With prose that is every bit as raw, intense & bitingly honest as the world it depicts, Barry Hines` ”A Kestrel for a Knave” contains a new afterword by the author in ” Penguin Modern Classics”. Life is tough & cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, & unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Billy identifies with her silent strength & she inspires in him the trust & love that nothing else can, discovering through her the passion missing from his life. Barry Hines` acclaimed novel continues to reach new generations of teenagers & adults with its powerful story of survival in a tough, joyless world. Ken Loach`s renowned film adaptation, ” Kes”, has achieved cult status & in his new afterword Barry Hines discusses his work to adapt the novel into a screenplay, & reappraises the legacy of a book that has become a popular classic. Barry Hines (b. 1939) was born in the mining village of Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Leaving Ecclesfield Grammar School without any qualifications, Hines worked as an apprentice mining surveyor for the National Coal Board before entering Loughborough Training College to study Physical Education. Working as a teacher in Hoyland Common, he wrote novels in the school library after work, later turning to writing full-time. If you enjoyed ”A Kestrel for a Knave”, you might like ” The Call of the Wild, White Fang, & Other Stories” by Jack London, published in ” Penguin Classics”. ...

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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A beautiful new novelty title from Mary Murphy that bursts at the seams with all kinds of kisses & cuddles from giraffes, mice, fish, bumble bees &...even elephants!! It's a total love fest! A giraffe kiss is gentle & tall...like this! Mwaaaah! Then there are kisses that are quick & small...others are fizzy & bubbly...some are even long & tooty-tooty! There are SO many different types of kisses, just turn the page to see! This split-page book, with its cast of loveable, cuddly-looking parent-&-child animals, will evoke lots of giggles, gurgles & smiles
- not to mention kisses
- from little babies! It is a truly delightful book for a baby & a parent to share. A great new baby gift! Mary's artwork is done with a dry paintrbrush effect that is utterly seductive, beautiful & bold. Look out for the glittery foil effect on the last spread, which will burst with kisses galore!

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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. ...