Alice Roberts goes in search of the Celts & their treasures in a narrative history to accompanying a new BBC series. We know a lot about the Roman Empire. The Romans left monuments to their glories & written histories charting the exploits of their heroes. But there was another ancient people in Europe
- feared warriors with chariots, iron swords, exquisite jewellery, swirling tattoos & strange rituals & beliefs. For hundreds of years Europe was theirs, not Rome`s. They were our ancestors, & yet the scale of their achievements has largely been forgotten. They were the Celts. Unlike the Romans they did not write their history, so the stories of many heroic Celtic men & women have been lost. & yet we can discover their deeds...you just have to know where to look. From Denmark to Italy; Portugal to Turkey Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe, revealing the remarkable story of the Celts: their real origins, how they lived & thrived, & their enduring modern legacy Using ground-breaking linguistic research, in addition to the latest archaeology & genetics, Alice Roberts will explore how this remarkable & advanced culture grew from the fringes of the continent & humiliated the might of Rome. The Celts accompanies a substantial BBC series presented by Alice Roberts & Neil Oliver, & showing in October 2015.
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Lovers of gold, wine & war, the Celts have no voice because they have left no written records. Much of what we know of them comes from their enemies the Romans, who finally crushed them, & from the weapons & ornaments they buried with their dead. From these traces we can now resurrect a sophisticated people who dominated Europe for 500 years. These highly cultured ”barbarians”, with their exquisite jewellery & metalwork, were eventually driven to the edges of the known world
- yet were destined to shine out once more in the art of Celtic Christianity.
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A legendary Lake District rock climb & the growth of the myths surrounding it. This collection of essays, reproduced courtesy of the Fell & Rock & Yorkshire Ramblers' Club, chart the stages by which the route Central Buttress was besieged, conquered & finally, apparently, domesticated. Or was it? With an introduction & commentary by Graham Wilson & a 21st-century look at the climb by a young woman climber. ...

Peter Geoghegan takes an in-depth journey through some of the unexpected people & far-flung places along Scotland`s road to referendum. September 19, 2014. The ballots are in, & the votes are counted. Scotland has either chosen to remain part of the Untied Kingdom, or to form a new independent state. The result is black & white, but the conversations, people & places that animated Scotland`s journey to the referendum have been anything but. For months Scots debated their futures, at varying volumes. For some the vote was a distraction, for others it was the most important moment in their lives. All have had a chance to have their say. This book is the story of Scotland`s referendum, not as recorded by psephologists, but as experienced by some of the ordinary
- & extraordinary
- people involved. Taking the scenic route around the vote we will meet aging Communists rallying voters in post-industrial Cowdenbeath; loyal Orange men campaigning for a `yes` vote` & Irish republicans backing the union; North Sea oil workers trying to make sense of the debate; & secessionists across Europe trying desperately to follow Scotland`s lead. Full of character, & characters, this lively, in-depth book will provide a unique perspective on a referendum that will reshape Scotland
- & Europe
- regardless of the result.



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When The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the ”age of heroics is over.” As relevant today as it was half a century ago, The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, & an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency. Featuring a foreword by renowned military expert Robert D Kaplan, this important wartime novel will again spark debate about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world. ...

A celebration of the one-hundred years since British women got the vote, told, in their own voices, by six centenarians: Helena, Olive, Edna, Joyce, Ann & Phyllis
- The Century Girlsâ ` It`s a brilliant book... It`s fantastic!` Chris Evans, Radio 2 Breakfast Show. In 2018 Britain will celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote; during the intervening ten decades the lives of women in this country have been transformed. Told in their own voices, The Century Girls celebrates six centenarians who lived that change: what they saw, how they were treated, who they loved, what they did & where they are now. With stories that are intimately knitted into the history of these islands, The Century Girlsis a time-travel adventure featuring society`s oldest, most precious national treasures. In 1918 the Suffragettes famously blazed the trail for women, this book reveals what came next for girls growing up in twentieth century Great Britain, whether they resided in Scotl&, Engl&, Wales or Northern Ireland; whether they were housewives, or in the workplace; & describing their surroundings of the city, the countryside, or coming to the British Isles from the one of the Commonwealth countries. The narrative will travel through the experiences of some key figures who are now themselves well over a hundred years old: Joyce from Cambridge; Ann from Richmond; Edna from Wroughton; Olive from Archway, London; Phyllis from Edinburgh; & finally, Helena from Brecon. Through the prism of their own experiences & memories, it will tell the human story of how women gradually began to build independent lives for themselves in the modern world of post-Great War Britain, by re-telling what their actual day-to-day reality was like, through the decades.
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Step-by-step guide to backpacking along the Ceredigion & Snowdonia Coast Paths, down the coast of mid-Wales between Porthmadog & the Llyn Peninsula & St Dogmaels & the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, 233km (147 miles) of varied long-distance walking to fill an extended fortnight`s holiday or a series of long weekends & day walks. The route passes through contrasting landscapes from Snowdonia`s coastal plains to dramatic cliffs & even ventures inland around the beautiful Dyfi Estuary & over some coastal hills with breathtaking sea views. Backpackers can choose from tiny fishing villages to university towns for their overnight accommodation over the 16 stages & there are many historic & geological sights to explore, all described as you pass them on the route. The route is illustrated with OS map extracts as well as extra sketch maps of tricky sections & lots of information is included about public transport links, accommodation & facilities to help you plan how to tackle the trail. ...

