Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Murder of Harriet Monckton
On 7th November 1843, Harriet Monckton, 23 years old and a woman of respectable parentage and religious habits, is found murdered in the privy behind the chapel she regularly attended in Bromley, Kent.The community is appalled by her death, apparently as a result of swallowing a fatal dose of prussic acid, and even more so
Kai and the Monkey King
When Kai grows tired of her bookish mum not being adventurous enough for a Brownstone, she decides to seek out the mischievous and rebellious Monkey King – who she`s always been told to stay away from. Will he bring her the adventure she craves, or will he cause her more trouble than he`s worth? Read
One Day on our Blue Planet: In the Rainforest
Follow this adventurous spider monkey exploring the bustling rainforest of South America with his mother by his side in the third title from Ella Bailey`s bestselling series, now in paperback.
The Olcinium Trilogy
`The Olcinium Trilogy` brings together three of Nikolaidis’ short novels: `The Son`, `The Coming` and `Till Kingdom Come`, which together encompass an apocalyptic vision of this ancient town; where mystics have prophesized, regimes plotted against their citizenry and ordinary people resorted to crime and deceit in order to survive. Like his literary hero, Thomas Bernhard,
A Twitch Upon the Thread: Writers on Fishing
The best fishing writing is never really about fishing, or never only about fishing, and the writers collected in A Twitch Upon the Thread use angling as a way to write about love, loss, faith, and obsession. This is an anthology of fishing writing ranging from medieval times to the present, taking the reader from
What Time Is It?
“Patience, patience, because the great movements of history have always begun in those small parenthesis that we call `in the meantime.” John Berger The last book that John Berger wrote was this precious little volume about time titled `What Time Is It?`, now posthumously published for the first time in English by Notting Hill Editions.
We are Made of Earth
When an overcrowded dinghy capsizes at sea, a doctor is among those refugees thrown overboard. In the ensuing panic, he saves one life and condemns another. The doctor and the boy he has saved-the only surviving witness to the crime-eventually reach a tiny Greek island where they are offered shelter by the owner of a
Fantastic Female Adventurers: Truly amazing tales of women exploring the world
Do you know how it feels to run for 1,900 miles? Or to look down at the earth from a space station? Or to swim alongside a hungry shark?Fantastic Female Adventurers by Lily Dyu is a collection of fourteen exciting and inspirational stories about the women that do. Follow them on their incredible journeys around
The Bead Collector
Lagos, January 1976, six years after the Nigerian Civil War. A new military regime has been in power for six months, but rumors are spreading that a countercoup is imminent. At an art exhibition in the affluent Ikoyi neighborhood, Remi Lawal, a Nigerian woman who runs her own greeting-card shop, meets Frances Cooke, who introduces
Kangchenjunga: The Himalayan giant
Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and a notoriously difficult and dangerous mountain to climb. First climbed from the west in 1955 by a British team comprising Joe Brown, George Band, Tony Streather and Norman Hardie, it waited over twenty years for a second ascent. The third ascent, from the north, was
Everything Good Will Come
It is 1971, a year after the Biafran War, and Nigeria is under military rule. The politics of the state matter less to eleven-year-old Enitan than whether her mother, now deeply religious since the death of Enitan`s brother, will allow her friendship with the new girl next door, the brash and beautiful Sheri Bakare.`Everything Good
The War on Paper: 20 Documents that Defined the Second World War
Wars are fought by armies. But they are supported by documents–countless documents–from the first declaration to the final truce. The War on Paper shows just how revealing that rarely considered aspect of warfare can be, telling the story of World War II through close looks at twenty key documents from the IWM archives. The documents
The First World War in Focus: Rare and Unseen Photographs
As we near the end of extensive centennial commemorations of World War I, it nonetheless retains the power to surprise, even shock us. That`s perhaps nowhere more true than in the photographs of the war that have come down to us–countless of them preserved over the decades by Imperial War Museums. The First World War
Pathfinders
A new edition of Cecil Lewis`s 1944 aviation classic.Over the course of a single night in 1942, the crew members of a Wellington bomber reflect on the paths of their own lives as they embark on a fateful mission deep in the heart of Nazi Germany. Based on his own experience as a World War
Sword of Bone
A reissue of Anthony Rhodes`s acclaimed 1942 novel detailing his own wartime experience during the evacuation at Dunkirk. It is September 1939. Shortly after World War II is declared, Anthony Rhodes is sent to France, serving with the British Army. His days are filled with the minutiae and mundanities of army life-friendships, billeting, administration-as the
Churchill`s Cocktails
Thirty new and classic cocktail recipes inspired by the colorful and controversial Winston Churchill.This charming book from the Imperial War Museums features dozens of cocktail recipes, each accompanied by detailed instructions, an ingredients list, and a short description of how the drink is inspired by British former head of state Winston Churchill. Photographs of the
The Ringmaster
The heart-stoppingly tense next instalment in the richly atmospheric, bestselling Sam Shephard series … for fans of The Dry `Vanda Symon is part of a new wave of Kiwi crime writers … her talent for creating well-rounded characters permeates throughout` Crimewatch `It is Symon`s copper Sam, self-deprecating and very human, who represents the writer`s real
Violet
When two strangers end up sharing a cabin on the Trans-Siberian Express, an intense friendship develops, one that can only have one ending … a nerve-shattering psychological thriller from bestselling author S.J.I. Holliday Carrie`s best friend has an accident and can no longer make the round-the-world trip they`d planned together, so Carrie decides to go
Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends: A Gift Edition of 73 Enchanting Chinese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales
Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and captivating plots.Although largely unknown in the West, the 70-plus stories in this volume are just as beguiling as the more
Escaping War and Waves: Encounters with Syrian Refugees
Based on many interviews, and hundreds of reference photos, Kugler`s beautifully observed drawings of his interviewees bring to life their location – a room, a camp, on the road: the stretch of tents on Kos, opposite the stalls selling trinkets to tourists. His reporting of their stories is peppered with snatches of conversation and images
