The beloved Sunday Times bestseller - a touching, hilarious, often outrageous memoir of home-making and family adventures in the world's furthest outposts'Hilarious, and utterly beguiling - it's a complete treat to be in Keenan's witty and open-hearted company' Esther Freud'Deliciously effervescent' Sunday Times 'Brigid writes like a dream .
'Bracingly original' Kathryn Hughes, Guardian'A mixture of travelogue, local history and reportage, Swamp Songs brims with evocative word sketches' Times Literary SupplementFrom Romney Marsh to the Danube Delta, from Cyprus to the bayous of Louisiana and on to the Bay of Bengal, Tom Blass crosses swamps, marshes and wetlands to meet the people who have made these in-between worlds their homes.
'[A] delightful hymn of praise to the most extraordinary of all the world's bird families hummingbirds' STEPHEN MOSS'A brilliant read' MARK AVERY'Ever thoughtful and engaging, Jon Dunn pursues these dazzling creatures through dust and jungle' BENEDICT ALLEN'A warm-hearted and enthusiastic triumph of nature writing' TIM DEE_____________________For centuries hummingbirds have captured our imaginations: revered by Native Americans, coveted by European collectors and admired worldwide for their jewel-like plumage, acrobatic flight and immense character.
'All those interested in South Asia and its complex politics and culture should read this book' - Pankaj MishraThe demise of Pakistan a country with a reputation for volatility, brutality and radical Islam is regularly predicted.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Delicious' Nigella Lawson'Clever and beguiling' Guardian'Sublime and immersive' Jojo MoyesErica is eighteen and ready for freedom.
'A complete revelation' Nigella LawsonOlia Hercules owes some of her earliest and fondest memories to the 'summer kitchens' of her parents, grandparents, neighbours and friends in Ukraine.
'[A] delightful hymn of praise to the most extraordinary of all the world's bird families hummingbirds' STEPHEN MOSS'A brilliant read' MARK AVERY'Ever thoughtful and engaging, Jon Dunn pursues these dazzling creatures through dust and jungle' BENEDICT ALLEN'A warm-hearted and enthusiastic triumph of nature writing' TIM DEE_____________________For centuries hummingbirds have captured our imaginations: revered by Native Americans, coveted by European collectors and admired worldwide for their jewel-like plumage, acrobatic flight and immense character.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JANE GRIGSON TRUST AWARD 2019'The Island Kitchen has lifted my spirits and made me hungry and happy in equal measure' Nigella LawsonThis ravishing cookbook will take you on a journey around the Indian Ocean islands, to taste the flavours of the colourful markets of Mauritius, the aromatic spice gardens of the Seychelles, the fishing coasts of the Maldives, the lagoons of Mayotte and the forests of Madagascar.
---Selected by the New York Times as one of the best cookbooks of 2020---Be transported to the bountiful islands of Indonesia by this collection of fragrant, colourful and mouth-watering recipes.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Delicious' Nigella Lawson'Clever and beguiling' Guardian'Sublime and immersive' Jojo MoyesErica is eighteen and ready for freedom.
The Journey is about real-event stories of a Filipino nurse who does not want to leave his loved ones, but out of poverty, he made the biggest sacrifice of his life.
The Man-eaters of Tsavo and other East African Adventures is a book written by John Henry Patterson in 1907 about a pair of lions that he killed in Kenya, known as the Tsavo man-eaters.
The Alhambra : a series of tales and sketches of the Moors and Spaniards was published in May 1832, Consisting of a series of essays and short fiction pieces, it was referred to as his "e;Spanish Sketch Book.
"e;She was part of the 'stunt girl' movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big, mass-circulation yellow journalism papers came into the fore.
Nancy Prince is an African American woman who writes about her personal and professional life, including her marriage and travels abroad to Russia and Jamaica.
Esteemed early travelers each have a chapter, including Fynes Moryson, John Cartwright, Tomas Coryate, William Lithgow, George Sandys, Thomas Herbert, and Henry Blount.
WALL STREET JOURNALBESTSELLER Every year upon arriving in Plobien, the small Breton town where he spends his summers, American writer Mark Greenside picks back up where he left off with his faux-pasfilled Francophile life.
"e;Chinese Street Food is brimming with history, food lore, and recipes that take you on a culinary journey outside of the restaurant and into the streets of regional China.
An exciting collection of dangerous adventures, harrowing travels, and heart-stopping journeys, Incredible Adventure and Exploration Stories compiles tales from around the globe that are sure to amaze.
In 1871, seventeen-year-old Frederick Dellenbaugh began a great adventure when he joined Major John Wesley Powell and a crew of scientists on Powell's second exploration trip down the Colorado River and into the Grand Canyon.
Scott Becker spent over 12 years working for the TSA at Chicago's O'Hare airport and served it in numerous capacities, from baggage screener to manager.
The frequency of eating fish and seafood has grown worldwide due to the rising interest in healthy living and the desire to add more variety to our diets.
Driving Home is a collection of Jonathan Raban's travel writing and essays, spanning two decades and charting its course through American history and world events.
London: An Illustrated Literary Companion, compiled by Rosemary Gray, captures the varying moods of the great city over recent centuries, through diary entries, with quotations, poems, essays and extracts from great works written in its honour.
