Travel guides: museums, historic sites Books
Blue Guides Blue Guide Museums and Galleries of London
Book SynopsisFeatures some of the finest museums and galleries in the world. This book is organised as an alphabetical listing of 153 of London's most-visited museums. It is suitable for London residents and cultural tourists alike. Full-colour throughout with detailed maps and diagrams.
£23.02
Blue Guides Blue Guide Albania & Kosovo
Book Synopsis"One has to applaud the stylish confidence of the Blue Guide to Albania by Balkans expert James Pettifer. The guide provides a comprehensive account of the country's splendid archaeological sites and Ottoman heritage as well as less obvious points of interest" The Independent. NOTE that this is a print-on-demand edition, delivery may take approx. 3 weeks depending on the shipping address.
£27.00
Blue Guides Sites of Antiquity: From Ancient Egypt to the
Book SynopsisArmchair travelers and history buffs alike will thrill to the beautiful illustrations, floor plans, and maps that complement Sites of Antiquity as it traces the evolution of the Classical world through fifty of its greatest sites. From the Egypt of the pharaohs through the democracies of Greece to the fall of Imperial Rome, this handsome volume reflects the perennial Blue Guides' strengths in erudition and research.Table of ContentsMAP OF THE 50 SITES; THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WORLD: Historical overview; The sites: The pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur , The pyramids of Giza , Eastern Thebes: Luxor , Eastern Thebes: Karnak, Western Thebes: The Valley of the Kings, Tel el-Amarna: 'The Horizon of Aten' , Abu Simbel , Edfu: Ptolemaic Egypt , Dendera , The island of Philae; THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD: Historical overview , The sites: Knossos, Mycenae , Olympia , Delphi , Dodona , Epidaurus, Athens: the Acropolis , Athens: the Agora, Delos, Segesta and Selinunte: the Greeks in Sicily, Agrigento, Paestum: the Greeks in Italy; THE HELLENISTIC AGE: Historical overview; The sites: Pergamon , Priene: the planned city , Ephesus; THE ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD: Historical overview , The sites: Rome: the Forum, Rome: the Arch of Constantine , Rome: the Colosseum , Rome: the Pantheon , Rome: the Baths of Caracalla , Roman Ostia , Nimes , Pont du Gard , Petra , Aphrodisias , Pompeii, Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli , Hadrian's Wall , Leptis Magna , Palmyra , Diocletian's Villa at Split , Piazza Armerina , Trier; THE EARLY CHRISTIAN WORLD: Historical overview , The sites: Jerusalem , Christian Rome, Ravenna: outpost of Byzantium, Constantinople, St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai; Bibliography; Glossary; Index; Picture Credits.
£33.29
Blue Guides The Venice Lido: A Blue Guide Travel Monograph
Book SynopsisThe Venice Lido was once one of the most fashionable and glamorous bathing resorts in Europe. Such diverse types as Diaghilev, Coco Chanel and Churchill holidayed there, Thomas Mann used it as his setting for Death in Venice, while Hitler flew in for lunch with Mussolini at the golf club. Faded elegance, comfort and style remain, all a 10 minute vaporetto ride across the lagoon to Venice itself. Set for a revival with major relaunches of some of its main hotels and events venues.Table of ContentsPrologue; Ah, the Lido! the Lido!; We wed thee, O Sea; Colonies and Crusades; A Spanking Gallop; The Cockney Village; A Gentleman Sauntering By; Venal Moonshine; Harder, Faster -; A Fuhrer on the Fairway; Houses of the Living; Elephants and Ecosystems; Principal sights on the Lido; Sights of interest near the Lido; Services and facilities on the Lido; Index; Maps of the Lido.
