Туризм. Путешествия. Путеводители (страница 4)

Первое издание - путеводитель по осенней Москве, авторский взгляд иностранного гостя на московские достопримечательности. Фиби Таплин выбрала 12 увлекательных маршрутов, которыми, по ее мнению, наиболее интересно пройти именно в период золотого времени года. Например, она советует заглянуть в популярный московский парк Царицыно, посетить ежегодную Ярмарку меда, где яркие цвета осени удивительно органично дополняются медовыми ароматами, а также полюбоваться отливающими медью просторами вокруг деревни Бородино. Журналистка рассказывает о популярных местах отдыха москвичей и гостей столицы, доме-музее Льва Толстого, делится с читателями своим неожиданным видением известных достопримечательностей и предлагает воспользоваться последним до наступления холодов шансом прокатиться по Москве-реке на речном трамвайчике. В гиде-путеводителе "Московские прогулки" на русском и английском языках - уникальные маршруты по городу и однодневные путешествия по окрестностям, прогулки по паркам и тематические маршруты, которые Таплин исследовала по нескольку раз в разное время года.

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This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era.

In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfilment would not come easy. The dream materialised in the form of I Castagni ('The Chestnuts'), a small, decrepit farmhouse with no roof, an abandoned septic tank and its own indigenous wildlife reluctant to give up their home. But in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the border of Liguria and Northern Tuscany, this ramshackle house would soon become a hub of love, friendship and activity.

Whether recounting dangerous expeditions through Afghanistan or everyday life in a country house, Newby's talent shines through as one of the foremost writers of the comic travel genre. Full of Newby's sharp wit and good humour, A Small Place in Italy returns, twenty years later, to the life of Newby's much-cherished classic, Love and War in the Apennines. It lovingly recounts the quickly disappearing lifestyle of the idiosyncratic locals, and the enduring friendships they forge, whether sharing in growing their first wine harvest as novices or frying poisonous mushrooms for a feast.

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Robert Penn's It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels is a paean to the humble bike; it's the story of why we ride, and why this simple machine holds the power to transport us all.

Robert Penn has ridden a bike most days of his life. He rides to get to work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to stay sane and to feel free. This is the story of his love affair with cycling and the journey to build his dream bike; a freewheeling pilgrimage taking him from Californian mountain bike inventors to British artisan frame builders, and from perfect components to the path of true happiness.

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A statue of pregnant Virgin Mary, an astronomical observatory in a former nuclear missile silo, a hotel room in a tree or a gipsy caravan, primitive Provencal artists, the mark of Christ's knee, a fountain that flows with wine, a caiman dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a church in a theatre, an erotic medieval bas relief, a countess who returned to life, a Provencal Villa Medicis, a false volcano at La Roquebrusane, a "sheep bridge" at Arles, a rain-making saint, an alchemist's garden, a magic palindrome at Oppede...
Provence is not limited to postcard cliches about fields of lavender or picturesque villages where pastis-drinking inhabitants pass the time playing petanque.
For those who manage to stray from the beaten paths, Provence is full of surprising features and curious sights that will amaze residents as well as visitors who thought they knew all there is to know about this region.

Серия: Walking Of The Beaten Track

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12 volumes in slipcase
Travel wisdom in your pocket
Get around New York, Paris, Berlin, and London in high style
Following the smashing success of our city travel guide series, TASCHEN brings you the entire collection in a box set of 12 volumes. Each city-Paris, New York, London, and Berlin-is covered in three separate volumes for hotels, restaurants, and shops. These guides are just as stylish as the originals, now easier to slip in your pocket while you explore!
Highlights include:
London: Number Sixteen, a chic South Kensington hotel in a beautiful Victorian townhouse with romatic gardens, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant and social project, Fifteen, where teenagers cook the meals, and Dover Street Market, the multi-floor concept store founded in 2004 by Comme des Gar?ons.
New York: the Maritime Hotel, a former sailors' dorm, now Chelsea's coolest hotel, the Waverly Inn, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's exclusive salon for the glitterati, and where to buy New York's best cheesecake
Paris: Laduree, the best macaroons in the city, the ultra-luxurious Ritz hotel on elegant Place Vendоme, and Colette fashion concept store
Berlin: hip nightspot Green Door, where one rings the doorbell to gain entrance, oriental delight at Edd's, the best Thai restaurant in Berlin (perhaps in Germany), and experimental store Bless, "publicizing artistic values through products".

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Have your favourite pet blessed, visit an underground mine in the centre of Madrid, see the astounding liquefaction of the blood of Saint Pantaleon once a year, meet Spain's only Catholic exorcist, find out how the king had his medicine made using alchemy, smell the apple odour that wafts once a year from the still-intact body of Mariana de Jesus who died in the 17th century, visit an underground art gallery, dine in a car park...
Madrid is overflowing with extraordinary and little-known places and curiosities. You just have to know where to look...
An essential guide for those who think they know Madrid well or for those looking to discover the hidden side of the city.

