Page Turners

12 March 09

Books editor Alex Rayner casts his eye over some great new reads for home and abroad

Wish you were here?
Walker Evans and the Picture Postcard
Walker Evans, Jeff Rosenheim
Best known as a great 20th-century US photographer, Evans was also a collector of picture postcards. This anthology, drawn from his archives, offers a glimpse of the kind of sights, scenes and leisure pursuits of yesteryear.

Paperback pirate
Corsair
Clive Cussler
When the US Secretary of State’s plane crashes en route to a Libyan summit, the CIA engage one-legged sea captain Juan Cabrillo to find her. Terrorism, ancient artefacts and high-seas skirmishes ensue in this contemporary pirate tale.

French letters
I Remember
Noëlle Harrison
When teenager Barbara flees Ireland to take up an au pair’s job in London, she is unaware that her surrogate family is planning to spend the summer in France. Once on the Continent, her adult life, filled with passion, deception and redemption, truly begins.

Crafty kids
Custard and Crayons with Polly & Jago
Sarah Rowden and Joanna Vestey
Perfect for Easter or the summer holidays, these cookery, craft and learning books boast loads of recipes, fun things to make and interesting facts to learn. So why not collect the set?

Museum pieces
Treasures of the Natural History Museum
Vicky Paterson
This large-format, 250-plus-page publication serves as the ideal companion to London’s foremost museum. Learn about everything from extinct species to rare Martian meteorites.

Premium bonds
The Mind Gym: Relationships
Octavius Black and Sebastian Bailey
In this wholly interactive volume, the founders of psychological business training company The Mind Gym look at how great relationships lie at the heart of both personal and professional success.