Travel and holiday Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Vermont
Book SynopsisVermont has long been acclaimed for its stunning natural beauty. It is no more apparent than during autumn when hues of red, orange, and yellow leaves cover the landscape of the Green Mountain State. Enjoy the season as you view village scenes, waterfalls, covered bridges, pastoral images, and historic structures cloaked in autumn splendor. Experience the familiar Vermont spots and the not so familiar as youviewall corners of the state through 120+ colorful photos. Views of Lake Champlain from Mt. Philo, Peacham village, Old First Church in Bennington, Windsor-Cornish Covered Bridge, Moss Glen Falls, and the idyllic Jenne Farm scene are just a few of the more popular destinations. Hidden treasures await as you tour the back roads ofVermontat this special time ofthe year.
£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Kayak Fishing the Northern Gulf Coast
Book SynopsisThe Northern Gulf Coast region of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana is home to some of the best coastal fishing in the world. From redfish, speckled trout, and flounder inshore to big game fish such as mackerel, tarpon, and even billfish off the beaches, kayak anglers have a fishing paradise on these sunny waters. Use this guide to learn where to fish, how to fish, and where to eat and stay to plan the perfect fishing adventure. Best of all, it''s all based on real personal experience from the editor of Southern Kayak Magazine.
£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Cape Cod Notebook
Book SynopsisIt's all about the beaches in this Cape Cod minimalist travel guide that is part journal, part field notebook. Divided by region, the notebook includes detailed maps and space for journal entries. Each page lists icons with key pieces of visitor information for the beaches, such as parking fees; food, shower, and boat ramp availability; and whether Rover is welcome, leaving plenty of space to capture beach memories in writing or sketches. The town maps highlight beach locations and note bike, pedestrian, car, and handicap access. Start your Cape Cod adventure with this ideal personal guidean invitation to discover your own favorite stretch of sand under the sun, and a reminder of all the beaches visited and those left to explore.Trade Review“Thinking of working your way from one end of Cape Cod to the other? If you haven't, you should, with designer Betsy Medvedovsky's journal in hand.”—Boston Globe "You'll love to join in the #mycapecodnotebook social media experiences."–Geotravel
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 101 Things to Do in Key West
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Scenes from the Country Fair
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Ocean City NJ Boardwalk
Book SynopsisRelive the experience of a meander down the Ocean City, New Jersey, boardwalk. Beautiful imagery from the past and present will take you on a tour of the arcades, thrill rides, souvenir shops, and candy and popcorn stops that have become hallmarks of this summer resort. A smattering of history and lore are reminders of the great storms and fires that have swept through the city, as well as the personalities that make it what it is today. Vivid photography conjures the sound of gulls, the crash of surf, and the taste of a fresh-tossed tomato pie. Take Ocean City home with this must-have souvenir.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Cape Cod and the Islands
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Archipelago New York
Book SynopsisA photographic and literary log of the 70-plus islands of New York City hiding in plain sight, with musings on sailing and regional history, based on a 3,000-nautical-mile sailboat expedition of NYC''s islands Archipelago is a mesmerizing photographic and literary log book that unravels the mysteries of more than 70 islands dotting the sea from New York Harbor, at the mouth of the Hudson, to Fishers Island Sound. This magical island world, hiding in plain sight off the shores of Manhattan, is revealed from aboard documentary filmmaker and writer Thomas Halaczinsky''s 30-foot sailboat. His course follows the route of Adriaen Block, the first European who, in 1614, sailed and mapped this area. On old marine charts, these islands have curious-sounding names such as Money Island, Pot Island, and Rats Island, while names such as Rockaway, Jamaica Bay, and Montauk speak of the indigenous people who once inhabited the land. Rooted in history, local tales are interwoven with current themes such as climate change, and wrapped in the narrative of sailing, in quest of a sense of place.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Notorious New England
