Travel guides: museums, historic sites Books
Country Music Foundation Press,U.S. The Bakersfield Sound
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£15.19
Tuttle Publishing The Little Book of Kyoto
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The amount of tips in this book must have taken the author/photographer years to gather and his enthusiasm for everything Japanese rolls [right] off the colorful pages." --The Travel Tester"The Little Book of Kyoto is filled with gorgeous photographs and loaded with information about every area of the city in the form of short essays…Kyoto is definitely a place I would love to return to, and now I can return, if even for a short time by picking up this book and flipping through the pages." --Castle View Academy blog"In this compact volume, Simmons introduces readers to the most notable sites and experiences in Japan's ancient capital. Through vivid photography and easily digestible captions, he provides readers with a more human and personal window into Kyoto life…This book is a perfect handbag-sized companion for any traveler to Kyoto, be they first-time visitors or seasoned explorers looking for something more." -- Kyoto Journal
£10.44
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Backroads of Route 66
Book SynopsisThe Backroads of Route 66 explores the landmarks, natural wonders, and historical gems left to be explored off the beaten path of America’s most famous byway.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction PART ONE ILLINOIS Drive One: Route 66 in “The Land of Lincoln” Drive Two: The Chicago Coast Drive Three: The Time Capsule 24 PART TWO MISSOURI Drive One: Route 66 in “The Show-Me State” Drive Two: Discover St. Louis Drive Three: An Ozark Adventure Drive Four: The Heart of the Ozarks Drive Five: Miners and Desperados PART THREE KANSAS Drive One: Route 66 in “The Sunflower State” Drive Two: Ghost Towns and Outlaws Drive Three: The Pioneer Trail PART FOUR OKLAHOMA Drive One: Route 66 in “The Sooner State” Drive Two: The Western Frontier Drive Three: Discover Tulsa Drive Four: Discover Sooner State Capital Drive Five: The Wilderness PART FIVE TEXAS Drive One: Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle Drive Two: Canyonlands Drive Three: Trails West PART SIX NEW MEXICO Drive One: Route 66 in “The Land of Enchantment” Drive Two: The Original Las Vegas Drive Three: Discover Albuquerque Drive Four: Timeless Wonders Drive Five: Fire and Ice PART SEVEN ARIZONA Drive One: Route 66 in “The Grand Canyon State” Drive Two: Red Rock Wonderland Drive Three: The Grand Loop Drive Four: The Western Frontier PART EIGHT CALIFORNIA Drive One: Route 66 in “The Golden State” Drive Two: The Caldron Drive Three: The High Road Drive Four: The Megalopolis Image Credits Index About the Author
£24.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Palermo City of Kings The Heart of Sicily
Book SynopsisJeremy Dummett is an expert on the history of Sicily and author of Syracuse, City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily. He read history at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became interested in the history and culture of Italy. His professional career took him to Athens and Milan, where he lived and worked for over twelve years.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Prologue Part I: The Story of Palermo From Phoenician Settlement to Modern Times Panormus, Palermo in Antiquity Arab Palermo Roger I, Norman Conqueror of Sicily Roger II, King of Sicily and Southern Italy The Last Norman Kings Frederick II, Wonder of the World The Sicilian Vespers The Spanish Domination Nelson and the British Protectorate From Garibaldi to Mussolini Modern Palermo Part II: The Principal Monuments A Commentary 8. The Historic Centre 9. Antiquity 10. The Norman Era 11. Baroque Palermo 12. The Nineteenth Century 13. Other Important Monuments Notes Further Reading Bibliography Chronological Table Index
£38.00
£17.20
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Vancouver Like a Local
Book SynopsisThis isn''t your ordinary travel guide. Beyond Vancouver''s beautiful scenery are stylish vintage stores, cosy wine bars and awesome art spaces that locals love - and that''s where this book takes you. Turn the pages to discover:- The small businesses and community strongholds that add character to this vibrant city, recommended by true locals- 6 themed walking tours dedicated to specific experiences such as craft breweries and a night out in Gastown- A beautiful gift book for anyone seeking to explore Vancouver- Helpful what3word addresses, so you can pinpoint all the listed sightsCompiled by five proud Vancouverites, this stylish travel guide is packed with Vancouver''s best experiences and secret spots, handily categorized to suit your mood and needs.Whether you''re a restless Vancouverite on the hunt for a new hangout, or a visitor keen to discover a side you won''t find in traditional guidebooks, Vancouver Like A Local will give yo
£11.69
Charles Tait Photographic The Isle of Purbeck Guide Book
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£6.95
Blue Guides Blue Guide Sicily
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£21.80
Emons Verlag GmbH 111 Places for Kids in Washington DC That You Must Not Miss
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£13.29
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Dry Storeroom No. 1
Book SynopsisA remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary people, meticulous research, and driving passions that make London’s Natural History Museum one of the world’s greatest institutions.In an elegant and illuminating narrative, Richard Fortey takes his readers to a place where only a few privileged scientists, curators, and research specialists have been—the hallowed halls that hold the permanent collection of the Natural History Museum. Replete with fossils, jewels, rare plants, and exotic species, Fortey’s walk through offers an intimate view of many of the premiere scientific accomplishments of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Like looking into the mind of mankind and all the fascinating discoveries, ideas, and accomplishments that reside there, Fortey’s tour is utterly entertaining from first to last.
