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Patricia Wing shows how to create exquisite cards using beads, thread, gems and lace combined with pricking and embossing techniques. Learn how to glue on beads or sew them into pricked designs, create gem flowers, cut out and dye lace, and how to use punched shapes, parchment and embossed patterns to decorate cards.

Complete beginners and experienced crafters will be inspired by Patricia’s subtle, delicately beautiful cards. Over 100 step-by-step photographs, full details of stencils and templates, cards for any occasion - fun and easy to make.

Calcutta 1971. A city in black-out as India declares war on Pakistan. Even so, the backpackers who end up in the flea-pit Lux Hotel are determined to have a good time. That is, until two mysterious deaths amongst them change their lives forever. Thrown together in the city are - Anand, the jazz-loving insomniac hotelier; Gordon, one of the hotel’s dope-smoking guests; the philandering journalist Hugh, covering his first war; Britt, a Californian photographer with a jealous boyfriend; and the enigmatic Freddie Braintree, who interprets life through the lyrics of Bob Dylan and the Incredible String Band. Is it possible that one of them is behind the deaths? And why will it take more than three decades and three continents to find out?

When Kathy Reichs made her debut with Déjà Dead, she took the world of crime writing by storm. With her background as an expert forensic anthropologist, she was perfectly placed to inject bone-chilling and authentic detail into the gruesome investigations undertaken by her fictional character, Dr Temperance Brennan. Tempe soon established herself as one of crime fiction’s favourite investigators, and she’s now the star of ten gripping novels. Motives are painstakingly pieced together from obscure clues left behind and, always prepared to take matters into her own hands, Tempe frequently finds herself drawn into evil and endangering her own life and those of her closest friends. Riveting, satisfying and gripping from the first page to the last!

This delightful and practical guide comes to you from Country Living and the National Trust and explores everything you need to know about henkeeping. The essential advice covers basic care and equipment and common problems you might encounter as well as offering a full directory plus beautiful colour illustrations of some of the most popular breeds.

Paige the pantomime Fairy needs three magic shoes to keep every panto full of Christmas fun and sparkle. But Jack Frost wants the ballet shoe, golden horseshoe and glass slipper for himself. Can Rachel and Kirsty save the day? Rainbow Magic stories are perfect for girls who want lots of enjoyable reading practice. Presented in a gift box, this set features four books, each with three Christmas stories, and a Christmas Fairy Doll with a special hiding place!

Get ready for intrigue and excitement with Jenny Valentine’s fabulous novel Broken Soup! When the good-looking boy presses the dropped negative into Rowan’s hand, she’s sure it’s a big mistake. But next moment it’s too late, he’s gone, lost in the crowd of shoppers and she can’t afford to lose her place in the queue. After all, if she doesn’t take the groceries home, nobody else will. Who was the mysterious stranger and what is the image on the negative. Rowan is in for a shock…

Broken Soup has been shortlisted for the prestigious Costa Children’s Book Award 2008!

Ideal for busy cooks, this is packed with recipes that look and taste delicious but are easy to create. From weekday breakfasts - summer smoothies and winter white chocolate croissants - to indulgent Sunday brunches, quick lunches and impressive dinner party dishes, Jean-Christophe Novelli shares his love of great food, together with culinary hints and tips, to create a book not only to treasure but also to cover in butter and flour!

The world is an exciting and confusing place for Jeremy Clarkson… Here, he has free reign to expose absurdity, celebrate eccentricity and entertain richly in the process. And the net is cast wide: from the chronic unsuitability of men to look after children for long periods, David Beckham and 70s rock to the demise of Concorde and the shocking failure of Tom Clancy to make it on to the Booker short list. This snapshot of life will have you wincing with embarrassment and crying with laughter and it’s not all about the cars!

Would you like to make a fizz bang rocket or a helicopter? Then you need this very funny book packed with dozens of amazing, easy to do experiments. Stacks of fun to try at home, you’ll also be learning plenty about science at the same time. Crammed with facts, jokes and big ideas, the book is fully illustrated and even includes a special DVD from the Science Museum’s comedy team!

The adventures of that irrepressible and ageless schoolboy William Brown have been delighting generations of children - and grown-ups - for decades. In this audio CD collection, beautifully packaged in a handy zipped tin, William and his faithful Outlaws embark on more intrepid adventures and once again find themselves pitted against the fearsome wiles of their lisping nemesis, Violet Elizabeth Bott. Read by Martin Jarvis for Radio 4, the whole family is in for a treat. 112 laugh out loud stories on 10 cd’s.