In one of the most celebrated debut novels of recent years, Ross Raisin tells the story of solitary young farmer, Sam Marsdyke, & his extraordinary battle with the world. Expelled from school & cut off from the town, mistrusted by his parents & avoided by city incomers, Marsdyke is a loner until he meets rebellious new neighbour Josephine. But what begins as a friendship & leads to thoughts of escape across the moors turns to something much, much darker with every step. ...

This new edition of Norman Davies`s classic study of the history of Poland has been revised & fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations & attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned & usually misunderstood country. ...

This new edition of Norman Davies`s classic study of the history of Poland has been revised & fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations & attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned & usually misunderstood country. ...

This book is Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. Longlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. A Sunday Times Book of the Year. A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. A Times Book of the Year. An Observer Book of the Year. A woman awakes in a prison cell. She has been on the run but the authorities have tracked her down & taken her to the Tower of London
- where she is interrogated about the Gunpowder Plot. The woman is Anne Vaux
- one of the ardent, brave & exasperating members of the aristocratic Vauxes of Harrowden Hall. Through the eyes of this remarkable family, award-winning author Jessie Childs explores the Catholic predicament in Elizabethan England
- an age in which their faith was criminalised & almost two hundred Catholics were executed. From dawn raids to daring escapes, stately homes to torture chambers, God`s Traitors exposes the tensions masked by the cult of Gloriana
- & is a timely reminder of the terrible consequences when religion & politics collide.



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This beautifully illustrated book consists of a series of encounters with writers, artists, & musicians living in London, all of whom are exiles or emigres displaced from their cultural & geographical origins. The subjects include poet John Rety from Hungary, painter Fawzi Karim from Iraq, novelist Moris Farhi from Turkey, poet Martina Evans from Irel&, artist Ana Maria Pacheco from Brazil, actor Andrzej Borkowski from Pol&, novelist Brian Chikwava from Zimbabwe, writer Hamid Ismailov & musician Razia Sultanova from Uzbekistan, poet Mimi Khalvati from Iran, filmmaker Rajan Khosa from India, & jazz bassist Coleridge Goode from Jamaica. The book concludes with an autobiographical account. Together, the chapters form a perceptive & moving enquiry into complex questions of migration, identity, & belonging as well as a tribute to the value of art & creativity in human lives. ...

In China your host will lose face if he does not pick up the tab. In Tokyo, ` Chin-Chin` is slang for `small penis`. In Sardinia a raised thumb means `sit on this!`
- try that in a traffic jam in Cagliari. The world is not, in fact, flat; & as travel becomes ever easier, understanding the way things are done in other societies becomes ever more crucial. ” Going Dutch in Beijing” aims to help its readers avoid minor international incidents by offering a light-hearted but informative look at everything from first greetings to last rites, covering key minefields of misunderstanding along the way. If you want to know what not to say, what not to wear & what not to do when you are invited round for dinner, all around the world, it`s as well to get up to speed before you find yourself in the local police station. As they say in South Korea
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Many reasonably experienced coastal sailors (and motorboaters) find the prospect of sailing their boat to the continent appealing yet daunting. There are so many additional aspects that all need to be taken into account & complied with that it can seem a forbidding prospect. This highly illustrated, accessible & user friendly book takes the boater though all the appropriate aspects in a h&-holding fashion, to dispel the mystique, & present the undertaking as one that is eminently achievable by anyone with basic boat-handling skills & navigational knowledge. Topics covered: Navigation, Tides, Planning, Crew briefing, Safety information, Man Overboard drills, Obtaining weather information, Watchkeeping, Provisioning, Engine checks, Bureaucracy & form filling & much more. With this book to h&, both skipper & crew will be well prepared to tackle all aspects of taking their own boat to foreign waters for what should be a hugely enjoyable & rewarding experience! ...

This book is designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing & friendly way. It features Stephen Cartwright`s delightful illustrations, providing lots to look at & talk about. An ideal starting point for young children & adults to discuss first experiences. Other titles in this series include: ” Going to the Hospital”; ” Going to a Party”; &, ” The New Puppy”. ...

This is a colourful & fun new take on a timeless series designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing & friendly way. Stickers can be used throughout the stories to replace key words & help young children build their vocabulary. Each title features Stephen Cartwright`s delightful illustrations, providing lots to look at & talk about. It is an ideal starting point for young children & adults to discuss first experiences. It features over 50 stickers & ”I found the duck!” reward stickers. ...

Danny Baker`s third volume of memoirs barrels along at the same cracking pace as its predecessors, the bestselling Going to Sea in a Sieve (the inspiration for the major TV series Cradle to Grave & subsequent nationwide tour) & Going off Alarming. With his trademark exuberance, he recalls the years which included six years` involvement in the massive TV hit TFI Friday (`piling it up with hellzapoppin` ideas`)
- during which time he stalked John Cleese in New York, entertained David Bowie & Paul Mc Cartney, bizarrely reunites with Sir Michael Caine, gets befriended by Peter O` Toole & becomes a member of Led Zeppelin for 35 minutes. However, the tales are not reliant on celebrity alone, & the book comes packed with the usual"a of Baker family jewels, including Spud`s attitude to doctors, Danny`s trip to Amsterdam to get stoned for the first time (he fails), getting caught up in football rioting, & the now infamous `kaboom` of an outburst following his despatch from BBC London. & then there`s the cancer. Spoiler alert: this is the one in which he almost dies. Further spoiler alert: he doesn`t. Going on the Turn is a rollicking read that fizzes with wit, warmth & enviable joie de vivre.
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