Embarking on another ambitious journey, Paul Theroux travels on his Dark Star Safari from Cairo to Cape Town by train, boat & cattle truck. He sets out to travel the length of Africa & to see everything in-between. Travelling through some of the most beautiful & most ravaged landscapes on earth, he revisits countries after forty years` absence
- having been a teacher in Malawi, he revisits his old school, friends & colleagues. The book is infused with the past & Theroux examines the changes that have occurred in these African countries after almost four decades of independence. He reinserts himself into the bush, to wander the ancient savannah & finds the people poorer, hungrier, less educated, more pessimistic & more corrupt. But he also uncovers a vibrant energy in the face of privation & want. Endlessly curious, witty & observant, Theroux is the ideal guide on this epic, enlightening journey. Reviewed by Alex Stewart, retail product manager, Stanfords Covent Garden.* Shortlisted for the 2003 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award.*
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Everest
- the highest mountain in the world & the ultimate climbing challenge. In 2006, 11 people died attempting to reach the
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Wherein lies the beauty of the dark image? What is the attraction of the dark tourist attraction &, moreover, the disposition & practice of the dark tourist away from & upon return home? Dark Tourism: The Beauty in Death is a collection of photographs captured in places associated with death & tragedy around the world, where tourists visit with varying motivations from being reminded of how fragile life is, a prompt that life is precious & bad things happen so we need to make the most out of our lives. ...

Just before dawn one summer morning Bruno is summoned by the wail of the siren in the little town of St Denis in the Perigord. A fire is raging in a local barn & spreading to the surrounding fields. When Bruno arrives at the scene, the smell of petrol leaves no doubt
- it was arson. Meanwhile, a Californian producer wants to set up a wine-making business in the valley. Despite the money & jobs this would bring, many fear it would destroy their town. When a violent death follows the crop burning, it looks as though someone is prepared to do anything to stop the scheme. Bruno will have to draw on all his local knowledge to reach the truth.
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From the master of the wartime espionage novel; a thrilling story of subterfuge at sea May 1941. At four in the morning, a rust-streaked tramp freighter steams up the Tagus river to dock at the port of Lisbon. She is the Santa Rosa, flies the flag of neutral Spain, & is in Lisbon to load cork oak, tinned sardines & drums of cooking oil bound for the Baltic port of Malmo. But she is not the Santa Rosa. She is the Noordendam, a Dutch freighter under the command of Captain Eric De Haan. She sails for the intelligence division of the British Royal Navy & is involved in a secret mission. On board are a Polish engineer & British spy, Spaniards who fought for Franco & Germans who fought against Hitler. For them, this is a last desperate flight to freedom. ...

From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, this is a cinematic, behind-the-scenes account of a crucial moment which takes us inside the mind of one of the world`s greatest leaders
- & provides a revisionist, more rounded portrait of his leadership. May, 1940. Britain is at war, European democracies are falling rapidly & the public are unaware of this dangerous new world. Just days after his unlikely succession to Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, faces this horror
- & a sceptical King & a party plotting against him. He wonders how he can capture the public mood & does so, magnificently, before leading the country to victory. It is this fascinating period that Anthony Mc Carten captures in this deeply researched, gripping day-by-day (and often hour-by-hour) narrative. In doing so he revises the familiar view of Churchill
- he made himself into the iconic figure we remember & changed the course of history, but through those turbulent & dangerous weeks he was plagued by doubt, & even explored a peace treaty with Nazi Germany. It`s a scarier, & more human story, than has ever been told.


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A monstrously funny debut from the new star of middle-grade adventure. THEY`RE COMING! Legends (also known as terrifying, human-eating monsters) have invaded the town of Darkmouth & aim to conquer the world. But don`t panic! The last remaining Legend Hunter
- Finn
- will protect us. Finn: twelve-years-old, loves animals, not a natural fighter, but tries really, really hard, & we all know good intentions are the best weapons against a hungry Minotaur, right? On second thoughts, panic. PANIC NOW!

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Darkness at Noon is set in an unnamed country ruled by a totalitarian government. Rubashov, once a powerful player in the regime, finds the tables turned on him when he is arrested & tried for treason. His reflections on his previous life & his experiences in prison form the heart of this moving & though-provoking masterpiece. ...

Darkness is the friend & enemy of those who hunt by night. Ellie & her friends have found safety after months of fighting. But the New Zealand Defence Force needs their help to infiltrate occupied Australian territory. & so the friends must fight on. ...

In this powerful book, a pioneering young woman, Amy Buller, recounts the hopes & fears of Germans engulfed in the rise of fascism during the 1930s. During the years leading up to the outbreak of war, Buller defied her critics & social norms by leading delegations of British intelligentsia to Germany to learn about & confront the appeal of the Nazis. The book speaks of how Hitler & the Nazis stripped the German people of their freedoms & oppressed them, & how young people were swept along with the tide of hate. It tells the stories of the Germans whom Buller met, including their positivity about the forces uniting the country, & their terror that Hitler was the man at the helm. Darkness Over Germany is Amy Buller`s recollection of these unlikely encounters & her analysis of how National Socialism took hold. It tells a remarkable & largely forgotten story of British-German relations in the 1930s. The book speaks resonantly of the need to stay vigilant & maintain dialogue in times of change & discord. ...