Category Archives: Travel Guides
Woman Of The Ashes
At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Gaza province of Mozambique is drowning in a torrent of war. Imani, a fifteen-year-old girl, struggles with her cultural identity as she is torn between her VaChopi roots and the occupying Portuguese. Her life becomes further fractured as her family is broken apart amid the conflict. Germano,
Footsteps of Federer: A Fan`s Pilgrimage Across 7 Swiss Cantons in 10 Acts
A writer and tennis player seeks inspiration by traveling in the footsteps of Roger Federer in the wake of a serious illness.Roger Federer could live anywhere in the world, but he always returns to the place he loves most: Switzerland. Dave Seminara is a mad traveler and tennis lifer who has written about Federer for
Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed and the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth
A brilliant, young con artist offered to help the world`s most traveled people reach the planet`s last untouched frontiers; instead, they were taken for a wild ride that turned into a costly lesson on the perils of wanderlust.At twenty-three, William Simon Baekeland was well on his way to becoming the world`s best traveled person. The
Antarctica`s Lost Aviator – The Epic Adventure to Explore the Last Frontier on Earth
By the 1930s, no one had yet crossed Antarctica, and its vast interior remained a mystery frozen in time. Hoping to write his name in the history books, wealthy American Lincoln Ellsworth announced he would fly across the unexplored continent. And to honor his hero, Wyatt Earp, he would carry his gun belt on the
Our Man Down in Havana – The Story Behind Graham Green`s Cold War Spy Novel
Exploring the backstory that led to the writing of Graham Greene`s beloved satirical spy novel, `Our Man Down in Havana` evokes this pivotal time and place in the author`s life.When U.S. immigration authorities deported Graham Greene from Puerto Rico in 1954, the British author made an unplanned visit to Havana and discovered that ‘every vice
Wild Horses of the Summer Sun – A Memoir of Iceland
A wondrous story of adventure and friendship featuring a group of women who ride Icelandic horses.Each June, Tory Bilski meets up with fellow women travelers in Reykjavik where they head to northern Iceland, near the Greenland Sea. They escape their ordinary lives to live an extraordinary one at a horse farm perched at the edge
A Polar Affair: Antarctica`s Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins
A captivating blend of true adventure and natural history by one of today`s leading penguin experts and Antarctic explorers.George Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott`s tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were
Imperiled Ocean: Human Stories from a Changing Sea
On a life raft in the Mediterranean, a teenager from Ghana wonders whether he will reach Europe alive, and if he does, whether he will be allowed to stay. In the North Atlantic, a young chef disappears from a cruise ship, leaving a mystery for his friends and family to solve. A water-squatting community battles
The Dog Went Over the Mountain: Travels With Albie: An American Journey
On the cusp of turning 65, a man and his beloved rescue dog of similar vintage take a poignant, often bemusing, and keenly observed journey across America and discover a big-hearted, welcoming country filled with memorable characters, a new-found appreciation for the life they temporarily left behind, and a determination to live more fully in
Ernest`s Way: An International Journey Through Hemingway`s Life
Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel Prize-winning author, was known as much for his prose as for his travels to exotic locales, his gusto and charm created excitement wherever he went. In Ernest`s Way, we follow Cristen around the globe to the places he lived, wrote, fought, drank, fished, ran with the bulls and held court with
Europa: How Europe Shaped the Modern World
An original and innovative examination of the continent and its culture that was the epicentre of the world for almost five centuries.European history is deeply embedded in the global civilization that has emerged in the 21st century. More than two thirds of today`s nations were once European colonies or protectorates. Europe`s legacy is evident in
Towpath: Recipes and Stories
Lori & Laura are a magical team. I suggest you dive in and cook up a Towpath feast for your friends and family. Fergus & Margot HendersonThis is a cookbook that absolutely everyone should possess. It`s a life-changing kind of thing. Olia HerculesTowpath is one of the reasons I live in London. It`s a jewel-like,
Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do – And Why We Need to Love Them More
Signed by the authorForeword by Gillian BurkeMeet the intelligent insects, marvellous minibeasts and inspirational invertebrates that bring life to our planet. Discover how we can `rebug` our attitudes and embrace these brilliant, essential insects, so that we can avoid an `insectageddon` and help each other thrive.In `Rebugging the Planet`, Vicki Hird shows us that bugs
Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to Nature
Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2020A naturalist`s passionate dive into the lives of bees (of all stripes)-and the natural world in her own backyardBrigit Strawbridge-Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers. And bees. The thought stopped her-quite
The Storyteller
Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his family`s adopted home in Germany for volatile Beirut in an attempt to find his missing father. His only clues are an old photo and the bedtime stories his father used to tell him. `The Storyteller` follows Samir`s search for Brahim, the father whose heart was always yearning
On Gallows Down: Place, Protest and Belonging
Signed by the Author”From treetop protests at the Newbury Bypass to the grand Highclere Estate, `On Gallows Down` is that rare thing: nature writing as political as it is personal.” Melissa Harrison, author of `The Stubborn Light of Things`Part nature writing, part memoir, `On Gallows Down` is an essential, unforgettable read for fans of Helen
Murder On The Left Bank: An Aimee Luduc Investigation #18
A confession fifty years in the making puts everyone’s favorite Paris dรฉtรฉctive trรจs chic, Aimรฉe Leduc, on a collision course with the ‘Hand,” a cabal of corrupt Parisian cops among who masterminded her father`s murder’”and among whose ranks he might have once found membership. When a friend’s child is kidnapped while wearing her daughter’s hoodie,
Play The Red Queen
The posthumous masterwork by critically acclaimed author, storied publisher, and Viet Nam veteran Juris Jurjevics’”the story of two American GI cops caught in the corrupt cauldron of a Vietnamese civil war stoked red hot by revolution. Viet Nam, 1963. A female Viet Cong assassin is trawling the boulevards of Saigon, catching US Army officers off-guard
Night Soil
The art world falls in love with Dixie Stammers when it is discovered that not only are her pots mechanically perfect spheres, they are also identical, despite the fact that they are made entirely by hand, without benefit of a wheel, measuring device, or any other tool. Her teenage son, Judas, is pathologically shy, and
