You know the people in this book. You'll remember the harassed waitress from your local Chinese restaurant. You've noticed those builders across the street working funny hours & without helmets. You've eaten the lettuce they picked or bought the microwave they assembled. The words 'cockle-pickers' ' Morecambe Bay' ' Chinese illegals found dead in lorry' will ring a bell. But did you know that there are hundreds of thousands of undocumented Chinese immigrants in Britain? They've travelled here because of desperate poverty & must keep their heads down & work themselves to the bone. Hsiao-Hung Pai the only journalist who knows this community went undercover to hear the stories of this hidden work force. She reveals a scary shadowy world where human beings are exploited in ways unimaginable in our civilized twenty-first century. Chinese Whispers" exposes the truth behind the lives of a hidden work force here in Britain. You owe it to yourself & them to read it." ...

Look & learn to recall a wealth of everyday vocabulary in Chinese with this intuitive easy-to-use visual language dictionary. Whether its for business or pleasure pick up 6 000 key Chinese words & phrases on a range of subjects: from shopping & eating out to sport & beyond quickly & easily. Find every word you need to know fast using the clearly labelled colour illustrated scenes from everyday life. Plus find helpful features on key Chinese nouns verbs & phrases to improve your understanding. Pocket-sized so you can take it wherever your travels take you. ...

If you're hungry for good food but short on time you'll love Ching's quick & easy Chinese recipes. The bestselling author is the master of fresh flavours & simple ingredients & her collection of all-time favourites & exciting new dishes are a delight to cook & share. Why order a take-away when you can deliver your own in minutes? With her bestselling cookbook Chinese Food Made Easy Ching quickly established herself as the new voice of Chinese cooking with her simple & delicious recipes. Ching's brand new cookbook is packed with quick & easy recipes that you can make in 30 minutes or less. Bursting with flavour deliciously healthy & nearly always made with everyday supermarket ingredients her new collection of authentic Chinese recipes is destined to become another kitchen classic. Ching's recipes are as varied as they are exciting & are a wonderful balance of all-time favourites such as Sweet & Sour Pork Chicken & Cashew Nut Stir-fry & Hot & Sour Soup & exciting new authentic dishes such as Exploding River Prawns Hunan-style Hot Pink Pepper Chicken & Chongqing Beef. For more special days when you have a little more time on your hands there is an Easy Entertaining section complete with menu suggestions & time-saving tips. ...

With her trademark passion TV star chef Ching-He Huang brings a new & exciting dimension to Chinese cooking. Confidently fusing Chinese & Western cultures in over 100 quick & easy dishes bursting with flavour Ching's fresh & healthy take on the Chinese takeaway without compromising on taste has revolutionised Chinese cuisine. Ching's love & appreciation of Chinese cooking has already seen her previous cookbooks Chinese Food Made Easy & Ching's Chinese Food in Minutes reach bestseller status & her BBC TV series receive rave reviews. Now paying homage to the authentic Chinese takeout with her third cookbook Ching's Chinese Takeaway Ching makes Chinese food refreshingly accessible & deftly removes the stigma attached to the humble takeaway. From the traditional Chicken Chow Mein to adventurous Cantonese style steamed Lobster with Ginger Soy Sauce; & with lighter dishes such as Yellow Bean Sesame Spinach to Chilli Bean Braised Beef with Coriander & steamed Mantou Buns designed to fill empty stomachs Ching offers a diverse selection of new & delicious recipes for every occasion & taste. Interspersed with childhood anecdotes Chinese superstition & etiquette & original suggestions for exciting variations on classic recipes Ching takes us on a culinary journey that delightfully blends ancient & modern yin & yang experimentation & intuition & ends with perfectly balanced & tantalizing dishes that will inspire even the most stalwart takeaway devotees to get cooking. ...

In the past hundred years or so chintz has come to mean any floral printed furnishing fabric. Its origins as a h&-drawn & dyed fabric from India are often forgotten but it is with these rare earlier chintzes that this book is concerned. It explores in detail the background & development of this beautiful technique & looks at the use of chintzes in Europe from the early 17th century to the mid-19th century first as bed-curtains & wall-hangings & later for popular mens & womens dress. The V& As collection published for the first time in glorious colour & including close-up details will interest interior designers textile students & those involved in fashion. ...

Bathsheba Clarice de Trop thinks shes a star. Well her mum is a world-famous novelist whose books are all about the amazing adventures of her fabulous daughter & of course the stories must be true. But when Bathsheba is confronted by her down-&-out father & discovers that her role in the fantastic new Bathsheba film will be played by hot US actress Avocado Dieppe she has to face reality. She might not be as famous as she liked to think but maybe she can still be a star in her own right. Girls will love the hilariously delusional & touching world of Bathsheba a captivating new character. ...

The second book in the Agnes Browne trilogy the basis for the BAFTA-award nominated TV series Mrs Browne's Boys. Continuing the hilarious saga of the ups & downs minor scrapes & major run-ins of the seven children of Agnes Browne The Mammy of the bestselling novel of the same name. Full of joy humour pathos & the raw vernacular of the Dublin streets. Agnes Browne & her seven 'chisellers' take on the world! & win! It's three years since Redser's death & Agnes Browne soldiers on being mother father & referee to her fighting family of seven. Helped out financially by her eldest & hormonally by the amorous Pierre Agnes copes with family tragedy success & the move from the Jarro to the 'wilds of the country' -- suburban Finglas. & when the family's dreams are threatened by an unscrupulous gangster he learns a costly lesson -- don't mess with the children of Agnes Browne! With a new introduction by the author Brendan O' Carroll. ...

In the 1850s the area consisted of three villages
- Turnham Green along the main road to the west & the riverside hamlets of Chiswick
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Crackpot is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car & come back with a WRECK nobody is surprised. Except for the Potts themselves. First the car has a name. & she tells them what it is. Then they find that she can fly.. .and swim.. . Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks -- & she is taking the Potts with her! Jump into the worlds most loved magical car for her first adventure ever! ...

When the Tooting family find a vast abandoned engine & fit it to their camper van they have no idea of the adventure that lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary flying car -- & it wants to be back on the road again.. .fast! The Tootings can haul on the steering wheel & pull the handbrake as hard as they like but their camper van now has a mind of her own. It's not long before they're hurtling along on a turbocharged chase as Chitty tracks down her long-lost bodywork. But there are sinister forces at work too. When it comes to a car as special as Chitty everybody wants a piece of her.. . ...