Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Last Great Quest
Scott`s last Antarctic expedition is one of the great adventure stories of the twentieth century. On 1 November 1911, a British team set out on the gruelling 800-mile journey across the coldest and highest continent on Earth to travel to the South Pole. Five men battled through unimaginably harsh conditions only to find the Norwegian
Paris Tales
Paris Tales is a highly evocative collection of stories by well known French and Francophone writers, translated by Helen Constantine. The twenty-two stories provide a captivating glimpse into Parisian life from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day – evolving through the eyes of Maupassant, Nerval, Balzac and Zola, to the new generation of authors
Stones of Empire
No empire in history built so variously as the British empire in India: the buildings there attest to the richness of an imperial presence that lasted – from the first trading settlement to the end of the Raj – some three hundred years. The attitude of the British to India was compounded partly of arrogance,
The Islandman
Tomas O`Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1865 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. His book is a
An Old Woman`s Reflections – the Life of A Blasket Island Storyteller
Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends and history of the Blasket Islands. In her old age, Peig Sayers, recounted her life to her son who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy in a moving poetic style. Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for roots,
Twenty Years A-Growing.
Maurice O`Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and `Twenty Years A-Growing` tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. He wrote for his own pleasure and for the entertainment of his friends, without any thought of a wider public; his style is
Island Cross-Talk – Pages From A Blasket Island Diary
Written between 1919 and 1925, `Island Cross-Talk` was the first book to come out of the Blasket Islands – that tiny, remote community off the west coast of Kerry. Springing from a powerful oral tradition, it captured the moment of transition from speech to writing, and sowed the seeds of a rich and extraordinary flowering
The Oxford Illustrated History of The Vikings
Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a `valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people` who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or in the words of a Manx folksong `ware-wolves keen in hungry quest`, who lived and died by the sea and the sword. Or were they unusually successful merchants, extortionists,
A Thing Called Snow
A gorgeous Christmas picture book that`s destined to become a festive classic. Fox and Hare were born in spring, grew up in summer, and were best friends by autumn. When winter comes, they can`t wait to jump, leap and, bounce in this thing called snow. But what exactly is snow? Join fox and hare on
The Stations Of The Sun
Comprehensive and engaging, this colourful study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home and Hallowe`en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. He
The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat al-Himma
`The Tale of Princess Fatima` – the only Arabic epic named for a woman – recounts the thrilling adventures of a legendary warrior known throughout the Middle East. After being abandoned at birth, Princess Fatima, otherwise known as Dhat al-Himma, must rely on strength and cunning to take her to the head of a powerful
East Goes West
Having fled Japanese-occupied Korea for the gleaming promise of the United States with nothing but four dollars and a suitcase full of Shakespeare to his name, Chungpa Han arrives in New York. Struggling to support his studies, he travels throughout the United States and Canada, observing the idealism, greed and shifting values of the industrializing
Split Tooth
Fact can be as strange as fiction. It can also be as dark, as violent, as rapturous. In the end, there may be no difference between them. A girl grows up in Nunavut in the 1970s. She knows joy, and friendship, and love. She knows boredom, and listlessness, and bullying. She knows the tedium of
Clara Voyant
Clara can`t believe her no-nonsense grandmother has just up and moved to Florida, leaving Clara and her mother on their own for the first time. This means her mother can finally `follow her bliss,` which involves moving to a tiny apartment in Kensington Market, working at a herbal remedy shop and trying to develop her
The Bushman winter has come
This is a true story of exodus, the inevitable journey of the last of the First People, as they leave the Great Sand Face and head for the modern world and cultural oblivion. Paul John Myburgh spent seven years with the `People of the Great Sand Face`, a group of /Gwikwe Bushmen in the Kalahari
The Australia Survival Guide
Oh no! You`ve been bitten by an inland taipan? Don`t worry, `The Australia Survival Guide` has the first-aid advice you need! What`s that? You`re lost in the bush and need to know how to collect your own water? `The Australia Survival Guide` has got you covered. Our amazing country has its fair share of dangers:
Fodor`s San Francisco
Written by locals, Fodor`s travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. With its incredible natural beauty, vibrant neighborhoods, and endless energy, San Francisco is one of the most alluring of U.S. cities. This new edition is a traveler`s guide to the best of the best, from
GP200 Astronomical Phenomena 2022
This publication provides a summary of astronomical events. It is published several years in advance and contains much of Section A of the corresponding Astronomical Almanac (GP100). This publication includes:Phases of the Moon, eclipses of the Sun and MoonPrincipal occultations, planetary phenomena, elongations and magnitudes of the planetsTimes of sunrise/set, moonrise/setTabulated equations of time, the
GP200 Astronomical Phenomena 2021
This publication provides a summary of astronomical events. It is published several years in advance and contains much of Section A of the corresponding Astronomical Almanac (GP100). This publication includes:Phases of the Moon, eclipses of the Sun and MoonPrincipal occultations, planetary phenomena, elongations and magnitudes of the planetsTimes of sunrise/set, moonrise/setTabulated equations of time, the
