Category Archives: Travel Guides
Miss Peregrine`s Home for Peculiar Children
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine`s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote
Daisy
“All Daisy the cow wants is to see the world. Peeking in through Farmer Brown`s window while he watches television, she is awe-struck by all of the exciting places beyond the farm. One day, when the gate to her field is left open, Daisy`s wish comes true. After a chance encounter with a movie producer,
Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine`s Children
This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine`s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises. Complete
Stuff Every Beer Snob Should Know
From classic craft beers to trendy microbreweries, beer is booming nationwide. Whether you prefer light lagers or hearty stouts, you ll find lots to drink in in this pocket-sized guide packed with information, how-tos, and trivia for beer enthusiasts of all stripes. Seasoned craft-brew connoisseurs and newbie beer drinkers alike will learn expert tasting techniques,
Cinemaps: An Atlas of 35 Great Movies
Acclaimed artist Andrew DeGraff has created beautiful hand-painted maps of all your favorite films, from King Kong and North by Northwest to The Princess Bride, Fargo, Labyrinth, Pulp Fiction, even The Breakfast Club – with the routes of every major character charted in meticulous cartographic detail. Follow Marty McFly through the Hill Valley of 1985,
Paddling the Columbia: a Guide to All 1245 Miles of Our Scenic and Historical River
“Paddling the Columbia” begins at the river`s headwaters on Columbia Lake in British Columbia and provides comprehensive information for traveling its full 1245 miles to the Pacific. The guidebook enables serious paddlers to set a goal, like hiking the Pacific Crest Trail or climbing the Seven Summits but on water. The book divides the river
I`m Gone
Winner of France`s prestigious Prix Goncourt and a runaway bestseller, Jean Echenoz`s I`m Gone is the ideal introduction to the sly wit, unique voice and colourful imagination of the master magician of the contemporary French novel` (The Washington Post). It is nothing less than a heist caper; an Arctic adventure story; a biting satire of
Bear`s Adventure
“After mistaking the basket of a hot-air balloon for a cozy den, a brown bear goes on an unexpected adventure in a big city. When the balloon lands at the start of a colorful parade, the crowd embraces Bear–so very lifelike!–turning him into an instant celebrity. From talk-show hosts to helicopter pilots, everyone wants to
Travelers
At first glance, ‘Travelers” is a delightful, cute photographic project: close-up macro shots of snow-globe worlds, with miniature figures specially crafted to tell a story. But take more than a cursory look at these photos and you’ll realise there’s something far more sinister going on; each photograph tells a deliciously dark tale, turning the kitsch,
Sebastiao Salgado: Other Americas
Other Americas, originally published in France in 1986 and designed by Lelia Wanick Salgado, is Sebastiao Salgados first book. Upon publication it became an award-winning photobook classic, establishing Salgados reputation as the visionary reportage photographer of his generation. With forty-nine black-and-white photographs taken between 1977 and 1984, Salgados distilled survey of a continent includes images
World NGS Executive Wall Map POSTER-SIZE PAPER
The most up-to-date executive world map from the cartographers at National Geographic, in a smaller poster size. This map features the Winkel Tripel projection to reduce distortion of land masses as they near the poles. Features an antique-style colour palette for a more upscale look. Separate insets show the North and South Polar Regions, world
Zama
First published in 1956, `Zama` is now universally recognized as one of the masterpieces of modern Argentine and Spanish-language literature.Written in a style that is both precise and sumptuous, weirdly archaic and powerfully novel, `Zama takes place in the last decade of the eighteenth century and describes the solitary, suspended existence of Don Diego de
Agostino
Thirteen-year-old Agostino is spending the summer at a Tuscan seaside resort with his beautiful widowed mother. When she takes up with a cocksure new companion, Agostino, feeling ignored and unloved, begins hanging around with a group of local young toughs. Though repelled by their squalor and brutality, and repeatedly humiliated for his weakness and ignorance
Midnight in the Century
In 1933, Victor Serge was arrested by Stalin`s police, interrogated, and held in solitary confinement for more than eighty days. Released, he spent two years in exile in remote Orenburg. These experiences were the inspiration for `Midnight in the Century`, Serge`s searching novel about revolutionaries living in the shadow of Stalin`s betrayal of the revolution.
Naked Earth
Set in the early years of Mao`s China, `Naked Earth` is the story of two earnest young people confronting the grim realities of revolutionary change. Liu Ch`รผan and Su Nan meet in the countryside after volunteering to assist in the new land reform program. Eager to build a more just society, they are puzzled and
More Was Lost: A Memoir
Best known for her classic book `Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden`, Eleanor Perรฉnyi led a worldly life before settling down in Connecticut. `More Was Lost` is a memoir of her youth abroad, written in the early days of World War II, after her return to the United States. In 1937, at the age
Paris Vagabond
Jean-Paul Clรฉbert was a boy from a respectable middle-class family who ran away from school, joined the French Resistance, and never looked back. Making his way to Paris at the end of World War II, Clรฉbert took to living on the streets, and in `Paris Vagabond`, a so-called “aleatory novel” assembled out of sketches he
Metropolitan Stories: A Novel
Hidden behind the Picassos and Vermeers, the Temple of Dendur and the American Wing, exists another world: the hallways and offices, conservation studios, storerooms, and cafeteria that are home to the museums devoted and peculiar staff of 2,200 people along with a few ghosts. A surreal love letter to this private side of The Met,
Labyrinth: A Novel
A blues singer, Boratin, attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge, but opens his eyes in the hospital. He has lost his memory, and can`t recall why he wished to end his life. He remembers only things that are unrelated to himself, but confuses their timing. He knows that the Ottoman Empire fell, and
