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For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation),...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945027Author Cedric GreenwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in London: *City walks and tours: Six detailed tours and walks showcase London's essential sights, including the...

Discover the Best Hikes in Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a perfectly situated hiker's paradise. The master chain of the Appalachian Range-the Great Smoky Mountains-rises within sight to the east. Protected as Great Smoky Mountains National Park,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999058838Author Shanice NicoleFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Metonymy PressPublisher Metonymy Press

Now, for the first time, Arizona visitors and residents can set out on any part of the Arizona National Scenic Trail with a 'bible' of the trail's twists and turns, its flora and fauna, and its geology. In an easy-to-use format, Your Complete Guide to...

Hit Scotland's can't-miss sights, bites, and history in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of Scotland!- Expert advice from Rick Steves on what's worth your time and money- Two-day itineraries covering Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews, the Highlands,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681371023Author Jean-Christophe NapiasFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,...

Cruise ships, the largest moving man-made objects, can be almost a quarter-mile long, as tall as a twenty-five-story building, and largely self-contained cities of 8,000 people. With 172 photographs and illustrations, the cruise ship is examined: its...

Exiles have long been transformative actors in their homelands: they foment revolution, sustain dissent, and work to create renewed political institutions and identities back home. Ongoing waves of migration ensure that they will continue to play these...

In Whistler's Way, Bill Monk's second and much-anticipated book, the intrepid 60 year-old tackles the wildly gorgeous Pacific Crest Trail, 2,653 miles from the Mexican border to British Columbia, from sea level to a nosebleed-inducing 13,153 feet, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927330340Author Chic ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Rocky Mountain Books,CanadaPublisher Rocky Mountain Books,CanadaWeight(grams)...

Get to Know the Illinois City's Most Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods Grab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Chicagophile Robert Loerzel leads you on 35 unique walking tours in this comprehensive guidebook. Go beyond the obvious with...

Authors Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies take you to find the cool, the quirky, and the unusual places hidden in Victoria amidst the unique architecture and glorious outdoor scenery. Visit the place where author Rudyard Kipling slept. Explore Canada's...

Shortlisted for the Bressani Literary Prize * A Globe and Mail Book of the Year * A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Di Cintio...

In the seventeenth century antiquarianism was a well-respected profession and antiquarian works were in demand, particularly amongst the gentry, who were especially interested in establishing lineage and the descent of land tenure. Although intended...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788361155294Author terraQuestPage Count 1Imprint terraQuestPublisher terraQuest

Central Asia has long stood at the crossroads of history. It was the staging ground for the armies of the Mongol Empire, for the nineteenth-century struggle between the Russian and British empires, and for the NATO campaign in Afghanistan. Today,...

When visiting the City of Light, the spirit of Paris can be felt everywhere. It holds a sacred history that goes beyond words, beyond religion, and its legendary places of worship are truly its crown jewels. Susan Cahill's Sacred Paris is a guide for...

Everything you need to know for the perfect adventure Whether you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, cherish fond memories of the park, or hope to visit it someday, Roadtrip Yellowstone is an inspiring guide that offers insider information on the best...

This monograph presents the results of theoretical and experi mental studies as well as the design and construction features of structural systems with rational parameters. It starts by outlining issues around the topological (bionic) optimization of...

A charming guide to Japan in comic-book form!For comic-book artist Audry Nicklin, her visit to Japan was the trip of a lifetime. However, she only had ten days to see everything she had dreamed of! Armed with her watercolors and accompanied by her...

Whether you're rambling down Las Ramblas or making your way down the Gran Via, take your time getting to know Spain's top cities with Moon Barcelona & Madrid. Inside you'll find:*Flexible itineraries for up to a week in Barcelona or Madrid that can be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781869199241Author T.V. BulpinFormat PaperbackPage Count 656Imprint Protea BoekhuisPublisher Protea Boekhuis

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839270994Author Kirsty HolmesFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint BookLife PublishingPublisher BookLife PublishingWeight(grams) 310g

See the beauty that Canada has to offer. Walking and hiking is a big Canadian pastime for people wanting exercise and fresh air.Here, at last, is the essential companion to the eastern part of Canada's national trail. Profiling 30 separate sections,...

In this most exquisitely designed book, rich with photographs and story, the authors explore the Limpopo River's history, its ancient past, wildlife, landscapes, early kingdoms and their people, warfare, trade, slaves, 19th-century hunting, travel and...

Alfred Russel Wallace's The Malay Archipelago is a work of astounding breadth and originality that chronicles the British naturalist's scientific exploration of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and New Guinea between 1854 and 1862. An intrepid explorer who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940387048Author Maven HillFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Visiontime International, LLCPublisher Visiontime International, LLCWeight(grams)...

To some people, Florida is a paradise; to others, a punch line. As Oh, Florida! shows, it's both of these and, more important, it's a Petri dish, producing trends that end up influencing the rest of the country. Without Florida there would be no NASCAR,...

Ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Now with free eBook, and a pull-out map.Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this Insight Guides pocket-sized book is a convenient, quick-reference companion...

Whether you have spent a night or six months on the Appalachian Trail, every hiker eventually experiences one of the trail's iconic lean-tos or huts. More than 250 such backcountry structures exist on the 2,200-mile route, and they have welcomed hikers...

The Columbianna, an ancient tramp steamer with a notably eccentric crew, 200 layers of paint on her decks, a sailing history going back to 1945, and demons in her plumbing, was crossing the Atlantic for the umpteenth time-but on this occasion with a...

What makes Crans-Montana so unique is not only its panorama, its year-round sunshine, the fantastic run from the glacier on Plaine Morte all the way down a 6,000 foot vertical drop to the village, but its spectacularly scenic golf courses where the ball...

The stretch of the longest river in the world that nurtured the world's first great civilization has drawn and impressed visitors since ancient times. The Greeks were fascinated by the mysterious annual flood of the Nile that brought both water and...

Scabies is a parasitic disease caused by the human itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows through the skin leading to an intensely itchy rash. The scabies mite, which is just smaller than can be visualized by the naked eye (to most), mates and lays...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959106777Author Enchanted WillowImprint BGH PublishingPublisher BGH Publishing

Did you know that Kakadu National Park in Australia boasts some of the oldest exposed rock on the planet and is known to have been inhabited continuously for over 40,000 years? That Lake Malawi contains the largest number of fish species of any lake in...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a brand-new, full-color book celebrating the National Parks--"America's best idea"--and providing a valuable resource for first-time visitors and longtime park fans alike. From the rugged, rocky...

Long overdue: Revised, updated, freshly-illustrated Edinburgh joins the Companion Guide series, informative on Edinburgh's - and Scotland's - past and present. Edinburgh is one of Europe's most elegant and cosmopolitan cities, the Old Town rebuilt on...