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- the glamour of it all! Picking up from where Peters bestselling autobiography The Sound of Laughter
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It was 1950. Magsy OGara her husband killed in the war plodded through her daily routine as a hospital cleaner dedicating all her spare time to Beth her genius daughter. Pursued by men who admired her great beauty she was determined to remain a widow. Nothing was to divert her from her gruelling schedule. Her goal was simple: Beth would become a doctor. Beth however wanted a normal life -- a brother a sister a stepfather who might make her wonderful mother happy. So Beth was delighted when a personable man began to court Magsy. Across the road at number 1 Nellie Hulme trapped in a world of silence watched the other two Saturday girls. Deaf since infancy Nellie had a secret so huge that it amused her. What would folk have thought had they known her true position in life? & why did she hear in her dreams? ...

It is the Roman holiday of Saturnalia. The days are short; the nights are for wild parties. A general has captured a famous enemy of Rome & brings her home to adorn his Triumph as a ritual sacrifice. The logistics go wrong; she acquires a mystery illness
- then a young man is horrendously murdered & she escapes from house arrest. Marcus Didius Falco is pitted against his old rival the Chief Spy Anacrites in a race to find the fugitive before her presence angers the public & makes the government look stupid. Falco has other priorities for Helenas brother Justinus has also vanished perhaps fatefully involved once more with the great lost love of his youth. Against the riotous backdrop of the season of misrule the search seems impossible & only Falco seems to notice that some dark agency is bringing death to the city streets...
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This title features 400 fail-safe recipes to transform everyday dishes into feasts shown step by step in 1400 photographs. You can add something special to every type of dish & every kind of occasion with recipes for a wonderful range of accompaniments from classic sauces to spiced mustards. It is a detailed introduction to the art of sauce-making & preserving from making stocks & marinades to setting jams & jellies. It

Includes:: quick easy recipes for creamy dips fiery salsas tasty relishes spicy marinades & simple dressings: try calvados & apple sauce for pork sweet pepper salsa for fish or basil & lemon mayonnaise for salads. You can try making some of the tempting preserves to stock up your pantry from green tomato chutney & spiced apple mincemeat to quince & coriander jelly & blueberry & lime jam. Make every meal memorable with this practical & accessible guide to the complementary sauces salsas & accompaniments that we love to add to our food. Over 400 original recipes add an inspirational touch to every conceivable kind of meal whether it's a rich gravy for a roasted leg of lamb a tangy orange sauce for duck a quick crunchy satay for shredded vegetables or a stunning series of party dips tangy dressings sweet chunky chutneys cooling raitas fresh fruit coulis or rich dessert creams. Many of these recipes will also make fantastic gifts such as Christmas chutney tarragon & champagne mustard rumtopf & spiced apple mincemeat. From much-loved standbys such as Bolognese sauce mango chutney & pickled onions to st&-alone sweet preserves such as apricots in amaretto this is an inspiring kitchen compendium.

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A superb sauce can transform the simplest dish into an impressive creation. This comprehensive collection of over 200 sauces ...

The Yorkshire-based publisher Bamforth & Co started producing 'saucy' postcards in 1910. These cheeky designs became synonymous with the English seaside resorts where they were sold but were exported all over the world. After WW2 Bamforth artists began to satirise the classic comic archetypes that still resonate today
- henpecked husbands naughty nurses & randy milkmen. Contemporary concerns ranging from the contraceptive pill to the Space Race also received the irreverent Bamforth treatment. Saucy Postcards: The Bamforth Collection celebrates the golden age of these comic gems with a selection of more than 250 cards originally published from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s. The book's introduction reveals the story behind the company & the battles with the postcard censorship committees that resulted in almost 150 prosecutions.
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This is the first book to be published on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century who was as famous for his work in film as for his corporate identity & graphic work. Saul Bass (1920-1996) created some of the most compelling images of American postwar visual culture. Having extended the remit of graphic design to include film titles he went on to transform the genre. His best-known works include a series of unforgettable posters & title sequences for films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo & Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm & Anatomy of a Murder. He also created some of the most famous logos & corporate identity campaigns of the century including those for major companies such as AT&T Quaker Oats United Airlines & Minolta. His wife & collaborator Elaine joined the Bass office in the late 1950s. Together they created an impressive series of award-winning short films including the Oscar-winning Why Man Creates as well as an equally impressive series of film titles ranging from Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus in the early 1960s to Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear & Casino in the 1990s. Designed by Saul Bass's daughter Jennifer & written by distinguished design historian Pat Kirkham who knew Saul Bass this book contains more than 1 400 illustrations many from the Bass archive & never published before providing an in-depth account of one of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century. This definitive study is eagerly anticipated by design & film enthusiasts. ...

This collection of essays on Saul Kripke & his philosophy is the first & only collection of essays to examine both published & unpublished writings by Kripke. Its essays written by distinguished philosophers in the field present a broader picture of Kripke's life & work than has previously been available to scholars of his thought. New topics covered in these essays include vacuous names & names in fiction Kripke on logicism & de re attitude toward numbers Kripke on the incoherency of adopting a logic Kripke on colour words & his criticism of the primary versus secondary quality distinction & Kripke's critique of functionalism. These essays not only present Kripke's basic arguments but also engage with the arguments & controversies engendered by his work providing the most comprehensive analysis of his philosophy & writings available. This collection will become a classic in contemporary analytic philosophy. ...

The final part of The History of The Lord of the Rings an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes &

Includes:: the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. In the first section of Sauron Defeated Christopher Tolkien completes his fascinating study of The Lord of the Rings. Beginning with Sams rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Cirith Ungol & giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire this section ends with versions of the hitherto unpublished Epilogue in which years after the departure of Bilbo & Frodo from the Grey Havens Sam attempts to answer his childrens questions. The second section is an edition of The Notion Club Papers. These mysterious papers discovered in the early years of the twenty-first century report the discussions of an Oxford club in the years 1986-7 in which after a number of topics the centre of interest turns to the legend of Atlantis the strange communications recevied by other members of the club from the past & the violent irruption of the legend into the North-west of Europe. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive & classic style of the black cover A-format paperbacks of The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales.

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Now in its 2nd Edition & with over 70 additional new sausage recipes this book is unashamedly about the good old British Banger. The Sausage Book" provides complete step-by-step instructions enabling the reader to make sausages with complete confidence whether for the supper table or for commercial purposes. Fully updated & with over 100 mouth-watering recipes from the traditional English Breakfast Sausage to more exotic ethnic varieties this is a comprehensive book that can be referred to again & again." ...