Chef Adrian Richardson is passionate about meat. Whether its simple minute steak or slow-cooked brisket with red wine & mushrooms he knows what makes it great & how to give home-cooked dishes that restaurant-quality edge with minimum fuss. Covering all the basics Richardson imparts his extensive knowledge of beef pork poultry venison & much more. With recipes such as Barbecued Butterflied Lamb with Honey & Rosemary Twice-cooked Pork Belly with Toffee Crisp Crackling Roast Duck with Pomegranate Glaze & even the perfect meat pie Meat" is a comprehensive but friendly cookbook for making great meals at home full of great tips for both the novice & the confident cook." ...

For 26 years John Nicholson was a vegetarian following a seriously healthy diet that included no cholesterol or animal fats but plenty of brown rice & lentils. His diet defined him. It was the one thing that was definably unshakeably him throughout half a century. However for 26 years John Nicholson was ill
- tormented year after year by apparently untreatable IBS. He was eating the healthiest diet known to mankind yet his digestive system was breaking down. His illness was affecting his life so badly that eventually he & his partner considered doing the unthinkable
- eating meat. The results were spectacular. 24 hours after eating meat he was better. After 48 hours he was totally well. All his symptoms had gone
- the IBS the headaches the mid-afternoon tiredness achy knees
- the lot. Even his eyesight enhanced to the point he no longer needed to use reading glasses. Twelve months on he feels like a new person. The Meat Fix details John Nicholsons remarkable transformation with the characteristic wit & humour that saw his We Ate All the Pies nominated for the 2010 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. It is the story of how eating meat again after 26 vegetarian years changed his life powerfully for the better & his quest to understand why the supposedly healthy diet he had existed on was actually damaging him. He is not a scientist & this is not your standard diet book. Rather it is an explanation of how Nicholson discovered what works for him & why we should all look at nutritional advice through a clear lens not the warped prism of what has become conventional dietary advice over the past three decades. This is a fascinating surprising often hilarious & shocking journey of discovery.



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For twenty-six long years John Nicholson was a vegetarian. No meat no fish no guilt. He was a walking advert for healthy eating. Brown rice lentils tofu fruit vegetables low fat & low cholesterol
- in the battle of good food versus bad he should have been on the winning side. But the exact opposite was true: his diet was making him ill. Really ill. Joint pain? Tick. Exhaustion? Tick. Chronic IBS & piles? Tick tick. Not to mention the fat belly & the sky-high cholesterol. His mind may have forgotten its taste for flesh & blood but had his body? Tired of being sick John decided to do the unthinkable: eat meat & eat lots of it. Going against all the official healthy-eating advice he returned to an old fashioned red-blooded full-fat high-cholesterol diet. The results were spectacular. Twenty-four hours later he felt better. After forty-eight hours he was fighting fit. Twelve months on he had become a new person. His health was utterly transformed. He was first shocked then delighted then damn angry. The Meat Fix charts one man's journey to the top of the food chain uncovering in the process an alternate universe of research condemning everything we think we know about healthy eating as little more than illusion guesswork & marketing. The body is a temple
- but as John Nicholson discovered we may have forgotten how to worship it.

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This is a delightful collection of recipes from Weight Watchers. This latest Mini Series is handbag sized & thus to pick up on your way home from work. Small but perfectly formed each book is themed with a selection of recipes for delicious meals that are healthy too. ...

It has now been over a century since Frank Hornby invented a toy to amuse his sons & called it Meccano coining a word which has entered the dictionary as a term in common usage & is now known all over the world. Hornbys vision of an educational toy became the basis of perhaps the most successful British toy business of the twentieth century. Meccano has amused generations of children encouraging many to become successful engineers. Roger Marriott here explores the long history of Meccano charting the development of the various sets & components which for decades have been interchangeable & explains the endless fascination of this iconic construction toy. ...

Learn how to draw a variety of futuristic robots & machines & combine them to make your own sci-fi & fantasy scenes. This work



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Private employers & public agencies use various mechanical aptitude tests to screen applicants for jobs that range from mechanics & skilled trades apprentices to aerospace engineers & fire-fighters. These tests often differ in detail but measure similar abilities. This manual presents 18 typical tests that gauge an individual's mechanical aptitude & spatial ability with all questions answered & explained. The author also advises on ways to improve mechanical comprehension gives test-taking tips & explains how pulleys levers & other simple machines work. The book is filled with diagrams & illustrations. ...

Mechanical comprehension tests are used widely during technical selection tests within the UK careers sector. Mechanical comprehension & reasoning tests combine many different elements. The test itself usually forms various pictures & diagrams that illustrate different mechanical concepts & principles. Mechanical comprehension & reasoning tests are normally highly predictive of performance in manufacturing technical & production jobs. This comprehensive guide will provide you with sample test questions & answers to help you prepare for your mechanical comprehension test. Contents include:
- An explanation of the tests & what they involve.
- Sample timed tests to assist you during your preparation.
- Advice on how to tackle the tests.
- Understanding mechanical advantage.
- Answers & explanations to the questions.




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Alan Darbyshires best-selling text book provides five-star high quality content to a potential audience of 13 000 engineering students. It explains the most popular specialist units of the Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering & Operations & Maintenance Engineering pathways of the new 2010 BTEC National Engineering syllabus. This challenging textbook also features contributions from specialist lecturers ensuring that no stone is left unturned. Two extra new downloadable chapters will also be available: Principles & Applications of Fluid Mechanics & Principles & Applications of Thermodynamics. The key features of the book include: written by an experienced lecturer with over 30 years experience in the industry; lively student activities dotted throughout the book including end of chapter questions & key points aiding student development; & up to date with the new course specifications for 2010. ...

A thoroughly accessible & engaging workbook-style text ideal for all NVQ students including Foundation Modern Apprentices. Mechanical Engineering: Level 2 NVQ" is a practical & interactive engineering book written by practicing lecturers & designed for college students & Foundation Modern Apprentices. A highly readable text is supported by numerous assignments provided to build up a portfolio of evidence. Designed so that students can complete the blanks this book can be used as evidence for assessment purposes & as an essential reference guide for their subsequent employment. This book covers the mandatory units (1-3) general support units (4-5) & option units (10-12) required to deliver a full NVQ programme. Key Skills activities are also provided at the relevant points through the book. " Mechanical Engineering: NVQ2" is a new single-volume text for the new Performing Engineering Operations NVQs from EMTA & City & Guilds updated & expanded from David Salmon's popular NVQ titles: "NVQ Engineering Manufacture: Mandatory Units" & "NVQ Engineering: Mechanical Option Units". It is the coursebook for Foundation Modern Apprentices & other NVQ2 students. A practical interactive text designed for competence-based courses. Completion of this book can form the central part of a portfolio of evidence." ...