Sinning Across Spain - Walking the Camino
Walking has been the constant in Ailsa Pipers life. Settin...
Walking the Camino - a modern pilgrimage to Santiago
In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, T...
Camino de Santiago - Master Preparation Guide for the C...
All you need to know to prepare for the Camino de Santiago d...
The Day Was Made for Walking - Searching for Meaning on...
Noel Braun yearns to walk the Camino, the ancient pilgrimage...
Call of the Camino - Myths, Legends and Pilgrim Stories...
The experiences of an ordinary man on the pilgrims path ar...
The Camino - A Journey of the Spirit
The author and actress chronicles her journey along the Cami...
Pilgrim'S Guide to the Camino De Santiago 14th Edition ...
Now updated to include newer maps and photos, with height re...
Pilgrim'S Guide to the Camino Portugues 8th Edition - L...
Updated to include newer maps and photos, the latest edition...
Walking the Americas - `A wildly entertaining account o...
LONGLISTED IN THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL CATEGORY OF THE 2017 BANF...
Sinning Across Spain - Walking The Camino
Walking the Himalayas - An adventure of survival and endurance
WINNER OF THE 2016 EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Levison Wood has breathed new life into adventure travel. Michael Palin Levison Wood is a great adventurer and a wonderful storyteller. Sir Ranulph Fiennes Britains best-loved adventurer
he looks like a man who will stare danger in the face and soak up a lot of pain without complaint. The Times Following...
Camino Island
The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month, Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week and Sun Best for Mystery-Lovers.John Grishams novels have sold over 300 million copies worldwide. CAMINO ISLAND is both an unputdownable beach read and a thriller for book lovers, beginning with a literary heist and finishing with a cat and mouse duel between a beguiling criminal and the woman set to uncover ...
Moon Spain
Resident of Madrid and freelance travel writer Candy Lee Laballe offers an insiders view of Spain from kite-surfing in Tarifa and architecture-gazing in Barcelona to sipping sangria in Cordoba. Laballe is the perfect tour guide providing unique trip ideas like The Art & Architecture Tour, The La Costa Verde Tour, and The Best Way to Explore Spain in 21-Days. Packed with information...
Camino Island
The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month, Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week and Sun Best for Mystery-Lovers. John Grishams novels have sold over 300 million copies worldwide. CAMINO ISLAND is both an unputdownable beach read and a thriller for book lovers, beginning with a literary heist and finishing with a cat and mouse duel between a beguiling criminal and the woman set to uncove...
A Philosophy of Walking
It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.Nietzsche In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Frederic Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble and reveals what they say about us. Gros draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking as something central to t...
Coast to Coast Path - 109 Large-Scale Walking Maps & Guides to 33 Towns and Villages -Planning, Places to Stay, Places t...
Fully revised 7th edition of this classic 191-mile walk across northern England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, inspired by Alfred Wainwright.Crossing three fabulous national parks the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North York Moors it samples the very best of the English countryside rugged mountains and lakes, gentle dales and stone-built villages; wild moorland; sea cl...
Spain
National Geographic Traveler: Spain presents a comprehensive portrait of one of worlds most dynamic countries. It not only gives information on history, culture, and sites to visit, but also flavor and texture of the country. An elaborate introduction to Spanish history and culture provides context. Special in-depth sidebars discuss Spanish wines, Gaudi and modernism, flamenco, and more; whi...
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise - Muslims, Christians, and Jews Under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
Historians, journalists, and even politicians uphold the Muslim kingdom in medieval Spain al-Andalus as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony. There is only one problem with this popular account: it is a myth In this groundbreaking new book, Northwestern University scholar Dario Fernandez-Morera tells the full story of Islamic rule in med...
The Celts
Informed, impeccably researched and written Neil OliverThe Celts are one of the worlds most mysterious ancient people. In this compelling account, Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe, uncovering the truth about this engimatic tribe: their origins, their treasure and their enduring legacy today. What emerges is not a wild people, but a highly sophisticated tribal culture that in...
