Following the immense success of his Mediterranean Seafood Alan Davidson resolved to apply the same recipe to the North Atlantic Ocean. This extraordinary work the culmination of years of research is the result. Far more than just fish & fish cookery it distils the accumulated knowledge of generations of weather-beaten fisher folk curious scientists & happy fish lovers in kitchens & dining rooms the world over. In an addictive cocktail of anecdote & lore the book combines scientific catalogue of edible marine creatures with recipes drawn from the Atlantic shores
- & even the Baltic in a brief excursus to Finland Russia & the Baltic States. The book is split between a catalogue with drawings & description of each sort of fish together with cookery notes & any information that might put it in context; & a recipe section which draws on the best methods of cooking these types of fish from the many countries best acquainted with them. There is a full index & bibliography. The chief delight of the book is the delicate skill with which so many facts are deployed. The style is at once playful & learned; accurate yet with an eye to the surreal.
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Sig Hansen has been a star of the Channel 4's The Deadliest Catch from the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries the show attracts more than 49 million viewers per season making it one of the most successful series in the history of cable TV. With its daredevil camera work unpredictably dangerous weather & a setting as unforgivable & unforgettable as the frigid Bering Sea The Deadliest Catch is unlike anything else on television. But the weatherworn fishermen of the fishing vessel Northwestern have stories that don't come through on TV. For Sig Hansen & his brothers commercial fishing is as much a part of their Norwegian heritage as their names. Descendents of the Vikings who roamed & ruled the northern seas for centuries the Hansens' connection to the sea stretches from Alaska to Seattle & all the way to Norway. & after twenty years as a skipper on the commercial fishing vessel the Northwestern -- which was his father's before him -- Sig has lived to tell the tales. To be a successful fisherman you need to be a mechanic navigator welder painter carpenter & sometimes a firefighter. To be a successful fisherman year after year you need to be a survivor. This is the story of a family of survivors; part memoir & part adventure tale North by Northwestern brings readers on deck into the dockside bars & into the history of a family with a common destiny. Built around a gripping tale of a deadly shipwreck like The Perfect Storm North by Northwestern is the multi-generational tale of the Hansen family a clan of tough Norwegian-American fishermen who through the popularity of The Deadliest Catch have become modern folk-heroes. ...

In the late 1950s & 60s steam motive power depots attracted railway enthusiasts like pins to a magnet. There was no need to wait on a platform for something to turn up; particularly at weekends & evenings sheds would be packed with machines waiting their turn being disposed of getting fixed or stored for another day. Enthusiasts flocked to these grimy railway havens as places of enchantment. This beautifully illustrated book produced in association with the National Railway Museum travels back to those days combining Richard Gaunts atmospheric photographs with"es from people working on the railways at the time & instructions & reports from the management who
- despite all appearances
- were trying to give a good service at an acceptable cost. This evocative & nostalgic book brings the past to life & is sure to appeal to people who remember the north eastern railways & the drama of working steam sheds.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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The present preserved section between Sheringham & Holt is only part of a once-busy route that carried holidaymakers from the Midlands to the Norfolk coastal resorts. This volume focuses not only on the surviving railway but also on the other now abandoned stretches between South Lynn & Cromer. ...

In the 1970s Shiva Naipaul travelled to Africa visiting Kenya Tanzania & Zambia for several months. Through his experiences the places he visited & his various encounters he aimed to discover what liberation revolution & socialism meant to the ordinary people. His journey of discovery is brilliantly documented in this intimate comic & controversial portrayal of a continent on the brink of change. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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A detailed map that is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage it details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...