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Selected by Robin Hanbury-Tenison, described by the Sunday Times as the 'greatest explorer of the last twenty years', this is a comprehensive anthology of the writings of explorers through the ages, now fully revised and updated. The ultimate in travel...

One of the most exhilarating cities in the world, London is steeped in history whilst embracing innovation. Its skyline is a mix of old and new, with the beautiful architectural splendour of St Paul's Cathedral sitting comfortably alongside the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683960218Author JasonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

The sheer variety of options in Central America means that for once the cliche is true - there is something for everyone. The diversity of landscapes, cultures and opportunities excites, entices, and bewilders. The scope for adventurous holidays is vast,...

Arms control and disarmament are key elements in promoting international peace and security. In recent decades the scope of disarmament law has broadened from a traditional focus on weapons of mass destruction to encompass conventional weapons. In this...

The book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the withdrawal agreement concluded between the United Kingdom and the European Union to to create the legal framework for Brexit. The book -- which builds on a prior volume "The Law & Politics of...

Democratic dysfunction can arise in both 'at risk' and well-functioning constitutional systems. It can threaten a system's responsiveness to both minority rights claims and majoritarian constitutional understandings. Responsive Judicial Review aims to...

Those who have encountered Cape Cod know that it is a singular place. In The Outer Beach, Robert Finch weaves together his collected writings from more than fifty years and more than a thousand miles of walking along Cape Cod's Atlantic coast to create a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782361951252Author Massimo PolidoroFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint JonglezPublisher JonglezWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 190mm * 108mm * 16mm

"The Alps: A Bird's-Eye View" is a major project with completely new aerial photographs of the entire Alpine chain and up to date texts from experts in the world of geology; climate change; geography; Alpine tourism; natural environment; and, more. This...

A guidebook to 34 walks in the hills and mountains of Hungary. Exploring Northern Hungary and Transdanubia, including Bakony, Balaton Uplands, Buda Hills, Mecsek, Pilis and Vertes. Walks range from 4 - 24km in length (2.5 - 15 miles) and are...

Think of Rome and you quickly picture so many treasures from the ancient world: the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, the Pantheon, the Forum. At its height in the 2nd century CE, the Roman Empire, reaching out from its heart in the city of Rome itself, was...

Insight Guides Pocket Guide St PetersburgTravel made easy. Ask local experts.The definitive pocket-sized travel guide, now with free app and eBook.Part of our UEFA Euro 2020 guidebook series. If you're planning to visit Saint Petersburg Stadium to watch...

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to New York City's northern borough, from the award-winning author of The New York Nobody KnowsBill Helmreich walked every block of New York City-some six thousand miles-to write the award-winning The New York Nobody...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Buenos Aires is your pocket guide to the very best of Buenos Aires.This cultured and sophisticated South American capital never bores. Buenos Aires boasts historic cafes, glamorous bars, a world-class opera house,...

A new and controversial biography of Sir Francis Bacon succinctly putting forward the theory that he was one of Elizabeths illegitimate offspring and the writer of Shakespeares plays.Book InformationISBN 9781854570956Author Peter M DunnFormat...

Whether youre a first-time visitor or making a return trip, the sheer majesty of New Zealands landscapes is always awe-inspiring. There are peaceful lakes and thundering waterfalls, active volcanoes and the looming icy peaks of the Southern Alps as well...

Let Secret Tuscany guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Tuscany guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this beautiful region. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious...

Join Southern comedian duo Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester in this hilarious and irreverent travel guide as they wander about ponderin' the peculiarities beyond their small-town front porches.Trae and Corey will take you from the smallest of small...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on...

Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where they were staying (Lyme Regis and Venice respectively), Victor Hugo penned Les Miserables in an attic in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903070697Author Christine PalmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Eye BooksPublisher Eye BooksWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780147530868Author Charles MacPhersonFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

This dictionary of Leicestershire and Rutland place-names examines their origins and meanings. It includes not only towns, villages and hamlets, but also rivers, streams, hills, fields and woods, as well as streets, buildings and public houses. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899558630Author Tobias WoggonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857702231Author Ben PerkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications

Essays bringing out the richness and vibrancy of pre-modern textual culture in all its variety. Linne R. Mooney, Emeritus Professor of Palaeography at the University of York, has significantly advanced the study of later medieval English book...

"It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit-or time travel, taking you back to that life-changing decade-lost holiday and old friends."-The Japan TimesVisit the most compelling cultural and nature sites...

To walk on remnants of the storied Appian Way today, from Rome to the heel of Italy, is to walk in the footsteps of ghosts. Our guide to those ghosts-and the layers of history they represent-is Robert A. Kaster. In The Appian Way, he brings a lifetime of...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on...

The ecumene in prose.Strabo (ca. 64 BC to ca. AD 25), an Asiatic Greek of Amasia in Pontus, studied at Nysa and after 44 BC at Rome. He became a keen traveler who saw a large part of Italy, various near eastern regions including the Black Sea, ...

Inveraray, Oban, Kintyre, Glencoe, Loch Awe, Loch Lomond, Appin, Islay - all the glories of Argyll are described in this book. From Dumbarton to Campletown and north to Loch Etive there is a great wealth of beauty unmatched in Scotland. It is a quiet and...

Catherine Rothwell's new book takes us on a walk along the Kent, from source to sea, drawing on many interviews with local characters, which are interwoven with a blend of recollections, nostalgia and history.About the AuthorCatherine Rothwell is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783038691150Author Diccon BewesFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Bergli Books LtdPublisher Bergli Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859641477Author Rosalyn MaqsoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Garnet PublishingPublisher Garnet Publishing

A historical spa, a masonic temple for dancing, a warehouse for book lovers, daytime parties at abandoned spaces and an empty zoo...Get lost in the comeback city LOST iN Detroit is- 68 technicolour pages filled with tips on: Eating, Drinking,...

Be NY is an original city guide about the most intriguing city in the world, and also a manual that quickly and simply teaches you how to be a New Yorker. Discover together with Patrick van Rosendaal the life, preferences and habits of 24 colourful New...

This accessible, up-to-date, comprehensive, and in-depth textbook introduces students and practitioners to the principles and practice of airport marketing as well as the major changes and future marketing challenges facing the airport sector. It...

In the summer of 1844, taking a break from novel-writing, the thirty-two-year-old Charles Dickens embarked on a journey to Italy with his wife, his five children and his young sister-in-law. Struck by the scenery and the rapid diorama of monuments and...

In the middle of the night on March 11, 1980, the phone rang in Julia Reed's Georgetown dorm. It was her boss at Newsweek where she was an intern. He told her to get in her car and drive to the Madeira School where she had been a student. Her former...