Серия: Local Guides By Local People

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

Серия: Local Guides By Local People

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Why is the Portuguese coat of arms set at an angle of 17 on the facade of Rossio station? Where in Portugal was The Magic Flute played for the first time and why did Mozart dedicate it to his master Cagliostro? What is the theory concerning the fifth dynasty of Portugal, traces of which are found in the street layout? Where can you find the most beautiful azulejos secreted around the city? Why and how did Lusitania become Portugal (Porto Graal), the place harbouring the legendary Holy Grail? Where can you find the Lisboan serial killer's head preserved in formalin? Why was the south doorway of the Jeronimos Monastery designed according to Hebrew Kabbalistic principles? What symbols are concealed within the Saint Vincent polytych at the Museum of Antique Arts? Who in fact are the Sebastianists, messianic in the style of Shiite Muslims, awaiting the return of the lost King Sebastian?
Since the Middle Ages Lisbon has been a favourite site for the development and application of the theories of alchemist kings, masonic ministers, occult poets, followers of hermeticism and the secret knowledge of the Knights Templar, who found refuge in Portugal after they were banned from the rest of Europe in the 14th century.
Vitor Manuel Adriao, acclaimed historian and philosopher, is heir to all this esoteric knowledge in Portugal. Here for the first time he reveals his incredible knowledge in this truly initiatory guide, with a mind-boggling interpretation of the arcana of a city which some consider is on the way to becoming the spiritual capital of Europe.
An exceptional guide.

Серия: Local Guides By Local People

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A love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia.

Get ready to board the slow train to another era, to a time when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next. On the Slow Train will reconnect you with that long-missed need for escape, and reminds us to lift our heads from the daily grind and remember that there are still places in Britain where we can take the time to stop and stare.

This book is a paean to another age: before milk churns, train porters and cats on seats were replaced by security announcements and Burger King wrappers. These 12 spectacular journeys will help free us from what Baudelaire denounced as 'the horrible burden of time.'

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Альбом-сувенир рассказывает о Санкт-Петербурге, его достопримечательностях.
Альбом богато иллюстрирован фотографиями.
На английском языке.

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All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.

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

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

Environmental clues Using the natural environment to navigate

Maps An introduction to the different types of maps

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

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

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

Stellar Navigation Simple methods that are easy to learn

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

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

Written by one of the world's leading search and rescue consultants and highly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs designed to emphasise navigation problems this is the ultimate guide to not losing your way.

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Already a classic among sailors, Nichols tell the true story of the inaugural 1968 Golden Globe sailing race: the first single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world.

It lay like a gauntlet thrown down; to sail around the world alone and non-stop. No one had ever done it, no one knew if it could be done. In 1968, nine men - six Englishmen, two Frenchmen and an Italian - set out to try, a race born of coincidence of their timing. One didn't even know how to sail. They had more in common with Captain Cook or Ferdinand Magellan than with the high-tech, extreme sailors of today, a mere forty years later.

It was not the sea or the weather that determined the nature of their voyages but the men they were, and they were as different from one another as Scott from Amundsen. Only one of the nine crossed the finishing line after ten months at sea. The rest encountered despair, sublimity, madness and even death.

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Tristes Tropiques begins with the line 'I hate travelling and explorers', yet during his life Claude Levi-Strauss travelled from wartime France to the Amazon basin and the dense upland jungles of Brazil, where he found 'human society reduced to its most basic expression'. His account of the people he encountered changed the field of anthropology, transforming Western notions of 'primitive' man. Tristes Tropiques is a major work of art as well as of scholarship. It is a memoir of exquisite beauty and a masterpiece of travel writing: funny, discursive, movingly detailing personal and cultural loss, and brilliantly connecting disparate fields of thought. Few books have had as powerful and broad an impact.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics

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Starting with a simple question - 'Which way am I looking?' - Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of finding your way using nature's own sign-posts, from the feel of a rock to the look of the moon.

With Tristan's help, you'll learn why some trees grow the way they do and how they can help you find your way in the countryside. You'll discover how it's possible to find North simply by looking at a puddle and how natural signs can be used to navigate on the open ocean and in the heart of the city. Wonderfully detailed and full of fascinating stories, this is a glorious exploration of the rediscovered art of natural navigation.

The Natural Navigator Pocket Guide is a user-friendly, practical book and the beautiful illustrations are a useful tool to help travellers on their instrument-free journey.

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Far from the madding crowd
Inspiring getaways from California to Zanzibar
This round-up of the world's most exceptional hotels and retreats is packed with awe-inspiring photos and tantalizing descriptions of the world's greatest getaways. While few will visit them all, this collection provides a dizzying array of exotic destinations for the armchair traveler.
Highlights include a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home, and shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur. Choose from luxurious residences nestled on the Ubud hillside overlooking the Ayung River in Bali, or oceanside bungalows on a Brazilian archipelago. Go camping in "royal style" in the Indian desert, or opt for a luxury tented camp on an island in the best game-viewing location in Botswana. Relax in a hand-woven banda on Zanzibar, a hotel-museum full of contemporary art on the Sicilian coast, or a sumptuous Provencal spa retreat in the south of France.
The editor:
Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987 to 2010, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.

