Category Archives: World Music
Kintu
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award for Fiction, with a Sense of PlaceThe breathtaking debut from the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction 2018`A soaring and sublime epic. One of those great stories that was just waiting to be told.` (Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning
The Woman Next Door
Hortensia and Marion are next door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers behind them. Both have recently been widowed. Both are in their eighties. And both are sworn enemies, sharing hedge and hostility pruned with zeal. But one day an unforeseen
In Search of Elsewhere
A unique collection of previously unseen images spanning Steve McCurry`s extraordinary career.Steve McCurry is known for creating some of the most iconic images of recent times and in this new collection, he shares previously unseen photographs from his incredibly rich archive. In Search of Elsewhere takes us across the globe and reveals the diversity of
The New Threat from Islamic Militancy
In The New Threat renowned expert and prize-winning reporter Jason Burke provides the clearest and most comprehensive guide to Islamic militancy today. From Syria to Somalia, from Libya to Indonesia, from Yemen to the capitals of Europe, Islamic militancy appears stronger, more widespread and more threatening than ever. ISIS and other groups, such as Boko
Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons from my Grandfather, Nelson Mandela
`You empower yourself and then you reach out to others.` Uplifting life lessons from one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known… through the eyes of the grandson whose life he changed forever.In his book Going to the Mountain, Ndaba Mandela shares the story of his coming-of-age alongside South Africa`s rebirth. It is
Architectural Details: A Visual Guide to 2000 Years of Building Styles
Do you know a Doric column when you see one? Of course. But what about an entablature, a hypostyle, a pylon, or a pagoda? Architecture Styles uses beautifully engraved plates from the great works of architectural history to illustrate a show-and-tell journey round the architecture of civilizations east and west, from Ancient Egypt to the
Cape Verde Sal and Boa Vista Tour and Trail Maps
For your best adventures, use the best maps. Water-proof, split-proof, tear-proof, adventure-proof. Sal and Boa Vista Tour & Trail Super-Durable Maps are simply the toughest, most accurate, easy to read, easy to use maps of these two islands that you can buy at any price. A large 840mm by 690mm double sided map sheet has
24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Egyptians.Ancient Egypt wasn`t all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra.During the course of a day in the ancient city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), Egypt`s religious capital, we meet 24
Blood and Ink
Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the sacred manuscripts of the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali. Ali is a former shepherd boy, trained as a warrior for Allah. Tonight, the Islamist rebels are coming for Timbuktu. They will install a harsh regime of law and tear apart the peaceful world within the
The Girl Who Saw Lions
Two girls, from very different places, are brought together in a tale of loss, courage and family.Abela has lost everything, and now she must leave her home in Tanzania and flee to Britain.Rosa`s struggling to cope with her mum`s wish to adopt a child.When they are brought together, will Abela and Rosa ever be able
Ladders to Heaven
They are trees of life and trees of knowledge. They are wish-fulfillers, rainforest royalty, more precious than gold. They are the fig trees, and they have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways. Ladders to Heaven tells their amazing story. Fig trees fed our prehuman ancestors, influenced diverse cultures and played key roles in the
In the Name of the People: Angola`s Forgotten Massacre
On 27th May 1977, a small demonstration against the MPLA, the ruling party of Angola – led to the slaughter of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people. These dreadful reprisals are little talked of in Angola today – and virtually unknown outside the country. In this book, journalist Lara Pawson tracks down the
Thank You, Madagascar: Conservation Diaries of Alison Jolly
Madagascar is one of the world`s natural jewels, with over ninety per cent of its wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. Few people knew it better than the pioneering primatologist and conservationist, Alison Jolly. Thank You, Madagascar is her eyewitness account of the extraordinary biodiversity of the island, and the environment of its people. At
Lost and Found in Johannesburg: A Memoir
As a boy growing up in 1970s Johannesburg Mark Gevisser would play `Dispatcher`, a game that involved sitting in his father`s parked car (or in the study) and sending imaginary couriers on routes across the city, mapped out from Holmden`s Register of Johannesburg. As the imaginary fleet made its way across the troubled city and
Dust
Kenya, 2007. Odidi Oganda, running for his life, is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi. His sister, Ajany, and their father bring his body back home, to a crumbling colonial house in northern Kenya. But the peace they seek is hard to find: the murder has stirred deeply buried memories of colonial violence, of
The Book Of Echoes: The `powerfully redemptive` debut of love and hope rippling across generations
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA CROWN DEBUT AWARD`A new classic` SARA COLLINS, author of THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON`A gorgeous book` ALEX WHEATLE, author of BRIXTON ROCK Brixton 1981. Sixteen year-old Michael is already on the wrong side of the law. In in his community, where job opportunities are low and drug-running is high, this is
All Aboard for the Bobo Road
All aboard for the Bobo Road! Fatima and Galo load the luggage while their dad Big Ali drives the bus. Help count on bikes, sacks of rice, melons and even goats and chickens as the bus travels past Gurunsi houses, the hippo lake, waterfalls and jungle, all the way to Bobo. With the authentic setting
Where to Watch Birds in Morocco
Morocco`s proximity and the variety of its habitats and bird species make it a favoured destination for birders. It is home to rare and endangered species such as Bald Ibis, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Tawny Eagle, Eleonora`s Falcon and African Marsh Owl. 454 species have been recorded, of which 209 breed in the country. As this
What Lies Within
An intense, claustrophobic psychological novel about the dark side of expat life, and what being out of your comfort zone can do to you, set in the vibrant souks and ancient riads of MarrakechA unique friendship, built on a lieFreya, Paul and Hamad. Three friends from two different worlds; a seemingly unshakeable bond, suddenly under
Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History
In the dying months of World War I, Spanish flu suddenly overwhelmed the world, killing between 50 and 100 million people.German soldiers termed it Blitzkatarrh, British soldiers called it Flanders Grippe, but globally the pandemic gained the notorious title of `Spanish Flu`.Nowhere escaped this common enemy: in Britain, 250,000 people died, in the United States
