"If you know someone who missed out on Latin at school and wants to live a happier life, you could do no better than give them Harry Mount's entertainingly educative Latin primer." Know Latin and - mirabile dictu - you will know Wilfred Owen's misery, Catullus's aching heart and the comedy of a thousand bachelor schoolmasters.
This essential guide to baby massage enables parents to readily bond with their baby and promote his or her development, uncover potential problems and treat minor ailments.
For the mighty mothers and the daring daughters, the sassy sisters and the feisty friends. For every woman, in every nation.You are My Sun and My Moon and All My Stars is dedicated to celebrating the power of being a woman, giving tips, suggestions, meditations, and guided narratives that will uplift and inspire women, no matter what their situation may be. There is no doubt that sisterhood is so important right now, and with this book, we can embrace our feminine power and begin to feel fabulous. With beautiful poems and excerpts, comforting words, and soothing visualisations, this book is sure to resonate with all women everywhere.
This practical book is all about boosting the feel-good factor and sharing the love. It doesn't matter who you are, or where you are in your life right now, there is no-one quite like you and that is worth celebrating! This book shows you how to shine your light by building empathy for others, developing a deep well of compassion and being kind, to yourself and those you meet.Be Glorious, Be You offers tips, techniques and exercises based on mindfulness, meditation and self-care that will boost your esteem, so that you feel truly nourished and cared for. Consider it your essential guide to thinking and feeling fabulous.
Making dinner from scratch can feel like a chore - often half the battle is trying to find something that's, quick, healthy and, most importantly, delicious. But delicious doesn't have to mean demanding. After their debut book, Sunday Times bestseller It's All About Dinner, Kitchen Sanctuary is back - this time focusing on quick and easy meals. Chapters include:· CHAMPION CHICKEN - chicken is so versatile and so quick to cook, that it merits a chapter of its own· MOREISH MEAT - covering pork, lamb and beef· FANTASTIC FISH - a quick and often healthy option, plus also good for pescatarians· VITALLY VEGGIE - veggie dinners to appeal to broad family tastes· PERFECT PASTA - super quick and easy· RICE, NOODLES, GRAINS AND BREAD - just what it says!· SNACK SUPPERS - for those occasions when you want something good to eat but not a full dinner - eg Chicken Quesadillas, Crispy Lamb Salad, Spicy Turkey Rice Wraps· SUPER SAUCES - game-changers that can be made ahead and frozen, and can be turned into a meal with the addition of some meat/pasta/veg· SMART SHORTCUTS - hints and tips for speeding up dinner, covering both ingredients and practical adviceAround 80% of the recipes are new and haven't previously appeared on the brand's website or YouTube channel and as well as offering quick and easy dinner solutions, the book is budget-friendly, with most recipes low or medium cost, and around a quarter being fully vegetarian. And as with the first book, there are QR codes accompanying each recipe, which are linked to video content.
A brand new collection of 150 quick-fire crosswords from the pages of The Telegraph.
Lose yourself in this bumper collection of 300 quick-fire crosswords.Solve the clues and navigate your way through these fast and furious crosswords, straight from the pages of The Telegraph. With hundreds of puzzles to choose from, this book of quick crosswords will test the skills of beginners and experts alike!Whether you're on your commute, or simply want a relaxing activity to pass the time, this bumper edition is the ultimate puzzling companion.
An illustrated how-to guide that cuts through the jargon to deliver photography advice in a clear and friendly way.
"Best friend" is a promise, not a label Your best friend is your whole world: the bubbles in your champagne, the one who lifts you up when you're feeling down and who fills your life with joy and sparkles. Now and forever, we're in this together!
The complete primer on how to make an eco-friendly container garden. This complete primer on how to make an eco-friendly container garden is dedicated to showing that everyone can have a garden, no matter the size, that can benefit the planet. RHS Greener Gardening: Containers guides you through greener choices when it comes to creating a container garden including materials, design, plant choice and maintenance. A few pots on the patio or a window box can become a dynamic mini eco system. A balcony garden can attract wildlife. With the right plants to choose from, a patio can hold an orchard. It's all a matter of 'thinking green', using recycled materials when possible, being wildlife-friendly, choosing plants that will avoid waste, and gardening sustainably. Featuring an easy-to-follow guide to green techniques as well as a helpful series of plant profiles, this is the perfect handbook for a sustainable container garden. Sections include - Setting up your container garden - Container gardening techniques: sourcing plants, containers & contents, watering, feeding & troubleshooting - Creating containers: growing in groups, choosing a theme, how to create a map or a plan
A primer for gardeners promoting greener, eco-friendly growing methods and sustainable gardening practices on every page.Build your vegetable garden on sustainable, eco-friendly foundations from the start with this new guide to growing your own fresh, organic food.Greener Gardening: Vegetables is the perfect handbook for all seasons, helping budding and experienced gardeners alike in their journey towards a greener way of gardening. The book covers: - Setting up a new vegetable garden so it works hard for you and the environment - A wide ranging directory of vegetables organized by harvesting season - Methods for sowing and growing, plus advice on troubleshooting and saving seed - 'Tasks to do' reminders for keeping on top of garden maintenance each season - 'Do It Greener' reminders of quick and easy way to get greener results Divided into setting up a new veg garden, veg garden techniques and a guide to what veg to grow (separated by season). You will find new ideas on every page to keep your garden productive and sustainable for years to come.
