Do they still make Eccles cakes in Eccles and Bakewell tarts in Bakewell? How about all the other products named after places in the British Isles? Many of these are things you can eat such as Arbroath Smokies and Melton Mowbray pork pies, but there are also many non-edible manufactured goods such as Harris tweed and BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) motorbikes named after their place of origin. Some locations are even famous for a tune, poem or a game, such as Adlestrop, Crimond and Rugby....

This kid-friendly confectionary cookbook "puts the holidays back in the family kitchen" with recipes for holiday candies, decor, and gift-giving. ( Good Housekeeping.com)Sweet Christmas gathers families around the table with 100 recipes and projects for holiday treats for parents and children to make together. The recipes are easy to make, don't require special equipment, and are accompanied by lush color photographs. From real homemade candy (pep...

Civil War tokens are tangible reminders of American history. These small, cent-sized tokens served as emergency “money” during the small-change shortage of 1862–1865. Today they are highly collectible, and A Guide Book of Civil War Tokens elevates the collecting and study of these once-shunned imitation cents to a new level of scholarship and accessibility. Novice and experienced collectors alike, as well as history buffs and everyone interested in the Civil War, will find this volume a fa...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARITIME FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST BOOK 2024A fascinating and original look at how the sea has defined Britain - and decided the course of its history - for thousands of years.Being an island nation is a core part of the British identity. An estimated two thirds of the world's population have never seen the sea, but in the UK that drops to under 10 per cent. Yet most people don't appreciate the impact our position on the...

This book contains over four hundred fifty tuning scales, tracker scales and key frame layouts for player and reproducing pianos, coin pianos and orchestrions, music boxes, table-top organettes, reed, pipe, and electronic organs, barrel organs and various other miscellaneous mechanical musical instruments.In addition to the six hundred fifty pictures and illustrations, there are capsule histories of many of the companies which produced these instruments on both sides of the Atlanti...

For two decades, Understanding Clinical Papers has been helping students and professionals understand the research that supports evidence-based practice. Now in its fourth edition, this popular introductory textbook covers every major aspect of reading and evaluating clinical research literature, from identifying the aims and objectives of a paper to analysing the data with different multivariable methods. Numerous excerpts from actual clinical research papers make learning real a...

Did you remember your goggles?There used to be a time when pretty much every high school offered Shop class, where students learned to use a circular saw or rewire a busted lamp- all while discovering the satisfaction of being self-reliant and doing it yourself. Shop Class for Everyone now offers anyone who might have missed this vital class a crash course in these practical life skills. Packed with illustrated step by step instructions, plus relevant charts, lists...

Did you remember your scissors?Discover the tremendous pleasure of learning how to do it yourself how to cook, sew, clean, and more, the way it used to be taught in Home Ec class. With illustrated step by step instructions, plus relevant charts, lists, and handy graphics, Home Ec for everyone offers a crash course in learning 118 practical life skills-everything from frosting the perfect birthday cake to fixing a zipper to whitening a dingy T-shirt to packing a sui...

From Award-Winning Author Q. David Bowers. Collect, grade, and attribute your paper money. Organize your collection, with Friedberg and Whitman numbering systems. Make wise purchases in today's market. 900 Pages; more than 1,600 full-color images. Printing quantities for nearly all issues - a guide to rarity. Dealer pricing for all federal notes, 1861 ot date, $1 to $10,000. History and values for Contintental Currency, War of 1812 notes, Fractional Currency, encased postage stamps, star n...

The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is the new standard reference on currency issued by state-chartered American banks from 1782 to 1866. Q. David Bowers takes you on a guided tour of American banks and the money they issued before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Inside you will find decades of research containing fascinating stories about the state-chartered banks of our nation, frauds and thefts, the engravers who designed the colorful currency, and...

Correctly understanding and using medical statistics is a key skill for all medical students and health professionals.In an informal and friendly style, Medical Statistics from Scratch provides a practical foundation for everyone whose first interest is probably not medical statistics. Keeping the level of mathematics to a minimum, it clearly illustrates statistical concepts and practice with numerous real-world examples and cases drawn from current medical literature....

Hobby legend Kenneth Bressett covers large-size, small-size, and fractional paper money in the newly revised and updated 4th edition of United States Currency. Now, for the first time ever, this popular book is illustrated in full color. United States Currency is a perennial favorite among hobbyists. It appeals especially to beginning and intermediate collectors, but its solid and engaging numismatic text (written by the longtime editor of the Guide Book of United States Coins) is valuable...