One of the last remote corners of the Arabian Peninsula Oman has only recently permitted tourism fearing it would engulf the local culture before it was ready. Today a growing number of visitors are discovering a land of awe-inspiring natural landscapes: mountains ravines cliffs canyons desert & coastline sweltering under the Middle Eastern sun. In this fully revised & updated Bradt guide author Diana Darke describes in detail the archaeological wonders nature reserves & world-class diving sites of this spellbinding sultanate. Visitors can soak up the spicy perfumed souk atmosphere watch a camel race or camp out with the Bedouin under the stars. Brimming with up-to-date information on restaurants & bars hotels sports facilities & trip itineraries Bradts Oman" has everything for the traveller who wants to explore the land beyond the myth." ...

The new Oman Road Map is the most accurate & comprehensive map of Oman & the best way to find your way around the country. With a clean easy-to-read design the whole of Oman is covered on one large scale map that reaches as far west as the UAE & Saudi Arabia & up to the Strait of Hormuz in the north. Using the most up-to-date mapping available it shows all cities towns & villages & key landmarks such as hotels airports markets mountains & wadis with a handy directory of map references so you can easily find your way about. ...

Nobody knows the Arabian Peninsula like Lonely Planet. Whether it 's exploring the alleyways of Old Muscat bargaining in Abu Dhabi 's atmospheric souqs diving in the Red Sea or finding the best spot for a desert safari we bring you the most extensive coverage of the region. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate practical & honest advice designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: In-depth advice on safe travel in the region Expat chapter packed with insider tips from our resident author Only guidebook to cover every country in the Arabian Peninsula ...

An Omelette & a Glass of Wine" offers 62 articles originally written by Elizabeth David between 1955 & 1984 for numerous publications including " The Spectator" " Gourmet" magazine " Vogue" & " The Sunday Times". This revered classic volume contains delightful explorations of food & cooking among which are the collections namesake essay & other such gems as Syllabubs & Fruit Fools Sweet Vegetables Soft Wine Pleasing Cheeses & Whisky in the Kitchen. Her subjects range from the story of how her own cookery writing began to accounts of some restaurants in provincial France of white truffles in Piedmont wild risottos on the islands of the Venetian lagoon & odd happenings during rain-drenched seaside holidays in the British Isles. Here we can share her appreciation of books people who influenced her places she loved & the delicious meals she enjoyed. Some of the best essays are those about others who wrote about food such as Norman Douglas & Mrs Beeton. She writes so vividly that we can see taste & even smell the dishes she describes. Many of these pieces such as " Ill Be with You in the Squeezing of a Lemon" from 1969
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- barely show their age. But even if they did you wouldnt care because of the rich store of information that David shares & the literary grace with which she imparts it. Some articles include recipes but for the most part this is a volume nicely sized to curl up with or to take on a trip. Articles book reviews & travel pieces they will be new to many of her readers & a delight to all for their highly personal flavor. Jane Grigson praised it for including all the dishes most closely associated with her Spiced Beef Salted Welsh Duck & Syllabub. Her many admirers will cherish this new hardback edition for its 320 high quality pages casually interspersed with charming black & white illustrations & some photographs. It is a book sure to appeal to the Elizabeth David book collector & readers coming to know Ms. David for the first time will marvel at her wisdom & grace."

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A new Kahlan & Richard fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry Goodkind. An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millennia. The machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming if minor omens. The omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate & ever more ominous. As Zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving Richard & Kahlan foretelling an impending event beyond anyone's ability to stop. As catastrophe approaches the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omen.. . In exchange for an impossible dem&. ...

This is the OFFICIAL & TOTALLY MENTAL diary of Hattie Moore. Thirteen year-old Hattie Moore doesn't actually know who her dad is
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Bestselling author Kumiko Sudo creates 45 exquisite handmade gifts in fabric each with a flair that is uniquely Japanese. Easy-to-follow patterns beautiful photographs & colorful step-by-step drawings help the projects come together quickly
- many in less than an hour. Whether they are created in kimono silks or in contemporary cottons these tiny boxes purses decorative toys incense pouches & good luck charms all make delightful gifts.
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What shall we have for dinner? Such a simple question has grown to have a very complicated answer. We can eat almost anything nature has to offer but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. Should we choose the organic apple or the conventional? If organic local or imported? Wild fish or farmed? Low-carb or low-cal? As the American culture of fast food & unlimited choice invades the world Pollan follows his next meal from land to table tracing the origin of everything consumed & the implications for ourselves & our planet. His astonishing findings will shock all who care about what they put on their plate. ...

This is the story of how private foreign enterprise in the form of Swedish Lloyd & Swedish America Line who formed a British company called Hoverlloyd galvanised the British Government in to supporting this new concept in transport through the formation of a British Rail subsidiary called Seaspeed. It is a story told by those who were there of how young adventurous men & women most of whom were in their twenties & early thirties took on the exciting challenge of getting an operation in which they all believed had a great future off the ground. It tells of the difficulties & near disasters through lack of experience that nearly wrote off the industry in the early days; the clashes of cultures between the free enterprise & Government operations; & why after so much early promise the great adventure with the giant car & passenger carrying hovercraft came to an end. The story begins with the history of Saunders Roe & their involvement as a result of the discovery by Christopher Cockerell in 1953 that big weights could be supported on a cushion of low pressure air & that the concept could be practically applied. Much has already been written about Christopher Cockerell later Sir Christopher & the development of the hovercraft by Saunders Roe as well as the hovercraft industry to the present day. Those relevant parts showing the frustrations & disappointments they too suffered are repeated in this book together with new material that has come to light to provide a comprehensive narrative of the hovercraft industry & the giant SR.N4 cross-Channel operations. ...

This is the story of how private foreign enterprise in the form of Swedish Lloyd & Swedish America Line who formed a British company called Hoverlloyd galvanised the British Government in to supporting this new concept in transport through the formation of a British Rail subsidiary called Seaspeed. It is a story told by those who were there of how young adventurous men & women most of whom were in their twenties & early thirties took on the exciting challenge of getting an operation in which they all believed had a great future off the ground. It tells of the difficulties & near disasters through lack of experience that nearly wrote off the industry in the early days; the clashes of cultures between the free enterprise & Government operations; & why after so much early promise the great adventure with the giant car & passenger carrying hovercraft came to an end. The story begins with the history of Saunders Roe & their involvement as a result of the discovery by Christopher Cockerell in 1953 that big weights could be supported on a cushion of low pressure air & that the concept could be practically applied. Much has already been written about Christopher Cockerell later Sir Christopher & the development of the hovercraft by Saunders Roe as well as the hovercraft industry to the present day. Those relevant parts showing the frustrations & disappointments they too suffered are repeated in this book together with new material that has come to light to provide a comprehensive narrative of the hovercraft industry & the giant SR.N4 cross-Channel operations. ...