”A masterly work of profound research & reflection, objective & humane”. (Hugh Trevor-Roper, Sunday Telegraph). What would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain? How would the British people have responded
- with resistance or collaboration? In Madeleine Bunting`s pioneering study, we begin to find the answers to this age-old question. Though rarely remembered today, the Nazis occupied the British Channel Islands for much of the Second World War. In piecing together the fragments left behind
- from the love affairs between island women & German soldiers, the betrayals & black marketeering, to the individual acts of resistance
- Madeleine Bunting has brought this uncomfortable episode of British history into full view with spellbinding clarity.


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With 16.5 million built between 1908 & 1927, the Model T Ford was, until overtaken in the 1970s by the Volkswagen Beetle, the most popular car in automotive history. Mass-produced in America & throughout the globe, such was the Model T`s market penetration & value-for-money that in 1921 Henry Ford`s deceptively robust Tin Lizzie accounted for every other car on the highways of the world. Illustrated with many rare contemporary photographs from the Ford archives, this album charts the model`s nineteen year evolution & seeks to explain how this quirky, ingenious motor car put the world on wheels. ...

Food has always been a favourite subject of the world`s artists, from still-lifes by Matisse & Picasso to the works of Claes Oldenberg & Andy Warhol. But how do artists eat? The Modern Art Cookbook provides a window into how both great & lesser-known modern artists, writers & poets ate, cooked, depicted & wrote about food. A cornucopia of life in the kitchen & in the studio throughout the twentieth century & beyond, the book explores a wide-ranging panoply of artworks of food, cooking & eating from Europe & the Americas
- from the early moderns through the Impressionists, Symbolists, Cubists, Futurists & Surrealists up to today`s art
- as well as writing about food from contemporary novelists, writers & poets. Mary Ann Caws supplies numerous delicious modern art recipes, from Frida Kahlo`s Veracruz-style red snapper to David Hockney`s strawberry cake & Claude Monet`s madeleines, exploring the parallels between the art of cuisine & the visual & verbal arts. The Modern Art Cookbook illuminates the significance of particular ingredients & dishes in the lives of some of the world`s greatest artists, providing a feast for the eyes & the mind as well as the palate. Beautifully illustrated & often surprising, this compilation is a joyous guide to the art of food.

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An essential addition to every cook`s bookshelf, The Modern Cook`s Year will show you how to make the most of seasonal produce, using simple, hugely inventive flavours & ingredients. Divided into six seasons, Anna Jones`s long-awaited new cook book contains over 250 delicious vegetarian recipes interspersed with tips on everything from seasonal music playlists to flowers to look out for in each month of the year. The Modern Cook`s Year
Includes:: Start of the Year: Spelt with pickled pears & pink leaves & Chocolate & blood orange freezer cake; First Warm Days of Spring: Elderflower dressed broad beans & leaves with burrata & Chickpea farinata with slow cooked courgettes; Herald of Spring: Spring chickpea soup with salted lemons & Rhubarb & rose geranium frozen yoghurt; Summer: Smoked aubergine flatbreads & Beetroot tops tart; Autumn: Orzo with tomatoes & feta & Honey, lemon & coriander seed cake; Winter: Velvet squash broth with miso & soba & Chocolate rye porridge with quick honey pears. Guiding you through the year, from the coldest winter days to the long light summer evenings, The Modern Cook`s Year is set to become a contemporary classic.
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Tired of the dull daily commute to the office, the tedious traipse to & from the school gates? Fed up with the seemingly endless shades of grey that decorate the canvas of modern life? Then the time has come to open your eyes! For in the midst of those soulless sceneries & vacant vistas there lies a wealth of fascinating detail. Look up! Look carefully all around! Where once there was monotony, now there is intrigue in abundance; sights & sounds sure to delight & amuse, amaze & entertain, to brighten each & every day
- for once you spot, you can`t stop. The Modern Day Spotter`s Guide brings together the fun & frustrating, the maddening & the mundane, the good, the bad & the ugly to offer you a list of unlikely things to spot on your daily trudge through life. So be sure to keep your eyes peeled: for whether it be a cat with a moustache, a hopelessly lost tourist, a pigeon with one foot, an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction or the face of Jesus in your soup, the world is waiting to be spotted. See things a little differently. &, remember, life is in the details
- don`t let them pass you by.

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The Modern History of Iraq is a remarkably readable account of contemporary Iraq, placing in historical perspective the crises & upheavals that continue to afflict the country. This text weaves together several important themes, including the search for a national identity, the struggle to achieve social & economic development, the changes in political dynamics, & the impact of foreign interventions, to provide readers with a holistic understanding of modern Iraq. Revised & updated throughout, the fourth edition features more discussion of cultural identity & media & society. In addition, this edition

Includes:: two new chapters on the events & shifts in the country of the early twenty-first century-the US intervention & withdrawal, the stabilization & subsequent unraveling of the Maliki government, the effects of the Arab uprisings, & the rise of ISIS-and their political, economic, & social consequences. Written by noted Iraq scholar Phebe Marr with new co-author Ibrahim al-Marashi, this text is essential reading for readers who seek to understand modern Iraq in the context of historical perspective.

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From Joseph Trivelli, co-head chef of the world-renowned River Cafe, comes the ultimate classic guide to laid-back, comforting Italian food. Trivelli first learned to cook watching his Italian grandmother transform a few simple ingredients into something mouth-watering within their family kitchen. In this, his first book, he brings up-to-date all the traditional Italian food he grew up with alongside his own inventive creations. Featuring over 150 original recipes that cater for quick dinners right up to family feasts, Joe`s focus is on fewer ingredients, exquisitely prepared. With chapters on pasta, fish, meat, vegetables & baked dishes, these are recipes sympathetic to the home cook
- easy to throw together but look & taste incredible every time. Beautifully designed with evocative photography throughout, this is the Italian cookbook every modern kitchen needs.
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For Colm Toibin & Carmen Callil, there is no difference between literary & commercial writing
- there is only the good novel:
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` Every weekend, across the nation`s rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycra`
- BBC News ` Mamils
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Every weekend, across the nation`s rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycra`
- BBC News ` Mamils
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