Category Archives: Travel Guides
Land of the Turquoise Mountains
For Cyrus Massoudi, a young British-born Iranian, the country his parents were forced to flee thirty years ago was a place wholly unknown to him. Wanting to make sense of his roots and piece together the divided, divisive and deeply contradictory puzzle that is contemporary Iran, he embarked on a series of journeys that spanned
The Story of Crossrail
The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain`s bestselling railway writer. In autumn 2019, Europe`s biggest infrastructure project – a state-of-the-art cross-London railway – will finally come to fruition. From Reading and Heathrow in the west, the Elizabeth line will extend to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, including 42
Churchill: The Life: An authorised pictorial biography
Together with his unique selection of images, acclaimed historian Max Arthur`s evocative and insightful narrative text gets to the core of Winston`s character, using his own words and those of some of those closest to him, to provide a comprehensive study of the man and his life. This is a stunning tribute to a remarkable
Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror
Here are eight princesses for the Rebel Girls generation: bold, empowered, full of curiosity, adventure and determined to be true to themselves. Natasha Farrant`s original stories are set in different times all around the world, blending modern and traditional storytelling with glowing full colour illustrations by debut artist Lydia Corry in a glorious gift book.
1001 Walks: You must experience before you die
1001 Walks You Must Experience Before You Die is the perfect guide to the world`s most exhilarating walks. The ever-increasing passion for recreational walking is given fresh impetus with the creation of each new national park and wilderness area, the construction of every new walkway and the clearing of another fresh trail. The growth in
Flight of the Grey Goose
Fifteen-year-old Smiler is still on the run.Smiler is aiming to evade the police until his father, a ship`s cook, comes home to clear him of a crime he hasn`t committed. Hitching a train to Scotland, he finds work as an animal caretaker within the grounds of a castle occupied by `the Laird`, Sir Alec Elphinstone.When
Outwalkers
The border`s closed… No one can get into Scotland, just like no one can cross the channel… England is under the control of an authoritarian regime. Chips implanted in citizens` skin at birth mean anyone can be tracked, anywhere. But Jake, who breaks out of the Academy dorm he`s been housed in, has decided to
The Magic Place
`And even though she only saw it in her dreams, she felt sure it was real.` From her cellar bedroom, Clementine dreams of a magic place. And she`s determined to find it one day. But first she must escape from her wicked aunt and uncle and from the Great Black City. With the help of
Amelia: (Earhart)
First Names is a series of fun, lively and highly illustrated biographies that introduces some truly amazing individuals who lived incredible lives, to an audience of young readers. True life stories of the most amazing people EVER! Meet AMELIA EARHART, the world-famous daredevil pilot who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship
Far out at sea, and hidden by the mists of time, sails the Mary Alice and her crew – searching for a way home. But the mysterious ship is being hunted by a villain who will go to ANY lengths to track them down… Join John Blake and the crew on an unforgettable time-travelling adventure.
Hey Sherlock!
A new and intriguing Garvie Smith mystery, featuring the same brilliant characters and dry humour of Kid Got Shot (Crime Fest Best Crime Novel for Young Adults) and Costa Prize-shortlisted Running Girl.
Small Change for Stuart
Stuart Horten, ten years old and small for his age, is about to have the strangest adventure of his life. After moving to the boring town of Beeton, he finds himself swept up in an incredible quest to find his great-uncle`s lost legacy: a magician`s workshop stuffed with trickery and magic. There are clues to
Big Change for Stuart
Magic, mystery and a very dangerous quest… Stuart Horten (aged ten, but looks younger) is now the owner of a Magician`s Workshop – a treasure trove of illusions and the gateway to seven magical adventures. Except that without his great-uncle`s last will and testament, Stuart can`t actually prove the workshop is his. Can he solve
The Art of Being Normal
Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he`s gay. The school bully thinks he`s a freak. Only his two best friends know the real truth – David wants to be a girl. On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal – to be
Crushing
She`s lonely and searching for connection.He`s lonely, but afraid to reach out. But is finding someone else really the answer to their problems?`Crushing`, an illustrated misadventure in love and loneliness, is a story told in silence – a story about connections in the big city – making them, missing them and longing for them. Achingly
Avila`s Travels
`Avila`s Travels` is a witty and acerbic piece of travel writing, whether its narrator finds herself in Montpellier, New York or Hong Kong. The book finds Avila hurtling around the world at a dizzying pace, never pulling any punches with her opinions or advice on the places she visits. Avila is refreshingly forthright and unique
House of Secrets: The Many Lives of a Florentine Palazzo
A look into the tantalizing secrets of Florence`s Palazzo Rucellai. `House of Secrets` tells the remarkable story of Palazzo Rucellai from behind its celebrated facade. The house, beginning with its piecemeal assemblage by one of the richest men in Florence in the fifteenth century, has witnessed endless drama, from the butchering of its interior to
Wild Women
The best travel writing by women.From Constantinople to Crimea; from Antarctica to the Andes. Throughout history adventurous women have made epic, record-breaking journeys under perilous circumstances. Whether escaping constricted societies back home or propelled by a desire for independence, footloose females have ventured to the four corners of the earth and recorded their exploits for
Paris Match: Falling in (love) with the French
In Brooklyn, John von Sothen fell in love with Anais, a French waitress. And then, one night in Paris, on the Pont Neuf, she agreed to marry him (“Bah, we can always get divorced!”). A couple of decades in, the two have become quatre, living in their beloved 10th arondissement with teenage kids who chat
All In It Together: England in the Early 21st Century
The headlines may be all Covid now, as a few short months ago they were all Brexit, but the breakdown of the UK`s political sphere has been a long time coming, and it is a symptom of a much deeper malaise. We seem to have lost our faith in all our social institutions, from parliament
