Travel guides: museums, historic sites Books
Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide
Book SynopsisFeaturing beautiful color reproductions and enlightening descriptions, this is the definitive guide to one of the largest, and most beloved, collections of art in the world More than a simple souvenir book, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide provides a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the ancient world and ending in contemporary times. It includes media as varied as painting, photography, costume, sculpture, decorative arts, musical instruments, arms and armor, works on paper, and many more. Presenting works ranging from the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to Canova’s Perseus with the Head of Medusa to Sargent’s Madame X, this revised edition is an indispensable volume for lovers of art and art history, and for anyone who has ever dreamed of lingering over the most iconic works in the Metropolitan’s unparalleled collection.Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
£18.04
Taylor & Francis Uses of Heritage
Examining international case studies including USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Laurajane Smith identifies and explores the use of heritage throughout the world.Challenging the idea that heritage value is self-evident, and that things must be preserved because they have an inherent importance, Smith forcefully demonstrates that heritage value is not inherent in physical objects or places, but rather that these objects and places are used to give tangibility to the values that underpin different communities and to assert and affirm these values.A practically grounded accessible examination of heritage as a cultural practice, The Uses of Heritage is global in its benefit to students and field professionals alike.
£37.99
Fonthill Media Ltd The Berlin 1945 Battlefield Guide: Part 2: The
Book SynopsisThis highly detailed, absorbing battlefield guide is the ideal companion for anyone considering visiting the site of Hitler's `Gotterdammerung' in April-May 1945. Using his in depth knowledge as a historian and battlefield guide, David McCormack vividly describes the apocalyptic struggle played out amongst the ruins of a once great city. The author's intimate knowledge of the ground ensures that the Wagnerian climax of the Third Reich is presented in a series of dramatic tableaux which capture the regime's final convulsive death throes. Prepare for a fascinating journey across the Berlin battlefield as it is today. The Berlin 1945 Battlefield Guide: Part Two-The Battle of Berlin-is the essential guide to understanding both Hitler's downfall in Berlin and Stalin's greatest triumph.Table of ContentsPart One: Exploring Battlefield Berlin; Part Two: Intrigues and deceptions; Part Three: The Paladins Depart; Part Four: Tour A: Marzahn-Pankow-Humboldthain-Gesundbrunnen: Marzahn-Viewpoint (A1): 21 April Memorial, Viewpoint (A2): Soviet Obelisk, Mausoleum and Cemetery: Pankow-Viewpoint (A3): Soviet Cemetery: Humboldthain-Viewpoint (A4): Flak Tower: Gesundbrunnen-Viewpoint (A5): Bunker Museum; Part Five: 'Are the Russians already so near?'; Part Six: Tour B: Tempelhof-Treptower Park-Kreuzberg: Tempelhof-Viewpoint (B1): Airport: Treptower Park-Viewpoint (B2): Soviet Memorial: Kreuzberg-Viewpoint (B3): Fichte Bunker; Part Seven: Banner of Victory; Part Eight: Tour C: Mitte/Tiergarten: Mitte/Tiergarten-Viewpoint (C1) Moltke Bridge, Viewpoint (C2) Reichstag, Viewpoint (C3) Soviet Tiergarten Memorial, Viewpoint (C4) Brandenburg Gate, Viewpoint (C5) Adlon Hotel, Viewpoint (C6) Site of Hitler's Bunker, Viewpoint (C7) Former Reich Aviation Ministry, Viewpoint (C8) Topography of Terror, Viewpoint (C9) Anhalter Bahnhof & Bunker; Part Nine: Surrender; Part Ten: Tour D: Mitte-Hohenschonhausen: Mitte-Viewpoint (D1): German Resistance Memorial (Former Bendlerblock), Viewpoint (D2): Weidendammer Bridge, Viewpoint (D3): Invalids' Cemetery: Hohenschonhausen-Viewpoint (D4): Schultheiss Brewery; Part Eleven: Zero Hour; Part Twelve: After Hitler; Appendix One: Joseph Goebbels-'The Year 2000'; Appendix Two: Joseph Goebbels-'Our Hitler'; Appendix Three: Joseph Goebbels-'Resist at Any Price'; Appendix Four: Adolf Hitler-'My Political Testament'; Appendix Five: Admiral Doenitz-Broadcast, 1 May 1945; Appendix Six: Joseph Stalin-Order of the Day, 1 May 1945; Appendix Seven: Joseph Stalin-Order of the Day, 9 May 1945; Appendix Eight: Joseph Stalin-Victory Speech, 9 May 1945; Appendix Nine: Joseph Stalin-Toast to the People, 24 May 1945; Appendix Ten: Joseph Stalin-Order of the Day, 22 June 1945; Appendix Eleven: Joseph Stalin-Order of the Day, 23 February 1946; Select Bibliography.
