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  The Leicester Gap - The Last...

  Michael A. Vanns

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  Until 1987, there was still a busy stretch of British main line railway where traditional Victorian operating practices were used to control the movements of both express passenger and a variety of freight trains.At the heart of the former Midland Railway main line from St Pancras to Sheffield, the 45-mile section between Irchester in Northamptonshire and Loughborough in Nottinghamshire was equipped with semaphore signals worked from twenty-three mechanical signalboxes. It was the last main line in the country where this once-standard arrangement remained virtually unchanged since the days of steam. This pocket of mechanical signalling was christened The Leicester Gap, because Leicester was to be the site of a new power signalbox, the last in a chain of just five that would control the whole of the Midland Main Line into the twenty-first century.From 1984 when resignalling work started, to 1987 when it was completed, the author photographed as many trains passing through the Leicester Gap as he could. This book is the result of those efforts.

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  Travels on my Elephant

  Mark Shand

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  With the help of a Maratha nobleman, Mark Shand bought an elephant named Tara and rode her over six hundred miles across India to the Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market. From Bhim, a drink-racked mahout, Shand learned to ride and care for her. From his friend Aditya Patankar he learned Indian ways. And with Tara, his new companion, he fell in love. Travels on My Elephant is the story of their epic journey across India, from packed highways to dusty back roads where communities have remained unchanged for millennia. It is also a memorable, touching account of Tara's transformation from scrawny beggar elephant to star attraction. In this new edition Mark Shand explains how what began as an adventurous whim has developed, decades later, into a life of campaigning to provide vital migratory corridors for these magnificent creatures, whose habitat is under constant assault from man.

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  101 Reasons Why Cork is Better...

  Pat Fitzpatrick

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  It's time for a new take on  the Cork vs Dublin rivalry. Cork is more kefir cocktails than Tanora these days; Dublin reckons it's like Berlin because it has two intersecting tram lines.
  
  
  This book takes a 21st century look at the two places, asking who's got the better statues, food, airport, characters, pubs, views and more, answering Cork every time.
  
  
  The second city gets a bit of a roasting too though. Because if there's one thing worse than a Dub, it's a Cork person who reckons he lives in paradise, boy. 

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  So You Want to Move to Canada...

  Jennifer McCartney

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  Laugh as you learn about America's friendly northern neighbor with this step-by-step guide to Canadian customs, pop culture, and slang — perfect for anyone who's considered moving to (or just visiting) maple leaf country.Written by New York Times bestselling author (and born-and-bred Canuck) Jenn McCartney, this comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know about Canada, including:HistoryBewildering residency rules, demystifiedUnique laws and customsContributions to the arts and pop culture (Celine Dion, Margaret Atwood, Justin Bieber)Colorful slang, explainedCreative doodles, helpful charts, and fun graphsHilarious and honest, this guide will delight your politically disgruntled father, nudge your bleeding-heart neighbor to hit the road, and inspire you to plan for (or daydream about) your own Canadian getaway.

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  Sandcastles Made Simple -...

  Lucinda Wierenga

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  A step-by-step guide to building elaborate and impressive sandcastles with a basic understanding of sand and a few simple tools. A crenellated turret here, a winding, arched staircase there, maybe even a giant turtle—fairy tale ideas are at the heart of every sandcastle. Summer after summer, children and adults alike make valiant efforts to infuse their sandy structures with such inspiration, but the results are generally disappointing. With Sandcastles Made Simple, Lucinda “sandy feet” Wierenga, a renowned sand sculptor, puts a permanent end to less-than-perfect beach creations. She provides the ultimate step-by-step guide to building impressive sandcastles, and shows that with a few simple tools and a basic understanding of sand, building dream castles can be easy. The book features instructions for each of the architectural elements—base, staircase, roof, balcony, and more—that can be combined to fashion one-of-a-kind castles. Also included are two projects designed specifically for younger children. Like a shovel and pail, Sandcastles Made Simple is an on-the-beach necessity.

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  Growing Winter Food - How to...

  Linda Gray

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  “The essential gardening guide for those who want to enjoy their garden’s output all year round” (Modern Mississauga Magazine).DON’T LIMIT YOUR GARDEN’S HARVEST TO SUMMER! Discover the joys of growing and harvesting fresh produce that you can eat all winter long with this essential guide from home and garden expert Linda Gray. Growing Winter Food will show you how to enjoy a delicious array of healthy roots, legumes, green vegetables, herbs, and fruits long after the thermometer—and the snow—have fallen. The author provides detailed cultivation advice for each crop, along with nutritional information, recipe ideas, and storage suggestions. How to choose, grow, and preserve crops so you’ll have fresh vegetables over the winterEasy-to-follow instructions for sowing, maintenance, harvesting, and general gardening techniques for specific cropsAll of the basic techniques you need to know, from preparing the soil to using containers to dealing with pests and diseasesStorage options and recipe ideas to help you make the very best use of your crops“Lisa’s practical organization and “start where you are style” take the intimidation out of growing your own food, and then she provides a few ways in each chapter to make your work into a delicious meal. It’s enough to encourage any would-be gardener to get to digging.” —Stephanie Burt, food writer and host of The Southern Fork podcast“I live in a region with four distinct seasons so Growing Winter Food is THE book to help me plan my two favorite hobbies: gardening and cooking. There’s no better feeling that seeing a larder packed, year-round, with the fruits (and veggies) of my own labor.” —Natalie Bovis, The Liquid Muse, author of Edible Cocktails: Garden To Glass

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