Category Archives: Travel Guides
Wild as it Gets: Wanderings of a Bemused Naturalist
What`s your cat up to when you`re not around? Why do leopards walk alone? Are clouds alive? Why did someone risk their life for a single egg? These are a few of the questions puzzled over by award-winning travel writer and naturalist Don Pinnock in this collection drawn from years of wandering in Africa. An
100 Magic Miles
100 Magic Miles is the authoritative guide to the Whitsunday Islands and is known locally as `the bible` because it contains exhaustive information about all aspects of this Queensland holiday paradise.Includes: 256 pages of information, sketch maps, diagrams and colour photographs plus 113 pages of detailed sailing directions for anchorages throughout the islands. In addition,
Alone Time: Four seasons, four cities and the pleasures of solitude
Travelling with friends and family is usually thought of as a privilege. In theory, anyway. In practice, it`s more often about debating which sights to see, panicking over diminishing phone batteries and bickering over what to eat. Not much joy in that. But alone you can do as you please. You can wander markets, relish
Caribou Island
On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska`s Kenai Peninsula, a marriage is unravelling. Gary, driven by thirty years of diverted plans, and Irene, haunted by a tragedy in her past, are trying to rebuild their life together. Following the outline of Gary`s old dream, they`re hauling logs out to Caribou Island in
Broken Homes – The Fourth `Rivers of London` Novel
Ben Aaronovitch has stormed the bestseller list with his superb London crime series. A unique blend of police procedural, loving detail about the greatest character of all, London, and a dash of the supernatural. A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil; an associate of the
Foxglove Summer – The Fifth `Rivers of London` Novel
In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zone he might have found and takes him out of London – to a small village in Herefordshire where the local police are reluctant to admit that there might be a supernatural element to the disappearance of some local
The Hanging Tree – The Sixth `Rivers of London` Novel
Suspicious deaths are not usually the concern of PC Peter Grant or the Folly, even when they happen at an exclusive party in one of the most expensive apartment blocks in London. But Lady Ty`s daughter was there, and Peter owes Lady Ty a favour. Plunged into the alien world of the super-rich, where the
A Planet of 3 Billion: Mapping Humanity`s Long History of Ecological Destruction and Finding Our Way to a Resilient Future – A Global Citizen`s Guide to Saving the Planet
How many people can the Earth support? Tucker makes the case that the Earth’s `carrying capacity` is limited to 3 billion humans, and that humanity’s century long binge has incurred an unsustainable ecological debt that must be paid down promptly, or else cataclysm awaits. Given that our species has already surpassed 7.5 billion, and is
A Planet of 3 Billion
How many people can the Earth support? Tucker makes the case that the Earth`s `carrying capacity` is limited to 3 billion humans, and that humanity`s century long binge has incurred an unsustainable ecological debt that must be paid down promptly, or else cataclysm awaits. Given that our species has already surpassed 7.5 billion, and is
Exumas – The Kingdom of Blue
With spectacular and quietly enchanting images by Italian photographer Alessandro Sarno, Exumas: The Kingdom of Blue holds a reverent gaze uplifting glimpses into the full spectrum of life amidst rare natural beauty. Gathered over many years of visits to the Exumas, The Kingdom of Blue humbly seeks to depict the vast expanses and small corners
Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park
The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park is the beating heart of the Exumas archipelago and of all of The Bahamas. I believe it’s super important to preserve the pristine waters, land, and beaches in this unique ecological preserve and wildlife refuge. The book features several short stories, blurbs, and perspectives, both my own and
Cat Island. Diamonds and Rust
Cat Island: Diamonds and Rust is the latest addition to photographer Alessandro Sarno’s series of captivating coffee table books showcasing the islands of The Bahamas. With its stunning serenity and weathered natural grace, Cat Island has captured Sarno’s heart for many years. The special energy shines through brilliantly in the striking images and expressive portraits
Extreme Adventures
Andy Torbet has been to some of the world`s most dangerous places in his previous career as a soldier and now as an explorer, adventurer and TV presenter on programmes such as Coast. But, he insists, you don`t need to go to the farthest flung corners of the globe to find real challenge and push
Danziger`s Travels
After walking and hitch-hiking through southern Turkey and the ayatollah`s Iran, Danziger entered Afghanistan illegally in the wake of a convoy of Chinese weapons and spent two months dodging Russian helicopter gunships with rebel guerillas. He was the first foreigner to cross from Pakistan into the closed western province of China since the revolution of
Seven Years in Tibet
Imprisoned in India by the British when WWII was declared, Austrian climber Heinrich Harrer escaped, crossing the Himalayas to Tibet. Settling in Lhasa, the Forbidden City, he became the tutor and friend of the present Dalai Lama in this classic of adventure literature. Heinrich Harrer, already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion, was caught
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
Elizabeth Smart`s passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as `Like MADAME BOVARY blasted by lightening …A masterpiece`. One day, while browsing in a London bookshop, Elizabeth Smart chanced upon a slim volume of poetry by George Barker – and fell passionately in love with him
This Was the Old Chief`s Country – Collected African Stories, Volume I
This is a stunning new edition of the classic African story collection, by Nobel-Prize winner Doris Lessing. In this superb volume of African stories, Doris Lessing paints a magnificent portrait of the country in which she grew up. The cruelties of the white man towards the native, `the amorphous black mass, like tadpoles, faceless, who
Carneval!: A Celebration of Meat Cookery in 100 Stunning Recipes
“A collection of vibrant recipes”. (Daily Telegraph). Packed full of delicious, satisfying recipes and loads of meat wisdom, Carneval promises to give you a better understanding of how to source, cook and appreciate the meat that you eat. Full of delicious meat recipes from around the world, popular family favourites, such as Swedish Meatballs and
Rivers Of London
My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit – we do
The Gilbert Scott Book of British Food
Next to the hustle and bustle of London`s St Pancras station, The Gilbert Scott, Marcus Wareing`s latest venture, is one of the hottest restaurants in town. Situated in the recently restored architectural gem that is the Renaissance Hotel, critics and food lovers alike have flocked to this stunning new brasserie and bar. The aim of
