Once upon a time there was a tiny king who lived in a big castle guarded by lots of big soldiers. Every day the Tiny King eats an enormous feast at his big dining table (he can never finish it all), he rides on his big horse (he is so tiny that he`s thrown off every time), bathes in his big bath (not much fun), & sleeps, not very well, in his big bed all alone. Everything is just too big, & the Tiny King is sad & lonely. Until one day he meets a big princess & asks her to be his queen. Not long after, they are blessed with children
- lots of children! Now everything is just the right size. The enormous meals are always gobbled up, his horse is just the right size for family outings, bath time is a real riot, & the Tiny King sleeps soundly at last. With bright, bold cut-outs & a whimsical use of collage, Japanese artist Taro Miura creates a witty, heart-warming story with huge appeal for readers big & small.
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In this brilliant & original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains & analyses the `tipping point`, that magic moment when ideas, trends & social behaviour cross a threshold, tip & spread like wildfire. Taking a look behind the surface of many familiar occurrences in our everyday world, Gladwell explains the fascinating social dynamics that cause rapid change. ...

This guide is a timely addition to Conway's best-selling pocket book series that examines this famous ship from a refreshingly different angle. Launched in May 1911, the triple-screw steamer Titanic was the pride of the White Star Line & at that time the largest passenger ship in the world. Built to carry passengers in comfort & luxury on the lucrative transatlantic route, her design, fittings & on board facilites epitomised the spirit of the age in terms of elegance & style. Titanic boasted a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a squash court, Turkish & Electric baths, & a verandah cafe. First class common rooms were adorned with ornate wood panelling, expensive furniture & other decorations. Cuisine was advertised as the equal of Europe's top restaurants, while libraries, state-rooms & cabins were decorated in a range of architectural styles to appeal to the tastes of the most discerning passenger. The world marvelled at this opulent ship, & White Star endeavoured to capture the public's interest through the release of advertisements, brochures & other publicity material. In addition passengers were provided with a wealth of information to ensure they enjoyed the voyage to the fullest. Titanic: A Passenger's Guide is a unique guide to all these aspects of the ship, incorporating authentic period literature
- from sources including White Star Line themselves, Harland & Wolff shipyards, the International Mercantile Marine Company (White Star Line's owners) & important publications from the 1910's such as The Shipbuilder.
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Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. When seventeen-year-old Franz exchanges his home in the idyllic beauty of the Austrian lake district for the bustle of Vienna, his homesickness quickly dissolves amidst the thrum of the city. In his role as apprentice to the elderly tobacconist Otto Trsnyek, he will soon be supplying the great & good of Vienna with their newspapers & cigarettes. Among the regulars is a Professor Freud, whose predilection for cigars & occasional willingness to dispense romantic advice will forge a bond between him & young Franz. It is 1937. In a matter of months Germany will annex Austria & the storm that has been threatening to engulf the little tobacconist will descend, leaving the lives of Franz, Otto & Professor Freud irredeemably changed. In the tradition of novels such as Fred Uhlman`s classic Reunion, Bernhard Schlink`s The Reader & Rachel Seiffert`s The Dark Room, The Tobacconist tells a deeply moving story of ordinary lives profoundly affected by the Third Reich. ...

When seventeen-year-old Franz exchanges his home in the idyllic beauty of the Austrian lake district for the bustle of Vienna, his homesickness quickly dissolves amidst the thrum of the city. In his role as apprentice to the elderly tobacconist Otto Trsnyek, he will soon be supplying the great & good of Vienna with their newspapers & cigarettes. Among the regulars is a Professor Freud, whose predilection for cigars & occasional willingness to dispense romantic advice will forge a bond between him & young Franz. It is 1937. In a matter of months Germany will annex Austria & the storm that has been threatening to engulf the little tobacconist will descend, leaving the lives of Franz, Otto & Professor Freud irredeemably changed. In the tradition of novels such as Fred Uhlman`s classic Reunion, Bernhard Schlink`s The Reader & Rachel Seiffert`s The Dark Room, The Tobacconist tells a deeply moving story of ordinary lives profoundly affected by the Third Reich. ...

