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Joe Wetherley left his wife and children more than twenty years ago and has been living on his own in the bush. Now he finds he must seek out his family again and make decisions about the legacy he will be leaving them. As he learns about the lives they have lived and the people they have become without...

In Book 1, a boy at the brink of adulthood travels beyond the ruins of an ancient elven city, to The Crown of The World in the far north. It is there where he meets his father for the first time, in search of the answers and reasons his mother refuses to discuss. At the risk of his life, he learns that finding the truth requires knowing The Tale of Onora.

A history of peasants in the Middle Ages, the story takes the reader into the life of Marion, the carpenter's wife, and her extended family as they struggle to survive through hardship, featuring a year in their lives at the mercy of the weather and the Lord of the Manor. Existing without soap, paper...

What is it about Scotland that people love so much? Scotland is famous for many things, as any Scotsman will happily tell you. The list of Scottish inventions is as long as Loch Ness, stretching from penicillin and the telephone to Irn Bru and Grand Theft Auto but, while that Scotsman is busy explaining...

Graffiti or 'street art' has become a significant art form in the last twenty years and, ever controversial, has transformed urban landscapes all over the world. Graffiti Planet is a collection of work from various artists that celebrates the endless creativity of the medium, and of the artists themselves....

There is nothing more delicious than spreading your own home-made jam onto a hot slice of buttered toast, and nothing more satisfying than presenting someone with a jar of something you have made with your fair hand. Whether you want to do away with supermarket preservatives or try your hand at making...

The recent craze for traditional recipes and baking techniques means that more people are donning their aprons and getting back into the kitchen. Bake Your Own: Cakes and Biscuits harks back to a time of good, old-fashioned baking and features a range of tasty treats that everyone will love and want...

The principles outlined in the bestselling The FastDiet are applied to all areas of life, for a moderate, sustainable approach to change Sometimes life can feel like a balancing act, but now here's a method to put your life in balance. This ratio program is based on a diet of five days...

Whether you want to get back to basics, throw away the ready-meals and cook some traditional tasties, or you are simply interested in studying the old tried-and-tested methods used in the good old days, The Cooks' Book has the wisdom and advice of the trained chef at your disposal. This book is a treasure...

A simple and accessible plan for success, based on seven scientifically tested steps that really work. We’re often told to dream big, the sky’s the limit and that nothing is impossible. While it is undoubtedly good advice to set yourself goals that have the potential to make you and those around...

When evil rises, a hero's sword must fall. Those who wait to be saved are the ones who become enslaved.

Die achtundvierzig Kurzgeschichten dieser Anthologie sind Ausdruck sehr unterschiedlicher literarischer Temperamente. So verschieden die stilistischen Stimmlagen, so weitgefächert sind auch die Stoffe, Motive und Blickwinkel dieser Texte. Die einen loten die Abgründe des Alltags aus, andere dringen...

The Second World War was nearing its end and Mary Denyer and her eleven-year-old son, John, were living in a small, thatched cottage in Freewood, Suffolk. They immersed themselves in the wildlife of the wood and their cottage became home to a succession of wounded or orphaned animals, including weasels,...

Any man would struggle to bond with a 15-year-old daughter he didn't know he had but when he has controversial views on the difficulty of being a man in modern society and she has a militant feminist mother, sparks can fly. Architect Manny Youngman has written books and regularly gives talks on his...