From the acclaimed author of The Information & Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel. Gleick`s story begins at the turn of the twentieth century with the young H. G. Wells writing & rewriting the fantastic tale that became his first book, an international sensation, The Time Machine. A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, some philosophical & some technological
- the electric telegraph, the steam railroad, the discovery of buried civilisations, & the perfection of clocks. Gleick tracks the evolution of time travel as an idea in the culture
- from Marcel Proust to Doctor Who, from Woody Allen to Jorge Luis Borges. He explores the inevitable looping paradoxes & examines the porous boundary between pulp fiction & modern physics. Finally, he delves into a temporal shift that is unsettling our own moment: the instantaneous wired world, with its all-consuming present & vanishing future.

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A truly original debut novel from an extraordinarily talented new voice in children`s books. Laugh, cry & wonder at this race-against-time story of a boy who travels back to 1984 to prevent a go-kart accident, & save his father`s life...” My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine & again four years later when he was twelve. The first time had nothing to do with me. The second time definitely did, but I would never even have been there if it hadn`t been for his `time machine`...” When Al Chaudhury discovers his late dad`s time machine, he finds that going back to the 1980s requires daring & imagination. It also requires lies, theft, burglary, & setting his school on fire. All without losing his pet hamster, Alan Shearer... ...

With Cape Town`s spectacular setting, cosmopolitan vibe & African roots, this city has a certain special something for even the most blase traveller. While Cape Town manages to combine First World flair with a palpable Third World energy, its striking natural beauty is truly staggering to behold: with the Atlantic on its doorstep, Table Mountain overseeing goings-on in the City Bowl, & the majestic Winelands, there is much to occupy any level of outdoor enthusiast. The Cape Town city guide
Includes:: full colour photography, using original imagery to give a real sense of the place; it

Includes:: handy pull-out Cape Town map;

Includes:: extensive area guides not only cover the sightseeing in Cape Town, but also restaurants, bars & shops
- all plotted on maps handily located within the chapter; it features top 20 list of the must-see highlights; &, it

Includes:: itineraries to help you plan your visit Critic`s choices pick out the best Cape Town sights, experiences & cultural highlights
- at a glance. All Cape Town restaurants & bars have been visited & reviewed anonymously by critics who pay their own way Cape Town hotels independently reviewed. The revamped Time Out Guides retain the independence & local expertise that the series is known for, while adding more features to help the visitor navigate the city. Whether you have an action-packed 24 hours or a leisurely week in which to take it all in, these guides are more essential than ever.








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Topher`s amazing cat, Ka, has time-travelled again & left him yet another mysterious clue. Following his nose, Topher finds himself in Victorian London where disease is rife & the Thames is clogged with stinking sewage! There he discovers a plot to kill Joseph Bazalgette, the man who is trying to save the city. Determined to foil this foul plan, Topher must first escape from an arch-criminal & his den of thieves. A thrilling historical fantasy which explores the intriguing hidden details of times past. ...

Time is the highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning Gather. In it Gill Meller distills the essence of his approach to food & cooking
- time spent in the kitchen, with good ingredients, makes for the best possible way of life. Morning, daytime & night
- these are the touchstones of our days, & days are the markers of our years. Gill`s unique dishes fit within this framework, moving through the seasons, from freshness & light, to comfort & warmth. Gill`s dishes follow the course of the day: simple breakfasts (wild mushroom & sausage chachouka, buckwheat pancakes), glorious seasonal lunches (steamed vegetables with tamari, honey & sunflower seeds, chicken with chamomile, tomato & anchovy tart, date, olive oil & fennel cake), evening gatherings in the soft glow of summer or chill of winter (lentil dhal with crispy kale, roast pheasant with parsnips & chorizo, ceviche with rhubarb, lemon & chilli, treacle tart with thyme & orange, quince & vanilla creme brulee). This is the best of modern British cooking, from the most exciting new voice in food writing. Praise for Gill`s previous book, Gather: ` Gather does for contemporary British food what Ottolenghi has done for contemporary Middle Eastern cooking... Beautiful writing, beautiful food, this is an exquisite book that I cannot stop reading.` Nigella Lawson ` My book of the autumn & possibly of the year... Gather is a perfect expression of something food writers have been trying to define for the past three decades: modern British cooking.` Diana Henry

