From West Country cider brewers to Yorkshire tripe dressers, Tom meets the punters & producers at the heart of our food traditions. He samples the very best of real English food: Bury black pudding, home-cured Wiltshire bacon & the planet`s finest cheddar. But ” Full English” is no paean to an imagined land where yokels sip ale together while chomping on pork pies. Tom`s quest delves beneath the surface to unearth the real story behind our eating habits, & what the food of today says about us: organic heaven or mass-produced hell? Peppered with mouth-watering recipes & recommendations, Tom`s pilgrimage maps out England`s defining dishes: Fish & Chips in the North, Balti in the midlands, & Snail Porridge at the Fat Duck. But it is the colourful characters we meet along the way who truly bring ” Full English” to life. ...

Riding as fast as you could for as long as you could was the main tactic in the early days of road racing when Grand Tours could be won by hours. Now a minute`s delay thanks to a puncture could ruin a rider`s chances over a three-week race & the sport is described as nothing less than chess on wheels. The intricacies & complexities of cycling are what makes it so appealing: an eye for opportunity & a quick mind are just as crucial to success as a `big engine` or good form. So how do you win a bike race? How do you cope with crosswinds, cobbles, elbows-out sprints, weaving your way through a teeming peloton? Why are steady nerves one of the best weapons in a rider`s arsenal & breakaway artists to be revered? Where do you see the finest showcase of tactical brilliance? Peter Cossins takes us on to the team buses to hear pro cyclists & directeurs sportifs explain their tactics: when it went right, when they got it wrong
- from sprinting to summits, from breakaways to bluffing. Hectic, thrilling, but sometimes impenetrable
- watching a bike race can baffle as much as entertain. Full Gas is the essential guide to make sense of all things peloton.

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Brigid Keenan was never destined to lead a normal life. From her early beginnings
- a colourful childhood in India brought to an
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Brigid Keenan was never destined to lead a normal life. From her early beginnings
- a colourful childhood in India brought to an
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Praise for the man & book from Leo Houlding...” Johnny Dawes is the enigmatic front man of an eclectic band of British climbers who in the mid 1980`s redefined the standards of difficulty & danger in traditional climbing. Introducing the world to the impossible grades of E8 & E9, & laying the foundations of the modern scene, Johnny`s unique style & character have become legend. This long awaited book gives his take on a highly influential period of climbing history & a look inside the mind of a tormented genius. Written with devoted passion & brutal honesty, ” Full of Myself” lays bare Johnny`s bipolar mix of privilege & pain, wizardry & dysfunction. Master of friction & maestro of momentum on rock & road, orchestrator of contemporary climbing techniques such as the dead-point & dyno, the living embodiment of poetry in motion turns his hand to the pen with great effect.” Ed Douglas adds...” Johnny Dawes is a legend in British climbing. In 1986, he was responsible for the most inspired new route in a generation, when he climbed Indian Face on Clogwyn d`ur Arddu in Snowdonia. Difficult & tenuous, a fall from its hardest move would most likely be fatal. But Dawes is much more than a risk-taker. His rich imagination has left a legacy of outstanding new routes all over the country, not least on the gritstone edges of Derbyshire where his bold & fluid style reached its fullest expression. He`s an artist really, a choreographer with a warrior spirit.” & from Simon Beaufoy (Academy Award winning screenwriter of ” The Full Monty” & ” Slumdog Millionaire”)...” Each generation produces a handful of visionaries, people who can see beyond the possible. Whether he likes it or not, Johnny is climbing`s visionary. There are accounts of terrifying first-ascents on crumbling sea cliffs & even more terrifying accounts of van-driving around Wales. At the heart of the book is a man traversing on crystals towards some kind of understanding of who he is, a man less earth-bound than us climbing mortals, but who cannot, quite, fly. Much like his climbing, his imagination leaps
- this is a beautiful book about an extraordinary person. William Blake with sticky boots.”
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This complete set of signal flags is sewn on a dress line to allow the set to be run from stem-head to masthead to taffrail. The flags come in the following order: E-Q-3-G-8-Z-4-W-6-P-1-I-ANSWER-T-Y-B-X-1st SUB-H-3rd SUB-D-F-2nd SUB-U-A-O-M-R-2-J-0-N-9-K-7-V-5-L-C-S. A storage bag is provided. Flags are manufactured from MOD standard woven & knitted polyester & are either sewn or dye printed depending on the complexity of the design. Every flag is hemmed on all sides & provided roped & toggled with a strong polyester heading tape. This set is made to order. Please contact us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk for urgent orders or"es for different sizes. ...

This complete set of signal flags contains the following: A-Z, 0-9, Answer Pennant & Sub Pennants 1
- 3. A code wallet is provided.
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This complete set of signal flags contains the following: A-Z, 0-9, Answer Pennant & Sub Pennants 1
- 3. A code wallet is provided.
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Did you know a tornado travels faster than a racecar? Full Speed Ahead! directly compares the speeds of animals, modes of transport & forces of nature in a clear & visually-striking album format. Objects are grouped from slowest to fastest, with objects of the same speed on the same spread, creating fascinating ”match” races. The bright, vintage-style illustrations by French design firm Cruschiform have strong crossover & museum appeal. A glossary in the back matter gives additional information on each object. ...

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life
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