In this captivating book bestselling author Christopher Winn turns his attention to the Scottish people, taking us on an eye-opening journey around their homeland, discovering en route the intriguing and surprising ways the places and their history contribute to the Scottish character. As he travels through Scotlands Highlands and cities he unearths the traditions, triumphs and disasters, foibles, quirks and customs that come together to make up the Scottish people.
From the Scottish capital Edinburgh, birthplace of Henry Brougham who made the longest ever speech in the House of Commons, lasting over six hours, to Callander, birthplace of Helen Duncan, the last person in Britain to be imprisoned for witchcraft after correctly diving the sinking of HMS Hood, he accompanies us on a journey uncovering little-known facts, trivia and amusing anecdotes. Illustrated throughout with beguiling pen and ink drawings I Never Knew That About the Scottish is guaranteed to have you exclaiming: I never knew that!
From Boy Scout to assassin — the true confessions of a cartel hitman
At the age of twelve Martin Corona started dealing drugs. After years in and out of prison, he rose through the ranks to become the leader of an elite killing squad for a notorious Tijuana drug cartel. Now haunted by his past deeds, he lives with the fact that he once pulled the trigger on a pregnant woman in front of her seven-year-old child, and accidentally shot a cardinal while hunting down El Chapo in an airport.
Martin Corona has been convicted of multiple murders committed during his time as a cartel career hitman. These killings were brutal and cruelly efficient. Coronas gang would cross into the United States from their luxurious hideout in Mexico, eradicate whoever needed to be killed north of the border, and return home in the afternoon.
In this book, Martins shocking first-hand confessions illuminate his descent from teenage drug dealer to murderous member of the drug cartel run by the Arellano brothers that dominated the Southern California drug trade — and initiated much violent gang warfare — for decades.
Martins story illuminates how a young boy, who played Little League football and was a Boy Scout, became a vicious criminal. Both shocking and powerful, it asks us how someone can inflict so much evil and whether they can find forgiveness on the other side.
Easy plant-based recipes to save you time, money and waste!
Over 120 no-fuss meals that celebrate your favourite veg, social media sensation Max La Manna delivers simple vegan food with big flavour to keep things quick and easy.
This stunning book delivers solutions with a chapter dedicated to each of our most loved but also commonly wasted ingredients and recipes for how to cook with them, from bread to tomatoes, onions and bananas.
Learn recipe hacks and tips on how to get the best out of food, including practical ideas for using up the whole vegetable, transforming leftovers and the best ways to store foods to keep them fresh.
Covering everything from weeknight dinners and comforting one-pots, to sweet treats and instant crowd-pleasers, this book embraces the power of plants and shows how anyone can get delicious, veg-packed meals on the table with joy and ease.
With minimal ingredients that are easy to source for every recipe, lets make:
Speedy Cherry Tomato Fettucine,
Black Pepper Tofu Stir-fry,
Butter Chicken,
One-Pan Lasagne,
Fluffy Potato Rolls,
Carrot Peacan Cake with Orange Drizzle
and more.
From rags to riches...
With the Armistice only a few months passed, times are hard for eighteen-year-old Geraldine Glover. A machinist at Rubins clothing factory in the East End, she dreams of a more glamorous life.
When she meets Tony Hanford, the young and handsome proprietor of a small jewellers shop in Bond Street, Geraldine is propelled into a new world — but it comes at a heavy price...
The first in a series of original graphic novels, starring Ninja (Tyler Blevins) — the most influential public figure in gaming today — as he embarks on exciting gaming adventures, with the fate of the world at stake.
Tyler Blevins (aka «Ninja») — the undisputed champion of the worlds most popular online battle royale — enjoys a captivated audience of millions as he does what he loves: decimating the competition. At the end of one fateful stream, however, Ninja receives a strange email with a link to an impossibly realistic, challenging, and addictive game that simultaneously explodes in popularity. As the best player in the world, Ninjas unable to resist a challenge and soon discovers that theres more to this game than meets the eye. Teleported into the battle royales universe, a digitized Ninja must start from scratch, finding a way to win the game--and save the world. Along the way, he meets valuable friends and ultimately fulfills a destiny larger than he ever could have imagined. Set in a fictional world created by notable comics writer Justin Jordan and comics artist Felipe Magana, this is the first in a graphic novel series that offers a new way for Ninja fans of all ages to experience the gaming streamers unmatched wits and skill.
Moro is the highly acclaimed home of bold, flavour-centered cooking using few ingredients, perfectly combined.
Trailblazing chefs Sam and Sam Clark bring the evocative flavours of Southern Spain and North Africa to everyday cooking.
Discover outstanding simple recipes such as Roasted aubergines with pomegranates and pistachios, one-pot Monkfish stew with green beans, potatoes and alioli, and Chicken with preserved lemon labneh — on the table in minutes with the laidback, no-fuss attitude of the countries that inspire them.
