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The world's best-selling annual wine guide.
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 47th year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide.
Providing clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world, the book also reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine 2024 gives clear information on grape varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out the best in both.
This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine includes a colour supplement on Chardonnay, the world's most obliging grape, discussing everything from history and taste to texture, fashion and the role oak plays - and of course who makes the best Chardonnays around the world.
Double bill of adventure films. 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning
Thief' (2010), based on the children's books by Rick Riordan,
follows the adventures of 12-year-old New Yorker Percy Jackson
(Logan Lerman). When Percy discovers that he is the descendant of a
Greek god, he sets out on a cross-country adventure to settle an
ongoing feud between the 'Big Three', Zeus (Sean Bean), Hades
(Steve Coogan) and Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), and unravel a mystery
more powerful than the gods themselves. 'Eragon' (2006), based on
the best-selling novel by Christopher Paolini, follows the fortunes
of an orphaned farm boy, Eragon (Edward Speleers), whose life is
changed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper.
When the stone turns out to be an egg from which a baby dragon is
hatched, Eragon realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as
old as the Empire itself. With only an ancient sword and the advice
of an old storyteller (Jeremy Irons) for guidance, Eragon and the
fledgling dragon (voiced by Rachel Weisz) must navigate the
dangerous terrain of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no
bounds.
From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company
building and scaling the most important resource it has: its
people. A leader at both Google and Stripe from their early days,
Claire Hughes Johnson has worked with founders and company builders
to try to replicate their success. The most common questions
she’s asked are not about business strategy—they’re about how
to scale the operating structures and people systems of a rapidly
growing startup. Scaling People is a practical and empathetic guide
to being an effective leader and manager in a high-growth
environment. The tactical information it puts forward—including
guidance on crafting foundational documents, strategic and
financial planning, hiring and team development, and feedback and
performance mechanisms—can be applied to companies of any size,
in any industry. Scaling People includes dozens of pages of
worksheets, templates, exercises, and example documents to help
founders, leaders, and company builders create scalable operating
systems and lightweight processes that really work. Implementing
effective leadership and management practices takes effort and
discipline, but the reward is a sustainable, scalable company
that’s set up for long-term success. Scaling People is a detailed
roadmap for company builders to put the right operating systems and
structures in place to scale the most important resource a company
has: its people.
Few wine books can be called classic, but the first edition of The
World Atlas of Wine made publishing history when it appeared in
1971. It is recognized by critics as the essential and most
authoritative wine reference work available. This eighth edition
will bring readers, both old and new, up to date with the world of
wine. To reflect all the changes in the global wine scene over the
past six years, the Atlas has grown in size to 416 pages and 22 new
maps have been added to the wealth of superb cartography in the
book. The text has been given a complete overhaul to address the
topics of most vital interest to today's wine-growers and drinkers.
With beautiful photography throughout, Hugh Johnson and Jancis
Robinson, the world's most respected wine-writing duo, have once
again joined forces to create a classic that no wine lover can
afford to be without. "The World Atlas of Wine is the single most
important reference book on the shelf of any wine student." - Eric
Asimov, New York Times "The most useful single volume on wine ever
published... If I owned only one wine book, it would be this one."
- Andrew Jefford, Decanter "Like a good bottle of wine, you'll find
yourself going back to it again and again... Perfect for anyone who
has a thirst for greater wine knowledge." - Edward Deitch,
NBC/today.com "The World Atlas of Wine belongs on your shelf... The
essential rootstock of any true wine lover's library. A
multi-layered snapshot of wine and how it has evolved." - Dave
McIntyre, Washington Post
2020 JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER JANCIS ROBINSON - 2020 JAMES BEARD
COOKBOOK HALL OF FAME HONOREE "The most useful single volume on
wine ever published... If I owned only one wine book, it would be
this one." - Andrew Jefford, Decanter A major new edition of this
landmark wine book that has sold 4.7 million copies worldwide. Few
wine books can be called classic, but the first edition of The
World Atlas of Wine made publishing history when it appeared in
1971. It is recognized by critics as the essential and most
authoritative wine reference work available. This eighth edition
will bring readers, both old and new, up to date with the world of
wine. To reflect all the changes in the global wine scene over the
past six years, the Atlas has grown in size to 416 pages and 22 new
maps have been added to the wealth of superb cartography in the
book. The text has been given a complete overhaul to address the
topics of most vital interest to today's wine-growers and drinkers.
