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Celebrating over three decades, Harden's introduced the concept of user ratings and reviews to the UK. The authoritative guide to the capital's restaurants: a must-buy for any discerning Londoner or visitor.Book InformationISBN 9781916076143Author Peter...

Beautiful Cornwall is the second in a series of Portrait of a County books, following on from Beautiful Devon and Wild Southwest, published in 2018 and 2016, respectively. Beautiful Cornwall is a book photographically celebrating the stunning beauty...

BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week'Wonderfully idiosyncratic, coolly heartfelt and memorable' William Boyd'One of the great writers of early 20th Century Russia' Simon Sebag Montefiore'A remarkable memoir . . . both potent and endearing' Erica Wagner, New...

'A masterpiece ... a moving image of post-war Poland, and the first breathing of one of the essential voices of the twentieth century... the master of literary reportage' The Times Literary SupplementWhen the great traveller-reporter Ryszard...

Big Rides: Great Britain & Ireland is an inspirational guide to the most iconic, epic and popular long-distance cycle trails in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland, including two excursions from mainland Britain to Northern France.The...

Experience 60 of the world's greatest adventures on water - from sailing the Nile by felucca and cruising the Canadian Arctic, to exploring Pitcairn Island by cargo ship. With detailed accounts of each route, beautiful photos and practical tips on how to...

Cycling in the Peak District presents 20 graded day rides in the national park, along with a challenging five-day 250km (155-mile) 'Tour de Peak District'. The circular day rides are centred around Ashbourne, Matlock, Bakewell, Buxton and many other...

**2021 Gourmand Cookbook Award Winner for Japan in Spirits and Other Drinks**The Japanese Sake Bible is the ultimate book about Japan's national drink-from its history, culture and production methods to how to choose the best sake and recommended food...

A guidebook describing 40 trail running routes in the Chamonix Valley and around the Mont Blanc massif, visiting France, Switzerland and Italy. The routes, which range from 3.8km (21/2 miles) to 168km (104 miles), are graded from 1 to 5 and categorised...

Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the meanings behind the names of England's towns and villages. From Celtic farmers to Norman conquerors, right up to the Industrial Revolution, deciphering our place...

A brand-new edition of the vintage travel classic by Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in 1878 and now re-issued by Manderley Press, with an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith and a cover illustration by Iain McIntosh.Book InformationISBN...

Whether you want to float in the Dead Sea, visit the ruby-coloured city of Petra, or tuck into Tel-Aviv's sumptuous food scene, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Jerusalem, Israel and the Palestinian territories have to...

In this intrepid and brilliant memoir, Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent travelling through Burma, using as a compass the life and work of George Orwell, whom many of Burma's underground teahouse intellectuals call simply "the prophet". In...

See through the eyes of the Brontes as you immerse yourself in their lives and landscapes, wandering the very same paths they each would have walked in search of the inspiration behind their novels and poetry. An...

Let Secret Liverpool guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Liverpool guide book, now in its 2nd edition. Featuring over 20 new locations, our local expert, Mike Keating, will show you the...

The award-winning, bestselling The Paris Mapguide by Michael Middleditch - the best streetmap on the marketThe perfect travelling companion, this clever guide combines illustrated, easy-to-read maps with essential facts to help you get the most out of...

**Alan's spellbinding new novel THE GIFT, set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, is available to pre-order now!**Timothy Gandy has kept his lifetime's ambition secret for forty years.Now, suddenly (if tragically) released from the hen-pecked tedium of his...

Day Walks in Somerset features 20 routes between 7 and 15 miles (11km and 24km) in length, spread across the county of Somerset, including the Exmoor National Park. Researched and written by experienced and local authors Jen and Sim Benson, the walks...

The beer-lovers' bible is fully revised and updated each year to feature recommended pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best real ale. The GBG is completely independent, with listings based entirely on evaluation by CAMRA members. The unique...

'This is a joy of a book. I know nothing of sweaters and little of Iceland, and this book used pictures and words to open Iceland and its people for me, using Icelandic sweaters and knitting to do it.' - Neil Gaiman In Iceland there's a piece of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732674943Author Tommy RayFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Tommy RayPublisher Tommy RayWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm

'Another island in the Great Ocean has many sinful and malevolent women, who have precious gems in their eyes.' In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784520786Author Christopher BabayodeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Panoma PressPublisher Rethink PressWeight(grams) 174gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Many children with mental health problems do not receive support and there are often extensive waiting lists for Children and Young People's Mental Health Services, which are increasingly overstretched. Unfortunately, a large proportion of children with...

'Highly entertaining' - The Times'A hymn book to the London street' - TLSFrom the Roman marching along the ancient Old Kent Road to the rattling newspaper presses of Fleet Street, from Dickensian iron and fog to the neon lights of the twenty-first...

Guidebook to the Lea Valley Walk, a 53-mile long-distance path from Luton to the Thames. It follows the River Lea from its source near Leagrave to East India Dock opposite Greenwich, with an alternative finish at Limehouse and an optional tour of the...

Discover the extraordinary role of plants in modern forensics, from their use as evidence in the trials of high profile murderers such as Ted Bundy to high value botanical trafficking and poaching. We are all familliar with the role of blood spatters...

The Kerry Way runs around Ireland's most beautiful peninsula for 130 miles (210 km), starting from Killarney. It features mountain scenery and coastal panoramas, and is rich in geology and wildlife. The book contains large-scale mapping, 100 colour...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060088613Author Sebastian JungerFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Lonely Planet's USA is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch a Broadway show in New York, marvel at the Grand Canyon, and drive the Pacific Coast Highway; all with your...

The first in an exciting new series that tells the story of some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes. Written with the general reader - the walker, the lover of the countryside - firmly in mind, this opens the door onto a fascinating story of ancient...

Lonely Planet's Best Day Walks Japan is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs away from the city by picking a walk that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Climb Mt Fuji, walk the Tohoku...

'There never was anybody who had adventures as well as Miss Bird' SPECTATOR'Venture deep into the Colorado wilderness, and you will find her long-lasting legacy in the community of people choosing to live a life without limits' RUBY WAX, GUARDIAN 'This...

From the author of the acclaimed Britain from the Rails, an entertaining armchair read and practical guide rolled into one. Engaging, eccentric, informative, inspirational and only very occasionally trainspotter-ish, Scotland from the Rails is the...

Mickey Bale, a Met close protection officer, wants revenge on the mafia family who killed his sister. First in The Protector, a gripping British thriller series from Anthony Riches. 'Nemesis is a full-throttle adventure' ANDY McNAB 'Fast-moving.....

Escape to Languedoc in this poignant and transportative true account of life in a beautifully restored house in the south of France'This love affair between an English family and a very old French house is by turns turbulent, lyrical and tragic . . ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040135Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872405308Author Richard HallewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Hallewell PublicationsPublisher Hallewell Publications

There might be more books on Oxford than students who have attended the world's greatest university, but there has never been one as dynamic and exciting as 111 Places in Oxford That You Shouldn't Miss. Author Ed Glinert has sifted through all the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899559705Author MonocleFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag