Ever heard of a dish called "Toad-in-the-Hole"? Ever heard of "Mock Turtle Soup"? During the Second World War, when ingredients were scarce, inventive cooks produced "Mock Toad-in-the-Hole". During wartime, governments introduced rationing to cope with food shortages. People experimented, using cheap ingredients to produce expensive flavors."Mock Turtle Soup" was famously mentioned in Lewis Carroll's classic tale "Alice in Wonderland". The recipe for this soup recipe can be found in Mrs. Beeton's well-loved 19th century cookbook, along with "mock cream" and "mock chicken"."Toad-in-the Hole" is a traditional British dish of sausages cooked in batter, but the "mock" version uses cheaper ingredients. Mmm, delicious!We bring you the best and most outrageous genuine vintage recipes for wartime "Mock" dishes, reproduced exactly as they originally appeared.Now you, too, can save money and astonish your dinner guests!

Mock Toad-in-the-Hole: and Other Vintage 'Mock' Dishes (Retro Cookbooks)

Knight, Farrah

History

Leaves of Gold Press

SPOTTED DICK And other Authentic Dishes with Curious Names Retro Cookbooks #1 Over the years, recipes evolve for one reason or another, and sometimes these reasons give their names to a particular dish, such as ‘Half-pay Pudding’ - created by a thrifty cook during hard times. On the other hand, some old-fashioned favourites, like ‘Zeppelins in a Cloud’ derive their titles from the way they look. The origins of many names are now lost to us, but the names themselves persist in vintage recipe collections handed down to us from past generations. These authentic recipes are presented here almost exactly as they first appeared. Toad-in-the Hole, Pigs in Blankets, Gooseberry Fool, Moonshine Pudding, Cock a Leekie Soup, Meat in Ambush, Tuesday Soup, Angels on Horseback, Hedgehog, Black Bottom Pudding... these genuine old recipes with wacky names are a lot of fun and could provide a talking point at your next dinner-party! Here they are together, in a unique and hilarious collection!

Spotted Dick: and other Authentic Dishes with Curious Names (Retro Cookbooks)

FALLOWBLADE THE CROWTHISTLE CHRONICLES #4 War engulfs the kingdoms of Tir. Invading armies are marching north, and it seems that all is lost . . . Until a new peril looms; a far more deadly menace that threatens the entire human race. Out of this chaos emerges a stranger, a supernatural knight whose shadow-torn hair falls like the evening wind. When Asrathiel saw him she gasped, for he was so beautiful it was like pain to look at him... ‘Dart-Thornton conjures up her world of Tir in the luminous yet hard-edged manner of Jack Vance and Mary Gentle’ - The Washington Post -

Fallowblade: The Crowthistle Chronicles Book #4

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Dart-Thornton, Cecilia

Fantasy

THE ILL-MADE MUTE - SPECIAL EDITION The Bitterbynde Trilogy #1  Revised and extended, with extras never before published, including information about Ms Dart-Thornton's life as an author and fragments of her unpublished juvenilia.  'The Stormriders land their splendid winged stallions on the airy battlements of Isse Tower. Far below, the superstitious servants who dwell in the fortress's lower depths tell tales of wicked creatures inhabiting the world outside, a world they have only glimpsed. 'Yet it is the least of the lowly - a mute, scarred, and utterly despised foundling - who dares to scale the Tower, sneak aboard a Windship, and then dive from the sky. 'The fugitive is rescued by an adventurer who gives it a name, the gift of communicating by handspeak, and an amazing truth, never guessed. Now Imrhien begins a journey to distant Caermelor, seeking a wise woman whose skills may be lifechanging. Along the way Imrhien must survive a wilderness of endless danger. For the hearthside tales are all true. The unhuman wights are real in all their legions. They haunt every pool, every turn in the road, and threaten and torment all travelers.'  Author Cecilia Dart-Thornton was discovered on the Internet. She had written the three books of the Bitterbynde Trilogy before she uploaded the first chapter to a Writers' Workshop, where her work was spotted by an editor. Shortly afterwards Time-Warner's publishing department (New York) offered her a contract. They published her books in hardcover, the first time they had ever done so with a new author. The Bitterbynde Trilogy hit the best-seller lists world-wide and has been translated into five languages.

