In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner Titanic had split apart & the 1, 500 men, women & children struggled to stay alive in the freezing Atlantic, the sea was alive with the sound of screaming. Then, as the ship sank to the ocean floor & the passengers slowly died from hypothermia, a deathly silence settled over the sea. Yet the echoes of that night reverberated through the lives of each of the 705 survivors. Shadow of the Titanictells the extraordinary stories of some of those who survived. Although we think we know the story of the Titanic
- the famously unsinkable ship that hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Britain to America in April 1912
- little has been written about what happened to the survivors after the tragedy. How did the loss of the ship shape the lives of the people who survived? How did those who were saved feel about those who perished? & how did they remember that terrible night, in effect a disaster that has been likened to the destruction of a small town? Timed to coincide with the 100thanniversary of the sinking, Shadow of the Titanicsheds new light on this enduringly fascinating story, by showing how the disaster continued to shape the lives of a cross-section of passengers who escaped the sinking ship.

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Shadowboxing is a collection of ten linked stories in the life of a boy growing up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in the 1960s. A beautifully rendered time capsule, it captures a period of decay, turmoil, & change through innocent, unblinking eyes. Michael`s family, led by his long-suffering mother, live as though under siege, surviving his father`s drinking & rage as well as the forces of `urban renewal`. Their neighbourhood is a world of simple pleasures as well as random brutality; of family life & love as well as violence & tragedy. As Michael experiences all this with a combination of wonder & fear, he matures into a sensitive adult who can forgive but never forget. Shadowboxing is a riveting story of loss & permanence, power & weakness, stoicism & resistance. ...

Hasan Ali Toptas exquisitely weaves an enigmatic, mystical tale of memory & identity, displacement & belonging `I`m a barber, ` he said. `I come from afar. Across lands already forgotten...` In an Anatolian village forgotten both by God & the government, the muhtar has been elected leader for the sixteenth successive year. When he staggers to bed that night, drunk on raki & his own well-deserved success, the village is prosperous. But when he is woken by his wife the next evening he discovers that Nuri, the barber, has disappeared without a trace in the dead of night, & the community begins to fracture. In a nameless town far, far away, Nuri walks into a barbershop as if from a dream, not knowing how he has arrived. Try as he might, he cannot grasp the strands of his memory. The facts of his past life shift & evade him, & as other customers come & go, they too struggle to recall how they got there... Blurring the lines of reality to terrific effect, Shadowless is both a compelling mystery & an enduring evocation of displacement from one of the finest, most exciting voices in Turkish literature today. ...

`A knotty, postmodern tale. The quicksilver narrative slips between dream, memory & reality.. . A beguiling enigma` Financial Times In an Anatolian village forgotten both by God & the government, the muhtar has been elected leader for the sixteenth successive year. When he staggers to bed that night, drunk on raki & his own well-deserved success, the village is prosperous. But when he is woken by his wife the next evening he discovers that Nuri, the barber, has disappeared without a trace in the dead of night, & the community begins to fracture. In a nameless town far, far away, Nuri walks into a barbershop as if from a dream, not knowing how he has arrived. Try as he might, he cannot grasp the strands of his memory. The facts of his past life shift & evade him, & as other customers come & go, they too struggle to recall how they got there... Blurring the lines of reality to terrific effect, Shadowless is both a compelling mystery & an enduring evocation of displacement from one of the finest, most exciting voices in Turkish literature today. ...

