Travel

In the second portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter leads us on a whirlwind tour of Montmartre, the hill-top village that fired the greatest achievements of modern art while also provoking bloody...

In Bed with the Atlantic is a travel memoir of a young woman, Kit Pascoe, as she goes from never having stepped on a yacht, to sailing over 18,000 miles - across the Atlantic, around the Caribbean and then back - in three years with her partner. At...

Derrick Rose achieved an improbable childhood dream: being selected first overall in the NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. The point guard was a phenom, winning the Rookie of the Year award and electrifying fans around the world. In 2011, he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957333840Author Becky JonesPage Count 2Imprint Adventure Walks BooksPublisher Adventure Walks BooksWeight(grams) 50gDimensions(mm) 165mm * 100mm * 2mm

Set off on the eternal trail of the Beat experience in the city that inspired many of Jack Kerouac's best-loved novels including On the Road, Vanity of Duluoz, The Town and the City, and Desolation Angels. This is the ultimate guide to Kerouac's New...

Often overlooked by most tourists and locals alike, the Bronx-one of five boroughs that comprise the city of New York-is rich in cultural and historical attractions. From the Bronx Zoo (the largest urban zoo in the United States) to the New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143109891Author Dominic ZieglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841149394Author Jason HawkesFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

As a passionate Londoner, Ken Livingstone has seen London change dramatically over the last 60 years. From playing on bomb sites in an era where St Pauls was the tallest building in the city, to 2019 where the gleaming towers of the Shard and Walkie...

Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2020'A thought-provoking treatise interwoven with blistered-feet-on-the-ground accounts of spots both pretty and gritty' National Geographic'Compelling, thought-provoking, and courageous, this...

Throughout the 1960's John Freely and Hilary Sumner-Boyd explored every alley, cove and monument of their adopted home of Istanbul in between their teaching jobs. They created a legendary guidebook, covering 1,500 years of Byzantine and Ottoman...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945058Author Cedric GreenwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Inside you'll find:* Flexible itineraries for solo travellers, honeymooners, and families, including two weeks experiencing the best of French Polynesia, a weeklong romantic getaway, and a trip to the awe-inspiring archaeological sites of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784778125Author Murray StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Bradt Travel GuidesPublisher Bradt Travel GuidesWeight(grams) 115g

Cheltenham is a beautiful town and the people who live here can boast a strong sense of community. In this book, local author Elaine Heasman has compiled over 250 archive photographs of Cheltenham, through which she has captured a sense of the changing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855683655Author Adrian BraddyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint DalesmanPublisher Country Publications LtdWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 197mm *...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International] licence. It is free to read at Oxford Clinical Psychology Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The theory of...

In Contact! Jan turns her brilliantly observant eye to the human contacts she made, across the globe and though the decades. As a series of vignettes, some only a few lines long, she records hundreds of brief glimpses and fleeting encounters, celebrating...

The oldest professional sports team in the Bay Area, the San Francisco 49ers have thrilled their loyal fans for seven and a half decades. Founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference, the 49ers joined the NFL when the...

After seven years as Washington correspondent of THE TIMES, Martin Fletcher set off to explore the great American 'boondocks' - the raw and untamed land that exists far from the famous cities and national parks. His extraordinary journey takes him to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273810Author Neala SchleuningFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia

Dive in to warm Caribbean waters, soak up the sunshine, and discover the vibrant culture and spirit of Jamaica. Inside Moon Jamaica you'll find:*Flexible, strategic itineraries with ideas for backpackers, beach-lovers, adventure travellers, honeymooners,...

Africa's Top Wildlife Countries highlights and compares wildlife reserves and other major attractions in the continent's best countries for game viewing making the planning of the journey of a lifetime easy! African countries, and the wildlife reserves...

This inspirational new guidebook is the must-have accessory for new parents that want to get outdoors with their little ones. The 50 buggy-friendly walks range from an easy mile's amble around a stunning lake to a five-mile countryside tour of...

"Men like to conquer, fight, or subdue the Arctic, while we had a different attitude. We felt that we had to go along with what we were faced with. . . . We tried to have the Arctic on our side instead of confronting it." In 1997 a group of 20 women set...

Based on OS data and fully revised for 2017 the Ayrshire Street Atlas is your essential guide to the towns and villages throughout Ayrshire. Exceptionally clear mapping and full index to street names. Don't leave home without it! Exceptionally clear...

Insight Explore Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations. Now with free eBook.Experience the best of Costa Rica with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't...

From the doorstep of Dublin city, there is easy access to a cycling haven of deep glens, forested mountains and wild scenery, including the Wicklow Mountains. This guidebook journeys through some of the country's best-known tourist attractions, such...

She had no money. No time. No motorbike. No experience for such a mammoth trip. But she had a clear vision. With gritted determination, she went all out to realize her dream of riding a Bonneville solo across North America on lesser-known roads. That...

This beautiful and inspiring book is an authoritative and timely account of our planet's natural wonders, explaining how and why our bodies and brains benefit from being in nature, as well as the importance of valuing and protecting them for future...

A unique celebration of one of the world' great cities, beautifully bound and printed in colour. The perfect guide, gift or souvenir for visitors - or an inspiration to anyone planning a trip to London. Illustrated and written by Jim Watson, a celebrated...

This very failure, compounded by the plague of caterpillars of the book s title allows Nigel Barley to concentrate on everyday life in Dowayoland and the tattered remnants of an overripe French colonial legacy. Witchcraft fills the Cameroonian air; add...

Michael Jacobs was haunted by Velazquez's enigmatic masterpiece Las Meninas from first encountering it in the Prado as a teenager. In Everything is Happening Jacobs searches for the ultimate significance of the painting by following the trails of...

Step away from the traditional highlights of the city of innovators, great benefactors, artists, presidents and hucksters to discover innumerable interesting and unknown sites, artefacts and other treats in Washington, DC. Visit places hiding in plain...

The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in Toronto In just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid expansion team to an NBA champion. But for all the triumphs of the past decade, the beginning looked a bit...

Before Joy Adamson went to Africa, before Margaret Mead sailed to Samoa, a Kansas teenager named Osa Leighty married pioneering photographer Martin Johnson. Together the Johnsons flew and sailed to Borneo, Kenya, and the Congo, filming Simba and other...

What makes Nicolas Bouvier such a well?loved travel writer is his exquisite sensitivity to the beauties of life, and his ability to capture those elusive moments in a style that is light, yet pregnant with wonder. Whether he s delirious in the wintery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728262598Author Stephanie PuglisiFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Sourcebooks, IncPublisher Sourcebooks, Inc

Chasing records through Europe: This book takes you to 111 truly unique and record-setting places in Europe. Dress warmly for the coldest music festival, where instruments are made of ice. Ride on the fastest roller coaster. And come with us to the...

This travelogue moves along by Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, by the Burren, a land of strange beauty that inspired Tolkien, by the ruins of remotely-placed monastic shrines and chanting monks. Memories of W B Yeats, G B Shaw, John Millington Synge,...