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Bryant and May mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When a prominent politician is crushed by a fruit van making a delivery, the singular team of Arthur Bryant and John May overcome insurmountable odds to reunite the PCU and solve the case in the brainy new mystery from acclaimed author Christopher Fowler. On a spring morning in London's Strand, the Speaker of the House of Commons is accidentally killed by a van unloading oranges and lemons for the annual St. Clement Danes festival. It's an absurd...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When a prominent politician is crushed by a fruit van making a delivery, the singular team of Arthur Bryant and John May overcome insurmountable odds to reunite the PCU and solve the case in the brainy new mystery from acclaimed author Christopher Fowler. On a spring morning in London's Strand, the Speaker of the House of Commons is accidentally killed by a van unloading oranges and lemons for the annual St. Clement Danes festival. It's an absurd...
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English
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Alan Alexander Milne, (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. "The Sunny Side" is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, he also wrote extensively for adults, most notably in Punch, to which he was a contributor and later Assistant Editor. The Sunny Side...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
A paradigm-shifting book that helps cooks think on their feet, create brilliant dishes from ingredients on hand, and avoid wasting food.
For more than two decades, Ronna Welsh has been empowering home cooks and chefs with radically simple strategies for cooking creatively and efficiently. In this sweeping masterwork with 400 recipes, she shows how to make varied, impromptu, economical, and delicious meals by coaxing the most
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Image Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Language
English
Description
Double whoopee: A hotel footman and doorman are mistaken for visiting royalty, creating havoc for the guests. Early to bed: Ollie inherits a fortune and hires Stan as a butler. Angora love: A goat falls in love with Stan. Sugar daddies: A hysterical comedy with Stan in drag to elude a marriage racket. Roughest Africa: A funny satire on jungle reality pictures. Oranges and lemons: Extremely rare one-reeler features Stan as an irritating orange picker....
12) Laurel & Hardy
Language
English
Description
Five digitally remastered classics from Hal Roach Studios: Sons Of The Desert, The Music Box, Another Fine Mess, Busy Bodies, and County Hospital. Bonus features include: bios, trivia game, location tour, Hal Roach tribute and photo montage.
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English
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Nursery rhymes are rarely as innocent as they seem --there is a wealth of concealed meaning in our familiar childhood verse. More than a century after Queen Victoria decided that children were better off without the full story, London librarian Roberts brings the truth to light. He traces the origins of the subtle phrases and antiquated references, revealing religious hatred, political subversion, and sexual innuendo.
A history lesson that makes...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It's time for everyone to help out as best they can in these three delightful episodes. It's Strawberry to the rescue in Babysitter Blues when she has to look after a very special Baby Berrykin. Orange and Lemon become fashion elves in A Stitch in Time to help Raspberry with her fashion dream. And there's no place like home when Orange adopts a bitty fish that is a homesick tadpole in Fish Out of Water. Join all the fun as the girls learn that lending...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The island of Sicily has historically one of the healthiest diets in the world. Now the flavors and benefits of Sicilian cooking are yours to savor in this weight-loss program. Created by physician Acquista, who has successfully counseled patients on weight management for years, the program starts with a two-week weight-loss stage that includes simple recipes to help you lose eight to ten pounds right away. Dr. Acquista culled his Sicilian mother's...
Author
Publisher
Quadrille
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Citrus fruits are the most exciting family of ingredients with which to cook. They satisfy almost every part of the palate - sweet, sour, bitter, and umami-enhancing, how many other foods are as versatile and transformative? From the smallest squeeze of lemon, to the zing of lime zest, citrus fruits are almost magical. No longer seen as exotic, they are truly international. Take the humble lime: cornerstone of the American key lime pie, fragrant in...