Neil MacGregor was Director of the National Gallery, London from 1987 to 2002 and of the British Museum from 2002 to 2015, and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin from 2015 to 2018. His previous books include A History of the World in 100 Objects, Shakespeare's Restless World and Germany: Memories of a Nation, all available in Penguin and now between them translated into more than a dozen languages. In 2010, he was made a member of the Order of Merit, the UK's highest civil honour. In 2015 he was awarded the Goethe Medal and the German National Prize. In 2018 the radio series Living with the Gods received the Sandford Saint Martin Award for Religious Broadcasting.

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Marina Cacciapuoti

Italy Segreta is a stunning, photo-forward guide to Italy that aims to break through the homogenization of the country’s narrative to harness the true experience of Italy, region by region. 
 
Each chapter is dedicated to one of Italy’s 20 regions, shot by one photographer who is based in that respective region, with additional secret gem travel information from the Italy Segreta team. Moving the spotlight from the over-circulated images of places like Amalfi and Cinque Terre, readers will be introduced to lesser-known but equally beautiful regions like Marche and Molise through the intimate lens and recommendations of those who know it best. 
 
This book captures not only the beauty of the Italian peninsula, but the way everyone – whether locals or visitors – experience the country’s marvelously complex regions. Italy Segreta offers an escape into the light, sounds, smells and feelings of Italy straight from your coffee table.

Italy Segreta

Travelling Italy Through a Lens, Region by Region

Fanny Zedenius

From homewares to wearables plus some essential wedding accessories, Fanny Zedenius is back and ready to take your macram&eacute; further with 20 projects that propel your knotting to the next level.Beginning with the basics, Fanny will teach you 30 popular, new knots and how to combine them, the best way to calculate your rope lengths and inspiration how to display your makes.Macram&eacute; 2 includes a stunning collection of advanced projects such as beautiful wall hangings, an impressive wedding backdrop, canopy, jacket and foot stool. Fanny also provides tips on natural dyeing, weaving, and how to tackle those larger projects with skill and ease.With beautiful lifestyle photography and illustrated steps, this book has everything you need to expand your knotting horizons and create the designs of your dreams... the possibilities are endless.Macram&eacute; 2 is the perfect companion to Macram&eacute;, also by Fanny Zedenius.

Macramé 2

Homewares, Accessories and More – How to Take Your Knotting to the Next Level

Fanny Zedenius is back and taking on the world of macram&eacute; accessories. Learn how to knot, wear and style 20 simple projects with Macram&eacute; Accessories, from necklaces to cushions, skirts, hair accessories, a lantern and more. Fanny will show you how to master all the knots featured throughout this book through clear step-by-step illustrations, charts and instructions, demystifying this ancient craft. Discover different materials you can use beyond rope to help expand your knotting experience. Packed with stunning lifestyle photography that draws on Fanny&rsquo;s signature Scandi style, this book is indispensable whether you are a beginner or looking for a new knotting challenge to tackle. Take your craft further with Macram&eacute; Accessories and knot stylish projects for yourself and your home.

Macramé Accessories

A Modern Guide to Knotting Accessories

Fanny Zedenius gives this addictive craft a refreshing twist as she takes you through all the essentials, from everything you need to know to get started through to inspiration on how best to display your makes.The 21 projects in Macram&eacute; include impressive wall hangings, a beautiful table runner, a stunning curtain, whimsical dream catchers and pretty plant hangers.Beginning with the basics, the knot glossary in Macram&eacute; covers 30 of the most popular knots plus provides tips on how to create the 7 different patterns through various knot combinations. The book then takes the readers through dip-dyeing, fraying, where to buy materials and how to tackle larger projects, plus 21 projects to make for yourself. Each knot and project includes charts and step illustrations alongside beautiful, inspirational photography that clearly shows each design.Once you have mastered the basic macram&eacute; knots, you can begin to create the designs of your dreams... the possibilities are endless.And if you wish to take your crafting further, get Macram&eacute; 2 - the perfect follow-up to Macram&eacute;!

Macramé

The Craft of Creative Knotting

Quadrille

What Liam and Noel Say&#160;is a collection of the legendary Gallagher brothers&#39; most iconic quotes. 
 
 Superstar siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher are renowned for their musical status, headstrong personalities, infamous feuds and of course, their unforgettable one-liners. Featuring words of wisdom on self-belief, sibling rivalry and the art of rock&#39;n&#39;roll, this book celebrates all things Oasis.&#160; 
 
 "You&#39;ll need to get your pillow out when that c*** starts talking..." 
 
