` 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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Since it was first published in 2006, this concise overview of the making of the contemporary Middle East has become essential reading for students & general readers who want to gain a better understanding of this diverse region. Writing for a wide audience, Mehran Kamrava takes us from fall of the Ottoman Empire to today, exploring along the way such central issues as the dynamics of economic development, authoritarian endurance, & the Israel-Palestinian conflict. For this new, thoroughly revised edition, he has brought the book fully up to date by incorporating events & issues of the past few years. The Modern Middle East now

Includes:: information about the June 2009 Iranian presidential elections & their aftermath, changes precipitated so far by the Obama administration, Israel's attack on Gaza in 2008, the effects of globalization on economic development, & more.

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Preserving is an ancient technique which speaks to a modern sensibility. It puts you in step with the seasons, you can use up leftovers, & it helps you rediscover a timeless kitchen craftsmanship
- all aspirations of the thoughtful modern cook. The Modern Preserver takes you through every aspect of preserving: from classic chutneys & jams, through pickles & fermentation, to cordials & compotes. It weds age-old methods with a very contemporary feel. There are fresh flavour pairings like Raspberry & Rose Jam, & Carrot & Citrus Chutney. There are ideas from across the world like Kimchi & Japanese Pickled Ginger. & there are more than 130 creative & unique recipes, be it for Strawberry & Lavender Gin or Roasted Red Pepper Ketchup. Kylee Newton is a passionate self-taught preserver with stalls at London`s Broadway, Maltby Street & Peckham markets under the name Newton & Pott. Here she

Includes:: both simple recipes & immersive projects, & her recipes make stylish gifts & reassuringly natural homemade treats.


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How did a `chai wallah` who sold tea on trains as a boy become Prime Minister of India? On May 16, 2014, Narendra Modi was declared the winner of the largest election ever conducted anywhere in the world, having fought a campaign unlike any before. Political parties in Britain, Australia & North America pride themselves on the sophistication of their election strategies, but Modi`s campaign was a master-class in modern electioneering. His team created an election machine that broke new ground in the use of social media, the Internet, mobile phones & digital technologies. Modi took part in thousands of public events, but in such a vast country it was impossible to visit every town & village. The solution? A `virtual Modi`
- a life-size 3D hologram
- beamed to parts he could not reach in person. These pioneering techniques brought millions of young people to the ballot box
- the holy grail of election strategists everywhere
- as Modi trounced the governing Congress Party led by the Gandhi dynasty. Former BBC correspondent & Downing Street communications expert Lance Price has been granted exclusive access to Prime Minister Narendra Modi & his team of advisers. With complete freedom to tell it as he finds it, he details Modi`s rise to power, the extraordinary election victory & its aftermath. The Modi Effect: Inside Narendra Modi`s campaign to transform India lifts the lid on a whole new box of tricks, where message-management & IT wizardry combined to create a vote-winning colossus of awesome potency. Praise for The Spin Doctor`s Diary ` Quite brilliant... These diaries have performed a public service of great importance.` Peter Oborne, Evening Sandard ` These are gripping diaries, acutely well-observed & written in fine prose. They provide the first insider diary account of Blair`s Number 10. They will be as fascinating to readers today as they will to future historians.` Anthony Seldon, author of Blair ` This is a riveting book, a genuine page-turner that will fascinate anyone with an interest in the inner wiring of the Blair Government. The true value of the book, however, lies in its wealth of asides & anecdotes about the key players on the New Labour team...excellent.` Matthew D` Ancona, Sunday Telegraph `A spin doctor he may have been, but what distinguishes Lance Price from some of his trade is that all who know or have worked with him will believe him, every word. He spun for others but he does not spin his own account. That is what makes his book so sensational.` Matthew Parris



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In a bar in the Buenos Aires suburb of Villa Crespo our narrator recalls his encounters with an old man of Lithuanian descent, Samuel Warschauer, whom he came to know shortly before the man died. Among his papers, he found the script of a curious play entitled The Moldavian Pimp. Performed in Yiddish, the play concerns young Jewish girls from the Ukraine promised the hopes & freedoms of a new life in Argentina, only to find themselves sold into prostitution. Set in the Argentine capital & Paris, & ranging in time from the 1920s to the present day, Edgardo Cozarinsky`s beautiful & moving novel about Jewish immigrants may be among the few records we have of an extraordinary & little-known twilight society. ...

Paddington station, nine a.m., rush hour. As the crowds ebb & flow, time suddenly stands still for two people: Fern & Elliott, ex-lovers who parted twenty-five years before & never expected to see each other again. But here they are, face to face, & the connection is as powerful as it was the day they first met. Their lives have moved on
- to marriage, children & divorce
- yet neither has stopped regretting the day that drove them apart. Fern gives Elliott her number & they tentatively arrange to meet again that evening when both will be travelling back through the station. &, as the day ticks on, & the memories resurface, both Fern & Elliott reflect on the past. As their emotions go round in circles, so does the Paddington clock, counting down the minutes to eight p.m.
- & the moment the future is in their hands.


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Chester Royde, an American millionaire, travels to Scotland with his new bride Carrie & sister Myrtle, to find out more about Carrie`s Scottish ancestry. Their new `relatives` turn out to be a little more authentically Scottish than they bargained for. Ben Nevis, Laird of Glenbogle Castle, is fiercely protective of his lands & the Macdonald clan spirit, but being cash-strapped he`s not above attempts to marry heiress Myrtle to one of his many brawny sons. But then a group of hikers stumble onto his moor & spoil a day`s hunting, sparking all-out war between gentry & commoners. ...

What happens in the City has never affected us more. In this excellent guide, now fully revised & updated, leading financial journalist Philip Coggan cuts through the headlines, the scandals & the jargon to explain the nuts & bolts of the financial system. What causes the pound to rise or interest rates to fall? Which are the institutions that really matter? Why is it we need the Money Machine
- & what happens when it crashes? Coggan provides clear & concise answers & shows why we should all be more familiar with a system we so intimately depend upon.
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Genghis Khan is one of history`s immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation & then an empire that ran across much of Asia. Under his grandson, Kublai Khan, the vision evolved into a more complex religious ideology, justifying further expansion. Kublai doubled the empire`s size until, in the late 13th century, he & the rest of Genghis` ` Golden Family` controlled one fifth of the inhabited world. Along the way, he conquered all China, gave the nation the borders it has today, & then, finally, discovered the limits to growth. Genghis` dream of world rule turned out to be a fantasy. & yet, in terms of the sheer scale of the conquests, never has a vision & the character of one man had such an effect on the world. Charting the evolution of this vision, John Man provides a unique account of the Mongol Empire, from young Genghis to old Kublai, from a rejected teenager to the world`s most powerful emperor. ...