Туризм. Путешествия. Путеводители (страница 4)

Огненное сердце Камчатки. Описание действующих вулканов и вулканических ландшафтов
В новый фотоальбом признанного фотохудожника Андрея Нечаева вошли не только красочные фотографии, но и описание действующих камчатских вулканов и вулканических ландшафтов полуострова.

Текст альбома переведен на английский язык.

Фотоальбом подготовлен и издан благодаря поддержке Института вулканологии и сейсмологии ДВО РАН.
Год: 2014
Производитель: ХК Новая книга
Артикул: 629706
ISBN: 978-5-900858-53-1
Автор: Нечаев Андрей

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

Microadventures. Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
Adventure - something that's new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an open mind, bags of enthusiasm and boundless curiosity.



So what's a microadventure? It's close to home, cheap, simple, short and 100% guaranteed to refresh your life. A microadventure takes the spirit of a big adventure and squeezes it into a day or even a few hours.



The point of a microadventure is that you don't need lots of time and money to meet a new challenge. This practical guide is filled with ideas for microadventures - for you to experience on your own or with friends and family - and over 150 stunning photographs, plus tips and advice on safety and kit.



Whether it's sleeping on a hilltop or going for a wild swim, cycling a lap of the Isle of Wight or walking home for Christmas, it's time you discovered something new about yourself and the world outside your window. Adventure is everywhere, every day and it is up to us to find it.
Год: 2014
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897274
ISBN: 9780007548033
Автор: Humphrey Alastair

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

The Ladybird Book of London
"The Ladybird Book of London" is a gem from the Ladybird vintage archive. First published in 1961, this is a classic Ladybird hardback book, packed with information about Britain's capital. This new edition is exactly the same as the original, with a dust jacket and beautifully reproduced images.

The story of London, her sights and history, is illustrated with twenty-four beautiful full-page pictures. Starting from Trafalgar Square this book takes you through famous streets to see historic buildings, to learn something of the story of Britain's famous capital.

Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower, Guildhall and the City, Hampton Court and Kew Gardens, the Zoo and Madame Tussaud's - they are all here.

Серия: Ladybird Histories
Год: 2014
Производитель: Ladybird
Артикул: 467124
ISBN: 978-1-4093-1183-6
Автор: Lewesdon John

A Rose For Winter
Andalusia is a passion - and fifteen years after his last visit Laurie Lee returned. He found a country broken by the Civil War, but the totems of indestructible Spain survive: the Christ in agony, the thrilling flamenco cry-the pride in poverty, the gypsy intensity in vivid whitewashed slums, the cult of the bullfight, the exultation in death, the humour of hopelessness-the paradoxes deep in the fiery bones of Spain. Rich with kaleidoscopic images, A Rose for Winter is as sensual and evocative as the sun-scorched landscape of Andalusia itself.

Серия: Vintage Classics
Год: 2014
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885086
ISBN: 9780099479710
Автор: Lee Laurie

Italian Ways. On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
In 1981 Tim Parks moved from England to Italy and spent the next thirty years alongside hundreds of thousands of Italians on his adopted country s vast, various and ever-changing networks of trains.



Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants Tim Parks captures what makes Italian life distinctive. He explores how trains helped build Italy and how the railways reflect Italians sense of themselves from Garibaldi to Mussolini to Berlusconi and beyond.
Год: 2014
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 886001
ISBN: 9780099584254
Автор: Parks Tim

Lost Japan. Last Glimpse of Beautiful Japan
An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future.

Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his initiation into Tokyo's boardrooms during the heady Bubble Years, and tells the story of the hidden valley that became his home.

But the book is not just a love letter. Haunted throughout by nostalgia for the Japan of old, Kerr's book is part paean to that great country and culture, part epitaph in the face of contemporary Japan's environmental and cultural destruction.

Winner of Japan's Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize, and now with a new preface.

Alex Kerr is an American writer, antiques collector and Japanologist. Lost Japan is his most famous work. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the Shincho Gakugei Literature Prize for the best work of non-fiction published in Japan.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 969409
ISBN: 9780141979748
Автор: Kerr Alex

The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
The ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when you know what to look for.



Includes over 850 outdoor clues and signs for you to enjoy the wonders of the outdoors from your living room.



This top ten bestseller is the result of Tristan Gooley's two decades of pioneering outdoors experience and six years of instructing, researching and writing. It includes lots of outdoor clues and signs that will not be found in any other book in the world.



As well as the most comprehensive guide to natural navigation for walkers ever compiled, it also contains clues for weather forecasting, tracking, city walks, coast walks, night walks and dozens of other areas.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Sceptre
Артикул: 956269
ISBN: 9781444780109
Автор: Gooley Tristan

Egypt
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring Egypt.

Marvel at the Pyramids of Giza, cruise down the Nile or explore the Valley of the Kings: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Egypt with this indispensable travel guide.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2015
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986638
ISBN: 9780241198438

Travels in West Africa. Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons
A remarkable account by a pioneering woman explorer who was described by Rudyard Kipling as 'the bravest woman of all my knowledge'.



Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she undertook an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out alone to West Africa to pursue her anthropological interests and collect botanical specimens. Her subsequent book, published in 1897, is a testament to understatement and humour - few explorers made less of the hardships and dangers experienced while travelling (including unaccompanied treks through dangerous jungles and encounters with deadly animals). Travels in West Africa would challenge (as well as reinforce) contemporary Victorian prejudices about Africa, and also made invaluable contributions to the fields of botany and anthropology. Above all, however, it has stood the test of time as a gripping, classic travel narrative by a woman whose sense of adventure and fascination with Africa transformed her whole life.



This Penguin edition includes a fascinating introduction by Dr Toby Green examining Victorian attitudes to Africa, along with explanatory notes by Lynnette Turner.

Серия: Penguin Classics
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 888009
ISBN: 9780141439426
Автор: Kingsley Mary

Москва, на английском языке
Издание на английском языке.

Москва на протяжении веков была очагом заботливо сохраняемых культурных традиций. Здесь, в древнем Успенском соборе, главном храме государства, венчались на царство все российские самодержцы. Сюда, в Москву, приезжали торжественно отмечать свои военные победы Петр I и Екатерина II. Как раз Москва, положив себя на жертвенный алтарь войны, в 1812 году предопределила конец великой армии Наполеона. Альбом посвящается историческим достопримечательностям Москвы.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 540378
ISBN: 978-5-905985-53-9
Автор: Лобанова Т

The Travels
A sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo's seminal account of his journeys in the east, in a collectible clothbound edition.



Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. His account of his travels offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies; the spices and silks of the East; the precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts of faraway lands. Evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy, Marco's book revolutionized western ideas about the then unknown East and is still one of the greatest travel accounts of all time.



For this edition - the first completely new English translation of the Travels in over fifty years - Nigel Cliff has gone back to the original manuscript sources to produce a fresh, authoritative new version. The volume also contains invaluable editorial materials, including an introduction describing the world as it stood on the eve of Polo's departure, and examining the fantastical notions the West had developed of the East.



Marco Polo was born in 1254, joining his father on a journey to China in 1271. He spent the next twenty years travelling in the service of Kublai Khan. There is evidence that Marco travelled extensively in the Mongol Empire and it is fairly certain he visited India. He wrote his famous Travels whilst a prisoner in Genoa.



Nigel Cliff was previously a theatre and film critic for The Times and a regular writer for The Economist, among other publications, and now writes historical nonfiction books. His first book, The Shakespeare Riots, was published in 2007 and shortlisted for the Washington-based National Award for Arts Writing. His second book, The Last Crusade: Vasco da Gama and the Birth of the Modern World appeared in 2011 and was shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize.

