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Ни для кого не секрет, что овощи очень полезны для здоровья. А самым доступным и полезным овощем можно по праву назвать капусту. Из нее можно приготовить огромное количество блюд, как простых, так и изысканных. Прочитав это издание, вы сможете каждый день радовать себя, своих родных и близких новыми блюдами из капусты.
Большинство людей считают рыбу идеальным продуктом, и это неудивительно, ведь она очень питательна, полезна и вкусна. Рыбные лакомства можно есть, не боясь потерять стройность фигуры, они очень полезны как для детей, так и для взрослых. На страницах этого издания собраны 365 рецептов рыбных блюд. Сюда вошли как традиционные рецепты, известные нам с детства, так и самые новые блюда. Прочитав эту кн…
Если плиты и микроволновые печи стали уже привычным явлением в наших кухнях, то достоинства аэрогриля известны еще не всем. А этот прибор незаменим для тех, кто любит не только вкусную, но и полезную пищу. Пожалуй, ни одно приспособление для приготовления пищи не способно в полной мере сохранить витамины и полезные вещества так, как аэрогриль. В книге можно найти самые разнообразные рецепты с указ…
An A-Z guide to martial arts heroesWho gave Bruce Lee advice on kicking and taught Muhammad Ali how to punch? Which Welshman is revered in Japan as a karate expert, novelist and environmentalist? On which film did Jackie Chan fracture his skull and almost lose his life? All these questions and more are answered in From Lee To Li.Ben Stevens, a lifelong martial arts fan, has compiled a quirky and i…
One of the most endearing features of sport is its perennial humour. Witness this extraordinary collection of Freudian slips, true confessions, double entendres and unintentional puns which demonstrates that sporting foot-in-mouth disease is far more rampant than mad cow disease.Players, coaches, commentators and journalists are all represented as well as some famous names who know little about sp…
Sunday Times Bestseller As quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips or a British Bulldog, the boxy, utilitarian Land Rover Defender has become an iconic part of what it is to be British. It is said that for more than half the world's population, the first car they ever saw was a Land Rover Defender. It mirrors many of our national traits, stiff upper-lipped and slightly eccentric. Th…
On Sunday 22 July, Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider ever to win the Tour de France. It was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication and a vision begun with the creation of Team Sky. This is the inside story of that journey to greatness.On Sunday 22 July, Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider ever to win the Tour de France. It was the culmination of years of hard …
Fernando Torres is one of the hottest properties in world football. From local Madrid idol to Kop hero and European Championship winner, he talks here for the first time about the unique challenges faced in his two seasons in England, with candid snapshots of his early years in Spain and life in the North West on and off the field.At the age of 25, Spain’s Fernando Torres has already established h…
The first book to cover in detail every major climb ever used in the Tour de France, including detail on the actual route (with maps and profile), length, height, list of winners and route descriptions of how to emulate the King of the Mountains and get from the bottom to the top.Every year the Tour de France is said to only really start when it reaches the first mountain stages: the drama of the …
A glorious, fully illustrated insider account from Team Sky of the greatest summer in British road cycling history, as team-mates Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome go head-to-head in the quest for gloryThe summer of 2013 will be the most significant moment yet in Team Sky’s short but wildly successful history and a landmark in the story of British cycling. After their glorious success in last y…
Following on from the hugely successful Best After-Dinner Sports Tales, yet more rousing stories from the after-dinner speaking circuit, from some of the biggest names in sport as well as celebrities from the world of entertainment.The book will take a look at the cricket world, with stories from Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and the sub-continent, and go on to cover many other…
Get out your knitting needles, crochet hooks and sewing machines and learn to make something truly original!Complete with step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography, these projects – from knitted fingerless gloves to upcycled vintage summer bunting – will add individuality to your home and wardrobe, and also make perfect gifts.25 fun and simple projects to make, perfect for beginners.Comp…
Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy’s incredible, record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country’s greatest ever Olympian), this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. This 33-year-old cycling fanatic from Murrayfield in the suburbs of Edinburgh defied the doubters who thought he would struggle when his specialist discipline, the 1km time trial, was dropped from the …
A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick’s brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen.At 29, Marcus Trescothick was widely regarded as one of the batting grea…
The quintessential barking-mad Yorkshire cricketer, 'Hoggy's' record-breaking bowling exploits for England allied to his humorous, uniquely oddball yet hugely endearing attitude to sport and life makes this essential reading for all lovers of the game.Matthew Hoggard is the sort of character you find in war films: dependable, dog-loving, salt of the earth and very British.He is the fast bowler who…