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В "Путеводителе по Москве" представлена вся Москва - настоящая и её история с прекрасными фото. "Путеводитель по Москве" описывает достопримечательности Москвы, реки (такие как Москва река, Яуза, Неглинная и др.), парки, музеи, где в выходные и праздничные дни Вы можете развлечься и прекрасно отдохнуть. К путеводителю прилагается схематическая карта, которая помогает понять, о какой части города идет речь, аксонометрический план и карта, которые ориентируют в районах и кварталах, где проходит маршрут. Также путеводитель снабжен подробной информацией к выделенному объекту. Книга издана на английском языке.

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Evelyn Waugh chose the name "Labels" for his first travel book because, he said, the places he visited were already "fully labelled" in people's minds. Yet even the most seasoned traveller could not fail to be inspired by his quintessentially English attitude and by his eloquent and frequently outrageous wit. From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - as he cruises around the Mediterranean his pen cuts through the local colour to give an entertaining portrait of the Englishman abroad.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics

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Книжная серия "Московские прогулки" на русском и английском языках - это путеводитель с уникальными маршрутам по городу и однодневные путешествия по окрестностям, прогулки по паркам и тематические маршруты. Посезонный гид, в каждой части 12 уникальных маршрутов, красочные фотографии и подробные карты.
Уникальность серии заключается в том, что ее части, описывающие столицу в разные времена года, выходят посезонно - осенью, зимой, весной или летом. Каждая книга содержит 12 авторских маршрутов по городу. Все они тщательно продуманы, сопровождены картами, на которых отмечена протяженность пути, историческими справками, фотографиями, иллюстрирующими наиболее значимые памятники. Автор упоминает достопримечательности, места, куда можно сходить с детьми, рестораны и кафе, встречающиеся по маршруту. Помимо этого Фиби Таплин советует, каким транспортом воспользоваться удобнее всего, чтобы добраться до нужного места.
В конце каждой книги автор приводит краткий список известных личностей, о которых она упоминает в описании маршрутов, для того, чтобы помочь людям, начинающим знакомиться с русской культурой, ориентироваться в ней.
Книга ориентирована на широкую аудиторию.
Особенно полезна всем интересующимся историей, архитектурой и культурой Москвы и читателям, изучающим английский язык.
"Московские прогулки. Лето" - завершающая книга серии.
В книге:
Прогулка по Пресне, по району Чистых Прудов Битцевский парк Путешествие на один день в Лыткарино Прогулка по усадьбе "Архангельское", Кусково Боровск, имение поэта Александра Блока под Солнечногорском достопримечательности Москвы, связанные с именем Ивана Грозного
Обложки русско-английских путеводителей по Москве стали лауреатами Европейской Премии в области дизайна (The European Design Awards)
Книга-перевертыш.
Издание на русском и английском языках.

Серия: Московские прогулки

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PARIS - one of the most visited cities in the world.

BUT do you know ...

Which is the most romantic spot to say 'je't'aime'? And the sexiest?
Where to see fantastic art, away from all the crowds?
Why Parisian men feel compelled to pee in the street?
How to choose a hotel room where you might actually get a good night's sleep?

Stephen Clarke goes behind the scenes to reveal everything Parisians know about their city - but don't want to tell you.

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Discover the historic location of Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent interior courtyards; ski in the heart of the town, or become an adept of "boat-in" - the Amsterdam version of drive-in - and eat a pizza in your own boat.
Away from the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam still keeps her treasures so well hidden that they only reveal themselves to the inhabitants and to travellers who know how to wander off the beaten track.
An indispensable guide for those who think they know the Netherlands capital well or for those who want to discover the other face of the town.

Серия: Walking Of The Beaten Track

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Книга камчатского фотохудожника и путешественника Юрия Калинина посвящена камчатским водопадам, "собирателем" которых автор является уже более 30 лет. В книге собраны все водопады полуострова, описаны вулканы, где многие из них берут свое начало, а также растения, украшающие ущелья и каньоны, по которым ниспадают потоки воды.
Книга богато иллюстрирована фотографиями автора, дополнена картами маршрутов, по которым можно найти водопады, а также текстом, который дублируется на английском языке.

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In the past, Hugh Thomson has written acclaimed books about Peru, Mexico and the Indian Himalaya. Now he returns to the most exotic and foreign country of them all his own.

Walking right across England, along ancient trackways and green grass roads, Hugh explores the way the country was and the way it is today: the legends, literature and natural world that define us, and the undercurrent of regret running throughout our history; what he calls the unicorn disappearing into the trees .

From coast-to-coast and through the heart of the countryside, he shows how older, forgotten cultures like the Celts, Saxons and Vikings lie much closer to the surface than we may think. It is a journey enriched and partly told by the characters he meets along the way. By taking it, Hugh casts unexpected light and humour on the way we live now.

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Along our shores, towering cliffs from the age of the dinosaurs rise beside wide estuaries teeming with wildlife, while Victorian ports share waterfronts with imposing fortifications.

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

Coast: Our Island Story is an enthralling account, sparkling with geography, history, adventure and eccentric characters, told with Nick Crane's trademark charisma and wit.

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

Thin Paths is a celebration of the songlines of one place that could be many places and a celebration of the humour and determination of the human spirit.

