Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Shi`is of Iraq
“The Shi`is of Iraq” provides a comprehensive history of Iraq`s majority group and its turbulent relations with the ruling Sunni minority. Yitzhak Nakash challenges the widely held belief that Shi`i society and politics in Iraq are a reflection of Iranian Shi`ism, pointing to the strong Arab attributes of Iraqi Shi`ism. He contends that behind the
Raptors of Mexico and Central America
The essential field guide to the raptors of Mexico and Central America.Raptors are among the most challenging birds to identify in the field due to their bewildering variability of plumage, flight silhouettes, and behavior.`Raptors of Mexico and Central America` is the essential field guide to this difficult bird group and the ideal travel companion for
Cape Cod
This new paperback edition of Henry D. Thoreau`s compelling account of Cape Cod contains the complete, definitive text of the original. Introduced by American poet and literary critic Robert Pinsky – himself a resident of Cape Cod – this volume contains some of Thoreau`s most beautiful writings. In the plants, animals, topography, weather, and people
A Week on the Concord & Merrimack Rivers
Henry D. Thoreau`s classic “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers” is published now as a new paperback edition and includes an introduction by noted writer John McPhee. This work – unusual for its symbolism and structure, its criticism of Christian institutions, and its many-layered storytelling – was Thoreau`s first published book. In the
The Arctic Guide: Wildlife of the Far North
The Arctic Guide presents the traveler and naturalist with a portable, authoritative guide to the flora and fauna of earth`s northernmost region. Featuring superb colour illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book covers the complete spectrum of wildlife–more than 800 species of plants, fishes, butterflies, birds, and mammals–that inhabit the Arctic`s polar deserts, tundra, taiga, sea ice, and
Cairo: Histories of a City
From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In Cairo: Histories of a City, Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed throughout time, offering a panoramic view
The Horse, The Wheel and Language
Roughly half the world`s population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans
America`s most beguiling metropolis started out as a snake-infested, hurricane-battered swamp. Through intense imperial rivalries and ambitious settlers who risked their lives to succeed in colonial America, the site became a crossroads for the Atlantic world. Powell gives us the full sweep of the city`s history from its founding through statehood.
The Crossley ID Guide: Britain and Ireland
This guide is a celebration of the beauty of birds and the British and Irish countryside. Aimed at beginner and intermediate birders, yet suitable for all levels, this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guide series is the most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland. Following The Crossley ID Guides` award-winning
The German Boy
A moving, inter-war family saga “The German Boy” from Patricia Wastvedt, the Orange Prize Longlisted author of “The River”. In 1947, Elisabeth Mander`s German nephew comes to stay: Stefan Landau, her dead sister`s teenage son, whom she hates and loves before she`s even set eyes on him. Orphaned by the war and traumatised by the
Empire – What Ruling the World did for the British
From the bestselling author of “The English” comes “Empire”, Jeremy Paxman`s history of the British Empire accompanied by a flagship 5-part BBC TV series, for readers of Simon Schama and Andrew Marr. The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities.
Great Britain`s Great War
Jeremy Paxman`s magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people. “He writes so well and sympathetically, and chooses his detail so deftly, that if there is one new history of the war that you might actually
Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
Daphne Sheldrick`s best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An “African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants” is an incredible story from Africa`s greatest living conservationist. A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory
The Liars` Gospel
From the author of The Power, winner of the Baileys Women`s Prize for Fiction 2017`A visceral retelling of the events surrounding the life of Jesus` Hilary Mantel, Guardian, Books of the Year`He was a traitor, a rabble-leader, a rebel, a liar and a pretender to the throne. We have tried to forget him here.`Now, a
The Power
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION What if the power to hurt were in women`s hands? Suddenly – tomorrow or the day after – teenage girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. With this single twist, the four lives at the heart
The Seamstress
Maria Duenas`s million copy best-selling tale of adventure, tragedy, love and war, “The Seamstress”, a Richard and Judy 2012 book club pick. Spain, 1936 and the brink of civil war. Young, poor Sira Quiroga is swept up in a whirlwind romance with her wily love Ramiro. Fleeing Madrid together for Morocco, her love blinds her
Georgian London: Into the Streets
In `Georgian London: Into the Streets`, Lucy Inglis takes readers on a tour of London`s most formative age – the age of love, sex, intellect, art, great ambition and fantastic ruin. Travel back to the Georgian years, a time that changed expectations of what life could be. Peek into the gilded drawing rooms of the
The Aye-Aye and I
`In the gloom it came along the branches towards me, its round, hypnotic eyes blazing, its spoon-like ears turning to and fro independently like radar dishes …it was Lewis Carroll`s Jabberwocky come to life …one of the most incredible creatures I had ever been privileged to meet`. The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar
Between Shades of Gray
“The New York Times” bestseller “Between Shades of Gray” by Ruta Sepetys is a harrowing story of a Lithuanian family who suffer unimaginable hardship and deportation during World War II, pitched perfectly for children and adults alike. That morning, my brother`s life was worth a pocket watch…One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother
The Fever Tree
“The Fever Tree” by Jennifer McVeigh is a critically acclaimed novel set in nineteenth century South Africa. 1880. South Africa. A country torn apart by greed. Frances Irvine, destitute in the wake of her father`s sudden death, is forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Cape. In