£17.06
Lodima Press Michael A Smith A Visual Journey
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£95.99
French Battlefields Fields of War
Book SynopsisOn 6 June 1944, 156,000 American, British, and Canadian servicemen fought ashore on beaches along the Normandy coast or landed from the air to begin wresting back Nazi occupied Europe. The D-Day invasion was the largest amphibious landing in history. Although successful, it was only precursor to months of the deadly fighting necessary to dislodge stubborn German defenders from the Norman countryside and eventually liberate France. As a visitor''s guide, Fields of War: Battle of Normandy presents the actual locations of key events in the struggle to free France from German occupation. Each battlefield visit begins with a succinct history of events followed by a description of the intense military action that determined success or failure. Extensive detailed maps illustrate the flow of the battle across the landscape and the units that participated. Detailed driving instructions and GPS co-ordinates direct visitors to each battlefield site. Descriptions of museums, memorials, cemeteries,
£21.24
Massey University Press Endless Sea
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£48.59
Massey University Press It Takes a Village
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£31.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd AntiMuseum
Book SynopsisAnti-Museum charts the development of the anti-museum as a concept and as it has been realised in practice. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the New Museum and PS1 in New York, Mona in Australia, Art42 in Paris and Donald Judd's Marfa, the book assesses their potential to engage museum publics in new ways.Anti-museums seek to breathe relational and theatricalised vitality into the objects they exhibit, by connecting them to the contexts of their making, to their social life outside the museum, to visitors'' lives via their transformative capacities for change, and by being a place of dialogue, exchange and transformation, rather than instruction. Documenting the ways in which they have been created by artists, collectors, and curators, the book also examines the extent to which anti-museums connect with other museums through the exchange of values and resources. Critically, it asks whether, after some 40 years of new museology', such institutions Table of Contents1. Introduction: anti-museum – imagining the unthinkable; 2. Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne; 3. Donald Judd’s Marfa: state of dialogue; 4. New York, New York: PS1 and the New Museum; 5. Mona (Museum of Old and New Art), Hobart; 6. Art42, Paris; 7. Conclusion: the art of museums beyond convention
£44.99
Icon Books Rooms of One's Own: 50 Places That Made Literary
Book SynopsisWriters' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward. While some, like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann, wrote novels set where they were staying (Lyme Regis and Venice respectively), Victor Hugo penned Les Misérables in an attic in Guernsey and Noël Coward wrote that most English of plays, Blithe Spirit, in the Welsh holiday village of Portmeirion.Award-winning BBC drama producer Adrian Mourby follows his literary heroes around the world, exploring 50 places where great works of literature first saw the light of day. At each destination - from the Brontës' Yorkshire Moors to the New York of Truman Capote, Christopher Isherwood's Berlin to the now-legendary Edinburgh café where J.K. Rowling plotted Harry Potter's first adventures - Mourby explains what the writer was doing there and describes what the visitor can find today of that great moment in literature.Rooms of One's Own takes you on a literary journey from the British Isles to Paris, Berlin, New Orleans, New York and Bangkok and unearths the real-life places behind our best-loved works of literature.Trade ReviewWhat kind of place makes us creative? Adrian Mourby has examined the rooms where thoughts and characters were born that still resonate across the ages. A fascinating study.' * Julian Fellowes *[Adrian Mourby's books are] indispensible holiday companions.' * Monocle magazine *
£8.09
Llanerch Press Ancient Stone Crosses of England
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£9.90
Northern Eye Books Walks to Lighthouses: Walks to the most
Book SynopsisThis attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to the ten most spectacular lighthouses in Wales in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use.
£7.39
Step Beach Press From High Heels to High Hills: One Woman Walking
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£16.10
BKB Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Visit the City - Essen (3 Days In): Make the most
Book SynopsisThe BKB travel guide presents everything you need for your short stay in Essen including information on attractive city quarters, addresses for accommodation, shopping and of course entertainment. Highlights include the Philharmonic Concert Hall, Aalto Opera House, Essen Cathedral, the Golden Madonna, Villa Hugel, Museum Folkwang, the Zollverein Colliery, shopping and nightlife in Essen.
