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Saint-Petersburg and Its Environs
Красочный и информативный альбом "Санкт-Петербург и пригороды" познакомит вас с главными достопримечательностями удивительного по красоте города Санкт-Петербурга и его пригорода, расскажет об уникальных архитектурных ансамблях и городах-крепостях, охранявших северную столицу. Будет интересен как для местных жителей, так и для гостей Северной столицы.

Издание на английском языке.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 624385
ISBN: 978-5-9500614-2-4
Автор: Anisimov Yevgeny

Санкт-Петербург и его окрестности. Реконструкция времен года (на английском языке)
Альбом посвящен Санкт-Петербургу и его окрестностям.

На английском языке.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 591039
ISBN: 978-5-905985-84-3
Автор: Anisimov Yevgeny

Saint-Petersburg and Its Environs
Красочный и информативный альбом "Санкт-Петербург и пригороды" познакомит вас с главными достопримечательностями удивительного по красоте города Санкт-Петербурга и его пригорода, расскажет об уникальных архитектурных ансамблях и городах-крепостях, охранявших северную столицу. Будет интересен как для местных жителей, так и для гостей Северной столицы.

Издание на английском языке.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 624381
ISBN: 978-5-9500613-5-6
Автор: Anisimov Yevgeny

Альбом "Санкт-Петербург и пригороды" на английском языке
Вашему вниманию предлагается альбом "Санкт-Петербург и пригороды" на английском языке
Год: 2017
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 624377
ISBN: 978-5-9500613-1-8
Автор: Anisimov Yevgeny

SPA
Nothing could be more luxurious, pleasurable, or refreshing than pampering yourself in a sumptuous spa. The best ones are designed to look and feel like paradise - and they do. In this book, you'll discover the most exceptional historical, thermal, thalassic, wellness & health, resort, new age, adventure, day, and hotel spas around the world - from Paris to South Africa, Bangkok to Texas - beautifully photographed and accompanied by pricing, service, and contact information. Use the book to scout out your ideal spa-destination and take yourself one step closer to nirvana.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 205533
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0190-3
Автор: Arieff Allison, Burkhart Bryan

Fodor's Moscow & St. Petersburg
Two cities with real Tsar Power, Moscow and St. Petersburg are the odd couple of Russia: one, the heart of the nation and home to the history-rich Kremlin, where rulers from Ivan the Terrible to Lenin have left their mark; the other, a city born of the passion of its founder, Peter the Great, and today a gigantic Faberge egg stuffed with great art, sunset-colored palaces, and lollipop-striped cathedrals. As more travelers than ever are making their own voyages by cruising the Volga river, which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg, Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg also details many of the splendors of the connecting Golden Ring area.

With its crew of local experts, this guide tracks Russia as it continues to trade in red star for four star. The pendulum has swung from sceptre to sickle and back again to sceptre---with a vengeance. The Alexander Palace in St. Petersburg (the last abode of Nicholas and Alexandra) is just the latest palace to be renovated; snowmobile tours now take you down the paths once traveled by the tsars in troikas; many hotel rooms in Moscow now go for $400 and up; and Moscow is now home to one of the world's most opulent restaurants, Turandot. But enough of Russia champagneskoye: the guide is also packed with bargain-hunter and insider finds, including those in our expanded Moscow hotel chapter. The performing arts scene gets attention with information about Moscow's Mariinsky II, the spectacular new opera house (opening in May 2013) that, along with a modern concert hall and the historic Mariinsky Ballet Theater, creates an amazing arts complex.

SPECIAL FEATURES: An array of in-depth features helps travelers experience the cities, including step-by-step walks through Moscow's and St. Petersburg's historic centers, and guides to the ins and outs of vodka drinking, food, and the famous banyas (baths).

10th Edition.
Год: 2014
Производитель: Fodor's
Артикул: 444091
ISBN: 978-0-7704-3205-8
Автор: Ayres Sabra, Blanchard Catherine, Coppola Anna, Doff Natasha, Gordon Chris

Architectural guide. Delhi
Город Дели, столица Индии, замечателен не только своей богатой архитектурной историей здесь встречаются и индуистские храмы, и старинные мечети, и образцы колониальной архитектуры, но и разнообразием современных проектов. Именно современная архитектура стала катализатором развития города после того, как страна обрела независимость. Сегодня город стремительно меняется в результате настоящего строительного бума. В этой книге представлено более 200 наиболее ярких и значимых зданий Дели.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774888
ISBN: 9783869221670
Автор: Bansal Anupam, Kochupillai Malini

USA
Spectacular scenery, vibrant cities and captivating culture - welcome to the USA. Whether you want to hike in breathtaking Yosemite National Park, take a road trip from coast to coast or sample southern soul food in the Deep South, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that the USA has to offer. Dramatic and diverse, the star-spangled super-power that is the USA offers everything in excess. From the bright lights of its cities and quaint charisma of its rural towns, to the natural majesty of the national parks, this is a country of contrasts that never fails to delight and amaze.



Our updated guide brings the USA to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations which place you inside the country's iconic buildings and neighbourhoods. Our updated 2022 travel guide brings the USA to life. DK Eyewitness USA is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2022
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986735
ISBN: 9780241568293
Автор: Barrus Pamela, Karlin Adam, Keeling Stephen

Architectural guide. New York
Этот архитектурный путеводитель объединяет 100 наиболее оригинальных сооружений, построенных в Нью-Йорке после 1999 года. Критик Владимир Белоголовский наделяет здания такими яркими прозвищами, как Гильотина , Павлин , Акулий плавник , Панцирь черепахи или Дятел . Индивидуальная подборка живущего в Нью-Йорке автора охватывает здания, построенные самыми известными в мире архитекторами. Их творчество прославляется наравне с произведениями искусства, а собственный стиль становится предметом восхищения и обсуждения в СМИ и среди критиков и заказчиков.

Затронутый в книге период начинается с расцвета эры звездных архитекторов ( starchitects ) в 1990-х и продолжается в наше время. Эта книга не только и не столько документация, сколько посвящение мощной преобразующей энергии Нью-Йорка. Многие здания этого города были спроектированы иностранными архитекторами или теми, кто переехал в Нью-Йорк и теперь называет его своим домом. Благодаря остроумным комментариям автора, запоминающимся сравнениям, цитатам из интервью с архитекторами и подробным картам, это уникальное издание позволит читателям по-новому взглянуть на многие архитектурные иконы современного Нью-Йорка.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774867
ISBN: 9783869224312
Автор: Belogolovsky Vladimir

Cruising in Style. MSC Crociere
This attractive volume highlights the attractions and amenities enjoyed by lucky passengers aboard one of the ten ships of the MSC Cruises's fleet. As you browse these spellbinding images, you can almost feel the briny breezes. Combining maritime traditions and unsurpassed Mediterranean cuisine to deliver the ultimate cruise experience, MSC Cruises blends Italian warmth and style for a truly international sophistication. With a line of luxuriously appointed ships and stimulating ports of call, MSC Cruises truly offers a journey of a lifetime.

Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.
Год: 2009
Производитель: te Neues
Артикул: 247073
ISBN: 3-8327-9310-4
Автор: Benis Michael

Thin Paths
Julia Blackburn and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village and they began to tell her their stories. Of how their village had been trapped in an archaic feudal system and owned by a local padrone who demanded his share of all they had, of the eruption of the Second World War, of the conflict between the fascists and the partisans, of death and fear and hunger of how they hid like like foxes in the mountains. 'Write it down for us, ' they said, 'because otherwise it will all be lost.'



Thin Paths is a celebration of the songlines of one place that could be many places and a celebration of the humour and determination of the human spirit.
Год: 2012
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885680
ISBN: 9780099549420
Автор: Blackburn Julia

Literary Landscapes. Paris
From Voltaire to Verlaine and from Hugo to Hemingway, these are the Paris locations that have influenced modern literature.



The book is an elegant photographic stroll around the bookshops, famous literary restaurants and storied streets of Europe s favourite tourist destination.



Literary Landscapes: Paris takes this major European city and with picture perfect photography, compiles an album of memorable views linked to the words of Parisian authors, or writers who made Paris their home. It looks at places where books were written, discussed over dinner, and where ultimately the books are sold.



There are the theatres of Moliere, Dumas and Beaumarchais along with the incredible Palais Garnier opera house and the legend of Le Fantome by Gaston Leroux.



There are the revered bookshops of the Latin Quarter including the idiosyncratic Shakespeare & Co.



There are the classic grand structures referenced in Victor Hugo novels (and still there) or the mean streets of George Orwell s Down and Out in Paris.



There are the famous cafes where authors gathered and wrote, or where artists and philosophers argued: Les Deux Magots, Cafe de Flore, Le Procope, La Closerie des Lilas, Prunier, Le Dome, La Rotonde and Le Select.



There are the bouquinistes ranged in their green booths along the Seine, as once tended by Jean Genet. And there is the classic expatriate Paris of Joyce, Stein, Wilde, Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Beat poets.



Literary Landscapes: Paris takes readers on an exclusive cultural journey, introduced by one of the city s most engaging tourist guides.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Pavilion Books Group
Артикул: 986560
ISBN: 9780008588991
Автор: Bliss Dominic

Japan. Architectural guide
Contemporary Japanese architecture has, for over half a century, achieved worldwide recognition not only for its highly innovative and often futuristic qualities, but also for its sensitive response to Japan's cultural and physical context, which has become especially challenging given the country's increasingly urbanised environment. Today, Japan's contemporary architecture is admired perhaps as much as its traditional counterpart, with which it often maintains a meaningful dialogue.

Botond Bognar's Architectural Guide Japan introduces close to 700 of the most prominent examples of this fertile architecture, in addition to outlining its development from the mid-nineteenth century to the present in a concise historical essay. All texts are accompanied by about 930 colour photos, all taken by the author, and over 90 drawings. Detailed information about each entry is enhanced by geodata in the form of QR codes.

