Category Archives: Travel Guides
Made in Britain – The Men and Women who Shaped the Modern World
From the world renowned National Geographic comes this stunning collection of the world’s most amazing trips. Each chapter beautifully depicts a different type of trip illustrated with stunning photographs, colourful maps, a useful ‘highlights’ section and with practical information regarding the best time of year to go and tips for planning your trip as well
ENGLISH ALLSORTS
“Open this book with reverence. It is a hymn to England – the old England, the England of beach huts and Constable skies.” (Clive Aslet). This beautiful book acts both as a touchstone for people`s memories and as a guide to the visually lovely places and artefacts that we can still see and enjoy today,
Being Dead is Bad for Business
A skinny Jewish kid from Philadelphia training to fight and likely die in the U.S. invasion of Japan in 1945, Stanley Weiss came home to the death of his loving but weak father, who left his mother penniless. Vowing on the spot not to let his insecurities limit him as they had his father, Weiss
The Long Haul
The Long Haul is Alex Hibbert’s account of his unsupported voyage, across the icecap to the Arctic coast of Greenland. Hibbert, and his expedition partner George Bullard, undertook four months, man-hauling 430lb sledges over 1,374 miles – further than any previous unsupported polar undertaking.Hibbert had devised an epic plan, with the conscious effort to undertake
Ring Of Bright Water
Hailed a masterpiece when it was first published, the story of Gavin Maxwell`s life with otters on the remote west coast of Scotland remains one of the most lyrical, moving descriptions of a man`s relationship with the natural world. “One of the outstanding wildlife books of all time.”-New York Herald Tribune First published 1960 by
The South Country
Acutely sensitive to rhythms of the countryside, Edward Thomas`s lyrical, passionate, and sometimes political writing merges natural history with folk culture, and gives us a free-form record of the feelings and observations of one of the great poets of the English language. First published 1909 by J.M. Dent & Sons
Men And The Fields
Adrian Bell`s travels through East Anglia and lowland Britain capture the character of the countryside before modern agriculture altered the landscape and changed forever the way we eat and live. This new edition restores the original color lithographs and black and white line drawings by John Nash that appeared in the first edition. First published
The Unofficial Countryside
Richard Mabey reveals the astonishingly rich world of animal and plant life surviving and often thriving among docklands, railways, factories and canals.
Running Beyond Limits – The Adventures of an Ultra Marathon Runner
Andrew Murray has been running since 2005 when he realised that it might be a good way to see a bit of the world. Since then he has been placed first overall in races in the Arctic, the Sahara, Outer Mongolia and the jungle, amongst others. But in 2010 he devised a challenge that put
Scotland End to End
By walking all the way through Scotland from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders to Cape Wrath in the far North-West, author and broadcaster Cameron McNeish witnesses at first hand the changes that have taken place in the landscapes of the country of his birth. From the rolling, history drenched hills of the Borders he experiences
There`s No Home
This is a rediscovered classic novel of World War II. It`s 1943. The allied invasion of Sicily. In a lull in the fighting, an exhausted British battalion marches into the searing summer heat of Catania, to be greeted by the women, children and old men emerging from the bomb shelters. Yearning for some semblance of
Walks from Bristol`s Severn Beach Line
Bristol is one of the best cities in the world for exploring on foot and the Severn Beach Line – once hailed as one of Britain`s most scenic railways – is the gateway to some of its finest sights. The walks in this guide range from short strolls exploring Georgian crescents and city parks to
The Border Run
Need experience on your Gap Year? Try murder. Bored of the `mango smoothie` trail and keen to spice up their Facebook albums, and perhaps also their sex lives, Jake and Will take a tour into China`s jungle borderland with Burma. Their guide, however, has his own agenda and gradually the two gap-year students slip into
The Ridgeway National Trail Companion
Whether you`re a walker, a cyclist or a horserider this invaluable guide is full of the practical information you need to plan your visit to the Ridgeway National Trail. It includes in-depth details about a wide variety of accommodation and facilities such as pubs, shops and attractions that you`ll find close to the Trail. It
Sightlines
Five years after “Findings” broke the mould of nature writing, Sort of Books presents “Sightlines”. The outer world flew open like a door, and I wondered – what is it that we`re just not seeing? In this greatly anticipated sequel to “Findings”, prize-winning poet and renowned nature writer Kathleen Jamie takes a fresh look at
Art In Nature
This is a `new` Tove Jansson, published for the first time in English. Tales of obsession and ambition are revealed and sparkle `like buried treasure`. An elderly caretaker at a large outdoor exhibition, called Art in Nature, finds that a couple have lingered on to bicker about the value of a picture; he has a
Wales Coast Path Official Guide 1: North Wales Coast: Chester to Bangor
One of a series of Official Guides to the Wales Coast Path, specially commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales, these attractive and comprehensive guides contain everything walkers need to walk and enjoy the Wales Coast Path. Written by outdoor professionals, these authoritative guidebooks give long-distance and local walkers what they need to explore the
Walking in the Shropshire Hills: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
20 circular walks exploring the varied and unspoilt landscape of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The walks vary from 2.5 to 10 miles in length. Some cross rolling farmland and leafy woodland, others are on the open moors, including magnificent ridge walks with panoramic views.The book includes clear route directions, 1:25,000 Ordnance
