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4 Cities. New York, Paris, Berlin, London
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".
Год: 2011
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 314382
ISBN: 978-3-8365-3179-5
Автор: Taschen Angelika

A Beginner's Guide to Japan. Observations and Provocations
How does a sushi bar explain a Japanese poem?

Why do Japanese couples plan matching outfits for their honeymoon?

Why are so many things in Japan the opposite of what we expect?

After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer knows the country as few others can. In A Beginner's Guide to Japan, he dashes from baseball games to love-hotels and from shopping malls to zen temple gardens to find fresh ways of illuminating his adopted home. Playful and surreptitiously profound, this is a guidebook to a Japan few have ever seen before.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 777318
ISBN: 9781526611512
Автор: Iver Pico

A Book of Voyages
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.
Год: 2014
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 897196
ISBN: 9780007487127

A Curious Guide to London
From petticoat duels and lucky cats to the Stiffs Express, Lord Nelson's spare nose, the Piccadilly earthquake and the Great Beer Flood of 1814, A Curious Guide to London takes you on a captivating, wildly entertaining tour of the city you think you know, unearthing the capital's secrets and commemorating its rich, colourful and unusual history.



Brimming with tales of London's forgotten past, its strangest traditions and its most eccentric inhabitants, this book celebrates the unique, the unusual and the unknown.



Perfect for tourists, day-trippers, commuters and the millions of people who call London home, this alternative guidebook will make you look at the city in a whole new light.
Год: 2014
Производитель: Bantam Press
Артикул: 890047
ISBN: 9780593073230
Автор: Leyland Simon

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
When James Boswell persuaded Samuel Johnson to embark on a tour of Boswell s native Scotland in 1773, the adventure resulted in two magnificent books, Johnson s Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and Boswell sJournal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Johnson offers a magisterial account of what was then a remote and rugged land, while Boswell throws further light on the friend and mentor whom he immortalized in his biography. Together, they make up a brilliant portrait of two very different and very remarkable men exploring a feudal world which was soon to pass away for ever.

Серия: Everyman`s Library Classics
Год: 2002
Производитель: Everyman
Артикул: 972783
ISBN: 9781857152531
Автор: Johnson Samuel, Boswell James

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



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



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

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



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



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

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

A Season With Verona
Travels around Italy in search of illusion, national character and goals.

'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society, ' Guardian



Is Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities?



Tim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities. This is a highly personal account of one man's relationship with a country, its people and its national sport. A book that combines the pleasures of travel writing with a profound analysis of one country's mad, mad way of keeping itself entertained.
Год: 2003
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 884805
ISBN: 9780099422679
Автор: Parks Tim

A Short History of Seafaring
Discover over 5000 years of seafaring history, packed with first-hand accounts of triumphs and disasters.

A fascinating journey through more than 5, 000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers, and maritime environments.

For more than 5, 000 years, the seas have challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. This history of the seas and sailing tells the remarkable story of those individuals - whether they lived to tell the tale themselves or not.

From the early Polynesian seafarers and the first full circumnavigations of the globe, to explorers picking their way through the coral reefs of the West Indies, this book tells the compelling story of life at sea that lies behind man's search for new lands, new trade, conquest, and uncharted waters.

Charting the great milestones of nautical history from the discovery of America to the establishment of the Royal Navy, the naval history of the American Civil War, the Battle of Midway and modern piracy the book sets all of them in their cultural and historical context.

Previously published as The Conquest of the Ocean, A Short History of Seafaring is a unique compendium of awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages and great feats of seamanship, navigation, endurance, and ingenuity.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 827051
ISBN: 9780241379691
Автор: Lavery Brian

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.



It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend Hugh Carless the now-famous cable CAN YOU TRAVEL NURISTAN JUNE? setting in motion a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan, and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul.



Inexperienced and ill prepared (their preparations involved nothing more than some tips from a Welsh waitress), the amateurish rogues embark on a month of adventure and hardship in one of the most beautiful wildernesses on earth a journey that adventurers with more experience and sense may never have undertaken. With good humour, sharp wit and keen observation, the charming narrative style of A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush would soon crystallise Newby's reputation as one of the greatest travel writers of all time.



One of the greatest travel classics from one of Britain's best-loved travel writers, this edition includes new photographs, an epilogue from Newby's travelling companion, Hugh Carless, and a prologue from one of Newby's greatest proponents, Evelyn Waugh.
Год: 2010
Производитель: William Collins
Артикул: 897073
ISBN: 9780007367757
Автор: Newby Eric

A Small Place in Italy
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.
Год: 2011
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 897075
ISBN: 9780007367900
Автор: Newby Eric

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



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



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

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



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

A Voyage for Madmen
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.
Год: 2011
Производитель: Profile Books
Артикул: 988263
ISBN: 9781846684432
Автор: Nichols Peter

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

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

ARTGUIDE/Артгид (15.09.2010 - 15.11.2010)
Путеводитель по культурным мероприятиям Москвы с 15.09.2010 - 15.11.2010 г.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Вокруг света
Артикул: 254696
ISBN: 978-5-9902044-6-1

ARTGUIDE/Артгид. Москва (01.02 - 01.04.2010г)
Путеводитель по культурным мероприятиям Москвы с 01.02-01.04.2010 г.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Вокруг света
Артикул: 227964
ISBN: 978-5-9902044-1-6
Автор: Белов А. Ю., Косяков Д. Н., Стратович Д. С

ARTGUIDE/Артгид. Москва (01.04 - 01.06.2010г)
Путеводитель по культурным мероприятиям Москвы с 01.04-01.06.2010 г.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Вокруг света
Артикул: 236262
ISBN: 978-5-9902-0443-0
Автор: Белов А. Ю., Косяков Д. Н., Стратович Д. С

ARTGUIDE/Артгид. Москва (15.09.2009-15.11.2009)
Путеводитель по мероприятиям Москвы 15.09-15.11.2009.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Вокруг света
Артикул: 213188
ISBN: 978-5-99004-424-1
Автор: Белов А. Ю., Косяков Д. Н., Стратович Д. С

ARTGUIDE/Артгид. Москва (15.11.09-15.01.2010)
Путеводитель по мероприятиям Москвы с 15.11.2009-15.01.2010 г.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Вокруг света
Артикул: 220994
ISBN: 978-5-9900-4425-8
Автор: Белов А. Ю., Косяков Д. Н., Стратович Д. С

Aarhus. Architectural Guide
Aarhus is an architectural jewel on the periphery of Continental Europe. The self-proclaimed world's smallest city has borne the pet name City of Smiles for many decades in order to promote itself and its good vibe. Today, the Danish city is primarily a city prominent for education and training with a School of Architecture which is highly conducive to Aarhus having the highest density of architects throughout the country.