Серия: Art Architecture
Год: 2013
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 823954
ISBN: 9783869221939, 978-3-8692-2696-5
Автор: Bognar Botond

Architectural guide. United Arab Emirates
Этот путеводитель раскрывает разнообразие и многогранность архитектуры Объединенных Арабских Эмиратов. Вниманию читателей представлены примеры поразительной архитектуры Дубая и монументальные здания Абу-Даби. Сегодня ОАЭ стремятся перенести акцент с эксплуатирования природных ресурсов на развитие таких областей экономики, как туризм, строительство, торговля и логистика. Доказательствами экономического подъема страны являются город Масдар, остров Яс в Абу-Даби, а также искусственные острова и высокие небоскребы Дубая.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774854
ISBN: 9783869225081
Автор: Bohle Hendrik, Dimog Jan

Collector's edition of Architectural guides
Коллекционный сборник представляет 200 знаковых современных зданий из самых разных городов мира. Сборник состоит из 20 архитектурных мини-путеводителей, авторы которых состоят в глобальной Ассоциации Guiding Architects . В каждом из путеводителей 5 самых известных достопримечательностей и 5 скрытых жемчужин таких удивительных городов, как Амстердам, Барселона, Берлин, Бильбао, Будапешт, Доха, Дубай / Абу-Даби, Франкфурт-на-Майне, Гамбург, Стамбул, Милан, Москва, Мюнхен, Нью-Йорк, Осло, Рим, Роттердам, Турин, Венеция и Вена.

Все авторы практикующие архитекторы, большинство из них работают в тех городах, о которых пишут.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774900
ISBN: 9783869222660
Автор: Bokern Anneke, Moneo Rafael

Elsewhere
From her first life-changing solo trip to Australia as a young graduate, Rosita Boland was enthralled by travel. In the last thirty years she has visited some of the most remote parts of the globe carrying little more than a battered rucksack and a diary.



Documenting nine journeys from nine different moments in her life, Elsewhere reveals how exploring the world and those we meet along the way can dramatically shape the course of a person s life. From death-defying bus journeys through Pakistan to witnessing the majestic icescapes of Antarctica to putting herself back together in Bali, Rosita experiences moments of profound joy and endures deep personal loss.



In a series of jaw-dropping, illuminating and sometimes heart-breaking essays, Elsewhere is a book that celebrates the life well-travelled in all its messy and wondrous glory.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 891353
ISBN: 9781784164379
Автор: Boland Rosita

The Roads to Sata. A 2000-mile walk through Japan
One sunny spring morning in the 1970s, an unlikely Englishman set out on a pilgrimage that would take him across the entire length of Japan. Travelling only along small back roads, Alan Booth travelled on foot from Soya, the country's northernmost tip, to Sata in the extreme south, traversing three islands and some 2, 000 miles of rural Japan. His mission: 'to come to grips with the business of living here, ' after having spent most of his adult life in Tokyo.



The Roads to Sata is a wry, witty, inimitable account of that prodigious trek, vividly revealing the reality of life in off-the-tourist-track Japan. Journeying alongside Booth, we encounter the wide variety of people who inhabit the Japanese countryside - from fishermen and soldiers, to bar hostesses and school teachers, to hermits, drunks and the homeless. We glimpse vast stretches of coastline and rambling townscapes, mountains and motorways; watch baseball games and sunrises; sample trout and Kilamanjaro beer, hear folklore, poems and smutty jokes. Throughout, we enjoy the wit and insight of a uniquely perceptive guide, and more importantly, discover a new face of an often-misunderstood nation.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 969131
ISBN: 9780141992839
Автор: Booth Alan

Island of Dreams. A Personal History of a Remarkable Place
Dan Boothby had been drifting for more than twenty years, without the pontoons of family, friends or a steady occupation. He was looking for but never finding the perfect place to land. Finally, unexpectedly, an opportunity presented itself. After a lifelong obsession with Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water trilogy, Boothby was given the chance to move to Maxwell's former home, a tiny island on the western seaboard of the Highlands of Scotland.

Island of Dreams is about Boothby's time living there, and about the natural and human history that surrounded him; it's about the people he meets and the stories they tell, and about his engagement with this remote landscape, including the otters that inhabit it. Interspersed with Boothby's own story is a quest to better understand the mysterious Gavin Maxwell.

Beautifully written and frequently leavened with a dry wit, Island of Dreams is a charming celebration of the particularities of place.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Picador
Артикул: 903110
ISBN: 9781509800773
Автор: Boothby Dan

The Climb
In May 1996 a number of expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route. Each group contained world class climbers and relative novices, some of whom had paid tens of thousands of pounds for the climb. As they neared the summit twenty-three men and women, including the expedition leaders, were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Disorientated, out of oxygen and depleted of supplied, the climbers struggled to find their way to safety.



Experienced high-altitude guide Anatoli Boukreev led an exhausted and terrified group of climbers back to safety before going back out into the blizzard to help others stranded on the mountain. Rescuing a number of people from certain death, he emerged a hero.



The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev is an honest and gripping account of true endurance and contains interviews with most of the surviving climbers, medical personnel, Sherpa guides, and families of the dead who experienced the tragedy.



This edition also includes the transcript of the Mountain Madness debriefing, recorded five days after the tragedy, as well as G. Weston de Walt's response to Jon Krakauer.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Pan Books
Артикул: 902861
ISBN: 9781509867998
Автор: Boukreev Anatoli, DeWalt G. Weston

The Ship Beneath the Ice. The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
The extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth, told by the expedition's Director of Exploration.



On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton s ship, Endurance, finally succumbed to the crushing ice. Its crew watched in silence as the stern rose twenty feet in the air and then, it was gone. The miraculous escape and survival of all twenty-eight men on board have entered legend. And yet, the iconic ship that bore them to the brink of the Antarctic was considered forever lost.



A century later, an audacious plan to locate the ship was hatched. The Ship Beneath the Ice gives a blow-by-blow account of the two epic expeditions to find the Endurance. As with Shackleton s own story, the voyages were filled with intense drama and teamwork under pressure. In March 2022, the Endurance was finally found to headlines all over the world.



Written by Mensun Bound, the Director of Exploration on both expeditions, this captivating narrative includes countless fascinating stories of Shackleton and his legendary ship. Complete with a selection of Frank Hurley s photos from Shackleton s original voyage in 1914 17, as well as from the expeditions in 2019 and 2022, The Ship Beneath the Ice is the perfect tribute to this monumental discovery.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Macmillan
Артикул: 955338
ISBN: 9781035008414
Автор: Bound Mensun

A Time In Rome
'A great writer... she is what happened after Bloomsbury... the link that connects Virginia Woolf with Iris Murdoch and Muriel Spark' Victoria Glendinning



Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. She describes the famous classical sites, conjuring from the ruins visions of former inhabitants and their often bloody activities and speculates about the immense noise of ancient Rome, the problems caused by the Romans' dining posture, and the Roman temperament. She evokes the city's moods - by day, when it is characterised by golden sunlight, and at night, when the blaze of the moon 'annihilates history'.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 884695
ISBN: 9780099284956
Автор: Bowen Elizabeth

No Way Down. Life and Death on K2
K2, August 1st, 2008.



Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold.



How many will make it down alive?
Год: 2010
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 887004
ISBN: 9780141044064
Автор: Bowley Graham

Vienna. Portrait of a City
A visual journey through Vienna s dazzling history

Vienna combines drama and elegance like no other. For centuries the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the stately city on the Danube, has been defined by vast palaces and imperial grandeur but behind the Baroque opulence, Vienna is also a place of genteel coffee house culture, epicurean tradition, and a heritage of both delicate and daring music, art, and design, from Johann Strauss to Egon Schiele, from Gustav Mahler to Josef Hoffmann.



This volume is a treasure trove of photography from the last 175 years, following the evolution of Vienna from imperial capital to modern metropolis. Like a visual walk through time and cityscape, hundreds of carefully curated pictures trace the developments in Vienna s built environment and the cultural and historical trends they reflect, whether the urban Gesamtkunstwerk of the 19th-century Ringstrasse or the experiments of Red Vienna in the 1920s, when the city had a social democrat government for the first time.



Through these remarkable photographs, we discover not only the great landmarks and lesser-known corners of Vienna, but also the ubiquity and the tumult of its history. We see the cultural blossoming of the fin de siecle, when radical innovators such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Adolf Loos, and Sigmund Freud turned Vienna into a laboratory of modernity ; the clashes of 1934; the ascent of Nazi dictatorship; and the horrors writ by the Holocaust in what was once one of the most populous and multi-ethnic cities on earth. More recently, fascinating postwar photographs explore the Vienna of the Third Man, at once a city in ruins and a hub for spies. The book closes with the most recent pictures, celebrating the emergence of today s Vienna one of the most attractive cities in Europe, in which rich history once again coexists with international flair and vibrant contemporary culture.

Серия: Art Photo
Год: 2022
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 879881
ISBN: 9783836567268
Автор: Brandstatter Christian, Koetzle Hans-Michael, Hirsch Andreas J

South From Granada
Part autobiography, part travelogue, and wholly a tribute to the unspoilt beauty of southern Spain, Gerald Brenan's South from Granada includes an introduction by Chris Stewart, author of the bestselling Driving Over Lemons, in Penguin Modern Classics.



Between 1920 and 1934, Gerald Brenan lived in the remote Spanish village of Yegen and South of Granada depicts his time there, vividly evoking the essence of his rural surroundings and the Spanish way of life before the Civil War. Here he portrays the landscapes, festivals and folk-lore of the Sierra Nevada, the rivalries, romances and courtship rituals, village customs, superstitions and characters. Fascinating details emerge, from cheap brothels to archaeological remains, along with visits from Brenan's friends from the Bloomsbury group - Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf among them. Knowledgeable, elegant and sympathetic, this is a rich account of Spain's vanished past.



Gerald Brenan (1894-1987) was an English writer who spent much of his life in Spain. He is best known for The Spanish Labyrinth, a work of history on the background to the Spanish Civil War and for South From Granada: Seven Years in an Andalusian Village. He was awarded a CBE in 1982, and was much honoured in Spain

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics
Год: 2008
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 887333
ISBN: 9780141189321
Автор: Brenan Gerald

Breakfast London. Where Real Londoners Eat
Rise and shine London! Get the day off to a great start in the world s greatest city.



Discover your new favourite places to breakfast and brunch, including local hang-outs and hidden gems from @breakfastlondon, the feed to follow if you want to find the best breakfasts in town before anyone else.



Celebrate the most important meal of the day and find insider recommendations for all occasions whether you re looking for something boozy, insta-worthy or vegan, feeling healthy or hungover, in search of the perfect coffee, the ideal setting for an important work meeting or organizing a special birthday brunch.



Features London s 120 best breakfast spots, stunning original photography, mouth-wateringly delicious dishes and a look behind-the-scenes with the top chefs that create them.



