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In Basket Case, dependable Miranda and her ex-husband, the smoothly
charming and wholly unreliable Guy are thrown together when their
faithful old family pet takes a turn for the worse. Reunited over
the dog basket, Guy and Miranda find they haven't 'moved on' quite
as they'd imagined. When they are joined by family friend James,
who rarely sees a stick without getting the wrong end of it, and
Martin, the vet and a long time admirer of Miranda, the scene is
set for some startling home-truths as this rapid-fire foursome
mines laughter and touching observations in equal measure.
Mike Thrussell is one of the most recognisable names and faces in
UK angling. Addicted To Angling is a detailed account of his
lifetime's obsession with fish and fishing, following an ever
expanding road of adventure, travel and personal growth. Taken in
to the heart and mind of the author, readers will recognise and
relate to the moment he crosses the line from being a fisherman to
becoming an obsessive angler - one of a rare breed who have forged
an entire career from the sport they love. It is a view of an often
hidden world, but one that will open up opportunities for others
that feel they too may, or must, follow a similar path.But Addicted
to Angling is more than a personal journey: there is much to learn,
too, and the detailed description of the capture of some incredible
and unusual fish leaves readers with a wealth of tactics used to
target not just the big fish, but also a wide number of individual
species in the UK and across the globe.
Enjoy clever, pop culture-inspired drinks with this collection of
recipes from the beloved Cocktail Chemistry YouTube channel. Have
you ever seen a delicious-looking drink on your favorite movie or
TV show and wondered how to make it? Well, now you can, with this
collection of recipes from the creator of the popular Cocktail
Chemistry YouTube channel Nick Fisher. Featuring recipes to
recreate the classic White Russian from The Big Lebowski, the
iconic martini from the James Bond movies, to drinks featured in
Mad Men, The Simpsons, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Game of
Thrones, The Office, Harry Potter, and more, Cocktail Chemistry
will have you impressing your friends with your bartending skills
in no time. In addition to recipes, Cocktail Chemistry includes
everything you need to know to become a mixology expert, from how
to make perfectly clear ice, delicious foams, and infusions, or how
to flame a citrus peel. A must-have for all aspiring home
mixologists and pop-culture buffs, Cocktail Chemistry will ensure
you never have a boring drink again.
From renowned fishing expert Nick Fisher comes this concise and
beautifully illustrated guide to fishing along British coastline.
All that's needed is a beach, pier, harbour, estuary or boat. Nick
covers all the basics, such as when and where to go fishing, and
then profiles the sea fish that you are likely to catch (each one
clearly photographed), covering their conservation status, season,
habitat and method of catching. Next he gets down to the nitty
gritty, with a guide to tackles, rods, reeds, rigs, knots and bait,
and step-by-step advice on all the sea fishing techniques. And for
once you've made your catch, there are 30 delicious recipes from
River Cottage.
'Ingredients are at the heart of everything we do at River Cottage.
By gathering our all-time favourites together, I hope to inspire
you to look at them with fresh eyes and discover new ways of
cooking them' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall The definitive River
Cottage kitchen companion. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his team
of experts have between them an unprecedented breadth of culinary
expertise on subjects that range from fishing and foraging to
bread-making, preserving, cheese-making and much more. In this
volume they profile their best-loved and most-used ingredients.
With more than three hundred entries covering vegetables, fruits,
herbs, spices, meat, fish, fungi, foraged foods, pulses, grains,
dairy, oils and vinegars, the River Cottage A to Z is a compendium
of all the ingredients the resourceful modern cook might want to
use in their kitchen. Each ingredient is accompanied by a
delicious, simple recipe or two: there are new twists on old
favourites, such as cockle and chard rarebit, North African
shepherd's pie, pigeon breasts with sloe gin gravy, or damson
ripple parfait, as well as inspiring ideas for less familiar
ingredients, like dahl with crispy seaweed or rowan toffee. And
there are recipes for all seasons: wild garlic fritters in spring;
cherry, thyme and marzipan muffins for summer; an autumnal salad of
venison, apple, celeriac and hazelnuts; a hearty winter warmer of
ale-braised ox cheeks with parsnips. With more than 350 recipes,
and brimming with advice on processes such as curing bacon and
making yoghurt, the secret of perfect crackling and which apple
varieties to choose for a stand-out crumble, as well as sourcing
the most sustainable ingredients, this is an essential guide to
cooking, eating and living well. More than anything, the River
Cottage A to Z is a celebration of the amazing spectrum of produce
that surrounds us - all brought to life by Simon Wheeler's
atmospheric photography, and Michael Frith's evocative watercolour
illustrations.