Серия: Penguin Clothbound Classics
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 969296
ISBN: 9780141198774
Автор: Polo Marco

South. The Endurance Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was perhaps the most ambitious, elaborate and confident of all the British attempts to master the South Pole. Like the others it ended in disaster, with the Endeavour first trapped and then crushed to pieces in the ice and its crew trapped in the Antarctic, seemingly doomed to a slow and horrible death. In the face of extraordinary odds, Shackleton, the expedition's leader, decided on the only course that might just save them: a 700 nautical mile voyage in a small boat across the ferocious Southern Ocean in the forelorn hope of reaching the only human habitation within range: a small whaling station on the rugged, ice-sheeted island of South Georgia.



South tells the story both of the whole astonishing expedition and of Shackleton's journey to rescue his men - one of the greatest feats of navigation ever recorded.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 973674
ISBN: 9780241251096
Автор: Shackleton Ernest

In America. Travels with John Steinbeck
In 1960 John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans.The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books.



Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home. Mile after mile, as he retraces Steinbeck's footsteps through the potato fields of Maine to the endless prairies of the Midwest and stumbles across glistening suburbs and boarded-up stores, Mak searches for the roots of America and what remains of the world Steinbeck describes. How has America changed in the last fifty years; what remains of the American dream; and what do Europe and America now have in common?
Год: 2015
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885938
ISBN: 9780099578734
Автор: Mak Geert

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

Москва, на английском языке
Издание на английском языке.

Иллюстрированный альбом с видами Москвы. Москва... Само звучание этого слова исполнено величавой, былинной силы. Оно словно излучает энергетический импульс, подобный блеску золотых куполов храмов и окладов чудотворных икон. Звездный свет, осеняющий Москву, не угасал во все времена, и ныне, в начале XXI века, над Москвой "великой, златоглавой" вновь звучат колокола древних храмов. Это торжественный "глагол времен", вобравший в себя колоссальную энергию прошлого и предвещающий неотвратимый будущий взлет. В этом голосе Москвы, как и во всем ее образе, сокрыты коренная сила России, ее уверенность в одолении избранного трудного пути, ее смелая устремленность в грядущее.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 540389
ISBN: 978-5-905985-74-4
Автор: Лобанова Т

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

Путеводитель "Санкт- Петербург" на английском языке
Издание на английском языке.

Санкт-Петербург - один из крупнейших в мире мегаполисов с развитой наукой, промышленностью и другими присущими большим городам атрибутами. И одновременно это гигантская художественная сокровищница, где сосредоточены сотни уникальных памятников архитектуры и монументальной скульптуры. Помочь читателю удовлетворить любопытство и не упустить самого интересного - задача данного путеводителя.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Яркий Город
Артикул: 495212
ISBN: 5-9663-0028-3, 5-9663-0028-X, 5-9663-0028-Х
Автор: Lobanova T

I Can't Stay Long
'They are memorials to times and countries whose best is probably past and gone . . . I was lucky to have known them when I did, before darkness began to fall from the air.'



When Laurie Lee first left his country village aged nineteen, he discovered a delight in the outside world that remained undiminished throughout his writing life. This enchanting collection of his 'first loves and obsessions' brings together pieces including recollections of his Gloucestershire childhood celebrated in Cider With Rosie; reflections on life, love and death, such as a moving report from the tragic Welsh village of Aberfan; and evocative travel writings on Tuscany, Mexico and the West Indies, amongst others, before they were transformed by mass tourism. Together they capture a world that is lost forever.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 969277
ISBN: 9780241237175
Автор: Lee Laurie

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

Prymorye. Modern Guidebook
The guidebook contains information about exploration history, sights and infrastructure of Primorsky Krai, as well as walking routes and transportation. For the first time, you can read a full review of natural and cultural objects of Vladivostok Free Port. Here, the information about traditions of the indigenous people, climate and weather conditions was finally put together. The book also offers a review of the economic prospects of the region. It contains plans and schemes of local settlements, illustrated with photos and maps. The book will be of use - for anyone who is interested in history and geography of the region or is planning to visit Primorye.

Серия: Современный путеводитель
Год: 2015
Производитель: PressPass
Артикул: 510926
ISBN: 978-5-9906156-7-0

Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls
'You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder...'

In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves...

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo's Travels are available in Penguin Classics.

Серия: Penguin Classics
Год: 2015
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 825247
ISBN: 9780141398358
Автор: Polo Marco

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

Moscow: Monuments of Architecture, Cathedrals, Churches, Museums and Theatres
Moscow is not only one of the largest megalopolises of the world, but the city abundant in monuments of history and culture.
Год: 2015
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 540420
ISBN: 978-5-905985-61-4
Автор: Лобанова Т

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

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

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

Saint-Petersburg for vizitors. City plan 1:44000, Centre 1:15000
Карта разработана специально для гостей Санкт-Петербурга. Нанесены все объекты города, вызывающие интерес у туристов. Показаны наиболее известные памятники архитектуры исторического центра города. Схема метро. Справочная информация.

Формат разворота: 470х630 мм.

Масштаб: 1:44 000 (весь город), 1:15 000 (центр)
Год: 2015
Производитель: КАРТА ЛТД
Артикул: 402280
ISBN: 978-5-7678-0030-8

Kolyma. Modern Guidebook to Magadan ablast
This first and to this day only guidebook to Magadan Oblast contains information about its exploration history, the sights, the infrastructure and the prospects of the region. For the first time, all information about the tourist opportunities of the region, the most interesting tours, sights and all historical information, was put together. The book contains plans and schemes of the settlements, illustrated with pictures of sights and infographics. The book will be of use for all those who are interested in Kolyma Krai or plan to visit Magadan Oblast.

Серия: Современный путеводитель
Год: 2015
Производитель: PressPass
Артикул: 515711
ISBN: 978-5-9906156-5-6
Автор: Агафонова Александра, Берсенев Николай, Агафонов Андраник

Icons of England
This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies.



First published as a lavish colour coffeetable book, this new expanded paperback edition has double the original number of contributions from many celebrities including Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, Eric Clapton, Bryan Ferry, Sebastian Faulks, Kate Adie, Kevin Spacey, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Richard Mabey , Simon Jenkins, John Sergeant, Benjamin Zephaniah, Joan Bakewell, Antony Beevor, Libby Purves, Jonathan Dimbleby, and many more: and a new preface by HRH Prince Charles.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 891293
ISBN: 9781784161965
Автор: Adie Kate, Aslet Clive, Alagiah George

Moscow
Leads you straight to the best attractions Moscow has to offer. This guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's architecture, as well as 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. It also includes detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2016
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 549820
ISBN: 978-1-4093-7005-5
Автор: Rice Christopher, Rice Melanie

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

Moscow. A Traveller's Reader
A fascinating and wide-ranging anthology, vividly evoking the life of the city in the voices of both visitors and residents through the centuries

Founded in 1147, Moscow was for much of its early history in thrall to other nations - to the Khans, the Tartars and the Poles. The city was devastated by fire time and again, but with each rebuilding, it grew ever more magnificent. For every church that was destroyed, it seemed that two more were built.

In this evocative and fascinating anthology, Moscow's turbulent growth is recorded through the voices of visitors and residents: Peter the Great's bloody reprisals after the revolt of the streltsy in 1698; a visit to the city's brothels by medical students in the 1890s; Kutuzov abandoning Moscow to Napoleon in 1812, and Napoleon's ignominious retreat from the burning city; Pushkin railing against the mindlessness of 1830 society; the flowering of literary greatness in the ninenteenth century and of the Moscow Art Theatre in the twentieth; and the dazzling profusion of jewels in the Treasury of the Kremlin.

These and many other milestones in over seven hundred years of history are brought vividly to life.

Серия: A Travellers Reader
Год: 2016
Производитель: Constable & Robinson
Артикул: 558433
ISBN: 978-1-4721-3714-2

Between the Sunset and the Sea. A View of 16 British Mountains
Simon Ingram takes us high into Britain s most forbidding and astonishing wild places through all the seasons of the year from the first blush of spring to the darkest bite of the mountain winter.



