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Wild Ruins B.C. reveals the extraordinary tale of Britain's human story before Christianity, from the first human footprints of 800,000 years ago, to ancient axe factories, rock art, stone circles, mountain burials, sunset hill forts, lost villages and...

This guidebook offers all the information walkers need to enjoy the 344km (215 miles) of the Severn Way. Beginning at the River Severn's source in Powys, mid-Wales, the route follows the entire Severn Valley, meandering through many superb landscapes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593298411Author Michael KimmelmanFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Bantam PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

Guidebook to more than 450 winter climbs in the Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh, with a wide selection of snow, ice and mixed routes of varying grades and lengths. Includes straightforward grade I snow gullies through to extreme ice and mixed climbs of...

Lonely Planet's Pocket Austin is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighborhood by neighborhood. Enjoy live music at the legendary Continental Club, marvel at the bat colony of Congress Avenue Bridge and relax at Zilker Park; all...

The Atlas of Geographical Curiosities - a glorious celebration of an unusual world. Welcome to this compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. The world is full of...

Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock fluorescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights the crowds don't reach. We've all heard of India's Taj Mahal, but what about Karna Mata...

The magnificent historic city of Bath - home to sweeping crescents in honeyed stone, restorative thermal waters, and beautiful boutiques - is no stranger to those who seek to explore its manifold charms. Most are only intrigued by the obvious: the Roman...

The definitive two-way guide to the Mallorca GR221 (the Drystone Way): both northbound and southbound routes are described in full. Real Maps: Full mapping inside (1:25,000) by Editorial Alpina. All accommodation is numbered and marked on the maps. 12...

An aristocratic and blue-collar town, a technological and esoteric site, it's easy to get lost in Turin's well-ordered boulevards that gently follow the Po river. You will find warm and sweet shelter in its Art Nouveau cafes or be astonished by the...

Welcome to the great outdoors! The second edition of Lonely Planet's bestselling National Parks of America features three newly created parks (Indiana Dunes, Gateway Arch and White Sands) and a complete update and refresh of all existing park profiles...

Explore the places that time forgot. Abandoned, mysterious, sleeping monuments around the world have been relegated to the margins of history, pushed off the map and out of sight. From ancient ruins and crumbling castles to more recent relics - an art...

The Hebrides hold a remarkable place in the imaginations of Scotland and England. On the outer edge of the British Isles and facing the Atlantic Ocean, these iconic islands form part of Europe's boundary. Because of their unique position, they have been...

This revised and updated guide is journalist Derek Blyth's personal ode to the most beautiful and intriguing spots in what he calls "the world's strangest country". He shares hundreds of places to go, things to do and interesting facts, presented in...

When James Boswell persuaded Samuel Johnson to embark on a tour of Boswell's native Scotland in 1773, the adventure resulted in two magnificent books, Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and Boswell'sJournal of a Tour to the Hebrides...

The ultimate mapping challenge from the world famous map makers. More fiendish mapping puzzles from Gareth Moore, author of best-selling Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. Do you have the knowledge required to unlock the secrets of Britain's...

On 21 February 1916 the German Fifth Army launched a devastating offensive against French forces at Verdun and set in motion one of the most harrowing and prolonged battles of the Great War. By the time the struggle finished ten months later, over...

Explore 'Beatle Land' and the iconic sites associated with The Beatles' fame. The 'Fab Four' - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - were all born and brought up in Liverpool, and this illustrated guide reveals why the city was...

Discover the beauty and delights of London's waterways, on foot or by boat, with Derek Pratt and Richard Mayon-White's fascinating and thorough guide. To really explore London's canals is to see the city in a way you've never seen it before. A...

A tale of obsession and very big fish from Jeremy Wade, the presenter of ITV's RIVER MONSTERS.Over ten feet long, it weighs in at nearly a quarter of a ton. Covering its back are armoured plates made of bone. Five hundred stiletto-sharp teeth line its...