Wakey, wakey!
Год: 2019
Производитель: Ebury Press
Артикул: 890819
ISBN: 9781529102628
Автор: Bridges Bianca

Moscow. A Guide to Soviet Modernist Architecture 1955-1991
Moscow: A Guide to Soviet Modernist Architecture 1955-1991 provides descriptions of almost 100 buildings from the most underrated period of Soviet architecture. This is the first guide to bring together the architecture made during the three decades between Khrushchev and Gorbachev, from the naive modernism of the "thaw" of the late 1950s through postmodernism. Buildings include the Palace of Youth, the Rossiya cinema, the Pioneer Palace, the Ostankino TV Tower, the TASS headquarters, the "golden brains" of the Academy of Sciences and less well-known structures such as the House of New Life and the Lenin Komsomol Automobile Plant Museum. The authors situate Moscow's postwar architecture within the historical and political context of the Soviet Union, while also referencing developments in international architecture of the period.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Музей современного искусства Гараж
Артикул: 760421
ISBN: 9788090671461
Автор: Bronovitskaya Anna, Malinin Nikolay, Palmin Yiri

Ultimate Navigation Manual
All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.



The Ultimate Navigation Manual is a unique guide to finding your way on land from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginner to find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidence in navigation with or without technical aids.



With a preface by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, contents will also include:



Environmental clues Using the natural environment to navigate



Maps An introduction to the different types of maps



The Compass and North How compasses work, how to use them and how to choose the right one



Map and Compass Navigation twenty-five easy-to-learn skills are described



Relocation Procedures What to do when lost, dealing with well-known relocation procedures and some ground-breaking new ones



Stellar Navigation Simple methods that are easy to learn



GNSS (GPS) Navigation Why Global Satellite Navigation Systems are the most significant advance in navigation since the invention of the magnetic compass; details all of the systems now available, including the American GPS



Specialist environments and equipment Which techniques are best, where and how to use them in environments such as the Arctic, coastal areas, desert regions, jungles or forests, mountains and urban areas



Written by one of the world's leading search and rescue consultants and highly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs designed to emphasise navigation problems this is the ultimate guide to not losing your way.
Год: 2011
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 897102
ISBN: 9780007424603
Автор: Brotherton Lyle

Great Maps. The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained
A superbly illustrated guide to 64 maps from all around the world!



From examples of medieval Mappa Mundi and the first atlas to Google Earth and maps of the moon, this captivating maps book is a must-have for all history and geography enthusiasts and explorers!



Embark on a visual tour of the world's finest maps! This fascinating world atlas book:



- Analyses each map visually, with the help of pull-outs and graphic close-up details

- Traces the history of maps chronologically, providing a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages

- Tells the story behind each map - why it was created, who it was for, and how it was achieved

- Profiles key cartographers, explorers, and artists

- Draws together navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics through the world's greatest maps



Maps are much more than just geographical data. They are an accurate reflection of the culture and context of different time frames in history. This remarkable geography book puts cartography on the map! It tells the stories behind great maps through stunning pull-out details and reveals how they have helped people make sense of the world.



Embark on a global adventure of a lifetime with this world map book and see our planet like never before! On this mind-blowing journey, you'll encounter maps that show the way to heaven, depict lands with no sunshine and even the world ocean floor.



With incredible secret stories from British historian, Jerry Brotton, and insight into how mapmakers have expressed their world views, Great Maps is a welcome addition to any armchair cartographer's bookshelf.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 916865
ISBN: 9781409345718
Автор: Brotton Jerry

Hops and Glory. One man's search for the beer that built the British Empire
The original India Pale Ale was pure gold in a glass; a semi-mythical beer specially invented, in the 19th century, to travel halfway around the world, through storms and tropical sunshine, and arrive in perfect condition for a long, cold drink on an Indian verandah. But although you can still buy beers with 'IPA' on the label they are, to be frank, a pale imitation of the original.



For the first time in 140 years, a keg of Burton IPA has been brewed with the original recipe for a voyage to India by canal and tall ship, around the Cape of Good Hope; and the man carrying it is the award-winning Pete Brown, Britain's best beer write. Brazilian pirates and Iranian customs officials lie ahead, but will he even make it that far, have fallen in the canal just a few miles out of Burton? And if Pete does make it to the other side of the world with 'Barry' the barrel, one question remains: what will the real IPA taste like?



Weaving first-class travel writing with assured comedy, Hops and Glory is both a rollicking, raucous history of the Raj and a wonderfully entertaining, groundbreaking experiment to recreate the finest beer ever produced.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Pan Books
Артикул: 903385
ISBN: 9780330511865
Автор: Brown Pete

A Walk In The Woods. The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world.



Ahead lay almost 2, 200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats, rattlesnakes, poisonous plants, disease-bearing tics, the occasional chuckling murderer and - perhaps most alarming of all - people whose favourite pastime is discussing the relative merits of the external-frame backpack.



Facing savage weather, merciless insects, unreliable maps and a fickle companion whose profoundest wish was to go to a motel and watch The X-Files, Bryson gamely struggled through the wilderness to achieve a lifetime's ambition - not to die outdoors.

Серия: Bryson
Год: 2015
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 972838
ISBN: 9781784161446
Автор: Bryson Bill

Notes From a Small Island
In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells; people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and 'Ooh lovely' at the sight of a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits; and Gardeners' Question Time. Notes from a Small Island was a huge number-one bestseller when it was first published, and has become the nation's most loved book about Britain, going on to sell over two million copies.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Transworld
Артикул: 813025
ISBN: 9781784161194
Автор: Bryson Bill

The Lost Continent. Travels in Small-Town America
I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to



And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn t hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England, he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14, 000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of trim and sunny place where the films of his youth were set. Instead, his search led him to Anywhere, USA; a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by lookalike people with a penchant for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost; lost to itself because blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a stranger in his own land.



Bryson s acclaimed first success, The Lost Continent is a classic of travel literature hilariously, stomach-achingly, funny, yet tinged with heartache and the book that first staked Bill Bryson s claim as the most beloved writer of his generation.

Серия: Bryson
Год: 2015
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 891286
ISBN: 9781784161804
Автор: Bryson Bill

Down Under. Travels in a Sunburned Country
It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life a large portion of it quite deadly. In fact, Australia has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way than anywhere else.



Ignoring such dangers and yet curiously obsessed by them Bill Bryson journeyed to Australia and promptly fell in love with the country. And who can blame him? The people are cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted and unfailingly obliging: their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water; the food is excellent; the beer is cold and the sun nearly always shines. Life doesn t get much better than this

Серия: Bryson
Год: 2015
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 891288
ISBN: 9781784161835
Автор: Bryson Bill

The Road to Little Dribbling. More Notes from a Small Island
Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nation s heart and became the bestselling travel book ever, and was also voted in a BBC poll the book that best represents Britain.Now, to mark the twentieth anniversary of that modern classic, Bryson makes a brand-new journey round Britain to see what has changed.



Following (but not too closely) a route he dubs the Bryson Line, from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath, by way of places that many people never get to at all, Bryson sets out to rediscover the wondrously beautiful, magnificently eccentric, endearingly unique country that he thought he knew but doesn t altogether recognize any more. Yet, despite Britain s occasional failings and more or less eternal bewilderments, Bill Bryson is still pleased to call our rainy island home. And not just because of the cream teas, a noble history, and an extra day off at Christmas.



Once again, with his matchless homing instinct for the funniest and quirkiest, his unerring eye for the idiotic, the endearing, the ridiculous and the scandalous, Bryson gives us an acute and perceptive insight into all that is best and worst about Britain today.

Серия: Bryson
Год: 2016
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 889959
ISBN: 9780552779838
Автор: Bryson Bill

The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid. Travels Through my Childhood
From one of our most beloved and bestselling authors, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s.



Born in 1951 in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24 carat memoir gold. Like millions of his generation, Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around the house wearing a jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel round his neck that served as his cape, leaping tall buildings in a single bound and vanquishing evildoers (in his head) as The Thunderbolt Kid.



Using his childhood fantasy life as a springboard, Bill Bryson recreates the life of his family in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality. In a period that saw the inexorable rise of television, the opening of Disneyland, the testing of the atomic bomb, and the explosion of choice in everything from food to cars, Bill Bryson's days followed in reassuringly cosy succession, enlivened by modest triumphs and disasters.



Warm and laugh-out-loud funny, The Rise and Fall of the Thunderbolt Kid is a modern classic, full of Bill Bryson's inimitable, pitch-perfect observations.

Серия: Bryson
Год: 2015
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 891287
ISBN: 9781784161811
Автор: Bryson Bill

Kinfolk Islands
Join Kinfolk on a journey off the beaten track, to islands big and small, in this collection of eighteen new travel stories. Whether it's a tour of the otherworldly landscape of Socotra in Yemen or a hike into the old growth of a Japanese forest on Yakushima, each slow travel itinerary invites you to set sail at a pace that allows for true discovery and immersion.



Filled with ideas and inspiration for where to escape, explore and unwind, Kinfolk Islands is full of vibrant photography, practical guidance and thoughtful reflections on why the idea of an island embodies so many of our travel fantasies. There are the charms of urban islands, including Montreal's beloved Mile End neighborhood. Truly unexpected destinations, like Hormuz, off the coast of Iran, with its psychedelic scenery and bohemian spirit. Italy's sun-soaked Ponza, perfect for languid afternoons. And of course some of the world's most beautiful beaches, from jungle-fringed Caribbean sands to rugged and remote Nordic shores.



Believing that travel is as much a state of mind as an action or itinerary, Kinfolk celebrates a way of exploring our world that not only fosters thoughtful perspectives on the places we visit but also deepens our relationship with home once the journey is over.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Artisan
Артикул: 939029
ISBN: 9781648291524
Автор: Burns John

The Kinfolk Travel. Slower Ways to See the World
Explore the art of mindful travel with Kinfolk, the pioneers in "slow living, " their philosophy of simplicity, authenticity, intentionality and community. With nearly 450, 000 copies in print, the Kinfolk series has applied this philosophy to entertaining (The Kinfolk Table), interior design (The Kinfolk Home), and living with nature (The Kinfolk Garden). Now they have turned their attention to "slow travel, " offering readers a road map for planning trips that foster meaningful connections with local people and authentic experiences of local culture.



Go museum hopping in Tasmania, or birdwatching in London. Explore the burgeoning fashion community in Dakar. Take a bicycle tour through Idaho, or a train trip from Oslo to Bergen. Drawing on the magazine's global community of writers and photographers, Kinfolk Travel takes readers to over 20 location across five continents, with travel tips from locals, stunning images, and thoughtful essays.

Серия: Kinfolk
Год: 2021
Производитель: Artisan
Артикул: 939028
ISBN: 9781648290749
Автор: Burns John

Blood River. A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
A compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.



