Category Archives: Travel Guides
How Not To Be A Twit and Other Wisdom from Roald Dahl
Never grow up, always down.Those are the wise words from the world`s number one storyteller- Roald Dahl.Mr Dahl has given us a lot of wit and wisdom over the years. Whether it`s how good thoughts will shine out of your face like sunbeams, or that a little nonsense now and then is relished by the
Call for the Dead: The Smiley Collection
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man`s death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan`s widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day
A Murder of Quality: The Smiley Collection
In his second novel, also featuring George Smiley, le Carre forsakes the world of espionage to reveal the secret heart of another peculiarly British institution: the public school.
15 Minute Mandarin Chinese
The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin Chinese fast. Comes with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native Mandarin Chinese speakers.12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, from socialising to
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: The Smiley Collection
In his fifth outing George Smiley is facing a remarkable challenge: a mole who has burrowed his way in and up to the highest level of British Intelligence.
15 Minute Japanese
With this fun, user-friendly, and uniquely visual Japanese language course, you can teach yourself Japanese in just 12 weeks. DK`s 15 Minute Japanese – now relaunching with a new free audio app – is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Japanese fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute
The Honourable Schoolboy: The Smiley Collection
George Smiley, now chief of the battered British Secret Service, seeks revenge for the betrayals of a Soviet double agent in the sixth Smiley novel.
Darkest Hour
From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, this is a cinematic, behind-the-scenes account of a crucial moment which takes us inside the mind of one of the world`s greatest leaders – and provides a revisionist, more rounded portrait of his leadership.May, 1940. Britain is at war, European democracies are falling rapidly and the
Smiley`s People: The Smiley Collection
The seventh Smiley novel sees a phone call drag the acting chief of the Circus back to active service. But only to bury a case, not to solve it…
15 Minute Arabic
The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn Arabic fast. and on-the-go with with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native Arabic speakers.12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, from socialising to
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: The Smiley Collection
In 1963 John le Carre published his third book, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Written over a period of about five weeks in response to the fear and ugliness of the Berlin Wall, its bitter, devastating story crystallised the doubts and moral dilemmas of the time. It altered irrevocably our understanding of
15 Minute German
The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn German fast and on-the-go, now with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native German speakers.12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, from socialising to
15 Minute Spanish
The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn Spanish fast. Comes with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native Spanish speakers.12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, from socialising to doing business.
15 Minute Italian
The perfect book for anyone who wants to learn Italian fast. Comes with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native Italian speakers.12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, from socialising to doing business.
Animals Up Close
See the world`s most fascinating animals closer and more vividly than you`ve ever seen before, through stunning, larger-than-life photography in this modern DK classic. Young readers will be fascinated by stories such as the crab that carries its home on its back, or the salamander that turns from a fish into an amphibian as it
King Solomon`s Mines
Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend – and reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown land cut off from the world, where terrible dangers threaten anyone who ventures near the spectacular diamond mines of King Solomon.
The Honourable Schoolboy
In the second part of John le Carre`s Karla Trilogy, the battle of wits between spymaster George Smiley and his Russian adversary takes on an even more dangerous dimension.George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist
The Little Drummer Girl
Charlie, a jobbing young English actress, is accustomed to playing different roles. But when the mysterious, battle-scarred Joseph recruits her into the Israeli secret services, she enters the dangerous `theatre of the real`. As she acts out her part in an intricate, high-stakes plot to trap and kill a Palestinian terrorist, it threatens to consume
A Most Wanted Man
“One of the most sophisticated fictional responses to the war on terror yet published” GuardianAn illegal Muslim immigrant arrives in Hamburg with a traumatic past and the key to a fortune held in a private bank. He says his name is Issa. To the idealistic young human rights lawyer Annabel, determined to save him from
A Perfect Spy
`The best English novel since the war` Philip Roth Magnus Pym – ranking diplomat, consummate Englishman, loving husband, secret agent – has vanished. Has he defected? Gone to ground? As the hunt for Pym intensifies, the secrets of his life are revealed: the people he has loved and betrayed, the unreliable con-man father who made
