Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Nun and the Pig: Tales from South Africa
In 1980, while Nelson Mandela languished in jail, an enthusiastic and hopelessly naive British teenager arrived at a local school in Mandela`s home state of Transkei. Wide-eyed and faced with an unfamiliar world, Treive Nicholas was about to embark on an adventure he would never forget.Looking back on this year forty years later, `A Nun
Climbing the Walls
When mountains are your salvation, what keep your mental weather calm and free of storms, how do you cope if they`re out of reach? After spending a decade restlessly globetrotting in search of a way of life that worked for him, journalist Kieran Cunningham alighted on Sondrio, a small town in Lombardy, Italy. A stone`s
A Concise History of France: Volume 1
This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of French history available ranging from the early middle ages to the present. Amongst its central themes are the relationships between state and society, the impact of war, competition for power, and the ways in which power has been used. Whilst taking full account of major figures
History of Modern Libya
In the wake of the civil war and Qadhafi`s demise, the time is ripe for a new edition of Dirk Vandewalle`s classic history of Libya. The book, which was originally published in 2006, traces the country`s history back to the 1900s, through the Italian occupation in the early twentieth century, the Sanusi monarchy and, thereafter,
Greek to Me – Adventures of the Comma Queen
In her The New York Times best-selling Between You & Me , Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils, punctuation and punctiliousness over three decades in The New Yorker`s celebrated copy department. In Greek to Me, she delivers another wise and witty paean to the art of expressing oneself clearly and convincingly,
History Of Modern Indonesia
Since the Bali bombings of 2002 and the rise of political Islam, Indonesia has frequently occupied media headlines. Nevertheless, the history of the fourth largest country on earth remains relatively unknown. Adrian Vickers` book, first published in 2005, traces the history of an island country, comprising some 240 million people, from the colonial period through
Modern India – Concise History
Modern India in Cambridge University Press’s Concise History series; exploring the history of a range of countries worldwide. Chronicling the country’s modern history since the Middle Ages, each title in the series has been comprehensively researched and written by an academic specialising in the field. Individual chapters chart the history of the nation, either by
A Concise History of Poland
Poland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated again in the Second World War, and reduced to satellite status of the Soviet Union after 1945. Yet it emerged in the vanguard of resistance to the USSR in the 1980s, albeit as a
Food or War
Ours is the Age of Food. Food is a central obsession in all cultures, nations, the media, and society. Our future supply of food is filled with risk, and history tells us that lack of food leads to war. But it also presents us with spectacular opportunities for fresh human creativity and technological prowess. Julian
Louisiana: A History
Covering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America`s most colorful state. Since the appearance of the first edition of this classic text in 1984, Louisiana: A
Sail Smart
Master your instruments and turn on-board information into racing results. Modern sailors are bombarded with a wealth of information from their on-board instruments. From apparent and true wind speed to boat speed, there`s no shortage of data to interpret. Sail Smart shows you how to become the master of your instruments and make the right
Amazing Surfing Stories: Tales of Incredible Waves and Remarkable Riders
This eclectic mix of surfing tales offers something for everyone, from classic tales of monster waves and epic battles to hilarious anecdotes of what goes on among the breakers. There are stories of death and disaster as well as bravery and triumph. Bizarre and extreme occurrences share space with accounts of perfect breaks and beautiful
Learn to Sail
Learn to Sail is the perfect partner for anyone new to dinghy sailing. A jargon free approach and step by step guidance takes you through everything you need to know, and is designed to help you to get out on the water with the minimum of fuss. In this enhanced eBook, not only will you
Ultimate Fishing Adventures
A collection of thrilling fishing tales that will take you to 100 remarkable fishing destinations from Alaska to Australia From epic offshore battles to the peace and calm of fly fishing, this stunning coffee-table book will inspire and excite with tales of adventure ranging from secret African rivers to idyllic tropical islands. Follow along as
The Famine Plot: England`s Role in Ireland`s Greatest Tragedy
During a Biblical seven years in the middle of the nineteenth century, fully a quarter of Ireland’s citizens either perished from starvation or emigrated in what came to be known as Gorta Mรณr, the Great Hunger. Waves of hungry peasants fled across the Atlantic to the United States, with so many dying en route that
A Political Family: The Kuczynskis, Fascism, Espionage and the Cold War
The Kuczynskis were a German-Jewish family of active anti-fascists who worked assiduously to combat the rise of Nazism before and during the course of the Second World War. This book focuses on the family of Robert and his wife Berta – both born two decades before the end of the nineteenth century – and their
Shooting the Messenger: Criminalising Journalism
If the Al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked the United States in 2001 wanted to weaken the West, they achieved their mission by striking a blow at the heart of democracy. Since 9/11 governments including those of the USA, the UK, France and Australia have introduced tough, intimidating legislation to discourage the legitimate activities of a probing
London Lives: Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690-1800
London Lives is a fascinating new study which exposes, for the first time, the lesser-known experiences of eighteenth-century thieves, paupers, prostitutes and highwaymen. It charts the experiences of hundreds of thousands of Londoners who found themselves submerged in poverty or prosecuted for crime, and surveys their responses to illustrate the extent to which plebeian Londoners
Year Without Summer: 1816
Like Winchester`s “Krakatoa, “The Year Without Summer” reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history In the tradition of “Krakatoa,” “The World Without Us,” and “Guns, Germs and Steel “comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year–mostly for the fact that there was
