` An extraordinarily funny book on a serious subject, effortlessly combining social comedy, disaster, fiction & philosophy.. .hilariously, & grimly, successful` Daily Telegraph Jack Gladney is the creator & chairman of Hitler studies at the College-on-the-Hill. This is the story of his absurd life; a life that is going well enough, until a chemical spill from a rail car releases an ` Airborne Toxic Event` & Jack is forced to confront his biggest fear -- his own mortality. White Noise is an effortless combination of social satire & metaphysical dilemma in which De Lillo exposes our rampant consumerism, media saturation & novelty intellectualism. It captures the particular strangeness of life lived when the fear of death cannot be denied, repressed or obscured & ponders the role of the family in a time when the very meaning of our existence is under threat. ` An astonishing novel.. .unforgettable.. .nearly every page crackles with memorable moments & perfectly turned phrases.. .dizzying, darkly beautiful fiction` Sunday Times ...

The White Peak area of the Peak District at 1:40, 000 from Harvey Map Services printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, with on the reverse a geological map of the region, plus extensive advice on safety, first aid & map reading, useful contact addresses, etc.MAIN MAP: topography is shown by contours at 15m intervals, enhanced by light altitude colouring within the Open Access area, numerous spot heights, plus graphics and/or coloiring for different type of terrain & vegetation (boulder field, scree, rough pasture, scrub, woodl&, etc). The map indicates different types of Right of Way paths & routes: public footpaths & bridleways with or without path on the ground, permissive paths, long-distance hiking paths, cycle routes & other right of way access. Symbols show locations of campsites & caravan sites, youth hostels & bunkhouses, public toilets, information offices, car parks & golf courses. The map has 1-km National Grid lines.GEOLOGICAL MAP: the geological map of the region at 1:100, 000 is provided by the British Geological Survey & is accompanied by notes & a time chart.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: the map also

Includes:: extensive notes on first aid basics, emergency procedures, hypothermia, map reading & symbols, & compass bearing, plus a list of useful contact details for accommodation, visitor information, etc.

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Cicerone’s White Peak Walks in the Northern Dales is a comprehensive walking guide to this popular destination by experienced walker Mark Richards. This practical guide covers the Northern Dales of the White Peak area of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. 35 walks of up to 9 miles, many of them circular, allow for walkers of different standard. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by Ordnance Survey map extracts & the author’s distinctive artwork & sketch maps which help to lead the way. Gradient profiles & grid references are included at the start of your walk to help plan suitable routes. ...

Cicerone’s walking guide to the Southern Dales of the white peak area of the Peak District, covering 30 routes of between 3 & 10 miles, for walkers of different standards, all in an area just south of Bakewell & Buxton. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by Ordnance Survey Landranger mapping extracts at 1:50, 000, which help to lead the way. Gradient profiles & grid references are included at the start of your walk to help plan suitable routes, as well as information on distances, nearest parking, terrain information & the best place to get refreshments. The walks in the guide explore both the high plateaus & seclusion of the side dales, following the Dove, manifold & Hamps rivers. The walks centre on: Castleton; Hope; Bradwell; Hathersage; Baslow; Tideswell; Bakewell; Buxton; Monyash; Youlgrave; Winster; Matlock Spa & Cromford. ...

Sir James Brooke was an extraordinary 'eminent' Victorian, whose life was the stuff of legend. His curious career began in 1841 when he was caught up in a war in Brunei which had started because a party of local Dayaks had refused to furl their umbrellas in the presence of the Sultan. Brooke was an opportunist who, with the Sultan's backing, made war on the Dayaks tribespeople & eventually found himself ruling over Sarawak
- a kingdom the size of England
- as a result. How he achieved it is a romantic, sometimes horrifying story. Brooke is someone that George Macdonald Fraser would scarcely dare to invent. Errol Flynn wanted to play him in a movie, 70 years after his death & his dynasty is remembered throughout South-East Asia. This is a wonderful piece of swashbuckling historical biography which recalls the best & the worst of the British Imperial character.

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This is a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller. ” Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first”. A handful of clay from a Chinese hillside carries a promise: that mixed with the right materials, it might survive the fire of the kiln, & fuse into porcelain
- translucent, luminous, white. Acclaimed writer & potter Edmund de Waal sets out on a quest
- a journey that begins in the dusty city of Jingdezhen in China & travels on to Venice, Versailles, Dublin, Dresden, the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina & the hills of Cornwall to tell the history of porcelain. Along the way, he meets the witnesses to its creation; those who were inspired, made rich or heartsick by it, & the many whose livelihoods, minds & bodies were broken by this obsession. It spans a thousand years & reaches into some of the most tragic moments of recent times. In these intimate & compelling encounters with the people & landscapes who made porcelain, Edmund de Waal enriches his understanding of this rare material, the `white gold` he has worked with for decades. It was also the Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4.

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From the number one bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, acclaimed writer & potter Edmund de Waal sets out on a quest
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Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanfords Travel Writing Awards 2016. From one of Britain`s most original writers, White Sands is a creative exploration of why we travel. Episodic, wide-ranging, funny & smart, the linked journeys recall the themes of Dyer`s Yoga for People Who Can`t Be Bothered to Do It
- albeit with the wisdom of (middle) age. From a trip to the Lightning Field in New Mexico, to chasing Gauguin`s ghost in French Polynesia, from falling for someone who may or may not be a tour guide in Beijing`s Forbidden City, to tracking down the house of an intellectual hero in Los Angeles, Dyer pursues all permutations of the peak experience including the trough experience. In his trademark style he blends travel writing, essay, criticism & fiction with a smart & cantankerous wit that is unmatched. This is a book for armchair travellers & procrastinating philosophers everywhere.
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SHORTLISTED FOR STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEARFrom a trip to The Lightning Field in New Mexico, to chasing Gauguin`s ghost in French Polynesia, White Sands is a creative exploration of why we travel. Episodic, wide-ranging & funny, Geoff Dyer blends travel writing, essay, criticism & fiction with a smart & cantankerous wit that is unmatched. From one of the most original writers in Britain, this is a book for armchair travellers & procrastinating philosophers everywhere. ...

This is a book about Polynesia after the cruise ship has left, the jet has flown off into the sunset, & the mai tai curtain has dropped on a dream that was more performance than reality. This first-hand narrative introduces the reader to the Cook Islands & an extraordinary array of their inhabitants: Susy No Pants who lives an uproarious life of pleasure, but never strays far from who she is or where she came from; a nuclear nomad from the Tuamotus who attempts suicide by ancient means in California`s Balboa Fun Zone, home of the chocolate-dipped banana; & French bureaucrats who concoct an elaborate charade to create an uplifting image of the Foreign Legion in Papeete, Tahiti. The author encounters missionaries, randy kings, dictators, sailors, drunk island tyrants & visionaries on remote isles where tourists seldom tread. Kernahan does not find paradise, although she admits to having looked for it. ...