In England today we enjoy a rich diversity of folk traditions many of which can trace their beginnings back hundreds of years. They stem from every phase of our antiquity & embody all the peoples who have traditionally enriched our culture. In this book we visit some of the best known examples including mumming cheese rolling tree dressing rushbearing beating the bounds flitch trials & Wassailing among many other customs festivals & traditions. Covering all aspects of English folklore & tradition including myths legends traditional song & dance games seasonal events & calendar customs this volume encompasses the history of many of Englands best-loved folk traditions. ...

Local Whitby girl Colette Shipley has become fascinated by the mysteries of the new art of photography & begins to create a record of her scenic home town with its tall ships & twin lighthouses street urchins & weathered old fishermen. One day she encounters Arthur Newton who shares her passion for the towns unique atmosphere. Colette & Arthur begin a friendship that develops further. However unbeknown to Collette Arthur is also married with a young child. Arthur has tried to be content with his steady job at the railways & his marriage to his childhood sweetheart Rose. However even before meeting Colette Arthur had been living a secret life one which he has not shared with his family friends or even Rose: he has a real talent for painting. His talent has blossomed under the tutelage of a sympathetic gallery owner Ebenezer Hirst & the patronage of Laurence Steel an established painter in the Pre-Raphaelite school. Arthur is now faced with a difficult decision: remain comfortably in his railway job or risk the security of his wife & child by becoming a full-time artist. A decision not made any easier by his growing attraction for Colette... ...

Sinister rumours link clandestine Arab arms dealing with the man who led the old anti-Nazi Guernica network. Time to reopen the master file on yesterdays spy... Sinister rumours link clandestine Arab arms dealing with the man who led the old anti-Nazi Guernica network. Time to re-open the master file on yesterdays spy... This new reissue

Includes:: a foreword from the cover designer Oscar-winning filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman & a brand new introduction by Len Deighton which offers a fascinating insight into the writing of the story.

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A powerful & moving new saga from this popular author Kate Cleary feels no sorrow when her brutal father dies. At last she will be free from him even though she & Nuala the sister who depends on her for everything must now leave his miners cottage. Then Kate discovers they have an aunt in the Midlands whom their father had kept secret & who now offers them a home. Despite leaving her heart in Durham with Matthew a young artist Kate feels loved & safe with Aunt Beth. But her peace is shattered by an astonishing revelation from Nuala & a series of brutal attacks on the women of Nuneaton. Kate turns to a handsome widower Martin Denby but is his kindness too good to be true? ...

A heart wrenching story for fans of Jodi Picoult Susan Lewis & Katherine Webb. How could you ever choose between your own life & the life of your child? Newly-weds Holly & Tom have just moved into an old manor house in the picturesque English countryside. When Holly discovers a moondial in the overgrown garden & its strange crystal mechanism little does she suspect that it will change her life forever. For the moondial has a curse. Each full moon Holly can see into the future
- a future which holds Tom cradling their baby daughter Libby & mourning Holly's death in childbirth... Holly realises the moondial is offering her a desperate choice: give Tom the baby he has always wanted & sacrifice her own life; or save herself & erase the life of the daughter she has fallen in love with.
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Yiddish is the native language of Approx. 1.8 million people & serves as the second language for about 11 million people world-wide. The language is spoken & written in many Orthodox Jewish communities & is the primary language of many predominantly Hasidic neighbourhoods where it is commonly taught as a first language & used in schools & social settings. This handy dictionary & phrasebook provides practical vocabulary & pronunciation tools to help students travellers or businesspeople communicate when visiting Yiddish communities in Jerusalem London New York & many other major cities around the world. The reference also

Includes:: commonly used phrases & expressions to enrich everyday communication & cultivate the readers knowledge of Ashkenazi Jewish culture. Contains over 3 000 dictionary entries each with both original Hebrew script & Romanised phonetics & a brief introduction to the Yiddish language & grammar.

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In The Yin Yang Complex you will be taken on a journey of discovery that will unearth the reason why the world is in its current state & why you have evolved in the manner that you have. From the Mesolithic period to the modern day we explore how we have become so unbalanced. He takes ancient knowledge & applies it to our lives today our businesses the environment & we see what we can learn. Each chapter has exercises associated with it that will allow you to personally explore your own balance & that in your life. You will learn the keys to great relationships successful business & all other aspects of your life. This book will give you a comprehensive understanding of the masculine & feminine energies. ...

Yin Yoga is known as the quiet yoga. Many of the most popular forms of yoga such as Ashtanga & Power Yoga are fundamentally yang in nature based on rhythmic movements of the muscles & focused on the need for change & attainment. Yin Yoga in contrast does not concentrate on the muscles but on connective tissue & bones the parts of our body that are closest to our core & critical to our physical well-being & range of motion. The postures are all practiced on the floor & each is held for a lengthy period usually three to five minutes. This intense non-movement allows us to experience the poses in a deeper way that enables the muscle to relax the nerves to calm & the surrounding connective tissue to remain healthy & supple. This meditative approach is more akin to those found in the earliest Hatha Yoga traditions. In The Yin Yoga Kit" Biff Mithoefer presents 14 poses used in Yin Yoga & explains each postures benefits including which chakras & meridians will be most positively affected. The individual posture cards included illustrate the poses provide advanced & modified variations & assist users in designing a personalized practice sequence. The 72-minute CD contains a sample guided routine narrated by the author with each pose presented on a separate track so listeners can rearrange them or shorten the routine as needed." ...

The hilarious Man Booker-longlisted novel from the author of Darkmans Nicola Barker. 2006 is a foreign country; they do things differently there. Tiger Woods reputation is entirely untarnished & the English Defence League does not exist yet. Stormclouds of a different kind are gathering above the bar of Lutons less than exclusive Thistle Hotel. Among those caught up in the unfolding drama are a man whos had cancer seven times a woman priest with an unruly fringe the troubled family of a notorious local fascist an interfering barmaid with three Es at A-level but a Ph D in bullshit a free-thinking Muslim sex therapist & his considerably more pious wife. But at the heart of every intrigue & the bottom of every mystery is the repugnantly charismatic Stuart Ransom
- a golfer in free-fall. Nicola Barkers Man Booker-longlisted novel The Yips at once a historical novel of the pre-Twitter moment the filthiest state-of-the-nation novel since Martin Amiss Money & the most flamboyant piece of comic fiction ever to be set in Luton.
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Covered in fun & quirky characters this multipocket pencil case is a great way of storing & organising all of your pens & school stationery. Features include black zip & inner lining material main compartment with zip rear pocket & front zipped pocket with Velcro fastening flap. ...