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Reardon Publishing War Walks: Stop Line Green
Book SynopsisStop Line Green (SLG) was a continuous linear defensive position some 100 mile long running in rough semi circle east of Bristol from Highbridge on the Bristol Channel in the south to Upper Framilode on the River Severn in the north. This book gives a guide to the walk of SLGTrade ReviewWAR WALKS Stop Line Green ISBN 1 873877 390 by Major Martin Green History, Photographs and Walks around the World War 11 defenses, Pill boxes and Anti Tank bollards from Gloucester to the South of Bristol. Stop Line Green was one of the major defenses against land invasion during the 1940's Miles Kington's article from The Independent Strange relics of Wiltshire's forgotten Maginot Line My father-in-law was in the Tank Regiment during the war - he was most distressed to hear of the death of his old commander, Michael Carver, the other day - and I suppose that it is because of his continuing interest in tank warfare that I, who have very little interest in war of any kind, keep my eyes open for scraps of tank information that might come my way. I have recently been working on a forthcoming Radio 4 series about General de Gaulle, and I had never realised just how convinced the old general was of the importance of tanks in the coming war. All through the 1930s he preached the gospel of tank superiority, and it was France's bad luck that nobody paid him any attention, except perhaps the Germans. It was thanks in large part to their tank strength that they were able to sweep across Belgium, Holland and France, encountering only the occasional setback (one of them because of opposition from de Gaulle's tanks). All this is a long way from where I live on the Wiltshire-Somerset border. There are signs of warfare round here, of course. There are Arthurian battle grounds (doubtful) and castles knocked down in Civil War sieges (nearby Farleigh Hungerford castle, never rebuilt) and even, on our local church door, damage which is said to have been done by Vikings trying to get at the terrified folk seeking sanctuary inside. But the only local legend about the Second World War concerns an underground motor bicycle factory at the village of Westwood - apparently a large part of the production of wartime Enfield motor bikes was housed beneath what is now a big green field, to avoid aerial observation. However, none of this explains the fact that up and down the river valleys near here, up the Frome and Avon and Wellow Brook, you can find old pillbox forts still standing. Big pillboxes, with gun slits. Somewhat sinister looking things, crouching like huge armed toads, in the brambles near rivers. Why on earth would anyone want to build pillboxes on the Wiltshire-Somerset border? To stop German tanks, I now learn from a fascinating booklet called Stop Line Green by Major Green (Reardon Publishing). In 1940, when the German tanks had swept across Europe, most people thought they would sweep across England next. Churchill thought this was a bad idea. So he ordered every possible obstacle to be put in the way of German tanks, and all through that summer a crash programme was put into operation to build anything that might slow down tanks beside natural obstacles such as the River Avon, or railway lines. These pillboxes were thrown up in savage haste, says Major Green, but they were well and solidly built. I can testify to that. All the pillboxes near me are now camouflaged by dense bramble and elder trees, and are pretty smelly inside where they have been used as emergency refuges, but they should stand for at least another hundred years. There is a wood called Hog Wood near Hinton Charterhouse where I sometimes take the dog for a walk, and alongside the footpath there is a meandering ditch which I have always taken to be an old sunken way or perhaps a drainage gulley. Not so, I now learn. It is a genuine tank trap, dug in 1940, never used, never filled in and never forgotten, at least not by Major Green. Strange, somehow, to