Stories
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Virtual reality and the fix of the future
Virtual reality, with its complex sensory tricks, takes us beyond the real world. Find out how these potentially addictive experiences can harm us – or might even have therapeutic uses.
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Dirt, disease and the Inspector of Nuisances
In the days when ‘bad air’ was thought to spread disease, dozens of Inspectors of Nuisances ceaselessly struggled against the perils of dirt – both visible and invisible.
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Foraging for a taste of the past
Follow tips from a professional forager to recreate delicious 18th-century recipes from plants growing wild in parks and on urban wasteland.
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Finding my body through the wilderness
Writer Jennifer Neal used vigorous exercise classes to try and heal herself in the years following an assault. But it was only while hiking outdoors that she found true strength.
Catalogue
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Plums / Janet Bond.
Bond, Janet.Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]- Books
Fruit & cream recipes / by Janet Bond of the Canned Foods Advisory Bureau.
Bond, Janet.Date: [1930?]- Books
National Mark canned fruit and vegetables : be sure to add these foodstuffs of quality to your shopping list / [issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries].
Date: 1935- Books
The Del Monte fruit book : new tempting ways to serve Del Monte canned fruits and vegetables a treasury of the most delectable fruit dishes - and some vegetable suggestions too - carefully chosen and tested by leaders in the art of English cookery.
Date: 1930- Books
Enjoy fruit & veg : This leaflet tells you more about fruit and vegetables- why they are good for you and how to enjoy eating more of them ; eat more vegetables, fresh, frozen or canned / Health Education Authority.
Date: 1998