Category Archives: Maps
The Picture Atlas
Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.Explore the world by looking not only at borders, mountains, rivers, seas and oceans, but by discovering the natural wonders of the world, historical artefacts, amazing animals, fascinating cultures and much much more.With stunning illustrations from the incredible Jill Calder, The Picture Atlas is quite unlike anything
Mao`s Great Famine: The History of China`s Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2011 Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the Western world in less than fifteen years. It
Mountain: A Life on the Rocks
Steve Backshall`s love affair with the mountains has taken him to some of the world`s wildest places, environments that have the power to make a human being feel very small, very vulnerable and very alive. MOUNTAIN: A LIFE OF THE ROCKS is an account of his most breathtaking expeditions: heading into the `Death Zone` on
Riding in the Zone Rouge: The Tour of the Battlefields 1919 – Cycling`s Toughest-Ever Stage Race
`An evocatively thoughtful wider history of the race, the war and the peace` GUARDIAN`Occasionally funny and regularly poignant, brilliantly focused in its research . . . His drive, wit and curiosity inform Zone Rouge . . . gently profound and genuinely moving` HERALDThe Circuit des Champs de Bataille (the Tour of the Battlefields) was held
Postcards from Ladybird: 100 Classic Ladybird Covers in One
This is a unique collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic Ladybird book cover from the 1940s to 1970s. From the first ever Ladybird book “Bunnikin`s Picnic Party”, to “Well-Loved Tales” and “How It Works”, this is a selection from over thirty years of beloved Ladybird illustration in one sturdy little gift
Great Maps: The world`s masterpieces explored and explained
Great Maps is a beautifully illustrated book which takes a close look at the history of maps, from medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth, presenting more than 60 of the most significant examples from around the world. A reproduction of each map is accompanied a ‘Visual Tour” showing enlargements of its particularly interesting features and
The Unforgotten Coat
This is a stunning magical story of a summer of friendship with darker undertones of the plight of refugees. Two refugee brothers from Mongolia are determined to fit in with their Liverpool schoolmates, but bring so much of Mongolia to Bootle that their new friend and guide, Julie, is hard-pressed to know truth from fantasy
Here I Stand
Inspired by the 800-year anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, a selection of writers explore the rights and freedoms still lacking in today`s society. Contributors include: Tony Birch, John Boyne, Sita Brahmachari, Russell Brand, Kate Charlesworth, Sarah Crossan, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, Matt Haig, Frances Hardinge, Jackie Kay, AL Kennedy, Liz Kessler, Elizabeth
Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
Discover the amazing diversity of the African continent in this beautiful book, with words by Atinuke and lively illustrations from Mouni Feddag.Atinuke`s first non-fiction title is a major publishing event: a celebration of all 55 countries on the African continent! Her beautifully-written text captures Africa`s unique mix of the modern and the traditional, as she
Dinosaurs Go Christmas Shopping
My Christmas is for presents And fun and Santa Claus, I`d never want it spoiled By naughty dinosaurs. When a group of unruly dinosaurs threaten to ruin Christmas, one little boy decides to take charge. Will the dinosaurs listen? You bet they will! And after a lot of sorting, cleaning and tidying, it`s very clear
Now or Never: A Dunkirk Story
A gripping adventure in an exciting new series reflecting the authentic, unsung stories of our past! Now or Never brings a young soldier, Private Fazal Khan, from his home in India to the battlefields of the Second World War. Fazal`s world is now focused on Company 32 and the animals he cares for in the
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali
A timely and honest coming-of-age story that explores the complicated relationship between identity, culture, family, and love. Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her conservative Muslim parents` expectations, but lately she`s finding that impossible to do. She rolls her eyes when they blatantly favour her brother and saves her crop tops
Ride A Stage of The Tour De France
The Tour de France is one of the best-known and most challenging athletic events in the world. In the first three weeks of July every year, the pros pit their strength, wit and skill against each other over the gruelling 3,500km route. And every year, amateur riders the world over dream of tackling one of
The Great Tamasha: Cricket, Corruption and the Turbulent Rise of Modern India
On a Bangalore night in April 2008, cricket and India changed forever. It was the first night of the Indian Premier League – cricket, but not as we knew it. It involved big money, glitz, prancing girls and Bollywood stars. It was not so much sport as tamasha: a great entertainment. The Great Tamasha examines
The Great British Road Rides Guide: The Best of the UK in 55 Bike Routes
An inspirational guide book to help you plan spectacular road rides. Each route is broken down into key elements, giving concise information on the essentials that make for a great day out on the bike, including route, road features, and public transport links for point to point rides, accompanied by inspirational images of the ride.
Maps: Their Untold Stories
Maps: Their Untold Stories, a magnificent collection drawn from seven centuries of maps held in the National Archives at Kew, presents a variety of maps, from those found in 14th Century manuscripts, through early estate maps, to sea charts, maps used in military campaigns, and maps from treaties. The text explores who the mapmakers were,
Helium
On November 1st 1984, a day after the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, a nineteen-year-old student travels back from a class trip with his mentor and chemistry teacher, Professor Singh. As the group disembark at Delhi station a mob surrounds the professor, douses him in petrol and sets him alight. Years later the
Mecca: The Sacred City
Mecca is the heart of Islam. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, the direction towards which Muslims turn when they pray and the site of pilgrimage which annually draws some three million Muslims from all corners of the world. Yet Mecca`s importance goes beyond religion. What happens in Mecca and how Muslims think about the
Villers devant Orval
Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Gรฉographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale and additionally have an
Harley Loco: A Memoir of Hard Living, Hair and Post-punk, from the Middle East to the Lower East Side
`She`s experienced wealth, cultural alienation, homelessness, brushes with fame, prison, rehab, record deals, a million blown second chances, a dozen broken hearts and one bloody-knuckled ultimate spiritual redemption. She even died once in the process, and may very well have had sex with your wife back in the eighties…` Elizabeth Gilbert When she was seven,