One of a series of books in the new Top 10 Walks: Wales Coast Path series. Handy, pocket-sized, full colour walking guides written by experts. Each volume outlines the most popular circular walks along key sections of the coast path. Other titles in the series include: Llyn Peninsula, Cardigan Bay North & Carmarthen Bay & Gower. These attractive & cleverly structured guidebooks give walkers the ten finest circular routes along a section of the Wales Coast Path in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview & introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, enhanced Ordnance Survey maps, superb, eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, & interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in reliability, clarity & ease-of-use. Featured walks include: Ynyslas, Aberystwyth, Llanrhystud, Aberaeron, New Quay, Cwmtydu, Llangrannog, Aber porth & Tresaith, Mwnt, Cardigan. Sioned Bannister is a professional outdoor writer & regular contributor to Welsh Coast Magazine. She is also a member of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild. ...

When Philip Marsden first went to Ethiopia in 1982, it changed the direction of his life. What he saw of its astonishing antiquity, its raw medieval Christianity, its extremes of brutality & grace produced in him a restless curiosity, & made him a writer. But Ethiopia at that time was torn apart by civil war. The north, the ancient heartland of the country, was closed off. Twenty years later, Marsden returned. The Chains of Heaven is the account of a journey deferred. Walking hundreds of miles through a landscape of cavernous gorges, tabletop mountains & semi-desert, he encounters monks & hermits, rebels & farmers, people whose spiritual passions reveal a reckless disregard for the material. He stays in isolated homesteads, climbs to monasteries accessible only by ox-hide rope or by chain. He creates an unforgettable picture of one of the most remote regions left on earth, & explores the ambiguities of a nation & a Church fiercely proud of their independence but also shackled by it. Even more than in his award-winning The Spirit-Wrestlers, Philip Marsden reminds us of what travel narrative can achieve. In spare & glinting prose, The Chains of Heaven celebrates the ageless rewards of the open road & a people for whom the mythic & the everyday are still inextricably joined. ...

THE book of 2018. The Chalk Man is coming... Looking back, it all started on the day of the fair & the terrible accident. When twelve-year-old Eddie first met the Chalk Man. It was the Chalk Man who gave Eddie the idea for the drawings: a way to leave secret messages between his group of friends. & it was fun, to start with, until the figures led them to the body of a young girl. That was thirty years ago & Ed thought the past was behind him. Then he receives a letter containing just two things: a piece of chalk, & a drawing of a stick figure. As history begins to repeat itself, Ed realises the game was never over... Everyone has secrets. Everyone is guilty of something. And children are not always so innocent.****` Tense, skillful storytelling` Ali L&, bestselling author of Good Me Bad Me` What a great book. A twisty thriller & downright creepy ending. 5 stars` Sarah Pinborough, the number 1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes` Kept me up until five in the morning. Wonderfully written. I loved it!` Kimberley Chambers, bestselling author of Backstabber ` It`s been a while since I`ve read such an impressive debut. The pace was perfectly judged, the characters superbly drawn & there`s acreeping sense of unease that starts with the prologue & grows throughout thebook. & then that ending! It feels so freshand deserves to be a huge success` James Oswald, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Inspector Mc Lean series` What an amazing debut! Such an ingenious, original idea. Iwas engrossed from the very first page. I loved how the 1986 & present daystorylines weaved so skilfully together to create that unforgettable andunexpected ending. Compelling, taut & so very, very chilling. This book willhaunt you!` Claire Douglas, Sunday Timesbestselling author of Last Seen Alive ` Impossible to put down, cleverly constructed andexecuted` Ragnar Jonasson, author of the bestselling Dark Iceland series `I absolutely loved The Chalk Man... It`s a dark, mesmerising thriller with an ending that left me with goosebumps!` Nuala Elwood, author of My Sister`s Bones `[I] haven`t had a sleepless night due to a book for a long time. The Chalk Man changed that. Manycongrats C. J Tudor.` Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow` One of the best books I`ve read since I first read Stephen King`s IT when I was 14. Go get it!` Rachel Burton, author of The Many Colours of Us`I`ve justfinished The Chalk Man by C. J Tudor.WOW! I could not put it down. If you like Stephen King, you`ll LOVE this!” Hayley Barker, Showstopper` Absolutely brilliant. I was enthralled from start to finish... This book has bestseller written all over it & if it doesn`t go to number one I will eat my crime writing hat` C.L Taylor, author of The Missing` The Chalk Man is an utterly gripping read, with an ending that will make the hairs on the back of your neck bristle` Karen Perry, bestselling author of Can You Keep a Secret?` Just finished The Chalk Man. Dark andaddictive. This page-turner is more twisty than a rollercoaster. & one hellof a ride` Will Dean, Dark Pines` Absolutely loved it! Creepy, brilliant & tense, I couldnot put it down!` Karen Hamilton, The Perfect Girlfriend` Blasted through this beauty in one intense & thrillingsitting` S R Masters, The Killer You Know` The Chalk Man stole my weekend! Wow. Just wow. The tensionjust builds & builds. & what a final page.. . ` Simon Lelic, The House`C.J. Tudor bursts onto the scene with a page-turningthriller that draws simple but terrifying lines about evil & the hauntingnature of childhood. Flip open the first page & you`ll curl up all night` Julia Heaberlin, Sunday Timesbestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans.` Finished reading The Chalk Man by C.J Tudor last night. What a book! Enjoyed every minute of it. A total banger!` Amy Lloyd, author of The Innocent Wife ...