Category Archives: Travel Guides
Great Expeditions
Foreword by Levison Wood, presenter of `Walking the Americas`. A comprehensive, fascinating and inspiring gallery of the great adventures that changed our world.Throughout history there have been brave men and women who dared to go where few had gone before. They broke new ground by drawing on incredible reserves of courage, fortitude and intelligence in
Extreme Survivors: 60 epic stories of human endurance
Foreword by Bear Grylls, presenter of Running Wild and The Island. The most daring escapes, famous shipwrecks, and ultimate survival stories. These are astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour. Compelling descriptions combined with illustrative maps give you a full understanding of the world’s greatest survival stories.Astonishing stories of human endurance and endeavour.Find out how:’:
Irish Castles: Ireland`s most dramatic castles and strongholds (Collins Little Books)
A pocket-sized guide to around 140 of Ireland`s most dramatic castles and strongholds, all of which are open to the public, with structures from across the whole island of Ireland. A handy 8-page map of all locations featured is included. Historical background and architectural details for each of the castles, accompanied by a beautiful colour
2020 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Expanded and RevisedA comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2020.Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from New Zealand and South Africa.Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion.- Advice on where to
Prisoners of History: What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves
A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020 What happens when our values change, but what we have set in stone does not?Humankind has always had the urge to memorialise, to make physical testaments to the past. There`s just one problem: when we carve a statue or put up a monument, it can wind
Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Collection 8
A hardback, gifty, coffee-table book, showcasing the most spectacular space photography of its kind, taken from locations across the globe. Marvel at the wonders of the universe captured by the most talented astrophotographers. A perfect gift for all interested in exploring the mysteries of our solar system and beyond.Be captivated by 140 winning and shortlisted
The Double Dangerous Book for Boys
Spark your imagination, forge your own adventures and unearth long-lost skills.In this long-awaited follow-up to his much-loved bestseller, written with his sons Cameron and Arthur, Conn Iggulden presents a brand-new compendium of cunning schemes, projects, tricks, games and tales of extraordinary courage.Whether it’s building a flying machine (keep your temper with this one) or learning
Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky
Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return home with the summer.Sarah Gibson has written a fascinating story of discovery, exploring
Abandoned Places: 60 stories of places where time stopped
Ghost towns, empty streets, crumbling ruins and lost empires this book reveals these and other deserted places. Many places featured were once populated and now sit unoccupied, modern day ruins, sitting in decay.Stories, facts and photographs of 60 beautiful and eerie abandoned places from throughout the world. Time has stopped and nature is taking resident
A-Z Puzzle Book: Have you got the Knowledge?
The ultimate mapping challenge from the world famous map makers. More fiendish mapping puzzles from Gareth Moore, author of best-selling Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. Do you have the knowledge required to unlock the secrets of Britain`s streets? 50 maps with a puzzle for each from iconic locations throughout the country including Tower of London, Warwick
Greenfeast: Spring, Summer
The first in a pair of fast, season-led vegetable books from beloved author and cook Nigel Slater. “Much of my weekday eating contains neither meat nor fish… It is simply the way my eating has grown to be over the last few years.” `Greenfeast: Spring, Summer` is a vibrant and joyous collection of the food
The Kid Who Came From Space
The stunning new 10+ story from the bestselling and award-winning author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER, for anyone who loved the humour of WALL-E, the action of STAR WARS and the deeply touching emotion of ET.A small village in the wilds of Northumberland is rocked by the disappearance of twelve-year-old Tammy. Only her twin
BISH BASH BOSH!
Includes all your vegan Christmas recipes! “The Vegan Jamie Olivers” The TimesOver 140 brand new, unmissable plant-based recipes. Do you want a quick weeknight supper that gets more veg into your diet? A show-stopping vegan summer barbecue? A fun, fresh meal plan to set you up with plant-based packed lunches? Whatever you`re after, BISH BASH
The Hidden World of the Fox
“A lovely little book ‘ฆ quietly lyrical, often funny and gently persuasive” Sunday Times”Succinct, clear, sophisticated. I couldn`t stop reading it” Jeff VanderMeerWe’ve all seen the fox.A flash of his brushy tail disappearing between the gap of a fence, a blaze of orange caught in the headlights as he scampers across the road. We’ve heard
Letters from Father Christmas
This beautiful, deluxe slipcased edition of Tolkien`s famous illustrated letters from Father Christmas to his children includes for the first time every letter, picture and envelope that he sent them, reproduced in glorious colour. The perfect Christmas gift for Tolkien lovers of all ages.This classic festive book of Tolkien`s amazing Father Christmas letters written to
Cornwall Collins Pocket Map – The perfect way to explore Cornwall
Handy little full colour map of Cornwall. Excellent value and very detailed for its size. FEATURES:* Clear mapping at a scale of 8.7 miles to 1 inch.* National Tourist Routes showing best routes through the most scenic areas.* Top 100 places of interest.* Park and Ride locations.* Ideal companion to a sat-nav – it enables
Wales Collins Pocket Map – The perfect way to explore Wales
Handy little full colour map of the south of Scotland. Excellent value and very detailed for its size. FEATURES:* Clear mapping at a scale of 8.7 miles to 1 inch.* National Tourist Routes showing best routes through the most scenic areas.* Top 100 places of interest.* Park and Ride locations.* Ideal companion to a sat-nav
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie`s masterpiece, and the best-selling murder mystery book of all time, celebrates its 80th birthday with this gorgeous hardback Special Edition.”We`re not going to leave the island. None of us will ever leave. It`s the end, you see – the end of everything…” 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are
Hercule Poirot`s Christmas
Agatha Christie`s seasonal mystery thriller in a sumptuous Christmas hardback Special Edition.`There is, at Christmas, a spirit of goodwill. People who do not feel amiable are putting great pressure on themselves to appear amiable! If you dam the stream of natural behaviour, mon ami, sooner or later the dam bursts and a cataclysm occurs!` It
Stuart: A Life Backwards
The winner of the Guardian First Book Award that reinvented the biographic form. One of the ten books – novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography – that make up our Matchbook Classics` series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. `Stuart: A Life Backwards` expanded the possibilities
