At the beginning of each decade for 200 years the national census has presented a self-portrait of the British Isles. The census has surveyed Britain from the Napoleonic wars to the age of the internet, through the agricultural & industrial revolutions, possession of the biggest empire on earth & the devastation of the 20th century`s two world wars. In The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker, Roger Hutchinson looks at every census between the first in 1801 & the latest in 2011. He uses this much-loved resource of family historians to paint a vivid picture of a society experiencing unprecedented changes. Hutchinson explores the controversial creation of the British census. He follows its development from a head-count of the population conducted by clerks with quill pens, to a computerised survey which is designed to discover `the address, place of birth, religion, marital status, ability to speak English & self-perceived national identity of every twenty-seven-year-old Welsh-speaking Sikh metalworker living in Swansea`. All human life is here, from prime ministers to peasants & paupers, from Irish rebels to English patriots, from the last native speakers of Cornish to the first professional footballers, from communities of prostitutes to individuals called `abecedarians` who made a living from teaching the alphabet. The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker is as original & unique as those people & their islands on the cutting edge of Europe. ...

`A brilliant & gripping account of the almost unimaginable horrors of surgery & post-operative infection before Joseph Lister transformed it all` Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm The story of a visionary British surgeon whose quest to unite science & medicine delivered us into the modern world
- the safest time to be alive in human history In The Butchering Art, historian Lindsey Fitzharris recreates a critical turning point in the history of medicine, when Joseph Lister transformed surgery from a brutal, harrowing practice to the safe, vaunted profession we know today. Victorian operating theatres were known as `gateways of death`, Fitzharris reminds us, since half of those who underwent surgery didn`t survive the experience. This was an era when a broken leg could lead to amputation, when surgeons often lacked university degrees, & were still known to ransack cemeteries to find cadavers. While the discovery of anaesthesia somewhat lessened the misery for patients, ironically it led to more deaths, as surgeons took greater risks. In squalid, overcrowded hospitals, doctors remained baffled by the persistent infections that kept mortality rates stubbornly high. At a time when surgery couldn`t have been more dangerous, an unlikely figure stepped forward: Joseph Lister, a young, melancholy Quaker surgeon. By making the audacious claim that germs were the source of all infection
- & could be treated with antiseptics
- he changed the history of medicine forever. With a novelist`s eye for detail, Fitzharris brilliantly conjures up the grisly world of Victorian surgery, revealing how one of Britain`s greatest medical minds finally brought centuries of savagery, sawing & gangrene to an end.


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`A HIGH-FINISH PERFORMANCE` Observer (New Faces of Fiction) `DARK WEIRD & GLORIOUSLY FEMINIST` Elle UK (Best New Books For 2016) `A TOP-CLASS DEBUT` Fanny Blake, Woman & Home `A DOOZY` Glamour `A CRACKING READ` Cathy Rentzenbrink, Prima `ONE OF THE MOST HOTLY-TIPPED DEBUTS OF 2016` Daily Express `A SPIRITED, DARK DEBUT` Woman & Home `COMPELLING...MAGNETIC` Sainsbury`s Magazine `FUN, GRIMY & ROMANTIC` Debrief `TERRIFIC` Bookseller `STRANGE, DARK & UTTERLY MESMERIC` Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites `A MASTERFUL STORYTELLER` Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go `BEWITCHING` Antonia Hodgson, bestselling author of The Devil in the Marshalsea `A TRIUMPH` Erin Kelly, author of The Poison Tree Georgian London, in the summer of 1763. At nineteen, Anne Jaccob is awakened to the possibility of joy when she meets Fub, the butcher`s apprentice, & begins to imagine a life of passion with him. The only daughter of well-to-do parents, Anne lives a sheltered life. Her home is a miserable place. Though her family want for nothing, her father is uncaring, her mother is ailing, & the baby brother who taught her to love is dead. Unfortunately her parents have already chosen a more suitable husband for her than Fub. But Anne is a determined young woman, with an idiosyncratic moral compass. In the matter of pursuing her own happiness, she shows no fear or hesitation. Even if it means getting a little blood on her hands. A vivid & surprising tale, The Butcher`s Hook brims with the colour & atmosphere of Georgian London, as seen through the eyes of a strange & memorable young woman. -~-~-~-~-~- ` Do you know what this is?` He holds a short twist of thick metal, in the shape of the letter `S`, sharpened at both ends. I shake my head. `A butcher`s hook, ` he says, testing the tip of his finger against each point. `A perfect design. Whichever way up you use it, it`s always ready. One end to hook, the other to hang. It has only one simple purpose.` He stands on a stool & fixes it over the bar above him. It waits there, empty. He climbs down. ` Pleasing, isn`t it?` ...

