Perfect for anyone with a sense of adventure, Borneo packs a punch. Footprint's fully revised and updated 3rd edition Borneo Handbook covers everything travellers need to know about getting off the beaten path and discovering this beautiful island. The third largest island in the world, largely jung[...]

Hike along one of Asia's most stunning volcano chains before spending a relaxing evening at one of the nearby hill resorts. Visit one of the world's great Buddhist monuments, the Borobudur, and prepared to be overwhelmed by the size of this giant pyramid-like shrine adorned with over 500 Buddha stat[...]

Survey the sprawling high-rises of Kuala Lumpur from the Petronas Twin Towers in the morning, walk around Chinatown and the colonial core in the afternoon, and take your pick from a choice of Indian, Chinese, Malay, Thai or Japanese cuisine for dinner. The whole Malaysian peninsula is within easy re[...]

Relax on one of South Bali's fine beaches, where novice surfers practice catching waves in the warm waters of Kuta Bay. When you tire of the surf and sand head inland to explore bright green mountainsides and sacred crater lakes. Visit the artist colony of Ubud or humble villages where dance dramas [...]

Yonder Come the Blues combines three influential and much-quoted books: Savannah Syncopators; Blacks, Whites and Blues and Recording the Blues. Updated with additional new essays, the book discusses the crucial early development of the blues as a music of Blacks in the United States, explaining some[...]

As one of the most recognizable images in science, the periodic table is ingrained in our culture. First drawn up in 1869 by Dmitri Mendeleev, its 118 elements make up not only everything on our planet but also everything in the entire universe.
"The Periodic Table" looks at the fascinating stor[...]

Studying the man considered to be the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Albert Einstein, this biography of Stephen Hawking brings readers closer to one of the greatest living scientific geniuses. While obviously a brilliant scientific mind, Hawking has also succeeded in revealing some of th[...]