Pavilion Books: 614 books
Camping
Explore the great outdoors with family and friends
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
This is a practical and inspirational guide to camping. It's about getting outside and enjoying the Great British Outdoors, whether you want to do it under canvas or in a glamorous yurt. As well as a guide to all the locations and types of campsite the National Trust has – many in stunning scenery...
by Barry Cunliffe
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
This revised introduction to Britain in the first millennium BC incorporates modifications to a story that is still controversial. It covers a time of dramatic change in Europe, dominated by the emergence of Rome as a megastate. In Britain, on the extremity of these developments, it was a period of...
by Sharon Finmark
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
Colour is fundamental to painting and the ability to mix and reproduce specific hues is an art in itself. Colour theory can be dull and complicated, but in this book, experienced artist and teacher, Sharon Finmark, demonstrates colour mixing in a practical and easy-to-follow way. In addition to being...
Slow Stitch
Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
The pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions. Slow Stitch is a much-needed guide to adopting a less-is-more approach, valuing quality over quantity, and bringing...
Learn Backgammon in 10 Minutes
The Quickest Way to Learn the Game
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Always wanted to play backgammon but haven't much time to learn? This handy little eBook will show you how in just 10 minutes Introduces how to arrange the checkers, how to move, scoring and notation, and explains simply and effectively how gameplay works Informative diagrams and quirky illustrations...
by Neil Fulwood
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
100 Sex Scenes that Changed Cinema explores the representation of sexuality and sexual expression in cinema by tracing the key scenes that helped change, develop and influence one of the world's most powerful medium. The 100 films are arranged thematically in the following chapters: Implicit (Not-explicit)...
by Andrew Ward
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
This collection of oddities shows how Contract Bridge has played its part in embezzlement, murder, suicide, kidnapping, imprisonment and battle. The stories feature similar hands to those of bridge - the complete misfit, the two-way slam and men against women - while others, like 'Thirteen Spades'...
Cricket's Strangest Matches
Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of cricket
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
A fascinating collection of true stories about cricket's oddest matches - ranging from the bizarre to the downright hilarious. Drawn from the lengthy annals of the game's history, Cricket's Strangest Matches is a must for all cricket enthusiasts and for anyone interested in the history of the sport.Other...
A Lover of Unreason
The Life and Tragic Death of Assia Wevill
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Assia was my true wife, and the best friend I ever had', wrote Ted Hughes, after his lover surrendered her life and that of their young daughter in 1969, six years after Sylvia Plath had suffered a similiar fate. Diva, she-devil, enchantress, muse, Lillith, Jezebel - Assia inspired many epithets during...
by Dominic Greyer
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Photographer Dominic Greyer has spent the last twenty years roaming the British landscape in search of the country's most unusual placenames. He has an eye for quirky, rude and downright ridiculous name signs, and has photographed them all. But this is not merely a book of silly placenames - Dominic's...
by Tom Quinn
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
More extraordinary but true stories from London’s history. In this fascinating follow-up to his bestselling London’s Strangest Tales, Tom Quinn makes a further foray into the weirder side of the capital, bringing us a splendiforous collection of bizarre-but-true stories that explore a thousand...
The Travel Survival Guide
Get Smart, Stay Safe
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
The rewards you can reap from exploring this amazing planet are incalculable. Every year, more and more of us are discovering the joy, the excitement, the sheer sense of adventure in roaming the world.
But travelling, particularly to the more remote and volatile corners of the globe, can be...
Ian Brady
The untold story of the Moors Murders
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Since May 1966 when Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were sentenced to life imprisonment at Chester Assizes the British public has been absorbed and horrified by the Moors Murders. Ian Brady has often been aptly described as ‘the most evil man alive’ or ‘the Daddy of the Devils’, while Myra Hindley,...
Improve Your Memory
Develop your memory muscle * Increase your brain power * Think with clarity and creativity
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Memory is like a muscle - you either use it or lose it. Memory plays a crucial role in our lives because it is closely linked to intelligence. Unless your memory is well stocked with information, what have you got to draw upon when you need to solve problems, make decisions, or think creatively? Then...