Category Archives: Maps
The Consolation of Maps
Arresting and beautiful, The Consolation of Maps tells a story of ill-fated passion. Theodora Appel runs a company that is more like a family. When young Kenji Tanabe moves from Tokyo to Washington, he`s initiated into her rarefied world of antiquarian cartography. But Theodora – brilliantly successful, beguilingly secretive – has another obsession. It is
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story
Video game villains and real-life dictators dominate daily life for eleven-year-old AliAli Fadhil has very simple likes and dislikes. It is 1991 in Iraq and all Ali wants to do is read his comics and play football and video games. But President Saddam Hussein has other plans. After he invades neighbouring Kuwait, the U.S. and
The ISIS Hostage: One Man`s True Story of 13 Months in Captivity
In May 2013, freelance photographer Daniel Rye was captured in Syria and held prisoner by Islamic State for thirteen months, along with eighteen other hostages. The ISIS Hostage tells the dramatic and heart-breaking story of Daniel`s ordeal and details the misery inflicted upon him by the British guards, which included Jihadi John. This tense and
A People`s History of Heaven
Longlisted for a PEN/Faulkner AwardA dazzling tribute to the resilience and determination of a remarkable community of womenIn the sprawling Bangalore slum of Heaven, five girls – Muslim, Christian and Hindu; gay and straight – form an unbreakable bond. These are girls who refuse to be silenced, no matter how much their city would like
Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus – The Language of the Universe
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world`s foremost mathematicians.This is the captivating story of mathematics` greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave
Iraq: The Cost of War
Tony Blair`s decision to back George W. Bush in his attack on Iraq will go down as a defining moment for Britain. First as Ambassador to the UN, and then as Special Envoy for Iraq, the UK`s highest authority on the ground, Sir Jeremy Greenstock was centre stage in the tumultuous days leading up to
Britain by Numbers: A Visual Exploration of People and Place
A beautiful, compelling and eye-opening guide to the way we live in Britain today.How much more do we drink than we should? Why do immigrants come here? How have house prices changed in the past decade? What do we spend our money on? `Britain by Numbers` answers all these questions and more, vividly bringing our
50 Classic Cycle Climbs: The Bristol-Bath Region
Riding up hills is the ultimate challenge for a cyclist. This guide is a compilation of some of the best hills in Bristol, Bath, and the surrounding area. It`s not just a definitive list of the top 50 toughest climbs; instead, author J J Wheeler has selected some of the most iconic, the most thrilling,
The Man and His Bike: Musings on life and the art of cycling
The world as seen from a bike`Understated, comic and melancholic… It`ll inspire you to get back on your bike.` Martin Love, The Guardian`One of the most entertaining sports books I have ever read` Joe Short, The Daily ExpressIn this award-winning collection of cycling tales, Wilfried de Jong uncovers the true soul of cycling – why
Japan Emoji!: The Characterful Guide to Living Japanese
How to live Japanese delivered through 100 familiar modern icons – humble emojis. These Japanese inventions, used around the world by billions, are simple, playful gateways into the essential elements of Japanese living. Cherry blossom, autumn leaves, love hotel, manner mode, kimono, lantern, the star festival, moon viewing, mount fuji, bullet train, the tokyo tower,
Ride! Ride! Ride!: Herne Hill Velodrome and the Story of British Track Cycling
The early 21st century has been a golden age for British track cycling, with world championship glory for the likes of Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton, and Olympic medals galore. Tracing the origins of this phenomenal success story, Mark Wellings delves into cycling`s chaotic and colourful past to chronicle the rise of the
Doha Street Plan
Doha on a GPS-compatible street plan from the Dubai-based Explorer Publishing, presenting on one side the city at 1:25,000, plus on the reverse a wider area including the Hamad International Airport at 1:60,000. All place names are in the Latin alphabet only.On one side is a plan of the city at 1:25,000 highlighting its network
Maps of the United Kingdom
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Ordnance Survey Children`s Travel Book of the YearTake a tour of the United Kingdom as you`ve never seen it before in this fully illustrated set of county maps. Travel through England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and meet the incredible people born there, learn about its
Atlas of Adventures: Wonders of the World
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Ordnance Survey Children`s Travel Book of the YearFrom the team behind the best-selling Atlas of Adventures comes this awe-inspiring journey of discovery. Travel around the world to scale the Eiffel Tower, trek the Great Wall of China, and raft through the Yosemite Valley. Showcasing the globe`s
French Concession
An acclaimed Chinese writer makes his English-language debut with this heart-stopping literary noir, a richly atmospheric tale of espionage and international intrigue, set in Shanghai in 1931-an electrifying, decadent world of love, violence and betrayal filled with femme fatales, criminals, revolutionaries and spies. A boat arrives in Shanghai harbour, carrying an important official in the
One Child: Life, Love and Parenthood in Modern China
Tang Shuxiu and her husband are on an 800-mile train journey from Beijing to Shifang, where they believe their only child has perished in a recent earthquake. Three days after the event, Tang is too dehydrated to cry. Liu Ting becomes a national hero when he brings his mother to college, a celebration of filial
The Hermit
WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD – previous winners include Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Karin Fossum, Stieg Larsson and Arnaldur IndridasonA car is found on a deserted beach on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura. On the back seat lies a cardboard box containing the body of a small boy buried in newspaper cuttings. No one
War and the Death of News: From Battlefield to Newsroom – My Fifty Years in Journalism
A smoke bomb went off. Then shots were fired from buildings overlooking the square… The camera had a BBC News sign on it. Someone cried out from the crowd: `You are the world, you are the world, you have to tell what they are doing to our people.`From Vietnam to Iraq, Martin Bell has seen
The Borrowed
Where there is murder, there is humanity. Hong Kong`s greatest detective, Inspector Kwan, is dying. For the past fifty years he has been quietly solving crimes while the world changed around him. Now on his deathbed, his partner Detective Lok needs help with one final case. Through the story of six different but interlocking murders,
