Author: Charles Timoney

Things you didn't know about France: you burnt Joan of Arc! smuggling live chickens into rugby matches is patriotic how many times to kiss on the cheek where not to cross the road French guns don't go 'bang' what do you ...

Author: John Birmingham

Birmingham drills beneath the cover story of a successful multicultural metropolis and melts the boundaries between past and present to reveal a ghost city beneath the surface of concrete and glass. Combining intensive r ...

Author: Stafford Cliff, Gilles de Chabeneix & Others Suzanne Slesin

The Caribbean. The place immediately brings to mind specific colours, arranged in a specific way. Blue above, blue below. White for the beach, green for the coconut palms. Dominating all, the gold of the sun. Caribbean S ...

Author: Steve Davey

We only get one life so we owe it to ourselves to see as much of this beautiful world as possible. For many of us, lying on a beach for two weeks each year is just not enough any more. We want to see ancient monuments, e ...

Author: Steve Watkins & Clare Jones

Following the success of Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, this is the second title in an exciting new series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world. In Unforge ...

Author: Steve Watkins & Clare Jones

Following the success of Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die and Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die, this is the third title in an exciting new series of books that will help you search out essential sights ...

Author: Penelope Green

Penny Green returned to Italy after a holiday in Australia ready for a challenge. She was looking for a new job and romance, and found work and perhaps love in the toughest Italian city of them all Napoli.Penny takes on ...

Author: David Dimbleby

I have always loved painting and scenery. The connection between the British landscape seen by all of us with the naked eye and the same landscape seen through the eyes of artists, musicians and writers is fascinating. I ...

Author: Martin Garrett

From its origins in the 13th century the University of Cambridge has attracted many notable students and teachers, both brilliant and eccentric. From Erasmus to Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein, the university has been ...

Author: Andre Bercoff

Walking, riding, sailing or driving a limousine, all Parisian streets lead to the George V. As soon as it opened in 1928, the world's most famous celebrities have gathered at this English charmed palace: Sacha Guitry, Ma ...

Author: Michel Peissel

By combining masonry with the skills of nomad tent-makers, Tibetan architects have produced unique, magnificent buildings that, for too long, have remained obscure and underestimated. It took author-illustrator Michel Pe ...

Author: Paolo Lazzarrin

Beautifully illustrated as well as informative, One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy: Shops and Crafts focuses on two of the most popular reasons to visit Italy: shopping and the artisanal products for which ...

Author: Simonetta Greggio

This book is a one-of-a-kind tour through the charms of small French towns. Each town is as remarkably varied as the many different regions of the country, shaped and influenced by geography, climate, and history. Travel ...

Author: David McKie

In this unique gazetteer, David McKie has assembled a treasure trove of fascinating and unfamiliar stories of the localities and landmarks of Britain, the highlights of a lifetime exploring the byways of our country's hi ...

Author: Simonetta Greggio

Beautifully illustrated as well as informative, One Hundred & One Beautiful Towns in France: Food and Wine explores the local delicacies of a country known for and proud of its love of food and wine. Organized by region, ...

Author: Tom Aiken

A sequel to the highly successful One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy and One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France, this book is a unique photographic tour of the most beautiful towns in every regio ...

Author: Richard Bryant & Peter Ackroyd

Richard Bryant's London is a fitting love letter to a city with an unparalleled history and an inimitable and tangible soul. Following the path of the river, the reader travels across London, from the bucolic West to the ...

Author: Steve Davey

Footprint Travel Photography is going to change the way that you travel. Written by acclaimed author and photographer of 'Unforgettable Places to see Before you Die' Steve Davey, it covers everything that you need to kno ...

Author: Rick Smolan & Jennifer Erwitt

From castles to stone huts, suburban semis to houseboats, wag mansions to squats and post-modern penthouses to chocolate box cottages UK At Home paints a wide and fascinating picture of the places we call 'home'. Offerin ...

Author: Beppe Severgnini

'First of all, let's get one thing straight. Your Italy and out Italia are not the same thing. Italy is a soft drug peddled in predictable packages such as hills in the sunset, olive groves, white wine and raven haired g ...