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£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Philadelphia
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£9.99
Rizzoli International Publications The Best Things to Do in Los Angeles
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£12.23
Johns Hopkins University Press The Delaware Valley in the Early Republic
Book SynopsisThe Delaware Valley emerges from this boldly interdisciplinary study as a mosaic of localities that reflects underlying tensions in the American experience.Trade ReviewLanier's new book takes regionalism to a new level of complexity by exploring the relationship among ethnicity, regional identity, and localism in three places in the lower Delaware Valley. -- Douglas McCalla Journal of American History 2005 A substantial contribution to the study of North American landscapes. -- Peter B. Mires Pennsylvania Geographer 2006 New empirical ground is reached through Lanier's study... A strong argument with well-designed methodology is presented. -- Matt Liesch Journal of Cultural Geography 2006Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. "The Motley Middle"Chapter 2. Ethnic Perceptions, Ethnic LandscapesChapter 3. Landscape on the MarginsChapter 4. Mapping the Ancestral LandscapeChapter 5. A Region of RegionsAppendixNotesPrimary SourcesIndex
£46.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
Book SynopsisThrow it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore.Trade ReviewDr. Day... A sort of Julia Child of nature. -- Ellen Pall New York Times 2007 This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs. House and Garden 2007 Provides historic facts, photographs and maps to give a snapshot of the city's natural resources and to remind hard-charging New Yorkers of the unchanging parts of their environment. -- Sally Goldenberg Staten Island Advance 2007 A complete guide for the urban naturalist. -- Greg Rienzi Gazette 2007 Describes how to find and explore some of the greener parts of the concrete jungle. -- Walter Dawkins The Record 2007 This book should be in every New Yorker's library as both reference and inspiration for low-carbon-impact journeys to places of unexpected beauty and tranquility. Crawford-Doyle Booksellers Newsletter 2007 You may well wonder why I am reviewing a book about New York city when we preach 'local, local, local' throughout these pages. I'll tell you, because this beautifully illustrated handbook is a wonderful example of exploring the bucolic city... All illustrated with gorgeous watercolors by Klingler. We should have one of these. But in the meantime, you will find many of the same species in our fair cities., so why not pick up a copy for inspiration? Minneapolis Observer Quarterly 2007 A guidebook to nature in the Big Apple would range from slim to empty, one might think. Try again. Painted turtles, American eels, dwarf centipedes, Eastern spotted newts, black-crowned night herons and Manhattan schist rocks are among the highlights of Leslie Day's Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. -- Robin Lloyd www.livescience.com 2007 Leslie Day ('a child of Manhattan') reveals hidden depths of this urban behemoth... A wonderful guide to the green side of the Big Apple. -- PDSmith Guardian 2008 This guide is useful for students and anyone interested in locating and identifying the flora and fauna of New York City. -- Denise A. Garofalo American Reference Books Annual 2008 Wonderfuly written and well organized... In short, this useful book is, quite simply, beautiful. Living the Scientific Life 2008 This is a unique an excellent beginner's guide... Highly recommended. International Hawkwatcher 2008 Useful for students and anyone interested in locating and identifying the flora and fauna of New York City. -- Denise Garofalo ARBA Online 2008 The scientific detail is appropriate for all levels, and additional readings are referenced in a selected bibliography. Highly recommended. Choice 2008Table of ContentsForeword, by Michael R. BloombergAcknowledgments1. The Natural History of New York City2. The ParksThe BronxBrooklynManhattanQueensStaten Island3. Forever Wild4. AnimalsINVERTEBRATESAnnelidEarthwormArachnidsHorseshoe CrabDaddy LonglegsGoldenrod SpiderRabid Wolf SpiderMyriopodsHoffman's Dwarf CentipedeGarden CentipedeGarden MillipedeInsectsPyralis FireflyTwo-Spotted Ladybug BeetleHoneybeeEastern Carpenter BeeYellow JacketCommon Green Darner DragonflyEastern Amberwing