Category Archives: Travel Guides
London: A Traveller`s Reader
Loved and hated in equal measure, London was for centuries the world`s greatest city. Its streets, teeming with history, have always worn a variety of influences, reflecting the diverse crowds who have walked them. Its citizens have witnessed everything from pilgrimages, celebrations, acts of heroism and moments of religious contemplation to riots, executions, grisly murders
Delhi and Agra: A Traveller`s Reader
Delhi claims a noble history as the site of at least seven capitals dating from before the time of Alexander the Great. The glorious Mogul Empire brought great riches to the city and to Agra, where the world-famous Taj Mahal has excited awe in visitors for over 380 years. This Traveller`s Reader is an indispensable
Slave Empire: How Slavery Built Modern Britain
`Path-breaking . . . a major rewriting of history`Mihir Bose, Irish Times`Slave Empire is lucid, elegant and forensic. It deals with appalling horrors in cool and convincing prose.`The Economist`A sweeping and devastating history of how slavery made modern Britain, and destroyed so much else . . . a shattering rebuke to the amnesia and myopia
The Whale in the Living Room: A Wildlife Documentary Maker`s Unique View of the Sea
`The Whale in the Living Room` follows the thrilling adventures of award-winning wildlife documentary producer, John Ruthven, on a journey of discovery – by turns memorable, touching and often funny -that has helped the undersea world flow into countless living rooms to reveal many of our ocean`s mysteries.John is the only producer to have worked
A Brief History of Portugal
This is a comprehensive history of Portugal that covers the whole span, from the Stone Age to today. An introduction provides an understanding of geographical and climatic issues, before an examination of Portugal`s prehistory and classical Portugal, from the Stone Age to the end of the the Roman era.Portugal`s history from ad420 to the thirteenth
When the Clouds Fell from the Sky: A Daughter`s Search for Her Father in the Killing Fields of Cambodia
`To keep you is no benefit, to destroy you is no loss.`During the Khmer Rouge`s four-year rule of terror, two million people, or one in every four, Cambodians, died. In describing one family`s decades-long quest to learn their husband`s and father`s fate and the war crimes trial of Comrade Duch (pronounced `Doyk`), who ran the
Never Leave a Man Behind: Around the Falklands and Rowing across the Pacific
`Mick Dawson`s gripping Never Leave A Man Behind, effectively two adventure stories for the price of one, can be justifiably described as “unputdownable”. Dawson is a man you would want on your side, whether in battle or tackling waves as high as houses should you ever consider rowing the Pacific.`Sports Book of the Month`An excellent
Pasta Fresca: Master the Art of Fresh Pasta
Discover how to make stunning pasta from scratch suitable for every occasion. Pasta-making expert Carmela Sophia Sereno shows you how to make delicious fresh pasta at home. Whether you prefer to use a pasta machine or craft your dough by hand, you`ll learn how to turn even the most basic pasta dough into a variety
The Dark Tourist: Sightseeing in the world`s most unlikely holiday destinations
Ever since he can remember, Dom Joly has been fascinated by travel to odd places. In part this stems from a childhood spent in war-torn Lebanon, where instead of swapping marbles in the schoolyard, he had a shrapnel collection — the schoolboy currency of Beirut. Dom`s upbringing was interspersed with terrifying days and nights spent
On a Pedestal: A Trip around Britain`s Statues
This is a book for people who are interested in statues… and for people who aren`t. It explores those immortalised in marble and bronze – and what the rest of us think about them. As Roger Lytollis travels Britain he encounters a man at Liverpool`s Beatles statue convinced that Rod Stewart was in the Fab
The Painted Ocean
When I was a little girl, my dad left me and my mum, and he never came back. And you`re supposed to be gutted when that happens. But secretly I preferred it without him, cos it meant I had my mum completely to myself, without having to share her with anyone. And I sort of
The Lost Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes: Volume 2
`”Is it really possible, do you suppose,” said Sherlock Holmes to me one morning, as we took breakfast together, “that a healthy and robust man may be so stricken with terror that he drops down dead?”` So begins `The Adventure of the Brown Box`. Even better than his first collection, twelve new stories from the
Quick and Delicious Vegetarian Meals
It is specifically designed for busy people who want to serve good, healthy food but do not have much time to do so.It contains both vegetarian and vegan recipes for all tastes and all occasions and from all around the world – pasta dishes and bruschetta from Italy, curries from India, tagines from North Africa,
Crap Kitchen: Boiled Gannet, Calf-Brain Custard and Other `Acquired Tastes`
The worst cookbook ever, packed with truly bizarre and utterly disgusting recipes from all over the world Ever since humankind produced its first foodie, the culinary world has dished up some staggering confections which could best be described as `acquired tastes`: dishes such as Virgin Boy Eggs (eggs soaked in the urine of prepubescent boys);
Istanbul: A Traveller`s Reader
Istanbul, A Traveller`s Reader is an wide-ranging and carefully chosen selection of writings, offering a richly layered view of Byzantine Constantinople and Turkish Istanbul. During the thousand-year Byzantine empire that followed its founding by Constantine the Great, Istanbul became a city of fabled riches; after falling to the Turks in 1453, its glories continued, maintained
Super Food for Superchildren: Delicious, Low-Sugar Recipes for Healthy, Happy Children, from Toddlers to Teens
There is so much dietary advice out there, much of it conflicting, that it can be difficult for busy parents to make sense of it all.Medical doctor and sports scientist, Professor Tim Noakes, chef and long-distance swimmer, Jonno Proudfoot, and dietitian Bridget Surtees, a specialist in paediatric nutrition, cut through the clamour to provide clear,
The Ludicrous Laws of Old London
London abounds with all manner of ludicrous laws, and not all of these curious statutes have been relegated to the past. Despite the efforts of the Law Commission there are medieval laws that are still in force, and the City of London and its livery companies have their own legal oddities. Laws are made in
The Worst Journey: Life and death aboard the Royal Navy`s Arctic convoys, 1941-5
During the terrible voyage, from the extreme north-west of Scotland to Russia`s Arctic coast, the sailors faced 50- and even 100-foot waves, icebergs and hurricane-force winds. Such winds could peel the steel shields from the ships` guns and regularly blew men overboard. In summer, Oerlikon gunners would be at their guns for twenty hours a
Growing Up Wild: 30 Great Ways to Get Your Kids Outdoors
Have you ever noticed how much calmer and more engaged your children are when they are outside in the natural world? A growing body of evidence is pointing to the need for children to spend more time outside. Being outdoors has the potential to energise, entertain and educate our children, often with minimal input from
The Street Food Secret: The World`s Most Exciting Fast Food in Your Own Kitchen
Celebrating classic dishes enjoyed every day by generations of people the world over, as well as more modern fusion food creations, this book is packed full of exiting recipes ideal for sharing with friends and family. Following the success of his previous two books, author Kenny McGovern has ventured abroad and developed his repertoire of