£8.17
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Museums of Qatar
Book SynopsisJoin Ahmed, along with his friends, Nasser, and Aisha, as they take a tour around the most famous museums in Qatar. The perfect pre-reader book for tiny tots looking to explore the wonderful world of museums in Qatar.
£7.46
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press Museums of Qatar
Book SynopsisJoin Ahmed, along with his friends, Nasser, and Aisha, as they take a tour around the most famous museums in Qatar. The perfect pre-reader book for tiny tots looking to explore the wonderful world of museums in Qatar.
£7.46
HarperCollins The Shakespeare Guide to Italy Retracing the Bards Unknown Travels
Book SynopsisThe author spent more than twenty years traveling the length and breadth of Italy to seek out and document the locations in which Shakespeare set his ten Italian Plays. This title includes more than 150 maps, photographs, and paintings that make the author's journey through Shakespeare's Italy.Trade Review"A fascinating look at a largely untouched aspect of Shakespeare's identity and influences. Recommended for Shakespeare enthusiasts and scholars as well as travelers looking for a new perspective, this is also particularly intriguing as a companion to specific plays." -- Library Journal (starred review) "An exceptionally entertaining, enlightening, and handsome companion for a thrillingly literate Italian sojourn." -- Booklist "Exciting, original, and convincing...This book is essential reading for all concerned with who really wrote the works of Shakespeare. A thrilling journey of discovery." -- Sir Derek Jacobi "This is a revolutionary and revelatory book, part thrilling detective story and part sober scholarly treatise." -- Michael York, Shakespearean actor of stage and screen and co-author of A Shakespearean Actor Prepares "This represents a hugely significant intervention in the study of Shakespeare and his dramatic works." -- Dr. William Leahy, Head of the School of Arts, Shakespeare Authorship Studies, Brunel University "Unless someone can prove him wrong, anyone who claims to have written the plays of Shakespeare needs to show some Italian travel documents." -- Mark Rylance, Founding Artistic Director, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London
£12.99
HarperCollins The Mavericks Museum
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£12.74
Crown Sinners Grand Tour A Journey Through the Historical Underbelly of Europe
Book SynopsisSex and travel have always been intertwined, and never more so than on the classic Grand Tour of Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today the Continent is still littered with salacious remnants of that golden age, where secret boudoirs, notorious dungeons, and forbidden artifacts lured travelers all the way from London to Capri. In The Sinner’s Grand Tour, celebrated historian and travel writer Tony Perrottet sets off to discover a string of legendary sites and relics that are still kept far from public view. In southern France, an ancient text leads him inside the château of the Marquis de Sade, now owned by fashion icon Pierre Cardin. In Paris, an 1883 prostitute guide helps him discover the Belle Époque fantasy brothel Le Chabanais and the lost “sex chair” of King Edward VII. Renaissance documents in the Vatican Secret Archives point the way to the Pope’s very own apartments in Vatican City, wherein lies the fa
£13.99
Back Bay Books First Casualty
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£17.09
Penguin Young Readers The Italian Way
£18.19
iUniverse Mystery Readers Walking Guide England
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£24.50
iUniverse Hawaii Warbird Survivors 2002 A Handbook on where to find them
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£15.60
£18.99
LEGARE STREET PR A Guide to the Lakes in Cumberland Westmorland and Lancashire
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£25.60
LEGARE STREET PR A Guide to the Lakes in Cumberland Westmorland and Lancashire
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£18.95
LEGARE STREET PR The Innocents Abroad
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£29.40
LEGARE STREET PR The Innocents Abroad
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LEGARE STREET PR National Museum Of Rome In The Baths Of Diocletian
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£22.75
LEGARE STREET PR The The British Museum What to see and how to see it. A Handbook Guide for Visitors
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£22.75
LEGARE STREET PR Handbook To The Ducal Palace In Venice
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£21.80
Legare Street Press A Plan Guide to the Exhibition
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£22.75
Legare Street Press A A Handbook for Visitors to the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History
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Legare Street Press Visitors Guide To The Smithsonian Institution And National Museum Washington Part 3
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£22.75
Creative Media Partners, LLC Laperouse
£14.09
Creative Media Partners, LLC Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land
£14.09
Creative Media Partners, LLC Letters of a Traveller Or Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America
£17.95
Creative Media Partners, LLC The Strand District
£14.09
Creative Media Partners, LLC Roman Holidays and Others
£15.95
Creative Media Partners, LLC The Tourists Guide Through the Country of Caernarvon
£14.96
Creative Media Partners, LLC Old Tavern Signs
£23.70
Creative Media Partners, LLC A July Holiday in Saxony Bohemia and Silesia
£15.95
