Category Archives: Maps
The Man Who Created the Middle East: A Story of Empire, Conflict and the Sykes-Picot Agreement
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes` lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the political instability and violence in the Middle East attributed to it. The Sykes-Picot agreement
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy: 1945-1975
From the best-selling author of All Hell Let Loose comes a masterly chronicle of one of the most devastating international conflicts of the 20th century and how its people were affected. `This is a comprehensive, spellbinding, surprisingly intimate, and altogether magnificent historical narrative.` Tim O`Brien Vietnam became the Western world`s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating
Collins World Atlas: Illustrated Edition
A paperback edition of this fully revised general reference atlas in the exciting Collins world atlas range. Highly detailed maps giving balanced worldwide coverage, beautifully illustrated thematic pages and thousands of facts and statistics. This perfect family reference atlas provides a comprehensive and topical view of today`s world and the issues facing it. The contents
Best 100-Mile Bike Routes
Completing one hundred miles by bike is a timeless challenge. Ever since the invention of a pedal- powered, two-wheel vehicle, 100 miles has been the benchmark by which cyclists can measure their prowess. Best 100-Mile Bike Routes is the ultimate guide to a hundred 100-mile rides grouped in geographical regions, from the north of Scotland
The Valley of Amazement
An expansive, heartbreaking novel from the internationally bestselling author of `The Joy Luck Club`. In turn-of-the-century Shanghai, Violet Minturn is raised by her American mother, the mistress of the city`s most renowned courtesan house. When the revolution comes, a cruel deception forces Violet to become a virgin courtesan. `The Valley of Amazement` is the story
Five Star Billionaire
Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, the overlapping lives of five newcomers to China`s most dynamic city are the subject of this kaleidoscopic novel. Welcome to Shanghai. A restless metropolis where old traditions collide with new ambitions – a place where anything can happen and anyone can become Somebody. Golddigger, property magnate, pop star,
Etape: The Untold Stories of the Tour de France`s Defining Stages
In ETAPE, critically acclaimed author Richard Moore will take readers on a virtual Tour de France, with each chapter focusing on a single rider in a single stage that came to define the Tour`s history. In Etape, critically acclaimed author Richard Moore tells the stories behind some of the defining stages in the Tour de
Between the Sunset and the Sea: A View of 16 British Mountains
Simon Ingram takes us high into Britain`s most forbidding and astonishing wild places through all the seasons of the year – from the first blush of spring to the darkest bite of the mountain winter. In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring things on earth. Simply
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector`s Story
An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world`s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman`s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom. As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime.
Congo
FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY `Not only deserves the description “epic”, in its true sense, but the term “masterpiece” as well` Independent This gripping epic tells the story of one of the world`s most critical failed nation-states: the Democratic Republic of Congo. Interweaving his own family`s history with the voices of a diverse
Chinese Rules: Mao`s Dog, Deng`s Cat, and Five Timeless Lessons for Understanding China
From the author of the acclaimed `Mr. China` comes another rollicking adventure story – part memoir, part history, part business imbroglio – that offers valuable lessons to help Westerners understand China. In the twenty-first century, the world has tilted eastwards in its orbit; China grows confident while the West seems mired in doubt. Having lived
The Wire in the Blood
Val McDermid`s Number One bestselling crime series, featuring psychological profiler Dr Tony Hill and Jacko Vance – protagonist of new novel THE RETRIBUTION – in the suspenseful and ferociously readable thriller that led to the much-loved TV show. Young girls are disappearing around the country, and there is nothing to connect them to one another,
Chinese Rules: Five Timeless Lessons for Succeeding in China
From the author of the acclaimed `Mr. China` comes another rollicking adventure story – part memoir, part history, part business imbroglio – that offers valuable lessons to help Westerners win in China. In the twenty-first century, the world has tilted eastwards in its orbit; China grows confident while the West seems mired in doubt. Having
The Homecoming Of Samuel Lake
A bewitching debut novel in the vein of the much-loved classic Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe. It`s 1956 and Samuel Lake, a handsome preacher, is voted out of his ministry by yet another congregation, disappointed by his relentless pleas for them to live more charitable lives. Out of options and out of pocket,
Mt Former Heart
`Unusual and brilliant …It has similarities to Alan Hollinghurst`s The Stranger`s Child.` Deborah Orr, Guardian A beautifully written novel, which tells a story of love and loss through three generations of a family. When she grew up, Ruth would say that she could place the day that her mother had decided to go away. She
Unbroken
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louise Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete, running in the Berlin Olympics. Now
The Meadow: Terrorism, Kidnapping and Conspiracy in Paradise
The shocking true story of a brutal kidnapping high in the mountains of Kashmir that marked the beginning of modern terrorism. In July 1995, ten backpackers journeyed into the foothills of the Himalayas, trekking to an idyllic campsite known as the Meadow. But their search for tranquillity was savagely interrupted when they were taken hostage
The 3rd Woman
THE FIRST TWO MURDERS WENT UNNOTICED. BUT THE NEXT WAS HER SISTER…A terrifying yet unputdownable thriller from No. 1 bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jonathan Freedland. SHE CAN`T SAVE HER SISTER Journalist Madison Webb is obsessed with exposing lies and corruption. But she never thought she would be investigating her own sister`s murder. SHE CAN`T
I Love you (Boxed Set)
A collection of beautiful love stories from bestselling artist Edward Monkton. A LOVELY LOVE STORY: The first book published by Edward Monkton, this is a beautiful story about two lovely dinosaurs with a message as old as time itself: that being together is better than being apart. LOVE: Every day is a day for lovers,
The Fine Colour Of Rust
If you loved A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, you`ll love The Fine Colour of Rust. Single mother Loretta Boskovic may have fantasies about dumping her two kids in the orphanage and riding off on a Harley with her dream lover, but her reality is life in a dusty country town called Gunapan. A