When war correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous nineteenth century trans-Africa expedition - but travelling alone.



Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of unlikely characters, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers.



Butcher's journey was a remarkable feat, but the story of the Congo, told expertly and vividly in this book, is more remarkable still.



A masterpiece John Le Carrй



Extraordinary, audacious, completely enthralling William Boyd



A remarkable marriage of travelogue and history, which deserves to make Tim Butcher a star for his prose, as well as his courage Max Hastings
Год: 2008
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885152
ISBN: 9780099494287
Автор: Butcher Tim

Blood Rive. A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
A compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.



When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers.



Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind

Серия: Vintage Voyages
Год: 2019
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 891882
ISBN: 9781784875381
Автор: Butcher Tim

Architectural guide. Dessau. Worlitz
Издание представляет собой первый подробный архитектурный путеводитель по региону Дессау-Росслау и городу Вёрлиц, собранный фондом "Баухаус-Дессау" и культурным фондом "Дессау-Вёрлиц". Читателям предлагается профессиональный обзор более чем 120 зданий и загородных территорий.

Дессау-Росслау и его окрестности могут похвастаться двумя объектами Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО: Парковым королевством Дессау-Вёрлиц и ансамблем Баухаус. Сегодня архитектурный ландшафт Дессау формируют контрасты: восстановленные исторические здания соседствуют со стандартными постройками времен социализма, а экспериментальные проекты реконструкций соперничают с новыми амбициозными разработками.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774820
ISBN: 9783869223711
Автор: Butter Andreas, Savelsberg Wolfgang, Pfeifer Ingo

Secret Brussels
A "love hotel" where you can say a prayer, a reconstituted section of the Senne river at Saint-Gery, an extraordinary private museum devoted to plastic, a farm with sheep, goats, and turkeys at place de l'Yser, Masonic secrets in the Parc de Bruxelles, a hotel overlooking the Grand-Place, a surrealistic trip in a lift, a homage to the military pigeon, potholing at Koekelberg basilica, a swimming pool with a panoramic view of the city, a scandalous pavilion in the Parc du Cinquantenaire, an immense vegetable garden at Uccle, an 19th century artist's studio at Schaerbeek, a camping ground in the heart of the Belgian capital, a forgotten garden-city at Forest...

Серия: Local Guides By Local People
Год: 2011
Производитель: Jonglez
Артикул: 368777
ISBN: 9782915807967
Автор: Capart Nathalie, Pange Isabelle de, Beek Nicolas van

One Man and His Bike
Mike Carter's journey around the British coast by bike



What would happen if you were cycling to the office and just kept on pedalling?



Needing a change, Mike Carter did just that. Following the Thames to the sea he embarked on an epic 5, 000 mile ride around the entire British coastline - the equivalent of London to Calcutta.



He encountered drunken priests, drag queens and gnome sanctuaries. He met fellow travellers and people building for a different type of future. He also found a spirit of unbelievable kindness and generosity that convinced him that Britain is anything but broken. This is the inspiring and very funny tale of the five months Mike spent cycling the byways of the nation.
Год: 2012
Производитель: Ebury Press
Артикул: 884542
ISBN: 9780091940560
Автор: Carter Mike

Unusual nights in Paris
Observe the stars from the top of the Sorbonne, see a film in a private flat, spend an astonishing night in the company of transsexuals, watch lawyers match wits in an oratory debating contest, go for a swim in the nude, crash celebrity parties, listen to a rock group in a squat, cross Paris in a Zodiac boat, meet Master Jodorowsky in person, discover the Baha'i faith and or theosophy, buckle down at a gathering of fetishists, or sleep in the most astonishing hotel rooms in the French capital.

Night-time in Paris has never been so full of surprises, if you know where to go...

Серия: 150 Nightspots Off The Beaten Track
Год: 2008
Производитель: Jonglez
Артикул: 368771
ISBN: 9782915807486
Автор: Cassely Jean-Laurent

Secret french riviera
A game of petanque played with square boules, an astonishing aerial well, stained-plastic windows, a marble bench built in memory of the Queen of England's haemophiliac son, the instruments of the Passion of Christ, a cannon that fires cherry stones, a good-luck pig, a mysterious pyramid, a monument to secret agents, an entire village that "moved house", a gas mask for horses, a statue sculpted by Saint Luke, a chapel showing the dead rising from their tombs, a trapdoor in the nave of a church that opens onto a rushing torrent, a restaurant in an Orient Express railway car, Babar's beach, Tintin's Black Island, and Sleeping Beauty's chateau, a chance to admire the Riviera's first pair of naked breasts, or spend the night sleeping in a tree

The French Riviera is not limited to the cliches of its beaches, private yachts, and luxury hotels.

For those who know how to leave behind the beaten paths, the Riviera is full of surprising details and curious sights. It will even amaze its inhabitants as well as visitors who think they know it well.

Серия: Walking Of The Beaten Track
Год: 2008
Производитель: Jonglez
Артикул: 368787
ISBN: 9782915807196
Автор: Cassely Jean-Pierre

Тайны Прованса
A statue of pregnant Virgin Mary, an astronomical observatory in a former nuclear missile silo, a hotel room in a tree or a gipsy caravan, primitive Provencal artists, the mark of Christ's knee, a fountain that flows with wine, a caiman dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a church in a theatre, an erotic medieval bas relief, a countess who returned to life, a Provencal Villa Medicis, a false volcano at La Roquebrusane, a "sheep bridge" at Arles, a rain-making saint, an alchemist's garden, a magic palindrome at Oppede...

Provence is not limited to postcard cliches about fields of lavender or picturesque villages where pastis-drinking inhabitants pass the time playing petanque.

For those who manage to stray from the beaten paths, Provence is full of surprising features and curious sights that will amaze residents as well as visitors who thought they knew all there is to know about this region.

Серия: Walking Of The Beaten Track
Год: 2011
Производитель: Jonglez
Артикул: 368783
ISBN: 978-2-9158-0712-7
Автор: Cassely Jean-Pierre

Great Escapes Europe
Featuring a selection of the most unique hotels and guesthouses from Sweden to Turkey - all places where you can melt away from the problems of the 'real world' - the book mixes gorgeous color photographs with directions, pricing, and contact information. Since reading is a requisite part of your relaxing escape, we also suggest books for you to take along to each destination. From a lighthouse in Wales to a former monastery in Spain, these are the sorts of hotels that will open up your senses and just might change your whole perspective on life.

About the editor:

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.

About the author:

Shelley-Maree Cassidy is a writer and marketing specialist who has written two books on hotels around the world and has contributed travel articles to magazines and journals. Her particular interest in hotels stems from her family background, as her great-grandparents owned several of the first hotels in New Zealand, where she lives.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 206348
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1501-6
Автор: Cassidy Shelley-Maree

Great Escapes II
Far from the madding crowd

Inspiring getaways from California to Zanzibar

This round-up of the world's most exceptional hotels and retreats is packed with awe-inspiring photos and tantalizing descriptions of the world's greatest getaways. While few will visit them all, this collection provides a dizzying array of exotic destinations for the armchair traveler.

Highlights include a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home, and shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur. Choose from luxurious residences nestled on the Ubud hillside overlooking the Ayung River in Bali, or oceanside bungalows on a Brazilian archipelago. Go camping in "royal style" in the Indian desert, or opt for a luxury tented camp on an island in the best game-viewing location in Botswana. Relax in a hand-woven banda on Zanzibar, a hotel-museum full of contemporary art on the Sicilian coast, or a sumptuous Provencal spa retreat in the south of France.

The editor:

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987 to 2010, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.
Год: 2011
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 314351
ISBN: 978-3-8365-3166-5
Автор: Cassidy Shelley-Maree, Reiter Christiane

Great Escapes Africa
Organic luxury in the heart of Africa: 100% natural hotels, no artificial ingredients

Whether you've always dreamed of a vacation in Africa or never even considered it, take one look through this book and you'll be planning your next five holidays before you know it. Our selection of the most splendid getaway havens nestled throughout the continent is sure to please even the most finicky would-be voyagers. Everything you need to know about each hotel, including pricing, services, contact information, and reading recommendations, is provided alongside opulent interior and exterior photographs. Who minds sleeping under a mosquito net when it's royally draped over your bed in a lush Kenyan open-walled hut fashioned from tree trunks and shielded from the sun by a sumptuous thatched roof? Or how about your very own South African A-frame beachside bungalow made of bamboo stalks? Seeing is believing, for sure, but even with the photos as evidence these places are not to be believed .

About the editor:

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.

About the author:

Shelley-Maree Cassidy is a writer and marketing specialist who has written two books on hotels around the world and has contributed travel articles to magazines and journals. Her particular interest in hotels stems from her family background, as her great-grandparents owned several of the first hotels in New Zealand, where she lives.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 206379
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1499-6
Автор: Cast Kristin

A Man on the Moon. The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
'Through the windows of the slowly turning spacecraft they looked out at the place where the sun had once been, and there was the moon: a huge, magnificent sphere bathed in the eerie blue light of earthshine, each crater rendered in ghostly detail.'



The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their 'giant step' across a ghostly lunar landscape, they were watched by some 600 million people on Earth 250, 000 miles away.



A Man on the Moon is the definitive account of the heroic Apollo programme: from the tragedy of the fire in Apollo 1 during a simulated launch, through the euphoria of the first moonwalk, to the discoveries made by the first scientist in space aboard Apollo 17. Drawing on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with the astronauts and team, this is the story of the twentieth century's greatest human achievement, minute-by-minute, in the words of those who were there.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 886973
ISBN: 9780141041834
Автор: Chaikin Andrew

A Man on the Moon. The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
'Through the windows of the slowly turning spacecraft they looked out at the place where the sun had once been, and there was the moon: a huge, magnificent sphere bathed in the eerie blue light of earthshine, each crater rendered in ghostly detail.'



The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their 'giant step' across a ghostly lunar landscape, they were watched by some 600 million people on Earth 250, 000 miles away.



