Jonathan Scott's Family History Web Directory is an information-packed reference guide that distils the best of the internet into one easy-to-use format. Themed sections cover different topics, from 'getting started' to specific occupations, and there is an index reproducing all the websites in A-Z order. His handbook is a vital source for less experienced researchers, and a handy aide-memoire for more seasoned campaigners. Web addresses are listed by topic, then in order of importance and...

Publishing to coincide with Bradt's 40th anniversary, The Irresponsible Traveller is a light but edgy collection of travellers' tales. Travel writers and celebrities alike recount their exciting, and often dangerous, adventures which include being chased by a sea lion, accosted by Brazilian kidnappers and a midnight raid to free turtles on the Amazon. Over 40 years Bradt has built a reputation for publishing books covering the road less travelled, and this collection celebrates exactly the...

Jonathan Scott is a freelance writer specializing in family history. He is a former deputy editor of Family History Monthly and has penned the ‘Best Websites’ column for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine since 2007. He also writes the magazine’s monthly ‘Around Britain’ feature and compiles the end-of-year look-ahead at developments online. In addition to his work in family history, he has compiled Collecting Children’s Books and Rare Book Price Guide

This book contents a complete collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights.The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars.The thing common to all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.Contents:Jon...

Jonathan Scott's translation of "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments" was published in 1811, and it played a significant role in introducing the stories to English-speaking audiences. This multi-volume work contains a wide variety of tales, including "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad the Sailor," among many others. These stories are known for their exotic settings, fantastical elements, and engaging narratives."The Arabian Nights" has had a profound i...

Jonathan Scott's translation of "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments" was published in 1811, and it played a significant role in introducing the stories to English-speaking audiences. This multi-volume work contains a wide variety of tales, including "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad the Sailor," among many others. These stories are known for their exotic settings, fantastical elements, and engaging narratives."The Arabian Nights" has had a profound i...

Jonathan Scott's translation of "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments" was published in 1811, and it played a significant role in introducing the stories to English-speaking audiences. This multi-volume work contains a wide variety of tales, including "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad the Sailor," among many others. These stories are known for their exotic settings, fantastical elements, and engaging narratives."The Arabian Nights" has had a profound i...

Jonathan Scott's translation of "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments" was published in 1811, and it played a significant role in introducing the stories to English-speaking audiences. This multi-volume work contains a wide variety of tales, including "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad the Sailor," among many others. These stories are known for their exotic settings, fantastical elements, and engaging narratives."The Arabian Nights" has had a profound i...

A New York Times bestseller, It Takes Two: Our Story shares never-before-revealed tales of the Property Brothers' childhood and rise to fame.Jonathan and Drew Scott, known for their wildly popular HGTV shows including Property Brothers and Brother vs Brother, present their highly anticipated memoir. From starting their first business at seven years old, their years modeling and acting, to their first house purchase at the...

David Attenborough, Dion Leonard (Finding Gobi), Dervla Murphy and Brian Jackman are just four of the authors whose work features in this new anthology from Bradt focusing on true stories about travelling with animals. In Beastly Journeys, there are 46 tales of extraordinary animal travel experiences, from hilarious holidays with pets to journeys on which wild animals somehow came along for the ride, including: David Attenborough tries to get an armadillo through Paraguayan customs; advent...

An A-to-Z genealogy reference for those who want to research their family trees.Part encyclopedia, part dictionary, part almanac, this is a practical, easy-to-use reference, filled with thousands of fact-filled A-to-Z entries. You'll find:*definitions of genealogy terms*timelines*details of available archives and websites*advice on research methods*explanations of genealogical peculiarities and puzzles that would test the knowled...

A New York Times bestseller!Jonathan and Drew Scott, known for their wildly popular HGTV shows including Property Brothers and Brother vs Brother, follow up their New York Times bestseller, Dream Home, with a highly anticipated memoir. It Takes Two: Our Story shares never-before-revealed tales of the brothers’ childhood and rise to fame—from starting their first business at 7 years old, their years modeling and acting, to their first house purchase at the impressive young age of ei...