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Covering an area of 50km^2 and with a large scale of 1:25,000, this map has the familiar look and style of OS mapping, with improved coverage of the featured areas. Aimed at outdoor enthusiasts in particular, the level of details ensures nothing gets...

This pocket-sized street atlas of London has been fully updated. Keeping you on the move in the city, the maps clearly show AA recommended restaurants, pubs, hotels, one-way streets and car parks and feature a clever use of colour to ensure they can be...

Take the trouble out of travel with "AA Key Guides". Now covering the exotic destination of Thailand, this title is aimed at independent travellers wishing to select the best for their holiday. Helping you make the right choice, the guide...

Take the trouble out of travel with the AA's easiest to use travel guides...ever. This new series covers 12 popular destinations, for independent travellers wishing to select the best for their holiday. Helping you make the right choice, the guides...

Take the trouble out of travel with the AA's easiest to use travel guides...ever. This new series covers 12 popular destinations, for independent travellers wishing to select the best for their holiday. Helping you make the right choice, the guides...

The poet, philosopher and artist, Kahlil Gibran - the "prophet of Lebanon" - lived from 1883 to 1931. This second selection of his work contains four books of poetry, translated into English by Anthony Ferris.Book InformationISBN...

Metal is expensive to shape: copper needs polishing and may be injurious to health; iron and steel rust. Ceramic products, made from clay, fired and glazed, can be cleaned easily and are the most hygienic wares available. Although breakable, they can be...

Buttons have been made from almost every known material and by every manufacturing technique. Their study provides insight into fashion trends, the clothing industry and social history in general. This book introduces the wonderful array of these...

Nearly 100 years ago Mary Henrietta Kingsley made a journey to Africa about which she wrote on her return in "Travels in West Africa". In this blend of historical sleuthing and travel writing, Caroline Alexander describes the effect on her of...

A tribute to Marilyn Monroe, this work is written by two of her closest friends. Norman Rosten, poet, playwright and novelist, was introduced to Marilyn Monroe in 1955 by his friend, photographer Sam Shaw. Their relationship was to become so close that...

True stories, many by celebrities, of the various ingenious and humorous ways people have found to take revenge.Book InformationISBN 9780747253389Author Belinda HaddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Headline Book PublishingPublisher Headline...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780747232117Author Cynthia S. RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Headline Book PublishingPublisher Headline Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 250g

Award-winning nature photographer Jonathan Chester captures the essence of the Antarctic's most popular residents to illustrate the similarities between penguins' lives and our own. Patrick Regan's clever narrative offers surprising insights and...

A handbook of techniques and skills from all over the world. This is a guide for beginners and includes step-by-step instructions with illustrations. The book assists in choosing the best technique for any given purpose.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780718143831Format HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Michael Joseph LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 329g

High above the Earth's hazy atmosphere, the Hubble Space Telescope has opened up a window on the universe and is returning images and data that are amazing and astounding astronomers. It is showing sarts being born and in their final death throes. It is...

Offering ideas for a variety of tastes, whether soft and romantic or modern geometric, this is a guide to the creation of original hand-painted textile designs for home decoration. It also provides instructions on painting and decorating techniques, from...

This book features a range of designs inspired by homes and buildings from around the world - from piers to pergolas, castles to cottages. There are over 30 projects with full instructions for making a wide variety of embroideries for both beginners and...

Wallpaper* City Guides are a ruthlessly-researched, design-conscious guide, for the discerning traveller who wants to come away with a true taste of the best a city has to offer.Book InformationISBN 9780714862880Author Wallpaper*Format PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780713722475Author Jim FleggFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Blandford PressPublisher Cassell & Co (A member of the Orion Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780713718287Author Adrian HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Cassell IllustratedPublisher Octopus Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 200g

A spiritual guide for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Mother Teresa offers her advice and long experience to help people practise a fuller love for one another, and also help those less fortunate than themselves. She discusses such issues as fear,...

"True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility", said the Dalai Lama. This text provides a philosophy for our troubled times, and reveals a clear path to spiritual growth and enlightenment. It covers...

Bob Monkhouse has been a star in show business for over 40 years. During those years he has known both triumph and tragedy. These are his memoirs. His first son was born disabled with cerebral palsy; his first marriage fell apart painfully; he was...

In his most ambitious journey ever, Heat-Moon and his companion set off aboard a small boat from the Atlantic at New York harbour in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria. Covering some 5000 watery miles, more than any other river traveller has ever...

Dogs have been the closest companions to human beings since the Stone Age, and have been illustrated, described, dramatised and eulogised in one form or another ever since. This new book celebrates that association through thirty famous dogs and their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711940987Format PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Music Sales LtdPublisher Music Sales LtdWeight(grams) 229g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711905658Author Kenneth BakerPage Count 48Imprint Music Sales LtdPublisher Hal Leonard Europe Limited

Paris is a beautiful city with astounding architecture and world-famous museums and restaurants. Because of its many attractions, however, it often feels as if there is nowhere to escape from the crowds. Siobhan Wall, author of Quiet Amsterdam and Quiet...

The magic of the old Covent Garden Market is evoked through Peter Ackroyd's introduction and Clive Boursnell's marvellous photographs, taken over the course of numerous and extended visits to Covent Garden in the 1960s and 1970s. The book includes a...

A celebration of the beauty and longevity of one of the greatest tree collections in the world - Westonbirt Arboretum - this is the first illustrated book on Westonbirt for nearly twenty years. The National Arboretum at Westonbirt is one of the most...

Andy Garnett and his wife, the writer Polly Devlin, bought Cannwood Meadow in 1983. Realizing that this Somerset meadow, which has benefited from benign husbandry over many years, contains an amazing variety of wild flowers, grasses and rushes that...

The autobiography of conductor Sir Georg Solti, published to coincide with his 85th birthday, charting his life in Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, England and America; and his collaboration with the great singers and musicians of our time including his...

This illustrated gallery of interiors is photographed by some of the world's leading photograhers. The rooms included celebrate the classic English country house look, the happy combination of comfort, tranquility and timelessness and can be browsed...

A guide to good value antiques.Book InformationISBN 9780747209218Author Phoebe PhillipsFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Headline Book PublishingPublisher Headline Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 543g

Published to coincide with her 30th anniversary in the entertainment industry, this book chronicles the career of Cilla Black, the chart-topping pop star of the '60s, who became an all-round entertainer and host of two prime-time television series today,...

An A to Z directory of coloured pencil drawing techniques.Book InformationISBN 9780747205920Author Judy MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Headline Book PublishingPublisher Headline Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 840g

Broadcaster John Timpson discusses his favourite English villages - their part in English history, their beautiful churches and greens and their colourful fairs and customs.Book InformationISBN 9780747205869Author John TimpsonFormat HardbackPage Count...

An illustrated volume covering all aspects of bear behaviour, with recent information on recent scientific research.Book InformationISBN 9780747203841Author Donald DeweyFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Headline Book PublishingPublisher Headline...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780746091609Author Russell PunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Usborne Publishing LtdPublisher Usborne Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 130g