A Man on the Moon is the definitive account of the heroic Apollo programme: from the tragedy of the fire in Apollo 1 during a simulated launch, through the euphoria of the first moonwalk, to the discoveries made by the first scientist in space aboard Apollo 17. Drawing on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with the astronauts and team, this is the story of the twentieth century's greatest human achievement, minute-by-minute, in the words of those who were there.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 888208
ISBN: 9780241363157
Автор: Chaikin Andrew

Architectural guide. China
В эпоху стремительного роста населения, глобальной урбанизации и усиливающегося давления на окружающую среду мегаполисы, расположенные вдоль восточного побережья Китая становятся центрами внимания архитекторов и урбанистов. Трансформация этих мега-городов поражает своими масштабами, хотя в каждом из них развитие городской структуры, транспортных узлов, бывших колонизированных территорий идет по своему особому пути. Старые районы на глазах сменяются небоскребами, бум развития городов привлекает в Китай самых известных мировых архитекторов, которые формируют их современный образ. Этот путеводитель представляет читателям лучшие реализованные архитектурные проекты разных периодов, сопровождая их точными описаниями, историческими планами и качественными фотографиями. На сегодняшний день - это наиболее полный путеводитель по современной архитектуре Поднебесной.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 770449
ISBN: 9783869223483
Автор: Chakroff Evan, Godel Addison, Gargus Jacqueline

In Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin sets off on a journey through South America in this wistful classic travel book



With its unique, roving structure and beautiful descriptions, In Patagonia offers an original take on the age-old adventure tale. Bruce Chatwin s journey to a remote country in search of a strange beast brings along with it a cast of fascinating characters. Their stories delay him on the road, but will have you tearing through to the book s end.

Серия: Vintage Classics
Год: 2006
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 886218
ISBN: 9780099769514
Автор: Chatwin Bruce

The Worst Journey in the World
This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the experience of his adventure and in doing so created a masterpiece of travel writing. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men faced, Cherry's account is filled with details of scientific discovery, unforgettable descriptions of landscape and a belief in the spirit of human beings. A celebrated and compelling book on Antarctic exploration.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885475
ISBN: 9780099530374
Автор: Cherry-Garrard Apsley

Architectural guide. Turin
Турин, в XX веке известный как город одной корпорации благодаря марке Fiat, примерно 20 лет назад запустил процесс трансформации и поиска новой идентичности.

Город стал лабораторией для переосмысления постиндустриального наследия отчасти благодаря Зимним Олимпийским играм 2006 года. Помимо своей промышленной истории, Турин может удивить барочной архитектурой и шедеврами современного итальянского зодчества. Путеводитель рассматривает 150 зданий, построенных с 1900 года и до наших дней.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774853
ISBN: 9783869224114
Автор: Chiorino Cristiana

London Clay. Journeys in the Deep City
What secrets lie beneath a city?



Tom Chivers follows hidden pathways, explores lost islands and uncovers the geological mysteries that burst up through the pavement and bubble to the surface of our streets. From Roman ruins to a submerged playhouse, from an abandoned Tube station to underground rivers, Chivers leads us on a journey into the depths of the city he loves.



A lyrical interrogation of a capital city, a landscape and our connection to place, London Clay celebrates urban edgelands: in-between spaces where the natural world and the metropolis collide. Through a combination of historical research, vivid reportage and personal memoir, it will transform how you see London, and cities everywhere.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 891172
ISBN: 9781529176711
Автор: Chivers Tom

Down To The Sea In Ships
Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year



Our lives depend on shipping but it is a world which is largely hidden from us. In every lonely corner of every sea, through every night, every day, and every imaginable weather, tiny crews of seafarers work the giant ships which keep landed life afloat. These ordinary men live extraordinary lives, subject to dangers and difficulties we can only imagine, from hurricanes and pirates to years of confinement in hazardous, if not hellish, environments. Horatio Clare joins two container ships on their epic voyages across the globe and experiences unforgettable journeys. As the ships cross seas of history and incident, seafarers unfold the stories of their lives, and a beautiful and terrifying portrait of the oceans and their human subjects emerges.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885395
ISBN: 9780099526292
Автор: Clare Horatio

Paris Revealed. The Secret Life of a City
PARIS - one of the most visited cities in the world.



BUT do you know ...



Which is the most romantic spot to say 'je't'aime'? And the sexiest?

Where to see fantastic art, away from all the crowds?

Why Parisian men feel compelled to pee in the street?

How to choose a hotel room where you might actually get a good night's sleep?



Stephen Clarke goes behind the scenes to reveal everything Parisians know about their city - but don't want to tell you.
Год: 2012
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 889923
ISBN: 9780552776967
Автор: Clarke Stephen

One More Croissant for the Road
The nation s taster in chief cycles 2, 300 km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes.



A green bike drunkenly weaves its way up a cratered hill in the late-morning sun, the gears grinding painfully, like a pepper mill running on empty. The rider crouched on top in a rictus of pain has slowed to a gravity-defying crawl when, from somewhere nearby, the whine of a nasal engine breaks through her ragged breathing.

A battered van appears behind her, the customary cigarette dangling from its driver s-side window as he passes, she casually reaches down for some water, smiling broadly in the manner of someone having almost too much fun. No sweat, she says jauntily to his retreating exhaust pipe. Pas de probleme, monsieur.



A land of glorious landscapes, and even more glorious food, France is a place built for cycling and for eating, too a country large enough to give any journey an epic quality, but with a bakery on every corner. Here, you can go from beach to mountain, Atlantic to Mediterranean, polder to Pyrenees, and taste the difference every time you stop for lunch. If you make it to lunch, that is



Part travelogue, part food memoir, all love letter to France, One More Croissant for the Road follows the nation s taster in chief Felicity Cloake s very own Tour de France, cycling 2, 300km across France in search of culinary perfection; from Tarte Tatin to Cassoulet via Poule au Pot, and Tartiflette. Each of the 21 stages concludes with Felicity putting this new found knowledge to good use in a fresh and definitive recipe for each dish the culmination of her rigorous and thorough investigative work on behalf of all of our taste buds.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Mudlark
Артикул: 898435
ISBN: 9780008377267
Автор: Cloake Felicity

About Britain. A Journey of Seventy Years and 1, 345 Miles
In 1951, the Festival of Britain commissioned a series of short guides they dubbed 'handbooks for the explorer'. Their aim was to encourage readers to venture out beyond the capital and on to 'the roads and the by-roads' to see Britain as a 'living country'. Yet these thirteen guides did more than celebrate the rural splendour of this 'island nation': they also made much of Britain's industrial power and mid-century ambition - her thirst for new technologies, pride in manufacturing and passion for exciting new ways to travel by road, air and sea.



Armed with these About Britain guides, historian Tim Cole takes to the roads to find out what has changed and what has remained the same over the 70 years since they were first published. From Oban to Torquay, Caernarvon to Cambridge, he explores the visible changes to our landscape, and the more subtle social and cultural shifts that lie beneath.



In a starkly different era where travel has been transformed by the pandemic and many are journeying closer to home, About Britain is a warm and timely meditation on our changing relationship with the landscape, industry and transport. As he looks out on vineyards and apple orchards, power stations and slate mines, vast greenhouses and fulfilment centres for online goods, Cole provides an enchanting glimpse of twentieth and early twenty-first century Britain as seen from the driver's seat.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 881148
ISBN: 9781472937285
Автор: Cole Tim

The End of the Road. A journey around Britain in search of the dead
A wonderfully quixotic, charming and surprisingly uplifting travelogue which sees Jack Cooke, author of the much-loved The Treeclimbers Guide, drive around the British Isles in a clapped-out forty-year old hearse in search of famous and not so famous tombs, graves and burial sites.



Along the way, he launches a daredevil trespass into Highgate Cemetery at night, stumbles across the remains of the Welsh Druid who popularised cremation and has time to sit and ponder the imponderables at the graveside of the Lady of Hoy, an 18th century suicide victim whose body was kept in near condition by the bog in which she was buried. A truly unique, beautifully written and wonderfully imagined book.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Mudlark
Артикул: 897959
ISBN: 9780008294717
Автор: Cooke Jack

Moscow & St. Petersburg
Fodor's Choice ratings you can trust. Exceptional restaurants, hotels, and sights selected to help you make the best choices.

Simple pleasures. Embrace the local culture as you sample blini with caviar, stroll along the Neva River during the White Nights festival, or relax in the steam room at a Russian banya.

Boundless activities. Find choices for every traveler, from exploring the world-class State Hermitage museum and browsing in trendy boutiques to watching classical ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Local Experts. Fodor's worldwide team of 700 writers reveal their favorite haunts to enrich your travel experience.

Freshest Facts. You won't find a more up-to-date guide to the region. Our writers seek out hot spots while verifying that current listings still meet our high standards.

Travelers like you. Get candid advice from fellow travelers at Fodors.com, and read their "Word of Mouth" tips throughout this book.
Год: 2014
Производитель: Random House
Артикул: 465310
ISBN: 9780307480613
Автор: Coppola Anna, Aeres Sabra, Parfitt Tom

Coast. Our Island Story. A Journey of Discovery Around Britain and Ireland
Along our shores, towering cliffs from the age of the dinosaurs rise beside wide estuaries teeming with wildlife, while Victorian ports share waterfronts with imposing fortifications.



And the people who have lived, worked and played on this spectacular coast - from Stone Age fishermen to seafarers, chart-makers and surfers - have an incredible tale to tell.



Coast: Our Island Story is an enthralling account, sparkling with geography, history, adventure and eccentric characters, told with Nick Crane's trademark charisma and wit.
Год: 2012
Производитель: BBC books
Артикул: 892769
ISBN: 9781849904346
Автор: Crane Nicholas

The Frozen River. Seeking Silence in the Himalaya
In 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the world. The Frozen River is his extraordinary account of the time he spent there, living alongside the Zangskari people, before the arrival of roads and mass tourism.



James immerses himself in the Zangskari way of life, where meditation and week-long mountain festivals go hand in hand, and silence and solitude are the hallmarks of existence. When butter traders invite James on their journey down the frozen river Leh, he soon realises that this way of living, unchanged for centuries, comes with a very human cost.



In lyrical prose, James captures a crucial moment in time for this Himalayan community. A moment in which their Buddhist practices and traditions are in flux, and the economic pull of a world beyond their valley is increasingly difficult to ignore.
Год: 2020
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 898306
ISBN: 9780008353216
Автор: Crowden James

Soundings. Journeys in the Company of Whales
From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope.



Doreen first visited Alaska as a young BBC journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There, drawn deeply into an Inupiaq family and an ill-fated love affair, she joined the bowhead whale hunt out on the sea ice.



