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The Independent - London;  August 3, 1998 ;     491 words ...Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist (The Yellow Jersey Press, Paperback pounds 8.00) By Paul Kimmage IN THE current climate, it's unlikely that yesterday's final stage of the Tour de France featured a repeat...

Classic Cookbook ; FRENCH PROVINCIAL COOKING by Elizabeth David (Penguin...

Birmingham Mail;  November 15, 2007 ;     42 words ...FORGET cheffy books using posh ingredients in complicated recipes - Elizabeth David's landmark work is firmly rooted in the soil and seasons. It reads like a novel and offers recipes for French regional classics such omelettes, souffles, salads, pates stews. Inspiring. PF

Classic Cookbook; FRENCH PROVINCIAL COOKING by Elizabeth David (Penguin...

Birmingham Mail (England);  November 15, 2007 ;     42 words ...FORGET cheffy books using posh ingredients in complicated recipes - Elizabeth David's landmark work is firmly rooted in the soil and seasons. It reads like a novel and offers recipes for French regional classics such omelettes, souffles, salads, pates stews. Inspiring. PF

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The Independent - London;  February 15, 1999 ;     175 words ......Brian Glanville (Virgin, hardback, pounds 16.99) 2 Wisden Cricketers...Hardie Grant Books, hardback pounds 19.99) 3 ESPN Information...Morrison (Hyperion, paperback, pounds 10.50) 4 Made in Leeds...Hagiology Publishing, hardback, pounds 18.99) 7 Best ...

Book reviews: Paddington's back - to kids' delight; Paddington in the...

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  July 1, 2002 ;     197 words ...Byline: Jackie McKeown THAT classic bear is back with two stories filled with charm and humour which are sure to be popular with both girls and boys. Michael Bond's royalties are being donated to Action Research, which funds vital medical research into conditions affecting children and their

Spiritual beauty in the landscape; England's Thousand Best Churches. By...

The Birmingham Post (England);  January 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Ross Reyburn Imagine England's endearing rural landscape without its medieval church towers? The parish church remains one of England's glories and due tribute is paid to this historical treasure trove by journalist Simon Jenkins in his masterful reference book, England's Thousand Best

Books: Picasso the innovator Matisse the realist; Matisse Picasso . By...

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: John Cornall Ever since the days in Picasso's studio in the Bateau Lavoir when Apollinaire and the rest of the bohemian gang threw toy darts at Professor Matisse's portrait of Maguerite, they had always been rivals. Time mellows and it seems that in the decade prior to Matisse's death in

Books Rebels and Outcasts: A Journey Through Christian India by Charlie...

The Independent - London;  September 20, 1998 ;     354 words ...Rebels and Outcasts: A Journey Through Christian India by Charlie Pye-Smith (Penguin paperback, pounds 7.99) Setting out to find the Christians with an "Asian face" in places such as Simla, Pune, Delhi, Goa and Kerala, Pye-Smith successfully...

Book of the Week; Atkinson entertains as he puts the boot in Big Ron: A...

The Independent - London;  November 9, 1998 ;     558 words ...Big Ron: A Different Ball Game By Ron Atkinson (Andre Deutsch, hardback, pounds 16.99) REVENGE must be one of the autobiographer's greatest pleasures, and were Ron Atkinson one of the literary mafia, Big Ron...

'Lucky You' by Carl Hiaasen (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99) Books

Evening Mail;  May 29, 1999 ;     530 words ......thriller, too. Lucky us. 'The Star Wars Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 9.99) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we first...titles. 'No Safe Place' by Richard North Patterson (Arrow paperback, pounds 5.99) As a writer of psychological thrillers centred on...

'Lucky You' by Carl Hiaasen (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99); Books.

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  May 29, 1999 ;     530 words ......thriller, too. Lucky us. 'The Star Wars Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 9.99) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we first...titles. 'No Safe Place' by Richard North Patterson (Arrow paperback, pounds 5.99) As a writer of psychological thrillers centred on...

Books: JOHN J NANCE 'The Last Hostage (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99)

Evening Mail;  May 8, 1999 ;     539 words ......LORD 'Sorry - We're Going to Have to Let You Go' (Warner Paperback, pounds 5.99) When a young whizzkid managing director arrives at...longer. HARRY HARRISON 'The Deathworld Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 7.99) Long before 'Star Wars' turned Harrison Ford into...

Books: JOHN J NANCE 'The Last Hostage (Pan paperback, pounds 5.99).

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  May 8, 1999 ;     539 words ......LORD 'Sorry - We're Going to Have to Let You Go' (Warner Paperback, pounds 5.99) When a young whizzkid managing director arrives at...longer. HARRY HARRISON 'The Deathworld Omnibus' (Orbit paperback, pounds 7.99) Long before 'Star Wars' turned Harrison Ford into...

Books: HISTORICAL ROMANCE; Dreamscapes by Tamara McKinlay (Piatkus Trade...

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  February 4, 2006 ;     103 words ...Byline: Sandra Jury IT IS a joy in this murky winter of ours to be wrapped in the warm glow of an Australian Summer, albeit 80-odd years ago. The young Catriona Summers tours the Outback with her father in a travelling music hall act - she first appeared on stage when just hours old. From such

Books: ROMANCE; Sixpence in her Shoe, by Frances McNeil (Orion trade...

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  August 26, 2006 ;     106 words ...Byline: Sandra Jury A TALE of love and loyalty, magically woven around two main characters, becomes an adult fairy-tale. After the First World War, Jessica Price's life is split between her unfeeling, awkward mother, her beloved shoemender father and her oddball playmate Wilf. With little else to