A personal investigation into the real price of our holidays.Travel was once a marker of sophistication. Now the tourist is just as likely to be viewed as one locust in an annihilating swarm. Tourists face tough questions: When does economic opportunity become exploitation? How do we justify the use of climate-changing jet fuel? And can we be sure our tourist dollars aren’t propping up corrupt and brutal regimes?Now, as the world returns to travel, Steve Bu...

Memoir, biography, and outrageous comedy make for a perfect blend in the debut book from acclaimed writer Steve Burgess. Telling the tale of his mother's life and death, and along the way laying bare his own life and struggles, Burgess renders a memorable and deeply moving meditation on life and family.The author's mother, Joan, barely survived her thirteenth birthday: a rare disorder had made it almost impossible for her to swallow food. Her battle to survive this...

Chosen as a Globe 100 Best Book of the year in 2011!One of Canada's funniest writers tackles his mother's life and death in a profound, entertaining story.Memoir, biography, and outrageous comedy make for a perfect blend in the debut book from acclaimed writer Steve Burgess. Telling the tale of his mother’s life and death, and along the way laying bare his own struggles, Burgess delivers a moving meditation on life and family.The author’s mother, Joan, barely survived her thirteenth birthd...

"When Brian told me of his affair, my whole world was shattered. Since the affair, and since the difficult recovery period, I have excelled in amazing ways in every area of my life. I look and feel better than I did when I was in my twenties. I have more energy, more zeal and more enthusiasm for life. Since I have gotten over my insecurities, I experience far better relationships with my husband, children and others. I also have more fun. No matter what tragedies happen in our lives, we al...

In "Steve Yeager," William MacLeod Raine presents a gripping tale set against the backdrop of the American West. Raine's narrative prowess reflects the conventions of early 20th-century Western literature, imbued with vivid descriptions and palpable tension. The story follows the escapades of the titular hero, Steve Yeager, a rugged individual navigating both personal conflicts and the broader societal challenges of his time. Raine's rich depictions of the landscape and dialect craft a vib...

A truly comprehensive account of 617 Squadron, RAF, who carried out one of the most dangerous and audacious aerial bombing raids of World War II.It was the evening of 16 May 1943.Nineteen modified Lancaster bombers from 617 Squadron RAF, under the command of youthful Wing Commander Guy Gibson, roared into the night sky from their Lincolnshire base. They were on a top-secret Bomber Command mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, now regarded as one of the most danger...

Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous ‘escape-proof’ wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from the massive floodlit stronghold, by any means necessary.In this riveting account – by turns humorous, heartfelt and tragic – historian Colin Burgess and Lieutenant Jack Champ, from th...

Australia's greatest escape stories from two world warsAustralia’s Greatest Escapes is a collection of stories about the most hazardous aspect of the prisoner of war experience – escape. Here is all the adventure, suspense and courage of ordinary Australians who defied their captors; men who tunnelled to freedom, crawled through stinking drains, or clawed a passage beneath barbed wire in a desperate attempt to flee captivity.They were willing to ri...

The harrowing story of the Allied airmen who experienced the true horrors of Nazism firsthand.It was the summer of 1944 as liberating Allied forces surged towards Paris following the D-Day landings. For a large group of downed airmen being held in that city’s infamous Fresnes Prison, they were about to face evacuation into the blackest, bloody heart of Germany and experience the most acute evil of the war. Amid great secrecy, those 168 airmen – including several fr...

Mrs. Peter Rabbit is not Peter Rabbit's mother! She’s his wife! That’s right, Peter gets married, and that’s what this book is all about: how lonesome Peter did something about it and found a lifelong friend and companion.In addition to the original eight color illustrations by Harrison Cade, this book contains an additional 20 animals that enrich the reader’s experience. The book also contains a short biography of Thornton Burgess and a complete a...

For several decades, interest in the British Romantics’ theorizations and representations of the world beyond their national borders has been guided by postcolonial and, more recently, transatlantic paradigms. GlobalRomanticism: Origins, Orientations, andEngagements, 1760–1820 charts a new intellectual course by exploring the literature and culture of the Romantic era through the lens of long-durational globalization. In a series of wide-ranging but complementary chapters, this provocative...

The Burgess Animal Book For Children introduces children to many of America's mammals through a conversation between Mother Nature and many of the animals who attend her school to learn about each other. It has 48 illustrations, many of which show two animals; 37 of which in full color. Illustrations were drawn by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. After John Audubon, Fuertes is considered as one of the most prolific bird illustrators.In addition to the origin...