 "I see myself as one of the f**king true great rock&#39;n&#39;roll singers on the planet." 
 
 &ldquo;If I wasn&#39;t a musician, I don&#39;t know. God, maybe? That would be a good job." 
 
 &#160;

What Liam and Noel Say

The Unofficial Collection

Flora Shedden

Banish the winter blues, embrace the stark beauty of the colder months and step into an invitingly warm world of comfort and culinary delight. 
 
In this her eagerly anticipated fourth cookbook, food writer, acclaimed bakery owner and Bake Off semi-finalist Flora Shedden invites readers on a joyous, heart-warming journey through the enchanting winter season in Scotland, celebrating the region’s rich and distinctive culinary heritage and cherished festive traditions. 
 
Offering creative, deliciously do-able savoury and sweet recipes that cater for the entire winter season, it includes a mix of both traditional dishes and modern alternatives, as well as tips to get ahead for Christmas, Hogmanay and Burns Night, ensuring your table is always graced with warmth and flavour from the first snowfall to the final thaw. Set against the backdrop of Scotland’s dramatic landscapes and picture-post­card wintertime charm, it is a stunning culinary adventure that is nothing short of magical.

Winter in the Highlands

Eating, Drinking and Celebrating in Scotland

Laura Goodman

We&#39;ve tried to hide it, shoving carbs aside for cauliflower rice and courgetti, but we&rsquo;re not fooling anyone. Carbs are what we want &ndash; what we really, really want.We love them because they make every meal better. And anyway, global medical guidelines now say carbohydrates should make up 50% of our daily food intake, and that skipping them could lead to long-term health issues. What have we been thinking? It&rsquo;s definitely time to embrace carbs in all their guises. Macaroni cheese is (practically) a medical requirement.Whether you&rsquo;ve always been a die-hard carb lover, or you&#39;d like to learn to love them again, this book has the recipes you need. There are rice bowls, pizzas, pastas, tacos, toasties, muffins, loaves, and oh-so-many ways with the glorious potato, king of the carbs (including all the chip hacks you can shake your&amp; salt at). It&#39;s time to put carbs back on the table.

Carbs

From Weekday Dinners to Blow-out Brunches, Rediscover the Joy of the Humble Carbohydrate

James Martin

Following on from his triumphant TV shows and books James Martin&#39;s American Adventure and James Martin&#39;s French Adventure, our food hero comes home and brings us what he does best in James Martin&#39;s Great British Adventure.The book sees James travel from coast to coast, cooking and eating everywhere from Whitby to Snowdonia, Bristol to Belfast, and Orkney to Padstow. On the way he cooks classic British dishes alongside some more surprising recipes, all with the best ingredients this small island has to offer.<It&#39;s the culinary journey that&#39;s right on your doorstep and here are recipes from the series, along with exclusive photography from behind the scenes on James&#39;s extraordinary food trip.

James Martin's Great British Adventure

A Celebration of Great British Food, with 80 Fabulous Recipes

Nud Dudhia

Chris Whitney

Derivative of brethren: Archaic plural of brother 
 Derivative of bredrin: A very good friend; a best friend or someone with whom you go back very farEnter the world of breddos Tacos and discover the ultimate in edible plates with this inspired, innovative taco cookbook. The brainchild of Nud Dudhia and Chris Whitney, the undisputed kings of street food, the duo offer over 75 recipes for tacos, tostadas and small plates and over 70 condiments. Their awesome dishes include Barbacoa beef cheeks, Yucat&aacute;n chicken with mango habanero sauce, Green chorizo &amp; duck egg, Baja fish tacos and Octopus &lsquo;al pastor&rsquo; with roasted pineapple.In the book, the guys also share their ascent to taco-dom fame; detailing their meat-fuelled Fear &amp; Loathing-esque road trip around the Americas, where they discovered the greatest ever flavour combinations - on a taco.breddos Tacos: The Cookbook is guaranteed to excite even the most discerning of tastebuds whilst revolutionising what it takes to make truly epic tacos.

