Category Archives: Travel Guides
London Underground 1970-1980
Think of the London Underground and what comes to mind? Shuffling human traffic, trains whirring through tunnels, tired silent faces. Mike Goldwater`s pictures (taken between 1970 and 1980 and looking wonderfully dated for it), capture the moments of tenderness and life that lie beneath that: the goodbye kisses, the man cradling a cat, another smoking
The Hackney Archive: Work and Life 1971-1986
Life-long Hackney resident Neil Martinson was still at school when he began taking photos on his home turf, documenting people at work, children at play, protests, homelessness, Jewish life, street markets and other scenes. His documentary archive brings a past era to life and shows how much the working lives of Hackney – and the
An Opinionated Guide To London Green Spaces
Don`t be fooled by London`s concrete landscape: it is, in fact, one of the greenest cities in the world. This small paperback featuring the top 50 green spaces to visit is part of a series of opinionated guides that offer simple, highly-curated advice on what to do and see in the capital. Illustrated with original
An Opinionated Guide To London Pubs
An unashamedly opinionated guide to London`s very best – and most stylish – pubsLondon is home to over 3,500 pubs. The trouble is that 95% are awful. Dark, sweaty and tired. Says who? Says us.This small paperback tells you the only ones you should know. Whether you`re after the perfect Sunday roast, great craft beer,
One Year Wiser: 365 Illustrated Meditations
One Year Wiser is a book of 365 inspiring meditations. On every page are words of wisdom from thinkers both ancient and modern, from Marcus Aurelius to Virginia Woolf. Brought to life by Huffington Post blogger Mike Medaglia`s stunning Japanese- and Chinese-influenced artwork, the spiritual teachings that fill this book will inspire readers to make
Across the Divide
Olivia lives with her mum and her grandparents. She has a relatively normal modern family. The opening of a new Army cadets unit causes turmoil both at home and at school. Olivia wants to join, a decision her ex-army grandfather supports, but her pacifist mother is ardently opposed. Her best friend Aiden also disagrees with
Lavinia and the Magic Ring
Lavinia is a modern-day little match girl facing a cold and hungry Christmas. But then a fairy steps out of a taxi and in exchange for a match gives Lavinia a ring with peculiar magic powers. The ring can transform Lavinia s fortunes for good. But it can also change anything in its sight into
Persepolis: Vegetarian Recipes from Peckham, Persia and Beyond
Shortlisted for the 2016 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.The part-time vegetarian who was identified in Sally`s first book, `Veggiestan`, has become a thing. Great swathes of the population are now eschewing meat for the best part of the week in favour of healthier, vegetable-based alternatives. The appetite for new ways to brighten your broccoli, add
The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown
Probably the best known, and to their adversaries the most feared, body of fighting men in the British Army, Gurkhas were first recruited to serve the British Crown 200 years ago in 1815 and for all those years their signature weapon has remained the Kukri. In that time, these young men, from the Nepalese hills,
Take Me to France: A French Phrase Book for the American Soldier
This book is reproduced in facsimile format, exactly as it was published almost 100 years ago. It also contains fantastic line drawings of different contemporaneous guns and equipment, each labelled with its French interpretation. From the sublime to the ridiculous, joyous to the poignant, this book is a snapshot of life on the front line
Can We Live Here: Finding a Home in Paradise
Last week, I was sitting in seven layers (two of them thermal) next to a fire, with a blanket wrapped around me. Now, I am sleeping in kickers and a vest under a fan. Let the mosquitoes bite me. They can have me … Can we live here? If I don`t become a road kill
Animorphia: An Extreme Colouring and Search Challenge
Welcome to this weird and wacky colouring challenge. There are pictures to colour in, drawings to complete, spaces to scribble in and lots of things to find in these super-detailed doodles by artist Kerby Rosanes. Featuring unique and intricate ink drawings of incredible animals, shape-shifting aliens and breathtaking scenes. Readers will have to keep their
Shepard`s War: E. H. Shepard, the Man Who Drew Winnie-the-Pooh
Ernest Howard Shepard was born in London in 1879 into an artistic and literary family. He studied art from an early age and was successful in making a career out of it, particularly as a political cartoonist for Punch and a prolific book illustrator. Shepard is most widely known for his illustrations of the Winnie-the-Pooh
Humans of London
A magical collection of photographs and stories from the iconic streets of London. Capturing the inspiring, the moving, the surreal and the everyday, Cathy Teesdale has made it her mission to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of life found in London. Presenting over 250 photographs, she introduces us to the real people of London, their hopes,
