Category Archives: Non-Fiction & Reference
Walking Brooklyn: 30 walking tours exploring historical legacies, neighborhood culture, side streets, and waterways
The new second edition of the popular book Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies, Neighborhood Culture, Side Streets, and Waterways provides a unique guide to Brooklyn’s diverse communities, notable sights, and ever-evolving streetscape. Author Adrienne Onofri has crafted 30 exceptional tours showcasing the borough’s history, architecture, parks, arts venues, college campuses, places made famous
Rail-Trails Florida: The Definitive Guide to the State`s Top Multiuse Trails
Florida visitors are often surprised by both the beauty of its trails and by the great variety of its landscapes. Although Florida doesn`t have any mountains, it does offer trails with views of everything from beaches and bluffs to prairies and wetlands. In this comprehensive trail guide, you`ll find some of the best, most beautiful
Stairway Walks in San Francisco: The Joy of Urban Exploring
The Essential City Walking Guide for Over 30 YearsHundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco’s boundless hills, revealing scenic vistas and linking colorful, diverse neighborhoods. Since 1984, Stairway Walks in San Francisco has been helping urban explorers discover the best of the City by the Bay via riser and handrail. Now in its ninth edition,
Winchester
Situated in the Hampshire chalk downs in the green Itchen Valley, Winchester basks in an atmosphere of beauty, tranquillity and calm.
Kawzulu-Natal Heritage Sites
This book describes KZN`s national monuments and heritage sites and conservancies (including two World Heritage Sites) in a way that makes them accessible and interesting to travellers as well as those who live in the province. It is intended to encourage a greater interest in the history and culture of the province, providing new options
Chester
The ancient city of Chester stands on the River Dee, and has attracted visitors since the Roman occupation of Britain. The medieval walls encompass not oly the city itself but also nearly 2,000 years of history. This sense of history, combined with the unique covered walkways of the Rows and the peace of the cathedral
Occult London
London, more than any other city, has a secret history concealed from view. Behind the official faรงade promoted by the heritage industry lies a city of esoteric traditions, obscure institutions, and forgotten locations. Occult London rediscovers this history, unearthing the hidden city that lies beneath our own. From the Elizabethan magic of Dr Dee and
Remote Possibilities
`This paper is a considerably revised version of the 1992 “British Museum Occasional Paper Number 73” by the same author. The book describes how, when and by whom Hoa Hakanai`a was collected. It also reconstructs the underlying Rapanui aesthetic and social structure that produced Hoa Hakanai`a, and which has been obscured by time and historic
Journey To The Hebrides
Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring the Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions and later published separate accounts of their journey together. The account of their great tour is one of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: it is a
Ireland`s Inland Waterways
This absorbing and fully illustrated story of Ireland`s inland waterways traces their development from the early Acts of 1703, with the building of the Newry Canal in the 1730s, right up to the present day. It focusses on the people who planned and built the waterways and the communities they established, as well as their
Britain`s Waterways – Cruising Rings & Other Things
This is an essential reference for anyone planning a holiday or short break on the inland waterways. The guide covers rivers, canals, fens and broads. It features detailed maps of recognised cruising rings and other suggested routes. There are visitor attractions and waterway distractions described for each of them. Journey times range from an afternoon
Dubrovnik A History
Since emerging as a settlement in the seventh century, Dubrovnik held a significant position beyond what could have been expected of this tiny city-state. Its merchants, trading throughout the huge Ottoman Empire, enjoyed privileges denied to other Western states. A politically skilled and commercially enterprising ruling class took every opportunity to maximise the Republic`s wealth.
South Africa`s Top Science Sites
South Africa`s Top Science Sites is one of six travel guides. The whole series is extremely well-researched and written by an author who knows and believes that in South Africa there are many, many areas that are as yet unexplored, that offer the visitor and reader a fascinating insight into our South African heritage and
South Africa`s Top Sites Spiritual
South Africa’s Top Sites Spiritual is a slim reference guide to the world of South Africa’s spiritual heritage travel options – its cathedrals, mosques and synagogues, humble churches, temples and shrines, and a plethora of quiet retreats and getaways that can humble the soul and uplift the spirit, as well as other intriguing spiritual initiatives.The
A29 Dominica
Waterproof navigation chart with sailing directions on the reverse. Includes plans of Prince Rupert Bay, Roseau Roads and Woodbridge Bay.
South Africa`s Top Sites Arts and Culture
South Africa’s Top Sites Art and Culture is a slim reference guide to the world of South Africa’s cultural heritage travel options – its many peoples, their languages and customs and traditions. The intriguing traditional pastimes, the legacy of the nation’s varied crafts, as well as the literary and artistic tradition that make South Africa