Breddos Tacos

The Cookbook

Nisha Patel

Nishma Chauhan

Grill My Cheese includes the 50 ultimate recipes for the world&#39;s most-loved comfort food. With easy-to-follow recipes, including delicious sauces and relishes that can be used with other dishes, this book breathes fresh ideas and a renewed sense of fun into an everyday classic.Brought to you by the London duo Grill My Cheese, whom Buzzfeed voted &#39;Top Street Food to Eat This Lifetime&#39;, the recipes include The GMC, a signature cheese blend with b&eacute;chamel sauce, Baby Got Mac, a heavenly marriage of pulled pork, mac &#39;n&#39; cheese and BBQ sauce, The PB&amp;J, a combination of homemade &#39;American&#39; cheese, peanut butter, chilli jam and crispy bacon, and Slumdog Grillionaire, an unusual mixture of Indian spiced potato, apple and peanut chutney, onion and of course cheese.Nisha and Nishma also offer ideas for dessert, including the decadent grilled cheese doughnut.

Grill My Cheese

From Slumdog Grillionaire to Justin Brieber: 50 of the Greatest Toasted Cheese Sandwiches Ever!

Banjo Beale

A Place in Scotland is a collation of interior spaces that represent a rejuvenated Scottish vernacular that has emerged over the past twenty years. 
 
 Something is happening in Scotland &ndash; a new confidence &ndash; and inspirational voices are redefining what &#39;Scottish style&#39; really is. Banjo and Alexander see this manifesting in homes and public spaces alike. Spanning the breadth of Scotland, they have picked places that tell a story, highlight sustainable design and represent a considered style that can be recreated at home. 
 
 Including thirty different spaces, from a masterfully restored Scottish castle and the Gleneagles hotel to a World War 2 control tower in the Scottish Highlands and a brightly coloured tenement apartment in Glasgow, A Place in Scotland is a celebration of clever and contemporary design. All these beautifully photographed places will not only give you interiors inspiration, but take you on a stunning journey through Scotland.

A Place In Scotland

Beautiful Scottish Interiors

Sally Coulthard

Ever wondered why we touch wood, salute magpies, skip over cracks and throw salt over our&#160;shoulders? Then Sally Coulthard has the answer as she gets under the skin of these peculiar pastimes&#160;in her new book Superstition.&#160;Exploring&#160;the history and background of fifty of these fascinating cultural behaviours, discover&#160;how they affected our everyday life and why many of these beliefs are still pertinent today. 
 
 Superstitions reveal the hopes, fears and preoccupations of our ancestors and give&#160;a fascinating glimpse into how they lived. Seemingly bizarre folk beliefs and practices &ndash; in&#160;farming,&#160;marriage, craft, love, feasting, birth and death &ndash;&#160;often have their roots in real-life worries and desires.&#160;By looking at the material circumstances and challenging environments of our forefathers we start to understand how strange rituals and rules give comfort and reassurance, whether it&rsquo;s hoping for a good harvest, wishing our loved ones a safe journey or trying for a baby. 
 &#160; 
 Pick a side. This is a book with two covers, giving you the chance to decide if you want to enter the light or dark side.&#160;With its gorgeous folk illustrations and light-hearted tone, Superstition aims not only to give readers a fascinating insight into recent history but also bring a smile of recognition that, perhaps, we&rsquo;ve got more in common with our superstitious ancestors than we&rsquo;d care to admit.

Superstition

White Rabbits and Black Cats – The History of Common Folk Beliefs

Catherine Phipps

&#39;Who better as a guide to using them, whether stovetop or electric models, than the Queen of pressure cooking... Catherine Phipps. As someone who is in the wasteful habit of using mine just for pulses and stock, I&#39;m inordinately grateful to her.&#39; &ndash; Nigella Lawson&#39;Don&#39;t be put off using a pressure cooker: buy this book and learn the way to a quicker, healthy, taste-capturing way of cooking. Catherine takes away any doubts and will open your eyes to the way of the pressure cooker. Well, it certainly worked for me.&#39; &ndash; Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers&#39;The Pressure Cooker Bible from the Pressure Cooker Queen&hellip; Wonderful!!!&#39; &ndash; Si King, The Hairy BikersWith over 200 recipes, Modern Pressure Cooking is the essential pressure cooker cookbook. Author Catherine Phipps gently guides readers through everything they need to know about cooking in a stovetop or electric pressure cooker, with foolproof, step-by-step instructions. Shakshouka with Feta, All in One Macaroni Cheese, Crispy Aromatic Duck, Squid and Chorizo with Black Rice &ndash; all the recipes included are delicious and will go down well with hungry friends and family. Pressure cooking is a wonder cooking method: you can make meals in minutes (on average, a third or less of the time of other cooking methods &ndash; risotto takes 7 minutes!), it&#39;s energy-efficient and food cooked in a pressure cooker retains more nutrients and more flavour. Cooking this way makes life easier!