In addition to key buildings from the twentieth century, the Architectural Guide Aarhus seeks to present spectacular new buildings from recent years. Ten tours, which are classified according to their geographic scope, provide an overview of almost 150 buildings and projects. Complementary essays provide background knowledge on urban history, the history of specific quarters and renowned architects who have contributed to making Aarhus an European architectural metropolis - and not only since the City of Culture year of 2017.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 823962
ISBN: 9783869225616
Автор: Weissbach Heiko

Abandoned Places. Where time has stopped
Ghost towns, empty streets, crumbling ruins and lost empires this book reveals these and other deserted places. Many places featured were once populated and now sit unoccupied, modern day ruins, sitting in decay.



Stories, facts and photographs of 60 beautiful and eerie abandoned places from throughout the world. Time has stopped and nature is taking resident in these places mainly due to natural disasters, war or economic reasons.



Places include:



Severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags Jazzland has been abandoned since. Several of the rides still stand, a testimony to the resilience of New Orleans.

Shicheng in China has been under water for 53 years since the Xin'an River Hydro Plant flooded the area. The city was founded 1, 300 years ago.

Chernobyl was totally abandoned after the nearby nuclear disaster in 1986. Due to radiation, it has been left untouched ever since the incident and will be for many thousands of years into the future. Nature now rules the city in what resembles an apocalyptic movie.

Poveglia is an island in the Venetian Lagoon which under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte became a dumping ground for plague victims and later an asylum for the mentally ill.

Plymouth was the capital of the island of Montserrat. The town was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions starting in 1995 and was abandoned.

St Kilda a remote Scottish Island may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia, the population probably never exceeding 180. The entire population was evacuated in 1930.
Год: 2024
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 898214
ISBN: 9780008333331
Автор: Happer Richard

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



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



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

Africa
Africa is a source of amazing bio-diversity and home to some of the planet's most spectacular landscapes. The sights of this awe-inspiring continent are captured with consummate skill and sensitivity by master lensman Michael Poliza. With extensive experience photographing the animals and terrain of Africa, Poliza's viewpoint is shaped by his concern for the fragile eco-systems he chronicles. These images embody the soul of Africa's flora and fauna with a true artist's eye for color and composition. This book will be enjoyed for years to come. Poliza started as a child actor on German TV, then founded several highly successful IT ventures in the US and Germany. His "STARSHIP MILLENNIUM VOYAGE, " around the world on a 75 ft expedition yacht, was avidly followed by millions via internet. Poliza now focuses mainly on filming and photography, including work for the Discovery Channel. He spends a great deal of time based in Cape Town, and is a pioneer in the use of digital photography for coffee table books.

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

Серия: Photography
Год: 2007
Производитель: te Neues
Артикул: 246979
ISBN: 3-8327-9127-2
Автор: Poliza Michael

Africa Drawn. One Hundred Cities
Африка это континент малых деревень в джунглях и саванне? Определенно нет. Урбанизация континента идет семимильными шагами, делая африканские города одними из самых быстрорастущих в мире. Данная книга представляет сто мегаполисов Африки, наиболее значимых и интересных с градостроительной точки зрения. Более 300 иллюстраций и подробных планов иллюстрируют их историческое и современное развитие.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774813
ISBN: 9783869224237
Автор: White Gary, Pienaat Marguerite

Alaskan Ice Climbing
Many people visit Alaska to see the beautiful national parks. One group of visitors wants to fly into a national park and go skiiing. However, the weather turns bad. Will the visitors be able to get to the park? What will they do there?

Серия: Footprint Reading Library
Год: 2007
Производитель: Thomson Heinle
Артикул: 814702
ISBN: 9781424010516

Alexandria. Architectural Guide
Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, Alexandria was once the largest city in the ancient world. It has had an eventful past: it was home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was occupied by various foreign powers, and has long been a key port. Situated on the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's second largest city is today a popular holiday destination.

This book, the first comprehensive guide to the city's archi tecture, traces how the ebbs and flows of history and diverse cultures have left their marks on Alexandria. It covers every thing from classical ruins and Ottoman fortifications to a Venetian Gothic hotel and Snohetta's modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It also highlights edifices off the beaten path, such as the Cotton Palace T ower, a sky scraper intended for use as the headquarters of the country's cotton industry but inexplicably abandoned before completion.

Structured around five main routes, the publication serves as a user-friendly guide for exploring the city's wealth of buildings. Its knowledgeable authors, from the Architecture departments at Alexandria University, furnish readers with enlightening in for ma tion from multi ple perspectives, building up a clear picture of a multi- layered city.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 823965
ISBN: 9783869226170
Автор: Taha Dina S., Sayad Zeyad El, Abaza Yasmeen

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

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

Alternative Petersburg. Guide Book
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.
Год: 2013
Производитель: Питер
Артикул: 401894
ISBN: 978-5-496-00410-7
Автор: Жданова Марина Алексеевна

Among the Mountains. Travels Through Asia
Wilfred Thesiger, this century s greatest living explorer, recalls his travels among the mountain ranges of Asia.



Although Wilfred Thesiger is still largely associated with the Arabian deserts and the Marshes of Iraq, he has also travelled extensively at intervals, over the years, among mountains and mountain people in other remote areas of the Middle East and Asia.



In 1987 Thesiger wrote: I have always been attracted by mountains And he observed more recently: Had I done nothing else as a traveller except my journeys in Nuristan, these alone would have amounted to something worthwhile .



Eventful, interesting and remarkable achievements in their own right, the Asian journeys among the Hindu Kush, the Karakorams and the Pamirs have inspired many of the finest photographs Thesiger has ever taken and contribute significantly to his standing as a great traveller and explorer.



Spanning a period of over 30 years (1951-1983) this book draws on Thesiger s original diaries of his various journeys and his vivid memories of them, and includes some 80 or so previously unpublished photographs of the stunning mountain scenery he saw and the people he encountered.
Год: 2000
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 896764
ISBN: 9780006551003
Автор: Thesiger Wilfred

Among the Russians. From Baltic to the Caucasus
Among the Russians is a marvellous account of a solitary journey by car from St. Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia. A gifted writer and intrepid traveller, Thubron grapples with the complexities of Russian identity and relays his extraordinary journey in characteristically lyrical style. This is an enthralling and revealing account of the habits and idiosyncrasies of a fascinating nation along with a sharp and insightful social commentary of Russian life.
Год: 2019
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 689788
ISBN: 978-0-09-945929-3
Автор: Thubron Colin

An Area of Darkness. His Discovery of India
The first book in V. S. Naipaul's acclaimed Indian trilogy - with a preface by the author.



