Published in the run-up to the 200th anniversary of the composers birth in 2013 & written by one of the most distinguished Wagner scholars in the world this will be the Wagner book of the bicentenary. Richard Wagner (18131883) is one of the most influential & also one of the most polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their richness & tonal experimentation ultimately paving the way for modernism. This book presents an in-depth but easy-to-read overview of Wagners life work & times. Making use of the very latest scholarship much of it undertaken by the author himself in connection with his editorship of The Wagner Journal Millington reassesses received notions about Wagner & his work demolishing ill-informed opinion in favour of proper critical understanding It is a radical & occasionally controversial reappraisal of this most perplexing of composers. The book considers a whole range of themes including the composers original sources of inspiration; his fetish for exotic silks; his relationship with his wife Cosima & with his mistress Mathilde Wesendonck; his anti-semitism; the operas proto-cinematic nature; & the turbulent legacy both of the Bayreuth Festival & of Wagnerism itself. The volumes arrangement unique among books on the composer combines an accessible text intriguing images & original documents in carefully co-ordinated sections thus ensuring a consistently fresh approach. ...

Richer Than God is an authoritative provocative investigative account of Manchester City's history culminating in its transformation as Sheikh Mansour seeks to spend the formerly miserable Manchester club into the European elite. When Conn asked an American working in Abu Dhabi whether its economy had been at all affected by the global recession he said: ' My friend we're richer than God'. It is also a tale of innocence: that of a six-year-old boy transfixed by his sky-blue heroes coming of age as a writer with the mature understanding that both his club & the game are businesses. Why should modern football continue to claim the unquestioning loyalty of fans when there is so much in the game to question? ...

Richer Than God is an authoritative emotional provocative account of Manchester City's takeover by Sheikh Mansour culminating in their remarkable last minute Premier League title victory in May 2012. By placing the club's extraordinary current rise in the wider context of its patchy modern history this is also the story of English football's transformation
- from the battlegrounds of the 1980s to today's moneyed seated global entertainment. Conn is led to question the very nature of football clubs & being a supporter the underlying values & running of what used to be called 'the people's game'. A labour of love this powerfully told account of Manchester City's fall & rise based on meticulous research over many years & exclusive access & interviews with key figures is written in the gripping revelatory style Conn has made his trademark.
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This fantastic practical business book is packed full of useful ideas to help businessmen & motivate their staff. A poor performer at school Julian Richer has built from scratch a GBP 200m+ group of businesses. His best known company Richer Sounds is the biggest & most profitable hi-fi retailer in the UK with the highest sales per square foot of any retailer in the world (Guinness Book of Records 10 years running). His advice is sought by Chief Executives of some of Europes biggest organisations & his ideas on staff motivation have been described by the press as legendary. In this book Julian explains his original thoughts & advice which have been used successfully in companies of widely differing types & sizes. Written from first-hand experience of running businesses readers will find this a practical book full of useful ideas. ...

The beach read just got bigger! Get even further away this summer with this globe-trotting back-stabbing boy-snaring snog-busting follow up to FORTUNE. CELINE has all of Buenos Aires -- especially the boys -- at her feet. Shes hot shes talented & she has a glittering future as a fashion designer ahead of her. Well if she can get her pushy parents off her back. JHUMPA is this close to breaking into Bollywood. Shes moved out of her dads house in Mumbai & into an apartment paid for by her agent -- shes so confident shes going to be a star that shes not looking back. LUCI has the looks & the brains. Gorgeous darling of the Tatler crowd equally at home on a pheasant shoot or on the dancefloor shes also studying archaeology at Oxford. Three very different girls! suddenly united by one terrible tragedy. The question is can they solve the mystery that united their parents -- a mystery that involves the most valuable jewel in the world? You wouldnt want to bet against them. Sisters might be doing it for themselves -- but get them to work together & theres nothing they cant do! ...

