Category Archives: Travel Guides
Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes Ice Skating
Peppa and George have never been ice skating before and Peppa keeps falling over. Mummy Pig teaches Peppa how to skate and soon she has lots of fun. But when Peppa tries to teach George it turns out he is better then everyone! Peppa Goes Ice Skating is the perfect first experience story for pre-schoolers.
Peppa Goes on Holiday
Peppa and her family go on their first holiday abroad. They pack their suitcases and fly all the way to Italy, where they eat pizza and go sightseeing. But there`s so much to see and do that Peppa keeps leaving poor Teddy behind! Will he make it home in the end? A first experience story
The Oblivion Seekers
A legendary document charting the extraordinary journey of Isabelle Eberhardt. Isabelle Eberhardt`s life was one of the most extraordinary of any writer`s of the last 150 years. Daughter of a Russian nihilist who forbade her any contact with society, dressed her as a man, and insisted her education consisted of hard physical labor, she ran
Charlie and Lola: We Completely Must Go to London
This is a mini hardback edition of this really very good book about Charlie and Lola in London! Charlie has this little sister Lola. Today they are visiting London on a school trip. Lola says, “London is extremely huge and very Busy…I can`t wait!” Join Charlie and Lola as they take in all of London`s
Volcano
A crucial work in Endo`s oeuvre, `Volcano` is a powerful novel of ideas as well as a sensitive and moving depiction of the trials of old age, set in the central region of Japan.
When I Whistle
Oneof Endo`s most unusual and powerful novels isset largely in a modern hospital, with themes and scenes that eerily seem to predate “Never Let Me Go”A jaded businessman has a chance encounter with the doctor son of his best friend at school, Ozu, and memories are stirred of a former love interest of Ozu`s, Aiko.
Seeds of Fiction: Graham Greene`s Adventures in Haiti and Central America 1954-1983
*This major new biography finally and fully illuminates a pivotal episode in Greene`s life and career in the kind of detail that will sate any fans of Graham Greene`s work, but also provides a fascinating glimpse into a writer`s life, making it an essential purchase for fans of literary biography. Including extensive new archive material
Paris, France
Published the day Paris fell to the Germans, this is Gertrude Stein`s look at food, fashion and France using her unique sense of humour.
The Living Stones: Cornwall
In The Living Stones, the British surrealist painter and writer Ithell Colquhoun drifts through Cornwall in search of an artist`s studio and sanctuary from the modern world. Her finely wrought and learned observations of festivals, fairs and druidic rituals, quickly establish her as the reader`s gnostic guide to the county. She paints a land of
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson`s Dairy
“Hairy Maclary from Donaldson`s Dairy” is the hilarious rhyming classic by Lynley Dodd. Hairy Maclary goes off for a walk in town, followed by doggish friends of all shapes and sizes. One by one they join Hairy Maclary until they meet Scarface Claw! Scarface Claw is the toughest Tom in town, and causes all the
The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom
The 25th anniversary edition of The Pilgrimage, the precursor to The Alchemist. In this gripping story, Paulo Coelho is on a quest for the ultimate in self-knowledge, wisdom and spiritual mastery. Guided by his mysterious companion Petrus, he takes the road to Santiago, going throush a series of trials and tests along the way-even coming
The Modern Antiquarian
`Deeply impressive! ancient history: the new rock `n` roll.` The Times Julian Cope`s bestselling modern classic, The Modern Aniquarian, is now released in a beautiful new hardback package. Having sold over 50,000 copies in two highly successful editions. Julian Cope is one of Britain`s best known and most-celebrated post-punk visionaries. In this historical masterpiece, he
The Wild Flower Key
This wild flower identification guide was first published in 1981 and is still widely accepted as the best of its kind for its combination of meticulous illustrations and the use of keys to aid recognition. For this new edition, the Latin names have been revised in accordance with the current classification system. It is now
Tickle Tickle Peter!
“Peter Rabbit Tickle! Tickle!” is a great way to make your baby giggle! Only the very softest furry fabrics have been used in this gorgeous touch and feel book, so your baby will want to stroke and tickle every baby animal again and again! Soft and gentle rhyming text complements the pastel colours of the
Peppa Pig: My Grandpa
Peppa and George`s Grandpa is great at all sorts of things, from building trains to reading bedtime stories. Read all about how much Peppa Pig and George love their Grandpa in this brilliant board book, which is the perfect present for Grandpa Pigs and little piggies everywhere! Ideal for sharing with little Peppa fans at
In The Shadow Of Islam
IN THE SHADOW OF ISLAM is an extraordinary evocation of the desert and its people by a woman who dressed as a man in order to travel alone and unimpeded throughout North Africa. In 1897 Isabelle Eberhardt, aged 20, left an unconventional life in Geneva for Kenadsa, at the Morroccan frontier. Gripped by spiritual restlessness
Return to Patagonia – By Way of the Falkland Islands
“In Patagonia,” Bruce Chatwin`s tale of a journey from Buenos Aires to Tierra del Fuego, is one of the most popular travel books of all time and has fostered extraordinary interest in this remote region at the southern tip of South America, the “Uttermost End of the World.” Rosemary Goring`s account, “Return to Patagonia,” followed
River of Smoke
In September 1838 a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured laborers from Calcutta to Mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind. When the seas settle, five men have disappeared – two lascars, two convicts and one of the passengers. Did the same
