Category Archives: Travel Guides
RHS Great British Village Show: What Goes on Behind the Scenes and How to be a Prize-Winner
Enter a world of tents, tea, and terrifically good jam with RHS Great British Village Show. Written by Thane Prince and Matthew Biggs, and with a foreword by Alan Titchmarsh, this is the only guide to a unique British tradition.Every year, hundreds of country shows and fairs take place across the UK. Celebrate this tradition
House of Names
`They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly, two-tongued father. Nonetheless, they heard her muffled screams.`On the day of his daughter`s wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice.His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into
Village Christmas
`I finished it with an ache in my heart and a tear in my eye` Spectator From the author of Cider With Rosie, Village Christmas is a moving, lyrical portrait of England through the changing years and seasons. Laurie Lee left his childhood home in the Cotswolds when he was nineteen, but it remained with
Berlin Finale
`A wonderful rediscovery. . . human, suspenseful, shot through with hard-earned wisdom` – Lee ChildOne of the first bestsellers in Germany after the Second World War, Berlin Finale is a breathtaking novel of resistance set against the downfall of the Third ReichApril 1945, the last days of the Nazi regime. While bombs are falling on
English Pastoral: An Inheritance
WINNER of the 2021 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature WritingThe author of the beloved No.1 bestseller The Shepherd`s Life returns with a stirring history of family, loss and the land over three generations on a Lake District farm`A beautifully-written story of a family, a home and a changing landscape.` – Nigel Slater `Just about perfect.`
Space Ultimate Sticker Book
Set off on an adventure which is out of this world with Space Ultimate Sticker Book. With 250 reusable stickers, your child can put together an astronaut and assemble the planets in order, while picking up incredible information along the way. Packed with fun facts for kids which support Key Stage 1, learn all about
The Tale of Kitty In Boots – Beatrix Potter & Quentin Blake
When Miss Kitty sneaks out to go hunting in her beautiful boots she gets herself into all sorts of scrapes, but on this particular night she meets the foxiest hunter of them all – Mr. Tod.This utterly entertaining tale is filled with mistaken identities, devious villains and even an appearance from Peter Rabbit. Told with
Ladybird Histories: The Great Fire of London
Ladybird Histories The Great Fire of London is perfect for children studying the Great Fire at school. It includes information on how the fire started, why it spread so quickly and how it was eventually put out. Packed full of interesting and entertaining details that will delight all readers – from details about important characters
Great City Maps
Step onto the streets of cities around the world, and understand the cultures and civilizations that created them with Great City Maps. This beautifully illustrated book explores the world`s most celebrated historical city maps. Richly detailed ancient and modern maps of important cities take you on a journey across the globe in stunning detail, from
My Name is Lucy Barton
An exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge Lucy is recovering from an operation in a New York hospital when she wakes to find her estranged mother sitting by her bed.They have not seen one another in years. As they talk Lucy finds herself recalling her troubled rural
The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Embark on a tour of the world`s greatest artistic movements and works, from prehistoric cave paintings to performance art with The Art Book, the latest in the stunning Big Ideas series.The Art Book explores the most celebrated artworks by history`s most influential painters, sculptors, and artists with stunning visuals and insightful quotes. Discover profiles of
Anything is Possible
An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling and Man Booker long-listed author of My Name is Lucy BartonRecalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling
The Young H.G. Wells: Changing the World
A fascinating journey into the life of H.G. Wells, from one of Britain`s best biographers.How did the first forty years of H. G. Wells` life shape the father of science fiction?From his impoverished childhood in a working-class English family, to his determination to educate himself at any cost, to the serious ill health that dominated
Venice, an Interior
An essential companion for every traveller to Venice, this is the hidden city revealed in a gorgeous non-fiction account by one of Europe`s greatest living writers, Javier Marias Century after century, the essence of Venice is unchanging. It is a place of contradictions, equal parts glamour and chaos. As a young man, Javier Marias made
The Star Diaries
Stanislaw Lem`s set of short stories, written over a period of twenty years, all feature the adventures of space traveller Ijon Tichy and recount him spinning in time-warps, spying on robots, encountering bizarre civilizations and creatures in space and being hopelessly lost in a forest of supernovae. This is a philosophical satire on technology, theology,
The Pumpkin Eater
`Peter, Peter, Pumpkin eater Had a wife and couldn`t keep her…` In this extraordinary, semi-autobiographical novel, Penelope Mortimer depicts a married woman`s breakdown in 1960s London. With three husbands in her past, one in her present and a numberless army of children, Mrs Armitage is astonished to find herself collapsing one day in Harrods. Strange,
The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit
In The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, a new tale written by Emma Thompson, Peter`s adventures take him beyond the boundaries of Mr McGregor`s garden all the way to Scotland. Here he meets the gentle giant Finlay McBurney, a distant Scottish relative, and much entertainment ensues. Emma Thompson, Oscar-winning actress and screen writer, is a
The Man in the High Castle
An official tie-in edition of Philip K Dick`s dazzling speculative novel to accompany the new TV series, executive produced by Ridley Scott. Philip K Dick`s acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world – one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare dystopia the Nazis have
Digital Photography Masterclass: Advanced Techniques for Creating Perfect Pictures
In Digital Photography Masterclass, Tom Ang gives you a one-on-one course in every aspect of digital photography. Improve your skills, develop your eye and take control of your camera to deliver the shots you want.This new edition is fully updated to include all the latest equipment and software, with stunning new photos to illustrate how
Sharks and Other Deadly Ocean Creatures
Dive into the deadliest of oceans with this visual encyclopedia. Compare the features of the different creatures from saw-like snouts to angel “wings” and use the reference section to look at a shark`s anatomy. A simple, accessible, page-per-topic guide, you can learn all about the ocean`s inhabitants with sensational images and enough information to become
