The streets of London resonate with secret stories, from East End lore to Cold War espionage, from tales of riots, rakes, anarchy & grisly murders, to Rolling Stones gigs, gangland drinking dens, Orwell`s Fitzrovia & Lenin`s haunts. Ed Glinert has walked the length & breadth of the city to unravel its mysteries, travelling through time from the Romans` London wall to the new Olympic site at Stratford. This is London as you have never seen it before. ...

Alongside her own recipes, food-writer Jenny Linford has collected more from other food-loving Londoners. Dishes reflect the cosmopolitan diversity of London life, ranging from a zingy Gujurati Coriander Chutney or tasty Japanese Pork with Miso to dainty Rose Fairy Cakes or an indulgent Bread & Butter Pudding. Traditional dishes, such as Beef & Ale Stew with Herbed Dumplings or Syllabub Trifle, sit alongside personal recipes, such as Teresa`s Quince & Apple Pie or Polly`s Roast Lamb with Tapenade. Recipe contributors include Borough Market stall-holders, delicatessen owners, restaurateurs, food producers, & people living in the capital who love cooking for their family & friends. With the recipes come Londoners` stories, ranging from reminiscences by butchers, fishmongers, & sausage-makers to personal food memories. Read about such distinctive London eating places as the eel & pie shop, the curry house, & the fish & chip shop. Discover London`s food history including the city`s markets & the tea & coffee trade--and enjoy an evocative taste of London. ...

Once known for its watery potatoes, stringy mutton, & grayed vegetables, London is now considered to be the most vibrant city on the global food map. The London Cookbook reflects the contemporary energy & culinary rebirth of this lively, hip, sophisticated, & very international city. It is a love letter to the city & an insider`s guide to its most delicious haunts, as well as a highly curated & tested collection of the city`s best recipes. This timeless book explores London`s incredibly diverse cuisine through an eclectic mix of dishes, from The Cinnamon Club`s Seared Aubergine Steaks with Sesame & Tamarind to the River Cafe`s Tagliatelle with Lemon, & from Tramshed`s Indian Rock Chicken Curry to Nopi`s Sage & Cardamom Gin. Striking the perfect balance between armchair travel & approachable home cooking, The London Cookbook is both a resource & keepsake, a book as much for the well-travelled cook as for the dreaming novice. ...

London suffered a great deal of bomb damage between 1939-1945, the impact of which is still evident in its urban & social landscapes. As a key record of the attack, the London County Council Bomb Damage Maps represent destruction on a huge scale, recording buildings & streets reduced to smoke & rubble. The full set of maps is made up of 110 h&-coloured 1:2500. Ordnance Survey base sheets originally published in 1916 but updated by the LCC to 1940. Because they use the 1916 map, they give us a glimpse of a lost London, before post-war redevelopment schemes began to shape the modern city. The colouring applied to the maps records a scale of damage to London’s built environment during the war the most detailed & complete survey of destruction caused by the aerial bombardment. The book contains a colour-coded key that explains the extent of the bomb damage from total destruction to minor in nature. The key is detachable so can be used as a bookmark. There is an overview area map so you can look at the area of London & see the individual corresponding map. Additional chapters cover incidents, statistics, recording ruin, the attack on London & conclude with a chapter on photographing war damage in London that

Includes:: large detailed black & white photographs.

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” The most brilliant guide to the best beer & pubs in London by connoisseurs Jonny & Brad. Trust me they know their stuff!`”
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11.32am. Ted & his sister Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. The pod rises from the ground, high above the city. 12.02am. The pod lands & the doors open. Everyone exits
- everyone but Salim. Has he spontaneously combusted? (Ted`s theory.) Has he been kidnapped? (Aunt Gloria`s theory.) Is he even still alive? (The family`s unspoken fear.) Even the police are baffled
- so it`s up to Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, to solve this mystery & find Salim. Teaming up with Kat, Ted follows a trail of clues across London
- while time ticks dangerously by... Now featuring a new introduction from bestselling author Robin Stevens.


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The London Football Companion follows the history of the sport in the capital, from its foundations in the days of gentleman amateurs to the obscene wealth & tabloid scandals of the modern age. As it winds its way postcode-by-postcode from Westminster to Watford via all points in between, it takes in everything from bungs & brawls to tantrums & transfers. The Brewer Street kebab shop that cost Paul Gascoigne a trip to the 1998 World Cup, the traffic jam on Tottenham High Road that made Roman Abramovich give up on his plans for Spurs & buy further west, & the Central London pub where the FA was founded are just some of the places that feature in the stories, scandals, tragedies & triumphs that make up the footballing heritage of our capital. The London Football Companion takes an anecdotal look at the capital's clubs & how football has evolved over the decades, from Premiership giants Arsenal, Chelsea & Tottenham, through characterful sides like Charlton, Crystal Palace, QPR & Millwall, to Sunday league football on Hackney Marshes. What emerges is a wonderfully rich, entertaining & compulsively browsable history of the beautiful game. ...

Bhajju Shyam, of the Gond tribe of central India, disarmingly spins the west`s anthropolgical gaze back on itself in this stunning ...

The London Loop, or the London LOOP
- London Outer Orbital Path, a 240km/150 miles route around the periphery of the capital
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The London Loop, or the London LOOP
- London Outer Orbital Path, a 224km/140 miles route around the periphery of the capital
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