A great raconteur and entertainer, Alan Titchmarsh gets together every Christmas with family and friends to celebrate the season and performs much-loved anecdotes, stories, poems and sketches - old and new.
London has been one of the world's great cities for over 2,000 years and has produced countless scholars, artists, rogues and wits, each of whom left their mark on the metropolis by their words or deeds.
During the current recession it seems our traditional stiff upper lip can only last so long before those other world-beating British skills come to the fore - quiet grumbling and resigned cynicism.
Everyone knows 'tis the season to be jolly; when you can roast chestnuts on an open fire, treetops glisten and sleigh bells ring alongside the sound of small children's laughter.
Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton takes us on a magical tour of countries that, lacking diplomatic recognition or UN membership, inhabit a world of shifting borders, visionary leaders and forgotten peoples.
Driving is the most dangerous thing each of us does on a daily basis - and yet the average learner receives just eighteen hours' training - less than a Starbucks barista.
An ideal gift for dog lovers, Off the Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs showcases the best of Rupert Fawcett's brilliantly observed cartoons in book form for the first time.
In this modern era of traffic jams, road rage and speed cameras, it's easy to forget the simple pleasure that the gentlemanly pastime of motoring can bring.
The essential aid for everyday cloudspotting, from the author of the bestselling THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE'The perfect companion for a gloomy day'New Scientist'Float away with this unstuffy guide to all things fluffy'Good HousekeepingTHE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into pockets, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere.
THE HILARIOUS DIARY BY MRS STEPHEN FRY - THE WIFE YOU NEVER KNEW HE HAD'Hilarious' - Daily Express'Buy the wife's book or I'll never hear the end of it' Stephen FryStephen Fry's secret wife speaks out at last.
Celebrate the sweetness of sisterhood, whether she's your sister from birth or sister in spirit with this collection of heartfelt sayings and beautiful illustrations.
