“…exceptionally entertaining writing…”
Two Brits, George and Mark, set off from New York City to explore the back roads of America. In this calamity-ridden travel tale, George sets out in true clichéd fashion to discover the real America.
Throw in plenty of run-ins with the police, rapidly dwindling finances and Josephine – the worst car in the world - and you have all the ingredients for a classic American road trip. Will George and Mark make it all the way to California?
And then there is Rachel, George’s girlfriend, left back in England. Would travelling to the United States without her turn out to be the stupidest decision he had ever made?

Early in May 1940, after months of phoney war, the armies of the Third Reich burst out of the Ardennes into northern France. Brilliantly conceived and executed, Operation Sichelschnitt was one of the most astonishing military plans of all time.
Cutting through weak French defences, Rommel's panzers raced for the Channel behind the main British and French armies. Over 300,000 men were taken off the beaches of Dunkirk, and it was they who became the nucleus of the armies which swept Nazism from Europe in 1944 and '45.
Pillar of Fire: Dunkirk 1940 is a unique, soldier's-eye view of this extraordinary story, making sense of the chaos and anarchy of an army in defeat in the words of those who lived through those tumultuous weeks.
Praise for Pillar of Fire: Dunkirk 1940:
’This is a superb book because it is literally written by the men who experienced the debacle that was the "Phoney War" and the blitzkrieg in the West. It flows easily through the lack of preparedness, the flawed tactics, the lack of co-operation between the Allies and the ultimate tragedy and heroism, farce and surrealism that was the disembarkation of the British forces at Dunkirk. I cannot recommend it highly enough...’ - Amazon review
‘An exceptional book with first-hand accounts of what really happened, this book is a shocking account of the hell of the battle of France and the evacuation’ - Amazon review
Ronald Atkin is a British journalist and author.

Mississippi, 1967. It’s the Summer of Love, yet unwed mothers’ maternity homes are flourishing, secret closed adoptions are routine, and many young women still have no voice.
In You’ll Forget This Ever Happened, Laura Engel takes us back to the Deep South during the turbulent 1960s to explore the oppression of young women who have committed the socially unacceptable crime of becoming pregnant without a ring on their finger. After being forced to give up her newborn son for adoption, Engel lives inside a fortress of silent shame for fifty years—but when her secret son finds her and her safe world is cracked open, those walls crumble.
Are you still a mother even if you have not raised your child? Can the mother/child bond survive years of separation? How deep is the damage caused by buried family secrets and shame? Engel asks herself these and many other questions as she becomes acquainted with the son she never knew, and seeks the acceptance and forgiveness she has long denied herself. Full of both aching sadness and soaring joy, You’ll Forget This Ever Happened is a shocking exposé of a shameful part of our country’s recent past—and a poignant tale of a mother’s enduring love.

‘Beautiful. Poignant. Phenomenal…I cried and I smiled…Truly a gem.’ Goodreads reviewer
A moving and heartbreaking journey of a daughter discovering her Palestinian roots and recovering her mother’s beloved past. Perfect for fans of The Bookseller of Kabul and The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
Read what everyone is saying about In My Mother’s Footsteps:
‘Will jerk those tears right out of your head…Surely one of the best books of 2021.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????
‘Utterly heart-breaking, absorbing, and tender... Mona took me by the hand through the streets of Jerusalem and brought it to life in a way I’ve never seen before...a timely and important story that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.’ Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo‘
What a powerful experience…both heart-breaking and joyous…Thank you for inviting us to live your story, Mona. …What a thrill to walk the streets of Jerusalem with you and your mother.’ Pam Nicholls
‘Powerful, moving…exceptionally evocative.’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????
‘Emotional and enlightening…A must read.’ Karen King, ?????
‘Moving, evocative and poignant…a really insightful and touching book.’ Resnas_readagram, ?????

Winner of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame’s 1991 Western Heritage Award for Non-Fiction.
What was it actually like to be a cowboy? The blazing gunfights and the dangerous lifestyles of these all-American figures have captured the imagination of the public for generations. Transporting the reader back to the Old West – as well as Canada and Spanish America – historian Richard Slatta aims to unearth the realities of life as a cowboy.
Allow Slatta to take you on a journey alongside the cowboy through roundups and trail drives, brothels, horse races, saloons and, of course, terrifying gun fights. With shocking true stories, he delves deep into the appearance, character and activities of these Cowboys, and reveals the harsh reality of frontier racial conflict and Native American wars.
Cowboys of the Americas is an engrossing examination of the danger and excitement – as well as the everyday reality – of life as an American cowboy.
Praise for Cowboys of the Americas
‘This unique panoramic history is an absolute delight to read’ Howard R. Lamar
‘Slatta tells the story of these cowboys more comprehensively than the novels of Zane Grey or the old Hopalong Cassidy movies could ever hope to... This is an outstanding work' Smithsonian
‘Everything you wanted to know about the cowboy but were afraid to ask.’—James Crumley, Los Angeles Times
‘A sweeping comparative overview of the rise and fall of the cowboy and the cattle ranges he worked, from the Argentine pampas to the Alberta prairies... Slatta has drawn upon an array of multinational scholarships, as well as his own archival research, to fashion an engaging... foray into the world of the cowboy' Western Historical Quarterly
‘A beautifully written work of sustaining value... Rich in detail' Southwestern Historical Quarterly
‘If you read only one book on cowboys, read this one' Journal of the Southwest

When Amy Daughters reconnected with her old pal Dana on Facebook, she had no idea how it would change her life. Though the two women hadn’t had any contact in thirty years, it didn’t take them long to catch up—and when Amy learned that Dana’s son Parker was doing a second stint at St. Jude battling cancer, she was suddenly inspired to begin writing the pair weekly letters.
If my life could be so changed by someone I considered “just a Facebook friend,” what would happen if I wrote all my Facebook friends a letter?