Category Archives: Travel Guides
Why Dinosaurs Matter
What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to world-renowned paleontologist and recent star of BBC show The Day the Dinosaurs Died Dr Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth, including the super-massive Dreadnoughtus. By tapping into the wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Dr Lacovara
Be More Bernard
Perfect for fans of Jim Field and Julia Donaldson, `Be More Bernard` is the brilliant story of a disco bunny who will encourage us all to chase our dreams and embrace our differences.”When the other bunnies bounced, I bounced. When they hopped, I hopped. When they slept, I did too. Like them, I dreamed. But
No Live Files Remain
For readers of The Lives of Others and The Reader, and based on a true story, No Live Files Remain is a beautiful and moving novel of family, lies, betrayal and forgiveness.He wanted to understand the past. Now he must live with the truth. Thirty years after the fall of communism in Hungary, as acclaimed
Aardman: An Epic Journey: Taken One Frame at a Time
Claymation experts Aardman are responsible for some of our most beloved animated characters like Wallace & Gromit, Morph and Shaun the Sheep. The multiple Oscar winners have also brought out some of the biggest animation films in recent decades such as Chicken Run, Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists and Arthur
Witch for a Week
When Elsie Pickles offers to house-sit the mysterious home of local witch Magenta Sharp, she has no idea what she`s getting herself into. Left with a talking raven and a scruffy dog for company, a magical tower that has a mind of its own and a book of instruction called Everything You Need to Know,
A Life in the Day
Hunter Davies` childhood lived amongst the post-war dirt and grime of Carlisle was immediately hailed as a classic memoir from one of Britain`s foremost columnists of the past half century. The Co-op`s Got Bananas! left our protagonist at the cusp of working for one of the world`s greatest newspapers – The Sunday Times. In this
When We Were Rich
The brilliant new novel from the author of `The Last Summer of the Water Strider`”What a terrific novel – wickedly sharp, wildly entertaining – I was gripped from start to finish. With its twisty plots and interwoven characters it paints a vivid portrait of a crucial decade. It`s laugh-out-loud funny, too. And with property porn
Making An Elephant
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LAST ORDERS AND MOTHERING SUNDAY, and reissued for the first time in Scribner, a brilliant collection of essays, as well as brand new material, that will delight and intrigue readers. In Making an Elephant, Graham Swift brings together a richly varied selection of essays, portraits, poetry, and reflections on his
Wish You Were Here
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LAST ORDERS AND MOTHERING SUNDAY, and reissued for the first time in Scribner, comes a novel called `Profound and powerful . . . an unputdownable read` by Scotland on Sunday. On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton – former Devon farmer, now proprietor of
The Red Scrolls of Magic
From #1 New York Times bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War. The Red Scrolls of Magic is a Shadowhunters novel. All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation-a lavish
Ali: A Life
The most comprehensive and definitive biography of Muhammad Ali that has ever been published, based on more than 500 interviews with those who knew him best, with many dramatic new discoveries about his life and career. When the frail, trembling figure of Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta in 1996, a TV audience
Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey
Bestselling author A.J. Jacobs has undergone a life-changing and entertaining journey. The idea is deceptively simple: he takes one of our greatest pleasures- our morning cup of coffee – and tries to thank every single person involved in making it, from the barista to the coffee farmer and all those in between. This turns out
The Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains: A Journey Across Arunachal Pradesh – India`s Forgotten Frontier
Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.A thrilling and dangerous adventure through Arunachal Pradesh, one of the world`s least explored places. Remote, mountainous and forbidding, here shamans still fly through the night, hidden valleys conceal portals to other worlds, yetis leave footprints in the snow, spirits and demons abound, and the gods are
Ascent
BRITAIN`S GREATEST CLIMBER.`He is the David Attenborough of mountaineering . . . Bonington`s most personal memoir yet.` The Times.`This is a compelling tale of fortitude and endurance.` – The Sunday TimesSir Chris Bonington memoir Ascent will chart not only his many triumphs in the climbing world – such as the Eiger, and the Himalaya –
The Elite: The Story of Special Forces – From Ancient Sparta to the Gulf War
Inspired by the heroic war time escapades of his father, as well as drawing on his own experiences in the special forces, acclaimed adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes thrillingly explores the history of elite military units, from ancient Sparta to the War on Terror. The best of the best, these elite units have frequently been immortalised
Chasing the Dram: Finding the Spirit of Whisky
Whisky is Scotland`s national drink and has been for over five hundred years, since then becoming a global phenomenon. It is a drink that is a profound and important part of Scottish life and culture but, unlike other countries and their national libations, it has hardly been used in food. Rachel McCormack is going to
The Royal Rabbits of London: Escape From the Tower
Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible – by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose and a slice of mad courage! Little Shylo Tawny-Tail is proud to call himself one of the Royal Rabbits of London, a secret order who live under Buckingham Palace and fight evil
Spitfire: A Very British Love Story
`A superb and compelling book. Brilliantly written with some incredible and astonishing stories; it is gripping, moving, emotional and sometimes humorous – just perfect` Squadron Leader (Ret) Clive Rowley, former Officer Commanding RAF Battle Of Britain Memorial FlightAchtung, Spitfire!The iconic Spitfire found fame during the darkest early days of World War II. But what happened
London Spy
Starring Ben Whishaw, Charlotte Rampling and Jim Broadbent, this gripping, contemporary, emotional thriller from Tom Rob Smith, bestselling author of Child 44 and The Farm, tells the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds. Danny – gregarious, hedonistic and romantic – falls in love with the enigmatic and brilliant Alex.
The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps
A stunningly illustrated book revealing the greatest myths, lies and blunders on maps.”Highly recommended” Andrew Marr `The Phantom Atlas` is an atlas of the world not as it ever existed, but as it was thought to be. These marvellous and mysterious phantoms – non-existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical civilisations and other fictitious geography –
