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Book of the Month
London CallingTime Out Guides Ltd
Forty years ago, London was an ailing post-industrial city that had seen better days. Today, it's the cultural and financial capital of the world. How did that happen? And who made it happen? This tells the story of the rebirth of the capital since 1968, covering every aspect of London life, from architecture to art, fashion to food, clubbing to the counter-culture, music to morals. Lavishly illustrated with new and historic photographs, it includes new essays by leading writers and critics; reminiscences from key artists, writers, musicians and politicians; timelines charting significant events; and original material from 'Time Out' magazine's unique archive.
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Don't Sleep There are Snakes
Daniel Everett
Missionary Daniel Everett took his family to the Amazonian jungle in order to convert the Pirahas (pronounced pee-da-HAN), a remote people whose language no outsider had yet been able to understand. They encountered malaria, snakes, jaguars, spiders, insects and a plot to kill them as they slept. But Everett gradually gained entry to this curious culture, and gave up trying to Christianise it. Along the way he discovered a language which disproved the most established tenets of linguistics. He shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world. He describes how he began to realise that his discoveries about the Piraha language opened up a new way of understanding how language works in our minds and in our lives, and that this way was utterly at odds with Noam Chomsky's universally accepted linguistic theories. The perils of passionate academic opposition were then swiftly conjoined to those of the Amazon in a debate whose outcome has yet to be won. Adventure, personal enlightenment and the makings of a scientific revolution proceed together in this vivid, funny and moving book.
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The Olive Tree
Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater's colourful and often dangerous journey in search of the routes that olive cultivation has taken over the centuries, is above all a tale of our time. Troubled by challenges her own South of France farm is experiencing, Carol realises new approaches to farming are becoming essential. Traditional customs have been set aside while the use of excessive chemicals is putting harvests at risk. Changing patterns within the world's climate demand urgent action. As a woman travelling alone, Carol is frequently vulnerable and never more so than in Algeria where, on her arrival, terrorist bombs are exploding, devastating the capital. Determined not to give up, she accepts the support of a network of beekeepers who parcel her across troubled territories. She ends her momentous journey in the company of olive growers whose vision for the future is remarkable and ingenious. This is a beautifully written and gripping narrative of an intrepid and unusual journey around the western shores of the twenty-first century Mediterranean.
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Footpaths in the Painted City
Sadia Shepard
Sadia Shepard's mother was Muslim, her father Catholic. But when she found out her Pakistani grandmother had been born Jewish in Bombay, she set out to discover the disappearing Jews of India - and uncover her own roots among the Bene Israel community, wanting to understand their unique traditions, and to fulfill a promise she made to her grandmother before she died. Weaving together the story of her grandparents' secret marriage with an evocative account of a little-known and dying Jewish community, this is a beautifully affecting depiction of a young woman's attempt to come to terms with her family's past in order to shape her own future. It is an unforgettable story of lost stories, shrouded identities, forbidden love and, above all, self-discovery.
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The Snow Tourist
Charlie English
A bracing and beguiling quest for the world's deepest, purest snowfall that takes us from carrot-nosed snowmen in frosty gardens to the most perilous peaks on earth - a book that does for the white stuff what Robert Macfarlane did for mountains. In this unique book, part eulogy, part history, part travelogue, Charlie English goes in search of the best snow on the planet. Along the way he explains the extraordinary hold this commonplace phenomenon has over us, and reveals the ongoing drama of our relationship with it. Combining on-the-slopes experience with off-piste research, Charlie's journey begins with the magical moment when his two-year old son sees snow for the first time, before setting off in the footsteps of the Romantic poets over the Alps, following the sled-tracks of the Inuit across Greenland, and meeting up with a flurry of fellow enthusiasts, from snow-making scientists in Japan and global warming experts at Caltech to plough drivers in Alaska.
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This is the first in a new series of highly illustrated books that take a nostalgic look at life in the 20th-century, It explores where we stayed, what we wore, where we went, how we got there and what we did while on holiday in days gone by. Accompanied by text written by best-selling 'Antiques Roadshow' expert Paul Atterbury, and using predominantly amateur photographs from family albums alongside postcards, publicity material and a range of ephemera from the Edwardian era to the 1970s, it offers a delightfully evocative snapshot of holiday life in 20th-century Britain.
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Behind the island paradises, panoramic views and historical sites there often lies a different story. Using her twenty-year experience in the field of human rights alongside personal anecdotes and the testimonies of survivors, Lucy Popescu explores the various abuses that often go unnoticed or are carefully hidden from the tourist. From torture in the Maldives, the labour camps of China, seeking asylum in Australia to execution in Iran. Inspired by the ethical flying drive and the rise in investment of projects to offset carbon emissions, rather than deterring tourists from their chosen destination, this serves as a practical guide to what you can do after your holiday to help a cause or support a people.
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This one-stop guide has essential information on pre-trip planning, including health and safety, budget, tickets, packing, the latest technologies for keeping in touch, and even tips on how to choose travel companions. It is primarily aimed at 18-25-year-olds planning a significant overseas trip, perhaps working or volunteering along the way.
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Overseas Timetable
Thomas Cook Publishing
This title includes timetables for over 11,000 towns and villages in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. It features maps and town plans to aid the traveller, plus information on operators, rail and bus passes and travelling by public transport.
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The Wild Places
Robert Macfarlane
Guided by monks, questers, scientists, philosophers, poets and artists, both living and dead, Macfarlane explores our changing ideas of the wild. From the cliffs of Cape Wrath, to the holloways of Dorset, the storm-beaches of Norfolk, the saltmarshes and estuaries of Essex, and the moors of Rannoch and the Pennines, his journeys become the conductors of people and cultures, past and present, who have had intense relationships with these places. At once a wonder voyage, an adventure story, an exercise in visionary cartography and a work of natural history, the book is written in a style and a form as unusual as the places with which it is concerned. It also tells the story of a friendship, and of a loss. It mixes history, memory and landscape in a strange and beautiful evocation of wildness and its vital importance.
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When Suzanna Clarke and her husband bought a dilapidated house in the Moroccan town of Fez, their friends thought they were mad. Located in a maze of donkey-trod alleyways, the house - a traditional riad - was beautiful but in desperate need of repair. They were determined to restore the building to its original splendour, using only traditional craftsmen and handmade materials. But they soon found that trying to do business in Fez was like being transported back several centuries in time and so began the remarkable experience that veered between frustration, hilarity and moments of pure exhilaration. This is also a journey into Moroccan culture, revealing its day-to-day rhythms, its customs and festivals; its history, Islam and Sufi rituals; the lore of djinns and spirits; the vibrant life-filled market places and the irresistible Moroccan cuisine. Beautifully descriptive and infused with an extraordinary sense of place, this is a compelling account of one couple's adventures in ancient Morocco.
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