`A remarkable book; surprisingly gripping & often very moving.. . stories weave & unweave over the book`s course, patterning thought into a complex built environment, at once disorientating & illuminating.` Robert Macfarlane We shape ourselves, & are shaped in return, by the walls that contain us. Buildings affect how we sleep, work, socialise & even breathe. They can isolate & endanger us but they can also heal us. We project our hopes & fears onto buildings, while they absorb our histories. In Living With Buildings, Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of expeditions
- through London, Marseille, Mexico & the Outer Hebrides. He explores the relationship between sickness & structure, & between art, architecture, social planning & health, taking plenty of detours along the way. Walking is Sinclair`s defensive magic against illness &, as he moves, he observes his surroundings: stacked tower blocks & behemoth estates; halogen-lit glasshouse offices & humming hospitals; the blackened hull of a Spitalfields church & the floating mass of Le Corbusier`s radiant city. And he peels back layers of life. A father & his daughter, who has a rare syndrome, visit the estate where they once lived. Developers clink champagne glasses as residents are `decanted` from their homes. A box sculpted from whalebone, thought to contain healing properties, is returned to its origins with unexpected consequences. Part investigation, part travelogue, Living With Buildings brings the spaces we inhabit to life as never before.
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No society on Earth lacks beliefs about where it has come from, its place in the world, & the connection of individuals to the eternal. Neil Mac Gregor`s dazzling new book traces how different societies have understood & articulated their place in the cosmic scheme. He brilliantly turns his kaleidoscope of objects, monuments & ideas to examining mankind`s beliefs
- not from the perspective of institutional religions, but by focusing on the shared narratives that have shaped our societies, & our relationships with each other.` The new blockbuster by the museums maestro Neil Mac Gregor.. . The man who chronicles world history through objects is back.. . examining a new set of objects to explore the theme of faith in society` Sunday Times
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While walking in South-west France, cook & journalist Orlando Murrin dreamed up the adventure of a lifetime: why not wave goodbye to the rat race & come to live in this rural paradise, where the only traffic is the boulangerie van delivering baguettes? His book tells the story of how he set up a boutique b&b &

Includes:: 100 amazing recipes. The story of the Manoir de Raynaudes begins on New Year`s Eve 2001 when Orlando & his partner first glimpse the ruined manoir at dusk. Set in 13 acres of lush meadow, woodl&, lakes & garden, they set about transforming the dignified old manor house into a phenomenally successful boutique b&b with its own magnificent kitchen garden. A Table in the Tarn charts the discovery, acquisition & renovation of the property. Along the way, we learn about the local food scene, with its astonishingly rich heritage of ingredients & dishes, about working in France & coping with the famous French bureaucracy, & about the unforeseen delight of working with the locals. Four years on, with countless plaudits & a coveted entry in the classy Mr & Mrs Smith directory, the business attracts visitors from around the world & continues to be a gastronomic destination for anyone seeking peace, tranquillity & above all fantastic food. Everything at the Manoir is home made, from breakfast breads to after-dinner chocolates, & the book

Includes:: 100 recipes. From the sublime Roquefort Brioche via Savoury Mini Clafoutis & Roast Pigeon Breasts in Armagnac to the unparalleled Chocolate Nirvana with Creme Anglaise, this collection of recipes offers a vivid experience of life in rural France. Cooks everywhere will devour the descriptions of country cooking as mastered by generations of French cooks. Not only will you learn the insider secrets of making acclaimed dishes from the Manoir, but find out what it`s like to make a dream come true.



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About this series Guides geared toward the practicalities of day-to-day living abroad. While there are introductory overviews on issues of employment, the bulk of each volume consists of chapters concentrating on accommodation, health, education, insurance, finance, leisure, sport & shopping. ...

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David Livingstone (1813-1873) is revered as one of history`s greatest explorers & missionaries, the first European to cross Africa, & the first to find Victoria Falls & the source of the Congo River. In this exciting new edition, Jeal draws on fresh sources & archival discoveries to provide the most fully rounded portrait of this complicated man
- dogged by failure throughout his life despite his full share of success. Using Livingstone`s original field notebooks, Jeal finds that the explorer`s problems with his African followers were far graver than previously understood. From recently discovered letters he elaborates on the explorer`s decision to send his wife Mary back home to Engl&. He also uncovers fascinating information about Livingstone`s importance to the British Empire & about his relationship with the journalist-adventurer Henry Morton Stanley. In addition Jeal here evokes the full pathos of the explorer`s final journey. This masterful, updated biography also features an excellent selection of new maps & illustrations.
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David Livingstone (1813-1873) has been revered as one of the world's greatest explorers & missionaries, the first European to cross Africa & the first to find Victoria Falls & the source of the Congo. Tim Jeal's masterful biography reveals the man behind the myth, one capable of ruthless cruelty as well as self-sacrifice & bravery, one dogged all his life by failure as well as success. Served as the basis for documentaries about Livingstone on the Discovery Channel & on BBC TV. Selected as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review & the Washington Post Book Review. ...

Taylor travels from east to southern Africa uncovering vestiges of the continent's colonial past through its landscape, peoples & their stories. This is a journey to discover the identity of Livingstone's tribe, that is, the whites who have stayed on in post-independence Africa. From the vicar of Zanzibar to a man named Delicious, the author meets & talks to an incredible spectrum of people. ...

An extraordinary, passionate & personal journey into Africa`s past. ` The most enthralling account out of Africa for years.` Daily Mail. `” Livingstone`s Tribe” is excellent... Taylor is an intelligent & stimulating companion.` Financial Times ` At the book`s heart is a riveting examination of Livingstone`s tribe...the whites of post-independence Africa.` Independent on Sunday ` Taylor`s expedition into the interior of the continent`s colonial past has got everything that such a book should have.` Guardian ` Stephen Taylor, a third-generation emigre of British descent, finds a melancholy collection of white misfits & failures...as well as a heroic, dwindling clutch of missionaries still holding the line. The catalogue of theft, corruption, murder & superstition that Taylor chronicles makes appalling, fascinating reading. Yet Taylor is no Colonel Blimp, rather an anti-apartheid liberal who fled the old South Africa & welcomed independence for Mugabe`s Zimbabwe.` Daily Mail ` Sights & travel experiences are vividly described & people both from Livingstone`s & from the other tribes are handled particularly well.` Sunday Times ...