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  The London Cabbie's Quiz Book -...

  Ian Beetlestone

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  Get up to speed on London trivia and get inside the heads of black cab drivers with questions from the famously difficult test they have to pass. 
   
  Pay a visit to London and a black cab will probably be one of the first things you will see. The London taxi drivers are almost as famous as the black cabs in which they drive; this is mainly due to their in-depth knowledge of London and ability in taking their occupants to their desired destination amid the congestion and the chaos that you often find when travelling through London’s streets. London taxi drivers go through stringent training to obtain their licence, they need to pass “The Knowledge,” a test which is among the hardest to pass in the world, and has been described as “like having an atlas of London implanted into your brain.” 
   
  The test requires you to master no fewer than 320 basic routes, all of the 40,000 streets that are scattered within the basic routes and approximately 20,000 landmarks and places of public interest that are located within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross. 
   
  This book breaks the test down into a series of head-scratching questions and features enough trivia about the capital to surprise even born and bred Londoners. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who thinks they know London inside-out, or wants to learn more!

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  We Love Serangoon Gardens

  Singapore Urban Sketchers

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  Home to the beloved Chomp Chomp Food Centre and the iconic Serangoon Gardens Circus, Serangoon Gardens—or affectionately known as Ang Sar Lee to older Singaporeans—has been designated an “identity node” by the Urban Redevelopment Authority since 2013. Its distinctive charm is derived from its rich heritage that seeps into its thriving present; from a nameless Malay barber that has been in operation for more than 20 years because of its loyal customers, to the conserved shophouses that have become synonymous with the area. 
   
  With the artists from Urban Sketchers Singapore, we journey through this quiet and laidback suburban estate, where nostalgia and modern convenience seamlessly blend, resulting in a unique atmosphere that is unlike anywhere in Singapore.

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  The Holistic Gardener: First Aid...

  Fiann Ó Nualláin

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  'A little gem with tons of tips from the witty and knowledgeable Fiann Ó Nualláin.' - Darina Allen
  A handy guide to quick and effective first-aid treatments for commonly occurring accidents and complaints, derived from garden, pantry and under-sink sources. From a thorn prick to heatstroke, from chapped hands to heart attack, from pesticide poisoning to wasp stings: all of these can be treated on-site with what you grow. The resource is on your doorstep: the plant beside you as you work or relax in the garden can answer the hive, ache or watery eye. It is written by a professional gardener with a lifetime of experience in accidents that can happen in the garden and how to cure/respond within the garden context using plants and items at hand in the garden. All the dots are joined; you won't need a book on herbs, a book on homemade remedy preparation and a garden plant reference – they are all combined in the first aid advice in this book.

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  Liverpool FC Quiz Book 2

  Dave Ball

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  How much do you know about English football's most successful club? This might well be answered when you test yourself in the second official Liverpool FC Quiz Book. Once again there are 1000 questions and 100 quizzes relating to the history of the club. Certainly the 2019-20 season is covered in depth, when a 19th topflight title, a Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup were added in an unprecedented treble-winning season.
  The book will keep the reader fascinated, as it incorporates the legends of the club, unusual statistics and a multitude amount of trivia. Once again Liverpool FC official statisticians Dave Ball and Ged Rea, who have collectively watched the Reds for over 100 years, have used their vast resources to test even the most knowledgeable of the club's many supporters. Dave has been a consultant researcher on BBC TV's A Question of Sport, whilst his interrogator in chief Ged has worked with him on the club's programme, magazine, TV Channel and website. Ged has for many years provided the national press, radio and television with statistics ahead of every game.

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  The English Heritage Guide to...

  English Heritage

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  The official, illustrated English Heritage guide, with over 950 of London's most interesting inhabitants and their former homes brought to life.'If people want to find out about our London history, they can go and stand for a minute outside and look at a house where we know that person has lived - I think that's just wonderful.' Dame Judi Dench
  Blue plaques, bearing names both familiar and intriguing, can be found all across the capital. From BOB MARLEY to ALAN TURING, VIRGINIA WOOLF to VINCENT VAN GOGH, MAHATMA GANDHI to EMMELINE PANKHURST, the plaques celebrate an incredible range of London's past residents.
  Whether they be scientists, sports stars, artists, actors, inventors or politicians this revised and updated English Heritage guide reveals, with wit and insight, the stories of London's most extraordinary men and women and the homes in which they lived.
  'The blue plaque helps us make poetry from the everyday, infusing the hard materials of the city with the feeling of lives lived: a memory of the past making the present richer.' Antony Gormley, Guardian

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  Arnhem 1944

  John Sutherland, Diane Canwell

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  This is the first in a series of game books which put you in command of the forces in engaged in some of history's most famous battles.  Your tactical skill and ability to make the right command decision will be tested at every turn of the page. Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was one of the most daring Allied plans of the Second World War. An audacious surprise assault from the air, it was intended to give the Allies a bridgehead across the Rhine, removing the last significant natural barrier on the road to Berlin. If successful it might have shortened the war by months. Will the brave British paratroopers be able to seize the vital bridge at Arnhem and hold it until reinforcements fight their way through? Or will the Germans be able to recover the initiative and crush them in a skillful counterattack? The book presents you with a series of command decisions, aided by situation maps; directing you to the next relevant briefing depending on the option you choose. No dice are necessary to play, just this book and your tactical skill. When you buy this book, the fate of nations is in your hands.

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