Collins Gems
4 total works
This revised edition takes into account changes in the law which allow weddings to be held in venues other than churches and register offices. It contains separate sections on marriage law, types of weddings, wedding arrangements and the main players' responsibilities. It also contains appendices on insurances, toasts and speeches.
A unique compendium of useful facts and figures to help out in the kitchen. Topics covered include measurements, cooking times and temperatures, thawing times, food storage data, buying seasons, serving allowances, preserving techniques and nutritional values of common foodstuffs. Packed with easy-to-read tables and clear, helpful illustrations.
An invaluable, comprehensive guide to more than 75 Patience card games. Step-by-step instructions and explanitory diagrams. Games arranged in order of increasing complexity within each section. An ideal companion to Gem Card Games.
Bringing together a collection of card games, this book looks at competitive games which involve an element of skill, and stakes of coins, counters or matchsticks. Each game is clearly explained, with illustrations of card hands. The book is split into four sections covering competitive games for playing with friends, various forms of poker, family games and games involving a banker. All the popular competitive games are included (Newmarket, poker, three-card brag, rummy and baccarat) as well as some less well-known ones (hoggenheimer, slobberhannes, lame brain and skin).