An Area of Darkness is V. S. Naipaul's semi-autobiographical account - at once painful and hilarious, but always thoughtful and considered - of his first visit to India, the land of his forebears. He was twenty-nine years old; he stayed for a year. From the moment of his inauspicious arrival in Prohibition-dry Bombay, bearing whisky and cheap brandy, he experienced a cultural estrangement from the subcontinent. It became for him a land of myths, an area of darkness closing up behind him as he travelled . . .



The experience was not a pleasant one, but the pain the author suffered was creative rather than numbing, and engendered a masterful work of literature that provides a revelation both of India and of himself: a displaced person who paradoxically possesses a stronger sense of place than almost anyone.
Год: 2010
Производитель: Picador
Артикул: 903378
ISBN: 9780330522830
Автор: Naipaul V S

Andalucia
Look inside to find out what football, hamburgers, frisbee, Nobel laureates, and great architecture have in common. Explore Yale University and New Haven - home to not only the first university art museum in the Western Hemisphere, but some of the hottest discussions about pizza in the country. Michelin Travel Publications will donate $1.00 to New Haven Reads with your purchase of the green guide Yale University and New Haven.

Серия: Зеленые гиды
Год: 2009
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230630
ISBN: 978-1-906261-39-9

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

Architectural Guide. Norway. Buildings and Projects from 2000 to 2020
The Architectural Guide Norway showcases 150 architectural objects realized in Norway in the period from 2000 to 2020. The geography of the buildings covers both the largest and most visited cities of the country Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and objects of the so-called Norwegian Scenic Routes, one of the most important infrastructure project to promote the breathtaking nature and its architecture.

Anna Martovitskaya s selection of projects demonstrates a wide range of artistic techniques, typologies and scales, but these are not only united by the country of origin, but also by their diversity. A much more important factor of unity is the approach of Norwegian architects to the challenges they face. No matter whether it is an everyday task (e.g. a pedestrian bridge, a viewing platform or a pavilion), a large office complex or a large urban development project, the focus is always on people and their relationship to nature.

While today many voices loudly promote the need to conserve resources, Norway consistently implements the principle of environmental protection, not only through the use of innovative technologies, but also by making the buildings themselves and the developed areas the epitome of human rationality and environmental friendliness.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774823
ISBN: 9783869220086
Автор: Martovitskaya Anna

Architectural guide. Astana
Среди бесконечных равнинных просторов Казахстана возник экстраординарный архитектурный эксперимент: Астана. Всемирно известные и местные архитекторы проектируют здесь захватывающие дух здания. Всего через 20 лет после основания в этом городе прошла ЭКСПО-2017. Книга представляет 80 разных зданий и проектов, исследуя прихотливый архитектурный сплав восточных традиций, западных моделей и советских влияний.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774816
ISBN: 9783869224060
Автор: Meuser Philipp

Architectural guide. Bangkok
Соседство футуристичных небоскребов и древних храмов, дворцов, исторической архитектуры отличительная черта Бангкока, столицы Таиланда и одного из самых популярных среди туристов городов мира. Удивительно, насколько гармонично здесь сосуществуют разные стили и эпохи. Яркие и шумные улицы Бангкока интересны не менее, чем богатая культура этой страны. Этот архитектурный путеводитель представляет 138 лучших проектов, отобранных Ассоциацией сиамских архитекторов. Для удобства читателя проекты распределены по пяти главам-маршрутам, берущим начало от реки Чаупхрая и основных магистралей города.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774865
ISBN: 9783869223582
Автор: Takkanon Pattaranan

Architectural guide. Berlin
Ни в одном другом месте на Земле сменяющиеся идеологии и градостроительные концепции не отразились так на городской структуре, как в Берлине. Показательная коллекция зданий и сооружений, представляющих разнообразные городские районы и архитектурные направления, позволит читателю отправиться в путешествие по истории, от средневековых кварталов Альт-Берлина до современности. Четыре маршрута познакомят с важнейшими архитектурными достопримечательностями города.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774817
ISBN: 9783869225470
Автор: Schendel Dominik

Architectural guide. Brazil
Летняя Олимпиада 2016 года позади, а архитектурный подъем Бразилии продолжает набирать обороты.

Архитектурный путеводитель Бразилия знакомит читателя с 220 ключевыми зданиями и комплексами, которые внесли свой вклад в формирование современного экономического и культурного облика страны.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774818
ISBN: 9783869222202
Автор: Tiggemann Anke, Kimmel Laurence, Cecilia Santa

Architectural guide. Caracas
Об архитектуре Каракаса, столицы Венесуэлы, пережившей массовые протесты и сильные политические волнения, по-прежнему мало что известно. Глубокий разрыв между бедными и богатыми здесь столь же обыденное явление, как и грандиозные здания, доставшиеся Каракасу в наследство от эпохи модернизма. Этот архитектурный путеводитель иллюстрирует сложносоставность латиноамериканского города, основанного в 1567 году: его гармоничное взаимодействие с горным хребтом Авила и береговой линией, игру масштабов, архитектурных стилей, природных и городских ландшафтов. Книга представляет архитектурную историю города примерно с 1600 года по сегодняшний день, включая Университетский городок (Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas), спроектированный Карлосом Раулем Вильянуэвой в 1940 - 1960 гг. и вошедший в список Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО. Путеводитель предлагает читателям изучить 10 городских зон, а также узнать о концепциях развития города, предложенных известными архитекторами и урбанистами, такими как Федерико Вегас и Мария Изабель Пена.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774819
ISBN: 9783869225791
Автор: Viso Ivan Gonzalez, Vera Jose Rosas

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

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

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

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

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

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

Architectural guide. Georgia. Soviet Modernist
В то время как здания в стиле советского модернизма, расположенные в Грузии, являются признанными архитектурными достопримечательностями уже на протяжении нескольких десятилетий, примеры монументального искусства тех времен всё еще ждут того часа, когда широкая аудитория откроет их для себя и оценит по достоинству. Яркие, изумительные мозаики, украшающие многие здания, являются полноценными произведениями искусства, и в то же время неотъемлемой частью архитектуры: они были призваны указывать на предназначение здания, определяли структуру его фасада или полностью покрывали его. В книге впервые задокументированы эти уникальные фрагменты советской истории искусства с указанием их точного географического положения. При помощи ярких фотографий и детальных описаний Нини Палавандишвили и Лена Пренц надеются привлечь внимание публики к художественному наследию. Они указывают на необходимость защищать и сохранять эти произведения искусства, которые представляют собой гораздо больше, чем просто элементы государственной пропаганды.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774866
ISBN: 9783869226910
Автор: Palavandishvili Nini, Prents Lena

Architectural guide. Helsinki
Хельсинки является особым архитектурным центром между Востоком и Западом. Влияние соседнего Санкт-Петербурга столь же ощутимо, как и влияние европейского неоклассицизма начала девятнадцатого века. Хельсинки магнит для ценителей скандинавского дизайна и финской архитектуры, известных во всем мире. Этот путеводитель (второе расширенное издание) представляет важнейшие примеры современной архитектуры Хельсинки с 1917 года и до наших дней.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774847
ISBN: 9783869224831
Автор: Meyer Ulf

Architectural guide. Madrid
Gran Via - амбициозный проект, охватывающий четыре десятилетия. Он, вне всякого сомнения, стал одной из самых масштабных градостроительных операций за всю историю существования Мадрида. Завершение строительных работ около 1930 года ознаменовало начало трансформации Мадрида из старинного города в современный мегаполис.

