Category Archives: Travel Guides
Other People`s Houses
Nine months after the Nazi occupation of Austria, 600 Jewish Children assembled at Vienna station to board the first of the Kindertransports bound for Britain. Among them was 10 year old Lore Segal. For the next seven years, she lived as a refugee in other people`s houses, moving from the Orthodox Levines in Liverpool, to
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia – Special Anniversary Edition (with new chapter 25 years on)
A special anniversary edition with an updated chapter set 25 years on by Chris Stewart. Over two decades ago we set up Sort of Books to help our friend, the some-time Genesis drummer Chris Stewart, bring his sunlit stories of life on a Spanish mountain farm to print. Ever the optimist, Chris hoped to earn
Moominland Midwinter: Colour Edition
A Fabulous Find from the Moomin ArchivesA classic Moomin Book with colour illustrationsAnd a beautiful fold-out panoramaIn 1961, at the request of her Italian publishers, Tove Jansson created a unique new edition of `Moominland Midwinter`, the tale in which Moomin wakes from hibernation to contend alone with the mysterious world of winter. The text and
The Ancient Pinewoods of Scotland: A traveller`s guide
Scattered across the Scottish Highlands are the last surviving remnants of the Caledonian forest which have survived, naturally seeding and growing since the last ice age. Visiting these ancient woods provides an emotional connection to the past with visible traces of the people who lived and worked there over the centuries. There is also a
Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
As probably the world`s most experienced long distance walker who also writes, Chris Townsend has many stories to tell and many photographs to illustrate them with. Of all his adventures, those he enjoyed on America`s Pacific Crest Trail in the Eighties are among his favourites. The PCT runs 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada through
Mr Darwin`s Gardener
A postmodern Victorian novel about faith, knowledge and our inner needs. The late 1870s, the Kentish village of Downe. The villagers gather in church one rainy Sunday. Only Thomas Davies stays away. The eccentric loner, father of two and a grief-stricken widower, works as a gardener for the notorious naturalist, Charles Darwin. He shuns religion.
The Looking-Glass Sisters
A tragic love story about two sisters who cannot live with or without each other. Far out on the plains of northern Norway stands a house. It belongs to two middle-aged sisters. They seldom venture out and nobody visits. The older needs nursing and the younger keeps house. Then, one day, a man arrives…——- Why
Faces on the Tip of My Tongue – Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020
Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020Translated from French by Jennifer Higgins and Sophie LewisMeetings, partings, loves and losses in rural France are dissected with compassion. The late wedding guest isn`t your cousin but a drunken chancer. The driver who gives you a lift isn`t going anywhere but off the road. Snow settles on your
Underground: Subways Around the World
This is a playful search-and-find book of underground systems around the world. Die cut pages introduce the subways of 12 different cities. On the first page we see the exterior of the train, and are presented with fascinating facts and figures about the transport system. On the following die cut page, we find the inside
Wales Coast Path Official Guide 6: Carmarthen Bay & Gower: Tenby to Swansea
New, fully revised and updated edition with new cover, new diversions and official route changes, new OS mapping with latest highlighted route, updated accommodation, amenities and services.The guide breaks the Carmarthen Bay & Gower section – from Tenby to Swansea- down in to twelve handy day sections and is one of seven Official Guides to
Earthshattering Events!: The Science Behind Natural Disasters
We humans take our domination of the planet for granted, but sometimes nature reminds us that this is an illusion. Tectonics rip open the earth, vast waves sweep away coastal towns, magma spews from volcanoes and hurricanes lay waste to entire countries.This book explores nature at its most destructive. Clear, coherent explanations break down the
Heart of the Hero: The Remarkable Women Who Inspired the Great Polar Explorers
In Heart of the Hero – The Remarkable Women Who Inspired the Great Polar Explorers – Kari Herbert turns the spotlight on the wives of the superstars of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Herbert, drawing from original sources and descendants’ accounts, tells the untold stories of sculptor Kathleen Scott, traveller Jane Franklin, poet Eleanor Anne
Gut Garden: A Journey into the Wonderful World of Your Microbiome
Within our bodies hides an entire world of organisms called microbes. They digest our food and protect our immune systems, and without them, we would die. Through Katie Brosnan`s personable illustrations, we follow the digestive process from the moment the food enters our mouths to the moment the waste leaves our bodies. Along the way