Soon to be an AppleTV+ series, Enzo uncovers a wealth of new facts about the origins, ambitions, and private life of Enzo Ferrari.Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, this book lays bare the hidden aspects of Ferrari's career. From his earliest failed business ventures, to his political dealings with Italy's fascist government, Allied occupiers, and even Communist leaders.Revisit all the highlights of Ferrari's rise to greatness. Including his driving career in the 1920s, his management of racing teams for Alfa Romeo in the 1930s and the launch of his own company and team in the late 1940s.A must have for Ferrari and Formula 1 fans, this definitive biography makes previous accounts obsolete.
"The perfect desert island book." Adam Nicolson"Reading a poem gives us a glimpse of past and future possibilities, other worlds and other lives. It makes a gift of unfamiliar words, and refreshes parts of the mind that other art forms cannot reach..."Charlotte Moore, a writer and former English teacher, has loved poetry all her life. Keen to be able to read and talk about poems with others, she set up a weekly poetry club for anyone interested to join her round her fireplace.This book brings together a selection of the Tuesday Afternoon Poetry Club's favourite poems, some well-known, some less so. The poems are grouped into themes - from home and lovers, to war and the planets - each framed with a little context from Charlotte and delightful insights from members of the group.The Magic Hour offers a source of lifelong pleasure and nourishment, with words to delight and console, while reminding us of moments of personal significance. It demonstrates how we can all benefit from a dose of poetry in our daily lives.
A brand-new Countdown quiz book to coincide with the resurgence of viewing figures following Colin Murray's popular appointment as host.
Learn 70 tricks that are easy to master and hundreds of techniques that are essential for every budding magician.Easy Card Tricks includes mathematical dupes, sleights of hand,'mind-reading' stunts, expert shuffles, and card predictions that will seem impossible to an observer. Some of these tricks need no special skills at all, some need simple equipment such as a pen and paper, and some need simple conjuring skills to make the false shuffles, double lifts and glides look effortless. But all of the tricks are impressive and, with a little repetition in private, you will soon be a master of illusion.
Relationships are fundamental to our quality of life and we strive to understand them and make them better. The tarot persuades us to look deeply and more carefully at every aspect of both our love and our work relationships.In both our love lives and work relationships, tarot readings can instil a sense of deeper understanding and more careful consideration. Whether you feel let down by your best friend, stuck in a stagnant relationship, or sensing friction at work the Tarot can be a powerful tool for making decisions.From the triumphs to the heartbreaks, it can help us to assess current situations or future events with extraordinary accuracy, and its 78 cards allow it to cover a huge variety of possibilities. Tarot for Love & Relationships includes sample readings using both classic spreads and new arrangements, and illustrated with the classic Rider Waite deck, this is a complete guide to navigating relationships with the Tarot.
The new puzzle book from the RSPB, testing your knowledge about garden birds
A fascinating and entertaining collection of facts, quotes and stories, celebrating Sir David Attenborough's wicked sense of humour and astute wisdom.David Attenborough is a national treasure, known for his soothing voice, calming presence, passion for the natural world, and his humble, easy-going nature. Despite his incredible talent and influence, he tends to play it all down, one time stating that, 'I can't believe I'm still employed'.So if he won't celebrate himself, we'll have to do it for him.Filled with facts, tributes and anecdotes, as well as beautiful illustrations, this enormously positive book celebrates Sir David, providing a fascinating insight into his life as well as showcasing his brilliant sense of humour. Running chronologically, this book begins with his early days, to his first job at the BBC, to eventually becoming the most esteemed naturalist on the planet, as he is today.Such revelations include:- There are 18 plants and animals named after him- When asked by a reporter how many degrees he had, he said it would be 'rude to count'*- The single thing that would improve his quality of life is 'good, workable knees'.Blending his quips galore with his powerful messages on the environment and future of the planet, this timely book showcases everything we love about Sir David, making it the perfect gift for any fan.* He has over thirty!
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Champneys, this cookbook showcases healthy, hand-crafted recipes for wellbeing from the UK's leading spa retreats.Written with the guidance of Champneys' in-house nutritionist, Champneys: The Cookbook is full of balanced and nourishing recipes to support your personal health goals. With more than 100 recipes to choose from, including delicious breakfasts, lunches and dinner dishes, plus juice shots and blended drinks, dips and salads, desserts and sweet treats, everything you need to create the Champneys menu experience at home is here.Contents include:BreakfastKafir granola berry parfait; Banana walnut pancakes; Cloud 9 eggsJuice shots & blended drinksKiwi lime shots; Coconut coffee smoothie; Chamomile coolerDips & saladsSignature sweet & spicy bean dip; Sourdough panzanella; Puy tabbouleh saladLunchAvocado & kale with pumpkin-seed crunch; Plant protein pepper & paprika hash; Maple-glazed salmonSupperChampneys prawn cocktail; Green lentil & sweet potato cottage pie; Sticky beef teriyakiDesserts & sweet treatsBlack forest bliss balls; Butternut apple crumble & custard; Courgette, lemon & poppy seed cake
CLAIR: We've been let loose on a book... whose bright idea was that?JAMES: We haven't got anything to say!CLAIR: Don't tell them that before they buy it...JAMES: They'll work it out eventually!CLAIR: Well, we've managed to put together some bits and pieces that might be interesting - or at least funny/weird/silly.JAMES: Probably not.CLAIR: No... probably not. Though if you like the vlogs, you might like it?JAMES: No one likes the vlogs.CLAIR: True.JAMES: Anyway, enjoy!At Home with The Buckleys is one couple's take on the wild ride that is modern marriage, parenting and adulting. Told from both sides, Clair and James share a collection of hilarious stories and comedy excursions from their early lives, years of cult TV fame, having children and setting up their YouTube channel.
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