With beautiful photography throughout, Hugh Johnson and Jancis
Robinson, the world's most respected wine-writing duo, have once
again joined forces to create a classic that no wine lover can
afford to be without. "The World Atlas of Wine is the single most
important reference book on the shelf of any wine student." - Eric
Asimov, New York Times "Like a good bottle of wine, you'll find
yourself going back to it again and again... Perfect for anyone who
has a thirst for greater wine knowledge." - Edward Deitch,
NBC/today.com "The World Atlas of Wine belongs on your shelf... The
essential rootstock of any true wine lover's library. A
multi-layered snapshot of wine and how it has evolved." - Dave
McIntyre, Washington Post A "masterwork" and a "must-have" - Food
& Wine Winner Andre Simon Award Best Drinks Book of 2019
Shortlisted for the Louis Roederer Wine Book of the Year 2020
"Veteran wine books are by modern standards short on facts." -
Decanter Magazine "This is an inspirational book well worth your
time." - Eric Asimov on Instagram "If you want to learn about wine,
switch off your phone, buy these two books and enjoy them with a
nice glass of something." - The Critic "This is a don't-miss book
for people who plan their travels around vineyards." - Washington
Post In this unique approach to understanding wine, Hugh Johnson,
the world's best-loved wine author, weaves the story of his own
epic wine journey with an embracing view of everything he has
discovered along the way. Almost without realising it, the reader
is drawn into a fascinating world; with each page turned, knowledge
is gained and wine wisdom absorbed. Hugh takes us from the
teetering ledges of the Mosel and majestic chateaux of the Medoc to
the sylvan slopes of Windsor Great Park with a spring in his step
and a tasting glass at the ready. No one writes so infectiously on
every aspect of wine, whether human or cultural, technical or
historical. This book is peppered with anecdotes and personal
recollections, infused with the sheer delight Hugh finds in his
subject. It is a book with a story to tell and a mastery of wine to
impart. Previously published as Wine, A Life Uncorked 2005, now
updated with new chapters.
"Who better to supply us with our first comprehensive historical
survey than the wine writer with the magic pen, Hugh Johnson?" -
Jancis Robinson MW Hugh Johnson has led the literature of wine in
many new directions over a 60-year career. His classic The Story of
Wine is his most enthralling and enduring work, winner of every
wine award in the UK and USA. It tells with wit, scholarship and
humour how wine became the global phenomenon it is today, varying
from mass-produced plonk to rare bottles fetching many thousands.
It ranges from Noah to Napa, Pompeii to Prohibition to Pomerol,
gripping, anecdotal, personal, controversial and fun. This new
edition includes Hugh's view on the changes wine has seen in the
past 30 years. In his Foreword the celebrated historian Andrew
Roberts writes: "The genius of The Story of Wine derives from the
fact that it is emphatically not a dry-as-dust academic history -
there are dozens of those - but an adventure story, full of
mysteries, art and culture.'
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for
everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet.
Now in its 42nd year of publication, it has no rival as the
comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide. Hugh Johnson provides
clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine
regions of the whole world. He reveals which vintages to buy, which
to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why.
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book gives clear information on grape
varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that
will bring out the best in both. This new edition also contains a
special supplement on Organic, Natural and Biodynamic wines.
Food is a unifying cultural force, but food security (feeding the
world) is one of the greatest challenges we now face. By 2050, with
2 billion more people on the planet, we'll need to find ways to
feed everyone sustainably. There are 50,000 different plant species
that are edible but 90% of our food energy intake currently comes
from just 15 crop plants. Organised in six sections, covering
leaves, roots and squashes, grains and pulses, fungi, herbs and
spices, and fruit and nuts. The book features over 60 delicious and
unusual vegetarian recipes from celebrity contributors .
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for
everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet.
Now in its 41st year of publication, it has no rival as the
comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide. Hugh Johnson provides
clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine
regions of the whole world. He reveals which vintages to buy, which
to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why.
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book gives clear information on grape
varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that
will bring out the best in both. This new edition also contains a
colour supplement on Syrah and Garnacha grapes.