Данный гид представляет 150 наиболее значимых архитектурных проектов, созданных с этого момента. Читателям предлагаются 9 возможных маршрутов, пролегающих через 21 район Мадрида.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774848
ISBN: 9783869223988
Автор: Robles Juan Valle, Robles Irene Valle

Architectural guide. Mexico City
Мехико, уникальный город с впечатляющей историей, а в наши дни - огромный современный, постоянно развивающийся мегаполис.

Архитектурный путеводитель "Мехико" рассказывает о 120 знаковых сооружениях мексиканской столицы, открывая интересующимся неповторимую архитектуру этого города. Красочные иллюстрации сопровождаются развернутыми комментариями автора.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774821
ISBN: 9783869223742
Автор: Zahradnik Sarah, Pullido Adlai, Humann Inka

Architectural guide. Minsk
Минск был основан в 1067 году. Долгое время он был одним из многих небольших городов на территории Восточной Европы. По иронии судьбы именно колоссальные разрушения, причиненные Второй мировой войной, вдохновили советские власти на трансформацию Минска. В послевоенный период он стал одним из самых быстрорастущих городов мира, в котором постарались воплотить идею идеального советского города. Сегодня Минск, существующий в своеобразном политическом и экономическом контексте, воспринимается многими как архив советской архитектуры и градостроительства.

Этот путеводитель, на создание которого ушло более трех лет, приглашает выйти за пределы круга популярных туристических достопримечательностей, предлагая читателю изучить все архитектурные слои города на примере 200 зданий, 10 площадей, 5 монументов, 7 парков, станций метро, а также жилых комплексов и серий панельных домов. Книга охватывает всё время существования города и его пространство: от Центральной площади до мемориального комплекса Тростенец на юго-восточной окраине; от средневекового Замчища и барочных церквей до новых гостиниц, возведенных к Чемпионату мира по хоккею в 2014 году; от небольшого деревянного дома РСДРП до завода-гиганта МТЗ и района Каменная Горка. Для автора архитектора и исследователя архитектуры Дмитрия Задорина издание стало откровением о Минске, а для читателя энциклопедией города, упакованной в формат архитектурного путеводителя.

Язык издания: английский.

Серия: Art Architecture
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774822
ISBN: 9783869222394
Автор: Zadorin Dimitrij

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

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

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

Architectural guide. Pyongyang
Столица Северной Кореи Пхеньян город, скрытый за политическим занавесом. Но сегодня у путешественников есть возможность узнать больше об этом городе благодаря уникальному архитектурному путеводителю, изданному в двух томах. Первый том включает описание почти ста современных проектов Пхеньяна, второй анализирует архитектурный и исторический контекст столицы КНДР.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774849
ISBN: 9783869221878

Architectural guide. Rome. Buildings and Projects
Древний Рим определил вектор развития европейской культуры и искусства на 2000 лет. В течение нескольких столетий этот город был истинной caput mundi столицей мира . Именно здесь берет начало западная традиция архитектуры. На сегодняшний день более 12 миллионов людей со всей планеты ежегодно приезжают в Вечный город, чтобы насладиться впечатляющими артефактами Римской империи и памятниками искусства и архитектуры времен итальянского Ренессанса и Барокко.

Этот путеводитель призывает читателей свернуть с проторенных маршрутов и открыть для себя скрытые архитектурные жемчужины Рима: менее известные, но экстраординарные здания, созданные во второй половине XX века. От культурных, образовательных, спортивных и многофункциональных центров до религиозных, жилых и инфраструктурных зданий в книге представлено 140 проектов, которые демонстрируют большое разнообразие современной архитектуры итальянской столицы. В специальной главе приведены концепции, находящиеся в стадии реализации или завершенные в недавнем прошлом, а также список тематических маршрутов, которых можно придерживаться, прогуливаясь по итальянской столице.

Язык издания: английский.

Серия: Art Architecture
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774824
ISBN: 9783869226606
Автор: Kavalirek Marina

Architectural guide. Sofia
София один из старейших городов в Европе, но он все еще остается относительно неизученным направлением. В столице Болгарии можно найти архитектурное наследие древних фракийцев, римлян, византийцев, а также средневековые постройки и здания, относящиеся к периоду Османской империи. Новый архитектурный путеводитель в подробностях расскажет о них. Автор книги не обошел вниманием и современную архитектуру Софии, включая памятники коммунистического историзма и модернизма. Это издание анализирует город и его способность формировать уникальный архитектурный опыт, опираясь на его географические особенности и разные исторические слои. Облик Софии нельзя определить неким чистым архитектурным стилем; здесь различные влияния перекрывают друг друга, и создают нечто новое, аутентичное и особенное. Архитектурный путеводитель по Софии уделяет внимание не только историческим памятникам и очевидным достопримечательностям, но и самым новым зданиям в городе, примерам экспериментальных поисков современного поколения архитекторов. Он представляет более 200 избранных зданий, относящихся к разным историческим периодам, и включает несколько статей о становлении местной архитектурной традиции, а также эссе об архитектурных деталях, возникших в результате столкновения различных стилистических влияний. Более 15 цветных карт и 700 иллюстраций в сочетании с обширной библиографией помогут читателю и путешественнику совершить настоящий архитектурный тур по Софии.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774851
ISBN: 9783869226576
Автор: Stanishev Georgi

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

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

Architectural guide. Tel Aviv
Новый архитектурный путеводитель по Тель-Авиву опубликован к столетию Баухауса, отмечаемому в 2019 году. В "Белом городе" Тель-Авива находится более 4000 зданий, построенных в интернациональном стиле архитекторами Баухауса. Сегодня это всемирно известный объект всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО. Этот архитектурный путеводитель написан Шарон Голан Ярон - архитектором, ратующей за сохранение архитектурных памятников, соучредителем и директором программ Центра "Белый город". Она создала книгу-ключ к изучению наиболее важных архитектурных объектов в Тель-Авиве. Здания в "Белом городе" отличает особый архитектурный язык, который появился в процессе адаптации европейского модернизма к местным климатическим и культурным реалиям. 100 наиболее примечательных сооружений, распределенных по четырем маршрутам, вошли в это издание. Кроме того, путеводитель рассказывает об уникальном современном подходе Тель-Авива к сохранению наследия, который поддерживает эксплуатацию исторических зданий и способствует росту города, позволяя возведение пристроек.

