Is who we are really only skin deep? In this searing, remonstrative book, Toni Morrison unravels race through the stories of those debased & dehumanised because of it. A young black girl longing for the blue eyes of white baby dolls spirals into inferiority & confusion. A friendship falls apart over a disputed memory. An ex-slave is haunted by a lonely, rebukeful ghost, bent on bringing their past home. Strange & unexpected, yet always stirring, Morrison`s writing on race sinks us deep into the heart & mind of our troubled humanity.

Includes:: selections from the books Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, Beloved by Toni Morrison. VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Sisters by Louisa May Alcott; Love by Jeanette Winterson; Babies by Anne Enright; &, Language by Xiaolu Guo.

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Bestselling author Rachel Khoo is on the go once again with her latest cookbook, Rachel Khoo`s Kitchen Notebook. Her latest cookbook is packed to the brim with 100 standout recipes, full-colour photography & Rachel`s very own sketches of the food & places she encounters. Out & about, she finds the most delicious fare, recording it all in her kitchen notebook. From a Ham Hock Tiffin Box to Slow Roasted Pork Belly with Sloe Gin, & Rhubarb & Custard Millefeuille, Rachel Khoo`s Kitchen Notebook will inspire even the most jaded cook to try something new. After graduating from Central Saint Martin`s College with a degree in Art & Design, British food writer Rachel was lured to Paris to study patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu. Rachel shot to fame when her TV series, The Little Paris Kitchen, was broadcast by the BBC. Her beautiful tie-in cookbook & the follow-up, My Little French Kitchen, have been published around the globe. Rachel now travels the world working on a variety of projects, including a weekly recipe column for the Evening Standard. ” Rachel Khoo is the queen of creating culinary masterpieces”. (Glamour). ...

Rachuli, sheet no. 2981-16, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in the late 1990s & early 2000s & produced from remote sensing data by Finnish cartographers as part of that country’s international aid program. The maps cover 15’ x 15’ quadrangles.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: AVAILABILITY: although, theoretically at least, still in print, these maps are very difficult to get locally in Nepal and/or from various suppliers elsewhere specializing in obtaining such maps. DELIVERIES MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.PROBLEMS WITH PLACE NAMES: reports from previous users indicate that transliteration of place names differs from that used widely not only on other maps & in guide books but also on the ground itself, in road signs & in the tourist & trekking industry in general. Whilst most names are similar enough to be easily recognizable, e.g. Namche Bajar for Namche Bazar or Lantan for Langtang, we have been told of confusion & difficulties arising from different spellings appearing on these maps.TREKKING ROUTES & TOURIST INFORMATION: whilst the maps show foot trails & mark locations of temples, etc, they carry no specific trekking information. Major trekking routes & places of interest are not highlighted. There is no marking for base camps & other tourist facilities. Map specifications: Contours are at 40m intervals, with graphics and/or coloring to show various features of the terrain (glaciers with moraines & crevasses, quarries, gravel or clay pits, etc.) & vegetation (forests, bush, grass, orchards & plantations, etc). Additional comments such as “open mixed forest mainly bajh & pine” annotate many area. The maps have numerous spot heights, but relatively few peaks are named. Areas outside the country’s borders are left blank. Settlements in remote areas are indicated by markings for individual buildings & the placing of names does not always make it clear which group of buildings they refer to. Road network distinguishes between major & minor foot trails. Symbols mark features such as temples, schools & hospitals, police stations, etc. Also shown are the country’s administrative divisions. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend & all the text is in English. Coverage: the whole country is now covered, with the north at 1:50, 000, plus central & southern Nepal at 1:25, 000. The two series are complementary, do not overlap & use the same grid & numbering system (apart from the Lumbini Zone, where a different grid & numbering are used). For areas not shown on our grid & titles not listed here, please contact us by e-mail, but please do bear in mind the problems with availability & the likely very long delivery time. ...

Everything you need to know about road cycling
- the bikes, the races, the famous riders
- in an intricately illustrated,

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Few British schoolchildren of the seventies can have been as obsessed with the Tour de France as William Fotheringham, who smuggled copies of Miroir du Cyclisme into lessons to read inside his books. He saw the Tour for the first time in 1984, avidly following that year`s race on television in the Normandy village where he lived. Since joining the Guardian in 1989, William Fotheringham has been at the forefront of British cycling journalism. Here he reflects on the events of the last twenty-three years
- the triumphs, the tragedies & the scandals that have engulfed the world`s most demanding sport. Key articles from his career are annotated with notes & reflections. What would he have said if he`d known then what we all know now about Lance Armstrong? Which cyclists & teams were not all they seemed? & which victories still rank as the greatest of all time? This is the definitive collection of cycling reporting.
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An invaluable on-the-water reference to the essentials of the latest racing rules Its splash-proof is tough enough to withstand a cockpit soaking & its spiral binding means it will stay open on a selected page on a chart table. A colour coded index means that you can instantly find what you are looking for. Clear illustrations ease understanding of the new rules that apply from 2013. Every aspect of the race is covered, from starts to sailing the course, propulsion, room at marks, three boat situations, penalty turns, signals, protests & appeals. A proper understanding of the racing rules is crucial to success on the water & there is no better pocket guide to the latest rules. Bryan Willis has been chairman of the jury & chief umpire for some of the most prestigious sailing events in the world, including the America's Cup & Olympics. He has served on the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules Committee for over 25 years. ...

An invaluable on-the-water reference to the essentials of the latest racing rules Its splash-proof is tough enough to withstand a cockpit soaking & its spiral binding means it will stay open on a selected page on a chart table. A colour coded index means that you can instantly find what you are looking for. Clear illustrations ease understanding of the new rules that apply from 2013. Every aspect of the race is covered, from starts to sailing the course, propulsion, room at marks, three boat situations, penalty turns, signals, protests & appeals. A proper understanding of the racing rules is crucial to success on the water & there is no better pocket guide to the latest rules. Bryan Willis has been chairman of the jury & chief umpire for some of the most prestigious sailing events in the world, including the America`s Cup & Olympics. He has served on the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules Committee for over 25 years. ...

By his eighteenth birthday David Millar was living & racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped to be the next English-speaking Tour winner. A year later he`d realised the dream & signed a professional contract. He perhaps lived the high life a little too enthusiastically
- he broke his heel in a fall from a roof after too much drink, & before long the pressure to succeed had tipped over into doping. Here, in a full & frank autobiography, David Millar recounts the story from the inside: he doped because `cycling`s drug culture was like white noise`, & because of peer pressure. `I doped for money & glory in order to guarantee the continuation of my status.` Five years on from his arrest, Millar is clean & reflective, & holds nothing back in this account of his dark years.
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Racing with Death
- Douglas Mawson Antarctic Explorer is Beau Riffenburgh’s biography of the little known Australian polar explorer
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Step-by-step training for dinghy sailors who are ready to start racing This book assumes the reader can sail & now wants to race. It aims to take them through their first few seasons of racing, to the point where they can win a club race. This new edition is in full colour &

Includes:: a new detailed section on using the asymmetric spinnaker. Each chapter focuses on one key element of sailing: rules, the wind, tactics, spinnakers, etc. * Practical step-by-step guide to the key elements of racing * Fully illustrated with colour diagrams & photographs to show each step * Takes the skipper & crew through their first couple of season`s racing * A digest of the key elements of racing: rules, tactics, speed etc. * Will help readers to win their first club race

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