Once a fabled pirate garrison, the Balearic island of Ibiza has been colonised & continually fought over since the era of the Phoenicians. During the twentieth century it gained its reputation as a countercultural hotbed after it became a melting pot for bohemians & dropouts who had come there in search of adventure. Soon, Ibiza was a crossroads for experimental musicians, writers & artists, `hippie trail travellers, enthusiastic trepanation pioneers, infamous art world conmen, & Osho sannyasins with pockets full of MDMA &, eventually, the epicentre for electronic music that it is today. After the establishment of the famous hippie markets & the trance parties that took place in forests or on deserted beaches, a number of now legendary nightclubs, including Ku, Pacha, & Amnesia started to emerge, although they had started out as simple, rural locations for islanders, fringe figures, & jetsetters to congregate together on open air terraces to listen to blues, rock n roll, & jazz. These days, pioneering electronic music DJs from around the world make the island their home from home over the summer season, attracting an equally international party community. Eco tourists & nature lovers seeking the particular pleasures of Ibiza also flock in annually, as does a crucial contingent of island faithfuls who return year after year to this tiny but charismatic & insubordinate Mediterranean hub to live an Ibiza `experience that goes way beyond the parties. With a foreword by Richie Hawtin, the world s leading electronic artist & DJ, Shadows Across The Moon explores the social & cultural history of Ibiza & its nocturnal playgrounds, from the advent of the earliest settlers through the huge influence of the Moors on Ibiza s music & traditions, the early days of the Ibiza Town jazz scene, the Goa-influenced outdoor trance party culture, the early hippie clubs, the golden years of the 1980s & the second Summer of Love, to the huge & exciting impact the techno scene made on the island s nightlife with the advent of Sven Vath s audacious Cocoon. Along the way the book draws back the curtain to reveal clubland s sometimes shadowy mafia connections, crooked politics, backstabbing, outmanoeuvring skulduggery, specious drug busts, assassinations, & suicides as well as tales of quixotic originality & futuristic vision, outrageous pansexual parties, widely talented impresarios, & the open air gatherings that make the island so special, including the famous sunset bars & chill-out culture. Drawing on interviews with everyone from Carl Cox & Dubfire to Terry Gilliam & Johnny Golden, Shadows Across The Moon is the first & only book to cover the whole fascinating & unique history of dance & counterculture in Ibiza, & vividly describes the artists, sunset drummers, shamans, DJs, outlaws, psychedelic evangelists, politicians & hippie organisers who gradually shaped the island s party landscape into the hugely influential nexus it is today. ...

When Maximilian Potter went to Burgundy to report for Vanity Fair on a crime that could have destroyed the Domaine de la Romanee Conti-the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world-he soon found a story that was much larger, & more thrilling, than he had originally imagined. In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the DRC, received an anonymous note threatening the destruction of his priceless vines by poison-a crime that in the world of high-end wine is akin to murder-unless he paid a one million euro ransom. Villaine believed it to be a sick joke, but that proved a fatal miscalculation; the crime was committed & shocked this fabled region of France. The sinister story that Potter uncovered would lead to a sting operation by top Paris detectives, the primary suspect`s suicide, & a dramatic trial. This botanical crime threatened to destroy the fiercely traditional culture surrounding the world`s greatest wine. Like Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, SHADOW IN THE VINEYARD takes us deep into a captivating world full of fascinating characters, small town French politics, an unforgettable narrative, & a local culture defined by the twinned veins of excess & vitality & the deep reverent attention to the land that run through it. ...

Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana`s death, this sensational bestseller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period. In 1981 Lady Diana Spencer was seen by many as a lifeline for the outdated Windsor line. But Diana didn`t follow the script. Instead she brought a revolution. Patrick Jephson was Diana`s closest aide & adviser during her years of greatest public fame & deepest personal crisis. He witnessed the disintegration of her marriage to Prince Charles & the negotiation of the royal divorce. Rooted in unique first-hand experience, Shadows of a Princess is an authoritative, balanced account of one of the world`s most famous & tragic women. ...

Isak Dinesen takes up the absorbing story of her life in Kenya begun in the unforgettable ” Out of Africa”, which she published under the name of Karen Blixen. With warmth & humanity these four stories illuminate her love both for the African people, their dignity & traditions, & for the beauty & wildness of the landscape. The first three were written in the 1950s & the last, ` Echoes from the Hills`, was written especially for this volume in the summer of 1960 when the author was in her seventies. In all, they provide a moving final chapter to her African reminiscences. ...

In 2012, veteran cyclist Michael Barry announced his retirement from the sport after riding for several top professional teams, including US Postal & Team Sky. Weeks later he testified against his former team mate Lance Armstrong, as part of the USADA investigation. In a stunning piece of writing, Barry explores the dreams & passion of a young, idealistic cycling fan from Toronto, what it was like to go on to ride as a teammate alongside such giants of the sport as Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins & Chris Froome, & how those dreams were compromised early on in his career by a sport in crisis. But it is also the story of his eleven years riding clean, before & after his time in the notorious US Postal Team. What was it like to head for Europe at such a young age, & what was it like to escape the environment of doping, to try & start again, all the time aware that past actions may one day catch up with him? Offering a unique & elegiac insight into the life & mind of a professional sportsman
- the pressures, sacrifices, fears, crashes, injuries & neuroses
- Shadows on the Road: Life at the Heart of the Peloton, from US Postal to Team Sky is a must-read for cycling & sports fans alike.

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Sink into the depths
- The great oceans of the world have long been considered alien environments said to harbor strange creatures
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