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Ronald Turnbull has chosen 15 of the best short walks around Dumfries and Galloway for you to explore. Our guide comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps and clear route descriptions, perfect if you're new to walking or are looking for something you...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780863194832Author Goodfellow-SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint New Playwrights' NetworkPublisher Cressrelles Publishing Co Ltd

In Belgium for Foodies Femke Vandevelde leads you to the best places in Belgium to eat and drink. Femke is a food writer and restaurant critic (for, i.a., De Morgen Magazine). She inherited a passion for great food and quality products from her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912933181Author Andrew McCluggageFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Knife Edge Outdoor LimitedPublisher Knife Edge Outdoor LimitedWeight(grams) 254g

A guidebook to walking the Way of St Francis (Via di Francesco) between Florence and Rome. Covering 518km (322 miles), this pilgrimage route through Italy's Tuscany and Umbria takes around 1 month and is suitable for any reasonably fit walker. The route...

'Full of heart.' Michael Harris, author of SolitudeBeing alone isn't something to endure - it's something to relish.________The average adult spends about a third of his or her waking time alone. Yet research suggests we aren't very good at using, never...

The Somme is the epicentre for most people in the study of the First World War from a UK and Commonwealth perspective. Today the landscape and terrain are dedicated to the soldiers that fought and died there and Major and Mrs Holt's Pocket Guide to the...

The Little Book of Birmingham is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the city's most unusual crimes and punishments,...

Paul Reed's latest battlefield walking guide covers the site of the largest amphibious invasion of all time, the first step in the Allied liberation of France and the rest of northwest Europe. The places associated with the landings on the Normandy coast...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739795405Author Andrew WaterhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 474Imprint Treasured Tales PublishingPublisher Treasured Tales PublishingWeight(grams)...

Longer! Higher! Steeper! Another 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs, Simon Warren’s follow-up to his original bestselling 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs, is packed with another century of stunning ascents. Featuring the same winning and inspirational formula as...

A guidebook to walking the Swiss Via Alpina from Sargans to Montreux on Lac Leman (Lake Geneva). Covering 400km (250 miles), this long-distance trek in the Swiss Alps takes around 3 weeks to walk and is suitable for experienced trekkers. The...

15 of the best short walks on the Isle of Mull, Ulva and Iona, including Tobermory, Aros Park, Glengorm Castle, Treshnish, and the beaches of Langamull, Kilvickeon and Tireragan. The walks are under 3 hours in duration and between 1.5km and 10.5km, so...

The Little Book of Sussex is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric...

15 of the best short walks around Winchester and central Hampshire. Our guidebook comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps and clear route descriptions, and with no complicated navigation or challenging terrain, these walks can be enjoyed by everyone...

One of eight books in the popular South West Coast Path: Top 10 walks series. Handy, pocket-sized, full colour walking guides written by experts. The perfect impulse buy. This attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten circular walks...

What are the best burger joints in San Francisco? Which local craft breweries are worth visiting? Where should you go to find the coolest surf gear? The 500 Hidden Secrets of San Francisco is the perfect guide for anyone who's keen to explore the city's...

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...

Austin is most definitely weird If by "weird", you mean quirky, offbeat, intriguing, and utterly lovable. The city shares that uniquely Texan pride of place, and yet it has an independent spirit and character all its own. Locals and visitors alike should...

Blue Guides: Complete Cultural Guides -- The first Blue Guide to include Rome and Florence in the same book as well as the medieval city states, towns and countryside in between. Full-colour throughout with detailed mapping and diagrams. A strong focus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899559859Author Cam GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

A guidebook to Austria's Adlerweg (the Eagle's way) a long-distance trail from St Johann in Tirol in the east, passing through the historic town of Innsbruck at its mid-point before continuing to St Anton am Arlberg in the west. This waymarked 324km trek...

The Rough Guide to the 100 Best Places in the USA champions the country's most spectacular places in a brand-new coffee-table book. From the USA's compact Northeast region to the scorched open canyons of its Southwest, crossing the Great Lakes, the...

The world's best hikes and walks in one volume with breathtaking photography, detailed terrain and route guides, maps, and expert descriptions-whether you need to unplug for an afternoon or get away for longer.A carefully selected collection of 200...

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...

This book collects together cultural pearls of wisdom from 86 countries to form the ultimate reference book for how to live well. Each culture lives by its own words of wisdom - handed down from generation to generation, covering everything from keeping...

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...

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...

Discover the ultimate collection of film and TV locations with the next instalment in Lonely Planet's Spotter's Guide series. Featuring locations from more than 100 of the most iconic scenes ever committed to film, we'll show you where incredible moments...

Palm oil is the quintessence of West Africa - it is complex, an acquired taste and reckoned to be rather unhealthy. Small chop is the addition of ingredients that make it palatable for European taste. From the unique perspective of working aboard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398428058Author Cyril O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

This book is a guide to the 60 best hills in the Severn Valley. It also includes the most enjoyable walks to their summits, combining different hills into one walk. A number of the hills are already popular, such as the Malvern hills and the Forest of...

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...

A guidebook to 40 circular day walks in the South Downs National Park. Exploring the beautiful chalk hills between Eastbourne and Winchester, there’s something for beginner and experienced walkers alike. The walks range in length from 8 to 18km (5–11...

Guidebook to the 179km/112 mile Fred Whitton Challenge ride, plus a 5-day cycle tour and 15 challenging day rides through the Lake District. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the national park, the routes are suitable for cyclists with a good level of...

David Attenborough, Dion Leonard (Finding Gobi), Dervla Murphy and Brian Jackman are just four of the authors whose work features in this new anthology from Bradt focusing on true stories about travelling with animals. In Beastly Journeys, there are 46...

Lonely Planet Kids' How Animals Build is a beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap hardback that explores the incredible world of animal architects. Children can open flaps and unfold spreads to discover amazing animal homes up high, underground, on land,...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901091618Author J. P. SperatiFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Irregular Special PressPublisher Baker Street StudiosWeight(grams) 430gDimensions(mm)...