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
- about cooking with lemons
- 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&. ...

Omerta the Sicilian code of silence has been the cornerstone of the Mafias sense of honor for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills omerta carried the Mafia through a hundred years of change but now at the centurys end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honor may be silent
- but money talks. New York
- a mob boss is assassinated. His nephew Astorre Viola & the head of the citys FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But this time silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs the silence of crooked bankers even the silence of the courts. The world of the Mafia is riven with greed & Viola knows that now is the time to claim his destiny...

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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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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. ...

On a chill frosty night the stars are shining brightly. A husky puppy dreams of life as a sleigh dog a young goose learns how to navigate the sky at night an arctic fox discovers he is afraid of the dark during the polar night & a lost narwhal catches a magical falling star upon his spiral tusk. This is a sparkling addition to our hugely successful range of anthologies with delightful illustrations from Alison Edgson & featuring all-new stories from a host of best-loved authors including Penny Dolan Michael Broad & Holly Webb. ...

Where are all the exciting men in London? After spending years in the glittering ballrooms of the town Amanda Cynster is utterly bored by the current crop of bland suitors. Determined to take matters into her own hands one night she shockingly goes where no respectable lady ever should but where many an intriguing gentleman might be found. But titillating excitement quickly turns to panic when Amanda discovers shes quite out of her depth. She looks around for help
- & is unexpectedly rescued by the Earl of Dexter. Lean sensuous & mysterious he has delayed re-entering society preferring instead a more interesting existence on its fringes. Hes the epitome of the boldly passionate gentleman Amanda has been searching for but although his very touch makes it clear hes willing to educate her in the art of love Amanda has to wonder if such a masterful rake can be sufficiently tamed into the ways of marriage.
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One cold Christmas night a shepherd recounts the magical story of how he came to be the first visitor to the newborn Christ child
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