In the years before the communist coup & the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Veronica Doubleday set up home in the ancient city of Herat. At first, her only glimpses of women were as shadows
- faceless & voiceless. Gradually, however, she began to meet them in the seclusion of their homes. She formed particular friendships with three young mothers who welcomed her into their lives, teaching her their customs & music & sharing the details of their everyday existence. She witnessed their most personal moments: the births & deaths of their children, their marriages & celebrations, religious holidays, healings, & rituals. In 1979, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. The country Doubleday had come to love changed irreparably & for some years she lost all contact with her friends. Incredibly, during a recent visit to Herat, she met many of them again. This is a remarkable story & a poignant record of life in an Afghanistan that no longer exists.
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Threesixfive city guide to Hong Kong brings you the best of the city through 365 items across nine different categories of interest: accommodation, architecture, arts design, culture, entertainment, food drink, history, leisure nature & shopping. Local knowledge & beautiful photography form the foundations of the book. Covering the areas of Central Western, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Eastern, Peak South Isl&, Kowloon, New Territories, Islands & Macau. This hardback, cloth-covered guide is printed on high quality paper with an index cut for convenient navigation. Also

Includes:: a pocket containing four colour postcards.

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Threesixfive city guide to London brings you the best of the city through 365 items across nine different categories of interest: accommodation, architecture, arts design, culture, entertainment, food drink, history, leisure nature & shopping. Local knowledge & beautiful photography form the foundations of the book. Covering the areas of North, East, City, South, Central, South-West, West & the suburbs of London. This paperback guide is printed on high quality paper with an index cut for convenient navigation. Also

Includes:: a pocket containing four colour postcards.

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Threesixfive city guide to Shanghai brings you the best of the city through 365 items across nine different categories of interest: accommodation, architecture, arts design, culture, entertainment, food drink, history, leisure nature & shopping. Local knowledge & beautiful photography form the foundations of the book. Covering the areas of Jing’an, Changning, Xuhui, Huangpu, Hongkou Zhabei & Pudong. This hardback, cloth-covered guide is printed on high quality paper with an index cut for convenient navigation. Also

Includes:: a pocket containing four colour postcards.

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For over 30 years William James ” Bill” Murray has been a staple of the international movie screen. In 1980 he starred in ” Caddyshack”, in 1984 he played Dr Peter Venkman in ” Ghostbusters” & now, in 2012 he stars alongside Tilda Swinton, Bruce Willis & Jason Schwartzman in Wes Anderson`s highly anticipated film, ” Moonrise Kingdom”. Of course, in between times he has stolen the hearts of a generation in a million & one films which have become essentials on the indie film DVD shelf. Belly Kids has worked alongside a bunch of amazing illustrators to put together a colouring book, dedicated to the great man`s cinematic image. Be you young, old, middle aged, bored, hyped or mildly interested this book is definitely for you! The joy of colouring in is open to us all & there is no reason why you shouldn`t join in. Smudge between the lines, fill the sexy man up. ...

A hardback treasury of stories including well-known classics such as ` Treasure Island` & ` Sinbad the Sailor`, alongside brand new stories about robots, pirates, monsters & knights. This book will last for years as children enjoy having the tales read to them, & then reading them themselves. ...

A drinker`s crown of sorrow is remembering wetter days Through a Glass Lightly is part of ` Found on the Shelves`, published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving & more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners & thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it. ...

For thirty years, St. George Littledale & his wife Teresa mounted expeditions in North America & Asia
- they were an unlikely
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Perlmutter`s work is a historical treasure that will be presented for the first time in a book. Beginning in 1954, on assignment for the US Army, Perlmutter traveled through Europe. ” Europe in the Fifties. Through a Soldier`s Lens” shows a selection of his images taken in Germany, France, Italy, Portugal & Spain. ...

An A-Z of wine stories, information & life lessons. Entertaining & educational, each essay or entry concludes with a list of key facts about the particular subject. Through a Sparkling Glass firmly places wine & all its wonder at the centre of our enjoyment of life & culture & the way we live our lives. Entries cover aspects of wine production, varieties, history & myth, tradition & custom, modern manners, the philosophy of life & celebrating the mystery of wine. A delight to dip into, Through a Sparkling Glass will inform you in the most entertaining way & introduce you to pleasures found in your wine glass. The book taps into the emerging 'emotional palate' category of wine writers such as Alice Fiering (US) & Terry Thiesse (US). This has been successfully replicated in food writing & literature. A perfect book for those who love wine, food & the finer things in life. Those who want to enhance their knowledge of wine but want an entertaining way to attain that information. The book will be a well-designed gift package making it the perfect gift for intelligent men or women who enjoy wine as part of a sophisticated mix of culinary delights rather than as an academic or technical pursuit. This book lifts wine writing out of the niche market full of technical information & into the domain of human engagement & real ife where wine is enjoyed & broadly experienced. ...