At the age of ten, when Martin Amis spent a year in Princeton, New Jersey, he was excited & frightened by America. As an adult he has approached that confusing country from many arresting angles, & interviewed its literati, filmmakers, thinkers, opinion makers, leaders & crackpots with characteristic discernment & wit. Included in a gallery of Great American Novelists are Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Joseph Heller, William Burroughs, Kurt Vonnegut, John Updike, Paul Theroux, Philip Roth & Saul Bellow. Amis also takes us to Dallas, where presidential candidate Ronald Reagan is attempting to liaise with born-again Christians. We glimpse the beau monde of Palm Beach, where each couple tries to out-Gatsby the other, & examine the case of Claus von Bulow. Steven Spielberg gets a visit, as does Brian de Palma, whom Amis asks why his films make no sense, & Hugh Hefner`s sybaritic fortress & sanitised image are penetrated. There can be little that escapes the eye of Martin Amis when his curiosity leads him to a subject, & America has found in him a superlative chronicler. ...

Well over half a century after it first appeared in 1948, the Morris Minor has become a much-loved classic car. It is as popular now as when in production. During the Second World War, when Alec Issigonis & his team began to design a prototype small car for the post-war era, few could have foreseen that it would become the first British car to sell a million or that the revolutionary design features would stand the test of time so well. This book traces the evolution of the Minor through the different phases of its development to its demise in the 1970s. ...

This is the first guidebook by Cicerone Press to cycling the beautiful Moselle river 512km through France, Luxembourg & Germany following a well waymarked route on good & largely flat surfaces, accessible to cyclists of all abilities. Rising in the Vosges Mountains in eastern France, the Moselle flows roughly north through the French region of Lorraine & the German Land (state) of Rheinl&-Pfalz. Once in Germany it follows a deep meandering gorge between the Hunsruck & Eifel Mountains before joining the Rhine at Deutsches Eck (` German corner`) in Koblenz. The route is described here in 14 stages
- easily tackled in a week
- with alternative stages & optional excursions through the Saar & Rhine gorges & to visit the Boucles de Moselle & the city of Luxembourg. The guide is illustrated with unique, detailed & clear route & town maps & full of extra information about local history & culture, as well as practical tips & contact information for tourist offices & accommodation providers.

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A 365km-long trail along the German section of the Moselle presented on three double-sided, GPS-compatible maps at 1:25, 000 with cartography of the German topographic survey, plus extensive overprint indicating other local hiking & cycling paths, accommodation options, places of interest, etc. The route, prominently marked on the map, starts in Perl in Saarland & follows the right bank of the Moselle to its confluence with the Rhine in Koblenz. Also highlighted are numerous other local & long-distance hiking & cycling trails in the area. A very wide range of symbols shows various accommodation options, places of interest, recreational facilities, etc. Cartography is from the German topographic survey with contours at 5m intervals & colouring/graphics indicating different types of woodlands. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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The Moselle Valley: Metz
- Thionville area in a series of cycling maps from Sportoena covering Belgium & the adjoining regions
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Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies & scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilization & takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured, messianic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased & dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness. ` An epic of paranoid obsession that swirls the reader headlong to deposit him on a mudbank of horror`
- Christopher Wordsworth, ” Guardian”.
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The Mosquito Coast, winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, is a breathtaking novel about fanaticism & a futile search for utopia from bestseller Paul Theroux. Published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies & scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilisation & takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured, messianic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased & dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness. ...

The Most Amazing Birds to See in Britain by Readers Digest is a wonderful guide to more than 100 of the most remarkable birds to spot in Britain & Irel&. The book is divided in six chapters corresponding to key locations where to spot birds: Gardens & Parks, Farml&, Woodl&, Mountain, Moor & Heath, Wetlands & Coast. Each bird is then presented in detail including comprehensive description, fascinating facts, information on identification, nesting, feeding & size, plus a map & a basic calendar to show where & when it can be seen. Each entry is accompanied by truly stunning photographs.A perfect book & the clear lay out makes the ample information accessible. The combination of vivid photographs with the generous details, make this manual ideal as & identification guide as well as a coffee table book. ...

No two places are alike in this inspirational guide to 700 of the greatest British gardens. From the cascading terraces of Powis Castle to the subterranean fantasy of Dewstow Grottoes, to the lake & classical temples of Stourhead or the magnificent topiary of Levens Hall, you'll find variety, drama, colour & plenty of surprise. Kitchen gardens, water features, mazes, orchards, urban plots & arboretums
- there's something for everyone plus all the necessary information to ensure that you visit when each garden is at its best.
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Discover a host of restless ghosts & dark legends with this comprehensive guide. Drawing on both ancient myths & modern accounts, it is packed with chilling tales & unsolved enigmas. From Cornwall to the Scottish Islands, each region reveals its character as the tales of spectral highwaymen, headless queens & demonic lairds unfold. Illustrated with spectacular photographs, this book is a superb armchair read as well as touring companion. ...