£12.85
Fort Publishing Ltd Edinburgh: 10 Walks in the Historic Old Town
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£12.34
National Galleries of Scotland Picasso's 'Toys for Adults' Cubism as Surrealism:
Book SynopsisThis lecture was given by Neil Cox of the University of Essex, one of Britain's leading scholars of Cubism and Surrealism, and a particular authority on Picasso, approaching the Spaniard's work from intriguing angles. He concentrates on a single work, Picasso's "Head" of 1913, and in doing so demonstrates how scrupulous focus can open out challenging perspectives in the work of a great master. Established following the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Chair of Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh and named after the painter Sir John Watson Gordon, the "Watson Gordon Lectures" typify the longstanding and positive collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and the National Galleries of Scotland: two partners in the Visual Arts Research Institute in Edinburgh.Table of ContentsAlso Available: 'Roger Fry's Journey' ISBN: 9781906270117 'Sound, Silence, and Modernity in Dutch Pictures of Manners' ISBN: 9781906270254
£7.55
National Galleries of Scotland From Death to Death and Other Small Tales
Book SynopsisThis book brings together works from one of the most important private collections of modern and contemporary art, the D. Daskalopoulos Collection with key pieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Providing a new context for both collections, it specifically focuses on the theme of the body, investigating the many and varied approaches that artists have taken across several decades when dealing with this most fundamental of subjects. Highlighting the work of artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, Joseph Beuys, Robert Gober, Matthew Barney, Marina Abramovic and Sarah Lucas, the publication documents the confrontations and dialogues staged between the two collections, and provides a rich insight into one of the most compelling and provocative themes in twentieth- and twenty-first century visual art.
£16.96
City Books London's Secrets: Museums & Galleries: A Guide to
Book SynopsisLondon is a treasure trove for museum fans and art lovers and one of the world's great art and cultural centres, with more popular museums and galleries than any other world city. The art scene is a lot like the city itself - diverse, vast, vibrant and in a constant state of flux - a cornucopia of traditional and cutting-edge, majestic and mundane, world-class and run-of-the-mill, bizarre and brilliant. So, whether you're an art lover, culture vulture, history buff or just looking for something to entertain the family during the school holidays, you're bound to find inspiration in London.
£9.86
Maney Publishing The Tradition of the Actor-author in Italian
Book SynopsisThis book brings together critical essays on the role of the actor-author, spanning the period from the Renaissance to the present. It surveys the works of Dario Fo, De Filippo, and Bene, and casts light on a tradition which continues into Neapolitan and Sicilian theatre today.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Actor-Author in Castiglione's 'Il Cortegiano': 'lo esser travestito porta seco una certa libertà e licenzia' 2. Perché molte cose stanno ben nella penna che nella scena starebben male' Reading Between the Lines of the Surviving Ruzante Texts 3. Isabella Andreini's Stage Repertoire: The 'Lettere' and 'Fragmenti' 4. Commedie fortunate…’: 'Le due comedie in comedia' di Giovan Battista Andreini 5. The Actor and the Author: Renaissance Theatre in England and Italy 6. Goldoni, Gozzi, e il lavoro con l'attore 7. Napoli tra Ottocento e Novecento: dalla drammaturgia dell'attore alla drammaturgia dell'autore e ritorno 8. Il dilemma del teatro: 'La parte di Amleto' di Eduardo De Filippo 9. Characters in an English Adaptation of 'Napoli milionaria!' 10. La scrittura 'sul pubblico': The Fo-Rame Method 11. Franca Rame's Dowry How the Rame Family Tradition Lives On in the Theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame 12. Il 'funerale dell'orale'. Carmelo Bene: la scena e la scena della pagina 13. The Actor-Narrator 14. Marco Baliani's Theatrical Storytelling of Wonderment 15. Sguardi su una Napoli contemporanea attraverso il teatro di Annibale Ruccello 16. Il buio in fondo al sacco Parole in fuga e corpi senza scampo nel teatro di Spiro Scimone
£75.00
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.
£7.15
Step Beach Press From High Heels to High Hills: One Woman Walking
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£16.10
Black Dog Press 30 Objects 30 Insights
Book SynopsisThis publication reflects upon the celebrated collection at the internationally renowned Gardiner Museum, Toronto, which has grown to become one of the world's great speciality museums with its devotion to the ceramic arts. Featuring more than 100 images, the book focuses upon 30 objects that reflect the temporal and geographical breadth of the Museum's collection, as well as the universality of the medium it celebrates. An international body of scholars and curators share their insights and expertise within the book's essays telling the story of ceramic production throughout history and with reference to a vast array of approaches to the medium. Featuring works by such illustrious names as Marc Chagall, Betty Woodman, Marilyn Levine, Wedgwood and Delft, this book provides a fascinating insight into one of the greatest collections in the world of ceramics.Table of ContentsRachel Gotlieb is the Interim Executive Director of the Gardiner Museum, Toronto and has an M.A. in Design History from London's Royal College of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum. She has taught at the Ontario College of Art and served on the Toronto Public Art Commission. Dr. Karine Tsoumis is a curator at the Gardiner Museum, Toronto.