Язык издания: английский.

Серия: Art Architecture
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774825
ISBN: 9783869222523
Автор: Yaron Sharon Golan, Even Yuval

Architectural guide. The South of Russia. Buildings of the Soviet Avant-Garde 1922 1936
The architecture of the Soviet avant-garde of the 1920s and mid-1930s is attracting more and more attention from both domestic and foreign researchers, but in spite of this, entire regions remain unexplored. One of them, until recently, was the South of Russia - an area that encom passes the Southern Federal Dis trict and the North Caucasus Federal District.

The state of this architectural heritage deserves special mention. In the South of Russia during the Second World War, there were active hostilities and mass destruction. Over the course of post-war reconstruction, many buildings were rebuilt in a neo classical style, and a whole layer of avant- garde works nearly disappeared. During the post- Soviet years, the management of these buildings was no less destructive.

The product of extensive research, this guidebook divides the objects in question into two groups: those that have survived and those that have been lost forever. Fortunately, Architectural Guide The South of Russia allows readers to see more than 100 selected buildings of the Soviet avantgarde with their own eyes.

Серия: Art Architecture
Год: 2021
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 789152
ISBN: 9783869223049
Автор: Tokarev Artur, Bychkov Igor

Architectural guide. Tokyo
Уходящая корнями в традиции древнего зодчества, а сегодня ультрасовременная и высокотехнологичная архитектура японской столицы очаровывает путешественников и исследователей со всего мира. Новый путеводитель по Токио - незаменимый компаньон для тех, кто стремится исследовать один из крупнейших и наиболее сложных городов в мире, столицу летних Олимпийских игр 2020 года. Почти 300 знаковых зданий Токио, построенных после 1945 года, представлены в книге информативными текстами и богато проиллюстрированы. Планы и указатели дополняют этот путеводитель, а удобные карты позволяют легко найти здания, несмотря на головокружительные темпы трансформации города. От сверкающего неоновыми огнями перекрестка в районе Сибуя до оригинальных сооружений из деревянных балок: этот путеводитель по Токио демонстрирует все богатство его необычайной архитектуры.

Язык издания: английский.

Серия: Art Architecture
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774852
ISBN: 9783869224855
Автор: Meyer Ulf

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

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

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

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

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

Architectural guide. Venice
Эта книга первый путеводитель по современной архитектуре Венеции города-музея под открытым небом, места, которое словно магнит привлекает архитекторов со всего мира, ведь именно здесь каждые два года проходит крупнейшее событие в мире архитектуры Венецианская архитектурная биеннале. Архитектурный путеводитель предлагает читателю узнать иную, не столь знакомую нам Венецию после 1950 года. Он включает водные и пешеходные маршруты по островной и континентальной Венеции, а также по площадкам Биеннале. В книге рассказывается о наиболее значимых проектах Карло Скарпы, Тадао Андо, Дэвида Чипперфильда и других всемирно известных архитекторов. Специальная глава книги посвящена масштабным, но нереализованным концепциям таких известных мастеров, как Фрэнк Ллойд Райт, Ле Корбюзье и Луис Кан.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774826
ISBN: 9783869223629

Architectural guide. Wroclaw
Вроцлав - один из старейших городов Польши, и следы подлинной истории встречаются здесь повсеместно. Город фактически переходил из рук в руки, в разные периоды он входил в состав Польского государства и королевства Богемии, являлся предметом притязаний Венгрии и был присоединен к Пруссии. После Второй мировой войны он стал частью Польской республики. И хотя во время войны пострадало почти семьдесят процентов городской застройки, Вроцлав все же смог восстать из руин. Сегодня он является настоящей жемчужиной Западной Польши и может гордиться своей архитектурой. Этот путеводитель представляет более 150 избранных сооружений - от авангардных жилых кварталов 1960-70-х годов, спроектированных Ядвигой Грабовска-Гавриляк, до "Зала Столетия", который Фонд Гетти признал одним из важнейших памятников интернационального стиля XX века. Особое внимание уделено одному из первых разноуровневых домов в мире - "Дому холостяков" Ганса Шаруна, а также современным проектам крупнейших польских архитекторов.

Язык издания: английский.

Серия: Art Architecture
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774827
ISBN: 9783869224268
Автор: Szczelina Marcin

Architectural guide. Yerevan
Ереван и легендарный Арарат это символы, которые занимают особое место в армянской культуре, несмотря на то что столиц в истории Армении было множество и располагались они в самых разных городах, а библейская года сейчас находится на территории Турции. Природные катастрофы и геноцид 1915 года стали неотъемлемой частью идентичности армянского народа и армянской архитектуры.

Этот архитектурный путеводитель прослеживает историю Еревана, которая оставила свой след на рисунке улиц и облике этого многоликого города.

Армянский конструктивизм, национальные мотивы, классицизм, советский модернизм в издании рассмотрены архитектурные проекты самых разных направлений. Дополнительная экскурсия представит читателю необычный город Спитак, который был до основания разрушен землетрясением в 1988 году и перестроен заново как модель идеального советского города. Путеводитель, таким образом, ответит на вопросы о сущности и характере современного армянского города.

Язык издания: английский.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Dom Publishers
Артикул: 774855
ISBN: 9783869223575
Автор: Harutynyan Tigran

Arctic Dreams
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
Год: 2014
Производитель: Vintage books
Артикул: 885992
ISBN: 9780099583455
Автор: Lopez Barry

Around the World in 80 Days
'The pace of this kind of travel has not much changed since Fogg set out in 1872. Trains may be a little faster, but there are certainly no high-speed rail links yet across India, China or the USA. Passenger services have practically disappeared from the world's shipping lanes ... Recourse to air travel, even as a convenient means of escape, was not allowed.'

Following the route taken by Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier, Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club to circumnavigate the world. The rules were simple, but nothing else about the trip was straightforward...

From a tour of Venice on a rubbish barge to ship spotting at the Suez Canal and the bicycle rush hour and snake snacks in China, this is an unparalleled tribute to man's ability to make life difficult for himself.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Orion
Артикул: 795479
ISBN: 9780753823248
Автор: Palin Michael

Around the World in 80 Trains
Winner of the National Geographic Traveller Award for best travel book

Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book Of The Year Award



'Monisha Rajesh has chosen one of the best ways of seeing the world. Never too fast, never too slow, her journey does what trains do best. Getting to the heart of things. Prepare for a very fine ride' Michael Palin



From the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet's Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Around the World in 80 Trains is a celebration of the glory of train travel and a witty and irreverent look at the world.



