Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Shipping News
Annie Proulx`s highly acclaimed, international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Quoyle is a hapless, hopeless hack journalist living and working in New York. When his no-good wife is killed in a spectacular road accident, Quoyle heads for the land of his forefathers – the remotest corner of far-flung Newfoundland. With `the aunt` and his delinquent
Accordion Crimes
The third novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of `The Shipping News`,`Accordion Crimes spans generations, continents and a century and confirms the hallucinatory power of Proulx`s writing. Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of story-telling that spans a century and a continent. It opens in 1890 in Sicily, when an accordion-maker and his son, carrying little
Let`s Eat!
Lets Dress! Everyone loves to dress up! This book features children from 8 countries in traditional costumes, some of which are still worn today and others which are worn only for festivals or holidays. Lift the flaps to read about what the clothes are made of an how to wear them. Big gatefolds introduce the
Help Save our Planet
Yes I Can! Help Save Our Planet by Emma Brownjohn is a book for small children that offers suggestions for making our planet a healthier and better place to live, presented in a fun lift-the-flap format. The book includes information on recycling, solar heating, organic gardening and lots more. The Green Game at the end
North Cyprus – Walk & Eat
This pocket-sized full-colour guide is ideal for those visiting or having a second home in North Cyprus. It describes walks and excursions in the villages and countryside. Each excursion or walk recommends at least one restaurant en route serving local cuisine, with photograph, price guide, opening times, sample menus, and recipes for some of their
Lets Dress!
Lets Dress! Everyone loves to dress up! This book features children from 8 countries in traditional costumes, some of which are still worn today and others which are worn only for festivals or holidays. Lift the flaps to read about what the clothes are made of an how to wear them. Big gatefolds introduce the
Turkish Coast ‘“ Antalya to Demre
The Turkish Coast ‘“ Antalya to Demre is part of a three-volume Sunflower Complete Guide series exploring the walking possibilities along the Turkish coastline. This volume covers a range of routes including walks in Antalya and surrounds, Kemer, Olympos National Park, Finike and Demre. A double-sided, fold-out touring map at the back of the book
Lisbon – Walk & Eat
These pocket-sized full-colour guides, illustrated with hundreds of photographs, are designed for short-break holidays. They describe walks and recommend restaurants/hotels en route. Following each restaurant entry is one or more of their recipes to made in self-catering accommodation or at home.
Cyprus Sunflower Landscape Guide
Walking in Southern Cyprus or exploring Cyprus by car is an experience to treasure for a lifetime ‘” or, as the Cypriots put it, ‘Once been, never forgotten’. You can stroll for miles along the southeast coast or hike through the woods in the famous Troodos Mountains (stopping for lunch at one of the trout
Avignon – Walk & Eat
This pocket-sized full-colour guide is designed for short-break holidays to Provence using fast train services (or flights). It describes easy city and countryside walks, and recommends restaurants en route (with sample menus).From the Roman cities and sites of Nimes, Arles, Pont du Gard and St-Remy to the `must-see` villages of Gordes, Les Baux and Barbentane
Dolomites
Several new walks have been added in this 3rd edition; the maps have been redesigned with waypoints which correspond to coloured waypoints in the text, and free downloadable GPS tracks are now available for all the walks. Colour coding on the Contents page enables you to see at a glance the grading of various walks.
Corsica – Walk & Eat
This pocket-sized guide to walking in Corsica is designed for visitors who would like to do some fairly easy walking as opposed to tackling the more difficult routes described in Landscapes of Corsica. It`s ideal for high season, when strenuous routes may be too hot, or for those travelling with children. The walks cover the
Corsica Sunflower Landscape Guide
This new 7th edition of Corsica has been thoroughly revised just a few months prior to publication. The format of the book has been widened, to eliminate any loss of mapping in the gutter and also to allow larger type. Waypoints mentioned in the text (printed in red) are repeated on the maps, and free
Lesvos Sunflower Landscape Guide
This new 4th edition was checked on the ground by the authors a few months prior to publication. They have added quite a few new walks ‘“ generally circular and fairly easy, to cater for people who want to birdwatch or search out orchids. The maps have mostly been redrawn, with waypoints which correspond to
Regulatory Primer for 2nd & Chief Engineers: Questions and Answers Covering Current and New Regulations, 10th Edition 2019/2020
Whether you are preparing for a new certificate or are already a Second or Chief Engineer, this pocketbook will bring you right up to date with current and new maritime regulations. This new edition has been substantially revised and expanded to include questions on regulations that came into force in 2018.Presented as questions and answers
The Great Domaines of Burgundy
Subdivided into hundreds of domaines, often family-run and sometimes covering no more than a few hectares, Burgundy can be offputtingly fragmented even to wine experts. In compiling this revised edition the authors revisited all the domaines that appeared in previous editions plus scores of `rising stars`, to select the very best and most interesting of
Stickyscapes Tropical Adventures
This Stickyscapes Tropical Adventures book brings the tropics to life with over 100 stickers. Folding out to become a panoramic play scene, this book represents the dense tropical jungle, and also features the bottom of the deep blue tropical sea. Improve your knowledge on jungle and sea creatures, such as the clouded leopard and the
Story Box: Create Your Own Fairy Tales
This wonderful game will allow your family to create its own fairy tales. Highly original and with a contemporary twist, this box contains 20 cards, printed on both sides, which can be interchanged, allowing for all kinds of plots. With three alternative endings! Can you save the missing elf before he is eaten by the
How to Read the Landscape
Patrick Whitefield presents twenty years worth of notes on different types of landscapes. It explains everything from animal signs and tree shapes to how whole landscapes fit together and function. It includes extracts and photographs from his notebooks illustrating actual examples of the landscapes described. Patrick Whitefield has spent a lifetime living and working in
