Book of The Month

A collection of the “Top Gear” team’s sensible, level-headed advice for coping with the everyday scenarios that we all face now and again We’ve all suffered at the hands of life’s little problems from time to time, whether it’s being stuck in traffic jams, picking the kids up from school, or leaping from a plane .. Continue Reading

Home brewing and wine-making is fun, easy and hugely satisfying. If you garden or forage, can follow a recipe or make jam, and you enjoy a drink, this is the book for you. Andy’s no-nonsense, easy-to-follow guide will enable the beginner and inspire the expert with over 100 recipes including beer made from hops and .. Continue Reading

Lonely Planet Language Reference We’re “chuffed” to bits to present this tour of “Ole Blighty’s” lingo. It s the “dog s bollocks!” Try it out on the lads down your local, have a few pints, don’t worry about sounding “naff”– if it all goes “pear-shaped,” wait for the sound of ” Oh, bless! ” as .. Continue Reading

It has taken Giles Coren a lifetime to master the art of eating out.From a lonely childhood spent in pub car parks, peering in at a magical world of chickens in baskets and butter in little foil squares, to belching his way through taste clouds of prawn gas and chocolate air at ‘the best restaurant .. Continue Reading

With Handmade Wedding Crafts, you can create beautiful items at a fraction of the cost of buying new, often in a far more environmentally-friendly way and all with a vintage flair. Betty Bee’s 35 step-by-step projects show you how to make your bouquet, centrepieces, invitations, favours and more. Each chapter covers a different theme, so .. Continue Reading

Signed Edition | Published by Hodder & Stoughton | £20.00 Transform your home from shabby to chic, with the help of Kirstie Allsopp. Looking to the past for inspiration and embracing vintage style to create something unique and beautiful, Kirstie continues her love affair with everything handmade. Re-using, restoring and upcycling, Kirstie shows how to .. Continue Reading

Published by Harpercollins | £16.99 In December 2011, as the nation watched, the Military Wives‘ single was named Christmas Number 1. A few weeks earlier they had been just regular women living on military bases in Devon: the wives and girlfriends of soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. The story of the Military Wives has entranced the .. Continue Reading

Merrell Publishers Ltd | £24.95 Retro is back – if it ever went away – and more and more of us are finding inspiration in the homes of the twentieth century. Whether your preferred style is elegant Art Deco, streamlined mid-century modern or the chrome-laden decor of the classic American diner, Retro Home shows you .. Continue Reading

Published by Ebury Press | £15.99 Once again organized county by county, “The Good Pub Guide” is as invaluable as ever. Its comprehensive yearly updates and countless reader reports ensure that only the very best pubs make the grade. Here you will find classic country pubs, town-centre inns, riverside retreats, historic gems and exciting newcomers, .. Continue Reading

Virgin Books | £12.99 A first of its kind collection, “How to Rap” is an insightful and intelligent breakdown of the elements of rap for anyone wanting to learn the art form or understand the principles behind it. Author Paul Edwards examines the dynamics of hip hop from every region and in every form – .. Continue Reading