Category Archives: Travel Guides
Yorkshire: York and East Riding Pevsner Architectural Guide
Yorkshire: York and East Riding Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader and specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a
The French Kitchen: 200 Recipes from the Master of French Cooking
French gastronomy is renowned for its classic recipes passed from generation to generation. From Burgundy to the Auvergne, Provence, the Loire and the Pyrenees, traditional family cooking has always been at the heart of the French kitchen and lifestyle. With its delicious dishes and exquisite ingredients as diverse as the regions from which they come,
The Most Amazing Places To Walk In Britain
This beautifully illustrated Reader’s Digest guide contains photography showing the best of Britain’s countryside. Featuring 200 varied walks that will suit different abilities. Each walk includes a map and clear instructions. The walks are divided by region for easy reference.
Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop: As Portrayed on `Small Axe`
“I was amazed and intrigued by the way Leroy had stood his ground and progressed within the Metropolitan Police against so many obstacles: hostility, outright racism and being repeatedly overlooked for promotion.” Steve McQueen, from the ForewordDiscover the incredible true story behind Steve McQueen`s critically acclaimed film `Small Axe: Red, White and Blue` in `Closing
The Desiderata of Happiness
Desiderata, that world-famous poem that begins, “Go placidly amid the noise and haste”, must be one of the best-loved poems in the English language, revered by many as the ideal philosophy of life. Few people realise that it was written, not on a gravestone in an old churchyard, but in 1927, by the Indiana poet
Magic and Mystery in Tibet
Alexandra David-Neel was the first European woman to meet the Dalai Lama and in 1924 became the first to enter the forbidden Tibetan capital, Lhasa. She had already spent a decade travelling through China, living in a cave on the Tibetan border, where she learned about Buddhism from hermits, mystics and bandits.Magic and Mystery in
Ancient Cuzco
This landmark book undertakes the first general overview of the prehistory of the Cuzco region from the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers (ca. 7000 B.C.) to the fall of the Inca Empire in A.D. 1532.
Butterflies, Moths and other Invertebrates of Costa Rica
At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals – over half a million species! Eco-tourists, birders, and biologists come from around the world, drawn by the likelihood of seeing more than three or four hundred species of birds and other animals during even a short stay.
A Gringa in Bogota
A multifaceted look at a city that has become a model for urban reform even with a war on its doorsteps, interwoven with thought-provoking meditations on living “on the hyphen” between U.S. and Colombian cultures.
The Weather of the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest experiences the most varied and fascinating weather in the United States, including world-record winter snows, the strongest non-tropical storms in the nation, and shifts from desert to rain forest in a matter of miles. Local weather features dominate the meteorological landscape, from the Puget Sound convergence zone and wind surges along the
Sky Train
Through a lyrical narrative of her journey to Tibet in 2007, Tibet activist Canyon Sam contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. Traveling on China`s new `Sky Train`, she celebrates Tibetan New Year with the Lhasa family whom she`d befriended decades earlier and concludes an oral-history project with women elders. As she uncovers
Finn and Hengest
Tolkien`s famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. Professor J.R.R.Tolkien is most widely known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but he was also a distinguished scholar in the field of Mediaeval English language and literature. His most significant contribution to Anglo-Saxon
Iceland Imagined
Iceland, Greenland, Northern Norway, and the Faroe Islands lie on the edges of Western Europe, in an area long portrayed by travellers as remote and exotic–its nature harsh, its people reclusive. Since the middle of the eighteenth century, however, this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe, a transformation that is narrated in
The Hobbit – The Lord of the Rings Box Set
This is a special edition box set of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien and published by Harper Collin to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of the first book. The beautiful set includes the masterpieces The Hobbit, The Fellowship of The Ring, The Two Towers, and The
Food Trucks, Cultural Identity, and Social Justice: From Loncheras to Lobsta Love
Aspects of the urban food truck phenomenon, including community economic development, regulatory issues, and clashes between ethnic authenticity and local sustainability.The food truck on the corner could be a brightly painted old-style lonchera offering tacos or an upscale mobile vendor serving lobster rolls. Customers range from gastro-tourists to construction workers, all eager for food that
Safe Passage
Desperate circumstances can cause ordinary women to achieve extraordinary things. No one would have predicted such glamorous and daring lives for Ida and Louise Cook two decidedly ordinary women who lived quiet lives in the London suburbs. But throughout the 1930s, the remarkable sisters rescued dozens of Jews facing persecution and death. Ida`s memoir of
Destination Thailand
Instead of slipping on her something borrowed and tripping up the aisle to wedded bliss, Georgia spends her big day crying into a warm Sex-on-the-Beach, wondering where it all went wrong. Forced to make a bucket list of her new life goals by best friend Marie, it`s not long before travel-virgin Georgia`s packing her bags
Destination Chile
`Katy writes with humour and heart. The Lonely Hearts Travel Club is like Bridget Jones goes backpacking.` – Holly Martin, author of The White Cliff Bay series Welcome to Paradise Next on her travel bucket list, Georgia Green is heading to Chile, but this time she`s not going alone…The new favourite series for fans of
The Most Amazing Places In The British Countryside
Discover the most stunning locations in England, scotland and Wales with this enthralling touring guide.- More than 500 sensational places to visit.- Easy-to-use regional maps and clear directions to help you plan trips.- In-depth features to expand your knowledge of the countryside.
