Prepare to be SCANDALISED with international multi-million-copy selling Penny Jordan. For over five decades Amber Fulshawe has been at the helm of Denham Silk the Macclesfield mill that she inherited from her Grandmother. With many tumultuous years behind them Amber & her beloved husband Jay are looking to the legacy that their own grandchildren will inherit. But long-buried secrets & hidden desires have always lain at the heart of the family as this generation are finding out. Ambitious Robert is ready to assume his title & is about to marry his adoring cousin Olivia. But a dark passion threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. Naive beauty Kate is about to learn that love can be twisted & cruel. Damaged Nick blames his failing marriage on his domineering Father-in-law but is something else at the heart of his woes? Domineering Cassandras influence is waning but she has one last nasty surprise! On the eve of her 80th birthday will Amber be able to guide her family & Denham Silk towards a safe future? ...

Discover the secrets of great baking with Scandilicious flair... Scandinavian baking is among the best in the world. Deeply ingrained in the culture it is a distinctive part of the Nordic identity history & well-being. Welcome to a place where cakes made with real butter are celebrated rather than feared where entire festivals are dedicated to baking & where it is believed there is nothing quite like the thrill of making one's own bread Christmas biscuits or cardamom buns. Following on from the success of SECRETS OF SCANDINAVIAN COOKING...SCANDILICIOUS Signe Johansen shares with us a mouth-watering selection of traditional & modern baked treats. Think moreish musli bread hot from the oven; pumpkin cheese & sage muffins that pack a real flavour punch; & irresistable redcurrant mazarin tart or upside-down blueberry cake
- perfect for summer entertaining.
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The seductive call of the north is one of wild landscapes crisp air & cutting-edge city style colored by the epic changes of the Scandinavian seasons. Andy Symington Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet writers visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 8 expert authors 77 maps 104 national parks 39 unusual dishes to try Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps At-a-glance practical info Natural Wonders feature Comprehensive planning tools Easy-to-read layout ...

In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas from the first Sunday in Advent to New Years Day is marked by festivals & celebrated in traditional but beautifully contemporary style. Hygge the Danish word for cosiness is about being inside with candles great comfort food & lots of cakes & sweets. The first week of December is baking week
- enough has to be made to last the whole Christmas period. Jars of decorated cookies gingerbread houses & clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple wreaths trees & tables decorated with white candles & fresh greenery
- the perfect mix of ancient & modern. Brunches cocktail & tea parties lunches & dinners are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies & delicious modern recipes. Duck & pork rule on Christmas Eve fish ham & seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day. Sweets biscuits puddings & other treats abound
- all washed down with gluwein & fruity cocktails. In this glorious book illustrated with Lars Raneks evocative photographs Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas recipes
- all featuring ingredients which are common to all northern climes
- showing us how we too can decorate our homes & make delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way.




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In 2009 the University of Copenhagen announced research proving that the Scandinavian diet is as healthy as the renowned Mediterranean diet. Top chefs voted a Danish restaurant to be the third best in the world. Scandinavian cuisine has never been more hot & audiences everywhere are now keen to know more about their healthy lifestyle & diet composed of home-grown vegetables berries grains & fish. In this beautiful & evocative book leading Danish chef & food writer Trina Hahnemann presents an insight into a food culture that is both deeply traditional & ultra-modern with a collection of 100 delicious recipes representing the essence of Scandinavian cooking. Structured around the distinctive seasons which have inevitably made their impact on cooking & dining the book also gives a feel for life in Scandinavia with photographs & special features. Divided by months each chapter contains 10 recipes which highlight the very best seasonal recipes from January's Danish Pastries & Citrus Marinated Salmon through to April's Rack of Lamb Stuffed with Mint & Dried Apricot September's Swedish Meatballs with Cowberry Compote & all the December delights of Christmas with traditions & recipes from all three countries. The recipes in the book all have an emphasis on simple healthy ingredients which reflect today's desire to eat lighter food without sacrificing look or flavour. ...

Substance D -- otherwise known as Death -- is the most dangerous drug ever to find its way on to the black market. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres leading first to disorentation & then to complete & irreversible brain damage. Bob Arctor undercover narcotics agent is trying to find a lead to the source of supply but to pass as an addict he must become a user & soon without knowing what is happening to him he is as dependent as any of the addicts he is monitoring. ...

Substance D
- otherwise known as Death
- is the most dangerous drug ever to find its way on to the black market. It destroys

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The ' Scanners' series of books have been consistent bestsellers being the UK's leading guides to receiving equipment employed by enthusiasts to monitor the short wave & VHF/UHF wavebands used by airfields maritime & rescue services & analogue & digital two-way private mobile radio systems. This new (seventh) edition covers the rapidly increasing trend towards digital two-way radio communications & the latest handheld & mobile/base scanners with some digital modes fitted. It has been fully re-written & updated to include the latest UK radio frequency listings & call signs for airports maritime & emergency services & other professional organisations. The book covers the latest shifts in the hobby towards digital & PC- & tablet-controlled radio technology & illustrates the very latest commercial radio scanning equipment & accessories. Included are details of an increasing number of 'apps' for smartphones specifically for radio data decoding including programs for digital scanner communications decoding for which a smartphone can be linked to an existing scanner radio to decode. Other innovations include TETRA as used by police ambulance fire & rescue services & DMR modes such as Mototrbo. It is predicted that by 2016 fifty per cent of two-way radio communication in the UK will use digital modes. ...

This is the story of Margaret Catchpole born into a smugglers world in Suffolk in the late 1700s. As the valued servant of a wealthy family & a friend of criminals Margaret leads a double life that inevitably brings about her downfall & she is sentenced to hang not once but twice. But she escapes the gallows & is transported with other convicts to Australia. A wonderful adventure story Scapegallows takes inspiration from the life of the real Margaret Catchpole. A woman who lived by her wits she was a slip-gibbet a scapegallows. ...

By chance two men
- one English the other French
- meet in a provincial railway station. Their physical resemblance is uncanny

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