Europe

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680512038Author Beth JusinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Mountaineers BooksPublisher Mountaineers Books

Not surprisingly in a city as old and rich in history as London, there's a wealth of public monuments, statues and memorials: in fact London probably has more statues than any other major city in the world. It's streets, squares, parks and gardens are...

Robert Woodhouse explores the remarkable and curious sights to be found in West Yorkshire, spanning centuries of history from Roman times right up to the present day.About the AuthorRobert Woodhouse is a local historian and author with a number of titles...

Discover Europe with the 'Only In' Guides! These ground breaking city guides are for independent cultural travellers wishing to escape the crowds and understand cities from different and unusual perspectives. Unique locations, hidden corners and unusual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783038690764Author Diccon BewesFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Bergli Books LtdPublisher Bergli Books Ltd

What does it now mean to call yourself European? Who makes up this population of 750 million, sprawled from Ireland to Ukraine, from Sweden to Turkey? Who has always called it home, and who has newly arrived from elsewhere? Who are the people who drive...

Nestled on the South Devon coast, the neighbouring settlements of Seaton and Axmouth have an enviable geographical setting and a special community spirit. In Ted Gosling and Mike Clement's new book we are treated to a fascinating snapshot of days gone by...

The second in a dystopian thriller series, where modern-day recruits compete in an ancient fight to the death in the streets of Edinburgh. New Season. New Rules. Same deadly game... The Pantheon Games are the biggest underground event in the world,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991404506Author David GorjiFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Creative Angel Publishing LLCPublisher Creative Angel Publishing LLCWeight(grams)...

The Companion Guide to St Petersburg was first published in spring 2003 to coincide with the tercentenary of the founding of the city. Most visitors to St Petersburg have heard at least four facts about it: that it is 'the Venice of the North'; that a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948598118Author Jayne R BoisvertFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Open Books Publishing (UK)Publisher Open Books Publishing (UK)Weight(grams)...

In the third portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter takes readers on a dazzling excursion of Montparnasse. By the IACP Award-winning author of the national bestseller The Most Beautiful Walk in the...

Cities of art and culture that captivate. Villages at the top of tightly-knitted roads, or, stretched out across waves of vineyard-covered hills. Monuments, palaces, and cathedrals that chronical centuries past. A place where history is imprinted in...

The Royal Armouries is Britain's national museum of arms and armour, and one of the most important museums of its type in the world. Its origins lie in the Middle Ages, and at its core is the celebrated collection originating in the nation's working...

To what extent does locality influence contemporary art? Can any particular artistic practices be defined as uniquely Cypriot? And does art from Cyprus transcend Western boundaries once it enters the global art scene? This volume uses Cyprus as a case...

The Mersey's 70-mile journey to the Irish Sea starts with the merging of the rivers Goyt and Tame at Stockport in Greater Manchester. At Irlam the course of the Mersey is briefly diverted into the Manchester Ship Canal, where its waters combine with...

In Parisian Bistros, the reader will find around 150 accounts of the very best Parisian bistros: where people meet friends for a nice lunch or a lovely dinner, and human warmth and authentic pleasure are always on the menu. From historic to hyped, from...

In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orleans to evoke the visions...

This book is part of the Images of Wales series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Wales, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752416953Author David OwenFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940772707Author Jordan MarxerFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint 83 PressPublisher 83 PressWeight(grams) 1724gDimensions(mm) 257mm * 312mm * 25mm

A CURSED PLACE. A COLD CASE. A KILLER WHO LEFT NO TRACE.The huge International bestseller.Gripping, unputdownable and packed with twists, The Mountain is a thriller that you will never forget."Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743278072Author John DickieFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 563gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

If you've bagged the Munros, done the Caledonian Challenge and walked the West Highland Way, this is your next conquest. The Watershed of Scotland is a line that separates east from west; that divides those river basin areas which drain towards the...

Edinburgh is a city whose history is written on its face. The Old Town on its crowded rock, sloping down from the Castle to Holyroodhouse, has not significantly changed its atmosphere since the turbulent fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when riots,...

AshteadBook InformationISBN 9780752418209Author Jane E.M. JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press Ltd

The third gripping instalment in a dystopian thriller series where modern-day recruits compete in an fight to the death with ancient weapons in the streets of Edinburgh. Live by the rules. Die by the rules. Or break them and take your chances in the...

The award-winning chronicler of life in Paris reveals the secrets of his home quarter, Saint-Germain-des-Pres A unique blend of history, memoir, and sightseeing essentials, Saint-Germain-des-Pres is a captivating "narrative guidebook" to one of Paris's...

The interviewees - a theatre director, a rabbi, a philanthropist, a sculptor, a New York Mayoral candidate, a pioneering documentary maker, a man who rescues giant trees; in Kabuln, a Romanian orphanage, immigration detention centres, remote Indian...

Seton Gordon really created himself as naturalist, photographer and writer, the first such in the country, his first book appearing when he was eighteen. In all he wrote 27 books, two specifically about the Cairngorms where he grew up and first explored...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788484782964Author Joan MontserratFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Triangle Postals , S.LPublisher Triangle Postals , S.LWeight(grams) 260g

Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer's hires only seasoned experts, journalists who live in France either full-time or part-time, which means their advice doesn't have to be second-guessed. It's savvy, dependable, and not based on one or...

Historic Britain: Nottinghamshire is a fact-filled and entertaining guide to Nottinghamshire's most historic sites. A historic site is more than just an ancient site: it is a site that has played a leading role in history, a site which has been important...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784924256Author Andrey TaranovFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint T&p BooksPublisher T&p BooksWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 11mm

A Grim Almanac of Somerset is a day-by-day catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around the county. Full of dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, strange occurrences and heinous homicides, this almanac explores the darker side of Somerset's past. The wicked, the...

Italy. The name sparks images of gondolas, the Trevi Fountain, and Michelangelo's David. Indeed, travelers who visit only Venice, Rome, and Florence will find plenty to hold their attention-but they will also miss out on so much more of what Bella Italia...

Ramble down Las Ramblas, relax on Mediterranean beaches, and marvel at the sweeping curves of Gaudi's architecture with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Barcelona you'll find:*Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring ...

In this intriguing collection of old images of Haslemere and Hindhead, the past is evocatively recreated in over 200 photographs and postcards, many of which will not have been seen before.This book gives an insight into the everyday life in and around...

'Unforgettable . . . no better compilers could have been found' - History Today'Dublin's past comes dazzlingly alive' - Publishing News'Erudite and practical simultaneously' - Gemma Hussey, Irish IndependentDublin's turbulent history, its intensely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994316530Author Alistair McGuinnessFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Bongo BooksPublisher Bongo BooksWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788899180393Author William Dello RussoFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint SIME BooksPublisher SIME BooksDimensions(mm) 210mm * 210mm * 22mm