There has been nothing like Atlantic slavery. Its scope & the ways in which it has shaped the modern world are so far-reaching as to make it ungraspable. By examining the lives of three individuals caught up in the enterprise of human enslavement. James Walvin offers a new & an original interpretation of the barbaric world of slavery & of the historic end to the slave trade in April 1807. John Newton (1725-1807), author of ` Amazing Grace`, was a slave captain who marshalled his human cargoes with a brutality that he looked back on with shame & contrition. Thomas Thistlewood`s (1721-86) unique diary provides some of the most revealing images of a slave owner`s life in the most valuable of all British slave colonies. Olaudah Equiano`s (1745-97) experience as a slave now speaks out for lives of millions who went unrecorded. All three men were contemporaries but what held them together, in its destructive gravitational pull, was the Atlantic slave system. ...

Replogle’s 40cm (16”) Trafalgar globe is a wholly impressive floor-standing globe that strikes the eye with its uncompromising artistic angles. The progressive design of this specially sculpted metal floor-stand houses an incredible blue ocean globe with marvellous raised-relief mapping & a pewter finished die-cast meridian giving the Trafalgar an air of imposing sophistication. ...

In this magical realist blend of the all-too-real, the imaginary & the just plain absurd, the world teeters on the brink of destruction as JFK & Fidel Castro prepare once again for battle. As protests mount on the streets & the wily Castro plans his ruthless final move, the possibility of salvation emerges: the Second Coming of Christ to broker the conflict, assisted by the housewife Fatima. The result is a comical & highly nuanced exploration of the relationships between Capitalism & Communism, oppressed & oppressor, fantasy, memory & reality, in which grey areas proliferate & the rug is repeatedly pulled from beneath the reader`s feet. ...

In 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing`s Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order & replaced it with a repressive system that would dominate every aspect of Chinese life. In an epic of revolution & violence which draws on newly opened party archives, interviews & memoirs, Frank Dikotter interweaves the stories of millions of ordinary people with the brutal politics of Mao`s court. A gripping account of how people from all walks of life were caught up in a tragedy that sent at least five million civilians to their deaths. ...

In 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing`s Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order & replaced it with a repressive system that would dominate every aspect of Chinese life. In an epic of revolution & violence which draws on newly opened party archives, interviews & memoirs, Frank Dikotter interweaves the stories of millions of ordinary people with the brutal politics of Mao`s court. A gripping account of how people from all walks of life were caught up in a tragedy that sent at least five million civilians to their deaths. ...

Sven Hedin was one of the world`s greatest explorers. This is the first paperback edition of this classic book. It presents a story of adventure & discovery in Central Asia
- a saleable & appealing combination. In this, the first of the classic travel trilogy
- ” The War”, ” The Road” & ” The Lake”
- Sven Hedin tells the story of a remarkable expedition he made to the remote Chinese province of Xinjiang. Commissioned by the Chinese to map a road through one of the most inhospitable regions in the world, Hedin set out on a journey that saw him become entangled in a bloody war for independence that was raging in the province. Struggling through the battle-scarred l&, Hedin encountered rebel fighters & bandits, was imprisoned & nearly executed. The heart of the story is dominated by the legendary figure of Ma Chung-Yin
- ` Big Horse`
- leader of the uprising. An enthralling account of drama & high adventure, ” The Trail of War” is also an extraordinary portrait of Central Asia & its people.




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Definite visual history & glorious celebration of all things train & track. The Train Book traces the history & role of trains from the first steam engines to diesel engines & then to today`s high-speed bullet trains. You`ll take a journey through the most important trains of each period & see iconic trains such as the Orient Express, the Fairy Queen, the Mallard & the Javelin in incredible detail, discovering the anatomy of these legendary engines. The Train Book gives you a truly international view of trains, exploring some of the world`s most impressive rail routes from South Africa to Siberia, including the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway & the high-speed Japanese Tokaido Shinkansen line. You`ll discover the stories of key innovators, designers & engineers who advanced rail travel, the challenges they faced & the cultural backdrop against which the railways were built. The Train Book is the perfect gift for train enthusiasts of all ages. ...

You want to be a steam engine driver? It`s not that simple
- it`s not just a matter of blowing the whistle, releasing the brakes
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This is not a book about trains but about the variety of Spain. The bestselling author Christopher Howse makes ten great railway journeys that explore the interior of the peninsula, its astonishing landscapes & ancient buildings. The focus is the way the Spanish live now: their habits, streets, characters, stories
- & quite a bit about their eating & drinking. Christopher Howse has been travelling around Spain for 25 years, & has now made a 3, 000 mile circumnavigation by train from the top of the Pyrenees
- through the vulture-haunted wilds of Extremadura & the Spaghetti Western deserts of the south, to the ancient hilltop city of Cuenca & beyond. On the way he meets troglodytes, visits a city ruined by an earthquake, runs into a dancing lion, stumbles across a body-snatching plot & tries out a recipe for acorn pie. An entertaining exploration of a much-loved country, The Train in Spain gives a fascinating & entirely original portrait of a strange land at a time of great change.

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” Great fun
- fast moving & inventive”
- Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines” An exciting, imaginative, wild ride of a

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