Best-selling writer and traveller Peter Moore decides to go on an adventure on his Vespa through Sicily, Sardinia and the Amalfi Coast as a last fling before the onset of fatherhood. Eliciting free beers from barmen, and swoons from young women, he finds that this most Italian of machines draws him deep into the heart of this fun-loving country.

From Ebola to Swine Flu and SARS to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, this handbook covers 50 of the world's most significant plagues, pandemics and infectious diseases. It takes a look at the most deadly viral and bacterial diseases and includes expert opinion on likely future outbreaks, the method of contagion and diagrams to help identify symptoms.

In the grand tradition of 19th-century scoundrels and romantics, Africa struck Peter Moore as the ideal place to find solitude and anonymity in the face of personal crisis. This is his account of heartbreak, hyenas and misplaced penguins as he travels from Cape to Cairo.

A travelogue that takes the author on the Sixties hippie trail - from the UK to Australia - without flying.

Visiting a hurricane-ravaged Central America and the cricket-mad Caribbean in the company of the Girl Next Door.

An alternative travel guide by the author of The Wrong Way home and The Full Montezuma .