In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring things on earth. Simply put, the monsters became muses and an entire artistic movement was born. This movement became a love affair, the love affair became an obsession, and gradually but surely, obsession became lifestyle as mountains became stitched into the fabric of the British cultural tapestry.



In his compelling new book, Simon Ingram explores how mountains became such a preoccupation for the modern western imagination, weaving his own adventures into a powerful narrative which provides a kind of experiential hit list for people who don t have the time nor the will to climb a thousand mountains.



For some of these mountains, the most amazing thing about them might be the journey they ve taken to get here. Others, the tales of science, endeavour and art that have played out on their slopes. The mythology they re drenched in. The history they ve seen. The genius they ve inspired. The danger that draws people to them. The life that clusters around them, human and otherwise. The extreme weather they conjure. The adventure they fuel. The way that some raise the hairs on the back of your neck, and trigger powerful, strange emotions. And moreover, what they re like to be amidst, under, on just what that indefinable quality is that the British mountains wield which takes possession of you so powerfully, and never goes away.



From Beinn Dearg to Ben Nevis, Ingram takes us on a journey spanning sixteen of Britain s most evocative mountainous landscapes, and what they mean to us today.
Год: 2016
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897272
ISBN: 9780007547906
Автор: Ingram Simon

This is London
This is London in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers, witch-doctors and sex workers.



This is London in the voices of Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, Poles, Romanians and Russians.



This is London as you've never seen it before.



Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction 2016

Shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuscinski Award for Literary Reportage 2019
Год: 2016
Производитель: Picador
Артикул: 903211
ISBN: 9781447276272
Автор: Judah Ben

Barging Round Britain
Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network.



Explore the people and places that have forged this national treasure, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the leisure explosion on our waterways today. Fully-illustrated with maps and photographs, the book will trace canal routes across the UK, from the Georgian grandeur of Bath to the dramatic splendour of the Scottish Highlands.



David Bartley's Barging Round Britain includes a foreword and chapter introductions by the presenter of the TV series, John Sergeant.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 890119
ISBN: 9780718180645
Автор: Sergeant John, Bartley David

Landmarks
Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place. It is a field guide to the literature of nature, and a glossary containing thousands of remarkable words used in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to describe land, nature and weather.



Travelling from Cumbria to the Cairngorms, and exploring the landscapes of Roger Deakin, J. A. Baker, Nan Shepherd and others, Robert Macfarlane shows that language, well used, is a keen way of knowing landscape, and a vital means of coming to love it.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 889188
ISBN: 9780241967874
Автор: Macfarlane Robert

Neither Nowt Nor Summat
A glorious ramble around Yorkshire from one of our best loved poets



I'm going to define the essence of this sprawling place as best I can. I'm going to start here, in this village, and radiate out like a ripple in a pond. I don't want to go to the obvious places, either; I want to be like a bus driver on my first morning on the job, getting gloriously lost, turning up where I shouldn't. I'm going to confirm or deny the cliches, holding them up to see where the light gets in. Yorkshire people are tight. Yorkshire people are arrogant. Yorkshire people eat a Yorkshire pudding before every meal. Yorkshire people solder a t' before every word they use...



If there were such a thing as a professional Yorkshireman, Ian McMillan would be it. He's regularly consulted as a home-grown expert, and southerners comment archly on his 'fruity Yorkshire brogue'. But he has been keeping a secret. His dad was from Lanarkshire, Scotland, making him, as he puts it, only 'half tyke'. So Ian is worried; is he Yorkshire enough?



To try to understand what this means Ian embarks on a journey around the county, starting in the village has lived in his entire life. With contributions from the Cudworth Probus Club, a kazoo playing train guard, Mad Geoff the barber and four Saddleworth council workers looking for a mattress, Ian tries to discover what lies at the heart of Britain's most distinct county and its people, as well as finding out whether the Yorkshire Pudding is worthy of becoming a UNESCO Intangible Heritage Site, if Harrogate is really, really, in Yorkshire and, of course, who knocks up the knocker up?
Год: 2016
Производитель: Ebury Press
Артикул: 884590
ISBN: 9780091959968
Автор: McMillan Ian

Россия. Города, люди, традиции. Иллюстрированная энциклопедия
Книга для иностранцев, изучающих русский язык. Книга адресована всем тем, кто интересуется Россией, ее реалиями и традициями, кто хочет знать русский этикет и хочет научиться правильно вести себя в ситуациях повседневного общения с русскими. Она позволит получить много новой информации и о современной России, о тех изменениях, которые произошли в ней за последнее время. Автор предлагает 19 глав, в которых подробно рассматриваются самые разнообразные темы, вызывающие неизменный интерес у иностранцев (стереотипы общения у русских, знакомство и представление, разговор по телефону, праздники и поздравления и т.д.).

В книге можно найти ответы на многие вопросы, возникающие при знакомстве с Россией (Когда к русским можно обращаться на "вы", а когда на "ты"? Когда человека можно назвать только по имени, а когда по имени-отчеству? Русский и россиянин - какая разница? Что такое дача, блины, бабье лето, Масленица и т.д.). Книга будет интересна и российским читателям.

2-е издание.

Серия: Подарочные издания. Туризм
Год: 2016
Производитель: Эксмо
Артикул: 545896
ISBN: 978-5-699-88418-6
Автор: Караванова Наталья Борисовна

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

To Hell on a Bike. Riding Paris-Roubaix: The Toughest Race in Cycling
Paris-Roubaix. The Hell of the North. The ultimate monument in cycling's Classics. More than 150 miles across dusty or muddy roads, much of it puncture-inducing and bone-breaking cobblestones. Even professional riders blanche at the very mention of it. Tour de France winners (with the notable exception of Wiggins in 2014) make their excuses from it. So why on earth would an amateur even dare to attempt it?



In To Hell on a Bike, Iain MacGregor does just that and as he prepares for the ride of his life, he explores the history and culture of this extraordinary race. With insights from legends of the sport, trainers, mechanics and fellow writers, as well as those who have maintained the traditions of Paris-Roubaix since its inception over a century ago, it is the ultimate story of the ultimate cycling challenge.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Corgi book
Артикул: 889653
ISBN: 9780552171311
Автор: MacGregor Iain

Cyprus
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this ancient island.

Take a tour of UNESCO World Heritage-listed churches of the Troodos mountains, enjoy pristine beaches at Pafos, or explore Neolithic settlements near Choirokoitia and Kalavasos: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Cyprus with this indispensable travel guide.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2016
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986641
ISBN: 9780241209288

Aller Retour New York
'New York is an aquarium ... where there are nothing but hellbenders and lungfish and slimy, snag-toothed groupers and sharks'



In 1935 Henry Miller set off from his adopted home, Paris, to revisit his native land, America. Aller Retour New York, his exuberant, humorous missive to his friend Alfred Perlиs describing the trip and his return journey on a Dutch steamer, is filled with vivid reflections on his hellraising antics, showing Miller at the height of his powers. This edition also includes Via Dieppe-Newhaven, his entertaining account of a failed attempt to visit England.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics
Год: 2016
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 972886
ISBN: 9780141398860
Автор: Miller Henry

Skyfaringю A Journey With a Pilot
Think back to when you first flew. When you first left the Earth, and travelled high and fast above its turning arc. When you looked down on a new world, captured simply and perfectly through a window fringed with ice. When you descended towards a city, and arrived from the sky as effortlessly as daybreak.



In Skyfaring, airline pilot and flight romantic Mark Vanhoenacker shares his irrepressible love of flying, on a journey from day to night, from new ways of mapmaking and the poetry of physics to the names of winds and the nature of clouds. Here, anew, is the simple wonder that remains at the heart of an experience which modern travellers, armchair and otherwise, all too easily take for granted: the transcendent joy of motion, and the remarkable new perspectives that height and distance bestow on everything we love.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 886055
ISBN: 9780099589853
Автор: Vanhoenacker Mark

London A-Z Premier Map
This A-Z map of London is a full colour, single sided, fold-out premier street map, covering a six mile radius from Charing Cross in central London and extending to Muswell Hill to the north, London City Airport to the east, Crystal Palace to the south and Wembley to the west.

