London

London
Author: Matthew Green
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-01-08
Genre: London (England)
ISBN: 9780718179762

"Step back in time and discover the sights, sounds and smells of London through the ages in this enthralling journey into the capital's rich, teeming and occasionally hazardous past. [The author is] your guide to six extraordinary periods in London's history -- the age of Shakespeare, medieval city life, the plague, coffee houses, the reign of Victoria and the post-Blitz recovery." --Book flap.

Indigenous London

Indigenous London
Author: Coll Thrush
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300224869

An imaginative retelling of London’s history, framed through the experiences of Indigenous travelers who came to the city over the course of more than five centuries London is famed both as the ancient center of a former empire and as a modern metropolis of bewildering complexity and diversity. In Indigenous London, historian Coll Thrush offers an imaginative vision of the city's past crafted from an almost entirely new perspective: that of Indigenous children, women, and men who traveled there, willingly or otherwise, from territories that became Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, beginning in the sixteenth century. They included captives and diplomats, missionaries and shamans, poets and performers. Some, like the Powhatan noblewoman Pocahontas, are familiar; others, like an Odawa boy held as a prisoner of war, have almost been lost to history. In drawing together their stories and their diverse experiences with a changing urban culture, Thrush also illustrates how London learned to be a global, imperial city and how Indigenous people were central to that process.

The Wrong Way Home

The Wrong Way Home
Author: Peter Moore
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2005
Genre: Voyages and travels
ISBN: 0553817000

This hip, hilarious travelogue, which takes the author on the Sixties hippie trail — from the UK to Australia without flying — will strike a chord with all those travelers who have stood where Moore stood, and entertain and alarm lovers of off-the-beaten-track travel adventures with his characteristically quirky descriptions of places and people.

A Traveller's History of England

A Traveller's History of England
Author: Christopher Daniell
Publisher: Interlink Books
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

This compact volume . . . delivers a solid, comprehensive and entertaining overview of Englands history . . . a delightful source.--Library Journal. A Travellers History of England deals with all the major periods of English history and gives a comprehensive and enjoyable survey of Englands past from prehistoric times to the present.

Kids' Travel Guide - UK & London

Kids' Travel Guide - UK & London
Author: Sarah-Jane Williams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2015-12-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781910994115

Going on a family vacation to London? Make sure your kids have a great time exploring the United Kingdom and exciting London with the Kids' Travel Guide - UK & London. This special edition combines the highlights of both the Kids' Travel Guide - United Kingdom and the Kids' Travel Guide - London. Together with Leonardo, their very own tour guide, your kids will have so much fun discovering the UK--its history and geography, its food and culture, and even some of its unusual expressions and superstitions. And they'll get to know all about the city of London and the best sites for children. Leonardo makes it interesting with "juicy information," challenging quizzes, special tasks, and colorful activities. Leonardo will join your kids in every step of the journey, from packing at home to seeing the sights in London. And when you return home, the book will become a souvenir of your trip that kids can treasure for a lifetime. You can also purchase books focusing on the city of London or the countries of the United Kingdom separately: Kids' Travel Guide - London--all about London and the best sites for kids. Kids' Travel Guide - United Kingdom--all about the UK, no matter which area you visit. FlyingKids makes your family travel more fun, enriching, and unforgettable. Get lots of information on family travel at www.theflyingkids.com.

A Thousand Questions

A Thousand Questions
Author: Saadia Faruqi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062943227

Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi’s tender and honest middle grade novel tells the story of two girls navigating a summer of change and family upheaval with kind hearts, big dreams, and all the right questions. Mimi is not thrilled to be spending her summer in Karachi, Pakistan, with grandparents she’s never met. Secretly, she wishes to find her long-absent father, and plans to write to him in her beautiful new journal. The cook’s daughter, Sakina, still hasn’t told her parents that she’ll be accepted to school only if she can improve her English test score—but then, how could her family possibly afford to lose the money she earns working with her Abba in a rich family’s kitchen? Although the girls seem totally incompatible at first, as the summer goes on, Sakina and Mimi realize that they have plenty in common—and that they each need the other to get what they want most. This relatable and empathetic story about two friends coming to understand each other will resonate with readers who loved Other Words for Home and Front Desk.

The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England

The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
Author: Ian Mortimer
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2012
Genre: England
ISBN: 1847921140

We think of Queen Elizabeth I as 'Gloriana': the most powerful English woman in history. We think of her reign (1558-1603) as a golden age of maritime heroes, like Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake, and of great writers, such as Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare.

A History of London

A History of London
Author: Stephen Inwood
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1136
Release: 2000
Genre: London (England)
ISBN: 9780333671542

Presents a comprehensive history of London - the incredibly unique and complicated city - from the fires and plundering of latterday Londinium to the frenetic art, music and politics of London.

Travelers in the Third Reich

Travelers in the Third Reich
Author: Julia Boyd
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1681778432

Travelers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, fascists, artists, tourists, and even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler—one so palpable that the reader will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere.These are the accidental eyewitnesses to history. Disturbing, absurd, moving, and ranging from the deeply trivial to the deeply tragic, their tales give a fresh insight into the complexities of the Third Reich, its paradoxes, and its ultimate destruction.

Gideon the Cutpurse

Gideon the Cutpurse
Author: Linda Buckley-Archer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2006-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781416915256

Ignored by his father and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, twelve-year-old Peter and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse. 200,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo.