Will Holly find love in the city where dreams are made? Fielding calls from disgruntled customers on a crispbread telesales careline isn't exactly where Holly Collins saw herself in life. Living in a shoebox flat & working in a windowless building on an outer London industrial estate were never quite what she'd had in mind. So when Holly is picked from obscurity to take part in Street Scout a television series on the hunt for fashion's next big model life finally seems to be taking a turn for the better for the happy-go-lucky twenty-something. Surely this is her big moment? But Holly knows only too well that dreams are just that & when it feels like everything
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- is conspiring against her Holly heads for New York with her best friend Meg. The magic of Manhattan has Holly in its grasp: strutting down 5th Avenue & drinking two too many cosmopolitans taking romantic carriage rides in Central Park & standing at the top of the Empire State building she can scarcely believe how far away the real world seems. But when Holly is faced with the biggest decision of her life can she make the fairy tale become a reality?

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This exciting new Easy Learning language course allows learners to take on board all of the Italian they will need while abroad without the need for thick textbooks & complex grammar. 3 audio CDs & accompanying colour booklet make language learning fun fast & flexible. The 3 audio CDs guide learners through a series of 12 short units. Each unit introduces 5 new key words or phrases before expanding on the basic vocabulary with practice activities memory tips & culture & etiquette advice. An accompanying 48-page colour booklet provides full transcripts of the CD conversations as well as helpful hints to guide the user through their learning experience. Unit 1: Hello Unit 2: Excuse me Unit 3: Wheres the bar? Unit 4: Over there Unit 5: What would you like? Unit 6: Have you got any...? Unit 7: Can you help me? Unit 8: I want to go to... Unit 9: Have you got a room? Unit 10: It hurts Unit 11: I want to make an appointment Unit 12: Whats it like? ...

Tried without success to learn Italian before? Cant find a learning style that suits you? Collins has teamed up with international best-selling author & inventor of Mind Maps (R) Tony Buzan to revolutionise the way language is learnt
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Lonely Planets Fast Talk" series provides you with all the basics for a short trip or weekend away in a practical pocket-sized format making sure your stay is fun easy & hassle free. This title features a food section with market & restaurant language plus quick menu decoder to indulge in local cuisine. It offers phrases to get you to tourist attractions in & out of the city. It also features browsing bargaining & buying language to make your shopping a success." ...

Towards the end of 1831 the authorities unearthed a series of crimes at Number 3 Nova Scotia Gardens in East London that appeared to echo the notorious Burke & Hare killings in Edinburgh three years earlier. After a long investigation three bodysnatchers were put on trial for supplying the anatomy schools of London with suspiciously fresh bodies for dissection. They later became known as The London Burkers & their story was dubbed The Italian Boy case. The furore which led directly to the passing of controversial legislation which marked the beginning of the end of body snatching in Britain. In The Italian Boy Sarah Wise not only investigates the case of the London Burkers but also by making use of an incredibly rich archival store the lives of ordinary lower-class Londoners. Here is a window on the lives of the poor
- a window that is opaque in places shattered in others but which provides an unprecedented view of low-life London in the 1830s.
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Meticulously selected & artfully recreated the selection of stories in Italian is vast & ranges geographically from Corsica & Sicily to Venice & the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination & communicates this in what is a fascinating & rich addition to folk literature. ...

In Italian Food" Elizabeth David was the first to help us understand the real country cooking of Italy. " Italian Food" was an inspiration to British cooks when it was first published in 1954
- & it remains so to this day. Embracing the variety richness & vibrancy of Italian cooking with particularly reference to regional variation Elizabeth David provides a magnificent & inspiring collection of favourite dishes as well as those more rarely encountered. With straightforward recipes for meals such as Piedmontese cheese fondue fettuccine with fresh tomato sauce & chicken breasts with ham & cheese Elizabeth David brings us the authentic taste of Italian food. " Elizabeth Davids clear & unpretentious directions for the enjoyment of good food have never been surpassed". (" Daily Mail"). " Not only did she transform the way we cooked but she is a delight to read". (" Express on Sunday"). " Britains most inspirational food writer". (" Independent"). " When you read Elizabeth David you get perfect pitch. There is an understanding & evocation of flavours colours scents & places that lights up the page". (" Guardian"). Elizabeth David (1913-1992) is the woman who changed the face of British cooking. Having travelled widely during the Second World War she introduced post-war Britain to the sun-drenched delights of the Mediterranean & her recipes brought new flavours & aromas into kitchens across Britain. After her classic first book " Mediterranean Food" followed more bestsellers including " French Country Cooking" " Summer Cooking" " French Provincial Cooking" " Italian Food" " Elizabeth Davids Christmas" & " At Elizabeth Davids Table"."
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A guide for complete beginners & those wanting to improve their Italian. Internet-links offer opportunites to hear the language spoken by native speakers. Grammar is clearly explained & puzzles & excercises are included. For primary & secondary school students. ...

The fun & easy way to take your Italian language skills to the next level The tips techniques & information presented here give students travelers & businesspeople a primer on how to speak Italian. Complete with updates a bonus CD & the traditional For Dummies user-friendly format this new edition of Italian For Dummies gives you reliable lessons practice & language learning techniques for speaking Italian with ease & confidence. Featuring a revamped user-friendly organization that builds on your knowledge & ability Italian For Dummies offers expanded coverage of the necessary grammar major verb tenses & conjugations that beginners need to know. Plus you'll get a fully updated & expanded audio CD that

Includes:: real-life conversations; a refreshed & expanded mini-dictionary; more useful exercises & practice opportunities; & more. Builds on your skills & ability as you learn Covers the grammar verb tenses & conjugations you need to know

Includes:: a mini-dictionary Audio CD

Includes:: real-life conversations If you're looking to reach a comfort level in conversational Italian Italian For Dummies gets you comfortably speaking this Romantic language like a native.





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Whether you are moving to Italy or just planning a vacation youll want to know some key words & phrases to make sure everythings va bene. Italian For Dummies Audio Set has everything you need to introduce you to the language so that you can start to communicate with other Italian speakers (without memorizing a bunch of boring grammar notes & long vocabulary lists!). Each of the three hour-long CDs is filled with interesting conversation topics that allow you to listen to what you want to listen at your own pace. Soon youll be able to communicate in Italian about:* Work jobs & office life* Making small talk* Traveling & making arrangements* Asking for directions* Getting help & assistance* Ordering at a restaurant* Booking a room in a hotel* Exchanging money at the bank* Shopping in a store or boutique Along with all these topics these CDs cover essential rules & building blocks of the Italian language such as verb conjugation tenses & sentence structure as well as a list of essential words. With this beginner audio set you can pop any of the CDs in your CD player or computer & discover the joy & fun of speaking Italian! ...