Category Archives: Travel Guides
Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour
An enthralling, behind-the-scenes account of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain. Citizens of London brings out of history`s shadows the three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking news reporter; Averell Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire who ran FDR`s Lend-Lease programme in London; and John G. Winant, the
The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade
The day before the underwater fancy-dress parade Alfie got that feeling’ฆSometimes it’s hard to be brave. Sometimes you get that feeling. Sometimes you’re just not ready’ฆ until one day, you are.
Great British Birding Experiences
Until now there has not been a book available which explores the best birding experiences that the UK has to offer. Expert birder Dan Brown knows exactly what makes other people with an interest in birds tick – whether it is watching a single charismatic bird in flight, finding something out of the ordinary, or
Wake in Fright
`Wake in Fright` tells the tale of John Grant`s journey into an alcoholic, sexual and spiritual nightmare. It is the original and the greatest outback horror story. Bundanyabba and its citizens will forever haunt its readers.This edition includes an introduction by Peter Temple and an afterword by David Stratton.
They`re a Weird Mob
Just off the boat from Italy’”the north’”Nino Culotta arrives in Sydney. He thought he spoke English but he’s never heard anything like the language these Australians are speaking.`They’re a Weird Mob` is an hilarious snapshot of the immigrant experience in Menzies-era Australia, by a writer with a brilliant ear for the Australian way with words.
Dark Enchantment
Exhausted after years of unhappiness in the French Riviera, 20-year-old Juliet Firth is delighted to find herself living in a village in the French Alps. Recovering in the fresh air of the mountains, she becomes involved in local life. As Juliet makes new friends and meets fellow wanderers – such as the handsome young Michael
A Ghost In The Throat
A true original. In this stunningly unusual prose debut, Doireann Ni Ghriofa sculpts essay and autofiction to explore inner life and the deep connection felt between two writers centuries apart. In the 1700s, an Irish noblewoman, on discovering her husband has been murdered, drinks handfuls of his blood and composes an extraordinary poem. In the
Strine
Do you sign on the dotted lion? Is your tea nature Orpheus rocker? Who is Charlie Charm Puck in `Waltzing Matilda`? There was never any book about Australian speech like `Strine` or about posh British speech like Fraffly Well Spoken. This edition includes all four Afferbeck Lauder books, with a new foreword by John Clarke.
Trout, Belly Up
In this original collection of short stories, Guatemala is ever-present in the background, at once peaceful and violent. We follow Henrik, a good man struck time and again by misfortune, as he confronts different diatribes posed by the crude realities of farming life. Through his journey we meet merciless businessmen, drug dealers and fallen angels,
The Adventures of China Iron – Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020
Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020Translated from Spanish by Iona Macintyre and Fiona MackintoshA riotous romp taking the reader from the frontier culture of the pampas deep into indigenous territories. It charts the adventures of China Iron, Martรญn Fierros` abandoned wife, in her travels across the pampas in a wagon with her new-found friend
Take Me To Museums: The Young Explorer`s Guide to Every Museum in the World
Make every museum trip a new adventure! Here is the first in an exciting new series of guided journals for children aged 7’“12. `Take Me To Museums` is the first book in an exciting new series of guided journals for young explorers. With its stylish design, zingy illustrations and handy size to pop in a
Take Me On Holiday: The Young Explorer`s Guide to Every Holiday in the World
Holidays will never be the same again! Here is the second book in an exciting new series of guided journals for young children aged 7-12 `Take Me On Holiday` is the second book in an exciting new series of guided journals for young explorers. With its stylish design, zingy illustrations and handy size to pop
Natural Selections (The African Wanderings of a Bemused Naturalist)
The style and format of “Natural Selections” are tried and tested. Pinnock has followed the example of the foremost US writers of popular science like Paul Thoreau, Tim Cakill and David Quamman. Each chapter starts with a line-drawing. The pieces are short, digestible, fun and cloaked in humour, with a bit of philosophy and an
Adventure Walks and Scrambles in the Cape Peninsula
This book is meant for the adventurous walker and mountaineer looking for something new and unusual. Most of the routes include simple rock scrambling or something of interest. Full of fascinating topics to enhance the experience of visiting the Peninsula Mountain Chain, including flora, fauna, geology, myths and history. There are also useful hiking tips:
A Fisherman in The Saddle
Riding crop and fishing rod forever in hand, the author`s stories centre on the two great driving forces for renewal in his life: horses and fishing both of which, he says, are “cheaper than seeing a shrink”. Thus we have two books in one: “Seawitched” and “Horse Medicine”, this author`s solution for surviving the modern
Wildcare
This title tells the stories – some heart-warming and some heartbreaking – of a few of the thousands of animals that have passed through the wild animal rehabilitation centre, Wildcare. Karen Trendler started the centre from her kitchen in 1986, and it has since developed into a South African success story. Karen Trendler has become
