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An easy guide to Korean cooking, by mix and matching seven essential ingredients, along with some easy-to-find additions.

Sabrina Ghayour's original bestseller is a celebration of the food & flavours from around the Southern & Eastern shores of the Mediterranean, with over 100 recipes for Middle Eastern dishes

Project: Collage is packed with great ideas for creating eye-catching collages, with 50 step-by-step projects to inspire you. Cut it, stick it, twist it! Collage is the art of reinvention, a magical and tactile process that invites you to collect, combine and transform existing imagery and ephemera, both old and new, into entirely original compositions. Tactile, versatile and accessible, collage encapsulates the magic of experimentation. Collage can elevate trash into treasure, reinterpreting the familiar and mundane. Requiring no specialist equipment - only everyday materials - it is an art form for everyone and every budget. The 50 contemporary collage projects within this book will both inform and inspire you to experiment with a range of materials, techniques and themes. Each chapter centers around a different subject, and the projects within develop on this theme and offer a variety of fresh approaches to it. Simple step-by-step directions demonstrate the creative process behind an example artwork. With a great mix of collage styles to choose from, you can start at the beginning and work your way through the book, or dip in and out of the projects as you wish. From striking architectural builds to mixed-media menageries, this book offers fresh ideas and guidance to help you cut and paste your way to your own unique artworks.

The ability to tie knots is a fundamental skill that can be used both indoors and out. Knots have long been a crucial tool for anyone working on any project or activity, from practical applications to artistic techniques. This comprehensive guide to 80 knots is essential for sailing, fishing, and other outdoor pursuits. How to Select and Tie 80 Really Useful Knots contains an explanation of the basic terms used relating to knots and ropes, and cordage.From the rolling hitch to the boa knot, every knot is accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations, making this a resource you'll turn to time and time again.Features: Useful knots for sailing Clever knots for camping Valuable knots for mountaineers Handy knots for the home and garden

A Recipe For Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of recipes compiled to keep the yearlong menu interesting and varied. Reflecting the changing seasons and linking to events on key dates - pumpkin-spiced for Halloween, festive goose for Christmas - these mouth-watering dishes are perfect to share with the ones we love.This book is a joyful celebration of all our tried-and-true favourite dishes, whether you're craving a hearty breakfast, or you want to tantalize your taste buds with an indulgent dinner.Dive straight in to discover 365 recipes, with easy-to-follow instructions, covering many sweet and savoury dishes: including stews, casseroles, puddings, cakes, pot roasts, risottos and puddings.This warm and soulful book is the perfect gift that will last the whole year, with a little bit of magic to read every day.

The internationally renowned human rights barrister shows us how the power to change the world is in the hands of people, not the people in power.

The ultimate mod memoir - from Britain's best-known 'face'.

Discover paper's true potential with this book full of exciting ideas.

Over 90 South Asian recipes with a desi twist

A comprehensive and beginner-friendly guide to growing mushrooms in the home and garden, from one of the UK's leading sellers of mushroom growing kits.

The debut book from disability activist and TikTok sensation Lucy Edwards

From online sensation Rosie Hardy, this is the ultimate guide to photographic self-expression. Drawing on both her unique skills and lived experience, Rosie delivers a masterclass in self-portraiture, giving the reader the knowledge base and inspiration to tell their own stories, control their image and go far beyond the standard 'selfie'.

Nature therapy is the practice of reconnecting with the natural world to refresh your physical and mental well-being. Including tips to help you discover your connection with the outdoors, activity inspiration and a holistic approach to wellness, this book is the ultimate guide to unlocking the transformative power of nature.

The essential guide to colour theory and mixing for artists.

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most celebrated women in the world - she's also one of the most notorious yo-yo dieters. "It has been the battle of my life," she has said, "... a battle I am still fighting every waking moment." Anyone who, like Oprah, has endured the vicious rollercoaster of losing, regaining and then putting on more weight knows that the advice we are being given doesn't work. So, what does? Dr Zoë Harcombe, PhD, experienced the misery of yo-yo dieting throughout her twenties and decided to use her scientific training to find a solution. She has spent the past 20 years studying diet, eating habits and the escalating obesity crisis and is now the go-to nutrition expert for some of the world's leading doctors. In The Diet Fix, Zoë reveals her 10-step plan for success. Using evidence-based analysis, she tells us how to lose weight without hunger, how to eat better rather than less and, most importantly, how to make it different this time.

An illustrated celebration of crying in all its forms - combining stories, science and culture to show that a good cry could just be the secret to happiness.