£17.95
Mereo Books Gary's & Nuala's Guide to Las Vegas: An
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£9.98
Charles Tait Photographic The Peedie Orkney Guide Book: 2019
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£20.05
Charles Tait Photographic The Isle of Purbeck Guide Book
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£6.95
Splendid Books Limited The British Television Location Guide
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£9.49
City Books Quirky London: A Guide to over 300 of the City's
Book SynopsisThe British are famous for their eccentricities and London is no exception, with an abundance of bizarre and curious places and stories. Newcomers to London have a wealth of world-famous attractions to keep them occupied for a month of Sundays, which are more than adequately covered in a plethora of standard guidebooks. What Eccentric London does is take you off the beaten path to seek out the more unusual places that often fail to register on the radar of both visitors and residents alike, while also highlighting unexpected and often overlooked aspects and attractions of some of London's more famous tourist sites. Eccentric London includes some of the city's most unusual buildings, striking public artworks, outrageous museum and gallery exhibits, hauntings (human and animal), legends and much more. Entries range from Britain's oldest door to the beginning of body-snatching, from dummy house fa ades to London's unluckiest spot, from a legal brothel to the capital's most haunted theatre, and from the original skull and crossbones to what has a strong claim to be London's campest statue. We hope you enjoy discovering the bizarre and curious secrets of London as much as we did.
£9.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd
This book provides photographs of portraits, miniatures, tomb sculptures, engravings, woven textiles and embroideries of clothes found in the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth. It is an invaluable reference for students of the history of dress and embroidery, for social historians and art historians.
£65.54
Royal Collection Trust Windsor Castle: A Thousand Years of A Royal
Book SynopsisWhen we envision the British monarchy, one of the first things that comes to mind is Buckingham Palace, with its gilded gates and changing of the guard. But it is Windsor Castle that can claim pride of place as the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, dating to the earliest days of the monarchy, a symbol of strength and magnificence over a nearly thousand-year history of sieges and soirées alike. Witness to both great moments in the country?s history and those that threatened to destroy it, the castle has become a symbol of English culture and architecture. Throughout England?s history, Windsor Castle has stood fast and evolved, much like the monarchy that inhabits it to this day. The magisterial Windsor Castle: A Thousand Years of a Royal Palace illuminates the castle?s past using evidence from archaeological investigation and documentary sources, and is illustrated with paintings, drawings, and both historical and specially commissioned contemporary photographs, as well as stunning reconstructions of the castle?s past appearance which bring this essential piece of English history to life.
£93.75
Royal Collection Trust Windsor Castle: An Illustrated History
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£19.96
Signal Books Ltd Frontline Madrid: Battlefield Tours of the
Book SynopsisWith a foreword by Jon Snow. In July 1936 insurgent Spanish troops organized a military coup to oust the elected Republican government in Madrid. The rebel generals expected to force a quick, clean regime change but they failed. The botched uprising turned into a bloody civil war. Hundreds of thousands died in a bitter conflict which tore the country apart and rapidly turned into the prelude for an even greater conflict yet to com--the Second World War. The siege of Madrid was the key battle of the war. The world watched and waited for the city to surrender as General Franco's Nationalist army, backed by Hitler and Mussolini, closed in on the Spanish capital. But Madrid did not fall. Madrilenos fought tooth and nail to defend their city. Helped by volunteers from fifty other countries--the International Brigades--they held out against all the odds until the end of the conflict in 1939. Despite its central role in twentieth-century history, the siege of Madrid is an episode largely hidden from today's visitor. There is no guide to the war sites and few clues for the inquisitive traveller who wants to know more. Frontline Madrid fills that gap. This unique guide book explains what life was like in the city under siege and what happened in the battlefield dramas. The simple to follow maps and diagrams make it easy to visit the frontline sites. The vividly written descriptions bring events and people compellingly to life. The role of prominent individuals, British and American--Orwell, Hemingway, John Cornford - is explored. Off the beaten track, from the University district in the city centre to the mountains of Guadarrama less than an hour away, the remains of the war in Madrid can still be found--gun emplacements, bunkers, trenches and occasional debris. Frontline Madrid retraces the footsteps of those who lived through the conflict to take the reader on a tour in time. The usual tourist traps are left far behind to enter the gripping world of a war which shaped modern European history.
