Category Archives: Travel Guides
Salmon: A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate
Winner of the John Avery Award at the Andre Simon AwardsIf we can save the salmon, we can save the worldOver the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this extraordinary fish.As international bestseller Mark Kurlansky reveals, salmon persist as a
Wilderness Journeys
Introduced by Graham White. The name of John Muir has come to stand for the protection of wild land and wilderness in both America and Britain. Born in Dunbar in 1838, Muir is famed as the father of American conservation. This collection, including the rarely seen Stickeen, presents the finest of Muir`s writings, and imparts
Grampian Quartet: The Quarry Wood: The Weatherhouse: A Pass in the Grampians: The Living Mountain
“The Quarry Wood”, although published well before “Sunset Song”, inhabits a similar world; the progress of its heroine could almost be the alternative story of a Chris Guthrie who did go to university. Compassionate and humorous, the grace and style of Shepherd`s prose is heightened by a superb ear for the vigorous language of the
The Geology of Devon
This is a new and completely revised edition of The Geology of Devon, first published in 1982 and reprinted three times. Each chapter in this new edition has been thoroughly revised and rewritten to reflect the major changes in knowledge since the first edition. There are four additional chapters, on Geological Pioneers, Engineering Geology, Environmental
Indaba My Children
First published in 1964, “Indaba, My Children” is an internationally acclaimed collection of African folk tales that chart the story of African tribal life since the time of the Phoenicians. It is these stories that have shaped Africa as we know it. Credo Mutwa was born in 1922 in Natal, the grandson of Ziko Shezi,
The Geology of Cornwall
The geology of Cornwall has been the subject of considerable interest to academic and commercial geologists due to its diversity and complexity. A literature of significant historical interest exists, and this literature is analyzed in this text, together with a wide-ranging review of the current position and assessments of the environmental consequences of rock and
Discover Waterford
Waterford is the oldest centre of continuous urban settlement in Ireland. It is Ireland`s oldest city outdating all of the northern European capitals except London and Paris. “Discover Waterford” provides all the information a tourist needs: an overview of the city`s history since its foundation in 914 AD by a Viking pirate, and a guide
My Place
In 1982 Sally Morgan travelled to her grandmother`s birthplace, Corunna Downs Station in Western Australia. She wants to trace the experiences of her childhood andolescence in Perth in the 1950`s. Through memories and images, hints and echoes begin to emerge and another story unfolds – the mystery of her aboriginal identity. Gradually her whole family
The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground was Built & How it Changed the City Forever
Since the Victorian era, London`s Underground has had played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. In The Subterranean Railway, Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the nineteenth-century pioneers who made the world`s first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the most impressive engineering achievements in
Dead Europe
Isaac, a young Australian photographer, is travelling through Europe. His whole life he has longed for the sophistication and wealth of the Europe of his father`s stories, the Europe at the centre of civilization and culture. But behind the facade of a unified and globalized contemporary society, he finds a history-blasted wasteland, a place forever
Before I Burn
In the late 1970s, a pyromaniac runs amok in rural Norway. As homes are burnt to cinders, panic spreads as neighbours wonder who amongst them could cause such fear and anguish. Born in to this chaos, Gaute Heivoll is indelibly linked to this disturbing time, and to the arsonist intent on such destruction. Before I
Blessed Are Those Who Thirst
The Oslo police are baffled. Crime scenes are being found covered with blood, but there is no victim. Only an odd series of numbers is left behind. When a girl is brutally raped in her apartment, Detective Hanne Wilhelmsen is charged with solving the case. Hanne quickly notices strange similarities with the blood-stained crime scenes.
Death of the Demon
In an orphanage outside Oslo, a twelve-year-old boy is causing havoc. The institution`s ageing director, Agnes Vestavik, sees something chilling in Olav`s eyes: sheer hatred. When Vestavik is found murdered at her desk late at night, stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife – with Olav nowhere to be found – the case goes
Beyond the Truth
Four people are found shot dead at the luxury home of the Stahlbergs, one of Oslo`s wealthiest dynasties and notorious for highly publicised infighting. Three of the dead are members of the family and the fourth victim is a seeming nobody. With so many years of bad blood, it`s hard to narrow down a shortlist
A Darkness Descending
“When Niccolo Rosselli, the driven, charismatic leader of a Florentine political movement, collapses at a rally, his young party immediately comes under threat. And when it emerges that his long time partner, Flavia, has disappeared, leaving behind not only a devastated husband but their newborn son, the political becomes dangerously personal – and Sandro Cellini
Great British Bus Journeys
`Buy a ticket and get on board.` Sunday Herald Starting on a green bus in Leeds and culminating atop the number 94 as it speeds towards Trafalgar Square, in Great British Bus Journeys David McKie travels to some of Britain`s most unfashionable and unfamous places – using our least reliable method of transport. From the
Death by Water
For the first time in his long life, Nobel-laureate Kogito Choko is suffering from writer`s block. The book that he wishes to write would examine the turbulent relationship he had with his father, and the guilt he feels about being absent the night his father drowned in a storm-swollen river; but how to write about
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
Stephen R. Platt`s Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. “In the early 1850s, during the twilight of the Qing dynasty, word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces. The leader of the this movement – who called themselves
Lily Vanilli`s Sweet Tooth
Since she started out selling her cakes at a market in East London, Lily Jones (aka Vanilli) has gone on to become one of Britain`s best-loved artisan bakers. With a star-studded client list and a thriving bakery on Columbia Road, Lily`s bakes are famous for their unique flavour combinations, spectacular design and exquisite taste. In
Between Enemies
November 1917. When Austrian forces advance into Northern Italy, the aristocratic Spada family find their estate requisitioned by enemy soldiers. A cruel act of violence against a group of local village girls sparks their desire for revenge. The whole family – from the eccentric grandparents to the secretive servants – have their own ideas about