DragonflyEastern Forktail DamselflyPolyphemus MothEastern Tent MothCabbage White ButterflyMourning Cloak ButterflyEastern Tiger Swallowtail ButterflyEastern Black Swallowtail ButterflyMonarch ButterflyCrustaceansPillbugSowbugBlue CrabNorthern Rock BarnacleSpiny Cheek CrayfishVERTEBRATESFishAmerican EelStriped BassPumpkinseed SunfishBluegillLargemouth BassAmphibiansAmerican BullfrogFowler's ToadRed-Backed SalamanderEastern Spotted NewtReptilesCommon Snapping TurtleDiamondback TerrapinEastern Painted TurtleEastern Garter SnakeBirdsDouble-Crested CormorantMute SwanCanada GooseBrant GooseAmerican Black DuckMallard DuckWood DuckCanvasback DuckBufflehead DuckRed-Breasted MerganserHooded MerganserGreat Blue HeronBlack-Crowned Night HeronRed-Tailed HawkOspreyPeregrine FalconBarn OwlMonk ParakeetRuby-Throated HummingbirdRed-Bullied WoodpeckerBlue JayBlack-Capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseWhite-Breasted NuthatchGray CatbirdNorthern MockingbirdAmerican RobinBlack-and-White WarblerCommon YellowthroatYellow WarblerRed-Winged BlackbirdEuropean StarlingBaltimore OrioleScarlet TanagerHouse SparrowDark-Eyed JuncoNorthern CardinalHouse FinchAmerican GoldfinchWhite-Throated SparrowMAMMALSEastern Red BatLittle Brown BatBig Brown BatCommon RaccoonEastern ChipmunkEastern Gray SquirrelOpossumRed Fox5. PlantsAQUATIC PLANTSCommon CattailCommon ReedWILDFLOWERSRed and White CloverCommon MilkweedCommon MulleinDandelionBlack-Eyed SusanTREESEastern White PineAustrian PineBald CypressAilanthusAmerican ElmAmerican HornbeamGinkgoHorsechestnut TreeLindensHoney LocustBlack LocustSugar MapleRed MapleNorway MapleWhite Mulberry TreeRed Mulberry TreeEastern White OakNorthern Red OakPin OakOsage OrangeEastern RedbudSweetgumLondon PlaneAmerican SycamoreTulip TreeWeeping WillowWild CherryNATIVE SHRUBSSpicebushCommon ElderberryArrowwood ViburnumNONNATIVE SHRUBSButterfly RushRugosa Rose6. MushroomsArtist's ConkChicken Mushroom, or Chicken-of-the-WoodsTurkey Tail7. GeologyFordham GneissInwood MarbleManhattan SchistSerpenteniteHartland FormationOrganizationsBibliographyIndexCredits
£21.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Trails
Book SynopsisMiles of new trails are included, as is updated information on recent trail reroutes.Trade Review"[MacKay's] strong ecological background and compelling style open a window onto the changes and evolutions in our metropolitan wildlands." - Valley Times "Baltimore Trails replaces the venerable Baltimore Trail Book. MacKay's book is a total rewrite that incorporates his expertise in nature and ecology." - Recreation News"Table of ContentsList of MapsList of Mountain Bike TrailsList of Trail NotesPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionBefore Heading OutPreparations for Hiking TripsEthical Behavior on the TrailMARYLAND STATE PARKSPatapsco Valley State ParkGrist Mill Trail / River Road CircuitGlen Artney AreaHilton AreaAvalon AreaOrange Grove AreaWoodstoack Seminary TrailsSoldiers Delight Natural Environment AreaEast Side Trails, Serpentine TrailGunpowder Falls State ParkBig Gunpowder TrailLost Pond TrailBig Gunpowder Wildlands / Sweathouse Branch TrailNorthern Central Railroad TrailGunpowder North / Gunpowder South CircuitPanther Branch TrailMingo Forks / Bunker Hill CircuitLittle Gunpowder TrailSweet Air AreaNorth Point State ParkNorth Point State Park TrailsBALTIMORE COUNTY PARKSTrolley Trail / Benjamin Banneker TrailOregon Ridge ParkCromwell Valley ParkBALTIMORE CITY PARKSLeakin ParkGwynns Falls TrailLeakin Park CircuitJones Falls TrailCylburn ArboretumLake Roland and Robert E. Lee Memorial ParkHerring Run ParkBALTIMORE CITY WATERSHED LANDSLiberty, Loch Raven, and PrettyboyLiberty WatershedLoch Raven WatershedPrettyboy WatershedIndex
£22.43
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Bella Figura
£15.30
The University of North Carolina Press A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Re
Book SynopsisFeaturing over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide focuses on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. It is arranged by habitat, with colour tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described.
£23.96
The University of North Carolina Press Fishing North Carolinas Outer Banks The Complete
Book SynopsisIn this hands-on, how-to guide to fishing North Carolina's Outer Banks, expert fisherman Stan Ulanski combines his enthusiasm, his experience, and his scientific expertise to show anglers how to catch more fish. He focuses on the essential but often misunderstood links between recreational fishing and the biology, geography, and natural history of the region.