£12.34
Wild Things Publishing Ltd Wild Ruins: The Explorer's Guide to Britain Lost
Book SynopsisDiscover and explore Britain's extraordinary history through its most beautiful lost ruins. From crag-top castles to crumbling houses lost in ancient forest, and ivy-encrusted relics of industry to sacred places long since over-grown.
£15.29
Crecy Publishing Wrecks & Relics 25th Edition: The indispensable
Book SynopsisBritain has a wealth of museums of all sizes, all with incredible exhibits, yet the ''big'' collections tend to get the limelight. All over the UK are amazing aircraft collections, containing aircraft of world, national or regional importance, many of which the curators of the national institutions would love to have.With region-by-region coverage, the backgrounds of the formative museums of Great Britain are highlighted along with the pedigrees of their most significant exhibits. Included are such icons as the de Havilland Aircraft Museum - home of the Mosquito; the Brooklands, Museum - headquarters of Sopwith, Hawker and Vickers; the Helicopter Museum - the world''s largest rotorcraft collection and Solent Sky - shrine to flying-boats and the Spitfire. Across Britain are many local collections that helped to pioneer this country''s incredible aviation heritage and the role of enthusiasts is highlighted with a profile of the first of them all - the Northern Aircraft Preservation Society and its lineage. Among the ''regionals'' are the Dumfries and Galloway, Solway, North East, Newark, Norfolk and Suffolk, Yorkshire and Berkshire museums. Smaller collections have incredible stories to tell, for example the Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum - the home of British flight test; the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum - devoted to the vital ''magic eye'' of the Battle of Britain, the Glenn Miller Museum - at the airfield from which the band leader departed to his doom and Fort Paul Armouries - dominated by the enormous Beverley airlifter. Over 150 museums and their most important exhibits are profiled with over 250 photographs, both archive and in full colour. Like the other titles in the series, Britain''s Local Aviation Treasures is a unique reference for anyone interested in Britain''s aviation heritage and it provides inspiration for a tour of discovery of the ''unknown'' gems of the UK
£18.00
Rydon Publishing Notes on Nursing: What it is, and what it is not
Book SynopsisIn this classic historical nursing text, Florence Nightingale shares her advice on nursing to those entrusted with the health of others. Publishing in conjunction with the Florence Nightingale Museum, Notes on Nursing celebrates the bicentenary anniversary of Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale was the ground-breaking female nurse who was responsible for the bettering of conditions in the hospitals of the Crimea, during the war with Russia. First published in 1859, Notes on Nursing is entirely comprised of nursing advice designed to aid individuals entrusted with the health care of others. The guidance Nightingale wrote of includes such practicalities as ventilation, heating, noise, light, bedding, and the cleanliness of the patient's environment, as well as a nurse's personal cleanliness and methods of observation. This work also addresses the treatment of those being nursed, from the food they eat to the things they should or should not be told. The pioneering work of Florence Nightingale and her effort to structure the care of the unwell has since earned her recognition as one of the world's founders of modern nursing. This volume serves as a companion to Nightingale's classic, Notes on Hospitals: 9781910821374.Table of Contents Foreword 8 Ventilation and Warming 15 Health of Houses 26 Petty Management 37 Noise 46 Variety 60 Taking Food 65 What Food? 71 Bed and Bedding 81 Light 87 Cleanliness and Rooms and Walls 90 Personal Cleanliness 96 Chattering Hopes and Advices 99 Observation of the Sick 108 Conclusion 129 Appendix 138 Index 142
£9.49
Fircone Books Ltd On the Trail of the Mortimers in the Welsh
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£15.31
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Dawyck Guidebook
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£6.50
D Giles Ltd Taft Museum of Art: Highlights from the
Book SynopsisThis new volume presents highlights of the Taft Museum of Art's exceptional collection, which spans over 750 years of creative endevour. Donated to the city of Cincinnati in 1927, Charles and Anna Taft's collection features beautiful porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties, paintings by masters including Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Goya, Ingres, Corot, Whistler, and Sargent, and decorative objects including crystal, gold, silver, and enamel-work. The 80 works that feature in this volume, chosen from the 740-piece collection, are presented in four sections, coinciding with the museum's major areas of specialization: European painting, European decorative arts, American art, and Chinese art. Each piece is accompanied by an entry detailing its history and that of its artist or maker written by Taft curatorial staff. Lynne D. Ambrosini's essay explores the collecting practice of Charles and Anna Taft. Deborah Emont Scott's foreword provides a history of the Taft bequest and its lasting significance to the city of Cincinnati and its present day inhabitants. AUTHOR: Lynne D. Ambrosini is deputy director and the Sallie Robinson Wadsworth Chief Curator, Taft Museum of Art. Lynne Ambrosini has overseen the collection and exhibitions at the Taft since 2004, having earlier worked at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Brooklyn Museum. She earned a PhD in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, N.Y.U. Her exhibitions for the Taft include: Hiram Powers: Genius in Marble (2007), Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (2008), and Daubigny, Monet, Van Gogh: Impressions of Landscape (2016). She has also published many articles and given invited lectures on such artists as J.F. Millet, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, J.A.M. Whistler, Claude Monet, and Auguste Rodin. 101 colour and 5 b/w illustrations