Written with a thrilling narrative pull, The Butcher`s Trail chronicles the pursuit & capture of the Balkan war criminals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. Borger recounts how Ratko Mladic
- now on trial in The Hague
- & recently convicted Radovan Karadzic were finally tracked down, & describes the intrigue behind the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic, the Yugoslav president who became the first head of state to stand before an international tribunal for crimes perpetrated in a time of war. Based on interviews with former special forces soldiers, intelligence officials, & investigators from a dozen countries
- most speaking about their involvement for the first time
- this book reconstructs a fourteen-year manhunt carried out almost entirely in secret. Indicting the worst war criminals that Europe had known since the Nazi era, the ICTY ultimately accounted for all 161 suspects on its wanted list, a feat never before achieved in political & military history.



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` The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland` provides comprehensive coverage of all our resident & migratory butterflies, including the latest information on newly discovered species such as Cryptic Wood & the Geranium Bronze. ` The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland` is widely considered not only the best butterfly book ever published but also one of the classic nature books. When first published in 1991 it won the Natural World Book of the Year Award & won plaudits from all quarters. Fully revised, considerably expanded & reset in 2010, it was judged that year`s ` Guardian` Nature Book of the Year. Now revised again to reflect the latest research findings, & with up-to-date distribution maps, this remarkable book is the guide to the appearance, behaviour, life cycle & ecology of the butterflies of Britain & Irel&. ...

Butterflies animate our summers but the 59 species found in the British Isles can be surprisingly elusive. Some bask unseen at the top of trees in London parks; others lurk at the bottom of damp bogs in Scotl&. A few survive for months while other ephemeral creatures only fly for three days. Several are virtually extinct. This bewitching book charts Patrick Barkham`s quest to find each of them
- from the Adonis Blue to the Dingy Skipper
- in one unforgettable summer. Barkham brings alive the extraordinary physical beauty & amusingly diverse character of our butterflies. He witnesses a swarming invasion of Painted Ladies, experiences the curse of the violet Emperor, makes a euphoric sighting of an exceedingly rare migrant & as summer draws to a close, suffers from butterfly burnout. He meets some deeply knowledgeable & eccentric butterfly obsessives & reconnects with lovely, overlooked corners of our countryside. As he goes, he looks back at the butterfly collectors of the past & ahead to a future in which many of our butterflies will struggle to survive on an overcrowded & overheating isl&. Wry, attentive, full of infectious delight & curiosity, written with a beautifully light touch, The Butterfly Isles will become a classic of British nature writing.

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This striking book displays & describes a kaleidoscope of butterflies. Exquisite illustrations accompany a lyrical text by nature writer & expert James Lowen. Press-out sections enable you to reveal the outlines of the butterflies & transform your book into a work of art. ...

A devastating story of love, betrayal & revenge, The Butterfly Tattoo is a gripping early novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author, Philip Pullman. Chris falls in love with Jenny the moment he sets eyes on her at an Oxford ball. She`s beautiful but secretive & he can`t help but want to be with her. But fate is cruel &, as their relationship blossoms, tragedy & violence wait in the wings. Chris`s boss has a shady past that won`t stay hidden. & his ruthless enemies will use two innocent teenagers to exact their revenge on him.. .* The Butterfly Tattoo was originally published as The White Mercedes. ...

A footprint map-guide to the 138 mile Sea to Sea Cycle Route between Whitehaven & Workington & Tynemouth & Sunderl&.- Britains most popular loing distance route.
- New clear mapping, based on OS data, ata a scale of 1:90 000
- Waterproof paper & compact size
- Excellent value for your money
- the ideal map for sea to sea adventure.



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Packed with colourful photography as well as over 80 recipes, this book offers a slice of modern Brasilian life with stories about the origins of each recipe & anecdotes ranging from how to dance the samba to how to mix the perfect, authentic Caipirinha. With its launch timed to coincide with the World Cup, Brasilian Barbecue & Beyond presents a brand new flavour of Brasil. Zingy, vibrant & full of life, there`s so much more to Brasilian food than grilled meat & stews. Brasilian Barbecue & Beyond

Includes:: delicious, fruit-packed breakfasts like the Acai Berry Bowl; tasty street food like the fluffy Cheese Breads (pao de queijo) or Sweet Potato Crab Cakes; colourful side dishes like the Avocado & Palm Heart Salad; simple-but-tasty barbecue dishes with spicy marinades like Cabana`s signature Malagueta Chicken; decadent desserts like Doce de Leite Caramel; & refreshing fruit-based drinks & cocktails like the Limonada Suissa
- not forgetting, of course, the Classic Caipirinha.


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