£21.85
LUP - University of Georgia Press Atlantas Oakland Cemetery An Illustrated History
Book SynopsisToday, Atlanta's oldest public cemetery remains a must-see destination for anyone interested in the city's colorful story. With Ren and Helen Davis's engaging narrative, rich photography, archival images, and detailed maps, Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery is a versatile guide for touring the cemetery's landscape of remembrance.Trade ReviewRen and Helen Davis have produced a clear and concise guide to Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery. Well-researched and beautifully illustrated with historic images, Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery provides an insightful look at the many unique areas that characterize this iconic burial space as it has been shaped, over time, by various social, cultural, and religious traditions.|Ren and Helen Davis have provided a valuable guide to Oakland Cemetery, one of Atlanta’s true jewels. Their richly illustrated work explores Oakland’s evolution, a wide range of characters both prominent and little-known, the cemetery’s natural landscapes, and its rich symbolism and iconography. Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery will be of interest to both students and scholars of the city’s past and the general public alike.|In this guide to Oakland Cemetery, Ren and Helen Davis bring to life Atlanta's first landscape of remembrance, pointing out that Oakland Cemetery is a miniature version of the city of which it is a part.
£24.95
Beaufort Books The Camino
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£15.29
University of New Mexico Press Abiquiu
Book SynopsisThe Abiquiu region includes some of the most spectacular and diverse geology in the state of New Mexico. This volume presents, with stunning photographs, timelines, and a regional geologic map, the three-hundred-million-year history told by the rocks of the Abiquiu area.
£14.40
Te Herenga Waka University Press Wellington A City for Sculpture
Book SynopsisFeaturing brilliant urban photography, this celebration of the dynamic presence of sculpture in Wellington vividly captures more than 40 sculptures throughout the cityâs streets and parks. An informative and provocative examination of the sculptures' origins, this collection shows how many of the gorgeous art works came into being due to the shared vision of individuals, government agencies, and corporations who value the relationship of art and city, to brighten the lives of its citizens. The result is both a visual feast and a unique record of the 21st-century cityâs fabricâsure to be treasured by travelers, art enthusiasts, and locals alike.
£30.35
Pro Lingua Learning Where in the World...
Book SynopsisWhere in the World is a low-level integrated-skills text. Students travel around the world with their class joining the adventures of Igor as he visits 30 great places. The linguistic content includes vocabulary development, pronunciation, and basic grammar, including emphasis on WH questions. A downloadable audio program is available for Where in the World.
£19.76
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Birdlife at Chincoteague and the Virginia Barrier
Book SynopsisThe seventy-mile chain of largely uninhabited islands along the Eastern shore of Virginia is one of the last remaining natural seashore areas of the Atlantic coast. These barrier islands and bordering marshlands exist today pretty much as they must have in pristine times. Because of its wilderness aspect, diversity, and location of the islands, this region has the richest assortment of bird life in the Middle Atlantic states. The Eastern Shore is known for its numerous nesting colonies of terns, skimmers, laughing gulls, herons, egrets, and ibises; large breeding clapper rail populations; large concentrations of migratory birds of various species and for its large segment of the Atlantic brant and greater snow goose populations that winter there. This book deals with the nearly 200 species of shorebirds, seabirds, and marsh birds that have attracted bird-watchers to the area since the late 1800s.