A guidebook to 8 walking and trekking routes in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park and Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park. Exploring the beautiful scenery of Patagonia, the routes are suitable for trekkers with some experience. The...

Perfect for taking on vacation or as preparatory reading before a visit - or as entertainment for lovers of London and literature. Compiled by Robin Saikia, a London-based writer and journalist.Book InformationISBN 9781905131440Author Robin SaikiaFormat...

Moon Route 66 Road Trip reveals the ins and outs of this iconic highway, from sweeping prairies and retro roadside pit-stops to the stunning vistas of the Southwest. Inside you'll find:- Maps and Driving Tools: 38 easy-to-use maps detail the existing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739411206Author Peter BurtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Sparky BooksPublisher Sparky BooksDimensions(mm) 186mm * 123mm * 7mm

Let Lonely Planet take you further than ever before with the world's first and only travel guide to the Universe. Developed with the latest data from NASA, we take you from our home on Earth and out into the far reaches of the solar system, then into our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781741177022Author Georgina LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Hardie Grant ExplorePublisher Hardie Grant ExploreWeight(grams) 530g

Weekend trips to any city, from Sao Paulo to Seoul to Sydney, can often be daunting, with too much to do and too little time. Enter 36 Hours World, a roundup of 150 cities across six continents, each tailored for a memorable and feasible 36-hour stay...

This fascinating travel perspective is sure to become an invaluable resource in every library and on every coffee table and bookshelf as the past is uncovered through the lens of sacred travel. Including both academic and popular religious perspectives,...

"Good evening. I'm from Essex, in case you couldn't tell." Thus spoke the inimitable punk poet of the flat lands, Ian Dury, in 1977. Few other parts of England have so distinctive an identity, sent up by a hundred comedians since the 1990 birth of Essex...

The city is a rich tapestry, home to native Coventrians and newcomers of every nationality and ethnicity. But behind the modernity, Coventry's storied past lives on in its architecture and artworks, its visionary centre and outlying council estates. ...

The Rough Guide to the 100 Best Places on Earth 2022 is a celebration of the year's most extraordinary places.From iconic favourites like Monument Valley to up-and-coming destinations like the Azores, Portugal, this updated edition of the Rough Guide to...

111 Places in Canterbury That You Shouldn't Miss captures Kent life as it should be - relaxed, carefree and brimming with the ancient and the modern. Take your pick of regal treats which include ancient churches, lengthy piers and in-your-face...

This updated version of Travel With Children offers you the most comprehensive advice for taking your family on the road, and now adds hundreds of destination ideas backed up by great photography and practical itineraries. Assembled by Lonely Planet's...

With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that it's time to escape office life and focus on achieving some of his unfulfilled goals. He embarks on a year-long adventure that takes him from the busy streets of Edinburgh to the...

In a wonderfully evocative collection of her travel writing and reportage from over five decades, Jan Morris - a constant traveller - has produced a unique portrait of the twentieth century. Ranging from New York to Venice, Sydney to Berlin, and the...

"If you really want to get under the skin of a city, the 500 Hidden Secrets series, which covers a number of cities from Havana to Ghent, all written by people who know the cities inside out, is ideal. It's an innovative and refreshing take on the...

Our significant dead and mortality moments are remembered at dark tourism sites, where complex issues of politics, history and ethics are exposed. This first-ever travel guide to dark tourism in England offers a thought-provoking compendium of difficult...

A guidebook to 35 graded day walks in Spain's Catalunya - Girona Pyrenees region. Walks are included for all abilities and can be walked between April and November, although some of the lower routes can be walked in winter as well. The routes...

From Elephant and Castle to Southwark, from London Bridge to Westminster, Black History Walks takes you through the historic Black sites around the City of London, and with the companion guide, you'll get more in-depth history of the story of each place...

From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, 'dark tourism' is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Even in the most pleasant tourist destinations, underlying harms are constantly...