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  CAMBODIA - Cambodia´s History -...

  History Retold

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  For anyone seeking a gripping tale of triumph and tragedy, this is the book for you. 
  This epic book of the Cambodian nation takes you on a journey through time. From the glorious days of the Khmer Empire to the darkest hours of the 20th century.Follow the rise and fall of powerful kings and queens, and witness the artistic and cultural achievements of the Khmer civilization.Discover the horrors of war and genocide, as Cambodians endure unimaginable suffering and loss.Witness the resilience and determination of the Cambodian people, as they rebuild and forge a new path forward. 
  You'll learn about the artistic and cultural triumphs of the Khmer Empire during the Angkor era, as well as the devastating consequences of the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot, responsible for the deaths of millions of people. This book offers a comprehensive and captivating insight into Cambodia's complex and fascinating past. 
  Whether you're a lover of history, a student of geopolitics, or simply seeking a powerful story, This book about the History of Cambodia will leave you spellbound!

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  Saddletramp - Riding from...

  Jeremy James

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  In the depths of winter, Jeremy James began a horseback ride from central Turkey to his hometown in Wales, a journey which was to take him eight and a half months. First he had to find his horse, an unlikely old and weary Arab stallion who eventually rose to the challenge with equal spirit to that of his new master.
  
  With uncertain mastery of their route, the two of them crossed rivers and mountains to reach the Greek border. Here their close bond had to break and Jeremy was forced to buy Maria, an unbroken filly who he then rode to the Italian border and changed her for Gonzo, who took him on the idyllic stretch through Umbria and Tuscany. Crossing the Alps together, they rode through late-summer France to reach their destination, Wales, in November.  
  
  Jeremy writes with humour and sensitivity about the people and places this journey takes him, but it is his bond with his horses that makes the thread which binds the narrative and infuses the whole adventure.

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  Tender Maps - Travels in Search...

  Alice Maddicott

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  'Of all the places where I feel the translucency of things, places that are thin for me, bluebell woods are first among them.'
  Some travellers are driven by the need to scale a natural wonder, or to see a city's sights or a place of history. Others, like Alice Maddicott, travel in search of a particular scene, feeling or atmosphere, often inspired by music, literature and art. Taking us deep into our emotional and creative responses to place, this extraordinary book explores the author's relentless travelling, from the heat of Sicily to the mountains of Japan. With her uniquely lyrical approach to psycho-geography, Maddicott explores the relationship with landscape that is the very essence of human creativity.
  From seventeenth-century salons of Paris to the underground culture and crumbling balconies of modern Tbilisi, through writers as diverse as Italo Calvino and L. M. Montgomery and artists like Ana Mendieta and eighteenth-century girls embroidering their lives, Tender Maps is a beautifully evocative book of travel, culture and imagination that transports readers in time and place.
  'A rich and beguiling work of literary travel memoir that nimbly tracks the wider contours of the world in terms of feeling, memory, introspection and the imagination.' - Travis Elborough, author of Atlas of Vanishing Places

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  Mini London Travel Guide

  HowExpert, Heather Clarke

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  It's finally here - your vacation to London, England! There's just one thing. You have worked hard to save your money and buy your tickets to get there and find a place to stay, but you don't have much money left to spend on things to do. What now? Mini London Travel Guide will show you! There are suggestions about the following: 
  Getting around. You will learn about your best options for transportation (and sometimes entertainment as you go). 
  Free cultural sites and inexpensive places to go. There are so many free or low-cost things you can experience in London, whether it is traditional or contemporary. There are suggestions for older and younger (and young-at-heart) travelers. 
  Sites worth the money. These places may cost more than the other suggestions in the book, but the experiences they provide make them worth what you spend. They will give you a full day or even more of beautiful sights, history lessons, and good entertainment. 
  Food. While there are too many pubs, shops, and restaurants to mention, this guide suggests a few who offer great deals. 
  Theater. Lastly, you will learn tips and tricks to experiencing London's theater scene without spending a fortune. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  Wine Reads - A Literary...

  Jay McInerney

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  “For wine enthusiasts and newcomers alike, a sharp gathering of writing about wine’s multidimensional, occasionally subversive pleasures.” —Kirkus Reviews 
   
  In this anthology, Jay McInerney—bestselling novelist, winner of a James Beard MFK Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing, and acclaimed wine columnist for Town & Country, Wall Street Journal, and House and Garden—selects over twenty pieces of memorable fiction and nonfiction about the making, selling, and of course, drinking of fine wine. 
   
  Including short stories, novel excerpts, memoir, and narrative nonfiction, Wine Reads features big names in the trade and literary heavyweights alike. We follow Kermit Lynch to the Northern Rhône in a chapter from his classic Adventures on the Wine Route. In an excerpt from Between Meals, long-time New Yorker writer A.J. Liebling raises feeding and imbibing on a budget in Paris into something of an art form—and discovers a very good rosé along the way. Michael Dibdin’s fictional Venetian detective Aurelio Zen gets a lesson in Barolo, Barbaresco, and Brunello vintages from an eccentric celebrity. In real life, and over half a century ago, Jewish-Czech writer and gourmet Joseph Wechsberg visits the medieval Château d’Yquem to sample different years of the “roi des vins” alongside a French connoisseur who had his first taste of wine at age four. 
   
  Also showcasing an iconic scene from Rex Pickett’s Sideways and work by Jancis Robinson, Benjamin Wallace, and McInerney himself, this is an essential volume for any disciple of Bacchus. 
   
  “There are plenty of bright notes of flavor in this anthology to make it worthy reading, preferably with a glass in hand.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Rough Notes Taken During Some...

  Francis Bond Head

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  “Galloped on with no stopping, but merely to change horses until five o’clock in the evening—very tired indeed, but . . . saw fresh horses in the corral, and resolved to push on.  At half-past seven, after having galloped a hundred and fifty-three miles, and been fourteen hours and a half on horseback got to the post—quite exhausted—I could scarcely speak . . . an hour before daylight was awakened by the Gaucho, got up, had some mate, mounted my horse, and as I galloped along felt pleased that the sun should find me at my work. . .”Later in life nicknamed “Galloping Head,” for his exploits on the Argentine pampas, Sir Frances Head Bond, went to the Argentine in 1825 as mining supervisor for the Rio Plata Mining Association, a group of English speculators whose ill-planed and financially disastrous idea it was to send Cornish miners to re-open old gold and silver mines in the former Spanish colonies.  His “Rough Notes,” often written in a staccato style that is surprisingly fresh, show a gusty, resourceful adventurer— riding across the Andes on mules who sank into snow above their knees at every step, obliging the riders to balance their feet on the mules’ ears; clambering down 250 feet of notched sticks to inspect a silver mine; foraging bluntly for food for his men in a land of scarcity: “We found they had got dry peaches and live goats.  We put some of the former in a pot to boil . . . and because I was very hungry, I put a pistol to (the goat’s) ear, and in a short time he was roasting on the burning embers.”  Sir Bond Head later  served as lieutenant –governor of Upper Canada 1835-1837. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

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