Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Pianist of Yarmouk
`In amongst the wreckage scenes of hope. An amazing man – Ahmad played the piano just to spread love` Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 A man, a piano, a Syrian city under siege . . . One morning in war-torn Damascus, a starving man drags a piano into a rubbled street. Everything he once knew
Promise at Dawn
“You will be a great hero, a general, Gabriele d`Annunzio, Ambassador of France!”For his whole life, Romain Gary`s fierce, eccentric motherhad only one aim: to make her son a great man. And she did. This, his thrilling, wildly romantic autobiography, is the story of his journey from poverty in Eastern Europe to the sensual world
Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom
Unrivalled gardening wisdom from Monty Don, including essential tips, knowledge and musings from his 50 years of gardening experience. Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice. Discover Monty`s thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, colour, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much
100 Dogs
Small dog, tall dog, playing with a ball dog, big dog, dig dog burying a bone . . .Can there really be 100 dogs doing 100 doggy things packed into the pages of this picture book?Yep, we`ve counted and we`re pawsitive!Follow the bouncy rhyme as it weaves its way through an array of hilarious hounds
Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World`s Greatest Adventures
Meet famous explorers and adventurers in this exciting non-fiction storybook for children. Venture into steaming jungles in search of lost temples, fight off frostbite in the Arctic, and blast off into space!Great explorers have one thing in common – a desire to leap into the unknown, no matter how dangerous that might be. From Ferdinand
What`s Where on Earth Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life: The amazing history of earth`s most incredible animals
Journey back in time and find out where the dinosaurs roamed. This unique children`s atlas explores each continent, revealing fossil sites and stories on every map.Part of the best-selling What`s Where on Earth series, this atlas is packed with?maps of early Earth and more than 40 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Stare down
The Naked and the Dead
Based on Mailer`s own experience of military service in the Philippines during World War Two, `The Naked and the Dead` is a graphically truthful and shattering portrayal of ordinary men in battle. First published in 1949, as America was still basking in the glories of the Allied victory, it altered forever the popular perception of
Life with a Capital L: Essays
A brilliantly varied new selection of D. H. Lawrence`s essays, chosen and introduced by Geoff DyerFor D. H. Lawrence the novel was the pinnacle, “the one bright book of life”, yet his non-fiction shows him at his most freewheeling and playful. This is a selection of his essays, on subjects including art, morality, obscenity, songbirds,
An American Dream
As Stephen Rojack, a decorated war hero and former congressman who murders his wife in a fashionable New York City high-rise, runs amok through the city in which he was once a privileged citizen, Mailer peels away the layers of our social norms to reveal a world of pure appetite and relentless cruelty. One part
The Enormous Crocodile (Book and CD)
The Enormous Crocodile is planning what to have for his lunch. This foul fiend – the greediest croc in the whole river – wants to eat something juicy and delicious. His teeth sparkle like knives in the sun and he`s getting hungrier and hungrier. But what can the greedy grumptious brute guzzle up?Beware – he`s
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World
The Times Top 10 BestsellerTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD`Is it the world that`s busy, or my mind?`The world moves fast, but that doesn`t mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated in the United States, offers
The Kites
“A rebel French writer… a brilliant storyteller, a master craftsman and one of France`s most original writers” Independent “`The Kites` is a novel touched from beginning to end with grace, a great saga about the innate dignity of love that succeeds in the feat of being funny and poetic, tender and sharp, committed and fierce,
Around The World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that get us From Here to There
A fascinating and engaging picture book exploring 80 exciting ways to travel, both past and present – from the obvious, to the crazy! Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel… any way you can imagine, in this non-fiction children`s book. Every mode of transport is part of a charming scene. See
Look Up!
3… 2… 1… LIFT OFF. Let science-mad chatterbox Rocket launch into your hearts in this inspiring picture book from two incredible debut talents.Rocket`s going to be the greatest astronaut, star-catcher, space-traveller that has ever lived!But…First, she needs to convince her big brother Jamal to stop looking down at his phone and start LOOKING UP at
My Face for the World to See
A brilliant, bruising depiction of the dark side of 1950s Hollywood, from the author of In Love.At a Hollywood party, a screenwriter rescues an aspiring actress from a drunken suicide attempt. He is married, disillusioned; she is young, seemingly wise to the world and its slights. They slide into a casual relationship together, but as
The Girl on the Via Flaminia
A dark love story set in wartime Rome from the author of In Love and Your Face for the World to SeeRome, 1944. Robert is a lonely American soldier looking for a girl. Lisa is cold and hungry, obliged to seek work at Mamma Pulcini`s house on the Via Flaminia. Their lives come together in
Our World in Pictures: Countries, Cultures, People & Places
Discover the countries of the world – explore their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts in this picture-packed children`s book. Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-colour map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference
War with the Newts
A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world…`War with the Newts` (1936) is Karel Capek`s darkly humorous allegory of early 20th-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also to speak. As the
Pocket Eyewitness Animals
Discover some of the strangest species in the animal kingdom in this brilliant mini book packed with pictures and bulging with fun facts. Pocket Eyewitness Animals uses bite-sized chunks of information to make learning about animals even more fun. From flamingos to frogs, explore the animal family tree and find out the unique features that
Pocket Eyewitness Sharks: Facts at Your Fingertips
Dive into the world of the shark, one of the ocean`s most awesome predators, in this mini encyclopedia of some of the world`s most magnificent marine creatures. Pocket Eyewitness Sharks gives you fast facts at your fingertips and includes pictures to make learning about these extraordinary creatures even more fun. Did you know that the
