In this delicious collection of new recipes Madhur Jaffrey shows us that Indian food need not be complicated or involve hours in the kitchen. Take a few well chosen spices & readily available ingredients & in a few easy steps you can make a delicious prawn curry from Goa; succulent chicken baked in an almond & onion sauce; hearty Sri Lankan beef with coconut milk; a creamy potato & pea curry; tasty swiss chard stir fried with ginger & garlic; & a spicy dip with beans (canned of course) cumin chillies & lime. With over 175 clear simple & accessible recipes this mouthwatering cookbook is as beautifully written as her bestselling Ultimate Curry Bible" & is fully illustrated throughout with gorgeous colour photography. Whether you are cooking curry for the first time or have plenty of culinary experience & are looking for quick & easy ideas Madhur brings you all the tastes of India with the minimum of work." ...

There is truly no other curry book like this one. The recipes are not the traditional cuisine practised by Indians at home but the distinctive & well-loved variety served in Indian restaurants worldwide. Since its first publication nearly twenty years ago The Curry Secret" has been a bestseller. It has grown by word of mouth & reader recommendation into a cult classic
- it has even spawned internet forums where readers rave about the sauce. Following requests from those readers Kris Dhillon has now updated the book to include a wider choice of dishes & brand new recipes for even more mouthwatering curries as well as all the established favourites. From Chicken Tikka Masala to Onion Bhajee Aloo Gobi to Lamb Biryani everyone's favourite is here. Praise from readers: ' Truly an excellent book & one that any Indian restaurant fan who enjoys cooking should have'; ' The Holy Grail of curry cook books'; & ' This book is so good it's unbelievable'."
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' It's a curse because everyone connected to Brink's-Mat stands to get topped sooner or later' Legendary South London villain Georgie Francis shortly before he was shot dead by a hitman. The Brink's-Mat raid was the robbery of the century the stuff of legends in the criminal underworld. On November 26 1983 a group of robbers burst into the Brink's-Mat warehouse near Heathrow Airport expecting to find a decent-sized haul of cash
- but instead they stumbled upon nearly seven thousand gold bars worth GBP28 million. More than twenty-five years later GBP20 million of bullion remains unrecovered & it is thought that most people in possession of gold jewellery made in the UK after 1983 are wearing Brink's-Mat. Wensley Clarkson is the leading expert on the crime. In addition to having met & interviewed many of its most important figures on both sides of the law he has secured the co-operation of several members of the original gang to provide unprecedented insight into what happened. This is the definitive account not just of the robbery itself but of its aftermath its legacy in modern crime & the infamous 'curse' that has seen so many of those associated with the gold meet a violent end.
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Many people's lives relationships careers & wellbeing are blighted by the belief that to be liked loved & accepted they have to limit themselves to the behaviours they believe are approved of by others. This might mean some or all of the following: always being polite nice helpful charming fun making people feel good about themselves not letting people down never saying 'no' avoiding conflict & putting others' needs before their own. In her 15 years of clinical experience as a psychologist Jacqui Marson has coined the phrase 'the curse of lovely' to describe this growing trend. Many people would like to be known as lovely but for a growing number of people it can feel like a curse. They feel unable to put their own needs before those of everyone else & feel that changing this is not an option. This highly practical & motivational book will show readers how to break curse of lovely to live a more complete fulfilling life. Contents include: when 'lovely' turns into a curse; the lovely child
- how it all begins; the different shades of lovely
- which one are you?; from curse to gift
- how we can still be lovable & get our needs met; but what do I want
- how to tune in to what your body is telling you; re-evaluating anger; saying 'no' & surviving; how to instigate scary conversations; & how to replace the personal rules that put you at the bottom on the pile.



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The Great Irish Famine of 1845-52 was the defining event in the history of modern Irel&. In proportional terms one of the most lethal famines in global history the consequences were shocking: at least one million people died & double that number fled the country within a decade. The Curse of Reason is first & foremost a survey history of this great tragedy. In particular the testimonies of four key contemporaries are used throughout to convey the immediacy of the unfolding disaster. They are: * John Mac Hale-the Catholic Archbishop of Tuam * John Mitchel-the radical nationalist * Elizabeth Smith-the Scottish-born wife of a Wicklow landlord * Charles E. Trevelyan-the assistant secretary to the Treasury Each brings a unique perspective influenced by who they were what they witnessed & what they stood for. By counter-pointing the progress of the Famine with the experiences of these four individuals we get an intimate & compelling portrayal of these hungry years. The book shows how misguided policies inspired by slavish adherence to ideology-the curse of reason-contributed to & worsened the effects of a natural disaster of catastrophic proportions. ...

In the floating city of Sanctaphrax fusty old professors scheme & bicker with each other as they study the weather in minute detail
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Join our plucky Victorian Egyptologist together with her devastatingly handsome & brilliant husband Radcliffe in another exciting escapade. When Lady Baskerville's husband Sir Henry dies after discovering what may have been an undisturbed royal tomb in Luxor she appeals to eminent archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson & his wife Amelia to take over the excavation. Amid rumours of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig the intrepid couple proceeds to Egypt where they begin to suspect that Sir Henry did not die a natural death & they are confident that the accidents that plague the dig are caused by a sinister human element not a pharoah's curse. ...

Welcome to Spook School
- where lessons include learning how to fly walking through walls & making objects move! Charlie is now
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When private investigator Izzy Spellman is arrested for the fourth time in three months she writes it off as an occupational hazard. Shes been keeping surveillance on her new next-door neighbour (suspects name: John Brown) convinced hes up to no good
- even if Spellman Investigations management (Izzys parents) disagree. When the displeased management refuse to bail her out its Morty Izzys octogenarian lawyer who comes to her rescue. But before he can build a defence he has to know the facts. Over weak coffee & pastrami sandwiches Izzy unveils the whole truth & nothing but the truth
- as only she a licensed 30-year-old professional can.

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The island of Crampton Rock has emerged from pirate battle. But something far more sinister is on the move.. . What claim does the Darkling family have on Stanley Buggles home? & do the Darkling twins really keep a two-headed snake as a pet? Originally published under the title The Darkling Curse. ...