Claudia Monteiro: 5 books

Like a friend in a foreign city, The Locals' Guide to Edinburgh is a new departure in travel guides. Based around interviews with 17 local legends, the book gives a fresh insight into Scotland's capital from a diverse range of people living there. In addition, tips on where to stay, eat, drink and...

Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...

Like a friend in a foreign city, The Locals' Guide to Glasgow is a new departure in travel guides. Based around interviews with local legends, the book gives a fresh insight from a diverse range of people living there. In addition, tips on where to stay, eat, drink and party are sandwiched between...

Silver Creek Ranch, nestled in Natrona County, Wyoming, and all its horses mean the world to Callie Marshall. She couldn't imagine living anywhere else and believes that a life without horses is no life at all. Callie's world erratically falls to shambles when a drive back from town turns horribly...

In the midst of her new life in New Zealand after the heartrending death of her parents, Leia Heart falls into the unlikely new realm of a beautiful world that has long awaited her arrival...before she even knew it. Will Leia Heart finally be able to fulfill the Guardian's prophecy?