Thinking on My Feet** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE** ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARD TRAVEL MEMOIR OF THE YEAR ** A lovely civilised and transporting read that should have all of us stepping out to meet the world with fresh eyes.' Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall 'An enticing read that makes every walk Humble describes an adventure' Ranulph Fiennes 'A beautiful and magnificent book. A paean to a simple act. I defy you to read this book and

In business

As the war draws ever closer to her doorstep

The two strike an agreement: he'll help in her pursuit of Robert if she promises to behave

his fall from the apex of celebrity

The portrait that emerges is of a flawed but courageous individual who almost certainly achieved as much as anyone could have done under the circumstances

mini-sagas and plain good yarns to delight every palate

Based on the hit TV series (which along with Joss Whedon's Firefly has been credited with re-inventing TV SF) this novel is a fast moving

In an era of intrigue and bloodshed Andrew Fletcher laird of Saltoun stands out as a man of ideals and integrity

<p>It's August 1965 and Los Angeles is scorching - and when white police officers arrest an ordinary black Angeleno named Marquette Frye they light the touchpaper on six days of rioting

noise-reducing headphones and gum

"My name is unimportant

and a job as a truck driver