Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe
Between 1990 and 1994, Colm Toibin made a series of trips through Catholic Europe. His journey led him into close contact with people from all walks of life, from priests to politicians, from the intellectually open to the spiritually bigoted. He then set down his impressions in this beautifully written book, filled with personal detail
The Invention Of Clouds
An extraordinary yet little-known scientific advance occurred in the opening years of the nineteenth century when a young amateur meteorologist, Luke Howard, gave the clouds the names by which they are known to this day. By creating a language to define structures that had, up to then, been considered random and unknowable, Howard revolutionized the
Facing Up
Account of the ascent that made Bear Grylls the youngest person to climb Everest and return alive.
The Wars Against Saddam
The Wars Against Saddam is a startling frontline depiction of conflicts that few journalists have been as close to as John Simpson. He has spent more that twenty years reporting from Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, most recently in defiance of the Iraqi authorities, who barred him after the Gulf War of 1990-1.This is his compelling and
May Week Was in June
`Arriving in Cambridge on my first day as an undergraduate, I could see nothing except a cold white October mist. At the age of twenty-four I was a complete failure, with nothing to show for my life except a few poems nobody wanted to publish in book form.` Falling Towards England — the second volume
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. Krakauer`s investigation is a meticulously researched, bone-chilling narrative of polygamy, savage violence and unyielding faith: an incisive, gripping work of non-fiction that illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human behaviour. `A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism` Will Self,
The Story of the Night
Richard Garay lives alone with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from those around him. Stifled by a job he despises, he finds himself willing to take considerable risks. Set in Argentina in a time of great change, The Story of the Night is a powerful and moving novel about a man who,
The City of Abraham: History, Myth and Memory: A Journey Through Hebron
The City of Abraham is a journey through one of the world`s most divided cities — Hebron, the only place in the West Bank where Palestinians and Israelis live side by side. It begins with a hill called Tel Rumeida, the site of ancient Hebron, where the patriarch Abraham — father of the Jews and
A Fez of the Heart
`A Fez of the Heart` is the tale of Jeremy Seal’s journey around Turkey in search of a hat. Setting out across Turkey in the extremes of winter, Seal traces the history of the culture- defining, cone-shaped hat. It is not long before he comes to see the fez as the key by which this
Bad Land
Jonathan Raban takes the reader on an enthralling journey into the least populated and least known region in the United States, Montana, and finds there the heart and soul of the country. Bringing to life the extraordinary landscape of the prairie and the homesteaders whose dreams foundered there, and reaching forward through history to the
Passage to Juneau
The Inside Passage to Alaska, with its outer fringes and entailments, is a very complicated sea-route. Parts of it are open ocean, parts of it no wider than a modest river, and it has been in continuous use for several thousand years. Its aboriginal past – still tantalizingly close to hand – puts the inside
Strange Places, Questionable People
Strange Places, Questionable People is the first volume of John Simpson`s autobiography. For over thirty years, John Simpson has travelled the world to report on the most significant events of our time. From being punched in the stomach by Harold Wilson on one of his first days as a reporter, to escaping summary execution in
Ben Nevis – Fort William & Glen Coe OS Landranger 41 ACTIVE
The OS Landranger Active Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps, perfect for day trips and short breaks. Tough, durable and weatherproof, covered in a lightweight protective plastic coating that can be written on, so that your favourite routes can be easily highlighted. Each map provides all the information you need to get
The English Lakes – North-Western Area – Keswick, Cockermouth & Wigton OS Explorer OL4 ACTIVE
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey`s most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer – Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS Explorer
The English Lakes – South-Western Area – Coniston, Ulverston & Barrow-in-Furness OS Explorer OL6 ACTIVE
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey`s most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer – Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS Explorer
The English Lakes – South-Eastern Area – Windermere, Kendal & Silverdale OS Explorer OL7 ACTIVE
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey`s most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer – Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS Explorer
Dartmoor OS Explorer OL28 ACTIVE
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey`s most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer – Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS Explorer
The Peak District – White Peak Area – Buxton – Bakewell – Matlock & Dove Dale OS Expolorer OL24 ACTIVE
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey`s most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer – Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS Explorer
Old Glory
In which the acclaimed author journeys through the heart of the USA from Minneapolis to New Orleans along the Mississippi, realizing a lifelong dream and producing a masterful insight into contemporary America in the process.
Wye Valley & Forest of Dean OS Explorer OL14 ACTIVE
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey`s most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer – Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS Explorer