£27.96
D Giles Ltd 100 Treasures / 100 Emotions: The Macquarie
Book Synopsis100 Treasures / 100 Emotions celebrates the inauguration of the Macquarie University History Museum Sydney, NSW, Australia. This entirely new volume focuses on 100 works from a vast collection of 15,000 objects, to highlight the new museum's focus on social history and the human condition beyond the borders of space and time. This story is told through a mixture of short essays and colour plates of 100 selected objects drawn from across five continents and over the course of 5,000 years. These objects - ranging from fragments of an ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, to a WWI era Turkish Star medal - have been chosen by Museum staff and Macquarie scholars to achieve a representative and rigorously researched survey of human experience and creativity over five millennia. Professor Martin Bommas, edits short essays on each of the 100 selected objects by a broad range of academic authors, complemented by entirely new photography of the objects commissioned from award-winning photographer Effy Alexakis.Trade Review"This meditation on a large collection is both focused and expansive, reminding us that human society and all its production function fundamentally in the service of human emotion."—Sarah Rose Sharp, Hyperallergic: The Best Art Books of 2022
£24.00
HarperCollins Publishers Short Walks in Beautiful Places: 100 Great
Book SynopsisWith information on transport links, facilities, local attractions and fun stuff for the kids, along with maps of each route, this is the perfect guide for exploring Britain's countryside and discovering your new favourite walk. The National Trust cares for some of the most spectacular countryside in Britain. This guide features 100 walks from across the country, from the ancient majesty of Avebury's stone circle and the wonder of Giant's Causeway to the dramatic peaks towering about Lake windermere. The walks are organised by region, making it easy to explore historical sites, spot wildlife and stunning views wherever you are. The routes are graded according to ease, from two to eight miles in length, to include family-friendly rambles across parkland, adventurous hikes and everything in between. With information on transport links, facilities, local attractions and fun stuff for the kids, along with maps of each route, this is the perfect guide for exploring Britain's countryside and discovering your new favourite walk.
£12.34
HarperCollins Publishers A National Trust Miscellany: The National Trust's
Book SynopsisStaggering statistics, strange facts and all kinds of surprising stuff from the National Trust. Haunted houses, baffling objects, bizarre buildings and distinctly curious characters. • Who needs an upside-down lighthouse? • How can you tell a gargoyle from a hunky punk? • What are the top 10 historical toilets? • Where’s the best place to see a UFO? • Why would you hang toast on a tree? Welcome to this smorgasbord of strangely compelling facts and figures about the National Trust. Find out what lurks under the floorboards of its grandest homes and hides behind the shrubs in its gardens. Meet some of the curious characters who lived at its properties, and discover the unusual jobs carried out by its staff. Pit your wits against National Trust curators to identify the oddest things in their care. For secrets, surprises and strange things of all kinds, read on.
£8.54
Blue Crow Media Modernist Detroit Map: Guide to modernist
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£9.46
Bitter Lemon Press Places in Italy: A Private Grand Tour
Book SynopsisThis personal, and wonderfully well informed, selection of the most rewarding towns, cities, villages and individual monuments in Italy is the definitive guidebook for the discerning traveller. The author has been visiting Italy, for study, for work and for pleasure, for over fifty years, and is the perfect companion for those who want to know about more than the obvious attractions. As well as comprehensively covering the finest sights in the major tourist centres of Rome, Florence, Venice and elsewhere, Russell discusses and describes the neglected, or little known, masterpieces that are still to be found the length and breadth of the Italian peninsula. In a book that will educate and astonish the expert as surely as it will guide and inform the first-time visitor, the author chooses and explores palaces and gardens, city squares and lonely churches, frescoes and altarpieces, great museums and tiny ruins that together provide a richly textured portrait of a country where the history and patterns of civilization lie more thickly than anywhere else on earth.