Years later, now a single mother living in a hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey: following the grey whale migration back to the Arctic, where greys and bowheads meet at the melting apex of our planet.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Virago
Артикул: 977192
ISBN: 9780349014937
Автор: Cunningham Doreen

Conversations With Stalin
A mesmerising, chilling close-up portrayal of Stalin from Milovan Djilas, a Communist insider - with an introduction from Anne Applebaum, author of Gulag and Iron Curtain



This extraordinarily vivid and unnerving book three meetings held with Stalin during and after the Second World War. Djilas brilliantly describes the dictator in his lair - cunning, cruel, enormously talented. Few books give as clear a sense of what made Stalin such a compelling figure and how he was able to hypnotise and terrify those around him. Djilas also describes the key members of Stalin's court: Beria, Malenkov, Zhukov, Molotov and Khruschchev. The result is a gripping account of the ruler at the height of his fame and power.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics
Год: 2014
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 973115
ISBN: 9780141393094
Автор: DJilas Milovan

City of Djinns
'Could you show me a djinn?' I asked. 'Certainly, ' replied the Sufi. 'But you would run away.'



From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize shortlisted 'The Return of a King', this is William Dalrymple's captivating memoir of a year spent in Delhi, a city watched over and protected by the mischievous invisible djinns. Lodging with the beady-eyed Mrs Puri and encountering an extraordinary array of characters - from elusive eunuchs to the last remnants of the Raj - William Dalrymple comes to know the bewildering city intimately.



He pursues Delhi's interlacing layers of history along narrow alleys and broad boulevards, brilliantly conveying its intoxicating mix of mysticism and mayhem.



'City of Djinns' is an astonishing and sensitive portrait of a city, and confirms William Dalrymple as one of the most compelling explorers of India's past and present.
Год: 2005
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 923900
ISBN: 9780006375951
Автор: Dalrymple William

In Xanadu. A Quest
One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of Return of a King , which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize.

At the age of twenty-two, William Dalrymple left his college in Cambridge to travel to the ruins of Kublai Khan s stately pleasure dome in Xanadu. This is an account of a quest which took him and his companions across the width of Asia, along dusty, forgotten roads, through villages and cities full of unexpected hospitality and wildly improbable escapades, to Coleridge s Xanadu itself.

At once funny and knowledgeable, In Xanadu is in the finest tradition of British travel writing. Told with an exhilarating blend of eloquence, wit, poetry and delight, it is already established as a classic of its kind.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 896748
ISBN: 9780006544159
Автор: Dalrymple William

From the Holy Mountain
The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ( one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ( the best travel book I have ever read George Mackay Brown).

In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. On the way John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist stayed in caves, monasteries and remote hermitages, collecting the wisdom of the stylites and the desert fathers before their world shattered under the great eruption of Islam. More than a thousand years later, using Moschos s writings as his guide, William Dalrymple set off to retrace their footsteps.

Despite centuries of isolation, a surprising number of the monasteries and churches visited by the two monks still survive today, surrounded by often hostile populations. Dalrymple s pilgrimage took him through a bloody civil war in eastern Turkey, the ruins of Beirut, the vicious tensions of the West Bank and a fundamentalist uprising in southern Egypt. His book is an elegy to the slowly dying civilisation of Eastern Christianity and the peoples that have kept its flame alive. It is a rich and gripping blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with a thread of black comedy familiar to readers of Dalrymple s previous work.
Год: 2024
Производитель: Flamingo
Артикул: 896756
ISBN: 9780006547747
Автор: Dalrymple William

Галерея искусств Европы и Америки XIX-XX. Англ.яз
Путеводитель по Галерее искусства стран Европы и Америки ХIХ ХХ веков знакомит читателя с историей этого структурного подразделения ГМИИ им. А.С. Пушкина, а также рассказывает об авторах картин и скульптур, представленных в каждом из залов, и о самих экспонатах.

Издание на английском языке.

Серия: ZEYTZ. Коллекция "Пушкинский музей"
Год: 2019
Производитель: ABCdesign
Артикул: 773714
ISBN: 978-5-906480-22-4
Автор: Danilova Alexandra, Kortunova N. D., Morozova S. S

The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin's account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of intellectual events leading to The Origin of Species. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Janet Brown and Michael Neve.



When HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on 27 December 1831, Charles Darwin was twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. His journal, here reprinted in a shortened form, shows a naturalist making patient observations concerning geology, natural history, people, places and events. Volcanoes in the Galapagos, the Gossamer spider of Patagonia and the Australasian coral reefs - all are to be found in these extraordinary writings. The insights made here were to set in motion the intellectual currents that led to the theory of evolution, and the most controversial book of the Victorian age: The Origin of Species.



This volume reprints Charles Darwin's journal in a shortened form. In their introduction Janet Brown and Michael Neve provide a background to Darwin's thought and work, and this edition also includes notes, maps, appendices and an essay on scientific geology and the Bible by Robert FitzRoy, Darwin's friend and Captain of the Beagle.



Charles Darwin (1809-82), a Victorian scientist and naturalist, has become one of the most famous figures of science to date. The advent of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859 challenged and contradicted all contemporary biological and religious beliefs.

Серия: Penguin Classics
Год: 2020
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 968977
ISBN: 9780140432688
Автор: Darwin Charles

Magdalena. River of Dreams
A captivating new book from Wade Davis - winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Into the Silence - that brings vividly to life the story of the great Rio Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and future.



For Wade Davis, Colombia was the first country that captured his heart and gave him license to be free. Here, he tells of his travels on the mighty Magdalena, the river that made possible the nation. Along the way, he finds a people who have overcome years of conflict precisely because of their character, informed by an enduring spirit of place, and a deep love of their remarkable land.



Braiding together memoir, history and journalism, Magdalena is at once an absorbing adventure through a spectacular landscape and a kaleidoscopic picture of Colombia as it stands on the verge of a new period of peace.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 890968
ISBN: 9781529112214
Автор: Davis Wade

One River. Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest
From the author of Into The Silence, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction



In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard University and disappeared into the Northern Amazon of Colombia.



The world's leading authority on the hallucinogens and medicinal plants of the region, he returned after twelve years of travelling through South America in a dug-out canoe, mapping uncharted rivers, living among local tribes and documenting the knowledge of shamans.



Thirty years later, his student Wade Davis landed in Bogota to follow in his mentor's footsteps - so creating an epic tale of undaunted adventure, a compelling work of natural history and a testament to the spirit of scientific exploration.
Год: 2014
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 886115
ISBN: 9780099592969
Автор: Davis Wade

Waterlog
'A simply wonderful book...the perfect union of writer and subject...a delightfully eccentric masterpiece; no poolside or riverbank should be without it' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday



'Roger Deakin is the perfect companion for an invigorating armchair swim. Engaging, thoughtful and candid' Telegraph



Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain.



In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain.



Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens.



This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.
Год: 2000
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 884656
ISBN: 9780099282556
Автор: Deakin Roger

Pictures from Italy
'When Dickens has described something you see it for the rest of your life' George Orwell



In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers' - eyes. Italy's most famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter's in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background, the fairytale buildings and canals of Venice - but Dickens's chronicle is not simply that of a tourist. Combining compelling travelogue with piercing social commentary, he portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, ancient monuments and everyday life, past and present.

Серия: Penguin Classics
Год: 1998
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 886477
ISBN: 9780140434316
Автор: Dickens Charles

Pictures from Italy
In the summer of 1844, taking a break from novel-writing, the thirty-two-year-old Charles Dickens embarked on a journey to Italy with his wife, his five children and his young sister-in-law. Struck by the scenery and the rapid diorama of monuments and novelties around him, the celebrated author of Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol captured his experiences and impressions in vivid detail. The result is a travelogue like no other, written by one of the finest writers of all time.



Abounding in colour and humour, and interspersed with unforgettable set pieces, such as an eyewitness account of the beheading of a robber in Rome and a hilarious description of a tour guide s ruinous tumble down the slope of Mount Vesuvius, Pictures from Italy is further proof of Charles Dickens s genius and versatility.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Alma Books
Артикул: 960919
ISBN: 9781847498854
Автор: Dickens Charles

South and West. From a Notebook
Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles



Here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, in June 1970, through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. She interviews prominent local figures, describes motels, diners, a deserted reptile farm, a visit with Walker Percy, a ladies' brunch at the Mississippi Broadcasters' Convention. She writes about the stifling heat, the almost viscous pace of life, the sulfurous light, and the preoccupation with race, class, and heritage she finds in the small towns they pass through.



And from a different notebook: the "California Notes" that began as an assignment from Rolling Stone on the Patty Hearst trial of 1976. Though Didion never wrote the piece, watching the trial and being in San Francisco triggered thoughts about the city, its social hierarchy, the Hearsts, and her own upbringing in Sacramento. Here, too, is the beginning of her thinking about the West, its landscape, the western women who were heroic for her, and her own lineage.
Год: 2018
Производитель: 4th Estate
Артикул: 897772
ISBN: 9780008257200
Автор: Didion Joan

Unusual hotels. UK and Ireland
Escaping the mass market to find unusual hotels, bed and breakfast properties as well as holiday lets, this guide lists UK and Ireland properties providing value-for-money memories that will last long after the bill has been paid.

Selected from the award-winning online guide, this selection of properties offers unusual and unique accomodation choices for all budgets, from 25 for singles to suites costing more than 550 a night.

Take your pick from vintage Airstream caravans, a converted naval gunboat, an enchanted manor, water towers, windmills, monuments and lighthouses, peaceful retreats in tipis and Mongolian yurts, as well as prisons, chapels and churches. Try staying at a property where you have to be accompanied by a dog. Enjoy the elegance of a a royal palace in Surrey or rock'n'roll chic in London. Stop the train at with a private railway platform in Snowdonia. Experience living in castles, follies and magnificent monuments, including one dedicated to a pineapple. Take a trip in a horse- drawn caravans in Ireland or aVolkswagen camper van in Bristol. You can even sleep with wildebeest outside your room on safari in Kent.

Criss-crossing the UK and Ireland, from the Napoleonic fortifications and Second World War lookout towers of the Channel Islands, to railway carriages and a laird's treehouse in Scotland, design masterpieces to down-to-earth dwellings, your travels need never be boring again.

Серия: Michelin Must See Guides
Год: 2012
Производитель: ABBYY
Артикул: 368773
ISBN: 9782915807523
Автор: Dobson Steve

Unusual Hotels of the World
Take your diving gear along to reach an underwater hotel; stay in a disused US Air Force radar tower in the heart of the equatorial rainforest; slide back the roof of your bedroom to gaze at the stars; sleep in the cabin of a dockside crane that you can rotate, or in chalets hidden in the forest, a survival pod from an oil rig platform, a giant shoe, a coffin, lighthouse, tree, plane, train, chapel, prison, igloo, or even a red cube lost in the countryside...

