Category Archives: Travel Guides
More Than Just a Game – Football V Apartheid
More Than Just a Game – Football V Apartheid is the true story of how former prisoners in South Africa’s infamous Robben Island turned football into an active force in the struggle against apartheid. After years of campaigning, these extraordinary men triumphed over the prison authorise and formed the Makana Football Association. For nearly twenty
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
The second collection of stories from Yiyun Li, author of the Guardian First Book Award-winning A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Vagrants. The stories in this collection, like the stories in A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, are mostly set in China. The country portrayed here is the China of the 21st century,
The Hungry Ghosts
A novel for those who loved Behind the Scenes at the Museum, The Poisonwood Bible and The Lovely Bones. Raped then murdered in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in 1942, Lin Shui`s `Hungry Ghost` clings tenaciously to life. Holing up in a hospital morgue, which is destined to become a school, just in time she finds a
Levi Roots` Reggae Reggae Cookbook
TV chef, dragon slayer and bestselling author Levi Roots brings carnival to the kitchen with his hot`n`spicy Caribbean cookbook. After winning over the business minds of The Dragon`s Den with little more than a song and a smile, entrepreneur Levi Roots has since sold more than one million bottles of his delicious Reggae Reggae Sauce
The Water Children
Four lives. Four defining moments which will bring them together. Owen Abingdon is haunted by nightmares of the Merfolk. He believes they have stolen his little sister who vanished while he was meant to be minding her on the beach, but he was only a child himself. Is it fair for his mother to blame
Just A Little Run Around the World: 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes
After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knocked down by a bus, confronted by bears, chased by a naked man with a gun and stranded with severe frostbite, Rosie`s breathtaking 20,000-mile solo journey is as
The Bicycle Book
A rip-roaring narrative celebration of the 21st century`s great transport success story: the bicycle. Millions of us now cycle, some obsessively, and this glorious concoction of history, anecdote, adventure and lycra-clad pedalling is the perfect read for two-wheelers of all kinds. Two wheels. A frame. Two pedals. What could be simpler than a bicycle? And
The Thing Around Your Neck
From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Orange Prize-winning author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun” and ‘Purple Hibiscus”, comes twelve stories in which she turns her eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West.In ‘A Private Experience,” a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor
Brindisa: The True Food of Spain
A major book on classic Spanish ingredients and home cooking. Brindisa, the renowned Spanish fine food import company, has become a byword for excellent Spanish food. `The Brindisa Spanish Cook Book` is the ultimate in contemporary Spanish cooking, including classic regional recipes, tapas dishes and information about the very best ingredients and food producers. Ranging
India: A History
India: A History by John Keay, relates thousands of years of events which took place in the land known as current day India. The country has a history longer than many other existing cultures on earth, but most historical work on India concentrates on the period after the arrival of Europeans, with predictable biases, distortions
The Hungry Cyclist
The Hungry Cyclist sees Tom Kevill-Davies pedalling the Americas, from New York City to Rio de Janeiro in search of the perfect meal in a book about one man, one bike, one huge appetite and 15,000 miles to ride. Whilst Tom’s pedal-powered quest sees him tasting the real flavours of South America from eating guinea
Collins Butterfly Guide – The Most Complete Guide to The Butterf…
This classic guide to the butterflies of Britain and northern Europe enters its third edition as part of the authoritative Collins Guide series. This comprehensive guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe features over 400 species, depicting both male and female insects. Species descriptions include details on taxonomic nomenclature, distribution, flight period, variation, habitat,
Collins Beekeeper`s Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes and Other Home Uses
The most comprehensive beekeeping resource ever published.This ultimate guide covers all the practical essentials and will teach you everything about caring for bees and safe hive management, with clear instructions and step-by-step illustrations. It also contains a wealth of information about the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic and domestic uses of honey, beeswax and pollen.So much more
The Gaudi Key
Barcelona, city of mystery, and Antonio Gaudi, its most famous exponent are the subjects of this gripping new thriller for all lovers of religious conspiracy. As the Grand Master of an ancient religious brotherhood nears death, he chooses to entrust to Antonio Gaudi a sacred object whose existence has been a guarded secret since the
Chicago
Sex, money and politics are the driving forces of society in this new novel from bestselling author Alaa al Aswany. A medley of Egyptian and American lives collides on the campus of the University of Illinois Medical Center in a post-9/11 Chicago, and crises of identity abound. Among the players are an atheistic anti-establishment American
Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys – Wonders of the World
If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys was it. And now, from the same authors, after the success of Things to Do and Things to Know, comes The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: The Natural World – packed with fascinating facts and tantalizing
Wild Animals (Britain & Europe)
An invaluable pocket-sized guide to Britain and Europe`s most common species of mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Featuring over 140 different species of the most common wild animals in the UK and Europe, this photographic guide contains essential information on appearance, habitat, range, food and breeding, allowing species to be identified quickly and easily by even
Miss Marple and Mystery: The Complete Short Stories
A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as ` the typical old maid of fiction`, Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an
Springwatch and Autumnwatch
The perfect wildlife companion – everything you need to know about the countryside and the award-winning BBC TV show BBC TV`s Springwatch is one of the most watched programmes on BBC2. Springwatch by Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King brings together the three presenters who take you behind the scenes of Springwatch: introducing you
Birds of Eastern Africa, Illustrated Checklist
Eastern Africa is becoming an increasingly popular destination for people who want to see first-hand the abundant widlife of this vast continent. `Birds of Eastern Africa` is the only field guide to feature over 450 species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia (including Socotra Island). Including full colour illustrations of each bird, key
