Category Archives: Travel Guides
Toast: The Story of a Boy`s Hunger
“Remarkable” Observer”Acutely observed, poignant and beautifully written” Daily Telegraph”My mother is scraping a piece of burned toast out of the kitchen window, a crease of annoyance across her forehead. This is not an occasional occurrence. My mother burns the toast as surely as the sun rises each morning.”`Toast` is Nigel Slater’s award-winning biography of a
Scottish Wild Flowers
`Scottish Wild Flowers` – Pocket Edition, is an ideal pocket-size guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Packed full of information, is a convenient guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be found there. Each species is illustrated in
John Henry Days
`John Henry Days` is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. Recognised as one of the novels of 2001, it establishes Colson Whitehead as one of the pre-eminent young American writers of our time. Building the railways that made America, John Henry died with a hammer in his hand moments after competing against a
The Faded Map Lost Kingdoms of Scotland
Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV and telephone masts and drastically altered the way in which we move around, see and understand Scotland. Recent politics and logistics have established borders and jurisdictions which now seem permanent and impervious. The Faded Map looks beyond these to remember a
Spix`s Macaw: The Race to Save the World`s Rarest Bird
An environmental parable for our times – the story of a beautiful blue bird meeting its nemesis at the end of the 20th-century.In December 1897 the Reverend F. G. Dutton lamented that `there are so many calls on a parson`s purse, that he cannot always treat himself to expensive parrots.` He was hoping to purchase
Right Ho, Jeeves
The trouble which begins with Gussie Fink-Nottle wandering the streets of London dressed as Mephistopheles reaches its awful climax in his drunken speech to the boys of Market Snodsbury Grammar School. For Bertie Wooster`s old friend has fallen in love with Madeline Bassett and, as usual, makes a hash of the affair until Jeeves comes
Made in Italy
An exquisitely designed volume of innovative restaurant dishes and old family favourites from Giorgio Locatelli, Britain`s best-loved Italian chef and restaurateur. Opening with an extensive guide to preparing antipasti and culminating in a mouth-watering selection of desserts – via soups, risotto, pasta, fish and meat dishes – Giorgio Locatelli`s masterpiece is the must-have contemporary Italian
The Ultimate Jack The Ripper Sourcebook
Two experienced Ripperologists have applied their joint knowledge and expertise to the painstaking collation of all the known official records to produce this ultimate Ripper book – a narrative account of the murders encompassing all the known evidence. The most complete work on the Ripper case ever, it contains: the entire contents of the Scotland
A Brief History of the Great Moghuls
Bamber Gascoigne`s classic book tells of the most fascinating period of Indian history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the country was ruled by the extraordinarily talented dynasty of emperors known to European travellers as `the Great Moghuls`, for their almost limitless power and incomparable wealth. Here is a unique picture of the way of
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
Originally published in 1955, this must be one of the most dramatic adventures of our time. Clemens Forell, a German soldier, was sentenced to 25 years of forced labour in a Siberian lead mine after the Second World War. Rebelling against the brutality of the camp, Forell staged a daring escape, enduring an 8000-mile journey
The Middle-Aged Mountaineer
This book recounts Curran`s journey from the Shetlands to the coast of Cornwall, climbing routes he had never attempted on his bicycle. Cycling through some of the wettest weather Britain could throw at him made his journey tougher than many of his Himalayan expeditions. Jim`s approach is as self-deprecating and quirky as ever and the
A Brief History of the Crusades: Islam and Christianity in the Struggle for World Supremacy
Why did the medieval Church bless William of Normandy`s invasion of Christian England in 1066 and authorise cultural genocide in Provence? How could a Christian army sack Christian Constantinople in 1204? Why did thousands of ordinary men and women, led by knights and ladies, kings and queens, embark on campaigns of fanatical conquest in the
Directory of World Cinema: Australia & NZ
This title is a part of “Directory of World Cinema” series. This addition to Intellect`s “Directory of World Cinema” series turns the spotlight on Australia and New Zealand. This ambitious volume offers an in-depth and exciting look at the cinema produced in these two countries since the turn of the twentieth century. Though the two
Italy: Directory of World Cinema
This new addition to the “Directory of World Cinema” series focuses on Italy and Italian cinema. While attractive to English speaking audiences, Italian cinema is not as culturally familiar as French or German cinema so this volume aims to provide an understanding of some of its better-known aspects as part of a wider filmic and
South East Wiltshire 1892
South East Wiltshire in 1892 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous “Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England and Wales in the second half of 19th and early 20th century.The map covers the area west and north of Salisbury, showing the
Egypt – The New Cultural Atlas of
These books are a new, updated edition of the internationally successful Cultural Atlas series. They present the great cultures of the world in authoritative texts and stunning images of beautiful artefacts.
Portrait of the Isle of Wight
Ian Badley`s photographs show the Isle of Wight`s great variety of land- and seascapes, moving from tranquil fields and wooded valleys to busy yachting scenes during Cowes Week, and from picturesque cottages at Calbourne to dramatic sunsets over Freshwater Bay.
The Z to Z of Great Britain
From Zawn Organ, Cornwall to Zoar in Shetland via Zion Place in Somerset and Zulu Farm, Oxfordshire, The Z-Z of Great Britain provides an essential profile on each and every zed locale in the land and, thoughtfully, instructions on how to get there. Visit, perhaps, the hamlet of Zabulon in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Meet Gareth, Val,
Manchester England
The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester`s top DJs and journalists. Manchester, a predominantly working-class city, away from the nation`s capital, has been at the margins of English culture for centuries. The explosion of music and creativity in Manchester can be traced back from Victorian
