When Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire received the call to serve as force commander of the UN mission to Rwanda, he thought he was heading off to Africa to help two warring parties achieve a peace both sides wanted. Instead, he & members of his small international force were caught up in a vortex of civil war & genocide. Dallaire left Rwanda a broken man; disillusioned, suicidal, & determined to tell his story. An award-winning international sensation, Shake Hands with the Devil is a landmark contribution to the literature of war: a remarkable tale of a soldier`s courage & an unforgettable portrait of modern warfare. It is also a stinging indictment of the petty bureaucrats who refused to give Dallaire the men & the operational freedom he needed to stop the killing. `I know there is a God, ` Dallaire writes, `because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him & I have touched him. I know the devil exists & therefore I know there is a God.` ...

This highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling book Shake features more than 130 photographs of adorable puppies. This brilliant, brightly colored collection truly captures the squishy cuteness of a puppy--its tousled fur, floppy ears, & endearing expression--in the moment when our tiny, wide-eyed companion is mid-shake. In addition to its vibrant photographs, Shake Puppies

Includes:: a message of support for animal rescue & creating an environment in which all dogs, young or old, can succeed in their new homes. Training tips are included to help dog owners achieve this goal. There is also a roster listing the names & ages of all the dogs featured, as well as a peek into Carli Davidson`s studio.

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Long before he was one of America`s leading yachting writers, Nigel Calder was a novice cruiser with ambitions grander than his experience. Nigel & his partner Terrie were young & foolish, with a home-built boat that was new & untested, one child already & another on the way
- but they were determined to complete an adventurous 18-month voyage from New Orleans to Venezuela & back. It was the voyage that made Calder the yachtsman he is today, a marvellous romp through the West Indies, seeing an unspoilt Caribbean, while learning hard-won lessons from direct experience
- troubleshooting engines, kedging off shoals & reefs, & most importantly navigating Nada, a yacht that quickly became very much part of the burgeoning Calder family too. An adventure story & a colourful travelogue in one, Shakedown Cruise is a must-read for all who are curious about what it takes to become a cruising sailor or create an adventurous life, as well as those who are just looking to sail along with Nigel & his family.

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In this lively collection, wine snobs receive their comeuppance at the hands of Roald Dahl & Edgar Allan Poe; innocents over-imbibe in tales by Jack London & Alice Munro; riotous partying exacts a comic price in stories by P. G. Wodehouse & Kingsley Amis; Charles Jackson & Jean Rhys chronicle liquor-soaked epiphanies; while John Cheever, Vladimir Nabokov & Robert Coover set their characters afloat on surreal, soul-revealing adventures. Here, too, are well-lubricated tales by Dickens, Twain, Beckett, Colette, Dorothy Parker, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Doris Lessing, Frank O` Connor, Penelope Lively, & many more. The settings include hotels & restaurants, a wine cellar in Italy, a cafe in Paris, a bar in Dublin, a New York nightclub, Jazz Age speakeasies, suburban lawn parties & the occasional gaol cell, & are peopled by lovers & loners, barmen & chorus girls, youths taking their first sips & experienced tipplers nursing hangovers. Whether living it up or drowning their sorrows, the vividly drawn characters in these sparkling pages will leave you shaken & stirred. ...

This exciting new series of heritage tourist guides from Batsford gives an authentic flavour of the history of London & wiill ...

Learn about amazing & extraordinary aspects of Shakespeare’s life, work & legacy in this collection of stories & trivia. From the intrigues of Shakespeare’s own lifetime & that of his contemporaries, to the mysteries of the greatest memorials to the bard & his remarkable legacy in the arts & language. Published to coincide with the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death on April 23rd 2016. ...

This book was shortlisted for the Tony Lothian Prize One of the Telegraph`s ` Best Books of 2014`. In November 1596 a woman signed a document which would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare.. . Who was the woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare`s life? Never far from controversy when she was alive
- she sparked numerous riots & indulged in acts of bribery, breaking-&-entering, & kidnapping
- Elizabeth Russell has been edited out of public memory, yet the chain of events she set in motion would be the making of Shakespeare as we all know him today. Providing new pieces to the puzzle, Chris Laoutaris` thrilling biography reveals for the first time the life of this extraordinary woman, & why she decided to wage her battle against Shakespeare.

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For fans of the Bard comes a deluxe box set of our three classic Shakespeare mini books: Shakespeare: The Bard`s Guide to Abuses & Affronts, William Shakespeare: The Complete Plays in One Sitting, & Love Sonnets of Shakespeare. In this collectible slipcase edition, readers will have access to comprehensive summaries of each of Shakespeare`s 36 famous plays, the most eloquent of Shakespeare`s insults, & love sonnets to woo the most sought-after lover. ...

Shakespeare Country, Vale of Evesham & the Cotswolds in the Pathfinder Guides series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each Pathfinder guide

Includes:: 28 varied walks ranging from easy strolls to exhilarating hikes & is accompanied by 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with marked, colour-coded routes. Introductory sections profile the county or region covered, with recommendations on the best time to visit & a brief explanation of GPS. An

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Published to commemorate 400th anniversary of Shakespeare`s death in April 2016, a breathtaking exploration into Shakespeare as a Global poet. Whilst travelling in Luxor, Edward Wilson-Lee encountered a man who called out to him from the summer shade with lines from Shakespeare`s Macbeth: ` Tomorrow, & tomorrow, & tomorrow...` Unable to resist the temptation, Wilson-Lee responded with the next line & so began a fascination with unexpected cultural encounters, especially those made memorable by the poignancy of discovering beauty out of place. Shakespeare may have heard of Luxor (although he would have known it as Thebes) but it is unlikely that he imagined his lines ever being spoken there, close by the feluccas sailing on the Nile & the acres of pharaonic ruins beyond. This radical, breath-taking book combines travel, history, biography & satire in an ode to Shakespeare. Wilson-Lee teaches Shakespeare at Cambridge but grew up in East Africa & Shakespeare in Swahililand explores Shakespeare`s global legacy like no other book before it. In these pages explorers stagger through Africa`s interior accompanied by Shakespeare; eccentrics live out their dreams on the African Savannah with Shakespeare by their side; decadent emigres, railway labourers, Indian settler communities, African intellectuals & rebels all turned to Shakespeare & adapted his plays to fit their needs. The book examines how Shakespeare influenced the first African leaders of independent nations, Cold War intrigues & even Che Guevara. With its extraordinary sequence of stories & momentous travels from Zanzibar, through Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia & Sudan, this literary adventure throws high culture & the wild together in celebration of Shakespeare`s legacy as a poet of the world. ...