This delightful book takes the reader on a journey into the wonderful world of nursery rhymes. With more than 100 of our best-loved rhymes, it delves beneath the surface of the verses to interpret their meaning and reveal their historical origins.
Few people would dispute the fact that there is a bewildering array of books available on the business of eating, fitness and nutrition, many of them, unfortunately, with (hidden) vested interests in the food industry and singular theories. Every now and again a refreshing and ethical book based on sound, proven scientific principles comes onto the market which is more than just another trendy diet book. Wholesome Nutrition For You is such a book. In it, nutritional therapist and exercise physiologist Ian Craig and his co-author, health food specialist and sports scientist Rachel Jesson, cover in detail the emotive topics of nutrition and health from a scientific perspective. They neatly unwrap all the jargon, offering sensible, practical, economical, everyday dietary approaches in a book that's enjoyable and informative to read. Wholesome Nutrition For You stresses the fact that we are all different, and therefore a one-size-fits-all approach is counter productive to good health
This monograph reveals the surprising fate of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Richmal Crompton's «William» books under Franco. The «William» books began to be persecuted by the censors in late 1942, precisely the moment when the regime was seeking a rapprochement with the Allied powers. This prohibition cannot be understood without exploring the factors that differentiate children's literature from adult literature in the context of Francoism. The books' peculiarly English character also had a vital bearing on how they were censored. Early in the regime, the censors generally considered Tom Sawyer to be a classic for adults. From the mid-1950s, however, children's literature was defined as a special category in censorship legislation, and the censors began to view editions of the work as specifically intended for children. Tom Sawyer thus encountered censorship problems in the later years of the regime, supposedly more liberal than the earlier period. The fate of both Twain and Crompton's work, and that of other authors discussed, would be inexplicable without examining the evolution of the publishing industry and Francoist attitudes to literature and the child. A detailed analysis of the type of allusions that motivated censorship - religious, sexual, political or violent - is also included.
Perfekt für Gärtner und alle, die perfekte Gärtner werden wollen. Dieses charmante Buch zeigt, wie man das Beste aus seinem Garten herausholt. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen und humorvollem Tonfall entführt es in die faszinierende Welt der Gartenkunst - angefangen bei ihrer Geschichte bis zur bodenständigen Frage, wie man am besten einen Komposthaufen anlegt. Es gibt praktische, leicht zu befolgende Tipps, inspiriert und macht Lust, den eigenen Garten ideal zu nutzen oder zu verschönern. So ist Der perfekte Gärtner nicht nur ein hilfreicher Begleiter für die alltägliche Gartenarbeit, sondern auch willkommene Lektüre, wenn der grüne Daumen an verschneiten Wintertagen besser ein Buch statt einer Harke hält.