All these strikingly unusual hotels have grown up around the world in the last decade or so. So that you'll never get bored and spoil your holiday, we've taken great pleasure in tracking down and testing some exceptional places to stay that are really out of the ordinary.

With prices ranging from 20 euros to over 1, 000 euros per night, we've selected 50 hotels in 23 different countries.

Серия: Michelin Must See Guides
Год: 2007
Производитель: ABBYY
Артикул: 368774
ISBN: 9782915807257
Автор: Dobson Steve

The Greek Islands
Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.



White-washed houses drenched in pink bougainvillea; dazzling seascapes and rugged coastlines; colourful harbours in quaint fishing villages; shady olive and cypress groves; terraces bathed in the Aegean sun The Greek islands conjure up a treasure-chest of images but nobody brings them to life as vividly as the legendary travel writer Lawrence Durrell.



It was during his youth in Corfu which his brother Gerald fictionalised in My Family and Other Animals, later filmed as The Durrells In Corfu that his love affair with the Mediterranean began. Now, in this glorious tour of the Greek islands, he weaves evocative descriptions of these idyllic landscapes with insights into their ancient history, and shares luminous personal memories of his time in the local communities. No traveller to Greece or admirer of Durrell s magic should miss it.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Faber and Faber
Артикул: 953961
ISBN: 9780571362417
Автор: Durrell Lawrence

City Highlights London
This series of savvy and sophisticated travel guides presents an intriguing assortment of must-do's and must-see's. Skillfully combining the traditional tourist sights with lesser-known attractions, these guides help you find a city's true spirit.

Text in English, French, Spanish, Italian.

Серия: City Highlights
Год: 2007
Производитель: te Neues
Артикул: 247010
ISBN: 3-8327-9194-0
Автор: Erdem Yasemin

City Highlights New York
This series of savvy and sophisticated travel guides presents an intriguing assortment of must-do's and must-see's. Skillfully combining the traditional tourist sights with lesser-known attractions, these guides help you find a city's true spirit.

Text in English, French, Spanish, Italian.

Серия: City Highlights
Год: 2007
Производитель: te Neues
Артикул: 247009
ISBN: 3-8327-9193-3
Автор: Erdem Yasemin

City Highlights Barcelona
This series of savvy and sophisticated travel guides presents an intriguing assortment of must-do's and must-see's. Skillfully combining the traditional tourist sights with lesser-known attractions, these guides help you find a city's true spirit.

Text in English, French, Spanish, Italian.

Серия: City Highlights
Год: 2007
Производитель: te Neues
Артикул: 247008
ISBN: 3-8327-9192-6
Автор: Erdem Yasemin

City Highlights Paris
This series of savvy and sophisticated travel guides presents an intriguing assortment of must-do's and must-see's. Skillfully combining the traditional tourist sights with lesser-known attractions, these guides help you find a city's true spirit.

Text in English, French, Spanish, Italian.

Серия: City Highlights
Год: 2007
Производитель: te Neues
Артикул: 247011
ISBN: 3-8327-9195-7
Автор: Erdem Yasemin

Secret Amsterdam
Discover the historic location of Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent interior courtyards; ski in the heart of the town, or become an adept of "boat-in" - the Amsterdam version of drive-in - and eat a pizza in your own boat.

Away from the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam still keeps her treasures so well hidden that they only reveal themselves to the inhabitants and to travellers who know how to wander off the beaten track.

An indispensable guide for those who think they know the Netherlands capital well or for those who want to discover the other face of the town.

Серия: Local Guides By Local People
Год: 2012
Производитель: Jonglez
Артикул: 368775
ISBN: 9782915807363
Автор: Eys Marjolijn van, Robiot Delphine

Italy 1900. A Portrait in Color
Journey back to early 20th-century Italy

"You may have the universe, " composer Giuseppe Verdi once said, "if I can have Italy." Back in the mid-19th century, Verdi's emotive language appealed to the patriotic sentiments of an emergent nation state. After decades of struggle and bloodshed, the movement known as Risorgimento triumphed with the 1861 proclamation of Italian Unity, assembling disparate kingdoms, territories, and borders that had hitherto been ruled by Austria, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Papal States.



Today, Verdi's call to Italy resounds not only for its native patriots, but for the millions around the world who look upon this peninsula shaped like a boot and delight in a land of light, art, and sensuality. This collection is a fascinating visual document of Italy at the turn of the century, gathering photochromes and vintage colored prints.



From coast to coast, through classical sites and Renaissance wonders, down beguiling Venetian waterways and along the dappled shores of the Amalfi coast, each evocative image impresses as much for its color clarity as for the vivid evocation of times gone by. As if in an enchanted dream, we walk an empty and dusklit St. Mark's Square, stroll the shady Uffizi courtyard alone, and find just a few horse carts pulled up in front of the Pantheon in Rome. In place of cameras, guides, and tour groups, we find ordinary traders and laborers, quiet street scenes, and humble settlements. As sunlit charms and historic reality combine, the result is an unrivaled record of this young nation that fought hard to exist, and went on to win the world's hearts.

Серия: Art Photo
Год: 2022
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 880013
ISBN: 9783836591973
Автор: Fanelli Giovanni

Luxury Hotels Spa & Wellness
Nothing could be more luxurious than pampering oneself in the soul-soothing atmosphere of a sumptuous spa designed by world renowned architects and interior designers. This visually stunning book showcases the most exquisite spas designed to look and feel like paradise from South Africa to India, Hong Kong to Australia, California to Morocco - the beautifully photographed pages, including short, descriptive text, provide an inside look at the most elegant and appealing hotel spas.

At these luxury hostelries, you'll receive the levels of comfort and convenience you'd expect from the finest hotels, but you'll also feel revitalized thanks to their emphasis on relaxation and wellness. Whether a fully equipped spa, where you'll receive an array of pampering treatments, or a kitchen that emphasizes healthy and invigorating menus, here are some destinations.

Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

Серия: Luxury Books
Год: 2008
Производитель: te Neues
Артикул: 246951
ISBN: 3-8327-9108-6
Автор: Farameh Patrice, Geiger Rosina, Holzberg Barbel

Sovietistan. A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
An unforgettable journey through the former Soviet Republics, by a prizewinning author of international reportage



Erika Fatland takes the reader on a journey that is unknown to even the most seasoned globetrotter. The five former Soviet Republics' Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan all became independent when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. How have these countries developed since then?



In the Kyrgyzstani villages Erika Fatland meets victims of the widely known tradition of bride snatching; she visits the huge and desolate Polygon in Kazakhstan where the Soviet Union tested explosions of nuclear bombs; she meets Chinese shrimp gatherers on the banks of the dried out Aral Sea and she witnesses the fall of a dictator. She travels incognito through Turkmenistan, a country that is closed to journalists. She meets exhausted human rights activists in Kazakhstan, survivors from the massacre in Osh in 2010, German Menonites that found paradise on the Kyrgyzstani plains 200 years ago. During her travels, she observes how ancient customs clash with gas production and she witnesses the underlying conflicts between ethnic Russians and the majority in a country that is slowly building its future in Nationalist colours.



In these countries, that used to be the furthest border of the Soviet Union, life follows another pace of time. Amidst the treasures of Samarkand and the bleakness of Soviet architecture, Erika Fatland moves with her openness towards the people and the landscapes around her. A rare and unforgettable travelogue.
Год: 2019
Производитель: MacLehose Press
Артикул: 977194
ISBN: 9780857057747
Автор: Fatland Erika

Short Walks from Bogota. Journeys in the new Colombia
For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie? How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores become a byword for hell on earth? And how is it rebuilding itself after decades of violence?

Writer and journalist Tom Feiling has journeyed throughout Colombia, down roads that were until recently too dangerous to travel, talking to people from former guerrilla fighters to nomadic tribesmen and millionaires. Vital, shocking, wry and never simplistic, Short Walks from Bogota unpicks the tangled fabric of Colombia to create a stunning work of reportage, history and travel writing.
Год: 2013
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 889130
ISBN: 9780241959909
Автор: Feiling Tom

The Broken Road. From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos
A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water were the first two volumes in a projected trilogy that would describe the walk that Patrick Leigh Fermor undertook at the age of eighteen from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. 'When are you going to finish Vol. III ' was the cry from his fans; but although he wished he could, the words refused to come. The curious thing was that he had not only written an early draft of the last part of the walk, but that it predated the other two. It remains unfinished but The Broken Road - edited and introduced by Colin Thubron and Artemis Cooper - completes an extraordinary journey.
Год: 2014
Производитель: John Murray
Артикул: 977313
ISBN: 9781848547544
Автор: Fermor Patrick Leigh

My Cool Campervan. An inspirational guide to retro-style campervans
My Cool Campervan celebrates a new wave of interest in modern-retro campervans.



Join Jane Field-Lewis and Chris Haddon as they set off on a 3500-mile trip to locate campervans and proud owners, sharing their memories of family holidays under candy-striped pop-top roofs and of sunny days and simple pleasures. Delve into a world of road-tripping as Jane and Chris introduce us to a succession of distinctive campervans, memorable locations and classic models, at times beautifully restored, and at others well-loved and well-used.



My Cool Campervan reveals a world beyond the stereotype, of vintage vans from another era, forgotten rarities and beautifully restored mass-produced models.



Chapters include:

Old Retro: In the 1970s and 80s as the motor industry turned its sights towards the global market, campervan designs began to change.

Simple Life: Exploring functional campervans where styling doesn't overwhelm function and where vans are so well designed in the first place, there's nothing more to add than the journey.

Weird and Wonderful: From a converted French fire truck, to an 'extension' to a regular saloon car, these campers are customized, unusual and have been created to provide space.

American Beauties: The large American Recreational Vehicles, or RVs, fulfill just about everyone's expectations of a comfortable life on the road. The enduring appeal of the RV lies in its iconic design and long association with the romantic notion of the great road journey.

Classics: Some vehicle designs last longer than others. The VW T2 campervan is, without doubt, the front runner.

New Retro: Reflecting owners' unique styles and interest, the vehicles here function as an artist's workroom or as a photographer's studio; these are not only places to camp out or chill out, they are happy extensions of creative lives.

Серия: My Cool
Год: 2020
Производитель: Pavilion Books Group
Артикул: 899917
ISBN: 9781911641551
Автор: Field-Lewis Jane, Haddon Chris

A Thing of Beauty. Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece
What do the Greek myths mean to us today?



