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“While the logistical specifics of travel—addresses, phone numbers, prices—will become the property of the internet, there will always be an appetite for inspiration from informed sources. This has been recognised by Signal Books’ superb guides—cultural companions which disdain hotel and restaurant recommendations entirely in favour of informed, thoughtful and witty ruminations on each city’s history, literature and art.”—The Independent on Sunday

 “A series of companions that shame the shelves of greedy guide books.”Guardian

Welcome to the Signal Books website, where you can find information on all our titles. Based in Oxford, England, Signal is an independent publisher specialising in the fields of travel, history, religion, philosophy, biography and current affairs. Check out our blog for the latest news: http://www.signal-blog.co.uk/.

Our travel writing continues to garner praise. The Times found Travels in Blood and Honey: Becoming a Beekeeper in Kosovo “a sheer delight; a beguiling, bittersweet story of a lively love affair with a traditional world, as ancient as apiculture, in transition to new nationhood.” From our history list, Barry Hatton’s The Portuguese was extolled in Publishers Weekly as an “engaging and delightful history.”

 
     
 
CITY OF SOLDIERS: A YEAR OF LIFE, DEATH AND SURVIVAL IN AFGHANISTAN

A Year of Life, Death and Survival in Afghanistan Drawing on the author's personal reflections of life in Helmand as part of the UK-led Provincial Reconstruction Team, City of Soldiers unearths extraordinary stories of how ordinary Afghans live and what they think..

MARSEILLE

Offers readers an introduction to the architecture, food, social history and pop culture of this unique city.

MORE THAN COWBOYS: TRAVELS THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST

Travels through the History of the American West As featured on BBC Radio 4's Excess Baggage, More than Cowboys is chock-full of beguiling stories about huge personalities, including General Custer, Butch Cassidy and even the teenage Winston Churchill.

UMBRIA

A cultural history of the popular Italian tourist destination by a long-term British resident of Italy.

WALKING PALESTINE

Exploring a place best known for occupation and strife, author Stefan Szepesi reveals the inspiring natural landscape, its intriguing past and present, and the hospitality of its people.

WALKING THE HEXAGON

Terry Cudbird recounts the year he spent walking the six sides of France. En route, he discovered the astonishing variety of France's regions; their culture, history, languages, architecture and food. The author relates the highs and lows of a sometimes gruelling trek and recalls the French people, many with an unusual outlook on life and interesting stories to tell: hermits, hippies, pilgrims, monks and farmers to name but a few.