The Ill-Made Mute: Special Edition (The Bitterbynde Trilogy)

Romance

Paranormal

THE LADY OF THE SORROWS The Bitterbynde Trilogy #2This special, revised edition includes the author's new introduction - in which she discusses the writing of the Bitterbynde trilogy - images of part of the original, handwritten manuscript and copies of some original notes and calculations created while the work was in progress."Though Imhrien's memory is clouded by sorcery, she must take vital news to the King-Emperor of Caermelor. She hopes that there she may also find Thorn, the King's Ranger, a beautiful warrior who has won her heart. Since no commoner may approach the royal court, Imrhien assumes a new identity as Rohain, a noble visitor from the distant Sorrow Isles. She soon discovers that the King and his rangers have departed to battle the unseelie hordes which have declared war against mortalkind. Attacks by nightmare monsters of the Wild Hunt, led by wicked Lord Huon, grow ever more frequent and brutal. And when evil forces lay siege to the royal sanctuary on a hidden mystic island, Rohain is confronted with a horrifying discovery. To protect those she loves, the Lady of the Sorrows must undertake a desperate quest to discover who she is and why an unhuman evil would wreak such destruction. But the truth of Rohain's past will prove more incredible - and far more tragic - than any she could possibly have imagined."Author Cecilia Dart-Thornton was discovered on the Internet. She had written the three books of the Bitterbynde Trilogy before she uploaded the first chapter to a Writers' Workshop, where her work was spotted by an editor. Shortly afterwards Time-Warner's publishing department (New York) offered her a contract. They published her books in hardcover, the first time they had ever done so with a new author. The Bitterbynde Trilogy hit the best-seller lists world-wide and has been translated into five languages.

The Lady of the Sorrows: Special Edition (The Bitterbynde Trilogy)

An ancient secret is about to be revealed... The Bitterbynde #3 THE BATTLE OF EVERNIGHT - Special edition, revised and extended, including an extra chapter. The fugitive who calls herself Tahquil has at last discovered the truth. She is being hunted down because of the secret she alone knows. However her mind is still clouded by a potent spell called the Bitterbynde, and she is also dying from a strange wasting disease, whose cure is elusive... Disaster strikes and she finds herself in Evernight - at the fortress of the Raven Prince himself. Faerie creatures of every kind - virtuous and wicked, solitary and trooping, monstrous and marvellously beautiful, become locked in a battle that could engulf all of Erith. Tahquil's quest for the truth finally hinges on a desperate choice. If she reveals that which is hidden, will she thereby save two worlds - or instead destroy everything she holds dear?

The Battle of Evernight: Special Edition (The Bitterbynde Trilogy)

“Satiety is the key to weight loss.”
Losing weight can be hard. If it were easy, we’d all be slim and there would be no “obesity crisis”.
At first glance, it seems straightforward; if you simply ate less and exercised more, you would lose weight. Right?
If only it were that simple! 
The Satiety Diet is based on cutting-edge research into the countless ways not only your food, but also your thoughts, habits, senses, environment and almost every aspect of your life can profoundly affect your body-weight.
This book presents data about a vast range of lifestyle factors including and beyond diet, all of which are powerful tools for weight control.
The Satiety Diet is the science-based way to lose weight and keep it off forever.

How to Lose Weight - The Satiety Diet

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Clark, Chris

Gibb, James L.

Special Diet

The Satiety Diet Weight Loss Toolkit

The science-based Satiety Diet is the way to lose weight and keep it off forever. This book, the Weight Loss Toolkit, is the essential companion to "How To Lose Weight: The Satiety Diet".“Satiety is the key to weight loss.”Losing weight can be hard. If it were easy, we’d all be slim and there would be no “obesity crisis”. At first glance, it seems straightforward; if you simply ate less and exercised more, you would lose weight. Right?If only it were that simple! Around the world, scientists are working to find solutions for the problem of overweight. Four years in the making, the Satiety Diet is based on cutting-edge research into the countless ways not only your food, but also your thoughts, habits, senses, environment and almost every aspect of your life can profoundly affect your body-weight. This book, The Satiety Diet Toolkit, gives you powerful, proven lifestyle tools to help you in your weight loss journey. The Satiety Diet Series: Book #1 How To Lose Weight: The Satiety DietBook #2 The Satiety Diet Weight Loss ToolkitBook #3 Crispy, Creamy, Chewy: The Satiety Diet Cookbook

