Whether a beautiful special gift for the Dahl fan or a stunning introduction to Roald Dahl's work; this superb hardback ...

Nose-Bags On! Grubs UP! A gloriumptious collection of favourite Roald Dahl recipes is here! 50 recipes in a delicious new format
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This book is a mixture of anecdotes covering Roald Dahls family his childhood & his happiness at home with Liccy his wife & their numerous children grandchildren & friends. For this extensive family there is no more enjoyable way of relaxing than sharing good food & wine. The meals they enjoy together round the old pine farmhouse table at Gipsey House are either fine examples of national dishes of their heritage
- Norwegian French British etc
- or favourite recipes that have delighted three generations of discerning eaters. Many recipes have acquired a particular significance for the Dahl family over the years & these are introduced with reminiscenses rich in nostalgia & humour. The recipes are for all occasions covering family birthday parties Christmas & Easter celebrations Roalds passion for chocolate onions & wine his enthusiasm for gambling & gardening & finally a Dahl-style chapter: Hangmans Suppers"
- contributed by Francis Bacon P.D. James John Le Carre Peter Ustinov & others."


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Five fantastic Roald Dahl favourites come together in this very special box set: James & the Giant Peach" " Fantastic Mr Fox" " The Giraffe & the Pelly & Me" " The Magic Finger" & " Esio Trot". Complete with fun & fascinating extra material offering a sneak peek into the wonderful world of Dahl this is a collection to treasure forever." ...

Six Roald Dahl favorites come together in this very special box set: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" " Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator" " Danny the Champion of the World" " George's Marvellous Medicine" " The BFG" & " The Twits". Complete with fun & fascinating extra material offering a sneak peek into the wonderful world of Dahl this is a collection to treasure forever." ...

After the memorial service for legendary England number 8 Andy Ripley where he saw so many friends from rugby Stewart Mc Kinney decided to compile a selection of stories from players who have been involved with the British & Irish Lions. The result is Roars from the Back of the Bus" an absorbing amusing & at times moving collection of tales that give a rare insight into the camaraderie that exists between players at the top of their game showing that relationships forged through experiences on a Lions tour last a lifetime. From the first Tour in 1888 it showcases characters with immense personality who fought together in wars or on rugby pitches in foreign lands & who shared a bond developed through touring as representatives of the home nations. Exclusive access to letters from Alexander Findlater Todd in 1896 & diaries from 1938 & 1955 show how today's Lions still follow links established years ago. Despite the changes to the game following the advent of professionalism the experiences of Jamie Heaslip Brian O' Driscoll & Joe Worsley can still be compared to those of earlier intrepid tourists like Blair Mayne Lewis Jones Sir Carl Aarvold or David Rollo. Containing defining memories & private insights from across the tours & the decades it shows that the Lions ethos remains strong at the heart of every team." ...

Roast Chicken & Other Stories provides an insight into Simon Hopkinson's unique style of unpretentious cooking with 160 of his favourite recipes. Simon Hopkinson's forty favourite ingredients include everyday basics as potatoes chicken & cod as well as more exotic foods such as asparagus & truffles. The cookbook is arranged alphabetically with a chapter on each food. Unable to hide his great love of food Hopkinson writes about why he likes each particular ingredient & gives sensible advice on quality variety & good cooking principles together with the recipes. The book is aimed at home cooks & all the recipes can be prepared by anyone with basic cooking skills. From Grilled Augergine with Pesto to Roast Chicken & Homemade Ice Cream Simon Hopkinson's food is always honest & inviting designed to please rather than simply to impress. ...

Nothing beats a Sunday roast but why save all the fun for Sunday? You can roast your ingredients & enjoy all those magnificent flavours that develop in the process any day of the week. This fabulous new title rounds up all the roasts from flavour-packed chicken tender lamb fortifying beef & gamey venison to sumptuous & healthy vegetables. Roasting is a healthy heartening & deliciously easy way to cook your food today. ...

When young Francis Osbaldistone discovers that his vicious & scheming cousin Rashleigh has designs both on his fathers business & his beloved Diana Vernon he turns in desperation to Rob Roy for help. Chieftain of the Mac Gregor clan Rob Roy is a brave & fearless man able & cunning. But he is also an outlaw with a price on his head & as he & Francis join forces to pursue Rashleigh he is constantly aware that he too is being pursued
- & could be captured at any moment. Set on the eve of the 1715 Jacobite uprising Rob Roy brilliantly evokes a Scotland on the verge of rebellion blending historical fact & a novelists imagination to create an incomparable portrait of intrigue rivalry & romance.
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Rob Roy Mac Gregor was mytholigised by Sir Walter Scott but was very much a fact in the Trossachs of Scotland in the late 17th & early 18th centuries. Scott's romantic image is however far from the rogue which Nigel Tranter portrays in this classic work. Mac Gregor was an arch blackmailer protection-racketeer & thorn in the flesh of the Hanoverian Government & their right hand men the Campbells. This factual narrative firmly debunks the legend of Rob Roy as a romantic Scottish folk hero & reveals the true nature of one of Scotland's most charismatic historical figures. ...