Packing up her rucksack - and her fiance, Jem - Monisha Rajesh embarks on an unforgettable adventure that takes her from London's St Pancras station to the vast expanses of Russia and Mongolia, North Korea, Canada, Kazakhstan, and beyond. The journey is one of constant movement and mayhem, as the pair strike up friendships and swap stories with the hilarious, irksome and ultimately endearing travellers they meet on board, all while taking in some of the earth's most breathtaking views.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Bloomsbury
Артикул: 944541
ISBN: 9781408869772
Автор: Rajesh Monisha

Art Escapes. Hidden Art Experiences Outside the Museum
Art exists all around us: one just needs to know where to look. Escaping the conventional settings of the museum or gallery, a fascinating variety of art pieces exist everywhere from Ghanaian patios to the Las Vegas desert, from the forest in Scandinavia to the buzzing streets of Mexico City. Art Escapes is a thoughtful journey through these little-known gems that become a destination in themselves, and should be part of every art-lover bucket list. Away from the queues, the crowds, and the constraints of the classic art spaces, these places invite you to discover creativity in a new light.

Серия: Art Travel
Год: 2022
Производитель: Gestalten
Артикул: 918661
ISBN: 9783967040524

Art and History Moscow (на англ. яз.)
Текст полностью на английском языке.
Год: 2008
Производитель: Юпитер-Импэкс
Артикул: 185043
ISBN: 978-88-476-1949-4

As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams. Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-century Japan
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams is a unique autobiography in which the anonymous writer known as Lady Sarashina intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and evocative descriptions of the Japanese countryside. Born in AD 1008, Lady Sarashina felt an acute sense of melancholy that led her to withdraw into the more congenial realm of the imagination - this deeply introspective work presents her vision of the world. While barely alluding to certain aspects of her life such as marriage, she illuminates her pilgrimages to temples and mystical dreams in exquisite prose, describing a profound emotional journey that can be read as a metaphor for life itself.

Серия: Penguin Classics
Год: 1989
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 886560
ISBN: 9780140442823
Автор: Sarashina

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

Austria
The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin's star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Austria, discover Vienna's famed Opera, choirs, coffeehouses, pastries, elegant architecture, Museum of Fine Arts, and Danube River. Salzburg's festivals, historic Old Town, Mozart's birthplace, shops and markets are yours to enjoy. Spas and winter sports resorts abound throughout the countryside.

Серия: Зеленые гиды
Год: 2010
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230627
ISBN: 978-1-906261-50-4

Barcelona and Catalonia
Whether you want to enjoy Costa Brava's laidback lifestyle, marvel at the iconic Sagrada Familia or hike the undulating landscape of long-extinct volcanoes, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Barecelona and Catalonia have to offer.

From gothic churches and old taverns to dizzying skyscrapers and ritzy cocktail bars, Catalonia is a constant contradiction. The natural landscape is just as varied: soaring mountain ranges preside over pristine wilderness and vineyard-cloaked hills taper into a seemingly endless stretch of coastline.

Our updated guide brings Barcelona and Catalonia to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our hand-drawn illustrations, which place you inside the Barcelona and Catalonia's iconic buildings and neighbourhoods.

Серия: Eyewitness Travel
Год: 2022
Производитель: Dorling Kindersley
Артикул: 986722
ISBN: 9780241559352

Barcelona. Hotels & More
Cool comforts in the Catalonian capital

Angelika Taschen has selected a delectable range of hotels and hotspots for your stay in Barcelona, from the Hotel Neri in the Gothic district to the modern and minimal Hotel Omm with breathtaking views of Gaudi's Casa Mila; to the Casa Camper, a quirky and multicultural smoke-free hotel in the former prostitute quarter run by the famous Spanish shoe makers. She also tells you where to taste the best tapas and innovative Catalan cuisine as well as where to check out contemporary art exhibitions and the best markets.

About the series: Angelika Taschen`s Hotel series books are much more than simple hotel guides. They are meant to be taken along on your trip, as they not only feature the best and most interesting places to stay-from low budget to luxury-but also list hot spots for each hotel`s neighborhood. Once you`re installed in the hotel of your choice, you can peruse our suggestions for restaurants, bars, boutiques, specialty shops, and more.

Special features:

- plastic jacket with silk screen

- hand-illustrated postcard

- a space for your personal travel notes

- an exclusive hand-illustrated map for each area

About the editor and author:

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

About the photographer:

Pep Escoda is based in Tarragona, Spain, from where he travels the world in order to realize his projects, which were honored by the National Photographer Assosiation with 11 LUX awards. He has published more than 100 books and works for international magazines such as Homes & Houses of the New York Times.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 206808
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0047-0
Автор: Taschen Angelika

Barcelona. Restaurants & More
When the sun goes down, Spain's culinary culture comes alive; the Catalans like to enjoy their meals late into the night, to the surprise of many foreigners who are not accustomed to eating dinner as late as 11 p.m. or even midnight. But they quickly become accustomed to this very relaxed way of life, having learned to enjoy a siesta in the afternoon when all the shops are closed. A favorite way to usher in the evening hours is to visit a classic tapas bar such as TapaC24 or Cerveceria El Vaso de Oro, where fresh, simple, and delicious nibbles can be had while sipping a cold cerveza. When your appetite is in full swing and the hour grows late, choose from our restaurant recommendations such as 7 Portes, the oldest eatery in the city, or the very glamorous Noti. If after-dinner drinks are in order, be sure to visit Bar Gimlet for cocktails and jazz. And forget about that diet: you must try the scrumptiously sweet suizos and churros at Granja La Pallaresa!

Special features:

- exclusive hand-illustrated cover

- exclusive hand-illustrated map for each area

- information such as history, design, opening hours, and signature dishes

- hand-illustrated postcard

- softcover with a sturdy PVC jacket

Редактор: Angelika Taschen.

Издание на английском, немецком и французском языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 205263
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0053-1

Barcelona. Shops & More
Barcelona may be design-crazed these days, but visitors can still take a trip back in time by visiting devotional shops that have hardly changed in centuries, such as Cereria Subira (est. 1761). Cooks and culinary fans will appreciate our recommendations for the best places to find kitchenware, chef's apparel, fresh-roasted coffee, or world-famous Spanish hams. If clothes-shopping is more your style, you'll want to visit one of our selected boutiques such as Josep Font, one of Spain's most celebrated designers, or the concept store Lobby. Be sure to keep this guide with you while you jaunt through Barcelona so you don't miss any of the local institutions (n.b. when you're drooling over a leg of jamon iberico, you may want to remind yourself that the airlines impose a weight limit for checked baggage).

