Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Death Zone
Signed by the authorIt seemed like any other season on Mount Everest. Ten expeditions from around the world were preparing for their summit push, gathered together to try for mountaineering`s ultimate prize. Twenty-four hours later, eight of those climbers were dead, victims of the most devastating storm ever to hit Everest. On the North face
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious that gold. This book spans 1,000 years and four continents. From the Vikings to
Devil`s Valley
Flip Lochner is a weary and disillusioned newspaper crime reporter. Curious to find out more about the origins of a casual acquaintance, he descends into Devil`s Valley where, like Dante`s Virgil, he encounters a bewildering array of mysterious characters and events that lead him to reevaluate the world in which he lives and which he
The Vintner`s Luck
Burgundy, 1808. One night Sobran Jodeau, a young vintner, meets an angel in his vineyard: a physically gorgeous creature with huge wings that smell of snow, a sense of humour and an inquiring mind. They meet again every year on the midsummer anniversary of the date. Village life goes on, meanwhile, with its affairs and
The Fruit Palace
A glimpse into the life of Latin America`s urban poor. A brilliant book, informative, well-written and fun to read.
Rules of the Wild
In the vast space of East Africa lives a close-knit tribe of expatriates. They all meet at dinner parties; they share the same doctors and eat at the same restaurants; they sleep with each other and take the same drugs. Set in contemporary Nairobi, Rules of the Wild is at once a sharp-eyed dissection of
The Death of the Heart
It is London in the late 1930s, and into a coterie of rather grand early-middle-aged people the sixteen-year-old orphan Portia is plunged beyond her depth. Disconcertingly vulnerable, Portia is manifestly trying to understand what is going on around her and looking for something that is not there. Evident victim, she is also an inadvertent victimiser
The Ethicurean
The Ethicurean philosophy is simple: eat local, celebrate native foods, live well. The Ethicurean is quietly changing the face of modern British cooking:- all from a walled garden in the heart of the Mendip Hills. The Ethicurean Cookbook follows a year in their magnificent kitchen and garden,- and celebrates the greatest food, drink and traditions
Neither Nowt nor Summat: In Search of the Meaning of Yorkshire
I`m going to define the essence of this sprawling place as best I can. I`m going to start here, in this village, and radiate out like a ripple in a pond. I don`t want to go to the obvious places, either; I want to be like a bus driver on my first morning on the
Madhur Jaffrey`s Curry Nation
Madhur Jaffrey, television`s most-loved Indian cook, returned to our screens for a major new series for the Good Food Channel in October 2012. Travelling across Britain, visiting local Indian and South Asian communities, Madhur revealed how it`s possible to sample virtually the whole of Indian cuisine without ever leaving the British Isles. In the official
Footnotes: How Running Makes Us Human
Running is not just a sport. It reconnects us to our bodies and the places in which we live, breaking down our increasingly structured and demanding lives. It allows us to feel the world beneath our feet, lifts the spirit, allows our minds out to play and helps us to slip away from the demands
Shelina: Sunshine On A Plate
In 2012 over 6.5 million viewers watched Shelina triumph in the MasterChef final: with her instinctive spicing and intense flavours, she brought Mauritian food to TV for the first time, inspiring legions of home cooks to try out her recipes at home. Mauritius is a melting pot of cultures and Shelina`s food reflects that, encompassing
A Visitor`s Companion to Tudor England
Join historian Suzannah Lipscomb as she reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. From the famous palace at Hampton Court where dangerous court intrigue was rife, to less well-known houses, such as Anne Boleyn`s childhood home at Hever Castle or Tutbury Castle where Mary Queen
The Sunshine Diet: Get Some Sunshine into Your Life, Lose Weight and Feel Amazing – Over 120 Delicious Recipes
Shelina`s life has been transformed since winning Masterchef, including television appearances, demos, food festival appearances and catering for private functions all over the world. Throughout all of these life-changing experiences, one signficant challenge for Shelina has been her weight. After focusing so much on work and not paying enough attention to what she was eating,
Tapas Revolution
Omar Allibhoy is the new face of Spanish cooking: he`s charismatic, effusive, passionate and wants to bring Spanish food to the people of the UK. Tapas Revolution is the breakthrough book on simple Spanish cookery. Using everyday storecupboard ingredients, Omar offers a new take on the classic tortilla de patatas, making this iconic dish easier
Our Songbirds
In this beautiful follow-up to 2012`s hit, Our Garden Birds, street artist Matt Sewell offers more watercolours and quirky descriptions of British songbirds. In Matt`s world, the peewit sings the blues, and the bittern fills his neck `like a tweed pair of bellows`. Distinctive and enchanting, with a songbird for each week of the year,
Triumphs and Turbulence: My Autobiography
Chris Boardman is the 2017 winner of the Cross Sports Cycling Book of the Year for his autobiography Triumphs and Turbulence. `The true inspiration was that Olympic gold won by Chris Boardman in Barcelona… I was so in awe of Chris Boardman` Sir Bradley WigginsYou may know him as the much-loved co-presenter of ITV`s Tour
Stories in the Stars: An Atlas of Constellations
Travel the night sky and discover the stories in the stars. Look up: above us is a jet-black canvas pricked with white dots, and a carnival of animals, mythical creatures, gods and goddesses in its shining constellations. Here, Susanna Hislop – writer and stargazer – and Hannah Waldron – international artist – leap between centuries,
Plenty More
Vegetables have moved from the side dish to the main plate, grains celebrated with colour and flair. It`s a revolution that is bold, inspiring and ever-expanding. Yotam Ottolenghi`s `Plenty` changed the way people cook and eat. Its focus on vegetable dishes, with the emphasis on flavour, original spicing and freshness of ingredients, caused a revolution
How to be Parisian: Wherever You Are
How To Be Parisian brilliantly deconstructs the French woman`s views on culture, fashion and attitude. Bohemian free-thinkers and iconoclasts, Anne Berest, Caroline De Maigret, Audrey Diwan and Sophie Mas cut through the myths in this gorgeous, witty guide to Parisienne savoir faire. These modern Parisiennes say what you don`t expect to hear, just the way
