Category Archives: Travel Guides
Collio
The Collio hills in Friuli Venezia Giulia, in north-eastern Italy, produce some of the greatest Italian white wines, yet are little known outside of Italy. They are also the home of a unique cuisine, on the cusp between the Mediterranean and Central Europe; and close to some of the greatest names in Italian food, such
The Journey Home
If the world were a village and a hundred people live in the village…” Written by David J Smith and illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong, If the World Were a Village tells us in simple words and vibrant, beautiful illustrations about the world and its population; about who we are, where we live, what languages we
A272: An Ode to a Road
A decade-old obsession for Dutchman Pieter Boogaart resulted in a guidebook that looks like no other, to a subject never before fully explored: the A272. Three continuous texts wind their way through the book, simultaneously exploring the A272 itself and the countryside it passes through; extra commentary is provided in yet another level of text.
Andalucia
In this masterly book, now in a revised and updated fifth edition, Michael Jacobs looks with fresh eyes at all the traditional delights of Andalucia while doing full justice to the lesser-known aspects of the region. He examines the underrated local food and drink, the extraordinarily varied natural scenery, the composers and writers who created
Deep Deep Sea
Gorgeous new concept board book by Frann Preston-Gannon featuring underwater animals. * Author`s The Journey Home was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children`s Book Prize 2013, Junior Magazine Design Awards (Best Picture Book and Best New Talent categories) and the Cambridgeshire Picture Book Award 2013! * The first of a series of concept board books more
Little Mole Plop Up
The outrageous bestseller now in a new edition of the hilarious pop-up! Who did their business on the mole`s head? Join the intrepid mole as he sets out to find the culprit and exact his revenge in his own little way. “The Story of the Little Mole” is a favourite story loved by children and
Where Can I Go? Big City Explorer: Amazing World City Maps and Facts
* A one-stop guide to 28 great cities around the world * Features a compass in the cover that is detachable * Packed with information, colour illustrations and educational fun * Masses of fun details to look at on every page. Join Penguin as he travels through some of the most amazing cities in the
Londongrad
On the outskirts of New York, a child`s swing turns gently in the breeze. Resting on it, propped at an odd angle, is the body of a young woman: naked, mutilated, and bound in silver duct tape. In the wounds on her chest, congealed blood pools in the shape of the letter T; the calling-card
The Pyramids
This is the perennially fascinating Egyptian pyramids introduced by a world expert. How did a people who lived nearly five thousand years ago, who knew neither iron nor bronze and who lacked mastery of elementary rules of calculation, manage to construct enormous stone structures with a precision seldom matched even by modern architecture? By one
Chowringhee
Welcome to the Shahjahan, one of Calcutta`s oldest and most venerable hotels. In Chowringhee, the Shahjahan`s new receptionist regales his audience with stories of the people who spend their days and nights within the Shahjahan`s grand facade. Like Bengal itself, this is a place where greed, seduction and death live alongside love, luxury and pride.
A Japanese Mirror – Heroes & Villains of Japanese Culture
Examining the popular heroes of Japanese films, comics, theatre and television, The Japanese Mirror looks at the dual status of women as both goddesses and she-devils, artificiality and transvestism, the role of the samurai and the gangster, and the modern father-figure as an object of ridicule. Both panoramic and intimate, A Japanese Mirror is a
Chinese Whispers
During the Cultural Revolution, Jan Wong studied in Beijing and reported a fellow student to the authorities. In 2005, she returned to China to find out what happened to the woman she betrayed. “Chinese Whispers” tells her remarkable story. In 1972, Jan Wong became one of only two Westerners admitted to Beijing University at the
Last Train From Liguria
From the bestselling Irish novelist, here comes a sweeping tale of consequences that spans from the 1930s to the 1990s. Last Train from Liguri” takes us on a journey from claustrophobic Dublin and the tense formality of London, to the heat and bustle of the pre-war Italian Riviera. This is a must-read for fans of
From Harvey River
As read on Radio 4, this is an irresistibly joyful memoir of mothers and daughters, and the importance of home. Lorna Goodison`s family made their home in the Jamaican village to which her great-grandfather gave his name: Harvey River. Her mother Doris was a big-hearted lover of big stories and raised Lorna on tales of
History of the World Since 9/11
In A History of the World Since 9/11 Dominic Streatfeild expertly combines history, biography and investigative journalism to show how a massacre on a clear September day in 2001 has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. In a series of brilliantly interlinked chapters he shows how an Afghani wedding party; and
A Vineyard In The Dordogne
A generation ago, the Ryman family arrived in the Dordogne to follow a dream. To live in France. To make excellent wine in a vineyard of their own. And to have an elegant chateau as a home. Is this not everyone`s secret desire? It did not take them long to discover and fall in love
Fieldwork
Set in Thailand, this is a brilliantly original and page-turning first novel of anthropologists, missionaries, demon possession, sexual taboos, murder, and one obsessed young American reporter. When his girlfriend takes a job in Thailand, Mischa goes along for the ride, planning only to enjoy himself as much as possible. But when he hears about the
In the Heart of the Amazon
By turns fascinating, funny, and horrifying, this is Nick Gordon`s account of more than 10 years spent in the Amazonian forests as a wildlife filmmaker, snorting ground-up seeds with the local shaman, building an artificial tarantula habitat to film the furry monsters mating, and killing and eating a two-foot snake.
Giants of Steam: The Great Men and Machines of Rail`s Golden Age
The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam`s glory days pushed its design and performance to remarkable limits, taking these powerful and beautifully designed machines to new heights
Quentin Blake`s Ten Frogs
`Ten Frogs/Dix Grenouilles` is Quentin Blake`s wonderfully illustrated counting book written in both English and French. Starting with `One Crow/Un Corbeau` and proceeding with more and more animals (`Two Goats/Deux Chevres`, `Three Dogs/Trois Chiens` etc) the pages get gradually more and more filled with animals until reaching `A Hundred Wasps/Cent Guepes`. A great way for
