Category Archives: Travel Guides
Run or Die
Run or Die by Kilian Jornet – The inspirational memoir of “the most dominating endurance athlete of his generation.” (The New York Times). Kilian Jornet has conquered some of the toughest physical tests on the planet. He has run up and down Mt. Kilimanjaro faster than any other human being, and struck down world records
The Cold War
As present-day political and military hostilities between Russia and the West threaten to escalate, The Cold War looks back at a global drama that positioned the world on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. Published 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in Europe that led to the end
A Farewell to Ice: A Report from the Arctic
Ice is beautiful and complex. It regulates our planet`s temperature. And it is vanishing – fast. Peter Wadhams, the world`s leading expert on sea ice, draws on his lifetime`s research in the Arctic region to illuminate what is happening, what it means for the future, and what can be done.
IWM D-Day
D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This is a graphic account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign which effectively destroyed the German
Shark
From the Great Hammerhead to the Blue Shark, Shark by Eyewitness lets your child learn all about different types of sharks, what they eat and how they fight! Find out how sharks hunt their prey, how their strong teeth and jaws work and what makes them one of the most dangerous creatures in the ocean.
Migration
While recognizing that distinctions between categories are often fuzzy, Migration covers many types of migrants including explorers, slaves, pilgrims, mineworkers, labourers, exiles, refugees, sex workers, students, tourists, retirees and expatriates. Cohen covers a long span of history and many regions and themes, giving context and colour to one of the most pressing issues of our
Paperscapes: London
`Paperscapes: London` features 53 of the city`s seminal structures, from the historical to the cutting edge, with specially commissioned illustrations accompanied by authoritative text. Once the card around the buildings is removed, you are left with your own version of London to treasure and display.London`s 2,000-year history is still visible in the fabric of the
Paperscapes New York
`Paperscapes: New York` features 53 of the city`s seminal structures, from the historical to the cutting edge, with specially commissioned illustrations accompanied by authoritative text. Once the card around the buildings is removed, you are left with your own version of New York to treasure and display.New York City is synonymous with remarkable architecture. Its
Paperscapes Paris
`Paperscapes: Paris` features 53 of the city`s seminal structures, from the historical to the cutting edge, with specially commissioned illustrations accompanied by authoritative text. Once the card around the buildings is removed, you are left with your own version of Paris to treasure and display.Paris is a modern city with an historical heart. Among the
Royal Botanical Gardens Kew – The Tropical Hothouse: The Book That Turns Into a Botanical Paradise
`The Tropical Hothouse` describes over 50 tropical plants, telling the intriguing stories of their origins and compelling features. Sourced exclusively from the archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, each accompanying illustration presses out of the page, transforming your book into a work of art.The Tropical Hothouse contains a botanical paradise, where tropical trees are
Birds: Ornithology and the Great Bird Artists
In `Birds`, devout birder and ornithologist Roger J. Lederer celebrates the heyday of avian illustration in 40 artists` profiles, beginning with the work of Flemish painter Frans Snyders in the early 1600s and continuing through to contemporary artists like Elizabeth Buttersworth, famed for her portraits of macaws. Stretching its wings across time, taxa, geography, and
Beggar`s Feast
Randy Boyagoda`s Beggar`s Feast is a tour de force of a novel set in Sri Lanka about a man living in defiance of fate. Sam Kandy, born in 1899 in a poor village in the heart of Ceylon and abandoned by his family ten years later at the gates of a remote temple, resolves to
We Live in Water
From Jess Walter, the bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, comes We Live in Water – a darkly funny, utterly compelling collection of stories about the American family.We Live in Water brings to vivid life a world of lost fathers and redemptive con men, of personal struggles and diminished dreams, a world marked by the wry
Our Endless Numbered Days
This Book is Winner Of The Desmond Elliott Prize 2015. “Fuller handles the tension masterfully in this grown-up thriller of a fairytale, full of clues, questions and intrigue.” (The Times). “Extraordinary…From the opening sentence it is gripping.” (Sunday Times). 1976: Peggy Hillcoat is eight. She spends her summer camping with her father, playing her beloved
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe
A thrilling history of the revolutionary birth of modern Greece from “the preeminent historian of a generation” (Misha Glenny)In the exhausted, repressive years that followed Napoleon`s defeat in 1815, there was one cause that came to galvanize countless individuals across Europe and the United States: freedom for Greece.Mark Mazower`s wonderful new book recreates one of
Social Class in the 21st Century
A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC`s `Great British Class Survey`. Social class has re-emerged as a topic of enormous scholarly and public attention. In this book, Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey report their definitive findings and propose a new way
Khomeini`s Ghost
On 1 February 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran to a tumultuous welcome and the Iranian revolution that that he masterminded has become one of the defining moments of the modern age. Today the challenge of radical Islam represents the greatest threat to world peace seen since the darkest days of the Cold War, and
London Treasury
London is now some 2,000 years old, and for the last thousand has been one of the greatest cities on earth. Engulfed in calamities that seemed to mark its end – fire, plague, riot, civil war, mass bombing – it has emerged from each crisis stronger than ever. Its cultural life and long heritage has
Language of Flowers: A Miscellany
`A flower is not a flower alone; A thousand thoughts invest it` All over the world, flowers are an integral part of human culture whether it is the perfect table centre for a wedding, a beautiful bouquet for a birthday, a message of thanks, or to pay one`s respect at a funeral. But, while everyone
