According to Georgian legend, God took a supper break while creating the world. He became so involved with his meal that he inadvertently tripped over the high peaks of the Caucasus, spilling his food onto the land below. The land blessed by Heaven`s table scraps was Georgia. Nestled in the Caucasus mountain range between the Black & Caspian seas, the Republic of Georgia is as beautiful as it is bountiful. The unique geography of the l&, which

Includes:: both alpine & subtropical zones, has created an enviable culinary tradition. In The Georgian Feast, Darra Goldstein explores the rich & robust culture of Georgia & offers a variety of tempting recipes. The book opens with a fifty-page description of the culture & food of Georgia. Next are over one hundred recipes, often accompanied by notes on the history of the dish. Holiday menus, a glossary of Georgian culinary terms, & an annotated bibliography round out the volume.

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One of the greatest poems of the classical world, Virgil`s Georgics is a glorious celebration of the eternal beauty of the natural world, here brought vividly to life in a powerful translation.` Georgic` means `to work the earth`, & this poetic guide to country living combines practical wisdom on tending the land with exuberant fantasy & eulogies to the rhythms of nature. It describes hills strewn with wild berries in `vine-spread autumn`; recommends watching the stars to determine the right time to plant seeds; & gives guidance on making wine & keeping bees. Yet the Georgics also tells of angry gods, bloody battles & a natural world fraught with danger from storms, pests & plagues. Expansive in its scope, lush in its language, this extraordinary work is at once a reflection on the cycles of life, death & rebirth, an argument for the nobility of labour & an impassioned reflection on the Roman Empire of Virgil`s times. Kimberly Johnson`s lyrical verse translation captures all the rich beauty & abundant imagery of the original, re-creating this ancient masterpiece for a modern audience. ...

A moving, inter-war family saga ” The German Boy” from Patricia Wastvedt, the Orange Prize Longlisted author of ” The River”. In 1947, Elisabeth Mander`s German nephew comes to stay: Stefan Landau, her dead sister`s teenage son, whom she hates & loves before she`s even set eyes on him. Orphaned by the war & traumatised by the last, vicious battles of the Hitler Youth, Stefan brings with him to England only a few meagre possessions. Among them a portrait of a girl with long copper hair by a young painter called Michael Ross
- & with it the memory, both painful & precious, of her life & that time between the wars. Spanning decades & generations, ” The German Boy” tells the moving story of two families entangled by love & friendship, divided by prejudice & war, & of a brief encounter between a woman & a man that touched each of their lives forever. ” An absorbing literary saga.. .a sophisticated & subtly woven story”. (” Daily Mail”). ” Hypnotic, atmospheric & exquisitely written. A novel I won`t forget”. (Lucinda Riley, author of ” Hothouse Flower”). ”A love story at its centre which will make your heart ache”. (Julia Green, author of ” Blue Moon”).”A heart-rending story of epic proportions, thrilling & utterly captivating. I am haunted by it still”). (Suzannah Dunn, author of ” The Confession of Katherine”). Howard Born in 1954, Patricia Wastvedt grew up in Blackheath, south London, & spent her summers in Kent. She has a degree in Creative Arts & an MA in Creative Writing, & her first novel, ” The River”, written in her late forties, was long-listed for the Orange Prize. She teaches at Bath Spa University, & is also a manuscript editor. She lives & writes in a cottage in Somerset.
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The only comprehensive collection of German recipes
- from authentic traditional dishes to contemporary cuisine Germany
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The Germans, in the Xenophobe guide series; consisting of a range of pocket-sized guides which take a humorous & irreverent approach to a wide range of world cultures. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism & identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs & values, leisure & pleasure, culture, custom & tradition, business, systems, health & hygiene, crime & punishment, government & bureaucracy, conversation & gestures & language. Written in a wholly irreverent style, Xenophobes guides attempt to forewarn readers of the main stereotypes & foibles that are associated with individual nationalities. ...

There are a multitude of ` London Calling` cards in the collection at Rocket 68. This lively illustrated range of London themed prints & cards aims to portray the vibrancy & beauty of London`s architecture, areas, life & communities. Each card is supplied with quality Gunpowder grey envelope in a cellophane wrapper. These cards are all illustrated by Jill White & printed in the UK on a lovely soft Calisto FSC accredited board. ...

Britain`s former prime minister is holed up in a remote, ocean-front house in America, struggling to finish his memoirs, when his long-term assistant drowns. A professional ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project
- a man more used to working with fading rock stars & minor celebrities than ex-world leaders. The ghost soon discovers that his distinguished new client has secrets in his past that are returning to haunt him
- secrets with the power to kill. Robert Harris is once again at his gripping best with the most controversial new thriller of the decade.

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` Deliciously creepy` Herald. A hair-raising fictionalized account of the Borley Rectory haunting, based on contemporary first-hand testimonies. Welcome to Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in Engl&. The year is 1926 & Sarah Grey has landed herself an unlikely new job
- personal assistant to Harry Price, London`s most infamous ghost hunter. Equal parts brilliant & charming, neurotic & manipulative, Harry has devoted his life to exposing the truth behind England`s many `false hauntings`, & never has he left a case unsolved, nor a fraud unexposed. So when Harry & Sarah are invited to Borley Rectory
- a house so haunted that objects frequently fly through the air unbidden, & locals avoid the grounds for fear of facing the spectral nun that walks there
- they`re sure that this case will be just like any other. But when night falls & still no artifice can be found, the ghost hunters are forced to confront an uncomfortable possibility: the ghost of Borley Rectory may be real. &, if so, they`re about to make its most intimate acquaintance.


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In “ Ghost Map”, Steven Johnson tells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, & the two unlikely heroes
- anaesthetist Doctor John Snow & affable clergyman Reverend Henry Whitehead
- who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge, scientific research & map-making. In telling their extraordinary story, Johnson also explores a whole world of ideas & connections, from urban terror to microbes, ecosystems to the Great Stink, cultural phenomena to street life. Re-creating a London full of dirt, dust heaps, slaughterhouses & scavengers, “ Ghost Map” is about how huge populations live together, how cities can kill
- & how they can save us.


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Named by Moscow Times ”the History Book of the Year, ” The Ghost of Freedom combines riveting storytelling with insightful analysis, in the first general history of the modern Caucasus, stretching from the beginning of Russian imperial expansion up to the rise of new countries after the Soviet Union`s collapse. In evocative & accessible prose, Charles King reveals how tsars, highlanders, revolutionaries, & adventurers have contributed to the fascinating history of this borderl&, providing an indispensable guide to the complicated histories, politics, & cultures of this intriguing frontier. Based on new research in multiple languages, the book shows how the struggle for freedom in the Caucasus has been a perennial theme over the last two hundred years, shining valuable light on the origins of modern disputes, including the ongoing war in Chechnya, conflicts in Georgia & Azerbaijan, & debates over oil from the Caspian Sea & its impact on world markets. The paperback edition features new material, including an Afterword on the Russian-Georgian war of 2008. ...