South - The Illustrated Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
In 1914, the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton announced an ambitious plan to lead the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expeditionthe first trek across Antarctica from the Atlantic to the Pacific via the South Pole. Shackletons third expedition would prove frought with adventureand peril.South is the remarkable tale of that ill-fated expedition as told in Shackletons own words, and illustrated here...
The Sherlock Holmes School of Self-Defence - The Manly Art of Bartitsu as used against Professor Moriarty
When Sherlock Holmes wrestled with Dr Moriarty on the Reichenbach Falls, he was employing a system of self-defence that was all the rage in Victorian Britain. In an age when footpads and fogle-snatchers meant a man of breeding took his life in his hands when walking across town, a martial arts craze took hold that did not escape Conan-Doyles keen eye for research. Schools sprung up all over Lond...
Walking the Americas - `A wildly entertaining account of his epic journey' Daily Mail
LONGLISTED IN THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL CATEGORY OF THE 2017 BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARDS SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF WALKING THE HIMALAYAS, WINNER OF THE 2016 EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Levison Wood has breathed new life into adventure travel. Michael Palin Walking the Americas chronicles Levison Woods 1,800 mile trek along the spine of the Ame...
Silence - In the Age of Noise
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER This breathtaking, inspiring little book teaches us how to find precious moments of silence whether we are crossing the Antarctic, climbing Everest, or on the train at rush hour. Quietly, wisely, Silence makes a case for dumbing the din of modern life, and learning to listen again Robert Macfarlane What is silence? Where can it be found? Why is it more impo...
Coastline - The Food of Mediterranean Spain, France and Italy
The perfect pesto. The best bouillabaisse. The purest paella. A river of gold flows through western Italy, southern France and eastern Spain. Its the olive oil that links three great cuisines, along with a love of garlic, anchovies, peppers, fresh herbs and seasonal vegetables. In stories and recipes, and beautiful location photography, Coastline explores the legacy of the ancient Greeks, the R...
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Spain
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this diverse and compelling country. Marvel at Granadas magnificent palace of Alhambra, get lost in Barcelonas Gothic Quarter or meander between the Costa Vascas enchanting seaside towns: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded ...
Walking the Americas - `A wildly entertaining account of his epic journey' Daily Mail
Levison Wood begins his biggest challenge yet. Beginning in the north-eastern tip of Mexico, Levison will walk the entire length of Central America, through eight countries before attempting to cross the treacherous Darien Gap into Colombia and South America. Walking the Americas will see Levison return to Mexico, where he lived for three months, and Belize where he trained as a soldier with t...
The Shiralee - Popular Penguins
Everyone has their cross to bear their swag, their shiralee and for Macauley, walking across New South Wales in search of work, it is his young daughter who has to suffer his resentment at having her in tow. But then, he discovers that the ties that bind can be as much a comfort as a burden, and what he thought of as his Shiralee could be the one thing that will save him from him...
Vermeer. The Complete Works
This book brings together the complete catalogue of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), presenting the calm yet compelling scenes so treasured in galleries across Europe and the United States into one monograph of utmost reproduction quality. With new photography of many works, Vermeers restrained but richly evocative repertoire of domestic actions-ranging from letter writing to music making to prepar...
Vermeer. The Complete Works
This book brings together the complete catalogue of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), presenting the calm yet compelling scenes so treasured in galleries across Europe and the United States into one monograph of utmost reproduction quality. With new photography of many works, Vermeers restrained but richly evocative repertoire of domestic actions-ranging from letter writing to music making to prepar...
Recipes from the Spanish Kitchen
In this affectionate and informative account of Spains food, Nicholas Butcher focuses on the traditional cooking of Spain through its regions and its produce. The book starts with a journey through Spain, region by region. Then there are chapters on tapas, salads, soups, vegetables, eggs, rice, sauces, fish and shellfish, meat, poultry and game and puddings. The authors enthusiasm for Spanish ...
The Birds And Other Stories
The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to Menabilly Barton farm from the house. She saw a farmer busily ploughing a field whilst above him the seagulls were diving and wheeling. She developed an idea about the birds becoming hostile and attacking him. In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food first the seagulls, t...