In this wonderfully entertaining & enlightening book, food writer Jenny Linford traces the story of the tomato from its origins to the present day in seven feature spreads that look at topics including Varieties & Handling, Grow Your Own, Tomato Flavour Friends, Festivals, Meet the Growers, Saving Our Tomato Heritage & Preserving Tomatoes. Start with Small Bites with recipes for Cherry Tomato Bruschetta, Ginger Tomato Spare Ribs, Bloody Mary Prawn Cocktails & canapes such as Tomato Basil Granita, Tomato Tuna Empanadas & Plum Tomato Tartlets. Heartwarming Soups & Salads include Pappa al Pomodoro, Green Tomato Sorrel Soup, Tomato Tabbouleh, Fattoush & Panzanella; while Fish, Meat & Poultry as well as Vegetable Dishes are covered with Tuna Steaks with Miso-glazed Tomatoes, Chicken Cacciatore, Lamb Meatballs, Tunisian Baked Eggs, Provencal Stuffed Tomatoes & Tomato Tarka Dal. Plus there are Rice Dishes, Breads & Pastry & Sauces, Salsas & Preserves that make the most of this delicious & bountiful fruit. ...

In 1934 Norman Lewis & his Sicilian brother-in-law Eugene Corvaja set out on a journey to visit the cathedral in Seville, the site of the Corvaja family tomb. Spain is on the brink of civil war so the travellers embark on foot, walking a hundred miles, sleeping in caves & seeing parts of Spain no tourist had ever visited. Bullets fly around them in Madrid. They are forced to take a detour into Portugal, where they come across a village where a witch has recently been burnt at the stake. & when they finally find the Corvaja tomb, things are not quite what they expected. ...

It is satisfying, & entirely in keeping with the mischievous character of Norman Lewis, that his very last book, The Tomb in Seville, is also his first. For the extraordinary set of misadventures recounted in The Tomb of Seville were first described in Norman Lewis`s apprentice-work, Spanish Adventure, which he rightly refused to have re-issued in later life. In 1934 he travelled across the breadth of Spain into Morocco. The eve of the murderous civil war. He was acting as both friend & fellow-adventurer to his young brother-in-law, Eugene Corvaja, but also as minder, charged by his Sicilian father-in-law with keeping an eye on his son, who he knew to be a compassionate idealist easily attracted to left-wing causes. Norman, of course, had his own agenda, though the outward mission of this unlikely pair was to locate the tomb of the last Spanish Corvaja in the Cathedral of Seville. As an old man, he `twice distilled` these powerful lifelong memories to create a slim, sharpened text, with all the bite of a vintage Norman Lewis. Other Norman Lewis titles published by Eland: Jackdaw Cake, The Missionaries, Voices of the Old Sea, A View of The World, Naples` 44, Dragon Apparent, Golden Earth, The Honoured Society & The Empire of the East. ...

In a remote corner of Greece stand the ruins of Mycenae, the fabled city of Homer`s King Agamemnon, revered in antiquity & today as the most tangible connection to Homer`s age of heroes. Cathy Gere tells its story `with a sophistication & elan that rivals the gold of Mycenae itself`
- Bettany Hughes, author of ” Helen of Troy.” From Homer to Himmler, from Thucydides to Freud, Mycenae has occupied a singular place in the western imagination. Gere takes us from the Cult of the Hero that sprung up in the shadow of the great burned walls in the eighth century BC, to Agamemnon`s twentieth-century reincarnation as an Aryan military genius & to the distinctly anti-heroic conclusions of modern archaeology.
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The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian King Tutankhamun [ Tut.ankh. Amen] in November 1922 by Howard Carter & the fifth Earl of Carnarvon was the greatest archaeological find the world had ever seen. Despite its plundering by thieves in antiquity, the burial of the king lay intact with its nest of coffins & funerary shrines, surrounded by a mass of burial equipment arranged in three peripheral chambers. Published in 1923, this is the first volume of Carter`s trilogy, describing the years of frustration in search of the burial site, the triumph of its eventual discovery & the long, painstaking process of exploring & cataloguing its treasures. Containing over 100 images from the site itself, this volume also

Includes:: Carter`s short article, ` The Tomb of the Bird, ` which inadvertently spawned the legend of the great curse of Tutankhamun`s tomb.

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