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Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically & insistently, & our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the one thing we crave the most. How have we come to be dominated by something so arbitrary? The compelling stories in this book explore our obsessions with time. An Englishman arrives back from Calcutta but refuses to adjust his watch. Beethoven has his symphonic wishes ignored. A moment of war is frozen forever. The timetable arrives by steam train. A woman designs a ten-hour clock & reinvents the calendar. Roger Bannister becomes stuck in the same four minutes forever. A British watchmaker competes with mighty Switzerl&. & a prince attempts to stop time in its tracks. Timekeepers is a vivid exploration of the ways we have perceived, contained & saved time over the last 250 years, narrated in the highly inventive & entertaining style that bestselling author Simon Garfield is fast making his own. As managing time becomes the greatest challenge we face in our lives, this multi-layered history helps us tackle it in a sparkling new light. ...

Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. The Beatles learn to be brilliant in an hour & a half. An Englishman arrives back from Calcutta but refuses to adjust his watch. Beethoven has his symphonic wishes ignored. A US Senator begins a speech that will last for 25 hours. The horrors of war are frozen at the click of a camera. A woman designs a ten-hour clock & reinvents the calendar. Roger Bannister lives out the same four minutes over a lifetime. & a prince attempts to stop time in its tracks. Timekeepers is a book about our obsession with time & our desire to measure it, control it, sell it, film it, perform it, immortalise it & make it meaningful. It has two simple intentions: to tell some illuminating stories, & to ask whether we have all gone completely nuts. ...

Rosie Highgrove-Jones grows up hating her double-barrelled name. She dreams of riding out over the wide plains of the family property, working on the l&. Instead she`s stuck writing the social pages of the local paper. Then the horrible death of her fiance sparks a series of shocking revelations for Rosie & her family. As she tries to put her life back together, Rosie throws herself into researching the haunting true story of a 19th century Irish stockman, who came to Australia & risked his all for a tiny pup & a wild dream. Is it just coincidence when Rosie meets a sexy Irish stockman of her own? & will Jim help her realise her deepest ambition
- or will he break her heart? ” Timeless Land” moves effortlessly between the present & the past to reveal a simple yet hard-won truth
- that both love & the land are timeless.

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The history of Islam stretches from the seventh century to the present & encompasses an area from Spain to Indonesia, North Africa to the Steppes. The material culture of the Muslim peoples is accordingly richly varied, taking in architectural projects on a vast scale & minutely detailed miniature paintings, exquisitely patterned silk textiles & bold calligraphy. The spectacular format of the ” Timeline” allows the reader to view the magnificent sweep of the art of Islam in a unique way. You can see at a glance exactly what was happening in the different arts & countries of Islam within the same period. ” The Timeline” is lavishly illustrated throughout with colour photographs, many of which are taken from the world renowned Khalili Collection. In addition to the Timeline there is a section devoted to the historical dynasties of the Islamic world & a list of Islamic Rulers along with a four-page gatefold map which encapsulates the global aspects of Islamic history & culture. There then follows an essay on the history of Islamic art & architecture, including biographies of leading Muslim craftsmen, painters & architects & specific chapters devoted to individual arts including: architecture, calligraphy, Qur`ans, pottery, glass, jewellery, arms & armour, carpets & textiles, carvings & seals & coins. ...

An introduction to history for young & old, ‘ Timeline’ travels the story of our world, through a lens that captures myths & legends, dinosaurs, the great civilisations, kings & knights, discoveries & inventions. This book shows people building settlements, exploring the oceans, living in castles, yurts, & skyscrapers. It takes our planet from the Big Bang to the threats of climate change. With beautiful illustrations accompanying the text Peter Goes draws unexpected parallels & connections within world history that will inspire debate & educate. ...