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Escaping the mass market to find unusual hotels, bed and breakfast properties as well as holiday lets, this guide lists UK and Ireland properties providing value-for-money memories that will last long after the bill has been paid.
Selected from the award-winning online guide, this selection of properties offers unusual and unique accomodation choices for all budgets, from 25 for singles to suites costing more than 550 a night.
Take your pick from vintage Airstream caravans, a converted naval gunboat, an enchanted manor, water towers, windmills, monuments and lighthouses, peaceful retreats in tipis and Mongolian yurts, as well as prisons, chapels and churches. Try staying at a property where you have to be accompanied by a dog. Enjoy the elegance of a a royal palace in Surrey or rock'n'roll chic in London. Stop the train at with a private railway platform in Snowdonia. Experience living in castles, follies and magnificent monuments, including one dedicated to a pineapple. Take a trip in a horse- drawn caravans in Ireland or aVolkswagen camper van in Bristol. You can even sleep with wildebeest outside your room on safari in Kent.
Criss-crossing the UK and Ireland, from the Napoleonic fortifications and Second World War lookout towers of the Channel Islands, to railway carriages and a laird's treehouse in Scotland, design masterpieces to down-to-earth dwellings, your travels need never be boring again.

Серия: Michelin Must See Guides

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Россия славится своей зимой. Это время предательской гололедицы и ужасных холодов, но также чистого голубого неба над золотыми куполами и мерцающих снежинок. Заснеженные домики и заледеневшие поля, искрящиеся на зимнем солнце; прогулки по морозным лесам или замерзшим озерам - лишь немногие из наград, уготованных тем любителям пеших прогулок, которые рискнут заглянуть в зимнюю душу Москвы. Город и его жители с незнакомой стороны - в Усадьбе Строганова и на даче Деда Мороза, Ново-Иерусалимском монастыре, Серебряном бору и в Парке Победы. Книга ориентирована на широкую аудиторию. Особенно полезна всем интересующимся историей, архитектурой и культурой Москвы и читателям, изучающим английский язык.
Обложки русско-английских путеводителей по Москве стали лауреатами Европейской Премии в области дизайна (The European Design Awards)
Издание на русском и английском языках.
Книга-перевертыш.

Серия: Московские прогулки

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Mike Carter's journey around the British coast by bike

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

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

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

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Discover the historic location of Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent interior courtyards; ski in the heart of the town, or become an adept of "boat-in" - the Amsterdam version of drive-in - and eat a pizza in your own boat.
Away from the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam still keeps her treasures so well hidden that they only reveal themselves to the inhabitants and to travellers who know how to wander off the beaten track.
An indispensable guide for those who think they know the Netherlands capital well or for those who want to discover the other face of the town.

Серия: Local Guides By Local People

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Mount Kailas is the most sacred of the world's mountains - holy to one fifth of humanity. Isolated beyond the central Himalayas, its summit has never been scaled, but for centuries the mountain has been ritually circled by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims.

Colin Thubron joins these pilgrims, after an arduous trek from Nepal, through the high passes of Tibet, to the magical lakes beneath the slopes of Kailas itself. He talks to secluded villagers and to monks in their decaying monasteries; he tells the stories of exiles and of eccentric explorers from the West.

Yet he is also walking on a pilgrimage of his own. Having recently witnessed the death of the last of his family, his trek around the great mountain awakes an inner landscape of love and grief, restoring precious fragments of his own past.

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As the late great Samuel Johnson opined, When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life

If you're not getting the most out of London, it is a sad truth that you have no one to blame but yourself. Author, Tom Jones started the Tired of London, Tired of Life blog in 2008, after he began to tire of London life. Doing the same thing day after day can get anyone down, but the city of London has an almost infinite number of things to see and do. The only problem is that it can be hard to find inspiration when we need it, as we only seem to stumble across things when we're not really looking. Tired of London, Tired of Life, is a month-by-month, fully illustrated guide to London, where you can choose from seasonally-appropriate things to do. It includes note sections so you can jot your own ideas as well, or your thoughts about the places you ve been to.
So grab your copy of Tired of London and your A to Z and step outside to a near unlimited selection of experiences and events stretched out before you in this truly remarkable city.

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Self-confessed loafer Tim Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the Tour de France. All 3, 630km of it.

A few weeks before the actual Tour de France, British writer Tim Moore sets out to cycle the course and offers a laugh-out-loud funny and highly entertaining account of how the great ride would feel when embarked on by an amateur. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and being chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure.

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Это третье, дополненное и обновленное издание знаменитого фотоальбома Андрея Нечаева "Камчатка - горячая земля у студеного моря". Свои фотографии также для книги предоставили: Юрий Артюхин, Александр Белоусов, Александр Дьяков, Марина Макарова, Виталий Николаенко и многие другие именитые фотографы.
Текст книги дан также на английском языке.
3-е издание, дополненное и обновленное.