Did you know we spend an average of 90% of our time indoors? With the air-purifying, mind-calming, stress-relieving and productivity-boosting power of houseplants well established, it is time to transform your home with plants.Created by leading houseplant brand Leaf Envy, The Plant Parent Guide to Styling Your Home is here to reveal the incredible world of tropical houseplants, but also teach you to select, style and care for them in the best way to suit your space.Upgrade your home with perfectly placed greenery by following the bespoke styling guides for every room, from shaded bedrooms to steamy bathrooms. Whether you're looking for the perfect Zoom backdrop or an oasis of calm in a busy kitchen, there are plenty of tips and tricks for choosing the best plants to suityour light, upkeep and styling requirements.Easy-to-follow care guides make becoming a plant parent pro simple, with advice for every season to ensure your plants flourish year-round. For houseplant newbies there are recommendations for the species hardest to kill, while for the already green-fingered there are ideas for more unusual plants to introduce, and instructions for mastering the art of propagation. With The Plant Parent Guide, any home can become a beautiful and thriving plant-filled space.

Eighty years on, D-Day The Oral History is a fresh and significant new history of arguably the most important day of the 20th Century.On 6th June 1944, the Allied invasion began. For hours, wave after wave of soldiers, sailors, and airmen crossed the channel and stormed the Normandy coast, fighting to gain a foothold in Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. It was the largest combined air and seaborne invasion ever, involving over 150,000 Allied troops on the ground, and its eventual success became a critical turning point in the war, spelling the beginning of the end for the Third Reich.As the events of that day fade from living memory, it's more important than ever to understand what it felt like to be there and to live through it, on both sides. In this definitive work, Garrett M. Graff, the bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky: The Oral History of 9/11, compiles hundreds of US, Canadian, UK, French and German voices to tell the full story of exactly how that historic day unfolded, in visceral detail. From paratroopers to fighter pilots to nurses, generals, French villagers, German Defenders to Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, this is the most intimate re-telling of D-Day published to date. Praise for THE ONLY PLANE IN THE SKY: "The most moving and chilling oral history you will read." The Times"Incredibly evocative and compelling." The Washington Post"A hugely powerful new book." Dan Snow"Astonishing book about an astonishing, terrifying atrocity, relived in real time by those who were there. I read it in one sitting & was utterly gripped from start to finish." Piers Morgan

Embrace the magic of agave and indulge your thirst for new ways to drink spicy tequila and smoky mezcal If you think that the ubiquitous tequila can only be consumed as a slammer with requisite salt and lime chaser, think again. It is so much more than just a shot glass favorite, but if the only tequila you've tried starred lime juice and a salt rim, it's high time you expanded your repertoire. The tequila revolution is here. With its unique aroma and heady buzz, tequila has won its way into drinkers' hearts worldwide. Every day new craft, artisan and small-batch tequila brands are opening its doors to a loyal and thirsty following of blue agave lovers desperate to get their hands on this nectar of the Aztec gods. And the good stuff deserves a great cocktail.Tequila Cocktails is a cheeky and uncomplicated guide to mixing cocktails using agave spirits that best showcase the true potential of spicy tequila and smoky mezcal. You'll find over 50 recipes for boozy stirred numbers and refreshing frozen drinks, easy highballs, and yes more than one spin on the classic margarita, that are fun to create - and even more fun to drink! So, get your cocktail shaker ready.

The beloved food brand Higgidy are back with a third book, and they're on a mission to make it as simple as possible to cook and eat more veg. Higgidy Clever with Veg is a collection of more than 100 easy, down-to-earth veggie recipes. Whether you're a committed vegetarian or just keen to start eating more veg, you'll find plenty of straightforward, mouth-watering recipes and helpful hacks.With chapters ranging from fuss free roasting tin dishes to speedy salads, recipes for parties and gatherings to veg packed sweet treats, Higgidy Clever with Veg has something for everyone. The book includes handy tips and tricks for wasting less food, such as herb pesto and easy pickling, as well as seasonal menu plans for every occasion.Recipes include:- No-fish Fingers and Pea Dip- Scruffy Cauli Cheese Rigatoni- Roasted Roots and Black Bean Burritos- Winter Kale Caesar- Pea, Lemon & Pine nut Mille Feuille- Sticky Aubergine Tatin- Dark Chocolate Courgette Cupcakes- Lemon and Cucumber Sorbet

Macro is one of the fastest-growing genres in photography, and with this comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide, macro expert Matt Doogue invites you to discover a whole new world of creative image-making.- Go from complete novice to confident macro shooter - Learn from a top professional sharing tips & tricks for success - Discover an exciting new genre of photographic practice - Connect with nature and develop a deeper understanding of wildlife - Master key techniques for pro-level macro photography results - Experience a more mindful approach to taking photosFrom understanding the optimal lens, to the shooting environment, advanced techniques and post-processing, unlock the beauty of the miniature world with this detailed guide.

"If you know someone who missed out on Latin at school and wants to live a happier life, you could do no better than give them Harry Mount's entertainingly educative Latin primer." Know Latin and - mirabile dictu - you will know Wilfred Owen's misery, Catullus's aching heart and the comedy of a thousand bachelor schoolmasters.