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After a series of violent earthquakes, Matthew Cotter surveys the devastation on Guernsey, where his home has been reduced to rubble and his livelihood in the greenhouses lies in ruins. The once-thriving landscape is transformed into a scene of destruction, with shattered glass and ruined crops. This gripping narrative explores themes of loss, resilience, and the impact of natural disasters on personal and communal lives.

Amid a fierce storm, a group of holidaymakers in a chalet remains unfazed by the avalanche that disrupts power and communications. With kerosene lamps, ample food, and a well-stocked bar, they feel prepared to wait out the weather. Their focus is on enjoying their vacation and skiing once conditions improve, showcasing a sense of camaraderie and resilience in the face of nature's challenges.

A group of diverse Londoners embarks on a luxury cruise in the South Pacific, drawn together by the enigmatic Sweeney. Their adventure takes a dark turn when the ship, anchored near an uninhabited tropical island, catches fire and sinks while the passengers explore ashore. As they face the aftermath of the disaster, the story unfolds with themes of survival, mystery, and the hidden motives behind their gathering.

Feel the full force of the propaganda that surrounded the British public during the First World War in this full-colour book exploring the art, themes and psychology of over 200 authentic posters from the period.

This fascinating selection of images records the works of the pre-Victorian engineer Thomas Telford and what remains of the great roads, canals and bridges he built in Scotland, England and Wales.

The Fratellini Winter they had called it, after the Italian scientist who had first detected the decline in solar radiation. The seasons pass and the cold bites ever harder. The Thames freezes over, stocks of food and fuel run low, and London falls under martial law. That first arctic winter, it seems, was only the beginning, the herald of the incoming Ice Age. Andrew Leedon has problems of his own. Forced out of his marriage, he joins the exodus of the privileged few with the necessary influence to escape to the warmth of the African sunshine. But gone, he finds on arrival in Lagos, are the glory days of Empire. The desperate influx of European refugees has enabled the natives to turn the tables on their former colonial masters: it is white men now who, from their shanty-town hovels, serve at table and labour on construction sites, white women who empty the bed-pans and sell their bodies. Their Nigerian bosses, meanwhile, looking towards the lawless, ice-bound north, have their own plans for expansion.

Bradshaw's Guide provides a fascinating account of his railway travels at the Seaside. For the first time it is presented in a highly readable form in this new annotated volume, fully illustrated throughout with old and new colour images.

`Bradshaw's Guides were invaluable in their time and they provide the modern- day reader with a fascinating insight into the nineteenth-century rail traveller's experience.'

A unique look at the fifth year of the Second World War through the medium of old photographs.