Category Archives: Travel Guides
Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure
London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend – until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris. Mlle La Victoire, a beautiful French cabaret star writes that her illegitimate son by an English lord has disappeared,
Unquiet Spirits: Whisky, Ghosts, Murder (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure)
The new novel from the author of Art in the Blood. December 1889. Fresh from debunking a “ghostly” hound in Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes has returned to London, only to find himself the target of a deadly vendetta. A beautiful client arrives with a tale of ghosts, kidnapping and dynamite on a whisky estate in Scotland,
We British: The Poetry of a People
`This book includes some of the greatest of our poetry. I hope that it adds up to a new way of thinking about who we have been, and who we are now.` We British is much more than an anthology. This is a veritable history of Britain, told through the verse of its greatest poets.
A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages
First ever critical study of Tolkien`s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin`s Game of Thrones. J.R.R. Tolkien`s linguistic invention was a fundamental part of his artistic output, to the extent that later on in life he attributed the existence of his mythology
A House in St John`s Wood: In Search of My Parents
An intimate portrait of Stephen Spender`s extraordinary life written by Matthew Spender, shifting between memoir and biography, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and his father`s copious unpublished archives. Stephen Spender`s life is a vivid snapshot of the twentieth century. Making friends with Auden and Isherwood while at Oxford, together they enjoyed adventures in
The Trouble With Goats And Sheep
England,1976.Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined’ฆ
Vietnam: An Epic History of a Tragic War
“A masterful performance” Sunday Times”By far the best book on the Vietnam War” Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the YearVietnam became the Western world`s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three
SAS Survival Guide GEM
The ultimate guide to survival, this edition now includes the most essential urban survival tips for today, supplementing the fully updated original, bestselling handbook. The original and best survival guide for any situation in every climate is back. Now with added techniques for handling Urban dangers, the SAS Survival Handbook is the complete companion for
Closed Casket: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery
Hercule Poirot returns in another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his `little grey cells`.`What I intend to say to you will come as a shock . . .`Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no
Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain
Where would Britain be without coal? In brilliant social history, Jeremy Paxman tells the story of how the black stuff has shaped every aspect of Britain. Coal is the commodity that made Britain. Dirty and polluting though it is, this black rock acted as a midwife to genius. It drove industry, religion, politics, empire, trade.
Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz
From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated in stunning colour by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy`s pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). “I was there,” Papa
Grand Adventures
Whether you`ve always dreamed of cycling to the Sahara, walking across Australia, or rafting the Amazon, the longest journeys really do all begin with a single step. This book is crammed with hard-won wisdom from people who have actually been there and done it. These are people who have undertaken extraordinary journeys, who have travelled
Flamingo Boy
A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION This is a landmark new novel from the nation`s favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young autistic boy lives
Isis: The State of Terror
The first major book on ISIS to be published since the group exploded on the international stage in summer 2014. Drawing on their unusual access to intelligence sources and material, law enforcement, and groundbreaking research into open source intelligence, Stern and Berger outline the origins of ISIS as the formidable terrorist group it has quickly
The County Guides: Westmorland Alone
`Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now` Daily MailWelcome to Westmorland. Perhaps the most scenic county in England! Home of the poets! Land of the great artists! District of the Great lakes! And the scene of a mysterious crime…Swanton Morley, the People`s Professor,
Borderlines
The debut novel by a British writer with nearly two decades of African experience – a compelling courtroom drama and a gritty, aromatic evocation of place, inspired by recent events. British lawyer Paula Shackleton is mourning a lost love when a small man in a lemon-coloured suit accosts her over breakfast in a Boston hotel.
Persons Unknown (A Manon Bradshaw Thriller)
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSecond literary thriller from bestselling author of MISSING, PRESUMED. A brutal murder. A detective with no one left to trust. A YOUNG MAN MURDEREDA city banker bleeds to death yards from a Cambridgeshire police headquarters. A DETECTIVE OUT OF HER DEPTHDI Manon Bradshaw`s world is turned upside down when the victim turns out
Bring Up the Bodies
The greatest literary sensation of recent times – and now the inspiration for a major BBC series, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis and directed by Peter Kosminsky. With this historic win for `Bring Up the Bodies`, Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author and the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes
Human Universe
Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. What is a human being? Objectively,
The Revenant
THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE MOVIE The novel that inspired Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu`s epic new movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. BLOOD LOST. LIFE FOUND. Hugh Glass isn`t afraid to die. He`s done it once already. Rocky Mountains, 1823 When expert tracker Glass is viciously mauled by a bear, death seems inevitable. The two
