The Pedants ambition is simple. He wants to cook tasty nutritious food; he wants not to poison his friends; & he wants to expand slowly & with pleasure his culinary repertoire. A stern critic of himself & others he knows he is never going to invent his own recipes (although he might in a burst of enthusiasm increase the quantity of a favourite ingredient). Rather he is a recipe-bound follower of the instructions of others. It is in his interrogations of these recipes & of those who create them that the Pedants true pedantry emerges. How big exactly is a lump? Is a slug larger than a gout? When does a drizzle become a downpour? & what is the difference between slicing & chopping? This book is a witty & practical account of Julian Barnes search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest that leaves him seduced by Jane Grigson infuriated by Nigel Slater & reassured by Mrs Beetons Victorian virtues. The Pedant in the Kitchen is perfect comfort for anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook & is something that none of Julian Barnes legion of admirers will want to miss."" ...

Practical route guide with 55 large scale maps (1:20 000).

Includes:: accommodation guide pubs & restaurants

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Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus" is your one-stop source for comprehensive coverage of all the pediatric ophthalmic conditions you are likely to encounter in practice. Extensively updated with expert contributions from leaders in the field & now featuring online instructional videos this ophthalmology reference delivers all the state-of-the-art guidance you need to effectively diagnose & manage even the most challenging eye diseases & disorders seen in children." ...

As one enters Juan Rulfos legendary novel one follows a dusty road to a town of death. Time shifts from one consciousness to another in a hypnotic flow of dreams desires & memories a world of ghosts dominated by the figure of Pedro Paramo
- lover overlord murderer. Rulfos extraordinary mix of sensory images violent passions & unfathomable mysteries has been a profound influence on a whole generation of Latin American writers including Carlos Fuentes Mario Vargas Llosa & Gabriel Garcia Marquez. To read Pedro Paramo" today is as overwhelming an experience as when it was first published in Mexico nearly fifty years ago."
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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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This utterly enchanting lift-the-flap book has the kind of disarmingly risque humour & charming characters destined to make it a classic. Much laughter is guaranteed as you lift the flap to see whats happened in the nappy! Perfect for potty training counting (!) & giggling. It has an extra thick durable cover & pages. Mouse is tremendously curious. He has to investigate everything around him. & Mouses friends dont escape his inquisitive nature. Mouse wears a nappy & naturally he is curious about theirs So one by one Mouse asks his friends Rabbit Doggy Horse & others Whats in your nappy? Then of course they ask Mouse the same question
- but theyre in for a surprise because in Mouses nappy is nothing! Hes learnt how to use a potty & on the final spread all his friends try it too (on their own potty).
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This is a simple guessing game which features five of Beatrix Potters best-known characters including Peter Rabbit. On each page the reader must guess if Peter Rabbit is hidden behind the giant flap. Theres a little hole to peep through & a touch & feel clue to help! Where is Peter? ...

Peekaboo Zoo" is a lovely first lift-the-flap book for babies & young toddlers. Turn each page to find a wild animal hidden under a flap. Read the funny rhyming text & try to guess which animal is hidden! There is a mirror on the last page so baby can have the excitement of finding themselves in the picture! The classic game of peekaboo is brought to life in this gorgeous book perfect as a gift for babies & young children." ...

Read Peekaboo! Bedtime" with your baby for a bundle of bright surprises. Your baby will love the bright photographs & fun surprises in " Peekaboo! Bedtime". Find the sleepy toys hiding
- the rabbit with the silky bow is under a blanket & the squashy-nosed pig is behind a clock. & don't forget to keep an eye out for all four toys fast asleep beneath a bedspread! " Peekaboo! Bedtime" is a great way to get your baby interested in books & to spend special time together. Also great for developing imagination early-thinking & memory skills & perfect for reading aloud & encouraging early word recognition your baby will love the world of surprises that " Peekaboo! Bedtime" offers."
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Peeling the Onion" is a searingly honest memoir that evokes Grass modest upbringing in Danzig his time as a boy soldier fighting the Russians & concludes with the writing of his masterpiece " The Tin Drum" in Paris. Grass parents ran a corner shop but his mother whom he adored encouraged him towards books & music. Like most of his peers he joined the Hitler Youth & in 1944 when he was just 17 he was sent to the Eastern front with the Waffen SS & found himself facing Russian tanks & machine guns. Recovering from shrapnel wounds in a military hospital he had the good fortune to be taken prisoner by the Americans. In the aftermath of the war following a stint as a miner Grass survived by trading on the black market & resolved to become an artist eventually enrolling at the Academy of Arts in Dusseldorf. While living as an artist in Berlin with his first wife Anna a ballet dancer he started to concentrate on writing poetry. It was after the couple moved to Paris that the first sentence of the novel he had been determined to write & that would make his reputation came to him: Granted: I am an inmate of a mental hospital. " Peeling the Onion" is the story of a remarkable life & is without question one of Gunter Grass finest works." ...