£15.29
Unbound Today South London, Tomorrow South London
Book SynopsisSouth London-based blog, Deserter, is an alt guide to living and loafing in the wonky wonderland south of the river. Its authors, under their noms de plume Dulwich Raider and Dirty South, record off-beat days out and urban adventures featuring pubs, cemeteries, galleries, hospitals and pubs again, often in the company of their volatile dealer, Half-life, and the much nicer Roxy.Part guide, part travelogue, this book is a collection of these tales with the addition of lots of new material that their publisher absolutely insisted upon. South London, that maligned wasteland where cabbies once feared to drive, can no longer be ignored. The South is risen!Trade Review 'The ultimate reprobates’ handbook to God’s own side of the river - your liver may never be the same again... Wonderful' Jenny Eclair 'Of all the books about South London since 1947 this has to be the best' Jay Rayner 'If a man is tired of London he should read this book' Bruce Dessau, London Evening Standard 'Deserter’s panoply of wastrels throw up the odd genuine revelation... historical, cultural or psychogeographical treasure. They may not mean to educate, but they do' Ned Boulting 'Essentially, Fear & Loathing meets The Good Beer Guide' Amazon Reviewer 'The ultimate reprobates’ handbook to God’s own side of the river - your liver may never be the same again... Wonderful' Jenny Eclair 'Of all the books about South London since 1947 this has to be the best' Jay Rayner 'If a man is tired of London he should read this book' Bruce Dessau, London Evening Standard 'Deserter’s panoply of wastrels throw up the odd genuine revelation... historical, cultural or psychogeographical treasure. They may not mean to educate, but they do' Ned Boulting
£10.44
September Publishing The English Heritage Guide to London's Blue
Book SynopsisBlue plaques, bearing names both familiar and intriguing, can be found all across the capital. From BOB MARLEY to ALAN TURING, VIRGINIA WOOLF to VINCENT VAN GOGH, MAHATMA GANDHI to EMMELINE PANKHURST, the plaques celebrate an incredible range of London's past residents. Whether they be scientists, sports stars, artists, actors, inventors or politicians - this revised and updated English Heritage guide reveals, with wit and insight, the stories of London's most extraordinary men and women and the homes in which they lived.Trade Review`The blue plaque helps us make poetry from the everyday, infusing the hard materials of the city with the feeling of lives lived: a memory of the past making the present richer.' Antony Gormley, The Guardian | `If people want to find out about our London history, they can go and stand for a minute outside and look at a house where we know that person has lived - I think that's just wonderful.' Dame Judi Dench
£18.99
Mount Orleans Press Florence has won my Heart
Book SynopsisIllustrated study of classic British and American travel writers to Florence over a 200 year period.
£20.00
City Books Hidden London: Discover Over 100 of the City's
Book SynopsisHidden London takes you off the beaten tourist path to discover over 100 of London's hidden attracts, including historic churches and other ancient buildings; secret gardens and long `lost' cemeteries; fascinating small museums and galleries; atmospheric pubs and stunning hotels; cutting-edge art and design, and much more.
£10.44
City Books Great British Weekend Escapes: 70 Enticing
Book SynopsisWhen you want to escape for a few days, Britain offers a wealth of cities and towns where you can treat yourself to a well-deserved break at any time of the year. Great British Weekend Escapes contains 70 enticing getaways.
£10.44
Safe Haven Books London Tree Walks: Arboreal Ambles Around the
Book SynopsisPaul Wood's brilliant and acclaimed London's Street Trees sold out three printings in its first edition, is a fixture in London's bookshops and museum and gallery gift shops, and was republished in Spring 2020 in a new, revised and expanded edition. One of its most popular features is the handful of 'tree walks' at the back, while the author is still leading his own guided 'street tree walks' every weekend somewhere in the capital. So now here is a whole book of tree walks around the capital - some for an hour or two, others for an afternoon, and several to while away a whole day. They take you to Ealing and Highgate, to see nineteenth-century London Planes lining the Embankment, newly-planted Persian Silk Trees in Brockley, and a whole Dawn Redwood forest at Canary Wharf - while pointing out the architecture and social and natural history along the way. You'll find trees taking you to the haunts of Seventies rock stars, in search of a long-buried circus elephant, and to some London's highest ground with the most stunning views over the capital.
