Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Space Traveller`s Guide to the Solar System
Have you ever dreamt of being an astronaut, travelling through the universe on your very own space mission? What would it be like to tour the Solar System, visiting the Sun and the planets, taking in everything from moons to asteroid belts along the way? What would you see, and how would you feel? What
The Bomber
Seven days. Three killings. And one woman who knows too much…Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is woken by a phonecall in the early hours of a wintry December morning. An explosion has ripped apart the Olympic Stadium. And a victim has been blown to pieces. As Annika delves into the details of the bombing and the
Please, Mister Postman
In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park, Alan Johnson and his young family left West London to start a new life. The Britwell Estate in Slough, apparently notorious among the locals, in fact came as a blessed relief after the tensions of Notting Hill, and the local community
Johnny Kingdom`s West Country Tales
There are few people better acquainted with the West Country than Johnny Kingdom. His knowledge of local wildlife is second to none, but he`s also a fount of knowledge when it comes to all the old stories that get passed down from generation to generation. “West Country Tales” is a charming collection of these local
Spymaster: The Life of Britain`s Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield
“I cannot think of a better biography of a spy chief”. (Richard Davenport-Hines, The Spectator). The extraordinary story of the most highly decorated British spymaster of the Cold War, Sir Maurice Oldfield.Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (commonly known as the SIS or MI6), he was the first Chief to be named and pictured in
The Shogun`s Queen: The Shogun Quartet, Book 1
The year is 1853, and a young Japanese girl`s world is about to be turned upside down. When black ships carrying barbarians arrive on the shores of Japan, the Satsuma clan`s way of life is threatened. But it`s not just the samurai who must come together to fight: the beautiful, headstrong Okatsu is also given
The Man Who Cycled the Americas
The Man Who Cycled the Americas tells the story of Mark Beaumont’s 15,000 miles and eight months’ long journey from Anchorage in Alaska to Ushuaia on the Tierra del Fuego, scaling along the way the highest peaks of the Americas: Mount McKinley and Aconcagua.The challenge, undertaken one year after Beaumont became The Man Who Cycled
The Walk
The latest “New York Times” bestseller from one of today`s most inspiring writers. What would you do if you lost everything – your job, your home, and the love of your life – all at the same time? When it happens to advertising executive Alan Christoffersen, he`s tempted by his darkest thoughts. With a bottle
An Englishman at War: the Wartime Diaries of Stanley Christopherson DSO Mc & Bar 1939-1945
From the outbreak of war in September 1939 all the way to the smouldering ruins of Berlin in 1945, via Palestine, Tobruk, El Alamein, D-Day, Nijmegen and the crossing of the Rhine, An Englishman at War is a unique first-person account of the Second World War. The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Stanley Christopher`s regiment, went to
The Accidental Adventurer
The Accidental Adventurer by Ben Fogle tells the story of this extraordinary explorer and TV presenter. Follow him tracing back adventures that raised money for charity and took him around the world: rowing across the Atlantic, walking to the South Pole and running the Sahara are just a few.Ben Fogle offers a fine example and
Undercover
Marshall is an ex-undercover agent who has just survived the toughest assignment of his career. He settles into a temporary job in the Secret Service, guarding the President. Then a routine day goes wrong, and Marshall flees to Paris. Ariana knows that as the daughter of an American Ambassador, her safety is always at risk.
Snuff
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There
This Boy
London`s Notting Hill in the 1950s was an unimaginably different place to the white stucco splendour it`s known for today. Alan Johnson`s family lived in condemned housing, declared unfit for human habitation, in a cramped flat with no central heating, no electricity and no running water. His mother, Lily, battled against poor health, poverty, domestic
How to Stay Alive: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Any Situation
Do you know how to…Survive a bear attack?Make fire from virtually nothing? Fly a plane in an emergency?Survive in the most extreme conditions?Bear Grylls does. There is barely a terrain he hasn’t conquered or an extreme environment he hasn’t experienced. From his time in 21 SAS, through to his extraordinary expeditions in the toughest corners
Mother of God: One Man`s Journey to the Uncharted Depths of the Amazon Rainforest
Madre de Dios – `Mother of God` – is a place where the Andean Cloud Forest intermingles with the steaming tropical jungle at the head of the Amazon river. Here can be found the greatest proliferation of living species that has ever existed on Earth, ever. And it is a place which is now under
World Political Map SIGNATURE Edition
Rand McNally`s Signature World wall map features eye-catching bold and vivid colours that make this the perfect reference piece sure to stand out in any home, classroom or office. The precise detail and digital accuracy shows colour-matching relief and other physical features without sacrificing the maps readability. The map centered on Africa allowing viewers to
Unknown – An Inspector Knutas Investigation
It`s summer on Gotland and an international group of archaeology students are excavating an ancient Viking site. The camaraderie and holiday spirits of the group are shattered when one of their number, a Dutch student called Martina, disappears. Rumours abound about a secret relationship she was having with someone on the island, but is her
Washington State Easy-to-Read Rand McNally
Washington State Easy-to-Read map from Rand McNally, US leading publisher of road maps and street plans, in their extensive series of state maps. Additional panels provide enlargements for: downtown Seattle, Seattle – Tacoma and vicinity, Olympia, Bellingham, Spokane and Yakima, plus Mt. Rainier National Park.For clarity of road information Rand McNally state maps present the
The Dead Of Summer
Mari Jungstedt`s compelling series of novels featuring Inspector Anders Knutas continues to go from strength to strength with, “The Dead of Summer”, the fifth crime adventure set on the island of Gotland. Her trademark combination of rich characterisation, taut crime plots and the continuing unfolding drama of her series characters` lives add up to a
