Shortlisted for the 2021 Costa Biography Award”One of the best books ever written about the early attempts to conquer Everest. A fine, fine slice of history Read More »
Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Gรฉographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of Read More »
Beijing, 1956: foreign correspondent Alan Winnington heard reports of slaves being freed in the mountains of south-west China. The following year he travelled to Yunnan province Read More »
The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, Read More »
Peter Goullart spent nine years in the all-but-forgotten Nakhi Kingdom of south west China. He had a job entirely suited to his inquiring, gossipy temperament: to Read More »
To celebrate these remarkable felines, and to help cat lovers turn their own indoor mouse- hunters into rugged (or at least curious) trail kitties, Laura Moss, Read More »
These dollies are always being invited to parties, but they need some help getting ready! Children can dress the dolls for get-togethers ranging from a sleepover Read More »
This classic novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka), was first published in 1913 and is written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, husband of Read More »