Book Nook - Books from Welbeck to Celebrate the Summer Games!

 

Record Breakers: Record Breakers at the Olympic Games   Rob Walker On Sale Date: June 11, 2024 Record Breakers At The Olympic Games celebrates the best records, achievements and stories in the history of the modern summer Olympic Games. Comprehensive in scope, the book features record performances in every sport and discipline since Athens 1896, and highlights the jawdropping efforts and dramatic moments that make up the Games' tapestry of tales. Additionally, the book charts new sporting additions, such as skateboarding and rock-climbing, which have attracted a new legion of young fans. There is also a section devoted to the Paralympics, citing the stars and star performances that have propelled the profile of the Paralympic movement in modern times. This is a perfect guide for young fans in the run up to the Paris Games in 2024. Written by broadcaster Rob Walker, who is the lead athletics commentator on the official international TV coverage of the Games. Includes a foreword by US former 400m runner and Olympic gold medallist Sanya Richards-Ross.

Paris, Block by Block: An Illustrated Guide to the Best of France's Capital  Illustrated by Cierra Block On Sale Date: June 4, 2024 Paris is seen the world over as one of the most beautiful, romantic and iconic cities you can visit, and it has more places to eat and things to see than you could manage in a lifetime. Paris, Block by Block is the essential guide to the unmissable places to go, covering everything from restaurants to boutiques, galleries to parks, all illustrated with 50 of Cierra Block's distinctive maps. Each map starts with an idea – it might be, Where's the best croissant in Paris? What is the place everyone should visit in the Latin Quarter? Or, where can you lose hours people-watching? From there, Cierra has curated a list of the best places from Montmartre to The Marais, Champs Élysées to St-Germain, and has painted a charming accompanying map. Patisserie to fashion, the most impressive views to Seine-side activities, there really is something for everyone. The follow-up to 2022's London Block by Block and 2023's New York Block by Block, this book will be an inspiration for all, whether it's your first visit to the city, a seasoned traveler or an all-your-life local. That's the wonderful thing about Paris – there's always more to explore!