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Facts Lab Book of Greece – Relaunch promo!

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The Facts Lab Book of Greece by Theodore Koukouvitisby Theodore Koukouvitis

The first of our trivia books, It’s all Greek to them! 101 amazing facts about Greece and the Greeks, has been relaunched to bring it into line with our others in the Facts Lab series.

Predictably enough, it’s now called The Facts Lab Book of Greece, and has a shiny new cover modelled on the other books in the series, The Facts Lab Book of Brazil and The Facts Lab Book of Insects. It’s unchanged in other respects.

To celebrate the relaunch, we’re giving it away free for two days! You can get it at the Kindle Store for nothing from 0700 GMT on Friday 14 March*. But make sure you don’t delay, because the offer closes again 48 hours later, at 0700 GMT on Sunday 16 March*!
*Because of delays in the Amazon system, the promotion may begin and end anything up to two hours after the time stated.

The Facts Lab Book of Brazil: 101 amazing facts about Brazil and the Brazilians

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The Facts Lab Book of Brazil! by David McMahonby David McMahon
World Cup Edition: published 24 December 2013

Ah, Brazil. Home of the Amazon and a rather good football team. And they grow coffee. And the World Cup is being held there soon.

Most people’s knowledge of Brazil doesn’t go beyond that. Which is a bit pathetic really, considering it’s the world’s fifth biggest country in terms of size and population.

If you’d like to know more about Brazil than what time the matches are on television next June and July, The Facts Lab Book of Brazil: 101 amazing facts about Brazil and the Brazilians is a carnival of information about the country and its people – some of it useful, some of it arcane, all of it entertaining.
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Now wash your hands! How YOU can avoid food poisoning

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Cover of "Now wash your hands!" by Kay McMahon

A practical guide to food safety for professionals, families and travellers

by Kay McMahon
First Edition: published 6 September 2013

Food poisoning is an unpleasant experience, there’s no two ways about it. Even a mild dose can knock you sideways for several days. For those who fall into the particularly vulnerable groups – the very young, the very elderly and people with weakened immune systems – food poisoning can even be a killer. And the number of cases seems to be increasing even in our modern, squeaky-clean environment.

It doesn’t have to be that way, though.
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The Facts Lab Book of Greece: 101 amazing facts about Greece and the Greeks

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The Facts Lab Book of Greece by Theodore Koukouvitisby Theodore Koukouvitis
Revised Edition: published 13 March 2014
(This book was originally published on 7 March 2013 as It’s all Greek to them!)

Ever wondered why we say, “It’s all Greek to me!”, or why we’re warned to beware of Greeks bearing gifts? This book will tell you.

The Facts Lab Book of Greece: 101 amazing facts about Greece and the Greeks is Theodore Koukouvitis’s second Ergo Guides book about his ever-intriguing homeland, and in it he’s come up with a cornucopia of facts, reflecting his own wide-ranging interests and the diversity of Greek culture, society and landscape.
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Cambodia Basics – 101 Tips

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Cambodia Basics - 101 Tips by Kay McMahonby Kay McMahon
First Edition: published 24 September 2012

The second of our …Basics – 101 Tips books, this is another collection of useful tips for visitors based on the author’s personal experience and on-the-ground research, amassed in over six years of visiting Siem Reap and Phnom Penh – the two cities on which the book focuses.

Cambodia’s recent past was notoriously horrific and dominated by civil war, genocide and extreme poverty. Although the country’s now emerging from that past, the economy and infrastructure are still a long way behind what most of its visitors will be used to from their own countries and their travels elsewhere. This book helps the newcomer to Cambodia smooth off some of the rough edges they might otherwise encounter in travelling around the country, and make the most of their time among the charming and hospitable Cambodian people.
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