Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Shortest History of Germany
In his acclaimed new bestseller, now in paperback, James Hawes tells the story of Europe`s most admired and feared country, from Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel. With more than 100 maps and images, this is a fresh, concise and entertaining attempt to answer the question: are the Germans really us, or them?
The Shortest History of Europe
READ IN AN AFTERNOON. REMEMBER FOR A LIFETIME.In this short, entertaining and thought-provoking book, acclaimed historian John Hirst provides a fascinating exploration of the qualities that have made Europe a world-changing civilisation.Starting with a rapid historical overview from the ancient Greeks to the present day (the `shortest history` itself), Hirst goes on to explore in
Tisala
In 1960, David, a young London biologist researching in the Scottish Islands encounters a Blue Whale – Tisala. David becomes convinced that the whale is trying to communicate. With the help of an acoustic engineer a breakthrough is made. Two worlds meet. The whale, Tisala, wants David to help save the few remaining Blue Whales
Peony Red: A Case for Milena Lukin
Only here does the peony bloom in such strong shades of red, because the ground was soaked in so much blood. What happened on the night when a Serbian couple was brutally murdered in their house in Kosovo? Milena Lukin might never have looked into the matter if her uncle Miodrag had not recognized the
Reluctant Meister: Germany and the New Europe
The Euro crisis has served as a stark reminder of the fundamental importance of Germany to the larger European project. But the image of Germany as the dominant power in Europe is at odds with much of its recent history. “Reluctant Meister “is a wide-ranging study of Germany from the Holy Roman Empire through the
The Godmother
Meet Patience Portefeux – 53 years old, widowed mother of two, fluent Arabic speaker, upstanding French citizen… and soon to become `The Godmother`.For 25 years she has toiled honestly, translating police wire-taps of north African drug gangs. She knows she`s just a footsoldier in a senseless politicians` war against high-grade hashish, a tiny cog in
Car Park Life: A Portrait of Britain`s Unexplored Urban Wilderness
Car parks: commonplace urban landscapes, little-explored and rarely featured in art and music, yet they shape the aesthetics of our towns and cities. Hotspots for crime, rage and sexual deviancy; a blind spot in which activities go unnoticed. Skateboarding, car stunts, drug dealing, dogging, murder.Gareth E. Rees believes that the retail car park has as
Lucifer Over London: A Guide to the Adopted City
London, a city of constant transition, transaction, translation. London does not exist; London is a language without a place and it is the aphasic city; it`s the mother of all languages.Lucifer Over London is a new anthology nine narrative essays written by a host of international prize-winning authors including Chloe Aridjis, Viola di Grado, Xiaolu
How Pale the Winter Has Made Us
Isabelle is alone in Strasbourg. The day after her partner leaves to travel abroad, she receives news of her father`s suicide, his body found hanging in a park back home in Crystal Palace. Isabelle misses her flight back to London and a new university job, opting to stay in her partner`s empty flat over the
Jolts
“A return – this seems to be one of the things I`m expected to write about. And now that I return, now that I find myself here, I haven`t even left the airport and I`m already toying with the idea of writing a return, perhaps just to surrender.”Nine stories. Nine ways of not being at
Boy Parts
Irina obsessively takes explicit photographs of the average-looking men she persuades to model for her, scouted from the streets of Newcastle.Placed on sabbatical from her dead-end bar job, she is offered an exhibition at a fashionable London gallery, promising to revive her career in the art world and offering an escape from her rut of
Ways of Living
Andie can see no other way to escape a wedding than by hiding in a tree. Esther starts a new life in a King`s Cross hotel with a bad-tempered ventriloquist dummy, while Gina finally leaves a group of infuriating friends – but not before providing them with a suitable replacement.`Ways of Living` is Gemma Seltzer`s
There`s Room for Everyone
A child grows and discovers the world. As he lies awake at night, he sees there`s enough room in the sky for all the stars and the moon. When he visits the ocean, he sees there is enough room for all the fish, even for the whales. As he grows up, he doesn`t understand why
DARE
Dare to dream. Dare to aspire. Dare to trust… dare to inspire! This simple yet inspirational poem encourages children everywhere to dare to dream big, to help others and speak out for what is right, but also to take time for simple joys and to be comfortable in their own skin. With charming rhymes and
Last: The Story of a White Rhino
A rhinoceros remembers his life before grey captivity, one full of colour, with familiar smells and sights. He thinks of his mother being slain by poachers. He has searched the zoo but cannot find another like him. He fears he is the last. He describes a joyless life for all the animals with him, before
Patience
Meet Elliott. Elliott is something of a genius. He is hugely intelligent. He`s an incredible observer. He is able to memorise and categorise in astonishing detail. He has a beautiful and unusual imagination. More than that, Elliott is an ideal friend. He is overflowing with compassion and warmth and fun. To know him is to
Cinderella of the Nile
Beautifully retold by the award-winning author Beverley Naidoo, this earliest-known version of Cinderella is brought to life for the modern-day reader. Rhodopis is a Greek girl who is sold into slavery by bandits and taken to Egypt. Along the way she becomes friends with the storyteller Aesop and a host of playful animals. Her master
The Stone Tide: Adventures at the end of the world
`The problems started the day we moved to Hastings…`When Gareth E. Rees moves to a dilapidated Victorian house in Hastings he begins to piece together an occult puzzle connecting Aleister Crowley, John Logie Baird and the Piltdown Man hoaxer. As freak storms and tidal surges ravage the coast, Rees is beset by memories of his
