Fortunately sock yarn can be used for more than simply keeping toes toasty. In Sock Yarn One-Skien Wonders: 101 Patterns That Go Way Beyond Socks!" veteran knitter Judith Durant has chosen not simply inventive sock patterns but also more than 5 dozen inspired patterns for other items that can be created from a single skein of sock yarn. The latest in Storeys enormously popular " One-Skein Wonders" series " Sock Yarn One-Skien Wonders" offers one-of-a-kind patterns for baby clothes mittens scarves hats jewellery cosies bags...even a dog sweater & a lamp shade! Contributed by yarn shops & designers the patterns are as fetching as they are fun to knit. Knitters of every skill level will find tantalizing challenges; some knit up in fewer than three hours others make creative use of sock yarn leftovers & several make heirloom-worthy gifts. Collectively these patterns bring out the best of sock yarn...whether variegated or solid-coloured self-patterning or h&-painted. " Sock Yarn One-Skien Wonders" has an easy-to-browse layout four-color photos throughout step-by-step instructions clear illustrations & charts & stylish patterns. With this book in their knitting bags needle crafters will take their stash of sock yarn well beyond stockinged feet to a delightful world of possibility." ...

Laugh your socks off! Stripy sharks & woolly crocs violet dogs with polka dots! What can you see made from Socks? Kids (and grown ups!) will love this socktastic celebration of the nations favourite footwear. Look out for sockerels sockodiles & Goldisocks & prepare to see your socks in a whole new light. ...

This is the second outing for the loveable & delusional star-in-the-making
- Bathsheba's back! Bathsheba Clarice de Trop is going
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Bingo Sac Grabbins is asked by the coughing wizard Gandef & some (oddly Welsh) dwarves to help them relieve the great dragon Smug of his gold. SF author & Tolkien scholar Adam Roberts has written a parody that is both hilarious & intelligent. With knowing digs at the fantasy genre in general & the mystique that has built around middle earth in particular this will make Tolkiens 21st century readers laugh in a way that BORED OF THE RINGS made his fans of 1969 laugh. ...

SOE & The Resistance describes the extraordinary contribution to the allied war effort made by the Special Operations Executive from its formation in 1940 to the end of the war. Within a broadly chronological framework the book illustrates how resistance was stimulated among the subjugated populations of Europe & the Far East leading to the sabotage of industry & communications critical to the Axis cause. Ranging from France through Scandinavia the Low Countries North Africa the Balkans & the Far East the story unfolds through the lives of the heroic men & women who served with the SOE in enemy-held territory as recorded in their obituaries in The Times. ...

The first novel in William Burroughs anarchic Cut-Up Trilogy. A world populated by hanged soldiers North African street urchins addicted narcotics agents Spanish rent boys evil doctors corrupt judges & monsters from the mythology of history or the laboratories of science
- Burroughs was truly the Hieronymus Bosch of the twentieth century. In this surreal savage & brilliantly funny novel his famous cut-up technique the slicing & random folding in of words transforms the narrative into an extraordinary unequalled new form of prose poetry taking us deeper into the dark recesses of Burroughs imagination.
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The second book in the bestselling Dan ' Spider' Shepherd series. There's only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop.. .and that's a corrupt cop with a gun. When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick & start to rip off drug dealers at gunpoint undercover cop Dan ' Spider' Shepherd is given his most dangerous mission so far. Shepherd is ordered to infiltrate the tight-knit team to gain their confidence & to ultimately betray them. Facing men with guns is nothing new for the former SAS trooper but it's the first time he's had to investigate his own. & the job couldn't have come at a worse time for him. As Shepherd finds himself in the firing line he has to decide exactly where his loyalties lie. ...

Rose Beechworth is mistress of a charming country house
- her own left to her by her wealthy father. In the summer of 1914 she
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This practical guide provides insight into software testing explaining the basic steps of the process & how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques both dynamic & static. The book is ideal for those with a little experience of software testing who wish to cement their knowledge with industry-recognised techniques & theory. It supports the revised ISTQB
- ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing providing self assessment exercises guidance notes on the syllabus topics with worked examples & sample examination questions. This 2nd edition covers the 2010 update to the exam syllabus. Succinctly & clearly written with no non-sense. An unreserved 5 for value for money" IT Training Magazine (referring to 1st edition)"
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6 July 2005. Great Britain has just been announced as the next host of the Olympics. The euphoric crowds pour forth from Trafalgar Square into the waiting bars & restaurants of Soho. Dreams drugs debauchery... Soho is London's red light district where any desire can be satisfied in the blink of an eye. But behind it all there is a permanent community of residents whose own sins are concealed by the partying & excess. Zoe an aspiring model looking for her big break will discover the sinister world behind the bright lights; artist Seb is hoping he can forget the past by drinking himself into oblivion while his friend Ade is about to take extreme measures to save his livelihood & relationship. Meanwhile Stella Ade's girlfriend wonders if this is the night to escape. Through the dark streets these four ordinary people walk a dangerous twisted path through London's greatest adult playground. Come the morning of 7 July as jubilation turns to horror will they have fallen into Soho's poisoned embrace while the nation's eyes are turned elsewhere? ...