Category Archives: Travel Guides
Great Cycle Journeys Of The World
Featuring 34 classic cycle routes through the some of the world`s most stunning natural landscapes, Great Cycle Journeys of the World is the perfect companion for cyclists and adventure travel enthusiasts. With the very best routes from Africa, Asia, Australasia, the Americas and Europe, each journey showcases amazing photography that will inspire the reader and
The Girl`s Guide To Growing Your Own
This is the essential guide to growing your own salads, herbs, veg and fruit while maintaining an attractive outdoor space to have fun in. Aimed at beginners, it has sound practical and seasonal advice, lots of hints and tips for successful growing, delicious recipes and fun Weekend Projects to help you make the most of
The House of the Mosque
Welcome to the house of the mosque…Iran, 1950. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, Sadiq waits for a suitor to knock on the door. Her uncle Nosrat returns from Tehran with a glamorous woman, while on the rooftop, Shahbal longs only for a television to watch the first moon landing. But
Six Months in Sudan
James Maskalyk set out for the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan in 2007 as Medicins Sans Frontieres` newest medical doctor in the field. Equipped with his experience as an emergency physician in a Western hospital and his desire to understand the most desperate parts of the world, Maskalyk returned home six months later more
The Earth Hums In B Flat
Gwenni Morgan is not like any other girl in this small Welsh town. Inquisitive, bookish and full of spirit, she can fly in her sleep and loves playing detective. So when a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, and no one seems to be asking the right questions, Gwenni decides to conduct her own investigation. She records everything
Jezebel
Set against the sweeping backdrop of the ancient Holy Land, Jezebel is a tale of love, loss and deceit – and one woman`s struggle to survive in a land filled with rivals plotting her downfall…Her name is iconic. Her courage extraordinary. Her story remarkable. Jezebel, a young princess of Tyre is destined to be married
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
Baba Yaga is an old hag who lives in a house built on chicken legs and kidnaps small children. She is one of the most pervasive and powerful creatures in all mythology. She appears in many forms: as Pupa, a tricksy, cantankerous old woman who keeps her legs tucked into a huge furry boot; as
The Ghost Rider
An old woman is awoken in the dead of night by knocks at her front door. She opens it to find her daughter, Doruntine, standing there alone in the darkness. She has been brought home from a distant land by a mysterious rider she claims is her brother Konstandin. But unbeknownst to her, Konstandin has
At The Water`s Edge
For the last thirty years John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from his home deep in a Scottish glen up to a small hill loch. Each day brings a new observation or an unexpected encounter – a fragile spider`s web, an osprey struggling to lift a trout from the water or a woodcock
Witch Hunt Pb
A chilling, haunting ghost story that delves into the dark past of the 16th century Essex witch trials. Sadie Asquith has been fascinated by the dark past of Essex`s witch hunts for as long as she can remember. And for good reason: between 1560 and 1680, over 500 women were tried for witchcraft in the
The Third Man Factor
The Third Man Factor tells the revealing story behind an extraordinary idea: that people at the very edge of death, often adventurers or explorers, experience a benevolent presence beside them who encourages them to make one final effort to survive. If only a handful of people had ever experienced the Third Man, it might be
The Istanbul Puzzle
Buried deep under Istanbul, a secret is about to resurface with explosive consequences…Alex Zegliwski has been savagely beheaded. His body is found hidden near the sacred archaeological site of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. When Sean arrives in the ancient city to identify his colleague`s body, he is handed an envelope of photographs belonging to Alek
The Accident
Why did the taxi crash on the autobahn in Vienna? Who exactly were Besfort Y and Rovena, the mysterious couple who died after being flung from the back seat? How was Besfort connected to the war in the Balkans? And why was his affair with Rovena clouded in jealousy and mistrust? Who wanted them dead?
The City of Shadows
Longlisted for the CWA John Creasy New Blood Dagger Award 2013 and shortlisted for CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger Award 2014 `She looked up at the terraced house, with the closed shutters and the big room at the end of the long unlit corridor where the man who smiled too much did his work. She climbed
Binu and the Great Wall
This book tells a magical tale of love and hardship in ancient China, set against the backdrop of the Great Wall.In Peach Village, crying is forbidden. But as a child, Binu never learnt to hide her tears. Shunned by the villagers, she faced a bleak future, until she met Qiliang, an orphan who offered her
The Audacity of Hope
This title presents Barack Obama`s political vision for the future of America. In this bestselling book, Obama discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed.With intimacy and self-deprecating humour, Obama describes his experiences as a politician, about
Pandora in the Congo
It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition in which both his masters have died, and all of the party`s African porters have fled. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell
The Optimist
Collapsing stock markets, melting ice caps, floods, tornadoes, terrorism …When it comes to bad news, we`ve never had it so good. Perhaps it is time to be a little more optimistic? That`s what Laurence Shorter decided. And that`s why he set himself the challenge of meeting the world`s most cheerful people. Surely with the help
Stranger To History
As a child, all Aatish Taseer ever had of his father was his photograph in a browning silver frame. Raised by his Sikh mother in Delhi, his father, a Pakistani Muslim, remained a distant figure. It was a fractured upbringing which left Aatish with many questions about his own identity. Stranger to History is the
The Crossroads
Cristiano is thirteen. Home life is far from perfect. When his father and two friends come up with a plan to rob a bank, Cristiano sees the chance of a better life. As a tremendous storm brews that night, Cristiano will have to put childhood behind him once and for all, and the perfect crime