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Данная книга рассказывает об архитектурно-исторических достопримечательностях старого Кисловодска и является исправленным, дополненным и расширенным изданием "Архитектуры старого Кисловодска" (2006 г.) - второй из серии книг, посвященных старинной архитектуре городов КМВ. В книге дается очерк истории возникновения и застройки Кисловодского курорта, селения и станицы; подробно описываются более сотни объектов исторической архитектуры различного вида. Текст сопровождается большим количеством разнообразных исторических и современных иллюстраций; приводятся старые планы города с пояснениями. Даны краткие биографии зодчих, скульпторов и художников, чей труд был запечатлен в облике старого Кисловодска. Приводится словарь архитектурных терминов, список литературы и полный именной указатель. Книга рассчитана на массового читателя, а также на любителей архитектуры, краеведов и экскурсоводов. Издание снабжено адаптированным английским текстом. Замечания и отзывы о книге просим присылать по адресу издательства.

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Head off to explore the filming location of 12 Monkeys, Michael Jackson's hometown turned ghost town, Berlin's 1936 Olympic Village, deconsecrated churches, forgotten castles, deserted train stations, prisons and mental asylums, a cemetery of rusted locomotives, abandoned steel factories, phantom metro stations, and more.
For 10 years, Sylvain Margaine has traveled the world in search of these forbidden and forgotten places. An exceptional photographic report.

Серия: Michelin Must See Guides

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Born on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall, as a child Judith Schalansky could travel only through the pages of an atlas. Now she has created her own, taking us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. Perfect maps jostle with cryptic tales from the islands, full of rare animals and lost explorers, marooned slaves and lonely scientists, mutinous sailors and forgotten castaways.

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So many books, articles and guides have been written about Moscow. The great city is known world wide, thanks to films, TV programmes and photos. Still, Moscow is ready to reveal more secrets to a visitor. The book you are holding in your hands will take you on a tour full of wonderful discoveries. It contains information about streets, squares, and buildings the Russian capital is famous for, its monuments, theatres, museums, cathedrals and monasteries, and people who inhabit the city.
The authors made an attempt to walk the reader through different periods of Moscow's development, from its early days to the present time. Of course, providing all information about the ever-changing city is impossible, as each written book is just a small step towards greater insight and understanding of the amazing City's versatile nature.
Издание на английском языке.

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Have your hair cut on the night of the full moon, take a siesta while shopping, make a cast of your foot, top a birthday cake with your own photo, issue your own stamps, take pictures of your aura, visit a designer at home, join an art gallery open 24/24, buy shoes in a theatre, offer your cat or dog a massage or special cookies, relax in a flotation chamber, try out extraordinary Japanese toilets...
Shopping in Paris has never been so stimulating, although you have to know where to go...
As a change from traditional retailers, here are over a hundred unusual places where you can find really original presents.

Серия: 150 Ideas For Original Gifts

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

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

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

This is a book about defying expectations, conquering fears, battling laziness and, just occasionally, winning.

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Cyprus, spring 1972. Tensions are rising between the Greek South and the Turkish North. Within two years, the country will become divided.

It is at this distinctive time in history British travel writer Colin Thubron embarks on a 600 mile trek across the country. Moving from Greek villages to Turkish towns, the author of Shadow of the Silk Road and Night of Fire provides a profound look into the people of Cyprus - from Orthodox monks to wedding parties to peasant families - against the landscape of a beautiful Mediterranean island on the eve of chaos and tragedy. A remarkable quest rich in literature, classics and architecture, Journey Into Cyprus ingeniously intertwines the history and politics of Cyprus and its mythical past with the tumultuous present - from the master of travel books and writing, Colin Thubron.

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Following the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond, Robert Macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations.

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If all the time you have available is one hour, that's fine. Specially for you we have worked out the best possible routes that will take you to the most famous works of culture and art in the collection of Russia's foremost museum.
In the HERMITAGE IN ONE HOUR series we invite you to take a variety of themed tours, such as:
- The State Rooms and Masterpieces of European Painting (14th-18th Centuries);
- 19th- and 20th-century Painting. The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists;
- The Art and Culture of the Ancient and Classical World;
- The Art of the East.

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An obsessive walks the entire London Underground system overground

The only way to truly discover a city, they say, is on foot. Taking this to extremes, Mark Mason sets out to walk the entire length of the London Underground - overground - passing every station on the way.

In a story packed with historical trivia, personal musings and eavesdropped conversations, Mark learns how to get the best gossip in the City, where to find a pint at 7am, and why the Bank of England won't let you join the M11 northbound at Junction 5. He has an East End cup of tea with the Krays' official biographer, discovers what cabbies mean by 'on the cotton', and meets the Archers star who was the voice of 'Mind the Gap'.

Over the course of several hundred miles, Mark contemplates London's contradictions as well as its charms. He gains insights into our fascination with maps and sees how walking changes our view of the world. Above all, in this love letter to a complicated friend, he celebrates the sights, sounds and soul of the greatest city on earth.

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From the superb mausoleum of Mausolus in Halicarnassus, stop by the shrine to Apollo at Delphi with its famous oracle, or pass through the imposing Lion Gate in Mycenae. This "picture book journey" takes us through all the important architectural sites in ancient Greece. "Noble simplicity, quiet proportions" was how the distinguished archaeologist Johann Joachim Winckelmann once described Greek culture, and the beauty of classical art certainly lies in its simplicity. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the architecture of perfect harmony and proportion, and a journey into the splendid art of the Mediterranean.

