Spice Islands, Indonesia—amidst a tropical storm, an Australian coconut planter takes shelter in a jungle cavern and discovers the answer to a mystery which has plagued his Japanese wife's dreams since the end of World War II.

Coffee, rum, and an antique shotgun bring to the boil the suspicions of a group of barflies when a stranger enters their village cafe in Andalucia, southern Spain.

After his wallet and phone are stolen in the Paris Metro, a Japanese university student meets a hapless fashion reporter from Kobe, and together they turn the tables on their bad luck by embarking on a tour of Normandy in a pink Citroen.

Bali, Indonesia—a waylaid business traveller becomes an unwitting audience for a Vietnam War veteran when he is forced to spend three days at a beach resort.

Pearl City: Stories from Japan and Elsewhere is short fiction for busy people who love to travel. Six of the stories are set in Japan, and the others in Hong Kong, East Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, France, Austria, the Philippines, and Cambodia. The stories, which carry themes of freedom, family, redemption, justice, courage, corruption, girl power, are tied together by a single message: triumph over adversity.

Good Night Papa: Short Stories from Japan and Elsewhere is a collection of fifteen tales of fiction for the time-poor. Four of the stories are set in Japan, while others transport the reader to countries around the world. Triumphing over adversity is a central theme: a fugitive disguised as a pilgrim discovers his fate rests in the hands of a novice Buddhist monk in Japan (The Pilgrim); a recovering alcoholic mail pilot crashes his plane in the Australian desert with a bottle of gin on boa...

The Internet Consumer Bible is the most authoritative guide to the internet available. Far more than a directory, this book shows you - whether novice or experienced web surfer - which sites can help you and which sites are a waste of time. Taking you through every aspect of life and showing how to save hundreds of pounds and release hours of valuable time for other activities, the book also looks at what you can't do on the web or what you can still do better offline. Chapters finish with...

Jerusalem is unique: the capital of two peoples and the shrine of three faiths. A cast of extraordinary characters have played a part in the city's history, including King David, Cyrus the Great, Cleopatra, the Maccabees, Julius Caesar, Herod the Great, Queen Melisende, Saladin, Suleiman the Magnificent, Catherine the Great, Napoleon, Churchill, Ben-Gurion and Arafat.Many have claimed Jerusalem belongs only to them, but its stories belong to many. In this beautifully illustrated bo...

On a hot June night in western Honshu, down-and-out call-girl driver, Papa Matsumoto, picks up a mysterious passenger in kimono. What he doesn't know is that his fate rests in her hands...

When a Mexican resort town is besieged by seaweed, a canny restaurant waitress uses her wit to rid the scourge and have her husband released from prison.

Bali, Indonesia—When an enormous python terrorises a seaside resort, only one man has the ability and business acumen to turn the problem into a tasty success.

BBC Radio adaptations of Nick Payne's finest works, brought together on audio for the first time - plus bonus featuresNick Payne is a world-renowned playwright and screenwriter. He won the George Devine Award for his first major play If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, and Constellations won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play. Both were performed on Broadway with Jake Gyllenhaal. This collection contains Constellations and ...