An Island in Time: The Biography of a Village (Mak Geert)(Paperback)

An Island in Time: The Biography of a Village (Mak Geert)(Paperback)

A fascinating account from a highly acclaimed writerof the life and charming inhabitants of a typical countryside village, and how it must adapt and change in order to survive in the modern worldThe countryside is in crisis. The shops are closing down in the villages, there is no school for miles

In Europe - Travels Through the Twentieth Century (Mak Geert)(Paperback / softback)

Geert Mak spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, St Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to

Livingstone (Jeal Tim)(Paperback)

An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography of the great explorer David Livingstone David Livingstone (1813-1873) is revered as one of history's greatest explorers and missionaries, the first European to cross Africa, and the first to find Victoria Falls and the source of the

The Tobermory Cat (Gliori Debi)(Paperback)

In the village of Tobermory, on the Scottish island of Mull, lives a very special ginger cat. But once upon a time he didn't think he was special at all - not like the woolly cats of Loch Ba, the singing cats of Staffa, or the fishing cats of Fishnish. In the village of Tobermory, on the Scottish

Christmas in Noisy Village (Lindgren Astrid)(Paperback)

Let the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village The noisy children of three neighboring families are celebrating the season by baking cookies, cutting and decorating trees, eating fruitcake and tarts, and opening Christmas gifts. With illustrations by Ilon

In America - Travels with John Steinbeck (Mak Geert)(Paperback / softback)

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Massie Robert K.)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An 'absorbing' (Los Angeles Times) biography of one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in Russian history--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs '[A] compelling portrait not just of a

John: A Biography (Lennon Cynthia)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling expos of the real John Lennon The time has come when I feel ready to tell the truth about John and me, our years together and the years since his death. There is so much that I have never said, so many incidents I have never spoken of and so many

Rosa's Island (Wood Valerie)(Paperback)

In this book, an orphaned child from an island on the east coast of Yorkshire grows up to discover the secrets and tragedies of her

My Life in Pieces: An Alternative Autobiography (Callow Simon)(Paperback)

Now in paperback Winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography. An alternative autobiography of the well-loved actor and man of the theater. In My Life in Pieces Simon Callow retraces his life through the multifarious performers, writers, productions, and events that have left their

The Dragon of Ynys (Cerridwen Minerva)(Paperback)

Every time something goes missing from the village, Sir Violet makes his way to the dragon's cave and negotiates the item's return. It's annoying, but at least the dragon is polite.But when the dragon hoards a person, that's a step too far. Sir Violet storms off to the mountainside to escort the

A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa (Bartelme Tony)(Paperback)

A 'lyrical, inspirational' story of doctors who changed the health care of an African nation (Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation) Dr. Dilan Ellegala arrives in Tanzania, shocked to find the entire country has just three brain surgeons for its population of forty-two million. Haydom

The Liar in the Library (Brett Simon)(Paperback)

In the sleepy, English village of Fethering, an author event at the local library ends in murder and it's up to amateur sleuths Carole and Jude to solve the

A Village Scandal (the Village Secrets, Book 2) (Court Dilly)(Paperback)

The second book in the dramatic new Village Secrets trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author.It was her wedding day... the roses and bluebells were blooming and their sweet-scent was filling the air, so why did Daisy feel the cold fingers of fear run down her spine?Spring in the village,

Happy Times in Noisy Village (Lindgren Astrid)(Paperback / softback)

For the children of Noisy Village fun and adventure is just around the corner-Lisa and her friends race their sledges on the slopes, hunt for treasure, and keep a watch for pirate ships from their robber's

Petty: The Biography (Zanes Warren)(Paperback)

The New York Times Bestseller *One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015* An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with PettyNo one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a

Joseph Roth - A Life in Letters (Roth Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

An unforgettable portrait of the Austro-Hungarian author of The Radetzky March, this biography in letters - selected here for the first time by Michael Hofmann - is classic European literature at its

Denbighshire Villages(Paperback / softback)

Denbighshire Villages is the sixth book by Geoffrey Davies in a series covering the villages of the 13 historic Welsh Counties. The old county of is a county of great scenic beauty, admired by writers like Wordsworth and artists like

Mitford Girls - The Biography of an Extraordinary Family (Lovell Mary S.)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping biography of a unique

The Island of Doctor Moreau (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

Edward Prendick is shipwrecked and finds himself stranded on an island in the Pacific. Here he meets the sinister Dr Moreau, a vivisectionst driven out of Britain in disgrace. And soon strange events cause Prendick to uncover the full horror of Dr Moreau's activities on the island. THE ISLAND OF DR

In the Name of Truth (Sten Viveca)(Paperback)

A shocking abduction rocks idyllic Sandhamn Island in an enthralling novel of suspense by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of In the Heat of the Moment.With the summer season on Sandhamn comes an unsettling mystery for Detective Inspector Thomas Andreasson. A bullied young boy has vanished from a

Notwithstanding - Stories from an English Village (de Bernieres Louis)(Paperback / softback)

Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a

Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time (Clark Philip)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive, investigative biography of jazz legend Dave

Emma Watson - the Biography (Nolan David)(Paperback / softback)

Now, as the most successful film franchise of all time comes to an end, author David Nolan takes an in-depth look at Emma's fascinating life and asks what's next for the GBP20 million a year actress...a young woman who admits she's not even sure she wants to act