Category Archives: Travel Guides
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
The Treasures of British History
From the Magna Carta to Hitler`s letter to Chamberlain agreeing never to go to war, these 50 documents capture some of the most significant moments in English history. Peter and Dan Snow–celebrated historians with a wealth of experience in politics, military history, and current affairs–explore the implications and impact of these treasures, which they personally
Whizzy Wheels: My First London Bus
Young children just love things that go, and here is a book they will spend hours pushing along the floor as well as reading. Follow the red bus around the streets of London visiting the sights, with an extra detail to spot on every page. Then close the book and push it along on its
How to Live in Space
How to Live in Space is the ultimate guide to your future life in space. Physicist and astronomer Colin Stuart takes you through the training process, examines the practicalities of everyday life and looks ahead to space tourism, moon bases and interstellar travel. Presented with infographics and photographs, How to Live in Space is a
Whizzy Wheels: London Taxi
Young children just love things that go, and here is a book they will spend hours pushing along the floor as well as reading! Follow the black taxi around the streets of London visiting the sights, with an extra detail to spot on every page. Then close the book and push it along on its
How to Connect with Nature
A deep knowledge of our natural environment is no longer a vital part of everyday survival, certainly for those of us living in cities and working in weatherproof offices. Unless we have an inherent love of the great outdoors, do we really need to connect with nature? Tristan Gooley believes that real connection, no matter
Love Letters of the Great War
From the private papers of Winston Churchill to the tender notes of an unknown Tommy in the trenches, Love Letters of the Great War brings together some of the most romantic correspondence ever written. Some of the letters collected here are eloquent declarations of love and longing; others contain wrenching accounts of fear, jealousy and
Natural History of the Antarctic Peninsula
A chapter on the landscape and geology and one on the Southern Ocean give us the setting for the in-depth analysis of the flora and fauna of Antarctica: Green Plants, Herbivores, Fish, Birds, Mammals are all described in detail and portrayed by Lucia deLeiris illustrations. Every chapter ends with suggestions for further reading. The final
Central Park Trees and Landscapes: A Guide to New York City`s Masterpiece
This is the ultimate field guide to the trees and landscapes of Central Park, with a lively, authoritative text and over 900 color photographs, botanical plates, and extraordinarily detailed maps. Under the direction of the Central Park Conservancy, the park`s landscapes have been painstakingly restored to achieve the effects envisioned more than 150 years ago
A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion
Featuring a stunning gallery of portraits by the world`s finest poets, essayists, and fiction writers — including Walt Whitman, Stephen Crane, Jose Marti, Maxim Gorky, Federico Garcia Lorca, Isaac Bashevis Singer, E. E. Cummings, Djuna Barnes, Colson Whitehead, Robert Olen Butler, and Katie Roiphe — this anthology is the first to focus on the unique
In Search of the Lost Orient: An Interview
Olivier Roy is one of the world`s leading experts on political Islam. But he is not only a scholar-he is also a traveler. Roy`s keen and iconoclastic insights emerge from a lifetime of study combined with intrepid exploration through Afghanistan and Central Asia. In this book-length interview, Roy tells the lively and colorful story of
Rapture: A Novel
The draft dodger Laurence yearns to take control of his destiny. Having fled to the highlands, he asserts his independence by committing a string of robberies and murders. Then he happens upon Ivlita, a beautiful young woman trapped in an intricately carved mahogany house. Laurence does not hesitate to take her as well. Determined to
City Folk and Country Folk
An unsung gem of nineteenth-century Russian literature, City Folk and Country Folk is a seemingly gentle yet devastating satire of Russia`s aristocratic and pseudo-intellectual elites in the 1860s. Translated into English for the first time, the novel weaves an engaging tale of manipulation, infatuation, and female assertiveness that takes place one year after the liberation
Fandango and Other Stories
In a bucolic idyll, a terrorist agonizes over the act of violence he is about to commit. On a remote island in the South Pacific, the investigation of a case of mass suicide reveals further mysteries. In a far-flung colony, a cynical trio sends an unwitting man into the wilderness in search of a chimera.
Uneven Moments: Reflections on Japan`s Modern History
Few scholars have done more than Harry Harootunian to shape the study of modern Japan. Incorporating Marxist critical perspectives on history and theoretically informed insights, his scholarship has been vitally important for the world of Asian studies. `Uneven Moments` presents a selection of Harootunian`s essays on Japan`s intellectual and cultural history from the late Tokugawa
Friend: A Novel from North Korea
Paek Nam-nyong`s `Friend` is a tale of marital intrigue, abuse, and divorce in North Korea. A woman in her thirties comes to a courthouse petitioning for a divorce. As the judge who hears her statement begins to investigate the case, the story unfolds into a broader consideration of love and marriage. The novel delves into
Sir Aurel Stein – Archaeological Explorer
A man who advanced human knowledge on many fronts, Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943) pursued dramatic adventure with scientific purpose. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Stein`s books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist.
Maps with the News
This assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism traces the use of news maps in newspapers and magazines and on television from the 18th century to the 1980s. Monmonier examines the technological innovations that have made possible the widespread use of maps, and assesses the political and economic factors that have inspired journalists
No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control
No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control, by Mark Monmonier, demonstrates how much the concept of the boundary, and therefore the power of prohibitive mapping, influences our daily lives in examples ranging from the home ownership to voting, from car insurance to fishing, from prohibiting students going to school in particular
Mapping Latin America
For many, a map is nothing more than a tool used to determine the location or distribution of something – a country, a city, or a natural resource. But maps reveal much more: to really read a map means to examine what it shows and what it doesn`t, and to ask who made it, why,
