Category Archives: Caribbean
Searching for Sylvie Lee
`Powerful . . . A twisting tale of love, loss, and dark family secrets` Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the WaterIt begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final visit
Crossroads
Reinventing plant-based eating is what Tal Ronnen is all about. At his Los Angeles restaurant, Crossroads, vegans, vegetarians, and carnivores sit side by side and eat dishes that satisfy each of them. Ronnen`s cooking is Mediterranean first – think warm bowls of tomato-sauced pappardelle, plates of spicy carrot salad, and crunchy flatbreads piled high with
Why We March: Signs of Protest and Hope-Voices from the Women`s March
On January 21, 2017, over 5 million people in 673 cities around the globe gathered in solidarity for the Women`s March, carrying signs that shone with unwavering hope and determination and demanded the protection of women`s rights, opposed the newly inaugurated U.S. president, and championed equality and justice for all. Why We March presents 300
438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
On 17th November, 2012, Salvador Alvarenga left the coast of Mexico for a two-day fishing trip. A vicious storm killed his engine and the current dragged his boat out to sea. The storm picked up and carried him West, deeper into the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Alvarenga would not touch solid ground again for
Find a Way: One Untamed and Courageous Life
Winner of the Cross Sports International Autobiography of the Year awardIn the 1970s, Diana Nyad was widely regarded as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world and set many world records, such as circling Manhattan Island and crossing the 102.5 miles between the Bahamas and Florida. But one record continually eluded her: becoming the first
The House at Riverton
Originally published in 2007, Kate Morton`s debut novel, The House at Riverton, became a bestselling sensation and won the Richard and Judy Best Read of the year. This special tenth anniversary edition of Kate Morton`s acclaimed debut features a new foreword from the author. Summer 1924: On the eve of a glittering Society party, by
Winning isn`t Luck: How to Succeed in Racing Dinghies and Yachts
Whether racing dinghies or yachts, every sailor wants to drive through the fleet and cross the line first. In this groundbreaking book, international racer Fred Imhoff shows how to do just that. By means of on-the-water action shots and detailed commentary about a sailor`s tactics, sail trim, helming, crew positioning and psychological attitude, Fred shares
Pill City: How Two Teenagers Foiled the Feds and Built a Drug Empire
Meet Brick and Wax, two bright eighteen-year-olds looking for a route out of poverty. When Baltimore was engulfed in riots in 2015 they helped loot pharmacies, stealing over $100 million worth of opiates. The plan: to use their gang connections and programming skills to set up a high tech drug delivery service. The result: the
Birds of Costa Rica
Graced with bounteous natural beauty Costa Rica has become a popular destination for travellers from all over the world. Birds play a prominent role in attracting visitors, too. The shimmering quetzals, gaudy macaws, and comical toucans that populate tourism posters only begin to hint at the impressive avian diversity to be found throughout this small
Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic
The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen`s pursuit into something altogether
Madness is Better than Defeat
In 1938, two rival expeditions set off for a lost Mayan temple in the jungles of Honduras, one intending to shoot a screwball comedy on location there, the other intending to disassemble it and ship it back to New York. A seemingly endless stalemate ensues, and twenty years later, when a rogue CIA agent learns
The Mysterium: Unexplained and extraordinary stories for a post-Nessie generation
In THE MYSTERIUM David Bramwell and Jo Keeling (authors of THE ODDITORIUM), present a user guide to the strange and unexplained corners of modern life. THE MYSTERIUM catalogues a host of bizarre, funny and intriguing stories for a post-Nessie generation still fascinated by the unknowable. Drawing on contemporary folklore, unsolved mysteries, and unsettling phenomena from
The Bookseller: Sliding Doors set in a bookshop
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM PRODUCED BY JULIA ROBERTSNothing is as permanent as it appears…Denver, 1962Kitty Miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life. She loves the bookshop she runs with her best friend, Frieda, and enjoys complete control over her day-to-day existence.Then the dreams begin.Denver, 1963Katharyn Andersson
Finders Keepers
A riveting crime thriller about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes too far, featuring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in MR MERCEDES. 1978: Morris Bellamy is a reader so obsessed by America`s iconic author John Rothstein that he is prepared to kill for a trove of notebooks
Meetings with Remarkable Trees
Thomas Pakenham`s beautifully illustrated, bestselling book of tree portraits. With this astonishing collection, Thomas Pakenham produced a new kind of tree book. The arrangement owes little to conventional botany. The sixty trees are grouped according to their own strong personalities: Natives, Travellers, Shrines, Fantasies and Survivors. From the ancient native trees, many of which are
Cinderella
The classic story of Cinderella gets a fresh twist in this vibrant Mexican spin on the beloved fairy tale!Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived in a little cottage with her stepmother and two stepsisters… The classic tale of Cinderella gets a fresh twist in this debut title of a brand-new board
Outside the Asylum: A Memoir of War, Disaster and Humanitarian Psychiatry
`A profound memoir` Daily Telegraph`As revealing as the writing of Oliver Sacks` Mark CousinsOutside the Asylum is Lynne Jones`s personal and highly acclaimed exploration of humanitarian psychiatry and the changing world of international relief. Her memoir graphically describes her experiences in war zones and disasters around the world, from the Balkans and `mission-accomplished` Iraq, to
The President
The President tells the story of a ruthless dictator and his schemes to dispose of a political adversary in an unnamed country usually identified as Guatemala. Drawing on his experience as a journalist writing under repressive conditions, Miguel Angel Asturias provides a blazing indictment of totalitarian government and its damaging psychological effects on society –
Red at the Bone: Longlisted for the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2020
THE TIMES `100 BEST SUMMER READS`NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN`S PRIZE 2020`Sublime` Candice Carty-Williams`An epic in miniature` Tayari Jones `A banger` Ta-Nehisi Coates`Generous and big-hearted` Brit Bennett `A true spell of a book` Ocean Vuong `A proclamation` R.O. Kwon`A little masterpiece` Paula Hawkins`I adored this book` Elizabeth MacNeal`Pure poetry` Observer`A sharply
