” Riding the Himalayas” is a unique travelogue of a Himalayan odyssey, a car-trek starting from the Siachin Glacier across the entire Himalayas (Kashmir, Ladakh, Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal, Bhulan & Sikkim) right up to Kibitho, the easternmost point of the Himalayas. This team of car rallyists (mostly ladies), wildlife experts & photographers went through mountain deserts, tropical forests & the highest motorable road on the planet. The adventures were remarkable-a horrendous rock-fall in Uttarkashi, a riot in Badrinath, Pakistani guns opening up near Kargil, & river crossings with Scorpios hitched precariously on country boats. This well-researched text gives a bird`s-eye view of the history of remote regions, monasteries & temples, & vivid accounts of game sanctuaries. Keki N. Daruwalla has burrowed into nineteenth-century chronicles & provides glimpses of what life was like in the mountains then. Both, Keki N. Daruwalla, the author, & Ashok Dilwali, one of the finest photographers of India, are mountain lovers.” Riding the Himalayas” has been written in memorable & luminous prose, paralleled by some of the finest photographs of the Himalayas. ...

Adrift in a life without risk or surprise & with a burning desire to make some sense of his place in the world, Alastair Vere Nicoll dived into the unknown. Leaving the security of friends, work & a wife, he joined a team of young men to harness the katabatic winds & haul & kite-surf across Antarctica: the coldest, windiest, most violent continent on earth. For Alastair, Antarctica was a land of legend & mystery, the ultimate test of strength, endurance & bravery; a place where he might feed his restlessness & find meaning in the emptiness. Not since Shackleton had nearly perished attempting the same thing in his Endurance expedition had such a crossing been attempted. This is the story of the first West to East traverse of the continent of Antarctica & of a race against time as Alastair fought to get home for the birth of his first child. Told with honesty & wisdom & adorned with some bewitching descriptions of Antarctica, ” Riding the Ice Wind” is a compelling & subtly important book for our times. ...

Theroux decides to travel to China by train. He joins a tour in London & travels all the way to Moscow & then on the Trans-Siberian to Irkutsk. In the space of a year he travels on probably every existing train in China, the title of each chapter showing the train number he used to get to his destination. He excels both in portraying his travel companions, from the package tour people to the semi-official watchdogs, & describing natural & human landscape of 1980s China. ...

” The right-hand point at Jeffreys Bay is one of the surfing world`s most exciting finds, & from the age of twelve it had been my life`s purpose to surf there.” J-Bay, South Africa has the fantasy, the almost mythical waves every surfer dreams of riding once in their lifetime. But Tom wouldn`t go until he was ready. He would seek out surf-spots from the virgin reef-breaks of the Outer Orkneys to the temple point-breaks of Indonesia, from the beautiful beaches of France to the wilds of Sri Lanka, on his quest to ride the waves of his dreams. Get on the road, get stoked, & get in the water. ...

Inspired by Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Simon Casson & Richard Adamson follow on horseback the trail of their boyhood heroes. They ride 2, 000 miles through America’s toughest & most treacherous terrain, crossing deserts, mountains, canyons & the high-plains of the Old West. They have to endure harsh conditions & cope with natural hazards & in so doing bring the exciting & violent lives of the Wild Bunch vividly to life. This dramatic, inspiring adventure provides an insight into America s past & present. ...

Riding with Ghosts is Gwen Maka’s adventurous 7, 500 miles journey cycling across western America, from Seattle to Mexico & beyond, from the American West’s deserts & vanished Indian trails to the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains, Mexico’s Baja coast & to Central America. With a nicely balanced mix of beautiful descriptions & entertaining narrative, the author candidly but humorously shares the challenges & setbacks of the trip, while vividly picturing the astonishing landscape, & poignantly recalling the haunting West’s pioneering past & the people who shaped its history. This is a beautifully written account of a true adventurous & spontaneous woman cycling solo, whose passion for the history & the land she rides across transpires throughout the pages, making this book a marvellous & rich read. ...

A dark love story set in the Swinging Sixties SUMMER, 1962. Twenty-year-old Vivien Epstein, a Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, arrives in London following the death of her father. She has travelled to the city to make a new start, & quickly finds herself swept up in a city buzzing with life. Landing a job at Oscar`s salon, she thrives amid the vibrant cafe culture of Soho & the warm camaraderie of the other hairdressers. But beneath the surface, Vivien is desperate to find Jack Fox, a man she had a brief but intense romance with some months before. Her search leads to confront the dark resurgence of fascism, countered by the Jewish community in street battles around Ridley Road in the East End of London. Amid the growing tensions, can her love survive? `A tale of love & morality set in the dark side of the Swinging Sixties` The Lady ` Convincingly evocative of an exciting era` Daily Mail ...

Beware the battle between luck & skill in this classic Backgammon set, featuring dynamic new packaging & colours from Ridley`s Games.

Includes:: 1 folded game board, 15 green checkers, 15 cream checkers, 1 doubling cube & 4 dice. Full instructions included.

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Challenge a worthy competitor & let the tournament commence! Test your skills of strategy & memory with this Chess & Checkers set from Ridley`s Games. Enjoy two classic board games, using your patience & knowledge with Chess & focus & wisdom with Checkers, to have an all-out family game night! ...

A great-looking game that`s easy & fun for up to six people to play
- but don`t be deceived, it can also be seriously competitive!
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