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 ...

A well-made sauce can turn the simplest of ingredients into a culinary masterpiece. With a little know-how an understanding of basic techniques & a selection of ingredients you can transform ordinary meals into something special. Fresh bright & contemporary this beautiful new book is filled with 150 easy-to-make recipes from around the world. Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs of every finished dish this book offers helpful hints & tips on methods for thickening keeping sauces warm & recipes for basic stocks. You can also indulge with a variety of sweet sauces for desserts. Whether you are planning a special meal or want to liven up a simple supper at the last minute this colourful volume has all you need to know to make fabulous 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 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." ...

This is a uniquely presented touching tale of grief solace & hope from a master of contemporary storytelling & a visionary artist. Imagine you wrote a story & that story came true. This is exactly what happens to Blue Baker when he writes about a savage living alone in the woods near his home. After his dad's death Blue finds comfort in dreaming of a wild kid who survives on a diet of berries & the occasional hapless passerby. But when the savage pays a night-time visit to the local bully boundaries become blurred & Blue begins to wonder where he ends & the savage begins. Part novel part graphic novel this moving story features striking art from the award-winning Dave Mc Kean. This is Carnegie Whitbread & Smarties award-winner David Almond's second novel for Walker Books
- after My Dad's a Birdman" (9781406304862)."
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Imagine a world in which Rome never fell. Now the Empire stretches across the Atlantic slaves are constructing a giant bridge over the Persian Gulf & magnetic railways span the globe. But tensions within & without are about to change the face of the earth. Marcus Novius is caught in a massive explosion at the Coliseum which kills his uncle the emperor.. .making Marcus his heir the new leader of the Roman Empire. Marcus the healer Sulien & Una his sister
- & Marcus own love
- have been together through thick & thin fighting for freedom fighting for their lives fighting for justice & Marcus ascension to Roman throne was supposed to be the start of something magnificent.. . But Marcus is horribly wounded himself in the explosion & Sulien is having problems fighting his way through the terrible devastation to be at his friends
- his emperors
- side. & its not long before Sulien & Una realise life will never be the same again for the Roman Empire is about to face its most dangerous enemy.. .



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