Part candid description of a road journey, part a meditation on travel, this is the tale of a life-enhancing journey taken in the 1950s from Geneva to the Khyber Pass on very little money. When Nicolas Bouvier & the artist Thierry Vernet set out, they had money enough for four months of travel & a Fiat Topolino. When their money ran out, they would stop & teach or sell paintings & articles
- this happened in Istanbul, Tabriz & Quetta. Then they would base themselves in & around the poorer parts of towns to spend raucous nights listening to gypsy musicians, swapping poetry with Iranian tramps & entertaining other drinkers with songs & a trusty accordion. For a long time The Way of the World has stood as a cult book in France & Switzerl&, being called, ‘nothing short of a masterpiece’ by Patrick Leigh Fermor, & this is a re-issue of the translation first published in 1992.
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An in-depth, personal journey around Japan`s whisky distilleries. Award-winning author & Japanese whisky expert, Dave Broom, tells their story & unveils the philosophy that lies behind this fascinating whisky culture, & how it relates to many Japanese concepts. Dave looks at the history & output of each distillery, considering the elements that make that particular whisky what it is, & including tasting notes. Features on aspects of Japanese life & culture that are crucial to a wider understanding, from the importance of the seasons to the role of craftsmanship, add to the picture. & interwoven throughout the book is the fascinating narrative of the journey across Japan which Dave made with photographer Kohei Take, offering further insight into the country which creates this wonderful drink & making this a must-have edition for any whisky lover, whisky drinker, whisky collector or Japanophile. ...

The Way Out Tube Map from Drumhouse, indicating which carriage to board to arrive next to exits and/or interchanges, plus presenting the network in a geographical representation to show stations which are within easy walking distance of each other. On one side is central London, the most visited part of the city, with the Underground network overprinted on a map showing just principal streets & main sights. Each station is annotated to show which carriage to board, separately for each direction of travel, to arrive next to the exit or the interchange (s) for connecting lines. On the reverse the rest of the network is shown with similar information on a base map showing just the North & South Circular roads & main routes out of London. London’s Overground network is not included. Also provided are useful telephone numbers for enquiries about rail & air travel, lost credit cards, emergency services, etc. Current edition of this title was published in 2011. ...

Being told where to get off can sometimes be a pain, but not with the Way Out Tube Map. Its clever, easy to use system shows you which carriage to board to arrive right opposite the platform exit at your destination. This ingenious Way Out map will put you a lot more than one step ahead. ...

From the bestselling author of THE GIRL OF INK & STARS comes a gorgeous wintry folk tale for young & old alike
- perfect for fans
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From the acclaimed author of FALL ON YOUR KNEES
- an international bestseller
- comes a mesmerizing new novel ” The sun came

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When Skanda`s father Toby dies, estranged from Skanda`s mother & from the India he once loved, it falls to Skanda to return his body to his birthplace. This is a journey that takes him halfway around the world & deep within three generations of his family, whose fractures, frailties & toxic legacies he has always sought to elude. Both an intimate portrait of a marriage & its aftershocks, & a panoramic vision of India`s half-century
- in which a rapacious new energy supplants an ineffectual elite
- The Way Things Were is an epic novel about the pressures of history upon the present moment. It is also a meditation on the stories we tell & the stories we forget; their tenderness & violence in forging bonds & in breaking them apart. Set in modern Delhi & at flashpoints from the past four decades, fusing private & political, classical & contemporary to thrilling effect, this book confirms Aatish Taseer as one of the most arresting voices of his generation.

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This is a book about Palestine today. It is neither apologetic nor romanticized, but a powerful & brilliantly realized scream of a book, scorching & tender, from a journalist whose anger & empathy burn through every word. Over the past three years, Ben Ehrenreich has shared the laughter, fury & sorrow of people in cities & villages across the West Bank, young & old people, men & women. He has witnessed the extremes to which they are pushed, the daily deprivation & oppression that they face, the strategies they construct to survive it
- stoicism, resignation, rebellion, humour, & a stubborn, defiant joy. In The Way to the Spring, he describes the cruel mechanics of the Israeli occupation & the endless absurdities & tragedies it engenders: the complex & humiliating machinery of the checkpoints, walls, courts & prisons; the steady, strangling loss of lands that have been passed down for generations; the constant ebb & flow of deadly violence. Blending political & historical context with the personal stories of the people Ehrenreich meets, The Way to the Spring is a testimony, a provocation & a vital document. Written with grace & power, it breathes fresh life & urgency to a place & a conflict that too easily disappears in the shouting. This is a necessary book, an unflinching act of witnessing.
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Over the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been travelling to & living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families in its largest cities & its smallest villages. He has witnessed the extremes to which they are pushed, the daily deprivation & oppression that they face, & the strategies they construct to survive it
- stoicism, resignation, rebellion & stubborn defiance. In The Way to Spring, he describes the cruel mechanics of the Israeli occupation & the endless absurdities & tragedies it engenders: the complex & humiliating machinery of the checkpoints, walls, courts & prisons; the steady, strangling loss of land that has been passed down for generations; the constant ebb & flow of deadly violence. Blending political & historical context with riveting personal stories, The Way to Spring is a testimony, a provocation, & an unflinching act of witnessing.
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In her bedroom wall, Sylvie spots a door.. .and beyond that door she finds a passage.. .and beyond the passage she discovers.. .the ZOO! Where Sylvie finds LOTS of animals, looking at her! So she decides to bring a few small ones, like a little bear, into her bedroom at night time, just for a cuddle. & then she takes the penguins back for a splashy bath. Once, she even brings back the monkeys but, really, they were too messy. No matter what Sylvie does though, she always makes sure to close the door in her bedroom wall. Until, one day, she forgets... ...