Some architects clearly like a challenge. A new coffee table book has revealed the world’s ‘edgiest’ homes – eye-catching houses located in some of the most treacherous places. Studded into cliff faces, steep mountain slopes and other unlikely plot locations, these head-scratching architectural wonders defy logic – and gravity. The book – Edgy Architecture: Architecture in … Read more
A medieval book that warns children against picking their noses, burping in public or eating all the cheese has been digitised by the British Library. The Lytille Childrenes Lytil Boke (The Little Children’s Little Book) was written more than 500 years ago by an unknown author and teaches etiquette and table manners. It has been … Read more
WHAT BOOK would Wilbur Smith take to a desert island? Wilbur Smith revealed that he’s currently reading The Egyptian by Mika Waltari He would take My African Journey by Winston Churchill to a desert island He said King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard gave him the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:09 … Read more
To help your holidays go smoothly, we consulted experts — from top hoteliers, cabin crew and cruise directors to specialist tour operators and industry insiders — to compile this list of unmissable advice for all travellers. There’s tips on how to avoid airport hell, luggage advice and help on choosing the right destination for you. … Read more
Adam Rutherford’s enthralling and illuminating new book, How To Argue With A Racist, proves that ‘racial purity’ is a total myth By Francis Wheen Published: 22:02 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 21:25 GMT, 18 February 2020 How To Argue With A Racist Adam Rutherford … Read more
WHAT BOOK would Val McDermid take to a desert island? Val McDermid is currently reading Emma Smith’s This Is Shakespeare She would take The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson to a desert island Crime writer revealed The Wind In The Willows gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 30 … Read more
WHAT BOOK would Joanna Scanlan take to a desert island Actress Joanna Scanlan would take Lissa Evans’ Old Baggage to a desert island She is reading Catch And Kill: Lies, Spies And A Conspiracy to Protect Predators Joanna also revealed The Young Elizabeth by Jean Plaidy gave her reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 6 … Read more
WHAT BOOK would thriller writer Clare Mackintosh take to a desert island? Clare Mackintosh is currently reading The Giver Of Stars by JoJo Moyes She would take Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson to a desert island British thriller writer revealed Patricia Highsmith has left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 13 February 2020 … Read more
WHAT BOOK would novelist Sadie Jones take to a desert island? Sadie Jones is currently reading My name Is Lucy Barton, by Elizabeth Strout She would take Middlemarch, Nicholas Nickleby or Vanity Fair to a desert island British novelist said The Bonfire Of The Vanities left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 20 … Read more
Reading a good book is the best way of boosting literacy — but magazines and comics don’t help, study shows Researchers examined the reading habits of 40,000 young students in Spain They also looked at their test results and levels of parental engagement Reading books daily raised results — as much as three months’ more schooling Yet the … Read more