Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Bear Grylls Adventure 5: The River Challenge
Jack loves all sorts of outdoor activities – but he just can`t stand getting wet. Can an adventure with Bear Grylls in a Chinese river gorge, rafting down the rapids, change his mind?Anything that means he might have to swim and Jack is the first to duck out of it. But when he falls into
1997: The Future that Never Happened
Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack, Blair posing with Noel Gallagher at No. 10, and a nation united in mourning for Diana. These are the images that have come to define Britain in 1997. From Britpop to the Young British Artists, that year is now remembered by many as a time of lost optimism and
A Bear Grylls Adventure 6: The Earthquake Challenge
Fatima is scared of the dark. So when she`s transported to a ruined city with no power, she`ll need all the help she can get from adventurer Bear Grylls to overcome her fears . . .Fatima`s loving Camp during the daytime, but pitch-black nights in the tent are scary. Then she`s given a mysterious compass
The Mountain that Eats Men
From the 16th century, the mines of Potosi, perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire. During those years immense wealth allowed the city to grow larger than London at the time and the mountain was quickly given the epithet Cerro Rico – the `rich mountain`. But today, Potosi`s inhabitants are some of the
Bear Grylls Survival Skills: First Aid
The must-have survival guide for all young explorers from chief scout, adventurer, writer and televsion presenter, Bear Grylls. Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls as you learn the survival skills to stay safe in the wild and be able to cope in all situations. Learn how to best prepare for a journey to
Magnetic Play Pirates
It`s time for magnetic pirate fun, so become part of the adventure by finishing the scenes with the shaped magnets inside.Perfect parent-child sharing for children age 3 and up, the simple, immersive text tells of a pirate`s quest to find treasure on a mysterious island. Words and pictures combine in this sturdy board book to
Bear Grylls Survival Skills: Desert
Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls to explore the great outdoors. Learn how to navigate in a desert landscape, how to gather food and water safely, and how to build a shelter to keep you dry and warm at night. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear.
Bear Grylls Survival Skills: Mountains
Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls to explore the great outdoors. Learn how to avoid altitude sickness, climb crevasses, and how to identify potential dangers in the mountains. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear.
Bear Grylls Survival Skills: Polar
Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls to explore the great outdoors. Learn what to pack on a polar expedition, which creatures to avoid, and how to hunt on the ice. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear.
Bear Grylls Activity Series: Bugs – Bear Grylls
Ever wanted to be an adventurer like Bear Grylls? Learn how to tell the difference between a vertebrae and an invertebrate. Discover how bees make honey, design your own beetle, and much more in this exciting book bursting with fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes. The perfect introduction to Bear Grylls, adventurer, writer and
Bear Grylls Activity Series: Extreme Animals – Bear Grylls
Ever wanted to be an adventurer like Bear Grylls? Learn what makes some animals extreme – the role of intelligence, strength and speed in the animal kingdom. Discover habitats around the world and the extreme animals that live in them, design your own foxes, and much more in this exciting book bursting with fun facts,
Notes From Underground
“I am a sick person. I am a spiteful person. An unattractive person, too…”In the depths of a cellar in St. Petersburg, a retired civil servant spews forth a passionate and furious note on the ills of society. The underground man`s manifesto reveals his erratic, self-contradictory and even sadistic nature. Yet Dostoyevsky`s disturbing character causes
Murmur
Winner of the 2019 Republic of Consciousness PrizeWinner of the 2019 Wellcome Book PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Goldsmiths PrizeShortlisted for the 2019 James Tait Black PrizeLonglisted for the 2019 Rathbones Folio PrizeTaking its cue from the arrest and legally enforced chemical castration of the mathematician Alan Turing, `Murmur` is the account of a man who
Letters of Note: Mothers
In Letters of Note: Mothers, Shaun Usher gathers together exceptional missives by and to mothers, celebrating the joy and grief, humour and frustration, wisdom and sacrifice the role brings to both parent and child.Includes letters by:Caitlin Moran, Sylvia Plath,Martin Luther King Jr., George Bernard Shaw,E.B. White, Laura Dern, Louisa May Alcott,Edna St. Vincent Millay, Bette
Thin Place: Shortlisted for the 2021 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing
Shortlisted for the 2021 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature WritingA breathtaking mix of memoir, nature writing and history: this is Kerri ni Dochartaigh`s story of a wild Ireland, an invisible border, an old conflict and the healing power of the natural world”A special, beautiful, many-faceted book” Amy Liptrot”A remarkable piece of writing… Luminous” Robert Macfarlane”Eloquent…
Book of Mercy
The poems in `Book of Mercy` brim with praise, despair, anger, doubt and trust. Speaking from the heart of the modern world, yet in tones that resonate with an older devotional tradition, these verses give voice to our deepest, most powerful intuitions.Internationally celebrated for his writing and his music, Leonard Cohen is revered as one
The Infinite
“Vivid, funny, exciting and inventive” Philip Pullman”Has a magic all of its own” Bernardine Evaristo “What an inspiration. The future just got so much better” Benjamin ZephaniahFight crime! Across time!Leaplings, children born on the 29th of February, are very rare. Rarer still are Leaplings with The Gift – the ability to leap through time. Elle
Let Us Compare Mythologies
First published in 1956 when he was twenty-two years old, `Let Us Compare Mythologies` is Leonard Cohen`s first collection of poetry. It is an accomplished and passionate collection which demonstrates Cohen`s remarkably assured voice, even as a young man.An unprecedented debut published to immediate acclaim, new generations of readers will now rediscover not only the
Antlers of Water: Writing on the Nature and Environment of Scotland
`Luminous` The Times`Beautiful` Caught by the RiverBringing together contemporary Scottish writing on nature and landscape, this inspiring collection takes us from walking to wild swimming, from red deer to pigeons and wasps, from remote islands to back gardens, through prose, poetry and photography.Edited and introduced by Kathleen Jamie, and with contributions from Amy Liptrot, Jim
Born on the Fourth of July
With an introduction by Bruce SpringsteenRon Kovic went to Vietnam dreaming of being an American hero. What he found there changed him profoundly, even before the severe battlefield injury that left him paralysed from the waist down. He returned to an America indifferent to the realities of war and the fate of those who fought