wander among these relics of a campaign that never happened. The Major thinks that the line - built to safeguard Bristol - would probably have succumbed after the first breach, though the country would have been more favourable to defence against tanks in those days of many hedges and small fields. "It is now good tank country offering easy passage with wide and deep fields of view and fire." That is one thing I have never heard mentioned in debate about field usage - that the more hedges you grub out, the easier it is for tanks to come through. By the end of summer 1940 the ring of defence called Stop Line Green (which linked up with others called Stop Line Blue and Red) was nearly ready. But by October we had won the Battle of Britain and a German invasion had become impossible. Churchill sent out an order: Forget about the Stop Lines - There Won't be Any German Tanks Coming. From that moment, the tank traps, pillboxes and tank bollards lay silent and forgotten, waiting for blackberries to grow on them and for their historian to come along. That man is Major Green (no first name, apparently) and his Stop Line Green, though only 36 pages long, is my military history of the year. Book of the year, probably.
£10.19
Taylor & Francis Heritage after Conflict
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£39.99
National Geographic Society National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and
Book SynopsisTrade Review“One of my favorite aspects of this book was seeing how many of the drives I have already done. On the ones that I’ve completed, the pictures brought back memories of the drive and I might even add to the list of some of the points of interest. It also gives me a great guide for future places that I want to visit.” –writereadlife.com “You get your money's worth with this and it would be perfect to throw into your bag as you set out on your road trip, you never know where it might take you." - Stranded in Chaos“This seems incredibly useful for planning longer road trips. The description of each route begins with a distance and time to drive, plus a recommended time of year and/or tips about how to best enjoy the drive.” –doingdeweydecimal.com “Chock full of fantastic photographs, informative maps, and useful tips – a perfect addition to your guidebook collection. Plus, a great companion to planner addicts getting ready to plan out their summer vacations.”—abookishwayoflife.blogspot.com“Having a printed guide with recommendations and information is invaluable as you head out into the more scenic parts of our beautiful country – aka: areas with no reception.” –literaryquicksand.com “I had fun flipping through the pages…so many drives catching my eye and sparking my travel-hungry imagination with possibilities. I’m looking forward to using this book for some traveling this summer.” –pagebypagebookbybook.blogspot.com“If you’ve ever wanted to know what is on the roads known to be scenic routes and to discover even more you did not know about, this book is great!” –notinjersey.com
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Emons Verlag GmbH 111 Museums in Paris That You Shouldnt Miss
Book SynopsisParis is known as the City of Lights, but it is really the City of Museums. Explore iconic centres of fine art with fresh eyes and dig deeper to uncover a world of museums dedicated to art and artists, science and industry, literature and film and curiosities both unusual and fascinating.Can you identify all the great artists of French impressionism? Do you know about French contributions to early automobiles and airplanes? Are you fascinated by haute couture? Would you like to visit the ateliers of great painters and sculptors? Do you love music and film? Are you an obsessive collector of something truly peculiar? Or do you simply want to learn about new and compelling things in the world around you?111 Museums in Paris That You Shouldn't Miss highlights destinations, both well-known and obscure, where you will discover new treasures throughout this magnificent city.