Modern Pressure Cooking

The Comprehensive Guide to Stovetop and Electric Cookers, with Over 200 Recipes

Chloe Fox

Alexander (Lee) McQueen was - for the 15 years that he stood at its helm - British fashion&#39;s most significant figure.His extraordinary career, which took him from humble beginnings as an apprentice on Savile Row to the creative directorship of his own global brand, is a story of hard work, ambition and visionary brilliance. Leading photographers such as Mario Testino and Corinne Day photographed his stunning designs for Vogue, and through them Alexander McQueen&#39;s career is presented - from the controversy of his early shows to the elegiac perfection of his last - with a particular emphasis on the evolution of his signature style: immaculate tailoring, slashed fabric, historical references and beauty in the macabre.The book shows that McQueen&#39;s own ambition was fully realised: &#39;I want to be the purveyor of a certain silhouette or a way of cutting so that, when I&#39;m dead and gone, people will know that the Twenty-first Century was started by Alexander McQueen&#39;.Vogue, the international fashion bible, has charted the careers of designers through the decades. Its unique archive of photographs, taken by the leading photographers of the day from Cecil Beaton to Mario Testino, and original illustrations, together with its stable of highly respected fashion writers, make Vogue the most authoritative and prestigious source of reference on fashion. With a circulation of over 160,000 and a readership of over 1,400,000, no brand is better positioned to present a library on the great fashion designers of the modern age.

Vogue on: Alexander McQueen

Tom Kitchin

Scotland&#39;s hottest chef takes us into his home kitchen to show just how accessible, inexpensive and uncomplicated gourmet food can be. 
 
Tom draws on his experienceof home cooking to provide a superb collection of recipes for time-pressured cooks that makes the most of fresh, seasonal food. From one-pan wonders and meals that can be put together in half-an-hour, to intensely flavoured braises that can be assembled in next to no time and left alone to cook, there are brilliant ideas for easy midweek meals. 
 
These are recipes that have been created specifically for the home kitchen, not dishes adapted and compromised from a chef&#39;s restaurant. Shoppingfor them is easy, techniques are straightforward and they are fun to cook. Tom also offers readers his &#39;Kitchin Secrets&#39; covering a host of topics, including sourcing the best ingredients, preparing ahead, getting the timing right, and balancing the flavoursin a dish. 
 
This beautifully illustrated, contemporary cookbook will appeal to a wide audience, not least Tom&#39;s many fans from his engaging television appearances.

Kitchin Suppers

Danie Couchman

Danie Couchman grew up on the move, her family never staying still long enough for her to say where she&rsquo;s from. At twenty-five, and living in her seventeenth home, she finds herself drowning in the rush of London life, and makes an impulsive decision: to buy a narrowboat and make it her home.Surrounded by an eclectic and itinerant community in the uncharted territory of the capital&rsquo;s urban wilderness, Danie becomes fully immersed in this hidden world. Each day onboard her boat Genesis is an adventure full of disaster and magic. Over five years of living off-grid, nomadic Danie learns to survive the many highs and lows of boat life alone, keeping herself, and her steel home, afloat.A captivating debut, Afloat is the story of a young woman&rsquo;s desire to escape an ever more isolated city existence and reconnect with nature, discovering what is important in life.

Afloat

A Memoir

James Morton

Tom Morton

"A wonderful slice of home, food and family from one of the most beautiful places on earth: this book is heaven." &ndash; Jenny ColganShetland is where Scotland meets Scandinavia and the North Sea hits the Atlantic Ocean. Isolated, unspoilt and rich in history and tradition, Shetland is a truly singular place. And for James and Tom Morton, it&rsquo;s home.Shetland: Cooking on the Edge of the World explores life on an island with food, drink and community at its heart. Surrounded by crystal-clear waters, Shetland seafood is second to none. The native sheep roam freely. Here cooks, farmers, crofters and fishermen toil following traditions that go back hundreds of years.This is a heartfelt book, full of passion for place and community. The recipes celebrate the very best the isles have to offer, feasting on the ocean&rsquo;s harvest and the treasures of croft land and cliff face. There is cooking fuelled by necessity and thrift and, as you might expect on Scotland&rsquo;s Norse edge, there are drams and parties galore. With spectacular photography by Andy Sewell, Shetland celebrates a very different kind of island paradise.