£14.39
Herb Lester Associates Ltd Fictional Hotel Notepads: The Great Northern
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£9.48
Blue Guides Blue Guide Sicily
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£21.80
Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies Canadian Battlefields of the Second World War:
Book SynopsisThis guidebook offers an introduction to the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of the Dieppe Raid and the Normandy campaign plus information on accommodation, museums, memorials and other points of interest. The battlefields of the Second World War have long played an important part in the collective memory and imagination of Canadians. This guide is intended to encourage a new generation to set out on their own journey not just to the iconic landing beaches, memorials and museums but to the villages and fields where young Canadians fought to free France from the yoke of Nazi tyranny.
£23.36
Michael Wiese Productions Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas: A Pilgrimage to
Book SynopsisOn this fascinating journey you will explore the caves where the early Buddhist masters achieved enlightenment, enter the monasteries where the early Dalai Lamas and the founders of Buddhism meditated and taught, and - at an altitude of over 17,000 feet - look into the remarkable Oracle Lake where every Dalai Lama has had prophetic visions.
£15.95
Hub City Press The Green Book of South Carolina: A Travel Guide
Book SynopsisSouth Carolina is a state of incredible African American history: from the lunch counter in Rock Hill where the Friendship Nine began their "Jail, No Bail" protests, to the site where the freedom song "We Shall Overcome" was first sung; our nation’s very first school for the formerly enslaved, to a monument to the Middle Passage championed by Toni Morrison. Visitors and residents alike will find the Palmetto State rich in remarkable places that played a part in some of our nation’s most significant moments. The Green Book of South Carolina, compiled by the WeGOJA Foundation (on behalf of the SC African American Heritage Commission), is a first-of-its-kind travel guide to the most tourist-friendly destinations offering visitors avenues to discover intriguing African American history as they travel the state.Organized by region and illustrated with more than 80 color photographs by Joshua Parks, this guidebook presents a curated selection of over 200 museums, monuments, historic markers, schools, churches, and other public lands. Features a foreword by Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, Distinguished Professor Emerita at Michigan State University where she served as the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of History. The South Carolina Green Book is a collaborative release by Hub City Press, the WeGOJA Foundation, and the International African American Museum. Sponsored by the City of Spartanburg.FEATURES More than 180 historic markers, structures, and landmarks for a diverse audience Includes popular sites as well as hidden gems Organized by region for easy travel planning and discovery. Includes suggested day trips for each region. Compact accessibly-priced book Beautiful full-color photography Trade Review“We are proud to be a part of this project, and to offer a great resource for people who travel through South Carolina. African American history is exceptional, and its discovery can add depth to a road trip to any place in the state.” Dr. Larry Watson, South Carolina State University “We have been identifying historic sites and structures for more than 28 years and documenting them in the form of markers, listings on the National Register of Historic Places, and other formats. Collectively, these sites add more layers to South Carolina’s history and tell a compelling story.” Dr. Abel Bartley, Clemson UniversityTable of ContentsIncluded sites:1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative GardenAfrican American Monument on The SC Statehouse GroundsAlexander Elementary / Dean Street SchoolAllen University Historic DistrictAmazing Grace Park / Clementa Pickney MemorialAnthony Crawford MarkerAtlantic BeachBack of the College MemorialBaptist ChurchBell Street School / Martha Dendy SchoolBench by the RoadBenjamin E. Mays BirthplaceBertha Lee Strickland Cultural MuseumBethel Ame ChurchBethlehem CenterBettis AcademyBirthplace of Mary McLeod BethuneBonds Conway HouseBoone HallBrainerd InstituteButler SchoolCallaham Funeral HomeCamp WelfareCenter for African American History, Art and CultureCharlie’s PlaceClaflin University Historic DistrictClaussen Bakery MarkerCooper River Historic District Exhibit (Cypress