Category Archives: Travel Guides
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
Auntie Poldi can think of no finer place to wait for death than Sicily. All she asks is a sea view, fine wine (and plenty of it), and her family close around.When death instead takes her handsome young friend Valentino – and under mysterious circumstances at that – Poldi will not take it lying down.Perhaps
Ghosts of Christmas Past: A chilling collection of modern and classic Christmas ghost stories
A present contains a monstrous secret.An uninvited guest haunts a Christmas party.A shadow slips across the floor by firelight.A festive entertainment ends in darkness and screams.Who knows what haunts the night at the dark point of the year? This collection of seasonal chillers looks beneath Christmas cheer to a world of ghosts and horrors, mixing
Dare to Do: Taking on the Planet by Bike and Boat
SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAROn 1st April 2011, rower and adventurer Sarah Outen set off in her kayak from Tower Bridge for France. Her aim was simple: to circle the globe entirely under her own steam – cycling, kayaking and rowing across Europe, Asia, the Pacific, North America, the
The Timbuktu School for Nomads: Lessons from the People of the Desert
The Sahara: a dream-like, far away landscape of Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, The English Patient and Star Wars, and home to nomadic communities whose ways of life stretch back millennia. Today it`s a teeth-janglingly dangerous destination, where the threat of jihadists lurks just over the horizon. Following in the footsteps of 16th century
Wild Signs and Star Paths: The Keys to Our Lost Sixth Sense
`Beautifully written… I promise you will feel more in tune with the world around after reading only one chapter of `Wild Signs and Star Paths`, let alone the book in its entirety` – Royal Institute of Navigation`A beautifully written almanac of tricks and tips that we`ve lost along the way` – ObserverTristan Gooley, author of
Towers in the Mist
Set in Elizabethan times, Faithful, a poor Londoner, heads for Oxford. He`s bright, cheeky and good-looking, has a tremendous love of learning and hopes to be an Oxford scholar. When he is taken in by Canon Leigh and his family, Faithful begins to fulfil his dreams. In this coming-of-age tale, the excitement, squalor and beauty
Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019
“David Barrie, who himself has sailed the oceans using a sextant, is passionate about navigation and describes in delightful detail the myriad ways in which animals get around … eye-opening book.” Frans de Waal, New York Times “Only a sailor could relate the navigational powers of both humans and animals with such appreciation, excitement, and
London Rules: Jackson Lamb Thriller 5
LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AND IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER`The UK`s new spy master` Sunday TimesLondon Rules might not be written down, but everyone knows rule one.Cover your arse.Regent`s Park`s First Desk, Claude Whelan, is learning this the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he`s facing attack from all directions himself:
The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World
`Convincingly researched and thoroughly entertaining` – Wall Street JournalTHE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2020`This book shows that, despite rumours of demon dwarfs, piano-playing crocodiles and world domination, the real story of the Freemasons is one of male eccentricity.`The Craft is a superb book that often reads like an adventure novel. It`s informative, fascinating and often
The French Exchange Whale and Other Rejected Book Ideas
It`s said that everyone has a book inside them. Cal King doesn`t have just one though; he`s bursting with ideas for everything from children`s books to (in his mind) prize-winning novels.Unfortunately for Cal, his ideas are all a bit silly. However, refusing to be deterred by rejections from publishers and agents (or the laughter of
The World Beneath Their Feet: The British, the Americans, the Nazis and the Mountaineering Race to Summit the Himalayas
“Like if Jon Krakauer`s `Into Thin Air` met Lauren Hillenbrand`s `Unbroken`… an inviting and engrossing read”` Sports IllustratedOne of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century and an unforgettable saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement-all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war.While tension steadily rose between
There Was a Time
A Lincolnshire village on a glorious summer`s morning in 1940.Following Dunkirk, the fate of the whole war will soon rest with the RAF and their desperate effort to win the Battle of Britain. If they fail, Hitler`s next step will be invasion.And as the scene comes to life before us over the next six months,
Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow
`Such a brilliant idea! Drilling down into Victoria`s diaries Worsley gives us Victoria in all her infinite variety – queen and mother, matriarch and minx…I loved it.` Daisy Goodwin, author, and creator of ITV`s Victoria`The glory of this book is in the details, and the specific moments, that Worsley chooses to single out for mention,
A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women: Essays on Art, Sex, and the Mind
Internationally acclaimed as a novelist, Siri Hustvedt is also highly regarded as a writer of non-fiction whose insights are drawn from her broad knowledge in the arts, humanities, and sciences. In this trilogy of works collected in a single volume, Hustvedt brings a feminist, interdisciplinary perspective to a range of subjects. Louise Bourgeois, Pablo Picasso,
An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw it: A John Murray Original
WINNER OF THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016 `Greengrass is undoubtedly that rare thing, a genuinely new and assured voice in prose. Her work is precise, properly moving, quirky and heartfelt` A. L. Kennedy The twelve stories in this startling collection range
The Sealwoman`s Gift: the extraordinary BBC2 Book Club novel of 17th century Iceland
A Zoe Ball ITV Book Club Pick`Sally Magnusson has taken an amazing true event and created a brilliant first novel. It`s an epic journey in every sense: although it`s historical, it`s incredibly relevant to our world today. We had to pick it` Zoe Ball Book Club`A remarkable feat of imagination … I enjoyed and admired
Deliciously Ella The Plant-Based Cookbook
100 all-new plant-based recipes – by bestselling author Deliciously Ella.Ella`s latest book features the most popular, tried and tested recipes from her supper clubs, pop-ups and deli to show how delicious and abundant plant-based cooking can be. The simple vegan recipes cover everything from colourful salads to veggie burgers and falafel, creamy dips and sides,
Tweet of the Day: A Year of Britain`s Birds from the Acclaimed Radio 4 Series
Imagine a jazz musician, improvising on a theme. Then imagine that he is able to play half a dozen instruments – not one after another, but almost simultaneously, switching effortlessly between instruments and musical styles with hardly a pause for breath. If you can countenance that, you are halfway towards appreciating the extraordinary song of
These Dividing Walls
Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.One Parisian summerA building of separate livesAll that divides them will soon collapse…In a forgotten corner of Paris stands a building.Within its walls, people talk and kiss, laugh and cry; some are glad to sit alone, while others wish they did not. A woman with silver-blonde hair
