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As the Indian Air Force turns 90, it is in the throes of a major modernization and expansion drive. This book details the current state of the IAF and its modernization plans and prospects.

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The 4th volume in this series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its surrender and occupation achieved almost by air attack alone. This is the story of the tactical air forces up to the point when Rome was occupied, just at the same time as the Normandy landings were occurring in north-west France.

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Offers bag-making projects. This title features 12 new bag designs and several accessories and variations, all designed to be both attractive and useful for busy bag-makers on the go. It also includes instructions to make bags of different sizes to suit every occasion, from purses and organisers to grocery bags and backpacks.

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On my way to bed, I play with a tiger, a lobster and a bear and lots of other creatures too. But why are they so familiar In this celebration of imaginative play, a young child is surrounded and enriched by an extended and diverse family. Inclusive and playful, this is the ideal bedtime read.

(Hardback)

Jimi Blake has spent the last 25 years collecting stand-out plants which he grows in dynamic and innovative ways at the fabulous Hunting Brook Gardens.A Beautiful Obsessioninspires new garden projects, rewrites the rule book about combining plants and changes the way you think about plants and gardens.

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Work a world of colour on just the tips of your needles, and learn to knit intarsia in this essential guide by the designers at Quail Studio.

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A step-by-step guide to stitches and techniques, from knit and purl to Fair Isle, with 20 beautiful projects to make.

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Full of practical advice to help you master all the features and applications of your overlocker (serger) and coverlocker, you will learn how to handle your machine using its more complex features and will soon be finishing hems like a professional sewer.

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Take your artwork further with this lively, informative guide to combining traditional watercolour with other media.

(Hardback)

In 1972 Leo and Philippa Bernard bought Chelsea Rare Books, a small antiquarian bookshop in the Kings Road, Chelsea.

(Hardback)

Cat among the pigeons, big fish in a small pond, a kangaroo court - these idioms have inspired Steve Palins joyous animal paintings in this book, each paired with his short explanation of how the idiom came to be used. Have fun guessing what the idiom depicted is, with the answer on the following page. A perfect gift book.

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A Carrier at Risk is a vibrant and lucid account of a week-long cat-and-mouse game between anti-submarine warfare specialists on board ARA 25 de Mayo, and multiple nuclear attack submarines of the Royal Navy: an entirely unknown, yet crucial aspect of the South Atlantic War.

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A misanthropic miser is offered by three spirits one last chance to mend her ways and be a better person. Charles Dickens's most famous story adapted by a star of European comics

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Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by two other tales: The Chimes and The Haunted Man.

(Hardback)

Parisian Cocktailstransports you to the elegant world of the Parisian bar scene and shows you how to create the drinks that have inspired the creativity of numerous writers, thinkers and artists.

(Hardback)

A fire-cracker collection of anecdotal essays by academic racing fanatic Peter May who brings to life the events which shaped the Sport of Kings. 100 pivotal days that encapsulate 500 years of horse racing: scandals, heroes, daring jockeys, outstanding horses, unforgettable races. The highs, lows and turning points of this roller-coaster sport.

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Sigmund Freuds controversial ideas have penetrated Western culture more deeply than those of any other psychologist. But psychoanalysis was never just a method of treatment, rather a vision of the human condition which has continued to fascinate and provoke long after the death of its originator.

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A humorous story about a girl called Tom who tries to sell her madcap granny on the internet.

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This books gives an overview of the history of cosplay and how it started at the turn of the 20th century.

(Hardback)

A new history of British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL), one of Britain's biggest and shortest lived engineering companies.

(Hardback)

This book takes a global perspective, tracing the development of children's literature from ancient stories such as Aesop's Fables and the Indian Panchatantra, to the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, to the highly collectable Ladybird books of the 20th century, and up to modern classics and bestsellers such as the Harry Potter series.

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