Bloomsbury

The lure of working and living abroad can be hard to resist, andimprovements in technology mean that you can enjoy the best of bothworlds. Full of practical advice and up-to-date information on the mostpopular countries to move to, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to experience working life in another part of the world. Features...

Iron MasterWith his heart and mind now torn between the conflicting worlds of Tracker and Mute, Steve embarks on his most dangerous mission yet: the rescue of Cadillac and Clearwater, now held captive by the Iron Masters in the lands by the Eastern Sea. Disguised as a Mute, he penetrates a society ruled by samurai warriors in search of his friends....

Mehring is rich. He has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to offer, but his possessions refuse to remain objects. His wife, son and mistress leave him; his foreman and workers become increasingly indifferent to his stewardship; even the land rises up, as drought, then flood, destroy his farm. As the upheaval in Mehring's...

In this thoughtful novel, a circle of friends and loved ones are attempting to face down their personal troubles: a deceased wife, a callous lover, an affair with a young colleague. As they stumble through the events of their own lives, they turn to one another for advice and compassion, and, occasionally, to cause more trouble. All three romances...

’I am,’ writes Mr. Pritchett, ’an offensive traveller’-meaning not that he is rude to porters, but that his praise of a country has sometimes been taken by its inhabitants as abuse or ridicule. Be that as it may, his book, which is based upon sojourns in Spain, Turkey, Persia, and the Iron Curtain countries, will delight every...

It is 1962, and the city of Seattle is about to be famous. Roger Morgan, an audacious young promoter, wants to pull off the ultimate coup de th''tre: the World's Fair, rising out of the downtown fog to show the whole nation that the future has arrived. In the run-up to the Fair's grand opening, Roger is everywhere at once -...