Category Archives: Travel Guides
An Egyptian Pyramid
Step inside an ancient Egyptian building site where one of mankind`s most spectacular creations is slowly taking shape. Discover how the Egyptians constructed these vast buildings with such incredible precision, without using wheels, machines or iron tools. Their aim: to preserve their pharaoh not just from tomb robbers, but from death itself. An Egyptian Pyramid
A 19th Century Railway Station
Step inside one of the marvels of the Victorian age! In the middle of the 19th century, steam railways were the very latest transport technology: fast, comfortable (if you could afford a first-class ticket), safe and reliable. Learn about this triumph of engineering and about the army of workers who laboured long hours to keep
Viking Town
Step inside a Viking town and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work in this bustling centre of long-distance trade. Admire the well-built houses before joining the town`s defenders as they fight off an attack by rivals from across the sea. This is a superbly-illustrated look at the daily lives of
Roman Colosseum
Step inside the Colosseum at Rome around AD80 and discover for yourself the technological wonders, the vicious weapons, the thrills and the dangers of a great Roman arena. Find out why this incredible feat of architecture was built, who paid for it and where the money came from. And then gasp at the stars, the
Family Cycling
Family cycling is the latest aspect of cycling to enjoy a boom. More and more families are using cycling as a way toWhy spend time together, to relax, exercise, stay fit and bond. Sample chapters include: 1. Why cycle? Green and lean. Fast and fun.* 2. Tots awheel: carting babies and toddlers * 3. Wobble
A Naturalist`s Guide to the Butterflies of Borneo
A Naturalist`s Guide to the Butterflies of Borneo includes high quality photographs from the region’s top nature photographers that are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation and the main sites for viewing the listed species. An all-important checklist of all of
Wild Singapore: In Association with the National Parks Board of Singapore
The book starts with a look at Singapore`s wild past: its biogeography from before human occupation up to 19th century changes and finishes with a look at the possible future of wildlife in the country. In between, there are full details on the current flora and fauna to be found in and on Singapore`s reefs
Napoleon and St Helena
The island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic, is one of the most remote and most famous islands in the world. The Duke of Wellington had stopped at the island on his way back from India and had been struck by its remoteness, leading him to recommend it as Napoleon`s place of imprisonment after
The Beast of the Camargue
For centuries the ceremonial order of the Knights of the Tarasque have met to bear the effigy of a mythical beast through the Provencal town of Tarascon. But one summer`s night the ceremony is disrupted by a gruesome discovery: a mutilated body found at the feet of the effigy, apparently torn apart by enormous teeth
The Colonel
It`s a pitch black, rainy night in a small Iranian town. Inside his house the Colonel is immersed in thought. Memories are storming in. Memories of his wife. Memories of the great patriots of the past, all of them assassinated or executed. Memories of his children, who had joined the different factions of the 1979
Yalo
Yalo was a soldier on one of the many sides in Lebanon`s sectarian civil war, before becoming a deserter and a thief, a nightwatchman in Paris, an arms smuggler, and then a rapist. And then he falls in love with his victim – who turns him in to the police. This novel is a modern
Along the Ganges
The River Ganges has a thousand names. Hindu priests regard it as a sin to call her a river at all. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing and still sold to Hindus all over the world. Ilija Trojanow travelled along the Ganges, from the source, where it
The Dark Side Of Love
Rafik Schami’s ‘The Dark Side of Love” is a story of forbidden love set against the background of Arabic culture and endless feuds between clans. On publication it became international bestseller and here has been translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell.A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul`s Chapel in Damascus. He was
Tasting Italy
Since 1533, when Catherine de Medici was accompanied by numerous cooks when she travelled to France to marry King Henri I, Italian cuisine has been considered the mother of all European fine cooking. Alice Vollenweider wrote her doctoral thesis on the influence of Italian cooking as reflected in language and has written numerous essays on
Funky Lunch
“Funky Lunch” started out from a very simple place: a desire to turn an ordinary lunchtime sandwich into something a bit different to encourage children to eat a varied and healthy lunch. Its creator thought it would be fun to post a few pics on the web, then started his blog, then got spotted by
Momofuku
From David Chang, currently the hottest chef in the culinary world, comes this his first book, written with “New York Times” food critic Peter Meehan, packed full of ingeniously creative recipes. Already a sensational world star, Chang produces a buzzing fusion of Korean/Asian and Western cuisine, creating a style of food which defies easy categorisation.
Hashi
Hashi is a book of Japanese food that replicates the famous cookery classes that Reiko runs from her south-west London home. Hashi takes the reader through the many mysteries – at least as conceived by the Western mind – of the basics of Japanese cooking. From there it steps up to favourites from the Japanese
The Farm Shop Cookbook
As farm shops continue to emerge all over Britain at an ever-increasing rate, Christine McFadden`s timely book reflects the celebration of all things British. In a simple A-Z format Christine provides recipes, cook`s notes, tips and much more for all and everything that might be found in a fully stocked farm shop in the rural