It's now a golden age for these tales - they crop up in novels, films and popular culture. But what's the modern relevance of Theseus, Hera and Pandora? Were these stories ever meant for children? And what's to be seen now at the places where heroes fought and gods once quarrelled?



Peter Fiennes travels to the sites of some of the most famous Greek myths, on the trail of hope, beauty and a new way of seeing what we have done to our world. Fiennes walks through landscapes - stunning and spoiled - on the trail of dancing activists and Arcadian shepherds, finds the 'most beautiful beach in Greece', consults the Oracle, and loses himself in the cities, remote villages and ruins of this storied land.
Год: 2023
Производитель: Oneworld Publications
Артикул: 954317
ISBN: 9780861544356
Автор: Fiennes Peter

Architectural guide. South Africa
Путеводитель представляет собрание наиболее значимых архитектурных объектов крупных южноафриканских городов: Кейптауна, Дурбана, Йоханнесбурга и Претории. Книга дает исчерпывающую информацию о более чем 150 зданиях и проектах: от более ранних периодов становления европейских поселений, когда архитекторы получали образование в военно-инженерных училищах, к XX веку и современности, когда профессия стала самостоятельной и авторитетной. Эта книга представляет собой достаточно полный обзор современной архитектуры Южной Африки. Все выбранные авторами здания являются общественными или светскими, а потому путешественнику будет легко их рассмотреть вблизи. Описание проектов содержит данные о времени их создания, именах проектировщиков и точном местоположении, которое легко найти с помощью QR-кодов.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774868
ISBN: 9783869222622
Автор: Fisher Roger C

Inspire. Life Lessons from the Wilderness
The latest adventure from bestselling author Ben Fogle explores what we can learn from nature about living well and living wild.



What can rowing across the Atlantic teach us about boredom and about patience?



Can coming down from Everest take more resilience than climbing up in the first place?



How can the isolation of the South Pole highlight what s most important? And how can we tap into the same reflective state in our daily lives?



Writing during the unprecedented period of the coronavirus pandemic and drawing on a wealth of personal stories, Ben reflects on the significance of nature to all our lives and shows us how we can benefit from living a little more wild.



Drawing on his greatest adventures, he shares what his time spent in the wilderness has taught him about life. Ranging across seas, icecaps, jungles and deserts, Ben s stories are filled with wonder and struggle, with animals, adventure, wilderness, friendships, unexpected acts of kindness and heroism, and are bursting with inspiration directly from nature. Ben s epic stories reveal a new side to his adventures and show how everyone can find meaning in the wilderness, even if it s just outside their front door.



Full of exciting adventures and practical guidance, this primer on positivity is a story about overcoming obstacles, surpassing your expectations and inspiring your journey of adventure.
Год: 2020
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 898411
ISBN: 9780008374075
Автор: Fogle Ben

The Accidental Adventurer
The weird and wonderful true story of a national treasure in the making



Ben Fogle's life has been action-packed to say the least. He has rowed across the Atlantic, walked to the South Pole, run the Sahara and ice-skated across Sweden. He has encountered isolated tribes in deepest Papua New Guinea, caused a Boeing 747 to dump ?100k of fuel before making an emergency landing in Sao Paolo, and frequently been mistaken for Prince William along the way.



So how did a cripplingly shy, geeky, perennially homesick boy end up doing all this? Ben's still not entirely sure himself, but this wonderful book tells his story and will strike a chord with anyone puzzling about life, and how to live it differently.



This is a book about defying expectations, conquering fears, battling laziness and, just occasionally, winning.
Год: 2012
Производитель: Corgi book
Артикул: 889599
ISBN: 9780552165785
Автор: Fogle Ben

Up. My Life s Journey to the Top of Everest
My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest.



Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life.



In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle and Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on their most exhausting challenge yet climbing Everest for the British Red Cross to highlight the environmental challenges mountains face. It would be harrowing and exhilarating in equal measure as they walked the fine line between life and death 8, 000 metres above sea level.



For Ben, the seven-week expedition into the death zone was to become the adventure of a lifetime, as well as a humbling and enlightening journey. For his wife Marina, holding the family together at home, it was an agonising wait for news. Together, they dedicated the experience to their son, Willem Fogle, stillborn at eight months.



Cradling little Willem to say goodbye, Ben and Marina made a promise to live brightly. To embrace every day. To always smile. To be positive and to inspire. And from the depths of their grief and dedication, Ben s Everest dream was born.

Up, from here the only way was Up.



Part memoir, part thrilling adventure, Ben and Marina s account of his ascent to the roof of the world is told with their signature humour and warmth, as well as with profound compassion.
Год: 2019
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 898106
ISBN: 9780008319229
Автор: Fogle Ben, Fogle Marina

The Village News. The Truth Behind England's Rural Idyll
We have lived in villages a long time.



The village was the first model for communal living. Towns came much later, then cities. Later still came suburbs, neighbourhoods, townships, communes, kibbutzes. But the village has endured. Across England, modernity creeps up to the boundaries of many, breaking the connection the village has with the land. With others, they can be as quiet as the graveyard as their housing is bought up by city 'weekenders', or commuters.



The ideal chocolate box image many holidaying to our Sceptred Isle have in their minds eye may be true in some cases, but across the country the heartbeat of the real English village is still beating strongly - if you can find it. To this mission our intrepid historian and travel writer Tom Fort willingly gets on his trusty bicycle and covers the length and breadth of England to discover the essence of village life. His journeys will travel over six thousand years of communal existence for the peoples that eventually became the English. Littered between the historical analysis, are personal memories from Tom of the village life he remembers and enjoys today in rural Oxfordshire.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Simon & Schuster
Артикул: 966363
ISBN: 9781471151101
Автор: Fort Tom

Bryant & May s Peculiar London
As the nation's oldest serving detectives, we know more about London than almost anyone. After all, we've been walking its streets and impulsively arresting its citizens for decades. Who better to take you through its less savoury side?

We'll be chatting about odd buildings, odder characters, lost venues, forgotten disasters, confusing routes, dubious gossip, illicit pleasures and hidden pubs. We'll be making all sorts of odd connections and showing you why it's almost impossible to separate fact from fiction in London.

With the help of some of our more disreputable friends, each an argumentative and unreliable expert in his or her own dodgy field, we'll explain why some streets have genders, why only two Londoners got to meet Dracula, how a department store and a prison played tricks on your mind, when a theatre got stranded in the past, how a building vanished in plain sight, what excited Charlotte Bronte about the city and where the devils hide in London.

We hope to capture something of the city's restless spirit by wilfully wandering off course, and it goes without saying that we'll bluff and bamboozle you along the way but that's all part of the fun. History is what you remember. London is what you forget (and we've forgotten a lot). So please do join us on this magical mystery tour of our city. Who knows where we'll end up?
Год: 2023
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 973037
ISBN: 9781804990933
Автор: Fowler Christopher

Great Escapes North America
From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters

Following up on our Great Escapes Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America titles is this volume concentrating on the most extraordinary and tempting Canadian and American hotels. Ranging from funky and inexpensive to luxuriously elegant and wildly pricy, these hotels, inns, guesthouses, bungalows, ranches, lodges, resorts and even-yes-wigwams and treehouses will surely seduce you.

Highlights include:

blast from the past: mid-century shiny metal trailers with period interiors in Arizona

shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur, California

supercool hot springs resort near Los Angeles

elegant auberge in Napa Valley where you can stay during your wine tasting tour

cedar cabins and classic raised safari tents in California's El Capitan Canyon

historic ranch nestled in a Death Valley oasis

rustic ski resort in Sundance

your own luxurious bungalow on a tiny island in the Florida Keys

regal Italianate villa in rural Massachusetts

deluxe wigwams in Arizona's Navajo County

lakefront sanctuary in New York's Adirondack Mountains

historic 1930s hotel in Texas where James Dean once stayed

cabin treehouse 50 feet above the ground in Washington's Mount Rainer

exquisitely-restored country house inn in Connecticut

Frank Lloyd Wright house on a wooded bluff overlooking Mirror Lake, Wisconsin

About the editor:

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.

About the photographer:

Don Freeman is a New York-based photographer whose work appears regularly in Vogue, The World of Interiors, AD France and Architektur & Wohnen. Recently, he photographed Ted Muehling`s collaborations with Nymphenburg porcelain and Stuben glass. His work appears in galleries in the United States and in the collections of the Victoria Albert Museum in London, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles and others.

About the author:

Daisann McLane writes for National Geographic Traveler Magazine, The New York Times, New York Times Magazine and International Herald Tribune. She is the author of TASCHEN's Cheap Hotels and lives in New York City and Hong Kong. (www.daisann.com)

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 206381
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1485-9
Автор: Freeman Don

Wild Women. A collection of first-hand accounts from female explorers
A collection of the greatest women's travel writing selected by journalist and presenter Mariella Frostrup.

From Constantinople to Crimea; from Antarctica to the Andes. Throughout history adventurous women have made epic, record-breaking journeys under perilous circumstances. Whether escaping constricted societies back home or propelled by a desire for independence, footloose females have ventured to the four corners of the earth and recorded their exploits for posterity.

For too long their triumphs have been overshadowed by those of their male counterparts, whose honourable failures make bigger news. In curating this collection of first-hand accounts, broadcaster, writer and traveller Mariella Frostrup puts female explorers back on the map. Her selection includes explorers from the 1700s to the present day, from iconic heroines to lesser-known eccentrics, celebrating 300 years of wild women and their amazing adventures over land, sea and air.
Год: 2022
Производитель: Head of Zeus
Артикул: 963788
ISBN: 9781803287423
Автор: Frostrup Mariella

Secret Paris
A priest who blesses animals, wine producing firement, a tree in a church, an inverted phallus at a famous entrance, an atomic bomb shelter under the Gare de l'Est, a real Breton lighthouse near Montparnasse, unsuspected traces of former brothels, a patron saint of motorists, royal monograms hidden in the Louvre courtyard, the presentation of Christ's crown of thorns, a prehistoric merry-go-round, a sundial designed by Dali, war-wounded palm trees, bullet holes at the ministry, biblical plants in a priest's garden, a mysterious monument to freemasonry at the Champs-de-Mars, a solid gold sphere in parliament, a Chinese temple in a parking lot, the effect of the Bievre river on Parisian geography, a blockhouse in the Bois de Boulogne...

For those who thought they know Paris well, the city is still teeming with unusual and secret places that are easily accessible.

Серия: Local Guides By Local People
Год: 2010
Производитель: Jonglez
Артикул: 368782
ISBN: 9782915807172
Автор: Garance Jacques, Ratton Maud