Category Archives: Travel Guides
Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space (Official Tim Peake Book)
The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018`Amazing . . . A brilliant book` Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake`s personal guide to life in space, based on his historic Principia mission, and the thousands of questions
To Oldly Go: Tales of Intrepid Travel by the Over-60s
A brand new collection of remarkable travel tales from `Silver Travellers`. Dervla Murphy travelling in Havana at the age of 74, Matthew Parris swimming the Thames at 60, and Colin Thubron climbing the last stronghold of the Assassins in his 60s are among the writers recounting their adventures, often defying expectations – and the odds
Gullible`s Travels: Confessions of an International Towel Thief from the Presenter of Bbc`s Holiday Programme and Itv`s Wish You Were Here
This new book from popular TV personality and journalist John Carter, presenter of ITV`s Wish You Were Here.? from 1987 to 1997 and the BBC`s Holiday from 1969 to 1987, lifts the lid on the stories that never made it to screen or press, sometimes because they had no bearing on the article or destination
Roam Alone: Inspiring Tales by Reluctant Solo Travellers
From cycling in Shetland to power cuts in Laos, `Roam Alone` is a celebration of inspiring writers who went it alone and lived to tell the tale. Featuring a foreword by TV presenter and newsreader Jan Leeming, `Roam Alone: Inspiring Tales by Reluctant Solo Travellers` is a unique title from Bradt, showcasing a brand new
Britain`s Best Small Hills: A Guide to Short Adventures and Wild Walks with Great Views
Hot on the success of Wilderness Weekends, one of the top selling guides in 2015, award-winning travel writer Phoebe Smith returns with more great outdoor experiences tailored not just for the hard-core wilderness enthusiast but for novices and newbie hillwalkers alike. Take a friend, or take the kids – or both! – and climb one
Wild About Britain: A Lifetime of Award-Winning Nature Writing
A new collection of award-winning journalist and author Brian Jackman`s nature and travel writings from the past 40 years. This is a nationwide celebration of Britain`s unspoiled coast and countryside, concentrating in particular on Britain`s wildlife and the wild places in which its most spectacular species are found, but also touching on fishing, sailing and
Uncommon Type: Some Stories
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into
The Wilderness Cookbook: A Wild Camper`s Guide to Eating Well
Following on from the huge success of her previous titles, Wilderness Weekends (2015) and Britain`s Best Small Hills (2016), outdoor guru Phoebe Smith returns with her top tips about wilderness cooking on a single stove, including fifty recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks. She also adds that secret extra ingredient to each recipe
Country of Larks: A Chiltern Journey: In the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson and the footprint of HS2
Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Lonely Planet Debut Travel Writer of the YearTravel writer and journalist Gail Simmons follows in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson as she walks from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire to Tring in Hertfordshire via Great Missenden and Wendover, tracing not only the changes in the landscape
Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel with Animals
David Attenborough, Dion Leonard, Dervla Murphy and Brian Jackman are just four of the authors whose work features in this new anthology from Bradt focusing on true stories about travelling with animals. In Beastly Journeys, there are 46 tales of extraordinary animal travel experiences, from hilarious holidays with pets to journeys on which wild animals
Antarctica – A Guide To Wildlife
Updated throughout, the 7th edition of Bradt`s Antarctica: a Guide to Wildlife is the most practical guide to the flora and fauna available for those `going south`. Celebrating the amazing and often unique species of this spectacular environment, the title features chapters on the region`s famous whales and penguins, and also on lesser known species
Kidding Around: Tales of Travel with Children
Becoming a parent need to not put an end to wanderlust. That`s the message in this new anthology from Bradt, the latest in a series of collections of real-life tales focusing on different aspects of travel. With contributions from a range of both well-known, professional travel writers and newer writers from the UK and North
From the Lion`s Mouth: A Journey Along the Indus
Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Steppes Travel Adventure Travel Book of the YearIain Campbell has been fascinated by mountains for as long as he can remember. In his new book, he tells the story of a journey following the course of the Indus River from its mouth in the mudflats of
Paddling Britain: 50 Best Places to Explore by S.U.P, Kayak & Canoe
This new, unique guide from Bradt is the definitive guide to stand up paddle boarding across British coastlines and inland waterways. Written by Lizzie Carr, aka Lizzie Outside, Britain`s best known paddle boarder, it reveals the 60 best places to go paddle boarding in Britain, from Devon and Cornwall to Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Cumbria and the
The Sentence is Death
Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide: the second novel in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. `You shouldn`t be here. It`s too late…`These were Richard Pryce`s last words, overheard moments before the celeb divorce lawyer was bludgeoned to death with a GBP3,000 bottle of wine.Strange circumstances pile up.
The Travel Writer`s Way: Turning your travels into stories
In this innovative new title, expert author Jonathan Lorie shares 20 years’experience as a professional travel writer, editor and teacher of acclaimed travel writing courses around the world to create the ultimate guide for travellers who want to turn their journeys into stories, whether for pleasure or for publication, for friends or for media. The
Earthly Remains
Granted leave from the Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti decides to finally take a well-earned break and visit Sant’Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna. The recuperative stay goes according to plan until Davide Casati, the mysterious caretaker of the villa Brunetti has been staying in, goes missing following a sudden storm. Nobody
Me, My Bike and a Street Dog Called Lucy
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the YearThis new title from Bradt tells the inspiring and emotional story of Ishbel Holmes, also known as World Bike Girl, a Scottish-Iranian woman who became a champion racing cyclist in spite of having been abandoned by her family, and
Redhead by the Side of the Road
From the bestselling author of `A Spool of Blue Thread`: an offbeat love story about mis-steps, second chances and the elusive art of human connection Micah Mortimer isn`t the most polished person you`ll ever meet. His numerous sisters and in-laws regard him oddly but very fondly, but he has his ways and means of navigating
The Promise – Winner of the 2021 Booker Prize
Winner of the 2021 Booker PrizeA masterpiece of a family in crisis from twice Booker-shortlisted author Damon Galgut”Emotionally powerful and thrilling” Gabriel Byrne”A literary masterpiece” Sarah Hall`The Promise` charts the crash and burn of a white South African family, living on a farm outside Pretoria. The Swarts are gathering for Ma`s funeral. The younger generation,