Серия: Мировая архитектура (ad, awarch)

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Фотоальбом Андрея Нечаева рассказывает с помощью снимков и подписей к ним об уникальных природных уголках полуострова Камчатка.
Подписи к фотографиям, заголовки частей издания представлены на двух языках: русском и английском.

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Flip through this book and take a trip through 72 of the world s most enchanting, welcoming, and unforgettable hotels. Some are sleek and minimal, others charmingly plush and traditionally luxurious; whether you prefer a secluded rural retreat or the pulsing centre of the urban experience, you ll find a room or suite to your taste. However, what all these establishments share is personality, atmosphere, sophistication and a great location.
Similarly, though their rooms range from modest to extravagant, all of them represent excellent value, no matter which end of the price scale, from two to five star hotels. The eclectic mix includes the romantic hotel Spielweg in Germany s Black Forest, where everyone should spend Christmas once in their life; the secret jewel Ksar Char-Bagh in Marrakech; the Al Mamlouka in the middle of Damascus, and the most exquisite Spa hotel in Jordan, the Evason Ma In Hot Springs. Other highlights are the Shigar Fort Residence, a 400-year-old palace saved and restored by the Aga Khan Foundation in Northern Pakistan; a sensitively restored 1930 s colonial guest house, the Boddhi Tree Del Gusto in Phnom Penh, for less than 40 dollars a night; or the outstanding Corbusier-style beach villas in Kep, Cambodia, called Knai Bang Chatt resort. To get away from it all, there s Richard Gere s Bedford Post in upstate New York, or the Golden Rock Estate on the Caribbean island of Nevis, owned by American artist Brice Marden. Finally, nobody who has stayed there will ever forget the stunning Remota, surrounded by the mountains, lakes and glaciers of Chilean Patagonia.

Серия: Архитектура и дизайн

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Contemporary Japanese architecture has, for over half a century, achieved worldwide recognition not only for its highly innovative and often futuristic qualities, but also for its sensitive response to Japan's cultural and physical context, which has become especially challenging given the country's increasingly urbanised environment. Today, Japan's contemporary architecture is admired perhaps as much as its traditional counterpart, with which it often maintains a meaningful dialogue.
Botond Bognar's Architectural Guide Japan introduces close to 700 of the most prominent examples of this fertile architecture, in addition to outlining its development from the mid-nineteenth century to the present in a concise historical essay. All texts are accompanied by about 930 colour photos, all taken by the author, and over 90 drawings. Detailed information about each entry is enhanced by geodata in the form of QR codes.

Серия: Art Architecture

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'Politics and the English Language' is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style. Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to politics and to truth.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer. 'Language is a political issue, and slovenly use of language and cliches make it easier for those in power to deliberately use misleading language to hide unpleasant political facts. Bad English, he believed, was a vehicle for oppressive ideology, and it is no accident that 'Politics and the English Language' was written after the close of World War II.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics

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The English national character is principally an accident of geography and weather. In How England Made the English, Harry Mount scours the length and breadth of the country to find the curiosities, idiosyncrasies and peculiarities that have made us who and what we are.

Harry Mount's How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours is packed with astonishing facts and wonderful stories.
Q. Why are English train seats so narrow?
A. It's all the Romans' fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse-drawn wagons; and they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots.
For readers of Paxman's The English, Bryson's Notes on a Small Island and Fox's Watching the English, this intriguing and witty book explains how our national characteristics - our sense of humour, our hobbies, our favourite foods and our behaviour with the opposite sex - are all defined by our nation's extraordinary geography, geology, climate and weather.
You will learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; why the Midlands became the home of the British curry. It identifies the materials that make England, too: the faint pink Aberdeen granite of kerbstones; that precise English mix of air temperature, smell and light that hits you the moment you touch down at Heathrow.

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A seasonal snapshot of things to do in England at any time of the year, come rain or come shine or rain.

'England is a country which requires more than a second look, an amazingly diverse place, offering almost-unlimited landscapes, culture and history, and a diversity of opportunities which is unrivalled anywhere else in the world.'

Tired of London, Tired of Life author Tom Jones, has come up with another gem. In Mad Dogs and Englishmen he presents us with a seasonal snapshot of things to do in England at any time of the year, come rain or come shine.

Using a mixture of unique seasonal events and interesting places to visit (all presented in attractive bite-sized entries), Mad Dogs and Englishmen is a browsable gift book aimed at those who are interested in getting to know their home country better as well as tourists seeking to make the most of their stay in England.

In more than 220 pages Tom Jones demonstrates the diversity of England as a country; presenting interesting, unusual and thought-provoking things to do which also enlighten the reader, and convey the message that England is a great place to live and explore all year round.

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The award-winning, bestselling New York Mapguide by Michael Middleditch - the best streetmap on the market

Whether you're travelling to New York for a weekend break or a week's business, you'll find this fact-packed guide the perfect 24-hour companion in the city that never sleeps. Compact and light, it can be slipped into a pocket or bag and contains everything you need to get around and get the most out of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, day and night.

Contents include: clear, illustrated colour street maps; subway and bus routes; articles on the history and architecture of the city; interesting walks, and essential listings of everything from shops, museums and galleries to theatres, restaurants and night clubs.
For many years Michael Middleditch was chief cartographer at Geographia. He created the Mapguides especially for Penguin, and there are four award-winning and highly successful titles in the series: New York, Paris, London and the Map of the World.

