Category Archives: Travel Guides
Slash and Burn
Dr Siri`s bagged himself a holiday: an all-expenses-paid trip to the northern mountains of Laos. What`s more, through a bit of skilful bartering (well, blackmail) he has wangled it so that his nearest and dearest may accompany him. They are to assist a US-funded search for a lost CIA pilot – Boyd Bowry – missing
Science in Seconds: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant
Simple and accessible, Science in Seconds is a visually led introduction to 200 key scientific ideas. Each concept is readily absorbed through an easy-to-understand picture and a concise explanation. Concepts span all of the key scientific disciplines including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology, Biotechnology, Anatomy and Physiology, Medicine, Earth Science, Energy Generation, Astronomy, Spaceflight and Information
Big Ideas in Brief: 200 World-changing Concepts Explained in an Instant
Big Ideas in Brief provides an accessible and easily understood tour of 200 key concepts that really matter. The ideas covered come from a wide range of subjects – Philosophy, Religion, Science, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and the Arts. A series of short and lively articles accompanied by 100 illustrations, introduce a host of
Minds of Winter
It begins with a chance encounter at the top of the world.Fay Morgan and Nelson Nilsson have each arrived in Inuvik, Canada – 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle – searching for answers about a family member: Nelson for his estranged older brother, Fay for her disappeared grandfather. They soon learn that these two
A Field Guide to Reality
`Extraordinary, wise, funny, adventurous` A. L. Kennedy `So utterly startling and inventive, it`s almost an act of resistance` Miriam Toews `I couldn`t put it down. A cult following seems certain` Literary Review `Refreshing as well as disconcerting to read a novel that sets aside convention so resolutely` Guardian `Opts to push the boundaries of what
Darkness Be My Friend
Darkness is the friend and enemy of those who hunt by night. Ellie and her friends have found safety after months of fighting. But the New Zealand Defence Force needs their help to infiltrate occupied Australian territory. And so the friends must fight on.
Shadows and Sun
Lola Jost is busy fending off boredom with a jigsaw puzzle when she hears the news. Arnaud Mars – a disgraced police divisionnaire on the run after a seismic defence contracts scandal – has been found dead in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. The gun that killed him belongs to Commandant Sacha Duguin, a former
Wildflower Hill
In 1929, Beattie Blaxland had dreams. Big dreams. She dreamed of a life of fashion and fabrics. One thing she never dreamed was that she would find herself pregnant to her married lover, just before her nineteenth birthday. In 2009, Emma Blaxland-Hunter was living her dream. A prima ballerina with the London Ballet, she had
Risk
Recently divorced New Zealander Sam Nola returns to London, where he spent two years in his early twenties. It is early 2003, and on both sides of the Atlantic the case for military intervention in Iraq is being made – or fabricated. But life for Sam has never been better: a grown-up, half-French daughter from
The Silk Road – China and the Karakorum Highway: A Travel Companion
The ancient trade routes between Europe and the Orient, specifically between Rome and the old Chinese capital of Xian, endured for almost two thousand years. Along with trade goods came new ideas–religions, medical knowledge, and scientific and technological innovations passed in both directions and the Silk Road became a great network of veins and arteries,
The Ghost Hunters
`Deliciously creepy` Herald. A hair-raising fictionalized account of the Borley Rectory haunting, based on contemporary first-hand testimonies.Welcome to Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in England. The year is 1926 and Sarah Grey has landed herself an unlikely new job – personal assistant to Harry Price, London`s most infamous ghost hunter. Equal parts brilliant and
The Kombi Trail: Across Three Continents in a VW Van
Cambridge, 1961. A group of students set off on the trip of a lifetime. Against the backdrop of the Cold War they travel through the Soviet Union to the Middle East, South Asia and on to Africa. Their mode of transport? The iconic VW Kombi. This book tells the story of that trip, not just
Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee: Winner of the Orwell Prize
**WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING****WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY***Book of the year: The Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Evening Standard*Clement Attlee was the Labour prime minister who presided over Britain`s radical postwar government, delivering the end of the Empire in India, the foundation of the NHS and
Beyond the Malachite Hills
What hope is there for Africa? Since the heady and hopeful days of decolonisation the story seems to be one of unrelenting disaster – revolution; brutal military dictatorship; ethnic conflict – even genocide; civil war; state-threatening corruption; economic failure; and, in places, the complete breakdown of state and society. And all has been compounded by
The Ten-Letter Countries
With a touch of Bill Bryson`s humour, this wacky, fun book takes readers on a fascinating journey to parts of the world that few people visit. The Ten-Letter Countries is a story of a unique blend of countries visited by David based solely on their spelling…David Jenkins is The Alphabet Traveller. Having previously made an
Edward Lear: A Life
“Children swarmed to him like settlers. He became a land.” W.H. Auden Edward Lear – beloved nonsense poet, author of such adored poems as The Owl and the Pussycat, inventor of otherworldly characters like Quangle Wangles and of the modern limerick; lauded artist and illustrator – was a genius who defies classification. Gregarious and popular,
The South American Diaries
While writing a novel set in South America, John Hopkins travelled back there to “reacquaint himself with the scene”. In 1972-3, he travelled by train, bus and boat from Mexico City to the centre of the continent, through Belize, Guatemala and Nicaragua and on to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Hopkins travelled slowly, deliberately,
The Wandering Pine: Life as a Novel
What was it about Hjoggbole, a farming village in the northernmost part of Sweden, that created so many idiots – and writers? There was nothing to indicate that P.O. Enquist would be stricken by an addiction to writing. Nothing in his family – honest, hardworking people. Not a trace of poetry. And yet he worked
The Low Road
A suitcase of stolen cash has brought three criminals together. One has a bullet in his side. One has blood on his hands. One has vengeance on his mind. Each has run from their past. Each will now fight for their future. A modern noir thriller, The Low Road highlights our desire to outrun our
Gold Fever: One Man`s Adventures on the Trail of the Modern Gold Rush
Have you ever imagined giving up your day job and heading for the hills in search of gold? Journalist Steve Boggan decided to do just that when the price of the precious metal scaled dizzying heights in the wake of the global financial crisis.Clueless, and with neither equipment nor experience, Boggan flew to California and
