A true cornucopia, The New Oxford Book of Food Plants overflows with information and is packed with beautiful, hand-painted illustrations of the worlds food plants. In an oversized format with alternating full-page color plates, readers will find a feast of facts about cereals, sugar crops, oil seeds, nuts, legumes, fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs, sea-weeds, mushrooms, wild food plants, and much more. This new edition is fully updated with the latest nutritional research, as well as beautiful new illustrations and descriptions of many exotic edible plants that have only recently found their way into our markets and onto our kitchen tables. This is the most comprehensiveand most appealing reference book available on the many edible plants we grow in our gardens, buy in our shops, and eat with great relish. For example, readers will find authoritative coverage of fruit worldwide, both the varieties we commonly find at our local food stand (apples, oranges, strawberries, kiwi, bananas), and some we do not ordinarily see (mangosteen, manzanilla, marang, tamarind, or whortleberry). Entries typically discuss the source and history of a plant, how it is prepared for market, and how it is used as food. And in addition to covering everything from seaweeds to tropical root crops, the editor has included a glossary of botanical terms, a section on nutrition and health, nutrition tables, a list of recommended readings, and an index. With marvelous illustrations and a wealth of nutritional, historical, and other information, The New Oxford Book of Food Plants belongs on the shelf of everyone who loves to garden, to cook, and to eat healthily.

The New Oxford Book of Food Plants

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Vaughan, John

Geissler, Catherine

Cooking Education & Reference

Oxford University Press

Class 47 (Diesel Retrospective)

Ian Allan Publishing

Diesel Retrospective: Class 33

History

Ian Allan Pub

With the first of the future Class 31 design emerging over half a century ago in 1957, these adaptable locomotives have proved themselves to be amongst the most successful and long-lived of all Modernisation Plan diesels. Between 1957 and 1962 more than 250 locomotives were constructed, and despite massive withdrawals from the mid-1990s onwards, a handful still remains in service with others now in preservation. Initially intended for use on both passenger and freight services on the Eastern Region, the type was later to see service on the Western Region replacing the diesel-hydraulics, and on inter-regional services such as those from Birmingham to Norwich. Privatisation of the railway industry saw the bulk of the survivors pass to EWS ownership, but several others are now owned by charter companies such as FM Rail and by Network Rail itself in a bright yellow livery. This informative new book concentrates primarily on the era after 1980, and is designed to complement the original OPC volume 'Power of the 31s'. The well-researched text explores the history and development of the 31s, and is supplemented by a vivid collection of over 250 mono and colour images of the class in various locations around the country. This impressive collection of images focuses in particular upon the many livery variations to have been carried by the locomotives since their introduction. These will be of great interest to modellers of the type as well as to diesel enthusiasts around the country.

Diesel Retrospective: Class 31

Cornwall, with its dramatic scenery, attractive harbors, and scenic branch lines, has been drawing many of the best railway photographers since the dawn of railways. This large format photographic portrait focuses on the railways of Cornwall and their development over the past thirty years, and is a stunning record of the lines and the attractive countryside and coastal areas through which they run. The book records the final years of BR operation in the county when a distinct local identity, Cornish Railways, was fostered through to the period of privatization. It reflects the changing face of rolling stock used in the county, from the final years of the first-generation DMUs and the Class 50s through to the Voyageurs and second-generation DMUs that are used today. Over 140 dramatic and scenic photographs are included, all of which have detailed and informative captions.

Cornish Railways

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Ian Allen Pub

With over 30,000 copies in print in hardcover, this lavishly illustrated volume is now available in a beautiful paperback edition. Over 200 full-color photographs showcase the work of such acclaimed architects and interior designers as Joseph Esherick, Frank Gehry, Michael Taylor, and Ellinor McGuire, all accompanied by historical commentary and detailed descriptions of 31 of California's most exquisite residences. Entertaining, informative, and inspirational California Country is a superb resource for designers and homeowners, or anyone who appreciates gracious living in country setting.

California Country: Interior Design, Architecture, and Style

Arts & Photography

Saeks, Diane Dorrans

Photography & Video

Chronicle Books+

California Country Interior Design Architecture,and Style

Chronicle Books LLC.

Germany Through American Eyes: Foreign Policy And Domestic Issues

Mattox, Gale A.

Europe

Westview Press

Santa Fe: The Chief Way is a fresh and nostalgic look at the streamliners of the Santa Fe railroad from the late thirties to the early seventies. Historic photographs, promotional posters, and art capture the charm of traveling by rail throughout the Southwest on classics such as the Super Chief, the Chief, El Capitan, and the San Francisco Chief.
The abundant pictures of the cars and amenities remind us how wonderful it was to travel by train. The extensive coverage of the original advertising materials used to lure travelers west through Indian Country in the Southwest is a unique feature to this charming book. These include train brochures, postcards, and magazine advertisements--all of which show the style and luxury afforded to the traveler on these famous streamliners. Additional chapters devoted to the art collection of the Santa Fe railroad and the depots and Harvey House hotels that are still standing in New Mexico add to the rich history and nostalgia of train travel in the Southwest.
This book will be a must-have for railroad buffs, historians, memorabilia collectors, and those interested in the history of advertising. It is a book for all those who are fascinated by the romance of the Southwest and the glory years of the Santa Fe streamliners.

Santa Fe: The Chief Way

Strein, Robert

Richards, C. Fenton

Americas

University of New Mexico Press

Rails to Newquay: Railways - Tramways - Town - Transport (Oakwood Library of Railway History)

The Oakwood Press

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