I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me. Thus begins Strung Out, Woody Allens hilarious application of the laws of the universe to daily life. Mere Anarchy, Woody Allens first collection in over 25 years, features eighteen witty, wild and intelligent comic pieces — eight of which have never been in print before.
Surreal, absurd, rich in verbal play, bitingly satirical and just plain daft in the mode we have grown to love from his finest films, this flight-of-fancy collection includes tales of a body double who, mistaken for the films star, is kidnapped by outlaws; a pretentious novelist forced to work on the novelisation of a Three Stooges film; a nanny secretly writing an expose of her Manhattan employers; crooks selling bespoke prayers on eBay; and how to react when youre asked to finance a Broadway play about the invention and manufacture of the adjustable showerhead.
This book is a little bit about me and a little bit about you.
Having an organisation business, you might think I have everything worked out, but that hasnt always been the case. I went from working full-time as a nurse, with three young children and suffering from overwhelming anxiety, to setting up a business that helps people find order in their lives.
Organisation makes me feel calm, it has soothed my anxiety and helped me to focus on getting to where I want to be. Whether its a small change like organising part of your home or pursuing a long-held goal, Im sharing tips, hacks and stories from my life to show you how you can organise, list and label your life to achieve your own dreams.
Jemma x
My names Johanna Morrigan. Im fourteen, and Ive just decided to kill myself.
I dont really want to die, of course! I just need to kill Johanna, and build a new girl. Dolly Wilde will be everything I want to be, and more! But as with all the best coming-of-age stories, it doesnt exactly go to plan…
Dr Rupy Aujla — the trusted medical doctor and food expert behind the bestselling Doctors Kitchen — delivers over 100 fully photographed delicious and easy recipes that put flavour and nutrition first.
Every dish is researched and developed to give maximum health benefit and ease while also delivering on amazing taste.
Youll find weeknight dinners, one-pot dishes, quick lunches, food for sharing, plenty of vegetarian and vegan dishes as well as gluten and nut free options every time — Rupys no-fuss recipes are a joy to cook and eat, and healthy eating which feels indulgent and satisfying can become a pleasurable way of life.
Tried and tested by over 1000 people, these flavour-packed recipes look as good as they taste. Recipes include Lebanese-style Chicken Tacos, Miso Mushroom Donburi and Aubergine, Pea and Tamarind Curry.
Are you considering escaping the city for a blissful new way of life in the countryside? Estate agents may be feeding you with persuasive visions of Arcadia, but realities are more helpful. Read on.
Former townies Giles and Mary have embraced country life for over thirty years, each in their own different way. Mary is more inclined to engage in the social opportunities offered by the local community. While Giless pre-occupations include his organic no-dig veg patch and regenerative agriculture as the only method that could save the ecosystem from imminent disaster.
Together they sift through the unhelpful dreamy myths and offer their own, two-handed pragmatic reality, obtainable for all. In robust back-and-forth exchange, they de-mystify every aspect of life in rural outposts, celebrating the peaks and navigating the troughs, from planning wars and ghost hunting to dog walking and bargain hunting.
Join Giles and Mary in this book, as they share their hard-earned lessons to help us all find our own way to a new, contented country life, where perfect isnt the point.
Rewind to 1971, and Sue Barkers coach is sending his 15-year-old tennis protegee to a junior championship in France, alone, with a one-way ticket, telling her shell have to win the money to pay for her return fare. Sue hides in the grounds of the hosting tennis club overnight, to avoid paying for a hotel. The next day, she walks onto court and smashes it. Five years later, and shes Britains No 1.
The same combination of grit, grace and talent took her to the top of live Sports TV. And now, after four decades on camera encouraging other legends to share their stories, she is telling her own.
Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers and gives us a ringside seat on the nations biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insiders understanding of competitors under pressure.
This is the remarkable life story of a tennis champion, an award-winning broadcaster who has brought sporting history into our living rooms for decades, and a trail-blazing woman who has always called the shots.
Nobody sees and understands woodland better than Ray Mears.
With deep natural history knowledge and practical woodcraft skills, gained over a lifetime of learning from the worlds last remaining indigenous peoples, Ray offers a different way to experience our wooded landscapes. He challenges the old concepts. He looks to our ancestors and shows how mans hand in shaping woodland is critical. We are not separate from nature, we just need to ensure that our interactions have a positive impact.
With the emphasis on interaction, British Woodland is structured by usage. We learn that sycamore and clematis are among the best woods for burning, pine and oak help us navigate, and hawthorn and beech have edible leaves. Rope can be made from willow, utensils and tools from hazel, and historically, weapons were made from yew and wych elm.
With Ray as our guide, encouraging this sense of connection to individual trees, our appreciation of wooded landscapes will change. We can learn how to live inclusively in nature, for our own wellbeing and enjoyment, and also for the future of our planet.