Category Archives: Travel Guides
Decoded
Decoded tells the story of Rong Jinzhwen, one of the great code-breakers in the world. A semi-autistic mathematical genius, Jinzhen is recruited to the cryptography department of China`s secret services, Unit 701, where he is assigned the task of breaking the elusive `Code Purple`. Jinzhen rises through the ranks to eventually become China`s greatest and
Watermark: An Essay on Venice
“Reading Brodsky`s essays is like a conversation with an immensely erudite, hugely entertaining and witty (and often very funny) interlocutor”. (“Wall Street Journal”). “Watermark” is Joseph Brodsky`s witty, intelligent, moving and elegant portrait of Venice. Looking at every aspect of the city, from its waterways, streets and architecture to its food, politics and people, Brodsky
The Penitent
From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer, `The Penitent` is the story of Joseph Shapiro, a disillusioned and aimless man who discovers a purpose to his life through the Jewish faith. Following his journey as he flees Nazi persecution in Poland in 1939, through wealth and a failed marriage in
King of the Fields
From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer, comes a fictional exploration of primitive history. Singer`s novel portrays an era of superstition and violence in a country emerging from the darkness of savagery. Set in Poland in the dark ages, it describes the brutality, prejudice and subjugation that occur when hunter-gatherers
Love and Exile
From pre-First World War Warsaw to the New York of the 1930s, Nobel Prize-winner Isaac Bashevis Singer traces the early years of his life in this autobiographical trilogy. In `A Little Boy in Search of God`, he remembers his bookish boyhood as the son of an Orthodox rabbi, equally absorbed in science, philosophy and cabbala.
Fever Pitch
As a young boy, growing up in London and watching his parents` marriage fall apart, Nick Hornby – author of `High Fidelity`, `About a Boy`, and `The Complete Polysyllabic Spree` – had little sense of home. Then his dad took him to Highbury. Arsenal`s football ground would become the source of many of the strongest
The Confession of a Child of the Century
Recently made into a film starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pete Doherty and Lily Cole, this French novel of love and betrayal is now available in a new English translation for the first time in over a hundred years. Inspired by his scandalous real-life affair with the flamboyant woman who called herself George Sand, Alfred de Musset`s
We`re All Wonders
I know I can`t change the way I look. But maybe, just maybe, people can change the way they see …Wonder is the unforgettable story of August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. With over 5 million copies sold, Wonder is a true modern classic, a life-changing read, and has inspired kindness and
Mr Lemoncello`s Library Olympics
The second book in the puzzle-tastic New York Times bestselling Mr Lemoncello series by Chris Grabenstein, award-winning author and co-author of many bestselling books with James Patterson!This time Mr Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first-ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS. But something suspicious is going on . . . books are
Maybe
The war is over and Felix, Gabriel and Anya go back to the farmhouse, only the neighbours make it quite clear that they are not welcome. After a violent scene in the market square, Felix is rescued by the military and promised a new start in Australia. And so, despite the pain of leaving Gabriek
All Souls
“All Souls” is a compelling black comedy of Oxford life by Javier Marias, whose highly-anticipated new novel “The Infatuations” is published in 2013. This Penguin Modern Classics edition features a new Introduction by John Banville, author of “The Sea”. The pretty young tutor Clare Bayes attracts many eyes at an Oxford college dinner, not least
The London Eye Mystery
11.32am. Ted and his sister Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. The pod rises from the ground, high above the city. 12.02am. The pod lands and the doors open. Everyone exits – everyone but Salim. Has he spontaneously combusted? (Ted`s theory.) Has he been kidnapped? (Aunt Gloria`s theory.) Is he
Cream Buns and Crime: A Murder Most Unladylike Collection
Daisy and Hazel invite you to discover their untold stories …Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved – but there are many other mysteries in the pages of Hazel`s casebook, from the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their
Moonfleet
A tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it`s no surprise when young John Trenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade. Forced to flee England with a price on his head, John little guesses
Roald Dahl`s Big Official Sticker Book
Brimming with character profiles, fun facts, story quotes and puzzles galore, this is the jam-packed sticker book that no Roald Dahl fan should be without. With appearances from Matilda, Willy Wonka, Mr Fox and all your other favourites, it`s the perfect companion to Roald Dahl`s wonderful world of incredible stories.
The Guggenheim Mystery
My name is Ted Spark. Three months ago, I solved the mystery of how my cousin Salim disappeared from a pod on the London Eye. This is the story of my second mystery.This summer, I went on holiday to New York, to visit Aunt Gloria and Salim. While I was there, a painting was stolen
On The Origin of Species
The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin`s `On The Origin of Species`.`A long, long time ago, before humans even existed, the living world looked very different from how it looks today.`For most of human history, people believed that everything in the world was created at once. But scientists started to challenge that idea and
The Other Side of Truth
This is the story of 12 year-old Sade and her brother Femi who flee to Britain from Nigeria. Their father is a political journalist who refuses to stop criticising the military rulers in Nigeria. Their mother is killed and they are sent to London, with their father promising to follow. Abandoned at Victoria Station by
The Racehorse Who Disappeared
Clare Balding`s second brilliant adventure for Charlie Bass and her funny family of humans and animals.Life is slowly getting back to normal for Charlie after her reluctant racehorse, Noble Warrior, won the Derby and saved her family from financial ruin. But drama soon returns to Folly Farm when thieves break into the farmyard in the
The Story of the Amulet
At the end of Five Children and It the five children promised not to ask the Psammead for another wish as long as they lived, but expressed a half wish to see it again some time. They find `it` again in a pet shop in Camden Town, and their magic adventures start over again.`It` leads
