Summersdale Publishers Ltd: 447 books

Remember that everything matters – but nothing matters that much. Turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones and skip your way to the other side. Life has a habit of surprising us – with joy, with sadness, with anger, with bafflement, and with situations that can fall anywhere along...

Gin is classic, classy and quintessentially British. It can be enjoyed on picnic blankets in summer with a slice of cucumber, or in dimly lit bars in a martini, shaken, not stirred. Bringing together a heady cocktail of timeless recipes, clever statements, trivia and quips from the world’s wisest and wittiest gin lovers, this book celebrates the glory of gin!

This is for the stargazers, the cloud-watchers, the adventure-chasers, the cartwheelers and the bubble-blowers. Filled with wise quotes and freewheeling ideas, this is the must-have book for keeping your daydreams close to their heart.

Everyone has a book in them, they say. Having gone through the process of extracting a masterpiece from your head what happens next? In most cases the book will end up in a desk drawer as a pile of papers or inside a computer. But that's not what you want, is it? You wrote it to get published. You...

Did you know… • William IV was wont to speak his mind and could sometimes lack tact, which is said to have inspired the nickname ‘Silly Billy’? • Edward III banned all sports, including football, on Sundays, so that his subjects could be free to concentrate solely on their...

A bike can be so many different things – a simple way of navigating busy city streets or enjoying quiet lanes, a cross-country steed to take a rider up hill and down dale or even a world-beating racing machine. What unites everyone who rides is that they each have their own cycling story to tell. This...

From the co-author of the best-selling 'Running Made Easy', with a foreword by running legend Kathrine Switzer. Lisa Jackson is a surprising cheerleader for the joys of running. Formerly a committed fitness-phobe, she became a marathon runner at 31, and ran her first 56-mile ultramarathon aged...

This dictionary contains essential language for homeowners or tradesmen maintaining or renovating property in Spain.It provides accessible and comprehensive, the most up-to-date and easy-to-use dictionary of Spanish building terms. It includes hundreds of technical words you won't find in an ordinary...

Mont Blanc, or ‘Il Bianco’ as it is sometimes known as in Italy; The White One. It sits, regally, upon pleated glacial folds gathered together around a timeless, grey-rock body, high above the French town of Chamonix, lord of all that it surveys. It beguiles, bewitches and charms the lesser folk...

‘Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.’ Robert Frost HEARTFELT WORDS FOR STARRY-EYED LOVERS When John Lennon wrote that ‘all you need is love’ back in 1967, perhaps he’d been struck by the lovebug himself. Love is a gift, love is an adventure, love...

Whether your problem is a commonplace challenge or a drastic decision, the world of literature is sure to provide an inspiring answer. Soothe your stresses with these heartfelt passages and let the beauty of the prose help you resolve the dilemmas in your life.

‘Some days you’re the bug. Some days you’re the windshield.’ Price Cobb GOOD ADVICE FOR BAD TIMES. So what if you’ve just wrapped your new car round a lamp post, emailed your ‘personal’ snaps to the entire company by mistake or delivered a eulogy with your fl ies...

‘For most exhausted mums, their idea of “working out” is a good, energetic lie-down.’ Kathy Lette WISE WORDS FOR MOTHERS You’ve got the best job in the world, apparently, but some days, when you’re sleep deprived and the kids are driving you crazy, you wish you could have...

‘Never have children, only grandchildren.’ Gore Vidal When your roses have been trampled by little feet and the golf has been hijacked by children’s TV, reach for this hilarious book, crammed full of quips and quotes to remind you why being a grandad is one of the best jobs in the world.