Shetland

Cooking on the Edge of the World

Kim-Joy

Infuse your baking with a sprinkle of glitter, a rainbow of colours and a menagerie of woodland creatures with the help of this unique baking book from everyone&#39;s favourite Great British Bake Off finalist, Kim-Joy!If you&#39;ve ever wanted to know how to bring your baking to life, Kim-Joy will show you how in this fun and practical book. As well as basic cake mixes, biscuit doughs, fillings/frostings and decorating techniques, she shares 40 of her wonderfully imaginative designs for iced biscuit creatures, big occasion cakes, character macarons and meringues, ornate breads and showstopping traybakes.Recipes include step-by-step photography and adorable illustrations accompanied by little messages of positivity throughout.Whether you want to learn how to make a llama cookie, a cat paradise cake, a panda-madeleine or a choux-bun turtle, there&#39;s something here to capture your imagination and spread a little (Kim-)Joy!

Baking with Kim-Joy

Cute and Creative Bakes to Make You Smile

Ben Ford

David Turofsky

From the award-winning and fried-chicken obsessed duo behind Wingmans, chef Ben Ford and David Turofsky, comes Wings and Things, a book that celebrates the glorious bird with some of the most mouth-watering, saucy, internationally inspired variations on classic wings.Recipes to savour include moreish favourites such as their multi-award-winning Buffalo Wings, Korean Seoulja Boi Wings with gochujang, pineapple, and black sesame, Jamaican Heatwave Wings made fiery with Scotch bonnet chillies, and Satays&rsquo;faction Guaranteed Wings coated in satay sauce and served with cooling cucumber.Other chapters offer ways to make use of the other parts of a chicken so as to avoid waste, such as Sticky BBQ Chicken Thighs with Celeriac and Bourbon-glazed Onions, breast fillets for the best-ever burgers, chicken livers in little sliders &ndash; and even chicken skin crisped up to make the most incredible salty, irresistible topping. Alongside all of these, you&rsquo;ll find sides, sharing plates, lots of sauces and pickles, drinks and unbelievable desserts to complete your feast!Spread your wings and master the art of cooking chicken wings to perfection!

Wings and Things

Lip-smacking Chicken Recipes

Neal Martin

The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide 1870&ndash;2020 breaks new ground in wine publishing, being the first volume to cover in depth 150 years of vintages and totally unique in its cultural scope. For wine lovers and collectors this is the indispensable guide, not only for finding out what happened in a particular season, but providing wider historical and social context. Every single year is accompanied by one event or milestone, one song or musical composition and one film that encapsulates the spirit of the time as well as the world into which the vintage was born. Wine writer Neal Martin offers a personal, witty take on the traditional wine handbook, with notes on not just the growing seasons, harvests and wines themselves, but cultural phenomena ranging from Sherlock Holmes through Casablanca to Beyonc&eacute;. Innovative, inspired and addictively dip-in-able, The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide is an essential addition to your bookshelf as well as your cellar.

The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide

150 Years from 1870 to 2020

Elizabeth David

Culinary legend Elizabeth David revolutionized British cooking, her recipes bringing the colour and vibrancy of sunnier climes to kitchens everywhere. This beautiful new collection celebrates Elizabeth's best and most-loved vegetable recipes, spanning her lifetime's cooking and featuring a range of delicious, timeless dishes filled with irresistible flavours and scents. With today's increase in vegetarianism and emphasis on eating more fresh vegetables, this superb collection  -  the first time these recipes have been gathered together before  -  will inspire a whole new generation of food lovers. Seven chapters guide the reader from soups, salads and small dishes through to pasta, rice dishes and more substantial fare.  Now, these mouthwatering recipes will be accompanied by sumptuous colour photography, while threaded throughout are some of Elizabeth's short essays  -  richly evocative pieces full of history and anecdote as well as practical culinary advice. Published to celebrate the centenary of Elizabeth's birth, Elizabeth David on Vegetables is a must-have for anyone wishing to give vegetables a starring role in the kitchen.

