Pat Avery has sourced a previously unpublished collection to present a wonderful tribute to that period now nearly half a century ago & at the time shunned by the contemporary enthusiast who still preferred to chase steam. Grouped into regions & their respective lines emanating from the London termini most of the pioneer diesel classes are shown. Not in later BR blue but instead in green maroon ochre the first short lived blue livery as well as the colours worn by some of the rarer one-off machines. Detailed captions compliment the book; certain to find a home amongst the current day enthusiast who yearns for the nostalgia of their childhood. ...

Living the high life in LA -- cocktail parties exotic restaurants & a cosmopolitan boyfriend -- Ree Drummond thinks shes got it all figured out. But try as she might she cant shake the feeling that something is missing. Returning to her hometown to get her life in order Ree is struck by a bolt of lightning
- a blue-eyed strong-jawed enigmatic cowboy. She calls him Marlboro Man & though hes a million miles away from anything shes ever known before their attraction is undeniable. But with her family coming apart at the seams her ex-boyfriend still on the scene & a new career waiting for her in the city their courtship is far from simple. As life on the ranch beckons (complete with cows horses prairie fires & lots of manure) is she really ready to trade in her high heels for Wranglers? Heartwarming funny & passionate Pioneer Woman is a story of romance against the odds & of how love can find you in the most unexpected places.
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Breaking free from a dead-end relationship Ree Drummond left Los Angeles & made a pit stop at home in Oklahoma on the way to a new life in Chicago. It was there she met Marlboro Man a fourth-generation cattle rancher with steely blue eyes & a muscular work-honed body. Drummond fell hard & fast & suddenly she was married living on his ranch in the middle of nowhere & managing a brood of four young children (also known as ranch hands). In her folksy wonderfully engaging voice Drummond shares how she learned to cope with the isolation & peculiarities of ranch life from chasing beavers out of the pond & saddling horses to cooking for a man who believes the sun rises & sets in a steak & baked potato. Using only simple & widely available ingredients Drummond shares many of her satisfying & delicious recipes
- both for cowboys & cowgirls
- including Cowboy Calzones Pioneer Womans Ribeye Steaks Cheese Grits fresh Blackberry Cobbler Pico de Gallo & Inys Prune Cake. Bursting with the colours & flavours of country life & peppered with her wonderful homespun stories The Pioneer Woman Cooks" encourages even the most harried urban cook to slow down relish the joys of family nature & great food & keep it real."

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Originally published in 1823 The Pioneers" is the first of Coopers five Leatherstocking Tales & the one that incorporates most fully his own experience of growing up in a town of the American frontier. The heart of the novel is a conflict over who owns America & by what concept of right. The competing claims of Native Americans Tory loyalists roving hunters & visionary cultivators are pitted against one another in the area of history & the magical village of Coopers youth becomes the scene in which a nations destiny is forged. The novel also marks the invention of his enduring contribution to world literature: " Natty Bumpo the Leatherstocking"." ...

Its a beautiful snowy day & Pip & Posy cant wait to go out & play. They have all sorts of fun until they decide to build a snowman when things start to go a little bit pear-shaped. Pip wants a snow RABBIT but Posy wants a snow MOUSE! An argument erupts & very soon both friends are cold & wet
- & very sad. Oh dear! Happily the friends resolve their differences over a cosy craft session indoors.
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The great walled city of Hangmans Hollow is at war with the forest outside. Into this war one dreadful winters night fate delivers a skinny helpless boy. But maybe Pip isnt as helpless as he seems. Maybe he is the one who will defeat the wood witches & rescue the children of Hangmans Hollow.. . ...

This handy reference is an ideal companion to Pipe Trades Pocket Manual by the same author. This book enables pipefitters to solve difficult problems they will face in their work by providing instructions & calculations for common & unusual tasks. ...

Something was bubbling in the old white cabin. What was in the cooking pot? Pumpkin Soup. Made by a Cat a Squirrel & a Duck waiting just for a pipkin of salt to make it the best you ever tasted.. . But the salt jar smashes & there is none left for the Pumpkin Soup! Cat Squirrel & Duck must go to the city to buy some more. Duck has the habit of wandering off but he promises not to get lost. But not everything goes to plan.. . Fans of Pumpkin Soup will be delighted by this sequel with its warm & vibrant illustrations. ...

The Petal Fairies have a very important job
- together with their magic petals they help to make sure that flowers grow & bloom
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Are you carrying a monkey on your shoulder? Pippi is! Have you ever caught an escaped tiger? Pippi has! Do you know of a tree that grows chocolate bars? Pippi does! Pippi Tommy & Annika have the best time together
- going to the circus buying ALL the sweets in the sweet shop & getting shipwrecked for the weekend. But when Pippis long-lost father comes to visit will Pippi sail away to sea with him & leave Tommy & Annika behind?
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