£7.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Exploring the Chesapeake in Small Boats
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£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Guide to Baltimore Architecture
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Safe Passage Questioned Medical Care and Safety
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Annapolis A Walk Through History
Book SynopsisAnnapolis, one of America's outstanding colonial cities, is the capital of Maryland, the home of the U.S. Naval Academy, host to two of the largest boat shows in the country, and a vibrant town for tourist and resident alike. The city also offers a veritable architectural feast to the masses of visitors who meander through the centuries-old streets past impressively preserved buildings representing every periodColonial, Georgian, Federal, Gothic Revival, Victorian, and Modern. These visitors can marvel at stately dwellings like the Hammond-Harwood and Paca Houses with their meticulously manicured formal gardens, or enjoy the more simple shops, row houses, and taverns lining the streets and alleys. This pocket guide puts the city's outstanding buildings in historical perspective and adds colorful facts to enhance enjoyment of them. It is spiced with delightful anecdotes of many early Annapolis inhabitants and enlightened by recent research. The text includes help
£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Exploring Delmarva A Travel Guide from Cape
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Patapsco
Book SynopsisLong the main resource on this key American river, this book's expanded second edition includes dozens of new photos and maps, updates, and six new chapters recording the twenty-first century's most recent developments on the Patapsco River. Along with insightful narration of its impact on its watershed and on Baltimore in particular, the book contains the entire recorded history of the Patapsco River. It moves from the early Native American camps on its shores, through the late twentieth-century revitalization of its harbor, and to the environmental and economic changes the Patapsco has been a part of during these first decades of the twenty-first century. The Patapsco's story contains some of the most important and fascinating events of Maryland's past, and this book allows the reader to dip at will into the exciting and unexpected blend of people, places, and events that have had such great impact on the state of Maryland and the nation.
£23.79
WW Norton & Co Gertrude Steins America
Book SynopsisGilbert A. Harrison, for many years editor in chief of the New Republic, was one of Stein's publishers. For this volume, he selected excerpts from her essays, novels, plays, poems, lectures, and interviews, to introduce readers to a little-known aspect of her work.
£9.52
Texas Christian University Press Big Bend Vistas
Book SynopsisA superb souvenir of this exotic terrain, Big Bend Vistas takes you on five journeys that begin at Panther Junction and travel to Study Butte; then on to the Chisos Basin, Santa Elena Canyon, Boquillas Canyon, and finally to Persimmon Gap. Easy to read and understand, Big Bend Vistas describes how volcanoes created some of the most striking scenery in Texas.
£20.85
Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Maine
£19.00
Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Northern and Central
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£26.10
Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Nevada
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£24.70
Mountain Press Roadside Geology of Tennessee Roadside Geology
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£24.70
WW Norton & Co The California Coast A Travelers Companion
Book SynopsisThis complete traveler's guide to the 1,100-mile coastline of California includes recommendations on where to find: beach access from Oregon to Mexico; romantic inns and B&Bs; hiking and camping; the best surfing; nature preserves and redwoods; museums and missions; and more.
£13.99
WW Norton & Co The Photographers Guide to the California Coast
Book SynopsisThis latest addition to the Photographer's Guide series is the first how-to/where-to guide to photographing more than 100 sites spanning the entire coast of California.
£12.99
WW Norton & Co Kayaking the Maine Coast
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive resource for sea kayak trips along the entire Maine coast.
£13.99
WW Norton & Co The Photographers Guide to the Colorado Rockies
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£12.76
WW Norton & Co Ogallala Blue
Book SynopsisA story of a crucial, dwindling natural resource: an invisible ocean of fresh water under the High Plains.
£17.37
WW Norton & Co Pedaling to Hawaii
Book SynopsisAn amazing and deeply insightful account of how two guys decided to embark upon the unthinkable: an attempt to circumnavigate the globe using just human-powered means.
£12.99
WW Norton & Co The Photographers Guide to Puget Sound Where to
Book SynopsisShoot perfect photos from digital and film equipment with pointers from one of the region's most renowned photographers.
£12.77
WW Norton & Co A Photographers Guide to Yosemite the High
Book SynopsisShoot perfect photos of landscapes, places, and people with pointers from a renowned photographer.
£12.76
WW Norton & Co Tying Terrestrials for Super Fishing Tools Tricks
Book SynopsisA fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to tying and fishing terrestrial imitations, from widely-known fly tying expert C. Boyd Pfeiffer.
£20.89
WW Norton & Co The Photographers Guide to Cape Cod the Islands
Book SynopsisAuthoritative yet easy-to-follow advice for taking memorable photos of favorite spots on the Cape and the Islands.
£12.78
WW Norton & Co Photographing Yellowstone National Park
Book SynopsisExpert photography advice the author provided to visitors to Yellowstone when he served there as the Kodak Ambassador in Yellowstone National Park.
£11.99
WW Norton & Co Ron Kays Guide to Zion National Park Everything
Book SynopsisA complete, user-friendly guide to Zion National Park, written by an interpretive park ranger. It's like having a park ranger in your back pocket.
£12.86
WW Norton & Co The Photographers Guide to San Francisco
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£12.76
