A funny, fantastically entertaining debut novel, in the spirit of Wodehouse & Monty Python, about a famous poet who inadvertently sells his wife to the devil--then recruits a band of adventurers to rescue her. When Lionel Savage, a popular poet in Victorian London, learns from his butler that they`re broke, he marries the beautiful Vivien Lancaster for her money, only to find that his muse has abandoned him. Distraught & contemplating suicide, Savage accidentally conjures the Devil -- the polite ” Gentleman” of the title -- who appears at one of the society parties Savage abhors. The two hit it off: the Devil talks about his home, where he employs Dante as a gardener; Savage lends him a volume of Tennyson. But when the party`s over & Vivien has disappeared, the poet concludes in horror that he must have inadvertently sold his wife to the dark lord. Newly in love with Vivien, Savage plans a rescue mission to Hell that

Includes:: Simmons, the butler; Tompkins, the bookseller; Ashley Lancaster, swashbuckling Buddhist; Will Kensington, inventor of a flying machine; & Savage`s spirited kid sister, Lizzie, freshly booted from boarding school for a ”dalliance.” Throughout, his cousin`s quibbling footnotes to the text push the story into comedy nirvana. Lionel & his friends encounter trapdoors, duels, anarchist-fearing bobbies, the social pressure of not knowing enough about art history, & the poisonous wit of his poetical archenemy. Fresh, action-packed & very, very funny, The Gentleman is a giddy farce that recalls the masterful confections of P.G. Wodehouse & Herge`s beautifully detailed Tintin adventures. From the Hardcover edition.”

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This hilarious take on motoring from the AA offers advice on every conceivable aspect of motoring
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Once upon a time, ordering a cocktail at a bar was the kind of thing an aging lothario might do to impress a girl. But these days, knowing your Margarita from your Mojito, & your Old-Fashioned from your Tom Collins, is essential knowledge for every modern gent. In The Gentleman`s Guide to Cocktails, Alfred Tong will teach you all you need to know about the fine art of mixology. From tools of the trade, to muddling & mixing, schmoozing & shaking, & including secrets from some of the world`s best bartenders, you`ll be mixing with mojo in no time. Hone your skills with over 100 recipes, ranging from classics like Bloody Marys & Whiskey Sours to modern marvels such as the Flirtini, the Don Draper & Under the Boardwalk. Slick & stylish, dapper & dandy, The Gentleman`s Guide to Cocktails will turn you into the man who mixes. Is it worth the time just to get a drink, I hear you ask? Well yes, it does require some effort, but then so does having a suit made, seducing a woman or landing that contract. Doing it properly matters. This book is going to show you how. ...

This guide is considered the ` Bible` by many cruising yachtsmen travelling between Florida & Venezuela.

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” One would hear considerably less of hysteria, of morphine-mania, & of other regrettable characteristics of fin-de-siecle existence, if women were to take to fencing as one of the regular occupations of their day” The Gentlewoman`s Book of Sports is part of ` Found on the Shelves`, published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving & more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners & thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it. ...

The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand sets a new benchmark in atlas publishing. With 264 maps
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What is the history of geography in the United States? How have Americans been taught to see the world around them? Susan Schulten addresses these questions by examining how ideas & images shaped popular understandings of world geography from 1880 to the 1950s. This was a critic al period in American History, it saw the US evolve from a relative isolationist nation into an international, economic superpower. Schulten examines four institutions of learning that produced some of the most influential sources of geographic knowledge in modern history: maps & atlases, the National Geographic Society, the American university & public schools. This book provides a history of geography & cartology & their place in popular culture, politics & education. ...

The Geography Collective is a group of Guerilla Geographers: grown ups enthusiastic professionals who encourage kids to re-discover the world & bring enthusiasm & excitement into learning. Young explorers can independently complete fun & adventurous missions through research, analysis & observation of our surroundings. Packed with colourful drawings, basic training & advice to safely carry out the activities, these books are fun & motivate children (and grown ups) to get to know & care about the environment, learn & improve skills, explore, try new things & get involved. The books in the Mission: Explore series include Geography Collective, On the Road, Camping & their latest one Food. Expect learning whilst having lots of fun. No more “ …I am bored..”. Parents, you are warned; the children will be busy bees! ...

What makes a nation happy? Is one country`s sense of happiness the same as another`s? In the last two decades, psychologists & economists have learned a lot about who`s happy & who isn`t. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren`t, & Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world`s least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel & evaluate each country`s different sense of happiness & discover the nation that seemed happiest of all. Eric Weiner discovers the relationship between money & happiness in tiny & extremely wealthy Qatar (and it`s not a good one). He goes to Thail&, & finds that not thinking is a contented way of life. He goes to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, & discovers they have an official policy of Gross National Happiness! He asks himself why the British don`t do happiness? In Weiner`s quest to find the world`s happiest places, he eats rotten Icelandic shark, meditates in Bangalore, visits strip clubs in Bangkok & drinks himself into a stupor in Reykjavik. Full of inspired moments, ” The Geography of Bliss” accomplishes a feat few travel books dare & even fewer achieve: to make you happier. ...