THE SONG OF THE NIBELUNGS – A BOOK THAT INSPIRED TOLKIEN. With original illustrations. THE PROFESSOR’S BOOKSHELF #1The Song of the Nibelungs, a thirteenth century Germanic epic, was a rich source of inspiration for Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. Scholars have noted the influence of its pre-Christian heroic motifs - drawn from historic events and people of the 5th and 6th centuries - on his writing of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Tolkien was five years old when this beautifully illustrated translation by Margaret Armour was published in England under the title ‘The Fall of the Nibelungs’. Undoubtedly a copy would have made its way into his hands during his boyhood. Armour uses an archaic form of English to preserve the high-flown style of the original poem. Here and there throughout The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, too, employs this solemn, dignified and majestic form, which is reminiscent of the language of the King James Bible. A glossary of antiquated terms is provided at the back of this book. Armour was the wife of W.B. MacDougall, whose illustrations illuminate the text with their delicate beauty. In his turn, MacDougall was a friend of famous art nouveau illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, and his own drawings echo Beardsley’s style. This classic saga, drenched in blood and tragedy, heroism and honour, beauty and nobility, gives us a glimpse into the literature that helped inform Tolkien’s imagination, ultimately flowering in his most popular work - The Lord of the Rings.

The Song of The Nibelungs - A Book That Inspired Tolkien: With Original Illustrations (Professor's Bookshelf)

Literature & Fiction

ANONYMOUS

Armour, Margaret

Classics

The Poetic Edda - A Book That Inspired Tolkien: With Original Illustrations (Professor's Bookshelf)

THE POETIC EDDA – A BOOK THAT INSPIRED TOLKIEN. With Original Illustrations. The Professor’s Bookshelf #2. The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda or Saemund's Edda, is a magnificent and magical collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems, interwoven with prose, dating from the 9th century to the 12th. The original Old Norse verses are printed here, side by side with English translations. The collection includes the archetypal stories about wise Odin, hammer-wielding Thor, mischievous Loki and the other gods and goddesses of Asgard. Professor J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, readily acknowledged his debt to this source. He was sixteen years old when the Viking Club of London published this beautifully illustrated translation by Olive Bray. Readers of Tolkien’s work will easily spot his inspirations—the names of the dwarves in The Hobbit; riddle games; Mirkwood; the Paths of the Dead; an underworld creature being tricked into remaining above-ground until dawn, when sunlight turns him to stone; different races calling a single thing by various names, and more. In the Poetic Edda the realm where man dwells is called "Midgarth", which translates as "Middle-earth". Elves are mentioned, and there are dwarves called Thorin, Nori, Dori, Ori, Gloin, Fili, Kili Bifur, Bafur, Bombur, and Oaken-shield. The names Thrainn and Thror are mentioned, as is the name Gandalf, which Bray translates as "Wand-elf". Tolkien's Gandalf, of course, carries a staff, or wand. The poems features a dragon called Fierce-stinger: "Fares from beneath a dim dragon flying, a glistening snake from the Moonless Fells. Fierce-stinger bears the dead on his pinions away o'er the plains. I sink now and cease." The language is archaic, so for 21st century readers a glossary is provided at the back of this book, as well as an index of names to help identify all the characters. Bray’s lengthy introduction has also been revised for modern readers, and some footnote citations omitted; all else remains exactly as it was in Tolkien's time. Remarkably in Bray's edition, the original Icelandic text was included. This would have appealed to Tolkien, as a philologist. He must have relished comparing the English words with the Icelandic, page by page. Illustrator W. G. Collingwood was an English author, artist, antiquary and professor. In 1897 he travelled to Iceland where he spent three months exploring the actual sites that are the settings for the medieval Icelandic sagas. He produced a large number of sketches and watercolours during this time and published an illustrated account of his expedition in 1899. His study of Norse and Anglican archaeology made him widely recognized as a leading authority, and his gorgeous Art Nouveau-style illustrations for the Bray edition are rich with symbolism. The Poetic Edda, the most important existing source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, is part of the literature that influenced Tolkien’s inner world, informing the creation of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Bray, Olive

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