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For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie? How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores become a byword for hell on earth? And how is it rebuilding itself after decades of violence?
Writer and journalist Tom Feiling has journeyed throughout Colombia, down roads that were until recently too dangerous to travel, talking to people from former guerrilla fighters to nomadic tribesmen and millionaires. Vital, shocking, wry and never simplistic, Short Walks from Bogota unpicks the tangled fabric of Colombia to create a stunning work of reportage, history and travel writing.

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The Last Train to Zona Verde is Paul Theroux's compelling account of his final African journey.

Heading north from Cape Town, through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Angola, Paul Theroux makes a final journey along Africa's western edge. The end of the line is the Congo but Theroux discovers that his trip's pleasures are tempered by a growing sense that the Africa which so long ago helped form him has vanished, along with the hopes of many of its people. Yet after 2, 500 miles Theroux finds that though this will be his ultimate African adventure there are still surprises to be found by the traveller prepared to step off the beaten track.

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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover Orwell's personal account of life on the streets beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey

To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. By day, he tramped the streets, often passing time with 'screevers' or street artists, drunks and other hobos. At night, he stood in line for a bed in a 'spike' or doss house, where a cup of sugary tea, a hunk of stale bread and a blanket were the only sustenance and comfort on offer.

First published in 1933, Down and Out in Paris and London is George Orwell's haunting account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them.

Серия: Penguin Essentials

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A nostalgic and very funny celebration of the slightly slapdash place we call home: Great Britain

Would you cheer if they sent you to Coventry?

Could you stick up for Stoke or big-up Bracknell?

Can you handle the thrill of Rhyl, the heaven of Hull or the mirth of Tydfil?

In You are Awful, Tim Moore drives his Austin Maestro round all the places on our beloved island that nobody wants to go to - our most miserable towns, shonkiest hotels, scariest pubs, and silliest sea zoos...

But as the soggy, decrepit quest unfolds he finds himself oddly smitten, and the result is a rousing, nostalgic celebration of mad, bad But I Like You Britain.

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At twenty-six, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's rapid death from cancer, her family disbanded and her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk eleven-hundred miles of the west coast of America - from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington state - and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet.

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Подробная карта центра С.-Петербурга на английском языке с аксонометрическими рисунками главных памятников архитектуры. Показаны объекты культуры, социальные доминанты; полностью отражена сеть улиц. Дополнительно: Панорама-рисунок исторического центра; сведения о музеях, театрах, памятниках архитектуры и др.; перечень названий улиц, схема метро.
Формат: 90х170 мм.
Формат разворота: 900х680 мм.
Масштаб: 1:15 000

Серия: Карта складная

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to own your own set of islands?
20 years ago it happened to Adam Nicolson. His father had answered a newspaper advertisement in the '30s. 'Uninhabited islands for sale', it said. 'Outer Hebrides. 600 acres. 500 ft basaltic cliffs. Puffins and seals. Cabin. Apply Col. Kenneth Macdonald, Portree, Skye.' These were the Shiants, three of the loneliest of the British Isles, set in a dangerous sea, with no more than a stone-built, rat-ridden bothy as accommodation, five miles or so off the coast of Lewis. They cost ?1400 and for that he bought one of the most beautiful places on the planet.

Adam Nicolson inherited the islands when he was 21, an astonishing gift, and they became in many ways the core of his life. This is the first time he has told the full story of his own experiences there, amid the dazzling concentration of birds, crowds guillemots, razorbills, great skuas and 240, 000 puffins coming in every spring out of the North Atlantic to breed; the violence and danger of the surrounding seas; the songs and poems which cluster around the islands; the accounts of attemped murder, witchcraft and catastophe; the treasured place which the Shiants still hold in the Hebridean mind

Sea Room describes the Shiants as a microcosm of richness, their long and at times painful history combined with a natural world at its most potent: Bronze Age gold and the memory of sea eagles, an 8th-century hermit and his carved pillow stone, 18th-century memories soaked into the landscape and stories passed down from generation to generation. This is not the account of a castaway on a deserted rock but its opposite, a celebration of life which an extraordinary island enshrines.

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Hundreds of guidebooks about St. Petersburg begin exactly the same way:
"On the 16th of May 1703, Peter the Great... blah blah blah."
Hundreds of marvellous, excellent and comprehensive books... Tell about St. Petersburg like they think they should, like the city's story is being told for visitors or schoolchildren on an obligatory tour. And at the same time, just like every every city, St. Petersburg has as many different sides as there are passers-by on Nevsky Prospect in the weekend.
And in order to get to know a house it is not enough to admire it from the outside - you have to step inside.
With the help of this guidebook you will find out about the places that are significant or cult for the Peterburgians.
Why are they special?
Who knows...
Perhaps that's where the city's spirit is.

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Издание на английском языке.
Этот красочный альбом 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.
К изданию прилагается подробная карта исторического центра города на английском языке. Размер карты в развернутом виде: 67 см х 43 см.

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'This book is a record of what has moved me between Uxbridge and Dagenham. My hope is that it moves you, too.'

