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Drink London (New Edition)

by Euan Ferguson

Drink London is a guide to the 100 finest bars and pubs in the city.

From rooftop cocktail lounges to low-beamed old inns, from underground speakeasies to the coolest craft beer bars, here is an authoritative...

An Island Odyssey

by Hamish Haswell-Smith

In An Island Odyssey Hamish Haswell-Smith casts off in his forty-one-foot sloop Jandara, armed with his sketch pad and a route map of a journey first taken by Martin Martin in 1703. Haswell-Smith sets sail on...

Universal versus Disney: The Unofficial Guide to American Theme Parks' Greatest Rivalry

by Sam Gennawey

Universal Studios never really wanted to get into the theme park business. They wanted to be the anti-Disney. But when forced to do so, they did it in a big way. Despite the fits and starts of multiple owners,...

Mountain Walking in Southern Catalunya

by Philip Freakley & Vivien Freakley

This first English-language guide describes the best mountain and coastal walking near Tortosa, Southern Catalunya, Spain, in the Parc Natural dels Ports, on the Cardó and Montsia massifs and along the coast,...

Ghost Towns of Route 66

by Jim Hinckley & Kerrick James

Ghost towns lie all along the Mother Road. The quintessential boom-and-bust highway of the American West, Route 66 once hosted a thriving array of boom towns built around oil wells, railroad stops, cattle ranches,...

A Traveller's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy

by Carl Shilleto & Mike Tolhurst

A Traveller’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy covers the period from June to August 1944 when the Allies stormed ashore, fought their way through the bocage country of Normandy, and eventually broke...

Sámi Musical Performance and the Politics of Indigeneity in Northern Europe

by Thomas Hilder

In Sámi Musical Performance and the Politics of Indigeneity in Northern Europe , ethnomusicologist Thomas Hilder offers the first book-length study of this diverse and dynamic music scene and its intersection...

Spooked in Seattle

by Ross Allison

Seattle may not be as old as some would expect from a haunted city. But it has a large number of haunted sites and stories. Spooked in Seattle will lead readers on a journey through Seattle's neighborhoods and...

Cool Japan Guide

by Denson,Abby

Traveling to Japan has never been so much fun—visit the land of anime, manga, cosplay, hot springs and sushi!

This graphic Japan travel guide is the first of its kind exploring Japanese culture from a cartoonist's...

Geocaching in the UK

by Terry Marsh

Geocaching is high-tech treasure hunting using a GPS, and this is the first UK-oriented guide to this most addictive of outdoor pursuits. For first-timers and for experienced geocachers, this step-by-step guide...

Swahili Grammar for Introductory and Intermediate Levels

by Oswald Almasi, Michael David Fallon & Nazish Pardhan Wared

This book is intended for university students and anyone interested in learning Standard Swahili grammar as spoken in the East African Community of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The most comprehensive grammar...

Backroads of Minnesota

by Shawn Perich & Gary Nelson

This updated 2nd edition of the popular Backroads of Minnesota (2002) comes in a new portable size, making it easy to tote in your car and head out to a new destination in beautiful Minnesota. Have you driven...

A Historical Guidebook to Old Columbus

by Bob Hunter & Lucy S. Wolfe

Ever look at a modern skyscraper or a vacant lot and wonder what was there before? Or maybe you have passed an old house and been curious about who lived there long ago. This richly illustrated new book celebrates...

Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks

by Vivienne Crow

This guidebook describes 30 low-level day walks in the valleys, beside the lakes and on the low fells of the Lake District, suitable for walkers of all abilities. Each route is illustrated with OS map extracts,...

Walking in Torridon

by Peter Barton, Jim Sutherland & Chris Lowe

A guidebook to the best walking routes in the mountains of Torridon in the western Highlands of Scotland. Based around Shieldaig and Slioch, the 52 day walks include easy walks to routes up Torridon's best summits,...

The Pyrenees

by Kev Reynolds

A resource book covering the finest walks, treks and climbs in the High Pyrenees for 400km between France and Spain, from the Cirque de Lescun, on the edge of the Basque country in the west, to the Carlit massif...

Scotland

by Chris Townsend

This comprehensive book is an excellent planning resource for those who wish to venture into the Scottish mountains. Whether you are planning a walk, scramble, climb or ski tour this larger format guide has...

Not the West Highland Way

by Ronald Turnbull

The West Highland Way is one of the finest of Britain's long-distance paths. It passes through six separate mountain ranges, from the tall elegant cone of Ben Lomond and the crag towers of grim Glen Coe to the...

The Descartes Highlands

by Eric Gamalinda

One of the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Top 10 Books of 2014

A NewPages Book Stand Editor's Pick

"Darkly spellbinding...With a keen eye for splendor amid the grotesque, Gamalinda writes with a poet's heart and...

Paddlenorth

by Jennifer Kingsley

In an adventure of a lifetime, Jennifer Kingsley and her five companions canoe through one of the planet’s most rugged settings. They battle raging winds, impenetrable sea ice, treacherous rapids, and agonizing...