Discover the ultimate collection for those navigating the delightful chaos of middle age. This compilation features some of the funniest and wittiest one-liners that capture both the disasters and triumphs of life after forty. Each quip is a reminder that laughter is the best medicine, making it the perfect gift for friends or a treat…
O.S. Nock’s Pocket Encyclopaedia of British Steam Railways & Locomotives O.S. Nock wrote over 100 books for the railway enthusiast, but none has been as well-loved as his two original Blandford Pocket Encyclopaedias covering British Steam Locomotives and the Steam Railways of Britain. This unique compilation volume combines the text and illustrations from these two…
‘A book you can’t do without… full of fascinating gems’ PETE WATERMAN Unexpected developments on a snowbound train in the Highlands The charming story of Snatchbury, the little Fox Terrier who used to hitch rides on the footplate of the London to Holyhead Express Shenanigans on board the Orient Express The tragic tale of the…
The Cambrian Railways opened in 1858 and, until the grouping, served the mid Wales area from Wrexham and Whitchurch in the border country, to Pwllheli and Aberystwyth via the coastal route, with lines as far as Brecon. The Cambrian Railways linked, therefore, many South Wales companies with the north and middle of England. In the…
When English Pleasure Gardens was first published over a century ago, it was instantly acclaimed as a resource for gardeners, tourists, and history lovers alike. This new edition will introduce a new generation to the pageantry of Britain’s garden heritage and to the redoubtable Rose Standish Nichols, who hailed from Boston’s Beacon Hill, was among…
Cool country wines for every occasion from flowers, leaves and sap. The ingredients are free for the picking in summer and spring and will give your wines that distinctive “home-grown” flavour and quality. Make primrose, marigold, coltsfoot or lime flower wines, try oak and lavender leaves or the sap from the birch and sycamore tree….
Twelve years ago, crime reporter Jack McEvoy came face to face with a brutal serial killer nicknamed The Poet. Emotionally scarred by the encounter, Jack also found fame and fortune as the newspaperman who lived to tell the tale. But now Jack is yesterday’s news, and he’s about to be forced out of the Los…
Pope John Paul II’s encyclical on the moral of life, Veritatis Splendor, has aroused extraordinary interest and controversy inside and outside the Catholic Church. In bold and uncompromising language the Pope reaffirms Christian moral teaching, condemns the relativism, scepticism and unchecked individualism of the modern world, and criticizes some established trends in contemporary Catholic theology.
THE HUNTER HAS BECOME THE HUNTED For years, Mitch Rapp’s bold actions have saved the lives of thousands. He has killed with impunity, tortured to avert disaster, and shown he will do whatever it takes to win the War on Terror. His battles for peace and freedom have made him a hero to many –…