Category Archives: Travel Guides
Eat Happy: 30-minute Feelgood Food
“I adore Melissa and her food. This is carefree, quick cooking with a sense of fun, and just happens to be good for you.” Anna Jones “I`m a huge fan of Melissa`s and love how she champions the message that good healthy food needn`t be complicated, scary or time consuming. This beautiful new book is
Walk Through History: Discover Victorian London
`What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.` – W.H. DaviesWalking around London is one of life`s great pleasures. There is a huge amount that you can only see on foot ‘“ but sometimes it is hard to know where to look. Luckily, Christopher Winn, bestselling author
Alice in Brexitland
Lying on a riverbank on a lazy summer`s afternoon – 23rd June 2016, to be precise – Alice spots a flustered-looking white rabbit called Dave calling for a referendum. Following him down a rabbit-hole, she emerges into a strange new land, where up is down, black is white, experts are fools and fools are experts…She
River Cafe 30
`One of the most beautiful hardbacks we`ve ever seen` The Evening StandardAn iconic restaurant. A celebratory cookbook. Simply delicious Italian homecooking at its best. With River Cafe 30, Ruth Rogers and her head-chefs, Joseph Trivelli and Sian Wyn Owen, invite you to join them in marking 30 years of memories and good food at London`s
Dress Scandinavian: Style your Life and Wardrobe the Danish Way
Scandinavia has long been the home of outstanding interior design and classic fashion brands and no one personifies modern Danish cool as well as fashion industry stylist, blogger and model Pernille Teisbaek.In her gorgeous first book Pernille offers professional tips on how to create a minimalist wardrobe and look, mix and match patterns successfully, adopt
I Never Knew That About The English
This wonderful book takes an affectionate, entertaining and perceptive look at the English people. Here are their traditions, foibles, quirks, customs, humour and achievements, triumphs and failures, peccadilloes and passions. Travel through England from coast to coast and learn how every county contributes in unique and different ways to the distinct English personality. Marvel at
London by Design: The Iconic Transport Designs That Shaped Our City
Curated and designed by the experts at The London Transport Museum, this collection showcases London`s 100 greatest transport design icons from the past 150 years. From TfL`s exclusive Johnston font; Westminster Station`s ground breaking architecture; Paolozzi`s Tottenham Court Road Station mosaics; the classic S-Stock Underground train; Henry Beck`s original tube map, and even Oxford Circus`
Ottolenghi: The Cookbook
`Ottolenghi changed the way we cook in this country just as surely and enduringly as Elizabeth David`s A Book of Mediterranean Food had in 1950. It brought into our kitchens bold flavours, a vivid simplicity, a spirited but never tricksy inventiveness and, above all, light.` Nigella LawsonInspired by their childhoods in West and East Jerusalem,
I Never Knew That About Britain: the Quiz Book
Over 1000 Questions and Answers About Our Glorious IslesBestselling author and quiz master Christopher Winn is here to test your general knowledge of Britain with over 1000 quiz questions to perplex and puzzle about our glorious islands. Covering a myriad of subjects including history, cathedrals, sports, records, modern Britain, royalty, people, places, deeds, discoveries and
A Race Too Far
The true story of the tragic round-the-world yacht race – now the subject of The Mercy, starring Colin Firth and Rachel WeiszIn 1968, the Sunday Times organised the Golden Globe race-an incredible test of endurance never before attempted-a round the world yacht race that must be completed single-handed and non-stop.This remarkable challenge inspired those daring
The Bear and The Nightingale
** Voted Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2017 **`Frost-demons have no interest in mortal girls wed to mortal men. In the stories, they only come for the wild maiden.`In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the
I Never Knew That About New York
In I Never Knew That About New York Christopher Winn digs beneath the gleaming towers and mean streets of New York and discovers its secrets and its hidden treasures. You can learn about the extraordinary people who built New York into one of the world`s great cities in just 400 years. New York is one
Sweet
There’s nothing like a perfectly light sponge flavoured with spices and citrus or an icing-sugar-dusted cookie to raise the spirits and create a moment of pure joy.’In his stunning new baking and desserts cookbook Yotam Ottolenghi and his long-time collaborator Helen Goh bring the Ottolenghi hallmarks of fresh, evocative ingredients, exotic spices and complex flavourings
Lunchbox Salads: Recipes to Brighten Up Lunchtime and Fill You Up
Fun, flavour-packed `al-desko` ideas for every working day! Invest in a lunchbox you love and fill it with these amazing recipes. They are packed with flavour and nourishment to keep you happy and your stomach content. Food-loving Naomi and Anna are trained chefs and have poured their lunchmaking-wisdom into this handy book, ensuring their recipes
Ottolenghi SIMPLE
Everything you love about Ottolenghi, made simple. Yotam Ottolenghi’s award-winning recipes are always a celebration: an unforgettable combination of abundance, taste and surprise. Ottolenghi SIMPLE is no different, with 130 brand-new dishes that contain all the inventive elements and flavour combinations that Ottolenghi is loved for, but with minimal hassle for maximum joy. Bursting with
The Periodic Table of Wine
Welcome to The Periodic Table of Wine! Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you`ll find Chardonnay to Shiraz – grape varieties and wine names, as you would find wine in shops, arranged following the logical ordering of The Periodic Table of Elements. Wine expert Sarah Rowland has arranged 127 wines by their essential colour, aroma
Shut Up Legs!: My Wild Ride on and off the Bike
Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina and capacity for suffering, Jens Voigt is in a class on his own. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap one-man breakaways as much as his sense of humour and quotable catchphrases, Jens is one of the most popular personalities in cycling.Jens was born
Man Tests
Cold, exhausted, sore and hopelessly lost on the side of a Welsh mountain, Graham Little had an unlikely epiphany. Finishing the Peaks Race that he and his friend had naively signed themselves up for wasn`t about being the fittest or strongest or best runner. It was, in fact, about being stubborn and pig-headed and refusing
The Food-Lover`s Handbook
In this beautifully illustrated handbook, food expert Mark Price shines the spotlight on 40 of the most popular foods – from everyday items like tea, coffee and cheese, to luxury products like caviar and chocolate. A timely and topical guide for foodies and everyday shoppers, this book dispels unhelpful food myths and provides fact-based, unbiased
Indurain
Miguel Indurain is Spain`s greatest cyclist of all time and one of the best Tour racers in history. He is the only bike rider to have won five successive Tours de France, as well as holding the title for the youngest ever race leader in the Tour of Spain. This is his story.As the all-conquering
