Category Archives: Accessories
Queer: A Collection of LGBTQ Writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday
LGBTQ writing from ancient times to yesterday selected by award-winning translator Frank Wynne. Drawing together writing from Catullus to Sappho, from Arthur Rimbaud to Anne Lister and Armistead Maupin, translator Frank Wynne has collected eighty of the finest works representing queer love by LGBTQ authors.These pieces straddle the spectrum of queer experience, from Verlaine`s sonnet
Languages Are Good For Us
This is a book about languages and the people who love them. Sophie Hardach is here to guide us through the strange and wonderful ways that humans have used languages throughout history. She takes us from the earliest Mesopotamian clay tablets and the `book cemeteries` of medieval synagogues to the first sounds a child hears
Cabin Fever
Alone and isolated in a vast Scandinavian forest, a therapist begins to read her client`s novel manuscript, only to discover the main character is terrifyingly familiar…You are her therapist. Kristina is a successful therapist in central Oslo. She spends her days helping clients navigate their lives with a cool professionalism that has got her to
Scenes from Prehistoric Life: From the Ice Age to the Coming of the Romans
An invigorating journey through Britain`s prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants.From the critically acclaimed author of The Fens, a Radio 4 Book of the Week.A journey through the evolution of Britain`s prehistoric landscapes in fifteen `scenes`, shedding revelatory light on the lives of their inhabitants. In Scenes from Prehistoric Life,
The World Aflame: The Long War, 1914-1945
`The events of the first and second world wars are brought to vivid, startling life thanks to Amaral`s skill at colourising contemporary images` ObserverThe epic, harrowing and world-changing story – in words and colourized images – of global conflict from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the obliteration of Hiroshima by the dropping
The Cabin in the Mountains: A Norwegian Odyssey
The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the significance of a national icon in this charming, affectionate history.Turf-roofed and wooden-built, offering fresh air, breathtaking views and peaceful isolation, the wooden cabin home – or hytte – is a crucial part of Norwegian national identity.
I`m Staying Here
A sweeping historical novel about the struggle of one woman and one village against war, racism and ecological devastation. Curon, 1920 In a small village in South Tyrol, Trina longs for a different life. She dedicates herself to becoming a teacher, but the year that she qualifies Mussolini`s regime abolishes the use of German as
Temples of Deccan India: Hindu and Jain, 7th to 13th Centuries
This beautifully illustrated book showcases the Hindu and Jain temples of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka built prior to the invasion of peninsular India by the Delhi sultans at the end of the 13th century. Unlike temples in many other parts of India, those of the Deccan are well preserved, with their wealth of
Whiteout
Charlie hopes that the school ski trip will be the escape from his unhappy home life he so desperately needs. But there is something wrong with the remote ski village of Kaldgellan. Something is out there, something ancient and evil, among the pines and the deep untracked drifts, watching and waiting. And when the storms
Star
When Anna borrows a tiny wooden tiger from her Russian grandmother`s mantelpiece, little does she realize that it is the start of a magical adventure…Waking the next day, Anna finds herself in a snowy Russian village, where she hears the news that a tiger cub has been spotted in the nearby woods. Anna knows this
Remote Stations
Journeys to forty of Britain`s loneliest railway stations. Written for the railway enthusiast but also for anyone who enjoys travel books. Illustrated with more than 150 colour and black & white photos, both recent and historical. Combining a love of remote places and of travelling on our more interesting trains, Peter Caton visits forty of
Feminism for the 99%
Unaffordable housing, poverty wages, healthcare, climate change, border policing; not the issues you ordinarily hear feminists talking about. But don`t these issues impact the vast majority of women globally? Taking as its inspiration the new wave of feminist militancy that has erupted globally, this Manifesto makes a simple but powerful case: Feminism shouldn`t start –
The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland omnibus
This omnibus brings Paul Tremblay`s debut novels – classic noirs, The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland – back in to print for the first time in over 10 years. Darkly comedic and carrying all the hallmarks of Tremblay`s later work, they introduce Mark Genevich, a narcoleptic detective operating out of his mom`s apartment
A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet
Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: these are the seven things that have made our world and will shape its future. In making these things cheap, modern commerce has transformed, governed, and devastated Earth. In A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things, Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore present a new
Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One Bestseller
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLERWhen Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992 it changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Never before had a senior royal spoken in such a raw, unfiltered way about her marriage, her hopes and fears and her extraordinary life inside the House of Windsor. An icon
Overtime: Why We Need A Shorter Working Week
Overtime is about the politics of time, and specifically the amount of time that we spend labouring within capitalist society. It argues that reactivating the longstanding demand for shorter working hours should be central to any progressive trajectory in the years ahead.This book explains what a shorter working week means, as well as its history
The Cycling Revolution: Lessons from Life on Two Wheels
Written by the founder of The London School of Cycling. This essential book celebrates how cycling has changed the world – and the wisdom we can glean along the way from life on two wheels.As Einstein once said, `life is like riding a bicycle`. In this beautifully illustrated book, cycling expert Patrick Field reveals the
A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance
Enslaved West Indian women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. Yet from their dusty footprints and the umpteen small clues they left for us to unravel, there`s no question that they earned their place in history. Pick any Caribbean island and you`ll find race, skin colour and rank interacting with gender in