Postcode districts, one-way streets, the congestion zone boundary and safety camera locations with their maximum speed limit are featured on the mapping.

Attached to the cover is a booklet containing the index which lists streets, selected flats, walkways and places of interest and place, area and junction names. Also included is a separate listing of National Rail, Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and London Underground Stations and a list of Hospitals and Hospices covered by this map.

In addition, the full London Underground map is featured on the inside front cover.

This map is now available at an enlarged scale of 5 inches to 1 mile (8 cm to 1 km). The London Knowledge Map is aimed primarily at people learning 'The Knowledge', it comes as a standard paper map or can be laminated allowing routes to be marked on the map with a dry marker then wiped clean or mounted on lightweight foam board. Supplied in 2 sections, the enlarged map can be butt joined as one if required.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 899760
ISBN: 9781843488873

Kamchatka. Modern Guide
This traveller guide includes all the relevant information about the places of interest and the infrastructure of the Kamchatka Krai, as well as about walking routes and transport in the region. It is the first book to offer the definitive review of cultural and geographical sites of the Koryak Autonomous District. Here you will find the information about the traditions of indigenous ethnic groups, about the climate patterns and natural environment of the region, as well as its economic outlook.

To illustrate the book, photographs were used as well as geographical maps and local plans.

The book will be of use for all those who plan on going to Kamchatka, those who are interested in its history and geography.

Серия: Современный путеводитель
Год: 2016
Производитель: PressPass
Артикул: 515709
ISBN: 978-5-9904064-6-9
Автор: Агафонов Леонид, Важнова Валерия, Восьмячкина Любовь

Jerusalem. The Biography
The epic story of Jerusalem told through the lives of the men and women who created, ruled and inhabited it. Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is the epic history of 3, 000 years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism and coexistence. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the 'centre of the world' and now the key to peace in the Middle East? In a gripping narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals this ever-changing city in its many incarnations, bringing every epoch and character blazingly to life. Jerusalem's biography is told through the wars, love affairs and revelations of the men and women - kings, empresses, prophets, poets, saints, conquerors and whores - who created, destroyed, chronicled and believed in Jerusalem. Drawing on new archives, current scholarship, his own family papers and a lifetime's study, Montefiore illuminates the essence of sanctity and mysticism, identity and empire in a unique chronicle of the city that many believe will be the setting for the Apocalypse. This is how Jerusalem became Jerusalem, and the only city that exists twice - in heaven and on earth.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Orion
Артикул: 579957
ISBN: 978-1-78022-025-3
Автор: Sebag Montefiore Simon

Turkey
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring Turkey.



Browse the lively bazaars of Istanbul, laze on Bodrum's picturesque bays or stroll around the incredible rock formations of Cappadocia: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Turkey with this indispensable travel guide.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2016
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986639
ISBN: 9780241208212
Автор: Swan Suzanne

Beijing and Shanghai
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring these diverse and compelling cities.



Experience imperial splendour at the Forbidden City in Beijing, travel back in time with a visit to the Great Wall or explore the bazaars and backstreets of Shanghai's Old City: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Beijing and Shanghai with this indispensable travel guide.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2016
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986637
ISBN: 9780241196762
Автор: Neville-Hadley Peter

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 Discovery of France
Ten years ago, I began to explore the country on which I was supposed to be an authority . . .



France is a country famous for its intellectuals, its philosophers and writers, its fashion, food and wine. And yet the notion of 'the French' as one nation is relatively recent and - historically speaking - quite misleading. In order to discover the 'real' past of France, Graham Robb realized it was not only necessary to go back in time, but also to go at a slower pace than modern life generally allows. The Discovery of France, illuminating, engrossing and full of surprises, is the result of Robb's 14, 000 mile journey across France on a bicycle.



Winner of both the Duff Cooper and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje prizes, The Discovery of France is a modern non-fiction classic, a literary exploration of a remarkable nation. From maps and migration to magic, language and landscape, it reveals a France few will recognize.

Серия: Picador Classic
Год: 2016
Производитель: Picador
Артикул: 903098
ISBN: 9781509803484
Автор: Robb Graham

The Pie at Night. In Search of the North at Play
Join Stuart Maconie as he clock off in the north of England



Factory, mine and mill. Industry, toil and grime. Its manufacturing roots mean we still see the North of England as a hardworking place. But, more than possibly anywhere else, the North has always known how to get dressed up, take itself out on the town and have a good time. After all, working and playing hard is its specialty, and Stuart Maconie is in search of what, exactly, this entails what it tells us about the North today.



Following tip offs and rumour, Stuart takes trip to forgotten corners and locals' haunts. From the tapas bars of Halifax to the caravan parks of Berwick Upon Tweed, from a Westhoughton bowling green to Manchester's curry mile, via dog tracks and art galleries, dance floors and high fells, Stuart compares the new and old North, with some surprising results.



The Pie at Night could be seen as a companion to the bestselling Pies and Prejudice, but it is not a sequel. After all, this is a new decade and the North is changing faster than ever. This is a revealing and digressive journey and a State of the North address, delivered from barstool, terrace, dress circle and hillside.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Ebury Press
Артикул: 884532
ISBN: 9780091933821
Автор: Maconie Stuart

Thailand`s Beaches and Islands
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Thailand's Beaches and Islands is your ideal companion for exploring this diverse and fascinating part of the world. Thailand's glorious beaches stretch over 2, 000 miles of coastline, proving irresistible to lovers of beach-life and ocean sports.

Whether you're seeking a secluded getaway or the hottest party destinations, you'll find insider tips and reviews for best hotels, restaurants and bars, shopping and entertainment, beaches, markets, and festivals. Your options are listed area by area and include recommendations for all budgets.



DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Thailand's Beaches and Islands also provides in-depth information on this region's breathtaking geographic diversity and rich cultural heritage. All of Thailand's extensive coastline is covered in this updated guide, from the Eastern Seaboard to Bangkok, the Upper and Lower Western Gulf coasts, the Deep South, and the Upper and Lower Andeman Coasts.



You won't miss a thing on your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Thailand' Beaches and Islands.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2016
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986642
ISBN: 9780241209691

The Trains Now Departed. Sixteen Excursions into the Lost Delights of Britain's Railways
Sometimes you come across a lofty railway viaduct, marooned in the middle of a remote country landscape. Or a crumbling platform from some once-bustling junction buried under the buddleia. If you are lucky you might be able to follow some rusting tracks, or explore an old tunnel leading to well, who knows where? Listen hard. Is that the wind in the undergrowth? Or the spectre of a train from a golden era of the past panting up the embankment?



These are the ghosts of The Trains Now Departed. They are the railway lines, and services that ran on them that have disappeared and gone forever. Our lost legacy includes lines prematurely axed, often with a gripping and colourful tale of their own, as well as marvels of locomotive engineering sent to the scrapyard, and grand termini felled by the wrecker's ball. Then there are the lost delights of train travel, such as haute cuisine in the dining car, the grand expresses with their evocative names, and continental boat trains to romantic far-off places.



The Trains Now Departed tells the stories of some of the most fascinating lost trains of Britain, vividly evoking the glories of a bygone age. In his personal odyssey around Britain Michael Williams tells the tales of the pioneers who built the tracks, the yarns of the men and women who operated them and the colourful trains that ran on them. It is a journey into the soul of our railways, summoning up a magic which, although mired in time, is fortunately not lost for ever.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Arrow Books
Артикул: 886067
ISBN: 9780099590583
Автор: Williams Michael

The White Road. A Journey Into Obsession
"Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first"



A handful of clay from a Chinese hillside carries a promise: that mixed with the right materials, it might survive the fire of the kiln, and fuse into porcelain - translucent, luminous, white.