Nairn's London is an idiosyncratic, poetic and intensely subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic cinema and twenty-seven different pubs, it is a portrait of the soul of a place, from a writer of genius.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics

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

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Альбом-сувенир рассказывает о Санкт-Петербурге, его достопримечательностях.
Альбом богато иллюстрирован фотографиями.
На английском языке.

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The author of Horizon's classic work explores the Arctic landscape and the hold it continues to exert on our imagination.

Lopez's journey across our frozen planet is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises. A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes. Home to millions of diverse animals and people. The stage to massive migrations by land, sea and air. The setting of epic exploratory voyages.

In crystalline prose, Lopez captures the magic of the Arctic: the essential mystery and beauty of a continent that has enchanted man's imagination and ambition for centuries.

Серия: Vintage Classics

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Of all the extraordinary Victorian travelogues, The Malay Archipelago has a fair claim to be the greatest - both as a beautiful, alarming, vivid and gripping account of some eight years' travel across the entire Malay world - from Singapore to the western edges of New Guinea - and as the record of a great mind. As Wallace, often under conditions of terrible hardship and sickness, battles through jungles, lives with headhunters, and collects beetles, butterflies and birds-of-paradise, he makes discoveries about the workings of biology that have shaped our view of the world ever since.

Серия: Penguin Classics

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An anthology of 17th and 18th century travel writing that inspired the hugely popular Aubrey/Maturin series, collected and introduced by Patrick O Brian, beautifully repackaged to mark the centenary of his birth.
Patrick O Brian has unearthed from obscurity the most dynamic travel writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. With his scholarly mind, editor s eye, and traveller s heart he brings together a series of thrilling seaward tales.

Expertly chosen by O Brian and prefaced with details that bring these extracts to vivid life, A Book of Voyages is a broad yet intimate portrait of what life was like at sea during a time of discovery.

This rare collection sheds a glorious light onto these accounts of seaward adventure. From why eating rats is necessary and how to powder your hair in France to how to truly face fear and distress during a terrifying sea passage, this collection is rich in travellers experiences.

A Book of Voyages is a unique opportunity to not only accompany an adored nautical author as he digs up one gripping historical treasure after another, but to understand how he was inspired to write the Aubrey Maturin series for which he is so famous.

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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.

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"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

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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

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Two cities with real Tsar Power, Moscow and St. Petersburg are the odd couple of Russia: one, the heart of the nation and home to the history-rich Kremlin, where rulers from Ivan the Terrible to Lenin have left their mark; the other, a city born of the passion of its founder, Peter the Great, and today a gigantic Faberge egg stuffed with great art, sunset-colored palaces, and lollipop-striped cathedrals. As more travelers than ever are making their own voyages by cruising the Volga river, which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg, Fodor's Moscow and St. Petersburg also details many of the splendors of the connecting Golden Ring area.
With its crew of local experts, this guide tracks Russia as it continues to trade in red star for four star. The pendulum has swung from sceptre to sickle and back again to sceptre---with a vengeance. The Alexander Palace in St. Petersburg (the last abode of Nicholas and Alexandra) is just the latest palace to be renovated; snowmobile tours now take you down the paths once traveled by the tsars in troikas; many hotel rooms in Moscow now go for $400 and up; and Moscow is now home to one of the world's most opulent restaurants, Turandot. But enough of Russia champagneskoye: the guide is also packed with bargain-hunter and insider finds, including those in our expanded Moscow hotel chapter. The performing arts scene gets attention with information about Moscow's Mariinsky II, the spectacular new opera house (opening in May 2013) that, along with a modern concert hall and the historic Mariinsky Ballet Theater, creates an amazing arts complex.
SPECIAL FEATURES: An array of in-depth features helps travelers experience the cities, including step-by-step walks through Moscow's and St. Petersburg's historic centers, and guides to the ins and outs of vodka drinking, food, and the famous banyas (baths).
10th Edition.

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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.

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The Peak District, with its gentle limestone White Peak and the wilder more dramatic gritstone Dark Peak, is a superb walking area. Explore the district 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 stunning scenery of the Peak 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 Chesterfield, Sheffield, Matlock, Buxton and Macclesfield.

Серия: Collins Maps

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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.

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The Places In Between is Rory Stewart's moving account of his death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan in January 2002. Now with illustrations and an afterword.

Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the Mogul Emperor, Babur the Great, Stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditions. Only with the help of an unexpected companion and the generosity of the people he met on the way did he survive to report back with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of war.

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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

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An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last grain race of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.

In 1939, a young Eric Newby later renowned as a travel writer of exceptional talent set sail aboard Moshulu, the largest sailing ship still employed in the transportation of grain from Australia to Europe. Every year from 1921 to 1939, the vessels involved in the grain trade would strive to find the shortest, fastest passage home the grain race in the face of turbulent seas, atrocious weather conditions and hard graft.

First published in 1956, The Last Grain Race , featuring many photographs from the author s personal collection, celebrates both the spirit of adventure and the thrill of sailing on the high seas. Newby s first-hand account engaging and informative, with frequent bursts of humour and witty observations from both above and below deck chronicles this classic sailing voyage of the Twenties and Thirties, and records the last grain race of maritime history.

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