The flamboyant Frenchman Alexis Soyer was the most renowned chef in Victorian Engl&. This is his colourful account of his time at the front in the Crimean War, where he joined British troops in order to improve the quality of the food they were eating. Divulging the secrets of preparing stew for 1000 soldiers, sharing sweetmeats with a Turkish Pacha, & teaching a Highland regiment to cook with his pioneering gas-fuelled `field stove` that would be used by armies up until the Second World War, Soyer gives a vividly enjoyable lesson in making a little go a long way. ...

All chefs love & cherish cookbooks, & increasingly, cookbooks have become treasured manuals of the trade, as well as beautiful art objects. The Chef`s Library is the world`s first attempt to bring together in a single volume a comprehensive collection of cookbooks that are highly rated & actually used by more than 70 renowned chefs around the world. Readers will discover the books that have galvanised acclaimed & brilliant culinary talents such as Daniel Humm, Jamie Oliver, Sean Brock, Michael Anthony, Tom Kerridge & many others. Also featured are influential restaurant cookbooks, essential books on global cuisines, & historic favourites that have stood the test of time. Part reference, part culinary exploration, this book is a must-have for any cookbook collector or passionate foodie. ...

In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten houses. One summer`s evening, the square`s rivalries & allegiances are disrupted by a sudden & unusual death
- an arrow to the head, shot through an open window at no. 6. Unfortunately for the murderer, an invitation to visit had just been sent by the crime writer Aldous Barnet, staying with his sister at no. 8, to his friend Superintendent Meredith. Three days after his arrival, Meredith finds himself investigating the shocking murder two doors down. Six of the square`s inhabitants are keen members of the Wellington Archery Club, but if Meredith & Long thought that the case was going to be easy to solve, they were wrong... The Cheltenham Square Murder is a classic example of how John Bude builds a drama within a very specific location. Here the Regency splendour of Cheltenham provides the perfect setting for a story in which appearances are certainly deceiving.
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In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name & save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn`t even have a name. & when they decided she was a liability, they came for her without warning. Now she rarely stays in the same place or uses the same name for long. They`ve killed the only other person she trusted, but something she knows still poses a threat. They want her dead, & soon. When her former handler offers her a way out, she realises it`s her only chance to erase the giant target on her back. But it means taking one last job for her ex-employers. To her horror, the information she acquires makes her situation even more dangerous. Resolving to meet the threat head-on, she prepares for the toughest fight of her life but finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival. As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of. In this tautly plotted novel, Stephenie Meyer creates a fierce & fascinating new heroine with a very specialised skill set. & she shows once again why she`s one of the world`s bestselling authors. ...

In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name & save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn`t even have a name. & when they decided she was a liability, they came for her without warning. Now she rarely stays in the same place or uses the same name for long. They`ve killed the only other person she trusted, but something she knows still poses a threat. They want her dead, & soon. When her former handler offers her a way out, she realises it`s her only chance to erase the giant target on her back. But it means taking one last job for her ex-employers. To her horror, the information she acquires makes her situation even more dangerous. Resolving to meet the threat head-on, she prepares for the toughest fight of her life but finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival. As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of. In this tautly plotted novel, Stephenie Meyer creates a fierce & fascinating new heroine with a very specialised skill set. & she shows once again why she`s one of the world`s bestselling authors. ...

The Cheviot in 1901-1913 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. The map covers a rural area of Northumberl&, with the Scottish part left blank. Coverage extends from The Cheviot southward to Biddlestone Hall & also

Includes:: Alwinton, Biddleston, Burradon, Clennell, Grey`s Forest, & Selby`s Forest. On the reverse is an extract from a more detailed map showing Biddlestone Hall & Bleakmoor Hill. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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A detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Jedburgh & Wooler (showing part of the Northumberland National Park & the Pennine Way). Edition A3; Publication date May 2009 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Jedburgh & Wooler (showing part of the Northumberland National Park & the Pennine Way). Edition A3; Publication date May 2009 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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An urgent Penguin Special investigating the 2014 mass-kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by the world`s deadliest terrorists On 14th April 2014, 276 girls disappeared from a secondary school in northern Nigeria, kidnapped by the world`s deadliest terror group. A tiny number have escaped back to their families but over 200 remain missing. Reporting from inside the traumatised & blockaded community of Chibok, Helon Habila tracks down the survivors & the bereaved. Two years after the attack, he bears witness to their stories & to their grief. & moving from the personal to the political, he presents a comprehensive indictment of Boko Haram, tracing the circumstances of their ascent & the terrible fallout of their ongoing presence in Nigeria. ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK` An engrossing, irresistible story about the coming to light of a long-buried secret. An absolutely fabulous read
- I loved it!` Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR` Clever & compelling. You`ll love THE CHILD` Clare Mackintosh` Tense, tantalising & ultimately very satisfying... definitely one of the year`s must-reads` Lee Child******** When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers it`s impossible to ignore. For one woman, it`s a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her. For another, it reveals the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered. And for the third, a journalist, it`s the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth. The Child`s story will be told.********`I loved this gripping story that kept me guessing to the end` Liz Nugent` Fiona Barton is a major new talent` M J Arlidge
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