Category Archives: Travel Guides
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.
Pie `n` Mash & Prefabs: My 1950s Childhood
The Blitz had made many families in the East End of London homeless. One solution was to erect prefabs on fields and open spaces to give temporary accommodation to those who had been bombed out. It was in one of these `modern` boxes that young Norman Jacobs grew up through the 1950s and 1960s. In
The Great Sicilian Cat Rescue: One English Woman`s Mission to Save an Island`s Cats
Numerous visitors to Mediterranean countries have found their holiday punctuated by trips to feed hungry feral cats. Some try to save injured and sick felines. Not many have gone to the lengths of Jenny Pulling with her one-woman campaign, Catsnip. Set against the beautiful and sinister backdrop of Sicily and its enigmatic people, the book
Where to Watch Birds in France
An introduction to France for anyone visiting with birds in mind, from casual birdwatchers checking a bird that flies over the terrace during a family holiday to addict birders who would sell their souls for a dream species or a record-breaking checklist. Some may have just a few spare hours to get their binoculars out
Where to Watch Birds in Sardinia
Sardinia is in the middle of the western Mediterranean between Europe and Africa. Its location on the Mediterranean flyway makes it an important refuelling stop for migrating birds – especially on its extensive wetlands. A popular destination for birders and naturalists, Sardinia has a great diversity of fauna and flora, along with rich cultural and
Rebirding: Rewilding Britain and its Birds
Rebirding takes the long view of Britain`s wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenland drainage, the removal of cornerstone species such as wild cattle, horses, beavers and boar – and forward in time to the intensification of our modern landscapes and the collapse of invertebrate
Rebirding: Restoring Britain`s Wildlife
Winner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize”Splendid” The Guardian”Visionary” New StatesmanBritain has all the space it needs for an epic return of its wildlife. Only six percent of our country is built upon. Contrary to popular myth, large areas of our countryside are not productively farmed but remain deserts
The Intimate Universe: How the Stars are Closer Than You Think
The scale of the cosmos can be baffling, with distances so vast and timescales to long that it`s easy to dismiss them as being completely divorced from our everyday life. But in this new book Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, shows you the myriad ways we are intrinsically connected to
His Last Bow
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of seven previously-published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Five of the stories were published in The Strand magazine between September 1908 and December 1913. The final story, an epilogue about Holmes` war service, was first published in Collier`s on 22 September 1917
Ottoman Odyssey: Travels through a Lost Empire
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the YearAlev Scott`s odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey`s borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800-year rule ended a century ago – and yet, travelling through twelve countries from Kosovo to Greece to Palestine, she uncovers a
The Frozen Sea
`If you can imagine it, it exists … somewhere.` The second incredible instalment of a spellbinding fantasy adventure from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Last Wild trilogy.It is 1984 and forty years since Simon, Patricia and Evelyn and Larry first stepped through a magical library door into the enchanted world of Folio. When Patricia`s
Fatal Pursuit: Bruno, Chief of Police: 9
The real life disappearance of `the most beautiful car ever made` sparks a compelling new case for Bruno, chief of police The Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic was called the most beautiful car of all time. Only four of them were ever built. A California museum paid $37 million for one; Ralph Lauren bought another; a
From the Corner of the Oval Office: One Woman`s True Story of her Accidental Career in the Obama White House
“If you`ve ever felt like you were out of your element, in over your head or working without a net, you will love this book. Funny, fast-paced, and so emotionally true it hurts.” Piper Kerman, author of `Orange is the New Black`Guidelines for aspiring stenographers:* Neutral tones set the tone* Be discreet and neat –
Stephen Hawking: A Life Well Lived
In 1963 Stephen Hawking was given two years to live. Defying all the odds, he died in March 2018 at age seventy-six as the most celebrated scientist in the world. This carefully researched, and now newly updated, up-to-the-minute biography and tribute gives a rich picture of Hawking`s remarkable life – his childhood, the heart-rending beginning
I Am An Island: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER`Memoir of the year` – Vogue`A wondrous, sensuous memoir of salt-stung survival . . . clear-eyed and poetic prose` Sunday Times`A fascinating memoir` – Daily MailWhen Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, it feels like coming home. Disenchanted by London, she and her husband left the
Enter the Aardvark: `Deliciously astute, fresh and terminally funny` GUARDIAN
`It`s a long time since I have enjoyed a novel so much. Fresh, witty and smart it also has a heart.` KATE ATKINSON `Sizzles with uproarious fun, from its snout to the sting in its tale.` INDEPENDENT`The perfect tonic for testing times.` GUARDIANWe all know politics is absurd. But could a Republican be brought down
Three Women and a Boat: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Title
Tender and humorous novel of second chances and life-changing new friendship for fans of Rachel Joyce, Clare Chambers and Barbara Pym`Life-affirming and funny` GOOD HOUSEKEEPING`Bittersweet and charming` MAIL ON SUNDAYMeet Eve, who has departed from her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up
The Unexpected Truth About Animals: Brilliant natural history, starring lovesick hippos, stoned sloths, exploding bats and frogs in taffeta trousers…
`Endlessly fascinating.` – Bill Bryson `Eye-opening, informative and very funny!` – Chris Packham`Well-informed and downright funny` – Richard DawkinsHistory is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney. But when it comes to understanding animals, we’ve got a long way to go. Whether we’re watching a viral