Elizabeth David on Vegetables

Joanna Gray

&ldquo;Love is an ice cream sundae with all the marvellous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top.&rdquo; 
 Jimmy Dean 
 &#160; 
 Succumb to your primal desires with&#160;The Little Book of Sex. From the first signs of attraction to the post-coital glow, explore the wonderful world of sex through raunchy quotes, tales of history&rsquo;s most insatiable lovers and sensual tips to get you in the mood for lurve. With forays into foreplay, a romp through the&#160;Karma Sutra&#160;and even an explanation of the science behind the sizzle, you&rsquo;re in for titillating treat. 
 &#160; 
 Perfect for couples who want to add a bit of spice to their love life or as a cheeky present for a friend soon to be hitched,&#160;The Little Book of Sex&#160;is the ideal book to get you feeling frisky (and probably provide a bit of a giggle at the same time!). 
 &#160;

The Little Book of Sex

Hot | Hot | Hot

Alison Davies

The Celtic Year is your year-long companion to the magic and mystery of the Celts. 
 
As you follow along with the Wheel of the Year, you will discover the traditions, beliefs and rituals of these ancient people. With this beautiful book as your guide, immerse yourself in nature and harness the power of the elements as you discover everything from practices and deities, to signs, symbols and sacred sites. 
 
Learn your tree sign and discover a new festival every month. Plus, with simple creative exercises and nature-inspired rituals, this book will remind you to live more in tune with the seasons. 
 
Celebrate the magic of the Celts in every phase of the year with The Celtic Year.

The Celtic Year

Folklore, Myths and Magic

Tessa Kiros

Tessa Kiros, renowned for her exquisite food and travel books, takes us on a fascinating journey across the globe to explore French culinary influences in far-flung destinations. Her journey begins in Provence, where Tessa first fell in love with French food, and explores the Mediterranean region&rsquo;s links between the indigenous ingredients, flavours, materials and traditions.She then takes the path of early French explorers, travelling to the island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean; Vietnam in South-east Asia; Pondicherry on the Bay of Bengal, India; La R&eacute;union, a French island in the Indian Ocean; finally returning to France and landing in Normandy, where the cuisine is so different from the South of France. In each destination, Tessa delves into the history and culinary traditions of the country (or region), discovering how French cuisine has become embroiled with local ingredients and traditions.The result is an intriguing collection of recipes that will appeal to all those with a broad interest in food and culture.

Provence to Pondicherry

Recipes from France and Faraway

Ovie Soko

Whatever&rsquo;s happened before is in the past. Just do your thing.Don&rsquo;t fight yourself, because that will make you more frustrated than anythingAt the end of the day, it&rsquo;s the small gestures that speak the loudestOvie Soko won hearts all over the world during his time on Love Island UK with his openness and wise insights. Now, he has a message for everyone:YOU 
ARE 
DOPEYou, yes, YOU, are exactly where you&rsquo;re meant to be right now. You&rsquo;re ready for what life is going to throw at you and you&rsquo;re ready to embrace life in all of its glorious complications.This book will help you find your way to peace and teach you to cherish the small moments that are a part of our big lives. Most importantly, it will show you how to love who you are right now and embrace who you are going to be.

You Are Dope

Let the Power of Positive Energy Into Your Life

Gemma Bowes

Extraordinary Escapes uncovers the hidden treasures that the UK has to offer, featuring unique and characterful holiday homes from the hit Channel 4 series, plus many more. These incredible getaways showcase England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including some of the most stunning areas of Suffolk, Kent, the Cotswolds, Devon, Cornwall and Norfolk.Explore amazing homes around the country, with a guide to the landscape, history and architecture of each one. Whether you&#39;re seeking a rural idyll or a remote romantic retreat, the beautifully designed and lovingly restored properties in the book include a Scottish castle, a converted lighthouse, cosy treehouses and an artist&#39;s mill.With a foreword by Sandi Toksvig, Extraordinary Escapes will evoke memories of childhood holidays and reinforce the benefits of slow living, glorious natural surroundings and mindful travel, inspiring you to look closer to home for that truly special escape.

Extraordinary Escapes

Unique and Wild Getaways Across the UK

The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide 1870–2024 covers, in depth, over 150 years of vintages and is totally unique in its cultural scope. 
 
For wine lovers and collectors this is the new indispensable guide, updated throughout and including 2021–2024 vintages. This handbook not only explains what happened in a particular season, but provides wider historical and social context. Every single year is accompanied by one event or milestone, one song or musical composition and one film that encapsulates the spirit of the time as well as the world into which the vintage was born. 
 