Gardens)Corinth Baptist ChurchCoulter AcademyCumming Street SchoolDaufuskie Island Historic DistrictDenmark Technical CollegeDenmark Vesey HouseDizzy Gillespie Homesite ParkDr. T. K. Gregg HomeDrayton HallDunton ChapelEbenezer Baptist ChurchEliza’s House at Middleton PlaceEmancipation JubileeEmmett Scott SchoolFirst African Baptist ChurchFort Hill Slave Quarters / Clemson College Convict StockadeFreewoods FarmGarvin-Garvey HouseGas BottomGullah MuseumHappy Home Baptist ChurchHarlem HellfightersHarvey Gantt MarkerHistoric BrattonsvilleHistoric Downtown African American Historic DistrictHistoric Duncan ParkHistoric JamestownHistoric Mitchelville Freedom ParkHistoric Myrtle Beach Colored School and Education CenterHobcaw BaronyHope Rosenwald SchoolHopewell Rosenwald SchoolHoward Junior High SchoolHutchinson HouseInternational African American MuseumIsaac Woodard MarkerJail Raid of 1871 MarkerJames A. Bowley HouseLiberty Hill AmeLiberty Hill Rosenwald SchoolLittle AfricaMagnolia PlantationMann-Simons SiteMansfield Plantation Slave StreetMarch on Ballot BoxesMary H. Wright Elementary SchoolMayo High SchoolMcCrory’s Five and DimeMcLeod PlantationMetropolitan AmeModjeska Simkins HouseMonument to Josh WhiteMorris Brown AmeMother EmmanuelMount Moriah Baptist ChurchMt. Carmel Ame Zion Church and CampgroundMt. Zion AmeNational Cemetery and Grand Army HallOld City CemeteryOrangeburg City CemeteryPearl Fryar’s GardenPenn CenterPeoples HospitalRandolph CemeteryRedcliffe Plantation State Historic SiteRice MuseumRichard T. Greener MemorialRichland CemeteryRidge Hill School and Faith Cabin LibraryRonald E. Mcnair Life History CenterSandy IslandSeashore Farmer’s LodgeSims High School #2Slave Mart MuseumSoapstone Baptist ChurchSouth Carolina State University / Orangeburg Massacre MonumentSouth Liberty StreetSouthern African American Heritage CenterSpringfield Baptist ChurchSt. Mark Ame ChurchSt. Matthew Baptist ChurchSterling High School MarkerSweetgrass PavilionTabernacle Baptist ChurchThe Assassination of Frazier BakerThe Avery Research Center for African American History and CultureThe Birthplace of Jesse JacksonThe Briggs HomeThe Carroll SchoolThe Episcopal Church of the EpiphanyThe Greenville Cultural Exchange CenterThe GulfThe Lowcountry Trail at Brookgreen GardenThe Seizure of the PlanterThe Willie Earle Lynching TrialTrinity AmeTrinity United Methodist ChurchTuskegee Airmen MemorialVoorhees CollegeWestside Community CenterWoodrow Wilson Family HomeWoodward Funeral HomeWoolworth’s and Kress Sit-InsZion Baptist Church
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Prospect Park Books Hometown Pasadena: The San Gabriel Valley Book
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Garrett County Press The Bachelor in New Orleans
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West Margin Press The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic
Book SynopsisJohn Muir agreed in 1881 to sail aboard the Corwin, whose fruitless mission it was to search for the missing scientific research vessel Jeannette, which itself became icebound while exploring the distant and mysterious Wrangell Land in the higher latitudes of the Arctic. This cruise would afford Muir the opportunity to examine evidence of glaciation along the arctic coastlines of Siberia and Alaska and the harmonious lifestyle of Inuits and Chukchis, which was in the midst of disruption from the intrusions of the civilized South. “John Muir was certainly as concerned for the potential loss of marvelous arctic cultures as he was for our continent’s vanishing wilderness. In this sense, THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN truly deserves our attention, especially in light of all that is happening in the Arctic today.” –Richard FleckTable of ContentsIntroduction I. Unalaska and the Aleuts II. Among the Islands of Bering Sea III. Siberian Adventures IV. In Peril from the Pack V. A Chukchi Orator VI. Eskimos and Walrus VII. At Plover Bay and St. Michael VIII. Return of the Search Party IX. Villages of the Dead X. Glimpses of Alaskan Tundra XI. Caribou and a Native Fair XII. Zigzags among the Polar Pack XIII. First Ascent of Herald Island XIV. Approaching a Mysterious Land XV. The Land of the White Bear XVI. Tragedies of the Whaling Fleet XVII. Meeting the Point Barrow Expedition XVIII. A Siberian Reindeer Herd XIX. Turned back by Storms and Ice XX. Homeward-Bound APPENDIX I. The Glaciation of the Arctic and Subarctic Regions visited during the Cruise II. Botanical Notes
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Arc Medieval Press People and Places of the Roman Past: The Educated
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