Category Archives: Globes
Sounds of Nature: World of Forests: Press Each Note to Hear Animal Sounds
Explore ten diverse habitats-from the Amazon Rainforest, to Redwood National Park to the New Forest-and listen to animals in the wild with this extraordinary sound book. Simply press the page to hear the exquisite sounds of animals around the world, from the pandas of the bamboo forest of China to the bald eagles of Tongass
Tamed: Ten Species that Changed our World
**`A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.` BRIAN COX****`Will appeal to fans of Yuval Noah Harari`s Sapiens`. Mail on Sunday **The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies.Dogs became our companionsWheat fed a booming populationCattle gave us meat and milkMaize fuelled the growth of empiresPotatoes brought us feast and famineChickens led us to wonder
Elephants on Tour: A Search & Find Journey Around the World
Join the elephants on an exciting around-the-world adventure! From the skyscrapers of New York and Tokyo to the jungles of Peru and Madagascar, the elephants are off to see some of the most amazing places in the world – discovering famous buildings, food, transport and activities in each destination along the way. Each scene is
The End of the World Running Club
The Number One Bestseller and featured on Simon Mayo`s Radio 2 Book Club THE ULTIMATE RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLERWhen the world ends and you find yourself stranded on the wrong side of the country, every second counts.No one knows this more than Edgar Hill. 550 miles away from his family, he must push himself to the very
Rough Magic: Riding the World`s Wildest Horse Race
Winner of the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Steppes Travel Adventure Travel Book of the Year”[Prior-Palmer`s] gorgeous, sensual depiction of this race is a literary marvel; it feels like you are riding alongside her across the desolate steppes; her verbal acuity makes vivid the most elusive of landscapes; her triumph becomes ours” NYLONThe Mongol
Letters to Change the World
`We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed` Martin Luther KingIn an era where the liberties we often take for granted are under threat, Letters To Change the World is a collection of inspiring letters offering reminders from history that standing up
The Meadow Girls: A heart-warming World War I saga
A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the bestselling author of THE WINTER BABY and THE NURSEMAID`S SECRET. Suffolk, 1914Twelve-year-old Mattie and her little sister Evie lead an idyllic life in the countryside, exploring the meadows and picking watercress in the streams. Living with their family in Plough Cottage, little do they know that this
The 50 Greatest Dishes of the World
Having dined and worked with some of the most brilliant chefsaround the world, top food writer James Steen presents the definitive 50 dishesto die for. Let your taste buds travel the world to discover the delights ofVietnam`s meaty pho, Japan`s aromatic ramen, and the rib-sticking, spicy gumboof America`s Deep South. Learn the truth and fascinating
Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking it All with Rene Redzepi, the Greatest Chef in the World
Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (ESTWA`s) Travel Food & Drink Book of the Year. `This smorgasbord of a tale will have travelers tasting every meal with renewed appreciation.` – National GeographicFeeling stuck in his life, New York Times food writer Jeff Gordinier met Rene Redzepi, the Danish chef whose restaurant, Noma,
Sealand: The True Story of the World`s Most Stubborn Micronation
`The unexpected comic masterpiece of the year` Daily MailIn 1967, retired army major and self-made millionaire Paddy Roy Bates inaugurated himself ruler of the Principality of Sealand on a World War II Maunsell Sea Fort near Felixstowe – and began the peculiar story of the world`s most stubborn micronation. Having fought off attacks from UK
Six Impossible Things: The `Quanta of Solace` and the Mysteries of the Subatomic World
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019.`An accessible primer on all things quantum` – Sunday TimesQuantum physics is strange. It tells us that a particle can be in two places at once. Indeed, that particle is also a wave, and everything in the quantum world can be described entirely in terms
The Lost World of Communism
1989 was a year of revolution: it marked the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. Beginning in Hungary, the retreat from communism picked up speed over the summer when the Poles won an overwhelming victory in
World Atlas of Beer: THE ESSENTIAL NEW GUIDE TO THE BEERS OF THE WORLD
As craft brewing continues to go from strength to strength across the world, World Atlas of Beer is the definitive and essential guide to beer. Understand the rich, multi-faceted traditions of Belgium, the Nordic legend that is Finnish Sahti, the relatively new phenomenon of the New England hazy IPA, and why Australia`s lower-strength beers are
Silver Shoals: The Five Fish That Made Britain
On these rain-swept islands in the North Atlantic man and fish go back a long way. Fish are woven through the fabric of the country`s history: we depend on them – for food, for livelihood and for fun – and now their fate depends on us in a relationship which has become more complex, passionate
M: Maxwell Knight, MI5`s Greatest Spymaster
`Vividly imagined and prodigiously researched` Helen Davies, Sunday Times, Books of the Year `Such a rewarding read` John Preston, Daily Mail, Books of the Year `This odd, secretive man is brought to life`, Robbie Millen, The Times, Books of the YearMaxwell Knight was a paradox. A jazz obsessive and nature enthusiast (he is the author
A Vision of the World: Selected Short Stories
The first authorised selected collection of the twentieth-century`s most influential short story writer.SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY JULIAN BARNESWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, John Cheever – variously referred to as `Ovid in Ossining` and the `Chekhov of the suburbs` – forever altered the landscape of contemporary literature. In a career that
Marked for Death
Little more than 10 years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into service in World War I. Nearly forgotten in the war`s massive overall death toll, some 50,000 aircrew would die in the combatant nations` fledgling air forces. The romance of aviation had a remarkable grip on the public imagination, propaganda focusing on
Brave New World
This title comes with introductions by Margaret Atwood and David Bradshaw. Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to
The Paper Menagerie
Ken Liu is one of the most original, thought-provoking and award-winning short-story writers of his generation. This is the first collection of his work – sixteen stories that invoke the magical within the mundane, by turns profound, beguiling and heartbreaking. Included here are: The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary (Finalist for Hugo, Nebula, and
Resolution: Two Brothers. A Nation in Crisis. A World at War
John Manners, Marquis of Granby, famously led a cavalry charge during the Seven Years War in 1760, losing both hat and wig. A commander of skill and courage, he was cherished by his men and lauded by the British public as an authentic military hero. Granby predeceased his father, the 3rd Duke of Rutland, and