Undoubtedly the most famous of any nations aviation units in World War I was the legendary Jagdgeschwader Nr I or The Flying Circus as its respectful foes labelled it. Germanys first true fighter wing it would always be associated with its first commander the charismatic & revered Manfred von Richthofen. JG I was formed in July 1917 & for sixteen months the units young pilots in their colourful aircraft battled for aerial dominance of the Western Front. From its ranks emerged many of Germanys most successful airmen including the Red Barons brother Lothar; Ernst Udet; Werner Voss; Erich Lowenhardt & Hermann Goring. This book charts the World War I experiences of JG I. ...

Rick Gallop's phenomenally successful Gi Diet" series has proven to be the healthy way to permanent weight loss for millions of people worldwide. Now Rick has taken his bestselling formula & adapted it for today's hectic lifestyle. Based on the simple traffic-light system for which foods you should & shouldn't eat it contains 50 br&-new super-quick recipes as well as time-saving cooking tips & shopping shortcuts making this the perfect diet for anyone who is short of time. Written in an accessible quick-to-read style the " Express Gi Diet" will appeal to the millions of people who like their diet advice in easily digestible chunks who want to eat healthily but can't afford to spend hours slaving away in the kitchen. Fast food has never been so good for you!" ...

Rick Steins passion for fresh well-sourced food has taken him from continent to continent across magnificent shorelines & to the very best produce the coast has to offer. From Fresh grilled cod with shellfish in garlic butter at the tip of St Ives to Cured red duck breasts with melon soy & pickled ginger in Sydney Harbour this collection of over 130 recipes evokes all the pleasure & flavour associated with the coast. Chapters are organised by region: healthy salads inspired by the Californian ocean sumptuous starters fit for French cuisine modern light lunches such as Japanese sashimi & Moroccan tagines & main courses using fresh fruit vegetables fish meat poultry & game from the most fertile coastal regions in the world. There are classic treats such as Toad-in-the-hole with porcini mushrooms & onion gravy staple fish masterpieces such as Poached sea trout with sorrel hollandaise & tasty favourites from your treasured holiday destinations: Seafood Paella Goan Curry Welsh Cawl & Clam Chowder. All this plus a delicious range of puddings including Hot bread pudding with armagnac sauce Lemon Possett & Poached pears with mulberries & mascarpone ice cream. With br&-new recipes & a fresh design Coast to Coast contains Rick Steins most popular dishes drawn from many years of travelling the culinary globe. Easy to follow & quick to inspire this cookbook will bring all the flavour of the coast into the comfort of your own home. ...

Rick Stein embarks on a journey of gastronomic discovery from Padstow to Bordeaux ad then to Marseille. The book is divided into a diary section & recipe chapters. Featuring starters light lunches main courses & desserts the recipes include authentic versions of the classics
- Vichyssoise Pissaladiere Bouillabasse Cassoulet & Tarte Tatin
- as well as new takes on traditional ingredients: Seared Foie Gras on Sweetcorn Pancakes Fillets of John Dory with Cucumber & Noilly Prat Rabbit with Agen Prunes & Polenta & Prune & Almond Tart with Armagnac. Fully illustrated with beautiful food photography by James Murphy & landscape photography by Craig Easton Rick Steins French Odyssey is both a souvenir of an unusual & idyllic journey through rural France & an inspiring collection of classic & original recipes. The good news is that the French rural gastronomic dream is still a reality & the best of its food can be reproduced at home.

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Over the years through his television programmes & books Rick Stein has done much to inform us about fish & to encourage us to cook it for ourselves however many of us still feel nervous about cooking it at home. Rick Steins Seafood brings together his knowledge & expertise &

Includes:: 200 of his tried-&-tested recipes. It is divided into three separate sections: Techniques; Recipes & finally an A to Z of Fish. The techniques section covers all the main preparation & cooking methods for each type of fish (round flat shellfish etc) while the A-Z of fish is a comprehensive encyclopedia of fish & seafood including US Australian & European fish. The recipe section

Includes:: all the essential basic recipes such as stocks sauces batters etc. Useful cross references link all sections. Rick Steins Seafood has been an international bestseller & was awarded the highly coveted James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year Award in 2005.



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