Much more than a travel guide, this book gives comprehensive and authoritative information on the history of exploration of the Antarctic regions, their geography and climate, and the scientific programmes that are the main reason for human presence in the … Continue reading →
I am not sure why Dawkins has written this book. As always, he writes with clarity and enthusiasm but there is little new material here to add to his growing literature on modern Darwinism. I am grateful for his explanation … Continue reading →
Useful, if brief, handbook covering the climbing techniques specific to Alpine moutaineering.
Continue reading →The story of his amazing walk across Europe from Finisterre to Istanbul via all the mountains in between.
Continue reading →A good thriller to read on holiday, by the author of The Ice House, The Scold’s Bridle, The Sculptress (as seen on TV).
Continue reading →Whodunnit set in wartime Bletchley Park, where they broke the enigma code and built the first computer.
Continue reading →Entertaining sci-fi-with-a-difference novel, impressively researched, and written with wit and humour.
Continue reading →An account of her travels in Chile. Written before her Antarctica travels, but equally rewarding. Fine travel writing, focusing as much on the people as the country itself, observed and reported with wit and sensitivity.
Continue reading →A short novel – Venice will never quite seem the same!
Continue reading →Whodunnit in an unusual format, set in the middle ages and centred around a group of travelling players.
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