Acclaimed writer and potter Edmund de Waal sets out on a quest - a journey that begins in the dusty city of Jingdezhen in China and travels on to Venice, Versailles, Dublin, Dresden, the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina and the hills of Cornwall to tell the history of porcelain. Along the way, he meets the witnesses to its creation; those who were inspired, made rich or heartsick by it, and the many whose livelihoods, minds and bodies were broken by this obsession. It spans a thousand years and reaches into some of the most tragic moments of recent times.



In these intimate and compelling encounters with the people and landscapes who made porcelain, Edmund de Waal enriches his understanding of this rare material, the 'white gold' he has worked with for decades.
Год: 2016
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885893
ISBN: 9780099575986
Автор: de Waal Edmund

Istanbul
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this ancient city.

Wander the bustling Spice Bazaar or labyrinthine Grand Bazaar, admire spectacular architecture of the Blue Mosque or Hagia Sophia, or take a boat trip down the Bosphorus: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Istanbul with this indispensable travel guide.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2016
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986640
ISBN: 9780241208724

How to Pack. Travel Smart for Any Trip
This illustrated guide shows readers how to plan strategically for a trip in a whole new way.



Written by a former consultant who has travelled more than 500, 000 cumulative miles around the world, How to Pack includes guidelines for narrowing down one's wardrobe, how many pairs of shoes are really necessary and best practices for storing toiletries and makeup. Here, too, are instructions on selecting the right luggage, when to fold vs. roll clothing, and trip-specific packing lists. Hitha's tips are for today's modern traveller who doesn't want to sacrifice style for space, but who still wants to fit a 2-week vacation wardrobe into a carry-on bag.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Pavilion Books Group
Артикул: 899860
ISBN: 9781911216629
Автор: Palepu Hitha

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

Short walks in the Lake District. Guide to 20 local walks
The Lake District contains some of the most spectacular landscapes in Britain with superb walking areas. These can be explored with these 20 walks, all of which are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less than 3 hours.



This guide, produced in co-operation with the Ramblers and featuring Ordnance Survey mapping, is the perfect way to really appreciate the landscapes of the Lake District.



INCLUDES:

20 easy to follow walks which can be completed in 3 hours and under.



Each walk has a detailed 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey map with the route clearly marked plus a detailed description of the route.

The walks have been chosen with issues like parking and refreshments in mind to make life easy for families.

Packed with colour photographs of scenes you will see along the walk.

The perfect guide for afternoon walks near to Keswick, Windermere, Coniston, Grasmere and Ambleside.

Серия: Collins Maps
Год: 2017
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 897299
ISBN: 9780007555017

Natural Wonders of the World
Visit the world's greatest natural wonders in this spectacular visual guide.



Your journey gets underway with an inspiring foreword by celebrated naturalist Chris Packham, before you explore our planet as never before. Cross the continents to enjoy the most breathtaking landscapes and natural features on Earth. The diverse range of delights includes the Rocky Mountains, Namib Desert, Great Barrier Reef, Skogafoss waterfall, Ninety Mile Beach, Antarctic ice sheets, Amazon River - and everywhere in between.



Captivating landscape photography combines with 3D terrain models, explanatory artworks, and accessible text to reveal what lies beneath the surface and show how incredible geographical features are formed.



To complete this picture-perfect package, all the plants and animals inhabiting these remarkable environments are also included, making Natural Wonders of the World a complete celebration of our world today.



Satisfy your wanderlust from the comfort of your armchair as you experience our wonderful world in unparalleled depth and detail.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 916408
ISBN: 9780241276297

At the Edge. Riding for My Life
The adrenalin-fuelled story of the stunt cyclist whose jaw-dropping adventures have racked up 200 million YouTube views



Danny MacAskill lives on the edge.



The cyclist is legendary for his YouTube viral videos like The Ridge, Cascadia, Imaginate and Wee Day Out: nerve-racking montages of stunts which scale everything from mountain peaks, rooftops, ghost towns and movie sets. His life is one of thrills, bloody spills and millions of online hits.



It hasn't been an easy ride. Doubt, stress and the 'what if?' factor circle every trailblazing trick, which require imagination, fearlessness, groundbreaking techniques and an eye for a good camera angle. He has spent his life pushing the extremes; somehow, he's still around to tell the tale.



In this unflinching memoir of mayhem, Danny shares his anarchic childhood on the Isle of Skye and early days as a street trials rider, takes us behind the scenes of his training and videos, and reveals what it takes to go the next level - both mentally and physically.



Join Danny for a nerve-shredding ride. Just be sure to bring a crash helmet.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 889255
ISBN: 9780241973264
Автор: MacAskill Danny

St Petersburg
The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St Petersburg will lead you straight to the best attractions St Petersburg has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, plus insider tips on everything from where to find the best entertainment to the top guided walks. Founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, St Petersburg quickly became a magnificent city reflecting the majesty of the Russian Empire. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St Petersburg includes in-depth coverage of the wonderfully preserved heritage of Russia's cultural capital, and comes complete with a free pull-out city map, clearly marked with sights from the guidebook and an easy-to-use street index. The map has detailed street views of all the key areas, plus there are transport maps and information on how to get around the city, and there's even a chart showing the distances between major sights for walkers. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St Petersburg - showing you what others only tell you.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2017
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 606791
ISBN: 9781409371915

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

City Guide St Petersburg. Wallpaper* City Guides
The fast-track guide for the smart traveller Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider's checklist of all you need to know about the world's most intoxicating cities. Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, we've done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars and hotels (including which rooms to request) to the most extraordinary stores and sites, and the most enticing architecture and design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city's landscape and the satisfaction you've seen all that you should. In short, these guides act as a passport to the best the world has to offer.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Phaidon
Артикул: 606789
ISBN: 9780714872711
Автор: Samarina Ksenia

The Wild Places
Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? Or have we tarmacked, farmed and built ourselves out of wildness?



In his vital, bewitching, inspiring classic, Robert Macfarlane sets out in search of the wildness that remains.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Granta Publication
Артикул: 954178
ISBN: 9781783784493
Автор: Macfarlane Robert

The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold. Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail
Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9, 000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike.



Asking for trouble and getting it, he sets off at the Arctic winter's brutal height, bullying his plucky MIFA 900 through the endless and massively sub-zero desolation of snowbound Finland.



Haunted throughout the journey by the border detritus of watchtowers and rusted razor wire, Moore reflects on the curdling of the Communist dream, and the memories of a Cold War generation reared on the fear of apocalypse - at a time of ratcheting East-West tension.



After three months, 20 countries and a 58-degree jaunt up the centigrade scale, man and bike finally wobble up to a Black Sea beach in Bulgaria, older and wiser, but mainly older.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Yellow Jersey Press
Артикул: 931433
ISBN: 9780224100212
Автор: Moore Tim

Railway Day Trips. 160 classic train journeys around Britain
Fully updated essential guide to exploring Britain by train, Railway Day Trips is ideal for anyone planning or looking for inspiration for a rail journey. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland.



This pocket companion is perfect for both casual and seasoned rail travellers. Plan adventures, follow the changing landscape through the train window and discover fascinating destinations.



Each journey incorporates a location map, route diagram and descriptive text on its history and geography, plus some of the highlights awaiting you at each destination. High-quality photographs illustrate every route throughout the book.



Based on his extensive knowledge of British rail travel, the author reveals appealing quirks of the various routes and provides practical tips on how to make the most of your journey.



160 day trips from all over the country are featured, departing from major towns and cities and culminating at a variety of interesting destinations.



This 2nd edition includes 10 new routes:

Cambridge to Ipswich

Hereford to Newport

Cardiff to Ebbw Vale

Carmarthen to Fishguard

Manchester to Southport

Sheffield to Lincoln

Middlesbrough to Newcastle

Glasgow to Perth

Edinburgh to Tweedbank

Inverness to Wick
Год: 2017
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 897664
ISBN: 9780008223571
Автор: Holland Julian

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

Peterhof
Издание на английском языке.

