We Love Reading
16 May 2008
Love Travel guides
To say We Love Love Travel guides sounds like bad syntax at best, but bear with me. Until Hg2's rather megalomaniacal quest for global domination is complete we are always happy to recommend like-minded publishers producing stylish, well-researched guides. So we are delighted to introduce the wonderful Love Travel guides. Designed for the discerning traveller who wants an in to the heart of the city, the Love guides to Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore capture the heart and soul of these chaotic cities. An added bonus is the stunning design - completely handmade in India, hot pink, red and peacock blue silk-covered books look like delectable gems.
17 January 2008
Mr Jones' Rules
If you liked Hg2 Life, then Mr Jones' Rules should be next on your reading list. A slightly more practical 'how-to' for the gentlemen amongst us, the worldwise editor of GQ, Dylan Jones, helps steer you through the tricky business of modern etiquette. From the practical (how to jump start a car) to the sartorial (how to tie a windsor knot) and the essential (how to buy lingerie), this is a great little read - perfect for bedside tables and loos worldwide.
16 August 2007
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist recounts his life story over the course of a dinner in Pakistan with an American stranger. Starting with his privileged education in the US, hard fought for job on Wall Street and relationship with American hottie, Erica, Changez's life changes after 9/11 leading him to question American values and his place in the country and eventually return to Pakistan as a teacher. A slim, elegantly written book, it is utterly compelling - once you get started you will undoubtedly read to the end.
13 February 2007
Cool Camping
It’s official. Camping is cool. With designer floral-print tents, self-inflating air mattresses and state-of-the-art campsite facilities, it’s no longer a chore to head for the hills at the weekend. A generation raised on summer festivals and gap-year backpacking has rediscovered the great outdoors as a tonic to high-density urban life. And there’s no better way to enjoy a wilderness experience than with a sleeping bag and tent, to sleep under the stars and to wake with the sun. This book features a hand-picked selection of campsites and camping experiences in England, each with something very special. It might be an unbeatable view of a pristine coastline, a tranquil lakeside location, or the chance to spend the night in an American trailer or a Mongolian yurt.
14 November 2006
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, Lionel Shriver's utterly compelling 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' strikes terror into the heart of everyone with small children or those thinking about having them. Written as a series of letters to her estranged husband, Eva narrates her version of their son's life that led to Kevin's massacre of seven of his fellow high-school students, a cafeteria worker and a teacher, shortly before his sixteenth birthday. After a slow start, this book soon becomes something of an obsession - perfect holiday reading that will keep you gripped right up to the twist at the end...