Special features:

- exclusive hand-illustrated cover

- exclusive hand-illustrated map for each area

- information such as history, design, opening hours, and signature dishes

- hand-illustrated postcard

- softcover with a sturdy PVC jacket

Редактор: Angelika Taschen.

Фотограф: Pep Escoda.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 205290
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0055-5

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

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

Belgium, Luxembourg
For people who want to see more:

- Sights and attractions rated by the Michelin star system;

- Suggested driving tours;

- 53 easy-to-use and detailed plans and maps;

- Address Book - places to eat, drink, stay and relax for every budget.

Admire Bruges' varied architecture. Wander Luxembourg's Chemin de la Corniche. Visit Namur's Roman castle.

Серия: Зеленые гиды
Год: 2009
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230629
ISBN: 978-1-906261-46-7

Berezina
Moscow to Paris in a sidecar: an epic, crazy 2, 500 mile road trip following Napoleon s retreat

October 1812, Napoleon enters Moscow. The Russians have set fire to the city, soon it will be reduced to a pile of ash. The Emperor equivocates, decides to turn back. This is the beginning of the retreat from Russia, a page of history that has become legendary for its degree of suffering and horror, but also for the heroic acts that took place.



Two hundred years later, Sylvain Tesson, accompanied by four friends (two Russians and two French), decides to follow the route of the retreat. Perched on two Soviet Ural sidecar motorcycles, they will rejoin Paris from Moscow, guided only by the spectres of the two hundred thousand soldiers who died through cold, starvation, and in battle. Twenty five hundred miles travelled in a wild escapade to salute the ghosts of history, across the white plains of Russia.

Серия: Europa Compass
Год: 2019
Производитель: Europa Editions
Артикул: 954392
ISBN: 9781787701885
Автор: Tesson Sylvain

Berlin Now. The Rise Of The City And The Fall Of The Wall
In Berlin Now, and on the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Wall, a legendary Berliner tells the inside story of the city.

Over the last five decades, no other city has changed more than Berlin. Divided in 1961, reunited in 1989, it has morphed over the last twenty-five years into Europe's most vibrant melting-pot of artists, immigrants and entrepreneurs. Pieces of the wall are collected around the world. Blending memoir, history, anecdote and reportage, this legendary Berliner takes us behind the scenes - from wrenching stories of life under the Stasi, to the difference between East and West Berliners' sex-lives, to a present-day investigation of its arts scene, night-life, tumultuous politics and hidden quirks - revealing what makes Berlin the uniquely fascinating place it is.
Год: 2014
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 889235
ISBN: 9780241970836
Автор: Schneider Peter

Berlin. Hotels & More
Glamorous in the Roaring Twenties, destroyed during World War II and divided afterwards, rebuilt in the 1950s, and now reunited, Berlin is a city of vibrant contrasts where diverse cultures form a multihued urban fabric. Derelict former Communist neighborhoods have been reincarnated as haunts for artists and designers while elsewhere the city's old traditions are also still very much alive. Places Angelika Taschen recommends you stay while visiting Berlin include everything from classic hotels like The Regent Berlin, bed and breakfast-style pensions such as Nurnberger Eck and Askanischer Hof in Charlottenburg, or the serviced apartments Lux 11 in Berlin-Mitte. And of course none of the hotel books would be complete without a copious helping of hotspots to visit and places at which to eat and drink during your stay. Favorite recommendations for Berlin: include Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's New National Gallery, the Helmut Newton Foundation, a curry wurst stand in Prenzlauerberg where Berlin's signature dish was invented and a ballroom nearly a century old.

Special features:

- plastic jacket with silk screen

- hand-illustrated postcard

- a space for your personal travel notes

- an exclusive hand-illustrated map for each area

About the editor and author:

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

About the photographer:

Berlin-based photographer Thorsten Klapsch has published his works in various magazines, among them wallpaper*, DIE ZEIT, and qvest. He has collaborated on different book projects and works for architects, designers and advertising campaigns.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 205532
ISBN: 978-3-8228-3712-2
Автор: Taschen Angelika

Berlin. Restaurants & More
Berlin's best culinary and nightlife secrets

You can feel like a true Berliner thanks to the insider's tips in this handy guide. From the best Currywurst stand to the coolest place to grab a cocktail and all the best places to sample fine Berlin cuisine, these are truly priceless pointers.

Highlights:

- Legendary restaurant and bar Paris Bar

- Diener Tattersaal, German pub with typical Berlin beer and food

- Green Door, you have to ring the doorbell to gain entrance to this stylish night spot

- Cafe Einstein, a classic coffee house in an old villa

- Kumpelnest 3000, a glamour-trash bar in a former brothel?

- Borchardt, the brasserie where the likes of Tom Hanks, Goldie Hawn, Gerhard Schroder have eaten Wiener Schnitzel

- Konnopke's Imbiss, birthplace of the famous Berlin Currywurst

- Wohnzimmer, a cosy, vintage-style cafe in Berlin's most hottest neighborhood, Prenzlauer Berg

Редактор: Angelika Taschen.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 205279
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0039-5

Berlin. Shops & More
Shopping ist gut for you!

Go traipsing through Berlin and be sure to catch all the most trendy, original, and traditional shops with this guide to the best the city's shops have to offer. Whether you're a fan of avant-garde fashion or old-fashioned handmade items - or both - we've got all your bases covered. As always, we also suggest perfect places to grab a bite or relax with a refreshing drink while on your shopping spree.

Highlights:

Adidas Originals Store

DIM, 130-year-old, wickerwork and brush shop where products are made by physically and mentally handicapped people

Steiff famous German teddy bears, company founded in 1877

Original Erzgebirgskunst, decorative wooden items from a famous German region of traditional crafts

KPM (Konigliche Porzellan Manufaktur) German Royal Porcelain founded in 1763 where you can buy vases designed by famous architect Karl-Friedrich Schinkel

Junemanns Pantoffel-Eck, handmade felt slippers

Ausberlin, souvenirs made in and about Berlin such as books or candles shaped like the Brandenburger Tor

Andreas Murkudis, avant-garde fashion, impressive selection of cutting-edge labels and young Berlin brands

Chocolatier Erich Hamann, scrumptious chocolate made in Berlin in a shop designed by Bauhaus icon Johannes Itten in 1928

KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens), opened in 1907, it is Europe's largest department store with an outrageous delicatessen department

Редактор: Angelika Taschen.

Фотограф: Thorsten Klapsch.

Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.
Год: 2009
Производитель: Taschen
Артикул: 205289
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0041-8

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

Big London A-Z Street Atlas
Large scale A-Z street mapping of London. This A4 street atlas offers the perfect combination of coverage and clarity, the area covered ranges from Heathrow Airport all the way to Chingford at a scale of 4.25 inches to 1 mile, while a detailed map of Central London is at a larger scale of 8.5 inches to 1 mile.



