Travel

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993248443Author Adam RaphaelFormat PaperbackPage Count 696Imprint The Good Hotel Guide LtdPublisher The Good Hotel Guide Ltd

Steve Backshall's love affair with the mountains has taken him to some of the world's wildest places, environments that have the power to make a human being feel very small, very vulnerable and very alive. MOUNTAIN: A LIFE OF THE ROCKS is an account of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781741178142Author Penny WatsonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Hardie Grant ExplorePublisher Hardie Grant ExploreWeight(grams) 1100g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316492737Author Wally KovalFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint VoraciousPublisher VoraciousWeight(grams) 1157gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 193mm * 33mm

U Thong, 100 or so km north of Bangkok, has been an important site for over 2,000 years, as witnessed by the discovery of a 3rd century Roman coin. The moated city was connected to the Chin river, thereby gaining access to international trade routes. ...

Follow in the footsteps of some of the world's most famous authors on the journeys which inspired their greatest works in this beautiful illustrated atlas. Some truly remarkable works of literature have been inspired by writers spending time away from...

'Somerville knows more about wooden barn construction than almost anyone alive.'-The Telegraph 'A joyful reminder of why nature, being outside, being together and creating beauty is so good for the soul.'-Kate Humble, broadcaster and author of A Year...

Found in Translation: The Unexpected Origins of Place Names unravels the tangled threads of history and etymology to uncover the strange, intriguing and enlightening stories that have shaped the names of countries and places around the world.Starting in...

'A delight from the first page to the last' Milly Johnson'Laugh-out-loud funny, as warm as it is witty...If you love Milly Johnson you will love Laura Kemp' Debbie JohnsonCharlotte Bold is nothing like her name - she is shy and timid and just wants a...

In the nineteenth century, the phenomenon of 'going abroad' was born. Beautiful Mediterranean towns, the luxurious spas of Mittel-Europe and the golf courses of France became the playground of the idle wealthy. Until foreign travel became more...

Insight Guides Pocket MadagascarTravel made easy. Ask local experts.The definitive pocket-sized travel guide, now with free app and eBook.Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is the ideal...

This fully revised survey is the essential companion to the architecture of one of England's most rewarding regions. The Georgian spa of Bath and the medieval cathedral city of Wells are deservedly famous, each the finest of its kind in the country. A...

The much-anticipated follow-up to the Radio 2 Book Club-favourite The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman Twenty-two-year-old Tania has moved to Montreal to study, fine-tune her French and fall in love. Finding work as a waitress in an...

Lonely Planet's Best Day Walks France 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. Explore the Pyrenees, hike the...

You can tell a lot about British society by its television. More than any other country, Britain still gets a sense of itself from the output of its national broadcasters. So what can we learn from the TV of the last two decades? Beginning in 2000, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857703689Author David BathurstFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications

Designed for the traveler who wants to understand more fully what he or she sees. Blue Guides have been published continuously since 1918 and are the most comprehensive travel guides concentrating on history, architecture and art. This guide to Budapest,...

Part tourist guide, part monograph, this book journeys through South Africa's amazing wildlife reserves. Indicating what types of animals to find and in which provinces to find them, this record not only contains stunning pictures and pertinent, detailed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906122157Author Edward MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 256g

Beginning in 1907 with the founding of a factory in Songarh, a small provincial town where narrow attitudes prevail, the story is of three generations of an Indian family, brilliantly told, in which a sensitive and intelligent foundling boy orphan who is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906549244Author Colin NuttFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Ness PublishingPublisher Ness PublishingDimensions(mm) 115mm * 168mm * 12mm

"A literary phenomenon" The Times"Despentes' writing is intelligent, outspoken, witty, shocking, propulsive and streetwise" Times Literary SupplementTHE FINAL VOLUME IN THE EPIC ROCK AND ROLL TRILOGY BY CULT AUTHOR VIRGINIE DESPENTESAlthough it means...

Return to Muck tells of Marg's experiences as a solo, older woman traveller in some lesser-known Scottish islands in the Inner and Outer Hebrides. On a budget, she mostly stays in hostels and bunkhouses, travels by car within the islands (except Muck)...

In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on a journey...

RSPB ID Spotlight Birds of Farmland and Open Countryside is a reliable fold-out chart that presents illustrations of 57 of the UK's most familiar birds of farmland and open countryside by renowned artist Stephen Message. - Species are grouped by...

For Bob Dylan enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in the history of music. This, the third book in the Troubadour Tales series takes us back to Minnesota and Dylan's hometown of Duluth. Bob Dylan born in Duluth in Minnesota, grew up in Hibbing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906628680Author Joe CoenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CheckPoint PressPublisher CheckPoint PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

V. S. Naipaul's first travel book, The Middle Passage, takes us on a rich and emotional journey to a place of the greatest interest - his birthplace.In 1960, Dr Eric Williams, the first Prime Minister of independent Trinidad, invited V. S. Naipaul to...

Faneuil Hall is fine and the duck boats are just dandy, but if you want to go beyond the Boston of brochures and get to the heart of this mysterious, charming old metropolis, you have to dig deep and be willing to get a little weird. 111 Places in Boston...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957590097Author Cynthia BrandtFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Canyon Press LLCPublisher Canyon Press LLC

Insight Guide to Alaska is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to Alaska, choosing what to see, from exploring the Alaska Railroad to discovering Kodiak...

150 Gardens You Need to Visit before You Die profiles a selection of the most beautiful gardens in the world, renowned for their exceptional flora, imaginative designs, and inspiring locations. From Kew Gardens in London to the Singapore Botanical...

In January 1959, ten experienced young skiers set out for Mount Otorten in the far north of Russia. While one of the skiers fell ill and returned., the remaining nine lost their way and ended up on another mountain slope known as Kholat Syakhl (or...

Using images held in the archives of the Abergavenny Museum, this illustrated volume of the town's pubs traces the development of the licensed trade in this area of Wales. Abergavenny Pubs will delight all those who want to know more about the history of...

Stephen Gilligan's Generative Trance offers a framework for developing a more creative consciousness and lays out the step-by-step processes by which this can be done. William James used to say that `the unconscious mind is the horse and conscious mind...

When Titanic foundered in April 1912, the world's focus was on the tragedy of the passengers who lost their lives. Ever since, in films, dramatisations, adaptations and books, the focus has mostly continued to be on the ones who died. The Titanic and...

Bramhall is a thriving, bustling and leafy suburb of Stockport, close to Manchester. It has been voted the least 'lonely place' in Britain; according to research from the University of Sheffield, Bramhall came bottom of the loneliness index nationwide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040593Author gestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication!Do you want to speak simple Vietnamese but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting Vietnam for a short time and want a Vietnamese phrase book to help you communicate? If so,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524760465Author Katie ParlaFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA Inc