Перелистывая страницы этого альбома, вы совершите путешествие по множеству памятных мест Петергофа, Стрельны, Ораниенбаума, побываете в их музеях и парках. Эта книга как овеществленная память, будет напоминать вам проведенные здесь дни и часы и одновременно снова приглашать в Петергоф, удивительное место, где словно спрессована вся история России прошедших трех столетий. Книга содержит краткие исторические сведения, познакомившись с которыми вы захотите расширить свои знания и найдете возможность вернуться.

К изданию прилагается подробная карта Петергофа с фотографиями и надписями на английском и русском языках. Размер карты в развернутом виде: 70 см х 48 см.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 540368
ISBN: 978-5-905985-32-4
Автор: Kalnitskaya Yelena

Short Walks in Northumbria. Guide to 20 local walks
A practical little walk guide to Northumbria endorsed by the Ramblers. All of the 20 walks are 5 miles or under in length and can easily be completed in less than 3 hours. Clear Ordnance Survey maps show the route, along with easy-to-follow walk descriptions.



Northumbria offers diverse landscapes: the scenic North Sea Coast with its diverse wildlife, the bare moorland landscape of the Cheviot Hills and the historical interest of Hadrian's Wall lying along the Whin Sill. Many of the walks are located within the Northumberland National Park and the Northumberland Coast which is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.



This guide, produced in co-operation with the Ramblers and featuring Ordnance Survey mapping, is the perfect way to get out and enjoy the stunning scenery.



This compact little guide contains walks, all of which are 5 miles or under, which are ideal for an afternoon stroll.



INCLUDES:

20 easy to follow walks which can be completed in 3 hours and under.



Each walk has a detailed Ordnance Survey map with the route clearly marked plus a detailed description of the route.

The walks have been chosen with issues like parking and refreshments in mind to make life easy for families.

There are interesting facts about the things you'll see along the route.

All the books include general information on walking and also the general area covered by the guide.

Packed with colour photographs of scenes you will see along the walk.

Серия: Collins Maps
Год: 2017
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 897357
ISBN: 9780008101589
Автор: Hallewell Richard

South West Coast Path South Devon Adventure Atlas
The A-Z Adventure series features the accuracy and quality of OS 1:25000 mapping in a convenient book, complete with index.



The A-Z Adventure series is an innovative concept that utilizes Ordnance Survey 1:25000 mapping in a book, therefore eliminating the need to fold and re-fold a large sheet map to the desired area. OS 1:25000 is Ordnance Survey's most detailed mapping, showing public rights of way, open access land, national parks, tourist Information, car parks, public houses and camping and caravan sites.



Unlike the original OS sheets, this A-Z Adventure Atlas includes a comprehensive index to towns, villages, hamlets and locations, natural features, nature reserves, car parks and youth hostels, making it easy to find the required location quickly. Each index entry has a page reference and a six figure National Grid Reference. At a book size of 240mm x 134mm it is the same size as a standard folded OS map.



The South West Coast Path is a National Trail along the Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset coasts. This stunning walk from Minehead, Somerset covers 630 miles to South Haven Point in Poole Harbour, passing through two World Heritage Sites (the Jurassic Coast and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape), Exmoor National Park, Land's End and many areas of outstanding natural beauty.



This A-Z Adventure Atlas of the SW Coast Path South Devon features 40 pages of continuous Ordnance Survey mapping covering the SW Coast Path from Plymouth and following the route east to Lyme Regis. This atlas includes a route planner providing the distances between places and the amenities available, featuring:

*Information Centres

*Visitor Centres

*Hotels/B&Bs

*Youth Hostels

*Campsites (seasonal opening)

*Public Houses

*Shops

*Restaurants

*Cafes (seasonal opening)

*Petrol stations
Год: 2017
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 899734
ISBN: 9781782571551

Scotland A-Z Visitors' Atlas and Guide
This A-Z Map of Scotland is a full colour visitors' atlas and guide combining detailed road mapping, at 3 miles to 1 inch, with an illustrated town plan section, providing a feature rich, informative and helpful tourist guide. Contents include:



64 pages of road mapping covering the whole of Scotland, including the Inner and Outer Hebrides and the Orkney and Shetland Islands

Index to cities, towns, villages, hamlets and major destinations

A comprehensive index to places of interest with corresponding map symbols shown alongside for quick identification

20 city and town plans with background text, tourist information and leisure attraction details:

Aberdeen

Aviemore

Ayr

Dumfries

Dundee

Dunfermline

Edinburgh, large scale map and street index

Glasgow, large scale map and street index

Falkirk

Fort William

Hamilton

Inverness

Kilmarnock

Kirkcaldy

Motherwell

Oban

Paisley

Perth

St. Andrews

Stirling

Instantly recognizable and easy to use, A-Z mapping includes the following features:

-Clear standard road classification colours for easy identification

-Full motorway junction detail

-Under construction and proposed roads

-Primary route destinations

-Service Areas

-A wide range of tourist attractions and ancillary information



Selected fuel stations.

National and county boundaries

This Scotland Visitors' Atlas and Guide is the ideal publication with which to explore Scotland's bustling towns and cities or enjoy the spectacular and tranquil landscape this beautiful country has to offer.
Год: 2017
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 899733
ISBN: 9781782570646

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

Saint-Petersburg & Environs
60 цветных иллюстраций.

На английском языке.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Альфа Колор
Артикул: 291309
ISBN: 5-9663-0057-7, 979-5-9663-0057-8
Автор: Альбедиль Маргарита Федоровна

Minsk, Belarus. Local Guide
Веселый и компактный путеводитель, в котором вы найдете информацию о том, что нужно увидеть и попробовать в Минске. Авторы книги с более чем 30 местными жителями открывают все самые секретные уголки белорусской столицы. Возможно, до этого момента Беларусь не входила в ваш топ стран для обязательного посещения, но мы надеемся, что, пролистав этот путеводитель, вы скажете: "Самое время для того, чтобы увидеть эту загадочную страну!" В книге вы найдете: карту центральной части города, готовый маршрут по Минску, независимую подборку мест для посещения, советы от минчан, список сувениров и покупок в местных супермаркетах.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Попурри
Артикул: 637779
ISBN: 978-985-15-3521-3
Автор: Черякова Маша, Гридюшко Анна

Альбом "Санкт-Петербург и пригороды" на английском языке
Альбом "Санкт-Петербург и пригороды" на английском языке
Год: 2018
Производитель: Золотой лев
Артикул: 655549
ISBN: 978-5-6040927-3-6
Автор: Anisimov Yevgeny

Wildlife of the Arctic
This book celebrates the Arctic, exploring the natural history that has so inspired generations.



Early travellers to the Arctic brought back tales of amazing creatures and of the endurance required of visitors, the Arctic becoming a land of inspiration and imagination. Adventurers test themselves against it. Its wildlife still amazes when film and television show Earth s natural wonders it is always the polar regions that draw the biggest audiences. But today the Arctic is in retreat. Humanity s relentless exploitation of the Earth s resources in the pursuit of progress has, it seems, altered the climate and threatens the ice and ice-living organisms. It is a cliche that the loss of a species diminishes us, but it is true nonetheless. Even to people who have never seen a Polar Bear its loss will be immeasurable as the bear is iconic, both defining and reflecting the Arctic.



This Traveller s Guide is designed to give visitors a handy identification guide to the wildlife they might see as they travel around, including stunning photography and detailed descriptions of each species.
Год: 2018
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897610
ISBN: 9780008205560
Автор: Sale Richard, Michelsen Per

St Petersburg
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this fascinating and cultural city.

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this fascinating and cultural city.

Explore imperial palaces, visit unique museums and stunning churches or stroll across the city's bridges: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of St Petersburg with this indispensable travel guide.

Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide St Petersburg:

- Over 20 colour maps, plus a pull-out map of the city and transport map, help you navigate with ease

- Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need

- Comprehensive tours and itineraries of St Petersburg, designed for every interest and budget

- Illustrations and floorplans show the inside of St Isaac's Cathedral, the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, the Winter Palace and more

- Colour photographs of St Petersburg's palaces, bazaars, ornate architecture, churches and many more

- Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about Russia's political history, annual festivals, beliefs and traditions

- Detailed chapters, with area maps, cover Vasilevskiy Island, Petrogradskaya, Palace Embankment, Gostinyy Dvor, Sennaya Ploshchad and further afield

- Essential travel tips: our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee, plus visa and health information, and a useful phrasebook

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide St Petersburg is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Russia's cultural capital.

"No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one" - The Independent

Want to explore more of Russia? Try our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Russia.

About DK Eyewitness Travel: DK's highly visual Eyewitness guides show you what others only tell you, with easy-to-read maps, tips, and tours to inform and enrich your holiday. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2018
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 793252
ISBN: 9780241310489

The Times Britain s Best Walks. 200 classic walks from The Times
Christopher Somerville has covered the length and breadth of the UK on foot, and has written and broadcast about its history, landscape, wildlife and people for over 25 years. Now, in this extensive new volume, he selects his top 200 routes from his hugely popular Times column, A Good Walk.



More than just a basic guidebook, this is a meditation on our relationship with the landscape and a celebration of all that Britain has to offer. From Cornwall to Shetland via Pembrokeshire and Barrowdale, this is the most comprehensive collection of walks in the United Kingdom available in one book, and features trails to suit all skill levels and references, whether you want a gentle ramble to the pub or something much more challenging.



Each of the featured walks contains:

- Detailed description as featured in The Times column

- Postcode and OS grid reference start point

- Instructions on how to get there

- Distance and grade so readers can suit walks to their ability, fitness and mood

- Simple step-by-step walk instructions

- Beautiful colour photograph for each walk

- Full colour, clear and up-to-date map

- Food and accommodation details for the hungry traveller



Featuring stunning photography and using Christopher's trademark with and lyricism, this is the perfect gift for ramblers anywhere.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Times Books
Артикул: 923776
ISBN: 9780008287184
Автор: Somerville Christopher

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 January Man. A Year of Walking Britain
The January Man is the story of a year of walks that was inspired by a song, Dave Goulder's 'The January Man'. Month by month, season by season and region by region, Christopher Somerville walks the British Isles, following routes that continually bring his father to mind.



As he travels the country - from the winter floodlands of the River Severn to the lambing pastures of Nidderdale, the towering seabird cliffs on the Shetland Isle of Foula in June and the ancient oaks of Sherwood Forest in autumn - he describes the history, wildlife, landscapes and people he encounters, down back lanes and old paths, in rain and fair weather.



This exquisitely written account of the British countryside not only inspires us to don our boots and explore the 140, 000 miles of footpaths across the British Isles, but also illustrates how, on long-distance walks, we can come to an understanding of ourselves and our fellow walkers.



Over the hills and along the byways, Christopher Somerville examines what moulded the men of his father's generation - so reticent about their wartime experiences, so self-effacing, upright and dutiful - as he searches for 'the man inside the man' that his own father really was.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 891276
ISBN: 9781784161248
Автор: Somerville Christopher

Yakutia. Modern Guidebook
The book contains relevant information on the sights of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and interesting facts about the traditions and daily life of Yakutia's indigenous peoples, climate peculiarities, flora and fauna of the region. The guide provides useful advice for tourists, as well as addresses and phones of museums, theaters and hotels. The book is complete with the overview of prospects for the region's economic development and with articles and memoirs of travelers. The book is illustrated with photographs; it has region maps and layouts of settlements. Its target audience is everyone who is going to travel to the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and is interested in the history, geography and infrastructure of the region.

Серия: Современный путеводитель
Год: 2018
Производитель: PressPass
Артикул: 515712
ISBN: 978-5-9904064-4-5
Автор: Агафонов Артур, Агафонов Андраник, Белый Тимур

Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later.



In April 1992, Chris McCandless set off alone into the Alaskan wild. He had given his savings to charity, abandoned his car and his possessions, and burnt the money in his wallet, determined to live a life of independence. Just four months later, Chris was found dead. An SOS note was taped to his makeshift home, an abandoned bus.



In piecing together the final travels of this extraordinary young man's life, Jon Krakauer writes about the heart of the wilderness, its terribly beauty and its relentless harshness. Into the Wild is a modern classic of travel writing, and a riveting exploration of what drives some of us to risk more than we can afford to lose.

Серия: Picador Classic
Год: 2018
Производитель: Picador
Артикул: 902832
ISBN: 9781509877010
Автор: Krakauer Jon

The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain. A Handbook for Visitors to the Years 1660-1700
The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook.



If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. It is the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II - the civil wars are over and a magnificent new era has begun.



But what would it really be like to live in Restoration Britain? Where would you stay and what would you eat? How much should you pay for one of those elaborate wigs? Should you trust a physician who advises you to drink fresh cow's urine to cure your gout? Why are boys made to smoke in school? And why are you unlikely to get a fair trial in court?



The third volume in the series of Ian Mortimer's bestselling Time Traveller's Guides answers these crucial questions and encourages us to reflect on the customs and practices of daily life. This unique guide not only teaches us about the seventeenth century but makes us look with fresh eyes at the modern world.

Серия: Ian Mortimer s Time Traveller s Guides
Год: 2018
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 829575
ISBN: 9780099593393
Автор: Mortimer Ian

China
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this cultured and unique nation.



Explore the magnificent Forbidden City at the heart of Beijing; walk along the Great Wall of China; see the fascinating Terracotta Army near Xi'an; admire the futuristic skylines of Shanghai and Hong Kong; or marvel at the beauty of China's natural landscapes: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of China with this indispensable travel guide.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2018
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986657
ISBN: 9780241310328

London
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this historic city. This edition comes complete with five exclusive audio walks to help you get the most from your trip.

Explore London's world-class museums, uncover the city's history at Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London, or enjoy a show in the West End: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of London with this indispensable travel guide.

Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide London, 2019

- Over 50 colour maps, plus a large-scale pull-out map of the city and a map of the tube system, help you navigate with ease

- Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need

- Comprehensive tours and itineraries of London, designed for every interest and budget

- Illustrations and floorplans show the inside of St Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace and more

- Colour photographs of London's historic sights, museums, churches, parks and more

- Detailed chapters, with area maps, cover Whitehall and Westminster; Piccadilly, Mayfair and St James's; Soho and Trafalgar Square; Covent Garden and the Strand; Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia; Holborn and the Inns of Court; the City; Smithfield and Spitalfields; Southwark and Bankside; the South Bank; Chelsea; South Kensington and Knightsbridge; Kensington and Holland Park; Regent's Park and Marylebone; Hampstead and Highgate; Greenwich and Blackheath; and beyond the city

- Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about the city's history, famous Londoners, festivals and traditions

- Experience the culture with features on London's best museums and galleries, iconic churches, parks and gardens, plus an illustrated river view of the city

- Essential travel tips: our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee, how to get around, plus visa and health information

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide London, 2019 is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to London.

"No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one" - The Independent

Planning a shorter break? Try our DK Eyewitness Top 10 London guide.

About DK Eyewitness Travel: DK's highly visual Eyewitness guides show you what others only tell you, with easy-to-read maps, tips, and tours to inform and enrich your holiday. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2018
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 716280
ISBN: 9780241311837

Another Kyoto
Another Kyoto is an insider's meditation on the hidden wonders of Japan's most enigmatic city. Drawing on decades living in Kyoto, and on lore gleaned from artists, Zen monks and Shinto priests, Alex Kerr illuminates the simplest things - a temple gate, a wall, a sliding door - in a new way.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 931436
ISBN: 9780141988337
Автор: Kerr Alex, Sokol Kathy Arlyn

A-Z London. Panorama Pops
The ultimate London souvenir, bursting with retro charm and featuring official A-Z map designs.

