Category Archives: Travel Guides
Riot Days
From activist, Pussy Riot member and freedom fighter Maria Alyokhina, a raw, hallucinatory, passionate account of her arrest, trial and imprisonment in Siberian jail for standing up for what she believed in.`One of the most brilliant and inspiring things I`ve read in years. Couldn`t put it down. This book is freedom` Chris Kraus, author of
Globalization and its Discontents
From Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and its Discontents is the bestselling exposรฉ of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives.Our world is changing. Globalization is not working. It is hurting those it was meant to help. And now, the tide is turning…As chief economist at the world bank, Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz had a
Discoveries: The Voyages of Captain Cook
Cook`s great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the Polynesians and Melanesians of the Pacific, Cook`s arrival in their midst
Pie Fidelity: In Defence of British Food
`Funny, informative, a love poem to all that`s great in British cooking … from the humble cheese sandwich, through fish and chips and curry, to the ubiquitous Sunday roast … Part Nigel Slater, part Bill Bryson, and wholly delicious` Michael Simkins, Mail on SundayA journey through British food, from the acclaimed author of The Apple
No Is Not Enough: The International Bestseller
`An ordinary person`s guide to hope. Read this book` Arundhati Roy`As accessible as it is brilliant` Owen Jones`A genuine page turner` Michelle AlexanderNaomi Klein – award-winning journalist, bestselling author of No Logo, The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything, scourge of brand bullies and corporate liars – gives us the toolkit we need to survive
A History of the Crusades: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem: I
The first volume of Steven Runciman`s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades “On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel”An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman`s `A History of the Crusades` overturned the traditional view of the Crusades
What You Did Not Tell: A Russian Past and the Journey Home
SHORLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 NEW STATESMAN AND EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017`Brilliant … a staggering story` Robert Fox, Evening Standard, Books of the Year`Fascinating, vast and rich … a dramatic family memoir` GuardianUncovering his family`s remarkable and moving stories, Mark Mazower recounts the sacrifices and silences that marked a generation and
Paths to the Past: Encounters with Britain`s Hidden Landscapes
Discover the hidden corners and forgotten crevices of Britain`s landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems. Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make us who we are and bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over the generations. Bringing to bear a lifetime`s digging, archaeologist Francis Pryor delves into Britain`s
Another Bangkok: Reflections on the City
One of Asia`s most extraordinary cities, Bangkok is also one of the most baffling. It is filled with remarkable people and glittering golden palaces and temples, but is also a maze of concrete and twisting overhead utility wires. Alex Kerr has spent over thirty years of his life living in Bangkok and is uniquely qualified
Maigret Enjoys Himself: Inspector Maigret #50
Inspector Maigret is meant to be taking a holiday, but he can`t resist following the development of his colleague Janvier`s case in the papers – and playing a few tricks on the way.Standing here at the window in the middle of the morning, vaguely observing the comings and goings in the street, he had a
Maigret in Court: Inspector Maigret #55
Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child. The tip off concerns the woman`s nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant. Maigret remains unconvinced of the man`s guilt and at his trial exposes some shocking truths about Meurant`s private life that may prove his
Living with the Gods: On Beliefs and Peoples
In the same format as his best-selling books `A History of the World in 100 Objects` and `Germany: Memories of a Nation` – the acclaimed art historian now gives us a magnificent new book that explores the relationship between faith and society.Until fairly recently, religion as a major influence on the nature of individual societies
Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea
No topic has gripped the public imagination so dramatically as the spectre of global jihadism. While much has been said about the way jihadists behave, their ideology remains poorly understood. Shiraz Maher charts the intellectual underpinnings of salafi-jihadism from its origins in the mountains of the Hindu Kush to the jihadist insurgencies of the 1990s
The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY AND THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE SUMMER 2020 `A masterpiece. It deserves to become a classic of military history` Lawrence James, The Times`If you read one military
Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living
`There`s happiness in having less. If you are anything like how I used to be – miserable, constantly comparing yourself with others, or just believing your life sucks – I think you should try saying goodbye to some of your things`Fumio Sasaki is a writer in his thirties who lives in a tiny studio in
Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation
“The best history of Greece around… Beautifully written and packed with insights about the culture and the people. I will be dipping into this book for the rest of my life” Victoria HislopWe think we know ancient Greece, the civilisation that shares the same name and gave us just about everything that defines `western` culture
The Arabs: A History – Revised and Updated Edition
THE THIRD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, REVISED AND UPDATED`A rich, galloping narrative that spans the Arab world…outstanding, gripping and exuberant…full of flamboyant character sketches, witty asides and magisterial scholarship, that explains much of what we need to know about the world today` Simon Sebag Montefiore`Anyone who seeks to understand why the Islamic world bears
The Collected Short Stories
Some of Jean Rhys`s most powerful writing is to be found in this rich, dark collection of her collected stories. Her fictional world is haunted by her own, painful memories: of cheap hotels and drab Parisian cafes; of devastating love affairs; of her childhood in Dominica; of drifting through European cities, always on the periphery
Big Capital: Who is London for?
The inside story of London`s housing crisis, by the award-winning author of Ground Control London is facing the worst housing crisis in modern times, with knock-on effects for the rest of the UK. Despite the desperate shortage of housing, tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of affordable homes are being pulled down, replaced by luxury apartments
The European Union: A Citizen`s Guide: A Pelican Introduction
The essential Pelican introduction to the European Union – its history, its politics, and its role today For most of us today, `Europe` refers to the European Union. At the centre of a seemingly never-ending crisis, the EU remains a black box, closed to public understanding. Is it a state? An empire? Is Europe ruled