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Taylor & Francis Museum and Gallery Studies
Book SynopsisMuseum and Gallery Studies: The Basics is an accessible guide for the student approaching Museum and Gallery Studies for the first time. Taking a global view, it covers the key ideas, approaches and contentious issues in the field. Balancing theory and practice, the book address important questions such as: What are museums and galleries? Who decides which kinds of objects are worthy of collection? How are museums and galleries funded? What ethical concerns do practitioners need to consider? How is the field of Museum and Gallery Studies developing? This user-friendly text is an essential read for anyone wishing to work within museums and galleries, or seeking to understand academic debates in the field.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. First principles; 2. Collecting and collections; 3.Display, interpretation, learning; 4. Economics: The Business of Culture; 5. Politics and Society: Power and authority; 6. Identity and Representation; 7. Continuing Controversies and Conflicts; 8. Current Debates and Future Prospects
£24.51
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Berlina Guía de Viaje 2025
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Interpreting Our Heritage
Book SynopsisEvery year millions of Americans visit national parks and monuments, state and municipal parks, battlefield areas, historic houses, and museums. For anyone interested in our natural and manmade heritage, this book offers guidance for exploring educational and recreational resources.
£19.51
Getty Trust Publications The J.Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the
Book SynopsisPresents an illustrated examination of nearly two-hundred of the most important pieces in the J Paul Getty Museum's Antiquities Collection. This collection includes one of the world's finest assemblages of ancient Greek vases, monumental marble sculptures and diminutive bronzes, Greek and Roman gems, as well as Hellenistic silverware and glass.
£16.14
Smithsonian Books Official Guide to the Smithsonian, 5th Edition
Book SynopsisThe go-to guide for visitors who want to maximize their experience at the Smithsonian?s 19 museums and National ZooThe Smithsonian holds more than 155 million artifacts and specimens in its trust. The Official Guide to the Smithsonian makes navigating the world?s largest museum complex more efficient and fulfilling. Featuring a huge amount of history, highlights, and pertinent museum information, the colorful guide is designed to enrich time spent in the Smithsonian?s incredible galleries and museums on the National Mall, the Washington metropolitan area, and New York City.The new 2021 edition features major updates for all the museums. This includes a full treatment of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the most recent Smithsonian museum, as well as the Deep Time hall at the National Museum of Natural History, their new fossil hall that displays towering fossils of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures to explore the epic story of Earth.Each detailed section presents the history of the museum and offers a fully illustrated, gallery-by-gallery tour. It also includes all the practical information such as location, hours, phone numbers, public transportation, services, tours, dining, gift shops, special attractions for children, and website addresses. With so much to see and do across the vast Smithsonian collections, this is the definitive source of information in one place.
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SIME Books My First Trip to New York: A Family's Travel
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KIT Publishers Oceania at the Tropenmuseum
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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
NeWest Press Shifting Gears: Coast to Coast on the Trans Am
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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
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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
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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
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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
Editions Flammarion Le Grand Hôtel & Café de la Paix: French Art de
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£32.00
Emons Verlag GmbH 111 Places for Kids in Washington DC That You Must Not Miss
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Independently Published Califórnia Guia de Viagem 2024: Descubra o Golden
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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
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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 *
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Llanerch Press Ancient Stone Crosses of England
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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.
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Step Beach Press From High Heels to High Hills: One Woman Walking
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NeWest Press South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels
Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Sixth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize - Nonfiction Category!Shortlisted for Best Trade Non-Fiction at the 2020 Book Publishing Awards!South Away follows Meaghan Marie Hackinen and her sister in the adventure of a lifetime: bicycling from Terrace, BC down the West Coast to (almost) the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Along the way Hackinen battles with the elements in Vancouver Island''s dense northern forests and frigid Mexican deserts; encounters strange men, suicidal highways and monster trucks; and makes some emergency repairs as ties and spokes succumb to the ravages of the journey. Luckily, the pair meet some good people along the way and glean some insight about the kindness of strangers.A rare road-trip story with two female leads, this travel memoir also chronicles an inner journey, as the author begins to better understand her relationship with her adventurous (and not-so-adventurous) family. South Away tells an engaging and personable tale, with imaginative and memorable depictions of land and sea along the ever-winding coast.
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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.
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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.
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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
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HarperCollins The Mavericks Museum
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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
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Back Bay Books First Casualty
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Penguin Young Readers The Italian Way
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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
