Sandi Toksvig
- broadcaster writer actor & seeker of all things whimsical has turned her probing mind to many of the most intriguing
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Unchain your creativity! Whether you are new to chain mail or a seasoned weaver Chained will introduce you to the art of combining metal jump rings into intricate designs in a new way. No other book shows how to use so many weaves in so many ways or gives this ancient art such a beautiful & modern twist. Techniques once used for armor now have a new life & can be used to create elegant adornments. Open Chained & find: Clear detailed step-by-step photos that will take you from opening & closing jump rings to finishing your first (or fiftieth!) project Easy-to-navigate Weave in a Nutshell" options for many weaves that will show advanced chain mail weavers the weave of a project in just a few steps 22 beautiful projects plus dozens of variations including earrings bracelets necklaces & pendants each with its own skill level & time investment rating Endless options: choose your favorite colors your favorite metals customize the size of your project & find inspiration to add your own unique stamp to any piece of chain mail jewelry Gather your pliers & piles of jump rings & weave your way to beautiful jewelry with Chained." ...

From internationally bestselling author Terry Goodkind comes this outstanding epic adventure set in the captivating world of his classic Sword of Truth novels. The Sword of Truth is Terry Goodkind's wonderfully creative seamless & stirring epic fantasy set in a fascinating world rich in detail history & incredible violence. Reluctant hero turned magical warrior Richard Rahl has long since learned the wizard's first rule (People are stupid & will believe almost anything) & accepted his fate. With his beloved Kahlan Amnell the last Mother Confessor he has battled unearthly adversaries military foes the Underworld the malign & wild magic of the Old World even the elements themselves. Now Terry Goodkind acclaimed & superlatively gifted storyteller delivers another thrilling novel with all the complexity & taut characterization we've come to expect from this master of fantasy. ...

This is the best book available on making fabulous jewelry chains. Chains can unchain a jewellers creativity! These 25 non-traditional designs showcase an array of metals in dazzling combinations of sterling silver gold copper aluminium brass & bronze
- along with a range of finishes & textures. From shimmering delicate silver teardrops to mixed-metal boxes that hold caged pearls these dramatic necklaces bracelets & earrings are absolute showstoppers
- joys to make & wear.

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Step-by-step instructions for creating four different eagle designs from a tree trunk or log are detailed in this chainsaw carving guide. The four projects include an eagle head plaque a standing eagle with a fish a soaring eagle & an eagle bench. Each project features a detailed sketch instructions for carving step cuts texturing adding final details & finishing options & techniques. An extensive gallery of finished pieces provides inspiration for novice chainsaw carvers & showcases the work of both authors. A great deal of space is dedicated to chainsaw safety including tools clothing clamping & work areas. ...

This is a wickedly sharp history-bending cosmos-colliding novel from one of Britains most iconic authors. Meet Frances Fays might-have-been younger sister an unreliable narrator who bends history & blends universes to create a sparkling & prophetic portrait of a once & future Britain. Its 2013 & eighty-year-old Frances is listening to the debt collectors pounding on the front door of Number 3 Chalcot Crescent. While she waits for the bailiffs to give up & leave Frances writes. She writes about the boyfriends she borrowed & the husband she stole from Fay. She writes about the Shock the Crunch the Crisis & the Bite about NUG the National Unity Government about ration books & National Meat Loaf (suitable for vegetarians). She writes about family secrets... The problem is that fact & fiction are blurring in Frances mind. Are faceless assassins trying to kill her younger daughter? Are her grandchildren really plotting a terrorist coup upstairs? What on earth can NUG have against vegetarians? & just what makes National Meat Loaf so tasty? ...

The brilliant new novel in the internationally renowned Sister Fidelma crime series by Peter Tremayne. Ireland AD 670. When an eminent scholar is found murdered in his cell in the abbey of Lios Mor fear spreads among his brethren; his door was secured from the inside with no other means of exit. How did the murderer escape? & what was the content of the manuscripts apparently stolen from the scholars room? Abbot Iarnla insists on sending for Sister Fidelma & her companion Brother Eadulf to investigate the killing. But even before they reach the abbey walls there is an attempt on their lives. As the mystery deepens Fidelma & Eadulf must also wrestle with problems of their own which threaten to separate them for ever... ...

In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the Royal Navy stood between Napoleons legions & ultimate victory. In that dark hour America saw its chance to challenge British dominance: her troops invaded Canada & American frigates attacked British merchant shipping the lifeblood of British defence. War polarised America. The south & west wanted land the north wanted peace & trade. But America had to choose between the oceans & the continent. Within weeks the land invasion had stalled but American warships & privateers did rather better & astonished the world by besting the Royal Navy in a series of battles. Then in three titanic single ship actions the challenge was decisively met. British frigates closed with the Chesapeake the Essex & the President flagship of American naval ambition. Both sides found new heroes but none could equal Captain Philip Broke champion of historys greatest frigate battle when HMS Shannon captured the USS Chesapeake in thirteen blood-soaked minutes. Brokes victory secured British control of the Atlantic & within a year Washington D.C. had been taken & burnt by British troops. Andrew Lambert Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies at Kings College London brings all his mastery of the subject & narrative brilliance to throw new light on a war which until now has been much mythologised little understood. ...

In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the Royal Navy stood between Napoleons legions & ultimate victory. In that dark hour America saw its chance to challenge British dominance: her troops invaded Canada & American frigates attacked British merchant shipping the lifeblood of British defence. War polarised America. The south & west wanted land the north wanted peace & trade. But America had to choose between the oceans & the continent. Within weeks the land invasion had stalled but American warships & privateers did rather better & astonished the world by besting the Royal Navy in a series of battles. Then in three titanic single ship actions the challenge was decisively met. British frigates closed with the Chesapeake the Essex & the President flagship of American naval ambition. Both sides found new heroes but none could equal Captain Philip Broke champion of historys greatest frigate battle when HMS Shannon captured the USS Chesapeake in thirteen blood-soaked minutes. Brokes victory secured British control of the Atlantic & within a year Washington D.C. had been taken & burnt by British troops. ...

The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 2 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series

Includes:: Maths English & Science titles each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch & inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers




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