Russian Language and People Course Book
An ideal introduction to the language and culture of Russia, Russian Language and People is an integrated multi-media course for beginners.
| Istanbul
Guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets and waterways of Istanbul - the city of the author's birth and the home of his imagination. This is an account of one man's love affair with the city that ha
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The Bookseller of Kabul
This volume offers an intimate portrait of Afghani people.
| Notes from a Small Island
After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the USA. Before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, he took one last trip around the UK, and in this book, he turns an affectionate but laconic eye on his
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London
London is a city of immense size, where the old and the new live comfortably cheek by jowl. This book is a celebration and an important record of England's capital. In both pictures and words, it speaks for itself.
| The City of Falling Angels
A mystery story, a comedy, and a riveting human drama rolled into one, from the bestselling author of MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
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Francesco's Italy
Discusses Italian culture. This book celebrates the art and beauty of Italy - its cathedrals, churches, palaces, opera houses, paintings, sculpture and music.
| India in Slow Motion
Covering subjects as diverse as Hindu extremism, bonded child labour, Sufi mysticism, the crisis in agriculture, the persistence of political corruption and the problem of Kashmir, the athor presents a picture of India that is at once poignant, funny
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The Angry Island
Foreigner Adrian Gill (a Scot) goes in search of the essence of England and the English
| England in Particular
A magnificent, unique and ground-breaking book about English local distinctiveness, that will appeal to devotees of Simon Jenkins and Flora Britannica. 'It should be at every curious Englishman's bedside.' - Alan Titchmarsh
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"Time Out" Eating and Drinking Guide 2007
Including maps of selected areas, this is an illustrated and indexed guide to a range of places to eat in London.
| Watching the English
Takes a look at the quirks, habits and foibles of the English people. This work puts the English national character under the anthropological microscope, and finds a strange culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and byzantine codes of b
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Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die
International travel writer and photographer Steve Davey has selected 40 of his favourite places. Some, such as the Taj Mahal, are well known, but most, such as the sands dunes of Dead Vlei in the Namib desert are very much off the beaten track. All
| 1000 Places to See Before You Die
This title describes 1000 "must-see" spots, from beaches to museums to cathedrals to bustling markets, grand hotels to backwater inns, rugged safaris to the most pampering spas. It includes addresses, phone and fax numbers, websites, costs and best t
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The Travel Book
A pictorial dedicated to travel and the world, capturing almost every country on the planet with photographs and useful text. It combines images that captures the essence of being there.
| Narrow Dog to Carcassonne
When they retired, Terry and Monica Darlington decided to sail their canal narrow boat across the Channel and down to the Mediterranean, together with their whippet Jim. They took advice from experts, who said they would die, together with their whip
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Diving the World
Takes the underwater adventurer on a magical tour of many of the world's top dives. This guide also features personal opinions and anecdotes from both experts and other divers, as well as recommendations of what to do and see on dry land.
| The Shadow of the Sun
Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attemp
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Hokkaido Highway Blues
This work recounts Will Ferguson's journey through Japan, as he hitch-hikes and follows the path of the cherry blossom or "sakura" moving from one coast to the other.
| "Time Out" Cheap Eats in London
Provides more than 700 reviews of the best-value restaurants, cafes and pubs in town. This book is the city's essential guide to eating out on a budget. It contains ideas for low-cost meals, has detailed maps, colour photos, and a menu of dish-explan
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