All women want to kill their husbands some of the time Where theres a will I intend to be in it " wives half-joke to each other. Marriage it would appear is a fun-packed frivolous hobby only occasionally resulting in death. ut when Jazz Jardine is arrested for her husbands murder the joke falls flat. Life should begin at 40
- not with life imprisonment for killing your spouse. Jazz stay-at-home mum & domestic goddess; Hannah childless career woman; & Cassie demented working mother of two are three ordinary women. Their record collections are classical not criminal. Cassie & Hannah set out immediately to prove their best friends innocence uncovering betrayal adultery plot twists thinner thighs & toy boys aplenty en route but will their friendship survive these ever darker revelations? Sexy funny & wise Kathy Lettes irresistible new novel is about women not Having It All But Doing It All. Its about how todays mother is often a married lone parent. Its about the fact that no woman has ever shot her husband while he was vacuuming. This is Kathy Lette at her brilliant best casting her trade mark caustic eye on what goes on in the bedrooms & kitchens of ordinary married couples. A novel which will strike a cord with married women everywhere & ensure that from now on they all read the small print on their marriage licenses."
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This is a new edition of the best-selling Usborne Art Ideas" title for those who have caught the knitting bug! Perfect for beginner knitters both young & old this book covers all aspects of learning to knit from selecting the correct needles & wool to casting on the basic stitches & finishing off techniques. It also

Includes:: projects to tackle as knitting confidence grows such as scarves bags & mobile phone cases. The step-by-step instructions are clearly illustrated & easy to follow."

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Clear step-by-step photographs & instructions guide you through all the skills you will need to make beautiful afghans & throws from choosing yarns & basic knitting & crochet stitches to Fair Isle & intarsia techniques making & piecing blocks & strips & creating delicate openwork fabrics. Learn how to read patterns & adapt cross-stitch graphs or chart your own unique designs; use multiple stitch techniques to create bobbles popcorns & cables; create stunning effects by combining colour pattern & texture; add the finishing touch with fringes borders tassels beads & embroidery.

Includes:: an inspirational gallery of designs & motifs with complete stitching instructions cross-referenced to the techniques within the book.

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A Visual Exploration of Travel Facts Figures & Ephemera! How to Land a Jumbo Jet is your visual guide to the way we live travel & inhabit the globe. Everything you ever needed to know about the world brought to life & made intelligible by designers from all around the world. INFORMATION VISUALISED! Where is the best place to experience a volcano? How do you eat an ackee (and not get sick)? Which edible bugs are really worth the calories? Which nation is the proudest in the world? Why does your luggage occasionally disappear? ...

Being given yet another pointless man manual that told him fifty ways to tie a bow tie in under 30 seconds made James May certain there was a need for another kind of book. This book in fact. He reckons there are nine vital things that a chap should be able to do. Not stuff you can download from the internet but really important things. You never know when you might need to land an A330 Airbus or deliver twins. & there may well be a moment when being able to play a bit of classical music on the piano is absolutely crucial to your success with women. So read learn & be prepared
- youll wonder how you ever lived without it.
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How to get on well with people how to deal with violence how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live? This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92) who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought & experience unlike anything written before. Into these essays he put whatever was in his head: his tastes in wine & food his childhood memories the way his dogs ears twitched when it was dreaming events in the appalling civil wars raging around him. The Essays was an instant bestseller & over four hundred years later readers still come to him in search of companionship wisdom & entertainment
- & in search of themselves. This first full biography of Montaigne in English for nearly fifty years relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed & the answers he explored.
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This inspirational yet practical book proves that small spaces can be both inclusive & flexible which is perfectly in tune with the relaxed & informal way we want to live now. Part One Making the Most of Small Spaces discusses how design & spatial planning are the key to maximizing space as every square metre counts. Decoration & Furnishing discusses how to adopt various strategies to make your space look & feel larger from creative use of colours & textures to lighting & furniture. The ultimate way to enhance a small space is to physically make it bigger; Branching Out discusses the ways in which this can be done from conversions to extensions. Part Two Area by Area Solutions presents a room by room breakdown demonstrating space-saving ideas storage solutions & strategies for compact layouts specific to each room. From kitchens bedrooms & bathrooms to small gardens & second homes each chapter is full of intelligent functional & sometimes quirky ways in which to make the most of living space. Finally international case studies demonstrate how good design principles have been applied in real terms. ...

Off-grid: a place building or person without mains water or power. Static or mobile
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This accessible & valuable introduction to caring for a child with autism is an ideal resource for teachers & members of a child with autisms immediate & extended family. In clear & simple language with many illustrations the authors tackle common problems experienced in everyday routines such as eating sleeping & going to the toilet as well as how to cope with aggression & tantrums preoccupations & compulsions & how to enable better communication & socialising. Based on up-to-date research & using many case examples the authors consider step-by-step why each problem may be happening & suggest a number of solutions. ...