Following the Amber Route from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, C.J. Schüler charts the origins of amber, the myths and legends that have grown around it, and the dazzling artefacts crafted from it and traded along the way.
London May 1907. Young Stalin attends conference of communists, connecting with fiery Finnish activist Elli Vuokko while he battles to keep the party radical and dodge the secret police.
Seven years after her mother’s death, Leonie Charlton is still gripped by memories of their fraught relationship. In May 2017, Leonie trekked through the Outer Hebrides in the company of a friend and their Highland Ponies in search of closure.
Revealing what it was like to be Laa-Laa and experience the astonishing success of the Teletubbies phenomenon, Nikky Smedley’s enchanting story is as warm and funny as the programmes themselves.
In The Wood That Built London, historian C.J. Schüler charts the fortunes of the North Wood from the earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and its gradual encroachment by the expanding metropolis.
Out of prison after serving 25 years for murder, Ava has a new identity and a new life. But the old one hasn’t finished with her yet.
In An Eye to the Hills, Cameron McNeish collates a collection of essays and diary entries which shine a light on Scotland’s majestic landscapes and the outdoor communities that inhabit them.
Prize-winning nature photographer Kevin Morgans has made a specialism of Britain’s most engaging and popular sea birds in their natural environment. Puffins is a stunning collection which will open hearts and minds.
Charming gift book containing real-life comments, pleas, put downs, misplaced career guidance and character assessments collected from the school reports and memoirs of celebrities and the rest of us.
Advertising director James Marlowe puts in long alcohol and cocaine-fuelled hours, creating brilliant campaigns. Then he begins to despise his clients, his job, and himself – and his life disintegrates fast.
Voices From the Hills by Steve Chilton is a history of female participation in mountain running, a development that was fiercely resisted in its early years.
The Last Sunset in the West by Natalie Sanders is the story of Britain’s only native pod of orcas, which are heading rapidly towards extinction. This captivating account takes the reader deep into the history of our relations with these beautiful and sentient creatures