How to Read Paris is a pocket-sized guide to understanding & appreciating the architecture of Paris. Packed with detailed drawings, plans & photographs, & covering squares, bridges, streets & monuments as well as buildings, it is both a fascinating architectural history & an effective I-spy guide
- a must-read for anyone with an interest in this fascinating & beautiful city. Compact enough to carry in your pocket yet serious enough to impart a real understanding, this handy reference guide.
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`I want to imbue the reader with the same sense of awe & wonder that overtakes me when I stand & look at something that was created on our own soil maybe 5, 000 years ago I want to bring history alive in people`s minds & make it as fascinating for them as it is for me.` Alan Butler How to Read Prehistoric Monuments offers the best possible insight into the massive range of earthworks, henges & standing stones whose founding predates written history. Describing what monuments you can find in the British Isles & where specifically they can be found, the book explains as much as is known about the structures & why they were created as well as offering readers additional information about specific sites which are either especially interesting or especially spectacular. The main body of the book comprises of an A-Z section which details all the prehistoric site types in the British Isles & explains what they are
- for example, ` Long Barrows`, ` Standing Stones` & ` Fugues`. The book offers examples of where some of the structures in question can be found, with longitudes & latitudes so that the sites can be found either on a map or on a search engine like Google Earth. The book

Includes:: profiles of a number of the sites which have particular interest to the tourist & amateur historian.


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Jonas, fresh from a failed marriage, is desperate to make sense of the ties that have forged him. How can he dream of a future when he can`t make sense of his past? He hits the road, tracing the route that his parents
- young Ethiopians in search of an identity as an American couple
- took thirty year earlier to Nashville, Tennessee. In a stunning display of imagination he weaves together a history that takes him from the war-torn Ethiopia of his parents` youth to a brighter vision of his own life in contemporary America, a story
- real or invented- that holds the possibility of reconciliation & redemption.


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Interest in the environment has never been greater & yet most of us have little knowledge about the 4 billion years of history that formed it. This book explains the principles of geology, geography & geomorphology, & shows how a basic understanding of geological timescales, plate tectonics & landforms can help you `read` the great outdoors. This is a highly illustrated book with a very accessible text that clearly illuminates the landscape around us. ...

Patrick Whitefield presents twenty years worth of notes on different types of landscapes. It explains everything from animal signs & tree shapes to how whole landscapes fit together & function. It

Includes:: extracts & photographs from his notebooks illustrating actual examples of the landscapes described. Patrick Whitefield has spent a lifetime living & working in the countryside & twenty years of that taking notes of what he sees, everywhere from the Isle of Wight to the Scottish Highlands. This book is the fruit of those years of experience. In How to Read the Landscape Patrick explains everything from the details, such as the signs which wild animals leave as their signatures & the meaning behind the shapes of different trees, to how whole landscapes, including woodl&, grassland & moorl&, fit together & function as a whole. Rivers & lakes, roads & paths, hedgerows & field walls are also explained, as are the influence of different rocks, the soil & the ever-changing climate.

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How to Read Towns & Cities is a pocket-sized primer to understanding the forces that have shaped the world`s cities. It takes a practical, highly visual approach
- showing us how to read the stories embedded in the fabric of the neighbourhoods, towns, & cities in which we live today. The fortunes of towns & cities rise & fall along with the fate of the civilisations to which they belong. Some are lost entirely, now no more than ruins; others have thrived as urban centres for millennia; & all contain vital clues embedded in their streets & skylines which reveal why their inhabitants grouped together, & tell of their unique social, political & cultural histories. Packed with plans, maps, & drawings, this book takes the reader on an international journey of discovery to explore the history of cities from our earliest urban origins to the contemporary world city
- from Babylon to Beijing, London to Paris, & from the skyscrapers of New York to the streets of their own home town. A must-read for anyone interested in history, cities, & travel, this fascinating book turns the reader into urban detective to see how our towns & cities grew the way they are.

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A must-have book for walkers, sailors & everyone interested in the natural world, How To Read Water unlocks the hidden secrets of water. Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley imparts knowledge & teaches skills, tips & useful observations to help you navigate the landscape around you. From wild swimming in Sussex to canoeing in Borneo, Tristan Gooley draws on his own pioneering adventures to reveal the secrets of ponds, puddles, rivers, oceans & more, & gives you the skills to read water. ...

A Sunday Times ` Must Read` book ` Jam-packed with information, this book will fascinate sailors, fishers, birders, naturalists, hikers, & anyone interested in the natural world.`
- Forbes ` This study of rivers, lakes, puddles & seas brims over with astonishing facts... His observational skills can be breathtaking` The Sunday Times ` This inspired guide to water in all its forms will make a big splash... Gooley has done his subject proud
- this is seriously fascinating stuff.` The Times ` The quirks & habits & secrets of good old H2O were crying out to have a book written about them. That said, it had to be written by the right person... Fortunately, the job went to Tristan Gooley.` The Spectator A must-have book for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers & everyone interested in the natural world, in How To Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips & useful observations to help you enjoy the landscape around you.

Includes:: over 700 clues, signs & patterns. You`ll learn how to: Interpret ponds like a Polynesian Spot dangerous water in the pitch black with the help of a clock face Read the sea like a Viking Forecast the weather from waves Find your way with puddles Decipher wave patterns on beaches Decode the colour of water Unravel a river like an expert From wild swimming in Sussex to wayfinding off Oman, via the icy mysteries of the Arctic, Tristan Gooley draws on his own pioneering journeys to reveal the secrets of ponds, puddles, rivers, oceans & more to show us all the skills we need to read the water around us.



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` Richard Wiseman is arguably the most interesting experimental psychologist working today` Scientific American Try to remember these letters: R A I O L T A L G. Struggling? Let`s rearrange them & try again: A L L I G A T O R. Having a great memory is easy when you know how your mind works. Packed with powerful tricks of the memory trade & the science behind them, psychologist & bestselling writer Professor Richard Wiseman helps you to remember names & faces, birthdays & meetings, telephone numbers & shopping lists, exam answers & pub trivia, & where you left your keys (they are on the small table behind your sofa). Impress your friends, sharpen your mind & change your life with this unforgettable little gem of a book. ...

An inspiring & practical set of seven principles to enact lasting change in our communities.` This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are & want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they`ve been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they`ve seen on the news but don`t feel like it`s making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they`re not sure how.`
- Matthew Bolton How to Resist is about what you can do after the march. In seven practical principles, Matthew Bolton outlines a method for how we can enact real & lasting change in our communities. This is the method he used in leading the Living Wage campaign, which resulted in pay rises for millions of people in the UK, & in building the Citizens UK alliance of tens of thousands of community campaigners. Rooted in the tactics of the American Civil Rights era, How to Resist reminds us that history`s greatest social movements have been driven by ordinary people demanding that their voices be heard. This is the approach that Barack Obama used as a community organiser in Chicago
- an approach that has been used to fight injustice & resist oppression for centuries.

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