Slow cookers are all too often thought of as an electrical casserole, suitable only for stewing cheaper cuts of meat. This book dispels the myth with a variety of tempting and inspiring recipes from rich lamb ragu to orange and date sponge.

* A step-by-step guide to choosing and using knives for preparing every type of food * Detailed step-by-step photographs and instructions show you how to correctly prepare each and every type of food * All types of knives are described in detail * Also available in this series: Food Styling Secrets (Apple, February 2010)

A course in designing and making jewellery. This work offers tutorials that guide you through various stages of the process, revealing how to translate inspired ideas into workable, wearable designs, and provides professional advice on presenting and selling your work.

Provides readers with different choices to experiment with from everyday to special nights.

* An essential guide to home preserving with salt, sugar, vinegar and alcohol featuring over 75 classic and contemporary recipe ideas * Easy-to-follow instructions with step-by-step pictures to guide you through * Over 300 stunning colour photographs * Also available in this series: Jams, Jellies & Marmalades (August 2008)

A compendium of delicious casseroles and stews, filled with 500 failsafe, mouth-watering recipes. Brimming with advice on ingredients, basic techniques, conversions and even trouble-shooting tips for when things seem to be going awry. A beautifully illustrated and easy-to-follow guide to creating casseroles and stews to suit all tastes. This comprehensive collection of recipes for casseroles and .

Describes the origins and history of 'the Queen's English' and what it tells us about the English national character. This title covers things from traditional sayings to modern slang, including Shakespearian phrases and 'Cockney Rhyming Slang'.

Detailed step-by-step instructions show you how to get the most out of your pasta machine and make the perfect sauce to accompany your meal. One hundred recipes for a variety of pasta dishes feature here - from pasta carbonara to seafood lasagne and chocolate ribbon pasta.

A musician's guide to recording, mixing and marketing your music. It explains how developments such as MySpace, YouTube and downloading have radically changed the music industry, and includes objective advice from artists, managers and virtual record companies.

Inspired to sew? Here's what you need to know! This comprehensive at your fingertips' reference is an essential for any sewer's library. With more than 1,000 detailed illustrations, The Complete Book of Sewing covers all the basic sewing techniques for garment construction and home decor. An entire section on mending and repair helps sewers recycle and reuse their favourite items with quick and .

Features over 300 cookies from home baking traditions from around the world. This book also presents a brief history of cookies, and hints and tips for successful baking every time.

* With 500 wines from around the world, you will never run out of ideas for your cellar * Handy wine and food matching tips and hints run alongside the tasting notes for each wine * Get insider tips from an expert on serving, storing and tasting - and even choosing wine in restaurants * Also available: 500 Red Wines

Golf Club Bible provides a step-by-step guide to help golfers with the process of selecting the correct clubs for their game, covering all the important different aspects that need to be considered in this very technical sport. Golfers can spend thousands of pounds on a set, but often the clubs do not suit them. This will cause their game to fall apart, regardless of their ability. This ...

A reference to the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. It shows how Shakespeare's works were influenced by the world around him. It contains more than 150 works of art that depict relevant characters, events and dramatic interpretations.

* With 500 wines from around the world, you will never run out of ideas for your cellar * Handy wine and food matching tips and hints run alongside the tasting notes for each wine * Insider tips from an expert on serving, storing, tasting - and even choosing wine in restaurants * Also available: 500 White Wines

Teaches how to play the guitar the easy way, following simple, illustrated lessons. This book provides information, from choosing a guitar and reading tablature to learning picking patterns and playing power chords, and instructions to help start strumming in style. It features chord progressions and riffs that are illustrated using tab diagrams.

* A highly visual handbook with clear step-by-step photography of all the angling techniques * Includes an A-Z visual directory of all the major species * Detailed section on selecting the best equipment and accessories for all situations * Expert advise on learning to read all types of still and running water

A guide to essential woodwork techniques, from choosing and cutting lumber, onto planning, measuring and marking, and through to cutting, shaping and joining. It features a selection of projects - children's toys, simple furniture and bird boxes - with cutting lists and full instructions so you can try out these techniques in practice.

Soup has fabulously rich history as a food that is enjoyed all over the world. Every country has their favourites. With 500 mouth-watering soups, this compendium brings together the classics, along with contemporary twists on classic themes.

Filled with five hundred recipes to create cupcakes and muffins, including hundreds of decorating ideas, this compendium is an illustrated guide, with advice on ingredients, basic techniques, conversions, and even troubleshooting tips for when things go wrong.