Category Archives: Travel Guides
Prussian Blue: Bernie Gunther Thriller 12
The twelfth book in the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of John le Carre and Charles Cumming. Lee Child calls Bernie Gunther `one of the greatest anti-heroes ever written`.France, 1956. Bernie Gunther is on the run. If there`s one thing he`s learned, it`s never to refuse a job from
Egyptians Sticker Book
Create extraordinary Egyptian scenes with this sticker book that includes lots of interesting facts about how the pyramids were built and how to make a mummy.
Greeks Bearing Gifts: Bernie Gunther Thriller 13
“One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written” Lee Child”Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature” Tom Hanks1957, Munich. Bernie Gunther`s latest move in a string of varied careers sees him working for an insurance company. It makes a kind of sense: both cops and insurance companies have a
Captain Gill`s Walking Stick: The True Story of the Sinai Murders
The sale at auction in Edinburgh in 2010 of an old walking stick belonging to a British officer, Captain Gill, shed new light on one of the mysterious crimes of the Victorian era. Captain William Gill and his companions, the noted Arabist Professor Edward Palmer of Cambridge University and a young naval lieutenant, Harold Charrington,
Rotherweird: Rotherweird Book I
`A book with special and dangerous properties` Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of Wolf Hall`Enthralling` M.R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All the Gifts `An imaginative tour de force` The Times1558: Twelve children, gifted far beyond their years, are banished by their Tudor queen to the town of Rotherweird. Some say they are the
Wyntertide: Rotherweird Book II
`Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn: a book with special and dangerous properties,` Hilary Mantel said of Rotherweird, the first book in the series; M.R. Carey called it `Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful – not to mention bold`.WELCOME BACK TO ROTHERWEIRD For four hundred years, the town of Rotherweird has stood alone, made independent from the
Bridges
From the monumental splendour of Tower Bridge and the august span at Westminster to the engineering masterpieces at Ironbridge and the Forth, bridges comprise some of the most recognisable landmarks in Britain. Whether the smallest arch or the largest overpass, each has a rich architectural, economic, social and sometimes even religious history. This beautifully illustrated
Unforgettable Walks: Best Walks with a View
From Dorset`s iconic Jurassic Coast to the picturesque Cotswolds and the rugged Peaks, join Julia Bradbury as she travels across Britain in search of the perfect walk, the perfect view – and the perfect pub. Britain is a nation of walkers. Walking is ingrained in our identity – and our passion for the countryside is
Death in the Dordogne: Bruno, Chief of Police 1
EU inspectors are causing havoc in St Denis and local tempers are running high, but is it really cause for murder? The first acclaimed and internationally bestselling case for Bruno, Chief of Police.`Hugely enjoyable and absolutely gripping. Martin Walker has got off to a flying start in what promises to be a great series. Bruno
Medieval Castles of England and Wales
Designed to dominate the surrounding area, to house powerful garrisons, offer sumptuous quarters for local nobility, and to discourage and repel enemy attacks, castles dominated England and Wales for more than half a millennium. Though some were built before 1066, the Norman Conquest left a lasting legacy in the form of fortifications ranging from small
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is one of Britain`s legendary car brands, representing the pinnacle of engineering quality and luxury like no other manufacturer. Since 1904, when Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce began their collaboration, the Rolls-Royce name has earned respect and admiration the world over. This is the full story of Britain`s premier luxury car-maker, from
London`s Statues and Monuments: Revised Edition
The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city`s great figures and events – from Nelson`s Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren`s Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens.Executed in stone, bronze and a range of other materials, London`s statues and
Railway Carriages
Evolving from the horse-drawn stage coaches that they soon eclipsed, railway carriages steadily grew in sophistication so that by the end of the nineteenth century the railway passenger travelled in comfortable rolling stock of a design familiar to many until the 1960s. While modern trains look different from those built more than a century ago,
Sir Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) is now mostly remembered as a genius of architecture – but he was also an accomplished polymath, who only came to architecture quite late in life. Most famous as the mastermind behind the rebuilding of St Paul`s Cathedral and more than fifty parish churches after the Great Fire of London, among
Churches and Churchyards of England and Wales
The parish church is a symbol of continuity, a cornerstone of the urban and rural landscape, and a treasure trove often as rich in cultural history as any museum. This compact and accessible guide explores all of these aspects of the parish church. It begins by examining why churches are built where they are, and
Tracing Lost Railways
The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old
The Night Gate: the Razor-Sharp Finale to the Enzo Macleod Investigations
**THE BRAND-NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****`A TERRIFIC WRITER` MARK BILLINGHAM****PETER MAY: OVER 5.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE**In a sleepy French village, the body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree. A week later a famous art critic is viciously murdered in a nearby
Architecture in Minutes
In this hyper-compact, fully illustrated guide to architecture, Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture from the earliest structures to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day. Along the way she profiles 200 key buildings, historic styles, architectural movements and celebrated architects from all around the world. Contents include the Greek orders, Roman
The Covent Garden Ladies: the book that inspired BBC2`s `Harlots`
***By the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE***`A fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century life` MAIL ON SUNDAY`Rubenhold`s pages practically reek with smelly, pox-ridden Georgian Soho` GUARDIAN——————————————————-In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespear`s Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became
The Breaking Bad Cookbook
For five seasons, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were undisputedly the greatest cooks in North America. From their humble origins as part-timers in a cramped (and decidedly unreliable) RV to the halcyon days in a state-of-the-art `kitchen`, the duo prospered, with competitors falling (sometimes explosively) by the wayside. Customers paid top dollar for their product.
