Category Archives: Travel Guides
Lonely Planet Thai Phrasebook
Lonely Planet Thai Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Thai phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Bargain with your samlor driver, find locally made souvenirs and order authentic street food; all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back
Lonely Planet Filipino (Tagalog) Phrasebook & Dictionary
Lonely Planet Filipino (Tagalog) Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Filipino (Tagalog) phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Chat with locals and navigate menus -all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to
The Narrow Land – Longlisted for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
Longlisted for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction”It is a long time since I have read such a fine novel or one that I have enjoyed quite so much.” Irish Times1950: late summer season on Cape Cod. Michael, a ten-year-old boy, is spending the summer with Richie and his glamorous but troubled mother.
The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Precariously positioned between China and India, Burma`s population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster and the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of house arrest, hopes soared. World leaders including Barack Obama ushered in waves of
The Age of Islands: In Search of New and Disappearing Islands
`Extraordinary… A fascinating and intelligent book.` Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing or fragmenting because of rising sea levels. It is a strange planetary spectacle, creating an ever-changing map which even Google Earth struggles to keep pace with. In The
Sylvan Cities: An Urban Tree Guide
`Clever, pretty, fun and informative – what more can a reader ask for?` Sara Maitland, author of Gossip From the Forest We`re surrounded in cities by trees, quiet colossuses that most of us don`t know by name. Does that matter? It`s certainly possible to appreciate a tree for its beauty, its shade and its shelter
The Journey Matters: Twentieth-Century Travel in True Style
What was it really like to take the LNER`s Art Deco Coronation streamliner from King`s Cross to Edinburgh, to cross the Atlantic by the SS Normandie, to fly with Imperial Airways from Southampton to Singapore, to steam from Manhattan to Chicago on board the New York Central`s 20th Century Limited or to dine and sleep
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China`s Last Golden Age
`Entertaining and well-paced… Platt`s compelling book is a sobering read that should focus the minds of those who like to talk of the achievements of the Victorian age without thinking about how those were achieved, or how they were funded.` Peter Frankopan, “The Silk Roads”In 1839 Britain embarked on the first of its wars with
The Hidden Horticulturists: The Untold Story of the Men who Shaped Britain`s Gardens
In 2012, whilst working at the Royal Horticultural Society`s library, Fiona Davison unearthed a book of handwritten notes that dated back to 1822. The notes, each carefully set out in neat copperplate writing, had been written by young gardeners in support of their application to be received into the Society`s Garden. Amongst them was an
In A Time Of Monsters: Travels Through a Middle East in Revolt
Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense of homecoming. She soon found herself back in the Middle East travelling through a region in revolt.In A Time of Monsters bears witness to the demands of young people for
My Sister, the Serial Killer – Longlisted for the 2019 Man Booker Prize
Longlisted for the 2019 Man Booker PrizeShortlisted for the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2019″A literary sensation” Guardian”A bombshell of a book… Sharp, explosive, hilarious” New York Times”Glittering and funny… A stiletto slipped between the ribs and through the left ventricle of the heart” Financial TimesWhen Korede`s dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call
Confessions of the Fox
`Quite simply extraordinary… Imagine if Maggie Nelson, Daphne du Maurier and Daniel Defoe collaborated.` Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentJack Sheppard – a transgender carpenter`s apprentice – has fled his master`s house to become a notorious prison break artist, and Bess Khan has escaped the draining of the fenlands to become a revolutionary mastermind.
Flames
“A strange and joyous marvel” Richard Flanagan”Delightful… Enchanting” Guardian”Spectacular” CultureflyA young man named Levi McAllister decides to build a coffin for his sister, Charlotte – who promptly runs for her life. A water rat swims upriver in quest of the cloud god. A fisherman named Karl hunts for tuna in partnership with a seal. And
The Face Pressed Against a Window: A Memoir
Tim Waterstone is one of Britain`s most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstone`s empire that started with one small bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the childhood experiences that led him to become an entrepreneur and outlines the business philosophy that allowed Waterstone`s to dominate the bookselling business throughout the
Sweet Thames
In the summer of 1849, cholera threatens the city and the people of London. The authorities send millions of gallons of sewage cascading into the Thames – for many Londoners the only source of drinking water. Joshua Jeavons, a young and idealistic engineer, embarks on an obsessive quest to find the cause of the epidemic.
The Good Doctor of Warsaw
“You do not leave a sick child alone to face the dark and you do not leave a child at a time like this.”Warsaw, 1940. The Jewish ghetto is under the Nazis` brutal control. Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children slowly starve within the walls.While all around is darkness, one man brings hope,
Five Escape Brexit Island
It`s a year after the Brexit vote. The four housemates and Timmy are on a visit to see their evil genius cousin Rupert. Rupert owns a chunk of the Jurassic Coast, part of which he has turned into an island and declared independence from Britain. Its fifteenth-century Dorset castle is a tourist attraction, but a
The Lies of the Land: A Brief History of Political Dishonesty
Trust in our politicians is at an all-time low. We`re in a “post-truth” era, where feelings trump facts, and where brazen rhetoric beats honesty. But do politicians lie more than they used to? And do we even want them to tell the truth?In a history full of wit and political acumen, Private Eye journalist Adam
Bill Bailey`s Remarkable Guide to British Birds
Bill Bailey`s wonderfully charming and informative book on the birds he loves is now available as a handy, easy-to-carry pocket paperback. Packed with the comedian`s observations, illustrations and sketches, this edition is perfect for birdwatching expeditions, with new information for proper twitchers, including: * A `British Birds` checklist * A list of the best birdwatching
The Lies of the Land: An Honest History of Political Deceit
Do politicians lie more than they used to? And do we even want them to tell the truth?From the Profumo affair to Blair`s WMDs to Boris Johnson`s GBP350 million for the NHS. Covering lesser known whoppers, infamous lies from foreign shores (“I did not have sexual relations with that woman”), and some of the resolute
