nothing All." ...

Can I eat peanuts during pregnancy? Do unborn babies dream? Can men get pregnancy symptoms too? How much do babies remember? How can I get my baby to sleep through the night? From the moment she discovers she's pregnant every woman becomes obsessed with the life that's developing inside her. Linda Geddes was no different except that as a journalist writing for New Scientist she had access to the most up-to-date scientific research. What began as a personal quest to find the truth behind headlines & information that didn't patronise or confuse became a weekly column & is now this brilliant new book. Bumpology has the answers to anything you've ever wondered about having a baby
- from your first pregnancy symptoms to your pregnancy diet the right birth plan & the baby's first year
- & it is packed with astonishing nuggets to enliven any post-natal coffee-morning. A fascinating companion for every expectant mother & father.

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Shake shake shudder near the sludgy old swamp. The dinosaurs are coming! Get ready to romp! Join in with Triceratops Stegosaurus & their friends as the dinosaurs stir up a dinosaurumpus! Instantly appealing with its irresistible rhyming text & exuberant illustrations. Another sure-fire winner from the popular duo Tony Mitton & Guy Parker-Rees. ...

Daisy is back! Share stories jokes & titbits of a Daisy day for hours of reading fun. Find out how floppyitis gets Daisy out of doing her chores how she tricks Mum to get the crunchy cream biscuit at the bottom of the jar what animals look like from underneath colours Daisys invented & lots more! This fun-packed compendium is full of Daisys usual cheeky humour & irreverent take on the world & will delight all Daisy fans. ...

The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Linda Fairley. No matter how many babies I deliver each & every one is a miracle connecting me to the world like nothing else reminding me that we are all equal in the beginning & in the end. Its a great leveller childbirth. Its January 1972 & times have changed since Linda first stepped onto a maternity ward four years earlier. Gone are the starched skirts & steaming milk kitchens of the 1960s; these are the exhilarating days of disposable equipment & new technology. The Pill will soon be free to all women & more & more fathers are daring to brave the delivery room. At the newly-opened Ashton maternity unit the midwives spirits are high & in spite of the dark cloud of laundry strikes on the horizon theres the scent of a new era on the cold winter wind. But one thing has stayed the same
- the babies keep coming. Year after year Linda faithfully helps the women of Greater Manchester through their most vulnerable & emotional hours whether it is by giving calm instructions over the phone to a panicking husband delivering a baby unexpectedly in a hospital lift or by dashing headlong to the rescue of a snowed-in mum-to-be. As 25-year-old Linda becomes a mother herself she understands more than ever what a precious gift it is to bring children into the world & she holds each new baby just that little bit tighter. As the years roll by Linda finds herself delivering the babies of mothers & fathers she helped to bring into the world decades earlier
- making her something of a local celebrity. Through the highs & lows through the modernisations that transform the hospital & the world outside Lindas passion for midwifery burns as bright as ever. With 42 years of experience Linda is one of Britains longest-serving midwives & reaching the retirement age in 2008 didnt stop her doing the job she loves. Although she has seen generations of women give birth & delivered more than 2 000 babies she treats every new arrival like the new miracle it is.

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