This is a Kim Jong-Il Production by Paul Fischer
- love, films & kidnapping in North Korea, the world`s wildest regime. Before
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Tommy Carr was a kind man; Eve had been able to tell that after half an hour of knowing him. There had never been a day when he had not shown her some small kindness & even after the tragic death of their young daughter, their relationship remained as strong as before. Grief takes its toll however, & it`s not surprising that by the following Christmas, Tommy is a shadow of his former self, with the look of death upon him. But what happens next is entirely unexpected, not least for the kind man... ...

A car hurtles down the driveway of a luxury villa in Switzerl&. The driver is a young woman, Lucia Bernardi. Inside the house, ...

Stan Barstow`s landmark ` Brit-Lit` novel of the sixties immortalized Vic Brown, the amiable working class lad from the North & led the way for author`s like Nick Hornby writing similar slice-of-life drama. Still as fresh & alive today, it spawned two sequels: The Watchers on the Shore (1966) & The Right True End (1976). First published in 1960, it has long been used as a set text in British schools. It has also been translated at various times into a film starring Alan Bates (1962) of the same name, a television series (1973) starring Clive Wood, a radio play & a stage play. A Kind of Loving was the first of a trilogy, published over the course of sixteen years, that followed hero Vic Brown through marriage, divorce & a move from the mining town of Cressley to London. This new edition

Includes:: an afterword by David Collard.

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The Afghan war will be remembered for its politics more than its combat. There were few, if any, major battles. The longest war in American history has left 1, 800 U.S. troops dead, fewer than half the number killed in Iraq. The violence is mostly confined to the farmlands, deserts, & mountains, playing out in small ambushes, hit-&-run attacks, & assassinations. The United States came to Afghanistan on a simple mission: to avenge the September 11 attacks & drive the Taliban from power. This took less than two months. The story of the next decade is about how the ensuing fight for power & money
- the power & money supplied to one of the poorest nations on earth in ever-greater amounts
- left the region even more dangerous than before the first troops arrived. At the centre of this story is the Karzai family. The president & his brothers began the war as symbols of a new Afghanistan
- moderate, educated, fluent with East & West
- the antithesis of the brutish & backwards Taliban regime. Now, with the war in shambles, they are in open conflict with each other & their Western allies. In their experience one can find a war`s worth of mistakes, squandered hopes, & wasted chances. Nothing encapsulates the essence of the war`s trajectory
- & the descent from optimism to despair, friends to enemies
- as neatly as the story of the Karzai family itself.





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This is a new series of beautifully-produced re-issues of some of the great classics of food & recipe-writing from the 20th century. In these days of celebrity TV cooks & their garish, over-hyped blockbusting tie-ins, there never was a better time for an antidote: the quiet rediscovery of great, unsung classics such as these. Each title will be handsomely presented as a gift book for the keen amateur cook & lover of food literature. Each title has been selected for the highest quality of the writing, not just the recipes, although all the recipes are superb. This series will become the ultimate library for lovers of great food & food literature. ”A Kitchen in Corfu” is an entrancing memoir of a foreign couple`s sojourn in the remote village of Loutses, on the higher slope of Mount Pantokrator in north-east Corfu. They describe their charming encounters with the villagers, who were never shy to share their time-honoured recipes. This is a cuisine that chimes with the times, using locally-pressed olive oil from the village`s own orchards, foraged wild ingredients such as herbs, shoots & greens, mushrooms, & other locally-picked delicacies. ...

A sumptuously photographed French cookbook with simple, elegant recipes that will transport food lovers, Francophiles, & armchair travelers to an old farmhouse in southwest France. When Mimi Thorisson & her husband moved with their children from Paris to a small town in out-of-the-way M doc, she did not quite know what was in store for them. She found wonderful ingredients from local farmers & the neighboring woods &, most important, time to cook. Her aspirational blog, Manger, was born, chronicling the family`s seasonal meals & life in an old farmhouse, all photographed by her husb&. These recipes -including Roast Chicken with Herbs & Cr me Fra che, C pe & Parsley Tartlets, Winter Vegetable Cocotte, Apple Tart with Orange Flower Water, & Salted Butter Cr me Caramel -will bring a touch of the French countryside into any home. ...

A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros...A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin`s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE & FIRE. Before Tyrion Lannister & Podrick Payne there was Dunk & Egg. A young, naive but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals
- in stature if not experience. Tagging along with him is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg
- whose true identity must be hidden from all he & Dunk encounter: for in reality he is Aegon Targaryen, & one day he will be king. Improbable heroes though they be, great destinies lie ahead for Dunk & Egg; as do powerful foes, royal intrigue, & outrageous exploits. A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS brings together for the first time the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin`s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE & FIRE, set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, & the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory. Featuring more than 160 illustrations by Gary Gianni, one of the finest fantasy artists of our time, this beautiful volume will transport readers to the world of the Seven Kingdoms in an age of bygone chivalry.

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The term 'A la Grecque', meaning 'in the Greek way', conveys perfectly the kind of food Pam & Kosta Talimanidis are famous for: stylish yet homely dishes that look to both sides of the Greek/ Turkish divide for inspiration. Clever & understated offerings include ribbons of silverbeet tossed in the pan with roasted walnuts & gorgonzola; or fillets of whiting simply dressed with olive oil, dill & lemon sauce, & a tangle of shaved fennel. There's proper taramasalata, salt cod croquettes & other mezze, plus delectable desserts like slow roasted nectarines drizzled with mascarpone or rich chocolate tart. Inspired by Kosta's Greek heritage & by the many years she spent in his home village of Polypetron learning about Greek food & cooking from Kosta's formidable mother Yiayia, Pam has gathered recipes, both traditional & modern, that showcase the simplicity & incredible flavours of the cuisine. This is Greek food at its best. Combined with a charming personal narrative & illustrated with spectacular photography of the dishes, the breathtaking coastal surrounds & village life in Greece, A la Grecque will have you yearning for the Mediterranean, & for the incredible flavours of its cuisine. ...

A comedic romp through one man`s life in the Loire Valley, France Comedian, mod, & professional grump Ian Moore has had enough. Tired of being unable to park anywhere near his cramped house in a noisy town he doesn`t like, he hatches a plan to move his wife & young son to a remote corner of the Loire Valley in search of serenity & space. Several years later, Ian finds himself up to his neck in bilingual offspring, feral cats, promiscuous horses, dysfunctional spaniels, & needy hens; he`s wrestling with electric fences, a foreign language, a mountain of animal waste, & a wife who collects livestock like there`s a biblical flood on the horizon, all while trying not to dirty his loafers. But despite the ups, downs, & increasing demands of Ian`s showbiz career, the Moore family persevere to create a unique, colorful, & ultimately rewarding life in their new home--”a la campagne & a la mod”! ...