Jingqiu, an innocent young woman from a politically questionable family in the city, is selected as one of a small group of students to be sent to the countryside to work on a project that will further the Cultural Revolution. Clever, curious & eager, she tries to fit in with her hosts & the rural way of life, & it isn`t appropriate for her to fall in love. But she does, with the son of a mighty army general. This beautiful, simple story of love against the odds will break your heart. ...

A couple on an epicurean journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the sounds around him
- sure that any deviation from their normal progression would mean the uprising of the conspirators that surround him. & three different men search desperately for the beguiling scents of lost women, from a Count visiting Madame Odile`s perfumery, to a London drummer stepping over spent, naked bodies.
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At the close of the First World War, propaganda mapping played a crucial role in the creation of a consensus about German national territory. Under the Map of Germany provides a detailed & vivid analysis of the history & techniques of nationalist mapping in inter-war Germany. Using extensive archival documentation
- including many previously undiscovered maps
- the author charts the development of new concepts of national territory & the establishment of an effective propaganda mapping network. His research demonstrates that a consensus about the extent of the Greater German nation was not created by skillful Nazi propagandists, but by the collaborate efforts of respected scholars & nationalist activists during the Weimar Republic. Challenging the belief that national self-determination is a just cause, Under the Map of Germany reveals that national territories are not tangible entities that can be clearly delimited, but are artificial constructs open to a wide range of interpretations.

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In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the twentieth century
- the Kurelu. Matthiessen
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The scenery changes as we sail from busy port to icy Arctic, through stormy seas, on into an idyllic sunset. But it`s what lies under the ocean that will surprise & thrill you the most. From the creators of In the Forest comes a new book that combines awe-inspiring pop-ups with cutting-edge illustration & design in a celebration of the splendours of the ocean. Anouck Boisrobert is an illustrator & graphic designer, & Louis Rigaud works across multimedia as well as illustration. Their first book Popville won the Bank Street Best Children`s Book of the Year 2011. ...

Under the Olive Tree is a story of family life & food in Lugano, an elegant city clinging to the edges of a Swiss Lake near the northern Italian border, & the sapphire seas of the Costa Smeralda in Sardegna, Italy. Manuela Darling- Gansser, along with photographer Simon Griffiths, goes on an inspirational journey as she revisits the memories, sights, smells & tastes of her home town & the summer holidays of her childhood. Eat salami & mountain cheeses with red wine in the tiny grotto restaurants in the remote valleys of southern Switzerl&. Sample traditional Sardinian fare of Culligiones, large pasta cushions filled with potato & wild mint & Semifreddo Di Miele Amaro, a soft ice cream flavoured with the unique Sardegnan bitter honey in the picturesque harbours on the Mediterranean. Manuela Darling-Gansser has cooking in her blood, her greatgrandfather founded a restaurant in Lugano 120 years ago & his son, her grandfather, made it famous. She is your perfect guide, intimately translating the food & flavours of her heritage. Under the Olive Tree is a celebration of Mediterranean al fresco living at its best! ...

A bold & original exploration of landscape, nature & literature by one of Britain`s most acclaimed novelists; Carved from the valley side above Mytholmroyd in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, Scout Rock is a steep crag overlooking wooded slopes & flat weed-tangled plateaus. To many it is unremarkable, to others it is a doomed place where 18th-century thieves would hide out; where the town tip once sat, suicides leapt to their death & the asbestos that claimed so many lives was buried in the soil. Scout Rock is also the subject of Ted Hughes`s 1963 essay ` The Rock`, in which the poet describes growing up across the valley from `my spiritual midwife...both the curtain & backdrop to existence`. Into this beautiful, dark & complex landscape steps Benjamin Myers, asking: are unremarkable places made remarkable by the minds that map them? The result is a lyrical & unflinching investigation into nature, literature, history, memory & the very meaning of place in modern Britain. ...

We sing the same songs, caught on the breeze... We sing the same songs, across the same seas. Written & illustrated by the award-winning Britta Teckentrup, this beautiful & heart-warming peek-through picture book celebrates the closeness of the world`s communities through their shared hopes & dreams. ...

Deep in the dewy forest sits an only, lonely panda bear. “I wish I had a friend, ” Panda sighs, as playful sifakas & graceful flamingos dance around him. But who’s that peeking through the bamboo? & can Panda work out how to be her friend? With stunning illustrations from Jonny Lambert (Little Why, Tiger Tiger, The Great Aaa-Ooo), The Only Lonely Panda is a funny & uplifting celebration of friendship & individuality. Perfect for little ones who are learning to make friends at a new nursery or school! ...

It is late summer 2008 & forty-year-old Salinger Nash, who has been plagued since adolescence by a mercurial depression, leaves the north-west London house he shares with girlfriend for his older brother Carson`s home in New Orleans. It is Carson who has persuaded Salinger that they should visit their estranged father on his deathbed in Las Cruces, & use it as an opportunity to heal old wounds. However it is with a sense of foreboding that Salinger sets off with his brother on a road trip from New Orleans in Carson`s prized brand new Lexus, as their relationship is far from amicable. Tender, funny, unflinching, this is a road trip story in the great American literary tradition & an exploration of sibling rivalry that harks back to Cain & Abel. It is a vivid glimpse of a country through the eyes of an outsider, a profound exploration of brotherhood & a gripping journey of the soul. ...