Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Europhile`s Cookbook: A Celebration of European Food with Over 60 Recipes
Satisfy your hunger for adventure and celebrate Europe through its amazing variety of delicious dishes. After 25 years of service, facilitating holiday-goers to reach their dreams, distant families and best memories, Eurotunnel is celebrating by connecting you to Europe`s best destinations directly from your kitchen. With more than 60 recipes collected by Eurotunnel passengers, this
Skint Estate: A Memoir of Poverty, Motherhood & Survival
“Brilliant, horrifying and really f***ing funny” Kathy Burke”Give[s] powerful voice to the often silent story that explains so much of Britain’s current fracturing” ObserverI’m a scrounger, a liar, a hypocrite, a stain on society with no basic morals ‘“ or so they say. After all, what else do you call a working-class single mum in
We Need to Talk About Putin: Why the West gets him wrong, and how to get him right
A The Times best book of 2019`In fewer than 150 pithy pages, Galeotti sketches a bleak, but convincing picture of the man in the Kremlin and the political system that he dominates` – The TimesMeet the world`s most dangerous man. Or is he?Who is the real Vladimir Putin? What does he want? And what will
The Good Pub Guide 2020
Britain`s bestselling travel guide for over 35 years and the only truly independent pub guide of its kind.The 38th edition of this much-loved book is as irreplaceable as ever. Organised county by county, its yearly updates and reader recommendations ensure that only the best pubs make the grade. Here you will not only find a
The Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary
The classic pocket guide to the language of London. Includes over 1,700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to Cockney. Master the art of the Cockney rhyme and discover the Cockney origins of common British phrases.
Ainsley`s Caribbean Kitchen: Delicious Feelgood Cooking from the Sunshine Islands
“I can`t recommend this book highly enough. Never pretentious, always fun, it reflects Ainsley Harriott`s persona wonderfully.” The TelegraphThe stunning official tie-in to Ainsley`s major ITV1 show includes all the recipes from the series. Join the nation`s favourite TV cook on his food adventure. Ainsley Harriott is going back to his roots to uncover the
Robin Robin: The Official Book of the Film
Robin Robin is a stunning picture book adaptation of the animation from Aardman and Netflix, perfect for Christmas and beyond! When an egg rolls out of its nest and into a rubbish dump, the little robin inside is discovered and raised by a loving family of burglar mice. As Robin grows up, her differences become
Primitive Technology: The Complete Guide to Making Things in the Wild from Scratch
Disconnect from digital and reconnect with your inner caveman.Build. Cook. Hunt. Heat. Survive.Could you thrive in the wilderness?The most primitive human skills unite us all, yet we live in an age more detached than ever. Reconnect with the earth and learn how to build things by hand from scratch, guided by the creator of the
State of Terror
`A rip-roaring, brilliant page-turner, but it`s also timely, cheeky, important and wonderfully, courageously provocative. What great fun!` – James Patterson`Smart and fast and twisty, State of Terror is a dazzlingly unpredictable political thriller. I loved it` – Kathy Reichs `Clinton and Penny are each a force on their own – put together they are unstoppable`
Ainsley`s Mediterranean Cookbook
Travel the Med without leaving your kitchen.Join national treasure Ainsley Harriott on his culinary journey through the Mediterranean discovering the very best recipes to cook back home. Ainsley`s Mediterranean Cookbook includes all the recipes from his major 10-part ITV1 series. Journeying through Spain, Sardinia, Morocco, Corsica and Jordan, Ainsley shows how easy and enjoyable it
Catch the Rabbit
`Two young women plunging into post-war Bosnia like two Alices into Wonderland . . . smart, energetic, passionate, announcing a major talent.` – Aleksandar HemonSara hasn`t seen or heard from her childhood best-friend, Lejla, in years. She`s comfortable with her life in Dublin, with her partner, their avocado plant, and their naturist neighbour. But when
The Macmillan Fairy Tales Collection
A beautiful hardback treasury, containing over fifty fairy tales from around the world, introduced by award-winning author Michael Morpurgo. The perfect gift for fairy tale lovers of all ages.This glorious collection contains much-loved favourites from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, such as The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel, alongside lesser known
How Winston Came Home for Christmas
Join Winston the mouse as he sets out on another irresistible Christmas adventure!From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series, comes `How Winston Came Home for Christmas` ‘“ the festive sequel to the much-loved `How Winston Delivered Christmas`. Full of gorgeous colour artwork and Christmassy activities for all the family to enjoy, this
The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History
From the award-winning, number one bestselling author of The Cow Book.It is summer, the hay and silage have not yet been made on John Connell`s farm, so he has time to indulge his other great passion: running. John sets off on a marathon run of 42.2 kilometres through his native Longford, the scene of his
The Pull of the Stars
The old world dying on its feet, a new one struggling to be born . . . `Stunning` — Emily St. John Mandel`A timely, exquisite and unputdownable reminder of love and compassion in the smallest room where women are giving birth and other women are dying and yet love – in all its joy and
Pull the Stars
`Moving, gripping and dazzlingly written` Stylist The Sunday Times bestseller from the acclaimed author of RoomDublin, 1918. In a country doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city centre, where expectant mothers who have come down with an unfamiliar flu are quarantined together. Into Julia`s regimented
The Gruffalo`s Child: A Push, Pull and Slide Book
Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, The Gruffalo`s Child, and bring the story to life!One wild and windy night the Gruffalo`s Child disobeys her father`s warnings and ventures out into the
My Heart`s in the Highlands: Classic Scottish Poems
My Heart`s In the Highlands: Classic Scottish Poems is a glorious celebration of poetry and verse by the greatest classic Scottish poets, and introduced by the acclaimed poet John Glenday.Part of the Macmillan Collector`s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts
My First London Alphabet
My First London Alphabet is perfect for tourists big and small, there are over thirty flaps and a pull-out ending for extra fun! Search the scenes for the Aquarium, Big Ben, the Queen`s corgis and much more, then lift the flaps to discover other surprising London things! A fun way to practise the alphabet for
Black and British: An Illustrated History
This beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. David Olusoga`s thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories
