Category Archives: Travel Guides
Cooking With Pomiane
Witty, original and mouth-watering, the recipes collected in this book offer classic dishes prepared by the most innovative of French chefs.
South Downs Way
The South Downs Way, a 160km /100 miles National Trail from Eastbourne to Winchester, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:105,000. The guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc, and includes notes on the region’s history, geology, habitats and wildlife, etc. Detailed
Travels in Wicklow,West Kerry and Connemara
J.M. Synge was a tireless traveller who, while celebrating the beauties of the Irish landscape, never flinched from describing the harsh, unromantic reality of rural life. Jack B. Yeats`s evocative drawings were intended to accompany these accounts of Synge`s travels, and they are now published together again for the first time in 100 years.Capturing the
Kerry Way
Kerry Way, a 210-km (130 mile) circular trail around the Kerry peninsula in an A5, spiral bound, waterproof guide from Rucksack Readers with contoured mapping at 1:118,000, detailed route descriptions and general information.The 64-page guide provides both general advice on when to go, availability of accommodation, etc. and notes on the area’s history and culture,
St Cuthbert`s Way
St Cuthbert`s Way, a 100km /62 miles trail from Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, presented by Rucksack Readers in handy A5 size, spiral-bound, waterproof guide with mapping at 1:100,000. Coverage includes a high-level option over the Cheviot Hills.The guide provides general advice on when to go, availability of
San Francisco Noir
This volume is set in San Francisco, the city that put film noir on the map. Barry Gifford, Kate Braverman, Michelle Tea and Jon Longhi are just a few of the stellar cast that Maravelis has corralled into this brilliant collection of haunting noir in the city shrouded by fog.
The Munro Almanac
A slim sturdy hardbacked book, essential packing for all Scottish mountain walkers. Ascent details, map references and simple location diagrams for all 284 Munros are arranged by region. Includes some colour photographs, suggested further reading and an index.
Baltimore Noir
Laura Lippman recruits David Simon, Tim Cockey, Dan Fesperman and others to craft a lurid and riveting portrait of the real city of Baltimore, behind the screen of TV shows like `Homicide` & `The Wire`. From the introduction by Laura Lippman”To live in Baltimore – Bulletmore, Murderland, according to one famous piece of graffiti –
Safari Companion
Since its original publication in 1993, The Safari Companion has been a much-loved field guide to observing and understanding the behaviour of African mammals. An indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa, the book also acknowledges the enthusiasm of those watching these magnificent animals at zoos and wildlife parks, and on film.The Safari Companion enables
Italian Wines 2017
Italian Wines is the English-language version of Gambero Rosso`s Vini d`Italia, the world`s best-selling guide to Italian wine, now in its 30th edition. It is the result of a year`s work by over 60 tasters, coordinated by three curators. They travel around the entire country to taste 45,000 wines, only half of which make it
Italian Wines: 2018
Italian Wines is the English-language version of Gambero Rosso`s Vini d`Italia, the world`s best-selling guide to Italian wine, now in its 31st edition. It is the result of a year`s work by over 60 tasters, coordinated by three curators. They travel around the entire country to taste 45,000 wines, only half of which make it
Italian Wines 2015
More than seventy tasters have travelled around Italy to source the very best wines. The tastings – all blind – took place in consortiums and local chambers of commerce and were supported by experts in the field, sommeliers and trade buyers. The guide is completely accessible, organised in a simple, clear and functional way. Sections
Here Is New York
In the summer of 1948, E.B. White sat in a New York City hotel room and, sweltering in the heat, wrote a remarkable pristine essay, Here is New York. Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, the author’s stroll around Manhattan?with the reader arm-in-arm?remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America’s foremost literary
The Captain`s Guide to Hurricane Holes: The Bahamas and Caribbean
The Captain`s Guide to Hurricane Holes is a navigational aid designed for yacht and boat captains transiting the waters of The Bahamas and Caribbean. If you are so unfortunate as to find your yacht or boat in the path of an oncoming hurricane, this book will provide advice on the safest locations to flee to
Bicycle Touring
In this concise account, experienced touring cyclist Patricia Vance shares the lessons she learned over many years on how to plan, prepare for, and carry out a successful bicycle tour. Whether you`re traveling light and staying in hotels or going off the beaten path complete with camping gear, Bicycle Touring will show you in detail
On Rare Birds
Weaving together natural history and investigative reporting with mythological and cultural material, On Rare Birds tells the compelling stories of ten rare or extinct bird species – from the tragic demise of the once-abundant Passenger Pigeon to the shooting death of the last Carolina Parakeet in the wild, and from the startling natural defences of
