Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Foodie`s Guide to London
Author Cara Frost-Sharratt takes the reader on a gastronomic tour around London, searching out the best bakers, butchers, cheesemongers, chocolatiers, delicatessens, fishmongers, food halls, farmers` markets, grocers, wine merchants and world food stores, visiting famous names and uncovering hidden gems. Buying food from specialist shops makes the whole experience more meaningful. Good food shopping will
Walking London: Thirty Original Walks in and Around London
“Walking London” is the essential companion for any urban explorer visitor or native committed to discovering the true heart of one of the world`s greatest capital cities. In 30 original walks, distinguished historian Andrew Duncan reveals miles of London`s endlessly surprising landscape. From wild heathland to formal gardens, cobbled mews to elegant squares and arcades,
London`s Best Pubs
This thirst-inducing exploration of London`s pubs offers the latest lowdown on 115 hangouts. It`s easy to find the perfect place, as pubs are listed by special interest and organized by neighbourhood, with maps guiding the reader to their chosen drinking hole.Every entry details the available ales on tap, highlighted by photographs that showcase the unique
London`s Riverside Pubs: A Guide to the Best of London`s Riverside Watering Holes
Applying the winning formula of London`s Best Pubs to focus on riverside watering holes, London`s Riverside Pubs shows the best that the capital has to offer along the Thames and the Grand Union Canal.Extending from Walton-on-Thames to Thamesmead, the book features 100 pubs, giving a variety of venues for the perfect afternoon by the river.
Walking London`s Waterways
London is strewn with waterways, but the River Thames twisting through the capital can be seen from a radically different perspective in the futuristic Docklands area to the more sleepy suburbs of Putney, Chiswick and Barnes.Much of Camden`s quaint charm would be lost without the Regent`s Canal, and further out in the suburbs the Wandle,
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is a captivating story of love lost and found set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hours.It was love at first sight when actress Tembi met professional chef, Saro,
London`s Afternoon Teas, Updated Edition: A Guide to the Most Exquisite Tea Venues in London
London and tea go together like jam and scones, and this lovely book takes a stylish look at the afternoon tea scene. London`s Afternoon Teas is the hippest and most up-to-date source of information for both London residents and tourists alike. Featuring 50 of the best places to take tea in London, including classics such
The Zookeepers` War: An Incredible True Story from the Cold War
The unbelievable true story of the Cold War’s strangest proxy war, fought between the zoos on either side of the Berlin Wall.Living in West Berlin in the 1960s often felt like living in a zoo, everyone packed together behind a wall, with the world always watching. On the other side of the Iron Curtain, the
Rashomon: A Commissioner Heigo Kobayashi Case
Victor Santos (`Polar`, `Violent Love`) writes and illustrates a crime and mystery story inspired by Ryunosuke Akutagawa`s tales featuring the heroic commissioner Heigo Kobayashi. When the body of a skilled samurai is found along the road to Yamashina in feudal Japan, the search begins for his killer. Detective Heigo Kobayashi takes the case but finds
Janesville: An American Story
Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner “Moving and magnificently well-researched…Janesville joins a growing family of books about the evisceration of the working class in the United States. What sets it apart is the sophistication of its storytelling and analysis.” -The New York Times A Washington Post reporter`s intimate account of
The Physics of Star Wars: The Science Behind a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Explore the physics behind the world of Star Wars, with engaging topics and accessible information that shows how we`re closer than ever before to creating technology from the galaxy far, far away-perfect for every Star Wars fan!Ever wish you could have your very own lightsaber like Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi? Or that you could
Bread
Bread is an object that is always in process of becoming something else: flower to grain, grain to dough, dough to loaf, loaf to crumb. Bread is also often a figure or vehicle of social cohesion: from the homely image of breaking bread together to the mysteries of the Eucharist. But bread also commonly figures
Bushcraft Illustrated: A Visual Guide
From Dave Canterbury – wilderness expert, New York Times bestselling author, and YouTube sensation – comes a fully illustrated guide to everything you need to know to hone your bushcraft, or wilderness survival skills, from types of shelter, to useful tools, to edible plants-and much more!Before you venture into the wilderness, learn exactly what you
Egg
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. This book is about a strange object-strange in part because it is something that we all have been, and that many of us eat. Nicole Walker`s `Egg` relishes in sharp juxtapositions of seemingly fanciful or repellent topics, so
Burger
The burger, long the All-American meal, is undergoing an identity crisis. From its shifting place in popular culture to efforts by investors such as Bill Gates to create the non-animal burger that can feed the world, the burger`s identity has become as malleable as that patty of protein itself, before it is thrown on a
I Can Do it: Mini Deluxe Custom Frame Sound Book
Introducing the Mini Deluxe Custom Frame Sound Book Eric Carle. Learn about animals with Eric Carle.
No Access New York City: The City`s Hidden Treasures, Haunts, and Forgotten Places
No Access New York City is a collection of the hidden places and little-known facts about New York. These are the secret gems of the city and most are completely off limits to the public. Through these pages explore the secret train station below the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the gold vault at the Federal Reserve, burial
Fish On, Fish Off: The Misadventures and Odd Encounters of the Self-Taught Angler
Fish On, Fish Off is the angling version of Bill Bryson`s `A Walk in the Woods`. Through a series of nearly 50 personal essays, the author explores what happens when the self-taught, DIY angler sets out to fish the world – and winds up stumbling into every possible pitfall and danger along the way. These
Europe by Eurail 2020: Touring Europe by Train
Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler`s one-stop source for visiting Europe`s cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail excursions. The book contains information readers need