The mapping features transport connections, places of interest, public buildings, postcode districts, one-way streets, Congestion and Low Emission Zones



This comprehensive street atlas of London also includes:

An overview map of the Congestion Charging Zone

West End Theatre and Cinema maps

The London Rail & Tube Services Map

London Underground map



A comprehensive index lists streets, selected flats, walkways and places of interest, place, area and junction names. Additional healthcare (hospitals, walk-in centres and hospices) and transport (National Rail, London Tramlink, Docklands Light Railway, London Underground and Overground stations, and River Bus pier) are indexed as well.
Год: 2020
Производитель: Harpercollins
Артикул: 898500
ISBN: 9780008388003

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



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



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

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

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



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



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



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



A masterpiece John Le Carrй



Extraordinary, audacious, completely enthralling William Boyd



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

Boston
Designed to show you in the blink of an eye a destination's best attractions, the Michelin Mustsees series helps you maximize the fun and minimize the guesswork of travel.

Серия: Must sees (Гиды на англ. языке)
Год: 2010
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230638
ISBN: 978-1-906261-64-1

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



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



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



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



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

Britain 2010
Detailed scenic driving tours. Selection of our favorites dining pubs. 70 town plans. Includes our best dining pubs.

На спирали.

Серия: Атласы
Год: 2010
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230691
ISBN: 978-2-06-714756-0

Britain s Heritage Railways. Discover more than 100 historic lines
Explore Britain's remaining historic lines with railway expert Julian Holland.

The essential guide to exploring Britain s last remaining historic lines, Britain s Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland.



More than 100 locations, the majority steam operated, featured all over Britain. Highly illustrated with maps and old and new photographs.

Historic lines include;

Bodmin & Wenford Railway two rural branch lines with a rich industrial history tucked away in Cornwall

West Somerset Railway the longest heritage railway in England with views of the Quantock Hills and the sea

Bluebell Railway a Victorian steam railway deep in rural Mid Sussex

North Norfolk Railway a delightful journey through heathland with views of the sea

Dean Forest Railway with a rich industrial history this heritage railway takes passengers into the ancient Forest of Dean

Ffestiniog Railway a steam operated Victorian narrow gauge slate railway clinging to steep hillsides

Wensleydale Railway a long heritage railway in the unspoilt Yorkshire Dales

Speyside Railway a Highland line with views of the Cairngorm Mountains
Год: 2022
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 898873
ISBN: 9780008467982
Автор: Holland Julian

Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations
It is the scene for our hopeful beginnings and our intended ends, and the timeless experiences of coming and going, meeting, greeting and parting. It is an institution with its own rituals and priests, and a long-neglected aspect of Britain's architecture. And yet so little do we look at the railway station.



Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of Great Britain, from Waterloo to Wemyss Bay, Betws-y-Coed to Beverley, to select his hundred best railway stations. Blending his usual insight and authority with his personal reflections and experiences - including his founding the Railway Heritage Trust - the foremost expert on our national heritage deftly reveals the history, geography, design and significance of each of these glories.



Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of our social history shows the station's role in the national imagination; champions the engineers, architects and rival companies that made them possible; and tells the story behind the triumphs and follies of these very British creations. These are the marvellous, often undersung places that link our nation, celebrated like never before.
Год: 2021
Производитель: Penguin
Артикул: 973022
ISBN: 9780241979006
Автор: Jenkins Simon

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

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

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

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

Budapest Hungary
The perfect travel companion, the Michelin Travel Guide has brought discerning and up-to-date information to domestic and international travelers for over 80 years. Its world-famous star-rating system of "worth a journey, " "worth a detour, " and "interesting" provides travelers with the inside scoop on what to see in the blink of an eye. Whether cruising the wine regions of France, or hoofing it through NYC, travelers have depended on the accurate and precise information to craft trips of a lifetime.

Серия: Зеленые гиды
Год: 2007
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230628
ISBN: 978-1-906261-18-4

Burgundy. Art. Architecture. Landscape
La Bourgogne (Burgundy) - the name evokes beautiful landscapes and cities, famous wines and culinary pleasures. In this book, the reader will discover all cathedrals and cloisters, castles and vineyards of this region. Burgundy is a guide through 3, 000 years of Burgundy's history, beginning at the Neolithic era with mysterious meter-thick layers of horse bones, through Greek craftwork and Etruscan gold, then further on to the Cistercian cloisters and up to the present day. Burgundy is exciting!
Год: 2022
Производитель: H.F.Ullmann
Артикул: 875618
ISBN: 9783848004010
Автор: Laule Ulrike

Cairngorms National Park Pocket Map
Handy little full colour map and guide of Cairngorms National Park. Detailed mapping and visitor information to the National Park along with a selection of photographs. Map at a scale of 1:182, 000 (2.9 miles to 1 inch or 1.82 km to 1 cm).



This small map with additional text and photographs gives a great overview of the Cairngorms National Park, and is the perfect companion for exploring this beautiful area of the Scottish Highlands.



Clear, detailed mapping

Key park, tourist and travel information

Ideal for planning visits to the National Park

Index to help locate and plan your trip
Год: 2021
Производитель: Collins
Артикул: 898750
ISBN: 9780008439187

California
For people who want to see more:

- Sights and attractions rated by the Michelin star system;

- Suggested driving tours;

- 45 easy-to-use and detailed plans and maps;

- Address Book - places to eat, drink, stay and relax for every budget.

Drive the Pacific coast Tour Napa's vineyards Explore Spanish missions.

Серия: Зеленые гиды
Год: 2007
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230650
ISBN: 978-1-906261-03-0

Canada
The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin's star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Canada, catch an indy-film in Vancouver, spot a beluga whale in Quebec's Saguenay Fjord, explore the stockyards "where the west begins" in Manitoba, hire a guide to the Denmark-sized Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary or try on the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.

Серия: Зеленые гиды
Год: 2007
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230656
ISBN: 978-1-906261-24-5

Cancun & the Yucatan
A Day with Mustsees Cancun & the Yucatan

Morning - Stroll along the beach in Cancun to the Xcaret Terminal and jump on a bus heading south.

Afternoon - Explore the underground river and bountiful reefs at Xcaret. Swim with dolphins or walk underwater on a "snuba" tour of the reef.

Evening - Stay at Xcaret for the evening spectacular and return to Cancun for dinner and a night out. Or, continue to Tulum to see the Mayan ruins in the fading light, before putting on your dancing sandals for a local beach party.

Серия: Must sees (Гиды на англ. языке)
Год: 2010
Производитель: Michelin
Артикул: 230635
ISBN: 978-1-906261-67-2