Wine writer Neal Martin offers a personal, witty take on the traditional wine handbook, with notes on not just the growing seasons, harvests and wines themselves, but cultural phenomena ranging from Sherlock Holmes through Casablanca to Harry Styles. Innovative, inspired and addictively dip-in-able, The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide is an essential addition to your bookshelf as well as your cellar.

From 1870 to 2024

Meg Abbott

Off the Beaten Track: The Highlands is a thoughtfully curated guide revealing the hidden joys of the Highlands, including where to eat well, explore and rest along the way. 
 
 There are few places that leave their mark on you more than The Scottish Highlands. From pristine white-sand beaches and soaring mountains to thick pine forests, heathery peatlands and shimmering lochs, this is one of those rare places on Earth that seems to expand and grow more fascinating the longer you spend exploring it. 
 
 Each chapter of this guide lays out a hand-picked selection of places to sample local flavours and find a home away from home in this beautiful region, as well as inspiration for activities that embrace the seasons. Whether you&rsquo;re looking for breathtaking views from a day spent hiking, deep lochs for bathing, miles of rugged empty beach, the perfect pub for ale and oysters or a waterside eco bothy to switch off from the outside world, there&rsquo;s something for everyone here.

The Highlands

Where to Eat, Sleep and Explore

Gaz Oakley

With Gaz Oakley&rsquo;s fantastic alternatives to the traditional turkey and trimmings, you can enjoy delicious plant-based recipes throughout the holiday season. 
 
 Gaz talks you through the menus and the planning, from Christmas breakfast through to show-stopping lunches with the likes of Cauliflower Wellington, Slow-roasted Mushroom Fillet, Festive Nut Roast Wreath, or the perfect Thanksgiving centrepiece Pumpkin Mac and Cheese. And these are all rounded off with spectacular dairy-free puds, including boozy Tiramisu and Cr&egrave;me Br&ucirc;l&eacute;e Tartlets. And it&rsquo;s not just about the big celebrations: Gaz offers ideas for delicious leftovers, including the Ultimate Christmas Burger, as well as classics such as Bubble &amp; Squeak Patties. 
 
 Packed with ideas and inspiration, Plants Only Holidays offers fresh and flavoursome vegan dishes perfect for the festive table. 
 
 Text is extracted and updated from Vegan Christmas: Over 70 Amazing Vegan Recipes for the Festive Season and Holidays by Gaz Oakley.

Plants Only Holidays

Indulgent, Plant-Forward Recipes for the Festive Season

Thom Eagle

NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 ANDRE SIMON FOOD &amp; DRINK BOOK OF THE YEARBBC RADIO 4 FOOD PROGRAMME BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2018THE TIMES BEST FOOD BOOKS OF 2018FINANCIAL TIMES SUMMER FOOD BOOKS OF 2018"A one-off, the kind of food book that I believed was no longer being published... When I reached the last page, I went back to the beginning." &ndash; Bee Wilson, The Times"A book as rich and rewarding as the rabbit stew he spends so many chapters making." &ndash; Jenny Linford, Times Literary Supplement"A wonderful taste of fresh air... First, Catch is almost revolutionary... His words are delicious, musical heaven." &ndash; William Sitwell&lsquo;Thom Eagle&rsquo;s writing is pure joy &ndash; effortless and unaffected. Even such a seemingly banal and simple thing as boiling vegetables is engaging and illuminating in his hands. He is easily one of my favourite writers, and this book deserves to become a classic.&rdquo; &ndash; Olia Hercules, author of Mamushka and Kaukasis"It feels so tantalisingly transgressive to find a book that looks beautiful, feels lovely in the hand and just contains words &mdash; gorgeous, thoughtful essays... from a talented chef and writer." - Tim Hayward, Financial Times&lsquo;The thing to do is just begin. The question, of course, is where?&rsquo;So opens Thom Eagle&rsquo;s hymn to a singular early spring meal. A cookbook without recipes, this is an invitation to journey through the mind of a chef as they work. Stand next to Thom in the kitchen as he muses on the very best way to coax flavour out of an onion (slowly, and with more care than you might expect), or considers the crucial role of salt in the creation of the perfect assembly for early green shoots and leaves.In an era when we are so distracted that we eat almost without realising what we&rsquo;ve just put in our mouth, this is food and writing to savour, gently steering the cook back towards simplicity, confidence and, above all, taste.

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