Trade Books of the Month

A Pilgrim’s Guide to Northern Spain
The first book in a planned sub-series of three volumes covers all of the stages of the Camino Frances, as well as the Camino Finisterre (including the extension to Muxia). Each formal stage is accompanied by a double-page spread of mapping from CNIG/IGN, with town/village insets locating the start and end. A comprehensive up-to-date Gazetteer of accommodation lists all of the Albergues and a selection of hotels at every part of the Way.
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The Mandala Book : Patterns of the Universe
Drawing from history, science and art, Lori Bailey Cunningham takes you on a journey from the tiniest particle of matter to spiral galaxies in the farthest reaches of the universe, from prehistoric petroglyphs to Carl Jung. And, at the end, she includes 13 beautiful mandalas to photocopy and colour, for meditation or fun.
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Iconism
Icons, pictograms and symbols are an important part of how we communicate in our everyday lives. Whether they're used for branding, interactive applications or wayfinding signs, the designs must be informative and aesthetic. Iconism highlights the ingenuity of these symbols.
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Charles Dickens: Five Novels
This literary omnibus brings together five of Dickens’s best-known novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.
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Faithful and Virtuous Night
From Nobel Prize author Louise Glück: This is a story of adventure, an encounter with the unknown, a knight's undaunted journey into the kingdom of death; this is a story of the world you've always known, that first primer where 'on page three, a dog appeared.
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Spanish Galleon vs English Galleon: 1550–1605
The conflict between the English Sea Dogs and the Spanish Adventurers has been a source of fascination for over four centuries. This exciting addition to the Duel series explores how the galleons used by Spain and England were built and armed, and examines the effectiveness of the cannon they used. It also compares how they were sailed and manoeuvred, showing the strengths and weaknesses of each design, and explaining how these played out in several of their most prominent battles
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Ghostwriter
At turns hilarious and unnerving, Ghostwriter is both a pitch black comedy and a mesmerising detective story, rendered in a clean-line chiaroscuro style and masterfully paced, Ghostwriter takes the reader on a wild ride full of twists and turns right through to its thrilling - and shocking - conclusion.
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Four Weeks One Summer: When It All Went Wrong
In the summer of 1936, over just four weeks, it all went wrong – for democracy and for Spain, even for the British royals. Politicians failed, and Hitler was emboldened to plan a new European war, and more. When some army generals sought to overthrow Spain’s elected government, Francisco Franco quickly emerged as their leader; Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy supported him with men and materiel; pusillanimous politicians in Britain and the United States, even in France, turned a blind-eye – and the Spanish Civil War was on.
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