Effortless entertaining the Scandinavian way.Relaxed celebrations of food and friends, smörgåsbords - of which cripsbreads are always a part - are served throughout the year. This collection of seasonal menus and recipes includes classics such as skagen (prawn salad) and citrus and spice cured gravadlax, but also modern, more informal dishes such as fried chanterelles on toasted sourdough, barbecued zesty cod burgers and orange and ginger waffles with rhubarb compo...

He was known to the unsuspecting inhabitants of Streatham as the polite, unpretentious clerk, Spencer Fitzgerald. But when a police inspector comes knocking with a warrant, the mild-mannered mask slips, and an absolute legend is born.In Peter Ruff and the Double Four, author Monica Downey invites you into the foggy, atmospheric streets of Edwardian London, where crime is a refined art and detection is a masterpiece. Peter Ruff is no ordinary private invest...

Am 7. August 1963 überfiel eine sechzehnköpfige Bande einen schlecht gesicherten Postzug der Royal Mail und erbeutete über 2,6 Millionen Pfund, was zu einem aufsehenerregenden Prozess, spektakulären Gefängnisausbrüchen und einer langanhaltenden medialen Faszination führte. Einer der Täter, Ronald Biggs, floh nach dem Überfall ins Ausland, lebte lange Zeit in Brasilien und wurde später durch seine Flucht und sein Leben im Exil zu einer Kultfigur dieses Falles.

The Bible is under attack not only from non-believers and members of other faiths and of none, but from the church itself. Yet it is our instruction book, written by the prophets under the inspiration of God the Holy Spirit and should be taken seriously as God's truth to mankind. It is how people acknowledge God that matters. If we accept Him as the Supreme Being who created all that is and is the source of all power and love, then we will accept what has been written in His name as sacros...

If we do not know who God is, how can we worship Him, or even get to know Him in any meaningful way?It is in our created nature, our spiritual DNA, to want to worship something much bigger than ourselves, to understand the purpose of our life here on this earth, so it is in our own interests for us discover for ourselves just who God is and how we should relate to Him.For Christians the basis of our search for any knowledge of God must be concentrated in the Bible. Indeed, ...

The unique design of the Tent of the Meeting (or Tabernacle of Moses as its is also known) which was built strictly according to God's instructions, clearly illustrates how God proposed to provide man with a permanent means of salvation. From the moment it was designed and constructed by those gifted by God, the Jews had before them the key to the complete plan of salvation.This book looks at the layout of the tabernacle court and tent to discover all the information necessary to e...

Peter Fallon, the hero of William Martin's bestselling novel Back Bay, has found evidence that a priceless treasure—an undiscovered Shakespeare play—is hidden somewhere in the venerable halls of Harvard University. An antiquarian who knows many of the school’s carefully guarded secrets, Fallon understands the powerful implications of the discovery. But as he delves into the school’s past—from witch hangings to the fires of the Civil War to the riotous 1960s—he learns that men and ...

This is a follow-on from 'Up Our Yard' continuing the saga of life - through the rose tinted spectacles of nostalgia - in a small community of terraced houses leading up to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953.

What is the real meaning of Easter?Why is it celebrated? What has it got to do with the Jewish Passover? And why is it the most important of the church festivals? How does the Easter we celebrate today, reflect what happened on that first Passover (Good Friday) and the third day in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago?This book explains, with great clarity, the history and meaning behind the sacrifice of the Lamb of God. The why's and where-fore's of this historic event.I...

It is OK for a believer to doubt! It is the way they handle doubt that matters, and that is dependent not only on the strength of the individual's trust and faith in God, but their available support and willingness to think things through. John the Baptist was God's appointed messenger announcing the imminent arrival of the Messiah to Israel. His ministry came to an abrupt end when Herod put him in prison. It was then, when he had time to think over his six months of energetic ministry, th...

What can I do? Gardeners are asking themselves-and experts-this question with increasing urgency about the deer that threaten their carefully cultivated lawns and gardens. With the increased development of suburban and rural land and the lack of natural predators, deer populations are exploding and living closer to humans than ever before-and they’re nibbling on more beloved blooms as well. How can the deer be stopped? What plants are safe? Peter Loewer has the answers in Solving Deer ...

Within the book of Exodus are two fascinating story streams:The life of Moses, chosen from birth and put through a specific course of training to prepare him for his future leadership role. At a bush that burned but was not consumed he very reluctantly accepted God's commission to return to Egypt.This book charts the progress of Moses in his tentative steps to fit into the role God had given to him and how his confidence before the Pharaoh grew and his trus...