Endorsed by University of Cambridge International Examinations this series is tailored to the needs of A & AS level students of the latest 9709 syllabus. It has been developed by experienced examiners & international authors to provide comprehensive & effective preparation for this syllabus & the Cambridge exams. ...

Queen of Simple Jane Cumberbatchs recipes for home cooking look as good as they taste. In this sensual & edible journey through the year Jane provides a wealth of delicious recipes as well as her tips on everything from growing herbs & planting trees to autumn picnics & reinventing leftovers. Whether you want to enjoy shortbread in summer autumn plum jam or steamed puddings in winter this is much more than just a cookery book. With beautiful photography & delightful illustrations this is a personal & evocative narrative that illustrates Janes simple & down to earth approach to food & living. ...

Single-breed yarns are enormously popular these days & the huge number of different brands available in yarn stores today reflects this. Manufacturers range from small-scale artisan spinners right through to wholesale international producers. Many major yarn brands have launched new lines of single-breed wools to keep up with the demand including Blue-faced Leicester Shetland Black Welsh Jacob & Suffolk varieties. Pure Wool contains detailed information on numerous different kinds of single-breed wool with advice on choosing the type thats right for your project & also

Includes:: more than twenty patterns specially designed to work well with specific kinds of wool. Author Sue Blacker covers all the technical know-how you could need to get creative with single-breed yarns & introduces you to the sheep & the people behind the wool you use.

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In Purgatorio" Dante having described his journey into Hell narrates his ascent of Mount Purgatory with Virgil as he encounters penitents who toil through physical agonies starvation & flames to assuage their earthly vices. Only by learning from them can he achieve his final enlightened transition to the lost Earthly Paradise at the mountain's summit where he meets his dead love Beatrice & prepares to ascend to Heaven. Depicting a realm of intense sensation & physical experience Dante's poem transformed the traditional Christian idea of Purgatory by showing how the free will of the aspiring soul could change wordly perversions into perfection. It is a brilliantly nuanced & moving allegory of human possibility hope & redemption." ...

Faced with an ork invasion of Piscina IV the 3rd Company of the Dark Angels believes the threat to be minimal. As enemy numbers continue to increase their commander Captain Belial insists that his Company are strong enough to resist. But Scout-Sergeant Naaman knows just how dangerous this foe can be & when a renewed greenskin offensive takes the Dark Angels by surprise the orks swarm towards Kadillus Harbour. Little do the Dark Angels know of the technological power available to the xenos & the true scale of the threat they face. Belial Naaman & their fellow Astartes fight a desperate siege at Kadillus knowing that they must hold out until Imperial reinforcements arrive or the planet will be lost. ...

In Purity & Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. In lively & lucid prose she explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes to society values cosmology & knowledge. The book has been hugely influential in many areas of debate
- from religion to social theory. But perhaps its most important role is to offer each reader a new explanation of why people behave in the way they do. With a specially commissioned introduction by the author which assesses the continuing significance of the work thirty-five years on this Routledge Classics edition will ensure that Purity & Danger continues to challenge & question well into the new millennium.
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We seek only the purity of justice. By the time this message reaches you the first execution will have taken place. New York the summer of 2059 & the unbearable heat drives everyone to the very edge of madness. So when homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas is called to a violent attack by a deranged man she thinks she's in control. She couldn't be more wrong. Someone is managing to spread insanity like a virus forcing targeted criminals to lose their minds. But with a method of execution so unpredictable & brutal that even those behind it are starting to panic Eve must act decisively. Faced with a spiders-web of betrayal protecting those responsible Eve is forced to fight back & fight dirty. ...

Silvena Rowe invites you on a journey through Oriental Mediterranean history sampling some of the best-kept secrets of the culinary world along the way. The olive rosemary & basil of the west are here combined with the exotic spices of the east for a contemporary cuisine of surprising lightness & variety
- proof if proof were needed that there is more to the Mediterranean than just Italy & France. Its food for sharing food for healthy living food for celebrating
- & above all its delicious! Silvena Rowe gives her own modern twist to the classic recipes of a rich tradition following in the footsteps of the great Ottoman chefs who combined the sweet & the sour the fresh & the dried the honey & cinnamon saffron & sumac scented rose & orange flower waters. Presenting mouth-watering recipes alongside stunning photography violet Citrus & Sweet Perfume" brings to life the natural beauty & irresistible flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean."

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Dark desolate & fantastical The violet Cloud" was a pioneer in the genre of apocalyptic novels & the first great science fiction work of the twentieth century. It inspired authors such as H. P. Lovecraft & Stephen King. " The violet Cloud" tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson: the first man to reach the North Pole & the last man left alive on earth. A sweet-smelling deadly cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world & as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life he slowly succumbs to madness & unleashes fire & destruction on his planet. John Sutherlands introduction discusses M. P. Shiels dissolute life the originality of his book & its place within the context of last man novels. This edition also

Includes:: a chronology notes & further reading."

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Youre either a violet Cow or youre not. Youre either remarkable or invisible. Make your choice. What do Apple Starbucks Dyson & Pret a Manger have in common? How do they achieve spectacular growth leaving behind former tried-&-true brands to gasp their last? The old checklist of Ps used by marketers
- Pricing Promotion Publicity
- arent working anymore. The golden age of advertising is over. Its time to add a new P
- the violet Cow.violet Cow" describes something phenomenal something counterintuitive & exciting & flat-out unbelievable. In his new bestseller Seth Godin urges you to put a violet Cow into everything you build & everything you do to create something truly noticeable. Its a manifesto for anyone who wants to help create products & services that are worth marketing in the first place."


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