-A beautiful miscellany featuring exquisite 19th-century colour plates -Reveals the origins & traditions of over 100 different fruit -
Includes: a table of Latin names families & countries of origin -An ideal gift for gardener chef or eco-warrior & a delicious dip-in kitchen cornucopia
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As seen on TV: now a major BBC4 television series. WINNER OF THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER AWARD 2012 While Vigata is wracked by storms Inspector Montalbano is called to attend the discovery of a dismembered body in a field of clay. Bearing all the marks of an execution style killing it seems clear that this is once again the work of the notorious local mafia. But who is the victim? Why was the body divided into 30 pieces? & what is the significance of the Potter's Field? Working to decipher these clues Montalbano must also confront the strange & difficult behaviour exhibited by his old colleague Mimi & avoid the distraction of the enchanting Dolores Alfano -- who seeks the inspector's help in locating her missing husb&. But like the Potter's Field itself Montalbano is on treacherous ground & only one thing is certain -- nothing is quite as it seems.. . ...

In 1774 Josiah Wedgwood master craftsman possessed with a burning scientific vision embarks upon the thousand piece Frog Service for Catherine the Great. Josiah's nephew Tom journeys to America to buy clay from the Cherokee for this exquisite china. Tom is caught up in the American rebellion & falls for a Cherokee woman who will come to play a crucial role in Josiah's late great creation: the Portland Vase. As the family fortune is made & Josiah's entrepreneurial brilliance creates an empire that will endure for generations it is his daughter Sukey future mother of Charles Darwin who bears clear-eyed witness. A novel of epic scope rich in warmth intellect & humanity The Potter's Hand explores the lives & loves of one of Britain's greatest families whose travails are both ordinary
- births deaths marriages opium addiction depression
- & utterly extraordinary.

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The Potteries is the name given to the industrial area in the English Midlands that was home to hundreds of pottery-making companies & until recently supplied most of the countrys crockery & decorative ceramics. Although generations of collectors have studied the products of these companies the story of the industry behind them has rarely been told. Yet no British industry was ever so concentrated so polluting & then so transformed. No industrial skyline was ever more memorable than the forest of bottle ovens that used to dominate the skyline of Stoke-on-Trent. An entirely revised & re-illustrated edition of a classic Shire" title this is the perfect introduction to the industrial history of The Potteries its major firms & the men & women who produced pottery for Britain & the world." ...

Olivia Giorgiadis has left her English roots behind. She lives on a tiny Greek island married to a local man mother to two small sons. Year on year island life has followed a peaceful unchanging rhythm. Until now. An earthquake ravages the coast its force devastating the isl&. In the aftermath comes a stranger: an Englishwoman destitute but for the clothes she wears. Olivia welcomes the stranger into her home the potter's house. But as Kitty melts into the family & the village community so Olivia begins to sense that her mysterious visitor threatens all she holds dear... ...

Russell Ash has trawled parish registers & censuses going back 900 years to compile the first ever complete book of breathtakingly unlikely-but-true British names. It features an incredible & diverse range of totally genuine names evoking everything from body parts (Dick Brain) sex (Matilda Suckcock) illness (Barbaray Headache) & toilet functions (Peter Piddle) to food (Hazel Nutt) animals (Minty Badger) & places (Phila Delphia). Every single one has been checked for authenticity & its source is given as well as extra notes where further fascinating illumination is possible. The book provides a rigorously researched yet laugh-out-loud overview of Britains eccentricity through the ages. & in this fully revised expanded & enhanced paperback edition it is no exaggeration to say that its Pottier Fartier & Knobbier than ever before. ...

Bored whilst on the toilet? The Potty Fisher opens up a whole new world of toilet time fun. Make the most of your toilet breaks by fishing. The box comes complete with a water themed mat a fishing rod & a bowl for the water 4 fish & a do not disturb sign to keep unwanted people out whilst your catching some fish. ...

Parents of boys will agree that getting sons to relinquish their nappies is often much harder than getting daughters to do the same. In Potty Training for Boys Dr Caroline Fertleman & Simone Cave provide a clear step-by-step guide to redressing this balance & address all the concerns that can particularly affect boys. This invaluable guide takes you through preparation; introducing & encouraging your son to use the potty; troubleshooting & much more. Youll also learn what kind of behaviour to expect how to manage it & even how to anticipate problems solving them before they arise. Potty Training for Boys ensures that parents & their sons pass this important milestone calmly without worry or stress & shows that it can even be fun! ...

Many parents experience a long & bumpy ride along the road to a nappy-free existence. Advice on offer from grandparents friends & professionals is often conflicting leaving parents unsure of how & when to best potty train their child. In Potty Training in One Week bestselling author Gina Ford sets out a simple easy-to-follow programme that works quickly & avoids many of the common pitfalls parents encounter. This clearly organised book makes potty training easy & even fun. Including updated information on:
- How to know when your child is really ready
- How to make potty training fun for your child
- How to reward
- How to deal with accidents
- What to do when you go out
- What to do at sleep times.





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This is a do-it-yourself guide to building poultry houses & allied equipment. It discusses the needs of the various types of fowl & gives detailed plans & material lists for building coops nest boxes runs arks folds a show box & a poultry palace"." ...