The world's best-selling annual wine guide Hugh Johnson's Pocket
Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys
wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 43rd
year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive,
up-to-the-minute annual guide. Hugh Johnson provides clear succinct
facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the
whole world. He reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and
which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnson's
Pocket Wine Book gives clear information on grape varieties, local
specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out
the best in both. This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine
Book includes a colour supplement on 'Wine Flavour: How, What,
Why?'
Tears of Bacchus relates the story of wine in the Middle East,
essentially Lebanon and Syria, from the dawn of time to the present
day in the form of a linear series of essays written in various
"voices" - historian, archaeologist, novelist, wine writer,
journalist, curator, anthropologist. It charts wine's influence on
early civilizations and cultures, religion and mythology, before
heading off into the Byzantine, Medieval Ottoman and ultimately the
modern era, an age defined by strife and instability.
Where can you find a Kick Ass recipe for an upcoming pot luck or
party? Right here in the pages of Never Wash Dishes Again. These
are recipes you will use so often they will become your own; truly
great recipes you'll want to share with friends looking to impress
their new in-laws or the people at an upcoming party or pot luck
event. All recipes are packed with flavor and variety - from
Moroccan Style Beef to the Perfect Margarita or party cocktail, and
over 50 recipes for Jell-O shooters. This is not your Mother's
coookbook! There are no bad cooks, just bad recipes, so Hugh
created Never Wash Dishes Again where every recipe is an
outstanding recipe! Never Wash Dishes Again is so much more than a
cookbook, it is an idea book. You can start with the ingredients
you have on hand and using Hugh's spice blends, mouth watering
marinades and delicious sauces, you can create your own unique
dishes, special recipes and truly memorable meals.
The world's best-selling annual wine guide. Hugh Johnson's Pocket
Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys
wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 45th
year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive,
up-to-the-minute annual guide. It provides clear succinct facts and
commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole
world. It reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which
to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnson's Pocket
Wine Book gives clear information on grape varieties, local
specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out
the best in both. This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine
Book includes a colour supplement: The Ten Best Things About Wine
Right Now.
Foreword by Alan Titchmarsh For more than 45 years Hugh Johnson has
written Trad's Diary, delighting in recording his observations of
his own garden, as well as many others, and of the wider natural
world. Free to turn his attention to whatever is happening in that
season, or simply something that piques his interest, his subjects
are as diverse as the sounds of water, forest walks, the names of
roses, the taste for shade he shares with Handel, the colours of
autumn, the smell of rain, the private garden discovered within
Beijing's Forbidden City or the first crocuses of spring. Month by
month, Hugh shares with the reader through his easy, evocative
writing an eclectic mix of thoughtful, topical and whimsical
insights that will delight not only gardeners but anyone with an
interest in nature in all its costumes.
The T-54 and T-55 tanks are the most widely manufactured tanks of
all time. They have become ubiquitous to wars around the globe
since the 1950s, starting with Hungary in 1956, and including the
the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967, 1973 and 1982, the Vietnam war of
1967-75, the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88, the Afghanistan conflict,
Operation Desert Storm, the Yugoslav Civil Wars, and the recent
conflict in Iraq. This book will examine the roots of this prolific
tank family, starting with the Soviet Army's first attempts to
replace the legendary T-34 during World War II, and covering the
T-43 and the T-44, the more successful T-54, and its ultimate
evolution into the T-55.
Coming from the coolest of the classic European wine countries,
where grapes ripen slowly, German wine is about much more than just
fruit. It's about balance, mineral freshness, depth of aroma and
flavor, and also a miraculous lightness. Exemplified by the finest
Rieslings, German wine displays contradictory characteristics of
subtlety and intensity that reflect specific aspects of climate,
geography, and soil. As German wine rises in popularity, this
lavishly illustrated and informed guide presents an unrivaled
introduction to the country's primary wine regions and grape
varieties, including Riesling, Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris,
and Pinot Noir, as well as wine styles and culture. Stephan
Reinhardt profiles 70 leading producers whose personalities,
philosophies, and authentic wines best represent today's exciting
German wine scene. This guide adds greatly to the enjoyment and
understanding of German wines by telling more of the story under
the vines and behind the wines.
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