The words 'aristocrats', 'aristocracy' and 'aristocratic values'
appear in many a study of ancient history and culture. Sometimes
these terms are used with a precise meaning. More often they are
casual shorthand for 'upper class', 'ruling elite' and 'high
standards'. This book brings together 12 new studies by an
impressive international cast of specialists. It demonstrates not
only that true aristocracies were rare in the ancient world, but
also that the modern use of 'aristocracy' in a looser sense is
misleading. The word comes with connotations derived from medieval
and modern history. Antiquity, it is here argued, was different.
Aristocracy in Antiquity explores and challenges the common
assumption that hereditary 'aristocrats' who derive much of their
status, privilege and power from their ancestors are identifiable
at most times and places in the ancient world. They question, too,
the related notion that deep ideological divisions existed between
'aristocratic values', such as hospitality, generosity and a
disdain for commerce or trade, and the norms and ideals of lower or
'middling' classes. They do so by detailed analysis of
archaeological and literary evidence for the rise and nature of
elites and leisure classes, diverse elite strategies, and political
conflicts in a variety of states across the Mediterranean. Chapters
deal with archaic and classical Athens, Samos, Aigina and Crete;
the Greek 'colonial' settlements such as Sicily; archaic Rome and
central Italy; and the Roman Empire under the Principate.
Ancient people, like modern, spent much of their lives engaged in
and thinking about competitions: both organised competitions with
rules, audiences and winners, such as Olympic and gladiatorial
games, and informal, indefinite, often violent, competition for
fundamental goals such as power, wealth and honour. The varied
papers in this book form a case for viewing competition for
superiority as a major force in ancient history, including the
earliest human societies and the Assyrian and Aztec empires. Papers
on Greek history explore the idea of competitiveness as peculiarly
Greek, the intense and complex quarrel at the heart of Homer's
"Iliad", and the importance of formal competitions in the creation
of new political and social identities in archaic Sicyon and
classical Athens. Papers on the Roman world shed fresh light on
Republican elections, through a telling parallel from Renaissance
Venice, on modes of competitive display of wealth and power evident
in elite villas in Italy in the imperial period, and on the
ambiguities in the competitive self-representations of athletes,
sophists and emperors.
How and why did the Greek city-states come into being? The study of
Greece in the Archaic period is changing due to new discoveries and
interpretations. The 14 essays presented here explore many aspects
of this rapidly changing world. The essays detail
re-interpretations of archaeological material, emphasize the
diversity in patterns of settlement, sancturies and burial
practices of the Greek-speaking world and trace the complex trends
and motivations underlying the expanding exchange of goods and the
settlement of new communities. Local studies of archaeology and
iconography revise our image of the peculiarity of Spartan society,
and texts, from Homer and Hesiod to a newly discovered poem of
Simonides, are given fresh interpretations, as are significant
developments in maritime warfare, the roles of literacy and
law-making in Crete, the emergence of a less violent lifestyle and
the articulation of rational political thought.
Warfare was only one form of the violence that had a profound
impact on Archaic and Classical Greek society, literature and
government. This important series of thirteen papers, from a
seminar held in London in 1998, places private and public conflict
within its wider context. The papers are divided into five
sections: causes of war, forms of violence within the polis, beyond
the classical phalanx, war and rebellion, and continuities in
Hellenistic warfare. Chapters describe social violence, as in
Sparta, full-scale warfare on land and at sea, the representation
of warfare in Greek epic and Hellenistic military leadership.
Papers also examine the practicalities of Greek warfare, such as
the use of deception as a tactic, and the significant influence of
religion in warfare, including sacrifices before a battle and the
role of Athena, who symbolised everything that the Greeks thought
good about war. Contributors: J E Lendon, Jonathan Shay, Simon
Hornblower, Nick Fisher, Hans van Wees, Peter Krentz, Victor Davis
Hanson, Louis Rawlings, Barry S Strauss, Susan Deacy, Robert
Parker, Paul Beston and John Ma.
Aeschines' successful prosecution against Timarchos of 346/5 BC is our best evidence for Athenian laws and moral attitudes concerning homosexuality, and for Athenians' moral expectations of their politicians. Though much discussed in recent years, the speech has never received a proper commentary. Nick Fisher provides a new translation, a fully detailed commentary, and an introduction which explores in depth all the political and sexual issues. It is fully accessible to those without knowledge of Greek.
Aeschines' successful prosecution against Timarchos of 346/5 BC is our best evidence for Athenian laws and moral attitudes concerning homosexuality, and for Athenians' moral expectations of their politicians. Though much discussed in recent years, the speech has never received a proper commentary. Nick Fisher provides a new translation, a fully detailed commentary, and an introduction which explores in depth all the political and sexual issues. It is fully accessible to those without knowledge of Greek.
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