Category Archives: Travel Guides
1434 – The Year a magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy…
In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. In his bestselling
Fine The Way It Is
`Fine Just The Way It Is` marks Annie Proulx`s return to the Wyoming of `Brokeback Mountain` and the familiar cast of hardy, unsentimental prairie folk. The stories are cast over centuries, and capture the voices and lives of the settlers this sagebrushed and weatherworn country has known, from the native Indian tribes to the modern
Freedom
Freedom” is the story of Walter and Patty Berglund, their children Jessica and Joey, and their friend Richard Katz.The book is about how we use and abuse our freedom; the beginning and ending of love; teenage and adult lust; the unexpectedness of adult life; competition amongst friends and family; betrayal of those closest; and why
Scottish Birds
An ideal pocket guide to over 180 bird species commonly found throughout Scotland Unlike many field guides, Collins Scottish Birds does not cover birds which only visit occasionally, or which occur in such small numbers and are so difficult to identify that only experienced birdwatchers can spot them. Instead, it concentrates on more common species
Ocean Devil
The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,000-foot mountains to safety — only to die tragically in early 1945. The author, James
Evening is the Whole Day
Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan is an exuberant, magical vision of post-colonial Malaysia and a vibrant portrait of a country coming of age, as well as a strong and urgent story about caste and unfairness, centred around a family struggling to deal with its past.The dismissal of the Rajasekharan family’s servant girl
Journey To Jo`burg
This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa`s apartheid. Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works there as a maid. Their journey
The Headmasters Wager Pb
From internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Vincent Lam comes a superbly crafted, highly suspenseful, and deeply affecting novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Percival Chen is headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon, a patriot, fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage. He is also a compulsive gambler and an incorrigible
Stuck
Delightful chaos ensues when a young boy gets his kite stuck in a tree in this laugh-out-loud new picture book from award-winning, internationally best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers! Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe
Living, eating and cooking in south-west France
While walking in South-west France, cook and journalist Orlando Murrin dreamed up the adventure of a lifetime: why not wave goodbye to the rat race and come to live in this rural paradise, where the only traffic is the boulangerie van delivering baguettes? His book tells the story of how he set up a boutique
Ching`s Chinese Food In Minutes
If you`re hungry for good food but short on time you`ll love Ching`s quick and easy Chinese recipes. The bestselling author is the master of fresh flavours and simple ingredients and her collection of all-time favourites and exciting new dishes are a delight to cook and share. Why order a take-away when you can deliver
Paddington Suitcase
Enjoy eight delightful Paddington story books in this special gift edition suitcase.Children’s favourite, Paddington is al bear of earnest good intentions who gets drawn into mishap and adventure at every turn. Thankfully his great sense of logic and determination manage to get him out of most scrapes, albeit in perhaps some rather unconventional ways.Find out
Riverford Farm Cook Book
`What we like most is to produce foods ourselves from start to finish – from farm to table, the Riverford way. Food should tell a story and, because we know what it is, we can tell you.` Guy Watson`s ethos is simple: he wants to put fresh, flavoursome, seasonal food back onto people`s plates. In
Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys – Things to do
The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys is packed with stimulating and enjoyable things to keep you amused throughout the day. It will inspire young lads with the passion for adventure, fun and all things dangerous to pursue their dreams to become the ultimate ‘dangerous” kid on the block. The delightful pocket book for boys contains
The Stanger
To avoid disappointment please note this novel was previously titled THE GALLOWS BIRD. Scandinavian crime sensation and No. 1 international bestseller, Camilla Lackberg`s fourth psychological thriller – for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo A local woman is killed in a tragic car crash. It`s a strange accident – the victim`s blood contains high
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
A timeless classic dealing with the complexity and hardships of relationships, addiction and faith. Judith Hearne, a Catholic middle-aged spinster, moves into yet another bed-sit in Belfast. A socially isolated woman of modest means, she teaches piano to a handful of students to pass the day. Her only social activity is tea with the O`Neill
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life
A working father whose life no longer feels like his own discovers the transforming powers of great (and downright terrible) literature in this laugh-out-loud memoir. Andy Miller had a job he quite liked, a family he loved and no time at all for reading. Or so he kept telling himself. But, no matter how busy
Kitchen Diaries 2
Includes over 250 recipes, many from his BBC TV series Dish of the Day, Simple Suppers and Simple Cooking. From Nigel Slater, presenter of Dish of the Day and one of our best-loved food writers, a beautiful and inspiring companion volume to his bestselling Kitchen Diaries. `For years now I have kept notebooks, with scribbled
Small Wars Permitting – Dispatches from Foreign Lands
Small Wars Permitting’ is a collection of Christina Lamb’s best reportage, following the principal events of the last two decades everywhere from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. But Lamb’s main interest has always been in the untold stories, the people and places others don’t visit. Undaunted by danger, disease or despots, she has travelled by canoe through
Farewell Kabul: From Afghanistan to a More Dangerous World
From the award-winning co-author of `I Am Malala`, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the ground, failed to defeat a group of religious students and farmers? How did it go so wrong? `Farewell Kabul` tells how the West turned success into defeat in the longest
