Category Archives: Travel Guides
Recipes for Good Luck: The Superstitions, Rituals, and Practices of Extraordinary People
What did Maya Angelou do to keep the words flowing? What is a NASA engineer`s lucky charm? How does Thom Yorke prep for a concert? This book bottles the singular recipes for success of leading creatives, politicians, scientists, and athletes who made their own luck. Revealing an array of unique practices from quirky superstitions to
Roumanian Journey
`At the first mention of going to Roumania, a great many people, as I did myself, would take down their atlas and open the map. For Roumania, there can be no question, is among the lesser known lands of Europe.` So begins Sir Sacheverell Sitwell`s account of his Roumanian journey, made in the 1930s, when
Travel Listography: Exploring the World in Lists
Travel Listography is a journal which helps you keep track of your memorable travel adventures and add to them lists of things you would still like to do. 70 thought-provoking lists range from the quintessential (cities and countries, world cuisines, road trips) to the idiosyncratic (memorable people met, places you have no interest in visiting,
Frequent Hearses
Stars, starlets, floozies and factotums of the film world – Gervase Fen suspects them all.When young actress Gloria Scott throws herself from Waterloo Bridge, the news sends shockwaves through her film studio. Luckily Gervase Fen, Oxford Don and amateur criminologist, is around to investigate. But when someone acts fast to cover up any evidence –
The Glimpses of the Moon
When a decapitated head is seen floating down the river in the Devon village of Aller, the rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, and the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer. Whilst many chase false trails, it is left to Gervase Fen, Oxford don and amateur criminologist, to
Orwell: A Man Of Our Time
As one of the most enduringly popular and controversial novelists of the last century, the 70th anniversary of George Orwell`s death in 2020 will certainly be marked by conferences, festivals and media events – but more significant than these acts of commemoration is his relevance today. Despite the commonplace view that `Animal Farm` was aimed
What Do You See?
Along with the beautiful Eric Carle art work that children know and love, this book features a real magnifying glass equiped with sound buttons to help them look for hidden critters. As children explore page after page they can press the 5 sound buttons to bring the adventure to life. With this interactive book set,
A Great Place to Have a War: America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA
The untold story of how America`s secret war in Laos in the 1960s transformed the CIA from a loose collection of spies into a military operation and a key player in American foreign policy.January, 1961: Laos, a tiny nation few Americans have heard of, is at risk of falling to communism and triggering a domino
The Correct Line? – Uganda under Museveni
The Correct Line ‘“ Uganda under Museveni is Olive Kobusingye’s rare, honest and foreceful testimony of life in Uganda under the rule of the NRM. It recounts the author’s experiences of betrayal under the rule of Muesveni, and the experiences of her friends and relatives after protesting against the abuses of power the Ugandan government
A Walker`s Alphabet – Adventures on the long-distance footpaths of Great Britain
For those who need encouragement in taking up the pleasures of the long-distance footpath, a good beginning might be Chapter 1 (“A: Adventure”). If you want to know what to bring with you, look at Chapter 12 (L: Lists) and if you want to consider whom to bring with you, check out Chapter 3 (C:
Zeal of Zebras
An embarrassment of pandas, a galaxy of starfish, a shiver of sharks…these are all collective nouns – terms used to describe a group. Woop Studios has illustrated these quirky phrases, creating a series of truly stunning art that has been collected here for the first time. The colourful introduction to animals and the alphabet is
The Enlightened Cyclist
In Bike Snob, blogger BikeSnobNYC offered an overview of cycling and the various `bike cultures.` This next book will focus on an experience that cyclists the world over are familiar with: commuting. With his trademark snark, humor and begrudging enthusiasm, BikeSnobNYC will take readers through the trials and triumphs (but mostly trials) of getting there
Farts in the Wild: A Spotter`s Guide
From tiny bubble-popping goldfish toots to thunderously loud elephant gas, learn how to spot the funniest (and smelliest) farts in the animal kingdom. Hilarious tidbits identify the odour, range, frequency and aftereffects of ten different types of gassy expulsions, while the attached battery-powered fart machine reproduces each emanation with astounding accuracy. This is pure, unbridled
Frida Kahlo Paper Dolls
A pioneer not only of the art but also the fashion world, Frida Kahlo is beloved for her signature portraits and the bold, innovative clothing she wore in them. This fabulous paper doll set features Frida and 30 of her signature ensembles. Bilingual explanatory captions contextualise how and when she wore each outfit. Also includes
Hemingway in Love: His Own Story
In June of 1961, A.E. Hotchner visited an old friend in the psychiatric ward of St. Mary`s Hospital. It would be the last time they spoke–a few weeks later, Ernest Hemingway was released home, where he took his own life. Their final conversation was also the final installment in a story whose telling Hemingway had
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Survival Handbook
The Ultimate Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook combines into one volume 400 different scenarios from the publishers’ popular series of survival books, including many new additions, to provide advice on just about everything you may ever need to be helped with.Divided into chapters on animal encounters, health problems, home and hearth, social scenarios, urban survival, the
The Spanish Temper
Eliciting comparisons to Orwell`s Homage to Catalonia, Pritchett`s meditative work on Spain is comprised of a string of sketches, woven around the author`s musings on the Spanish character.Having lived in Spain for four years during the 1920s, Pritchett is well placed to deliver such a report, and his resulting narrative is both well informed and
From A Polish Country House Kitchen
From a Polish Country House and Kitchen provides 90 interesting recipes ‘for the ultimate comfort food”. For those already familiar with some Polish dishes, the usual staple fare is there: bigos, pierogi of all kinds, buckwheat, and of course various kinds of infused vodkas, but also many more exotic dishes resurrected after the decades of
Denmark
A narrative of his time in Denmark, this work is largely concerned with the topography of the country, telling the intending visitor about all those features of the country`s buildings, landscape and people which are most characteristic and best worth seeing. First published in 1956, this is a comprehensive study on Denmark, including the history
