Join Audrey Gordon, voted three times Britain's sternest chef, as she travels to the heart of Italy & shares the recipes, produce & memories of her Tuscan summer. Visit traditional farmhouses, local trattorias & sample the stunning range of local produce on offer as Audrey shares the sights, sounds & occasionally, smells, of regional Italy. Then sample these delights at home with the range of delicious & easy to make recipes that Audrey, inspired by Italian traditions, has created for the home cook. This book is not directed at celebrity super chefs or haute cuisine high flyers dazzling diners in their Michelin starred restaurants. It's written for you, the ordinary cook, stuck at home with insufficient bench space & a set of chipped mixing bowls. My fervent hope is that it will inspire you, give you the confidence to believe that you can be a wonderful cook or, at very least, an adequate one. This book is meant as a guide, not a set of strict instructions you may only deviate from at your peril! There's no need to slavishly follow my every measurement & step. Does a violinist playing Beethoven not occasionally add a few notes? Or an aircraft pilot about to take off sometimes skip a pre-flight safety check or two? Of course! & so should you. I'm a no nonsense chef. If a recipe calls for squash & I think thinly sliced zucchini will work just as well (not to mention add a peppery crunch) then I'll just do it. That's what cooking should be about. Going with one's impulses & to hell with the consequences! That said, I've had years of practice & I simply can't be held responsible for any inevitable disappointment that might arise from your attempts at improvisation. If you are a novice in the kitchen I'd strongly urge you to follow my recipes closely. &, no matter how experienced you might be, please pay careful attention to each instruction. You'd be amazed at the number of people who read gently simmer' & then proceed to simmer gently', or who think that there's no real difference between chopping tomatoes roughly & chopping them coarsely. At the end of each chapter I've left a page or two for notes. If you think you've got something to add that hasn't already been covered perfectly well then feel free to defile the book. But I suggest you think twice before doing so. Finally, this book is not meant to be a monologue. I want you to imagine I'm there in the kitchen with you, helping, guiding, prodding &
- only occasionally
- wrapping your knuckles with the handle of an egg whisk. XXX Audrey

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The National Audubon Society Birds Desk Calendar 2013, by Workman Publishing features hundreds of truly exceptional colour photographs of birds in their natural habitat around the world. The calendar offers a page-day view, apart from the weekends, & each leaf shows a different picture & date on each side. The date is printed in clear large captions & the bird pictured is accompanied by both its Latin & English name. The National Audubon Society Desk Calendar with its marvellous photographs is a natural gallery perfect for any desk. ...

The Audubon Birds Page-A-Day Calendar is a celebration of gorgeous & diverse species from around the world, photographed in their native habitats. Whether it`s the grace of a swan gliding across the water, the sleek outline of a hunting hawk`s wings, or the striking palette of a painted bunting, each photograph captures the unique spirit & beauty of the featured bird. ...

A peaceful spring vista on Echo Lake, Minnesota. The brilliant fall colours of aspens in the Wasatch Mountains. Sunrise over sandstone rocks at Red Rock Canyon. & Alaska's Takhinsha Mountains white with snow. A tribute to the glory & diversity of North America's wilderness, Audubon Nature highlights a dozen gorgeous landscapes in vibrant full colour. This is America the beautiful, from sea (to desert to mountain to forest to wetland) to shining sea. ...

Auerbach i.d.OPf. in a series of GPS compatible recreational editions of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Coverage

Includes:: Betzenstein, Velden, Plech, Neuhaus a.d. Pegnitz, Königstein, Kirchensittenbach. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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ADAC, Germany's equivalent of the British Automobile Association publishes an extensive series of street plans which provide detailed high-quality mapping of all the major towns & cities, including their outer suburbs. The plans name all the individual streets & indicate all the main landmarks & public buildings. All public transport facilities are shown: buses, trams, underground & overland rail lines. One way streets & car parks are indicated. Plans of larger cities include an enlargement for the city centre. The plans also show the administrative & postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. On the reverse, each plan has a road map at 1:100, 000, covering a very wide area around the city. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Augsburg on a topographic map at 1:200, 000 from the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Germany’s federal mapping agency. The map covers an area of Approx. 100 x 90km. This map is belongs to a series of 58 topographic maps from Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, the federal cartographic agency of Germany responsible for topographic mapping at 1:200, 000 & maps at smaller scales (the more detailed topographic & leisure maps are prepared & published by the survey organizations of the individual states). Cartography is from the 200K topographic survey & the maps have very elegant, modern look whilst retaining the traditional German presentation of names of smaller towns & villages in italics. Contours are at 12, 5m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, with colouring for woodlands, moors, marches, vineyards & hop plantations. Waterways & rivers are also described in detail, with currents, waterfalls, dams, & jetties clearly marked. Road network, graded into five types, highlights in colour national & regional roads; no driving distances are marked Railway network is also shown in detail, with stations, goods only lines, etc. The maps show administrative boundaries of states & counties, & have a UTM grid plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 2’ intervals. Map legend is in German only. PLEASE NOTE: maps in this series provide an excellent presentation of the areas covered by them, with plenty of place names & detailed representation of the road network, & will appeal to anyone who likes quality cartography, but they are not necessarily the best option for holiday & business travel. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Augsburg map UK50-32, in a series of special contoured & GP-compatible recreational maps from the Bavarian state mapping agency, with cartography at 1:50, 000 & additional tourist overprint highlighting hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Maps in this series have cartography identical to the standard topographic survey of Germany. Topography is vividly presented by contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by bold shading & graphic relief, plus colouring and/or graphics to show forests & other types of vegetation. Extensive tourist overprint highlights local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes
- including King Ludwig Way, different variants of the Way of St James, etc
- indicating, where appropriate, their waymarking designation. Symbols show various types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, places of interest, ski & cable car lift, etc. The maps have UTM grid lines at 1-km UTM intervals. Map legend &, where included, additional text, are in German only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Augsburg
- Dachau
- Fürstenfeldbruck area of Bavaria between Munich & Augsburg on a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:50,

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Augsburg & its Western Environs in northern Bavaria on a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:50, 000 from Kompass with local & long-distance footpaths, cycling routes, accommodation, etc, printed on durable, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper.KOMPASS HIKING & RECREATIONAL MAPS: this title is part of an extensive series covering Austria, much of Germany & the Slovenian Alps – TO SEE OTHER TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of hiking maps; their mapping of other countries, including expanding coverage of Italy, is listed on our website separately.CARTOGRAPHY: the maps are contoured with additional shading, graphic relief & colouring to provide a more detailed picture of the terrain, vegetation and/or land use. Contour interval varies from 10m in the coastal areas of Northern Germany to 40 or 50 metres in the mountainous regions. All the maps highlight local & long-distance waymarked footpaths, including climbing trails. Most titles also show cycling routes, mountain bike trails, &, the in mountainous areas, ski routes. The maps indicate various types of accommodation (selected inns & hotels, youth hostels, campsites, mountain refuges), as well as recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Latest editions also show access by public transport with bus stops and/or Park+ Ride facilities.GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps have a UTM grid for GPS users. MAP LEGEND: most maps now include full English legend, particularly titles covering the Alpine areas. Some maps covering mainly eastern Austria or the less popular parts of Germany may still have a legend in German only.OTHER

Features: selected titles include on the reverse panorama drawings of their area with names of villages, peaks, valleys, etc. and/or have a booklet with pictures of local wild flowers with their Latin names. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage.BOOKLETS: PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING
- many titles come with a booklet describing the area and/or various hiking routes. Unless indicated in the individual description that the booklet

Includes:: English, these booklets are IN GERMAN only. The booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, full English language map legend is provided.




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