Category Archives: Travel Guides
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
Jerusalem
Yotam Ottolenghi, well known for his excellent recipes which add a twist of adventure to ordinary ingredients, returns to his native Jerusalem to produce with his friend Sami Tamimi a lovely and interesting cookery book.Given the background of their families, Yotan grew up the Jewish west part of the city while Sami was a child
Flying with Confidence
Does the thought of flying fill you with dread? – Do panic attacks leave you feeling scared and vulnerable? If so, this book could change your life. Written by top flying experts from British Airways` “Flying with Confidence” course, this reassuring guide explains everything you need to know about air travel alongside techniques for feeling
How to be Famous
Life is always better backstage, isn`t it?The Sunday Times Number One bestseller about a young woman making it in a world where men hold all the power.I’m Johanna Morrigan, and I live in London in 1995, at the epicentre of Britpop. I might only be nineteen, but I’m wise enough to know that everyone around
American Desperado: My Life as a Cocaine Cowboy
“The best crime book since `Wiseguy`” Rich CohenA real-life Scarface, Jon was born into the Gambino Mafia family and witnessed his first murder aged seven. He joined a US Army assassination squad in Vietnam to escape a teen criminal charge, then fled New York to reinvent himself in Miami as the number one supplier of
Good Pub Guide: North of England
This handy portable guide features up-to-date information, including food, drinks, facilities and opening hours, for the best pubs in the North of England, as chosen by the highly respected editors of the annual Good Pub Guide. Spanning Cheshire, Cleveland, County Durham, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and Yorkshire here are handpicked
One Man and His Bike
What would happen if you were cycling to the office and just kept on pedalling? Needing a change, Mike Carter did just that. Following the Thames to the sea he embarked on an epic 5,000 mile ride around the entire British coastline – the equivalent of London to Calcutta. He encountered drunken priests, drag queens
Good Pub Guide: London and the South East
This handy portable guide features up-to-date information, including food, drinks, facilities and opening hours, for the best pubs in London and the south east of England, as chosen by the highly respected editors of the annual Good Pub Guide. Spanning Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex, and London here are handpicked
The War on Our Doorstep
London`s East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot. In the early 20th century, families crowded into single rooms, children played on the streets and neighbours` doors were never locked in case you needed an escape route from the police…World War 2 changed everything. During the Blitz, men set off for
Under a Mackerel Sky
`All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.` Rick Stein`s childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. As he grew older, the holidays were filled
The Voyages of the Princess Matilda
`Tim and I both understood we had done something really stupid. We had underestimated the danger involved in going out to sea. We had no radio, compass, life raft or flares. In other words, we were a couple of idiots.` This is the story of Shane and Timothy Spall and their Dutch barge The Princess
The Princess Matilda Comes Home
Shane and Tim Spall are on the second leg of a very big adventure, taking their Dutch barge The Princess Matilda around the coast of Britain. From Matilda`s winter berth in Cardiff, Shane and Tim follow the Welsh coast, before ambitiously deciding to visit the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland. Along the way they
Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal
In Eddy Merckx -The Cannibal Daniel Friebe, one of Britain’s best known and experienced cycling journalists who has covered 10 Tours de France and all the other major races, presents a biography of the greatest cyclist and one of the greatest athletes ever. The author explores how Merckx used his five wins of both the
I Never Knew That About London – Illustrated
Christopher Winn’s I Never Knew That About London is even more captivating in this illustrated edition, as he takes us through villages and districts unearthing hidden gems of legends, firsts, inventions, adventures and birthplaces that shape London’s dynamic past.With the addition of these lovely colour illustrations throughout, this miscellany reveals the steeple which became the
Secrets of the National Archives: The Stories Behind the Letters and Documents of Our Past
The National Archives is one of the most remarkable collections of documents in the world, holding over 120 miles of papers. In 2010 the staff at the Archives were asked to select their favourite document. The results of this poll form the basis of this book, skilfully curated by bestselling author Richard Taylor. Each of
Dicken`s Victorian London
Over 200 stunning archive photographs, most of which have never been published before, illustrate this mesmerising guide to Victorian London seen through the eyes of Charles Dickens. Setting Dickens against the city that was the backdrop and inspiration for his work, it takes the reader on a memorable and haunting journey, discovering the places and
