Category Archives: Accessories
Travel Hacks: Tips and Tricks for Happier Trips
Have you ever wondered if there is a way to stop airport staff from flinging your luggage around like a Frisbee?Do you wish there was a way to relax on the beach without getting sandy?Are you keen to discover ingenious ways to make your trip unforgettable without it costing an arm and a leg?Travel Hacks
Say No to Plastic: 101 Easy Ways To Use Less Plastic
We`ve reached an environmental crisis point with plastic, and it`s time to take action. But is it possible to make positive changes without radically changing your lifestyle? Absolutely! This practical book suggests eco-friendly alternatives to plastic, including budget options, high-street substitutes and DIY ideas to help you drastically reduce your plastic consumption. With 101 simple
How Not To Be a Boy
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERRobert Webb tried to follow the rules for being a man: Don`t cryDrink beerPlay rough Don`t talk about feelingsLooking back over his life he asks whether these rules are actually any use. To anyone.
A Night Out with Robert Burns: The Greatest Poems
The Scottish poet Robert Burns has been idolised and eulogised. He has been sainted, painted, tarted-up and toasted. He is famous as the author of `Auld Lang Syne`, and he has long been the patron saint of the heartsore and the hungover. But what about the poems? Beneath the cult of Burns Nights and patriotic
The Quarry Wood
When Martha accepts a place at university, her decision is met with a mixture of hostility and pride by her uncomprehending family. This is the story of a young woman`s journey to maturity and independence, struggling to cope with the intellectual and emotional challenges that surround her, at a time when such space was rarely
Hollywood
`What will you do?` `Oh, hell, I`ll write a novel about writing the screenplay and making the movie.` `What are you going to call it?` `Hollywood.` Henry Chinaski has a penchant for booze, women and horse-racing. On his precarious journey from poet to screenwriter he encounters a host of well-known stars and lays bare the
Uncle Dysfunctional: Uncompromising Answers to Life`s Most Painful Problems
From 2011 up until his death at the end of 2016, the inimitable AA Gill reigned supreme as Uncle Dysfunctional, Esquire`s resident advice columnist. In this raffish, hilarious, scathing yet often surprisingly humane collection, Gill applies his unmatched wit to the largest and smallest issues of our time.
Fight Like a Girl
Feminism is a hot topic. The battle for gender equality is being fought by everybody from politicians to indie social media campaigners, celebrities to school girls. But how did we get here and who paved the way for todayโ€s badass women? Fight Like a Girl profiles 50 fearless women โ€“ both the historical icons and
Brothers and Keepers
Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman`s seminal memoir about two brothers – one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system.A gripping, unsettling account,
My Name Is Why
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERINDIE BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION WINNER`EXTRAORDINARY` The Times, `BEAUTIFUL` Dolly Alderton, `SHATTERING` Observer, `INCREDIBLE` Benjamin Zephaniah, `UNPUTDOWNABLE` Sunday Times, `ASTOUNDING` Matt Haig, `POWERFUL` Elif Shafak At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate.
CCC Sailing Directions – Kintyre to Ardnamurchan
Within easy reach of all the main harbours and marinas lie an abundance of lochs and islands with numerous idyllic anchorages to explore. Some of these are easy to find, others pose more of a navigational challenge and are accessed via intricate channels using a series of well-described transits, others lie beyond turbulent tidal sounds.
Fully Coherent Plan: For a New and Better Society
CLOSE YOUR EYESI invite you to imagine a plan for a new and better society where everything is very coherent and makes a lot of sense and nothing is confusing or awfulOPEN YOUR EYESNo need to imagine. Here is the plan. The plan is illustrated. The plan is quite complicated. But not too complicated. I
The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars
For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And it comes at a cost.The Human Cosmos is a tour
Let`s Eat Grandma: Everything You Need To Know About Grammar
Do you sometimes mix up your `affects` and `effects`? Do you know when to use `less` or `fewer`? And what about punctuation – would you like to feel sure about using semicolons? Grammar can be a bit of black hole in terms of size and matter, and if you`re not confident about how it works,
Notes on a Nervous Planet
The world is messing with our minds.Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index.- How can we stay sane on a planet
A Short History of Britain in Infographics
Dive into this visually inspired, fun and insightful guide to the United Kingdom, past and present, packed full of historical highlights from the dark days of ancient Britain to the lightning-fast Age of Information. Discover the stomach-churning scope of Henry VIII`s voluminous diet, learn about the intricate anatomy of a Spitfire and improve your understanding
Run Mummy Run: Inspiring Women to Be Fit, Healthy and Happy
If you`re a mum who wants to run, there`s nothing stopping you!When busy mum Leanne Davies set up a social media group for her and a couple of friends to encourage one another to go running, she never imagined it would quickly become a nationwide network of thousands of women, all sharing a passion for
Darling Winston: Forty years of correspondence between Churchill and his mother
Between 1881, when Churchill was just six, and 1921, the year of his mother`s death, Winston Churchill and Jennie Jerome were prolific and energetic correspondents. Their exchange of letters has never before been published as a volume of correspondence, and many of these intimate letters – between two highly gifted writers – are being published
So You Think You Know About Tyrannosaurus Rex?
Biologist and TV scientist Ben Garrod`s fun, funny, informative and collectable series about dinosaurs, launching with T. Rex, Diplodocus and Triceratops. Ben Garrod`s So You Think You Know About . . . Dinosaurs? is fun, funny and informative. This highly collectable, pocket-size series is the most up-to-date in 66 million years, featuring Tyrannosaurus Rex, Diplodocus,