The immediately recognizable London A-Z map is brought to life with bold colours and striking graphic design in this stylish souvenir. The book unfolds to reveal ten official A-Z maps of famous London areas, each accompanied by a 3-D pop-up of the area's most famous sight, including Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, St Paul's and the Houses of Parliament.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Walker Books
Артикул: 719074
ISBN: 9781406380675

Long Road from Jarrow. A journey through Britain then and now
Three and half weeks. Three hundred miles. I saw roaring arterial highway and silent lanes, candlelit cathedrals and angry men in bad pubs. The Britain of 1936 was a land of beef paste sandwiches and drill halls. Now we are nation of vaping and nail salons, pulled pork and salted caramel.



In the autumn of 1936, some 200 men from the Tyneside town of Jarrow marched 300 miles to London in protest against the destruction of their towns and industries. Precisely 80 years on, Stuart Maconie, walks from north to south retracing the route of the emblematic Jarrow Crusade.



Travelling down the country s spine, Maconie moves through a land that is, in some ways, very much the same as the England of the 30s with its political turbulence, austerity, north/south divide, food banks and of course, football mania. Yet in other ways, it is completely unrecognisable.



Maconie visits the great cities as well as the sleepy hamlets, quiet lanes and roaring motorways. He meets those with stories to tell and whose voices build a funny, complex and entertaining tale of Britain, then and now.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Ebury Press
Артикул: 891969
ISBN: 9781785030543
Автор: Maconie Stuart

The Call of the Weird. An American Road Trip with Neo-Nazis, Porn Stars and One Alleged Space Alien
After a decade of making documentaries about offbeat characters on the fringes of US society, Louis had the urge to return to America and track down the people who most fascinated him. It would be a reunion tour, but this time without the cameras and the sense of performance being filmed inevitably brings. It would allow him to get closer to people, to discover what really motivated them and what had happened to the assorted dreamers, outlaws and eccentrics since he last saw them.



On a journey that took him from the porn sets of Los Angeles to the gangsta rappers of Memphis, from a convention of UFO contactees in Arizona to Northern Idaho for a festive get-together of neo-Nazis, he asked what 'weird people' have to tell us about our own secret natures. Had he learned anything about himself by being among them? Do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us?



Louis Theroux's first book is a hilarious, thought-provoking and at times surreal voyage into the heart of weirdness.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Pan Books
Артикул: 902771
ISBN: 9781509893287
Автор: Theroux Louis

St Petersburg. A Traveller's Reader
Featuring a vivid selection from biographies, novels, letters, poems, diaries and memoirs, this volume traces the story of St Petersburg from earliest times. Through these pieces, readers can observe the city's foundation by Peter the Great on the marshy shores of the Gulf of Finland; see how literature and the other arts flowered during the nineteenth century; and observe the often violent turning points of its later history.

First-hand accounts tell of the 1825 Decembrists standing in the snow in Senate Square, refusing to accept Nicholas I as Tsar, being shot down where they stood; of the imprisonment of Dostoevsky and the duel that killed Pushkin; of the last moments of the mad Emperor Paul; and of the storming of the Winter Palace by the crowd in 1917. Many more historic scenes are witnessed by such diverse characters as Tolstoy, Catherine the Great and a voluble maid-servant of Irish descent.

Designed for on-the-spot use by visitors to the city, and as a highly readable anthology for the armchair traveller, this Traveller's Reader includes maps, engravings and notes on history, art, architecture and city life.
Год: 2018
Производитель: Robinson
Артикул: 705117
ISBN: 9781472140814

Alone Time. Four cities, four seasons and the pleasures of solitude
The average adult spends about a third of his or her waking time alone.



Yet research suggests we aren't very good at using, never mind enjoying, alone time.



Rising to the challenge, travel writer Stephanie Rosenbloom explores the joys and benefits of being alone in four mouth-watering journeys to the cities of Paris, Istanbul, Florence and New York, in four seasons.



This is a book about the pleasures and benefits of savouring the moment, examining things closely, using all your senses to take in your surroundings, whether travelling to faraway places or walking the streets of your own city. Through on-the-ground observations and anecdotes, and drawing on the thinking of artists, writers and innovators who have cherished solitude, Alone Time illuminates the psychological arguments for alone time and lays bare the magic of going solo.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Black Swan
Артикул: 891283
ISBN: 9781784161576
Автор: Rosenbloom Stephanie

Moon. Architectural Guide
Architecture on the moon is no longer a naive fantasy dreamt up by space-flight pioneers. In fact, various building typologies for lunar architecture have emerged in recent years. Their prototypes are being tested in hostile regions on Earth and are waiting to be deployed on the moon.

This book's publication marks the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. It examines all artefacts that we have sent to the moon, from bizarre technologies to habitation modules for astronauts. This architectural guide thus offers a full retrospective of the history of lunar missions, from the space race during the Cold War through to the missions being prepared by China, India, and Israel in the present day. All of these are considered under the rubric of architecture. At the same time, efforts to commercialise space travel have come to the fore in recent years. New players have entered the stage, competing to utilise the moon's vast and untouched resources.

This book also presents essays by and interviews with space experts, including a discussion with Galina Balashova, renowned architect of the Soviet space programme, and a piece by Alexander Glushko, son of Valentin Glushko, legendary head engineer of the Soviet space programme. Brian Harvey, Gurbir Singh, and Olga Bannova provide an insight into current and future developments in lunar architecture, writing on China, India, and the US, respectively.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 823959
ISBN: 9783869226705
Автор: Meuser Paul

The Crossway
In 2013 Guy Stagg walked from Canterbury to Jerusalem. Though a non-believer, he began the pilgrimage after suffering several years of mental illness, hoping the ritual would heal him. For ten months he hiked alone on ancient paths, crossing ten countries and more than 5, 500 kilometres. Travelling without support, he had to rely each night on the charity of strangers.



The Crossway is an account of Stagg's extraordinary journey. It describes the dangers he faced on the road, captures the people he met and the landscapes he experienced, offers a unique insight into contemporary faith, and - most movingly - lays bare his struggle to escape the past and walk towards recovery.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Picador
Артикул: 902932
ISBN: 9781509844593
Автор: Stagg Guy

Great Expeditions. 50 Journeys that changed our world
Foreword by Levison Wood, presenter of Walking the Americas. A comprehensive, fascinating and inspiring gallery of the great adventures that changed our world.



Throughout history there have been brave men and women who dared to go where few had gone before. They broke new ground by drawing on incredible reserves of courage, fortitude and intelligence in the face of terrible adversity. Their endeavours changed the world and inspired generations.



Spanning several centuries and united by the common theme of the resilience of the human spirit, this is the ultimate collection of the stories of the intrepid explorers who forged new frontiers across land, sea, skies and space.



50 incredible journeys including;

- Tenzing and Hillary's conquest of Everest

- Neil Armstrong's giant leap

- Christopher Columbus' new world

- Amelia Earhart flying the Atlantic

- gold fever in the Yukon

- the hunt for a man-eating leopard in India



Great Expeditions includes not only some of the most famous journeys in history but also introduces many more that ought to be more widely recognised and celebrated.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 898290
ISBN: 9780008347826
Автор: Steward Mark, Greenwood Alan

Leaders Who Changed History
Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential leaders with this innovative, and boldly graphic biography-led book.



Comprehensive in its scope and depth, and fully illustrated, Leaders profiles leaders from all walks of life - kings, queens, and political leaders; military leaders; religious icons, revolutionaries, and business leaders.



Combining accessible text with specially-commissioned illustrated portraits in a range of bold artwork styles, photographs, and infographics, these entries showcase each individual in a fresh, visual way.



Covering political masterminds and military geniuses such as Alexander the Great or Genghis Khan, great kings, queens, and rulers like Elizabeth I or Cleopatra, icons of religion and rebellion from Muhammad to Mohandas Gandhi to Emmeline Pankhurst, and inspirational captains of industry, Leaders explores and explains the groundbreaking contributions made by these men and women and their legacies.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 916427
ISBN: 9780241363171

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

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