` This beautifully written book by the director Michael Blakemore puts most such volumes to shame. It is full of both sharp insights & sudden shafts of wisdom. Often wonderfully funny, it is also touching & painfully honest. By the time you have finished Arguments with Engl&, the author feels like an unusually wise & sympathetic friend.` Sunday Telegraph ` Some of the most exhilarating writing about theatre ever committed to paper, a beady & original analysis of Britain (and incidentally British theatre) in the 50s & 60s, a profound account of the evolution of modern Australia, & a darkly frank one of the inner life of its author. His arguments with England are in the end arguments with himself, but they are utterly engrossing.` Simon Callow, Guardian ...

These books are not simply pictures of what we can see from our car window, nor simply misty landscapes but photography which gets to the heart of both the landscape & its human component. While covering all the main attractions in an area the photographers have sought out the quirky, the curious & the unknown to give a new dimension to a land we all thought we knew. Argyll
- the enduring heartland
- with a coastline longer than that of France is one of the most beautiful counties in Scotland & also one of the most varied. From holiday towns on the Clyde to the stark grandeur of Ardnamurchan, from the great inland sea of Loch Awe to the flat plain of the Add
- the Great Moss, its range of scenery is astonishing. The seat of the reputed Dark Age capital of the Kingdom of Scots, of romantic castles such as Stalker & Kilchurn, of great houses such as Inveraray, it is a landscape moulded by man from earliest times. This is the first photographic study to concentrate on a county which in many ways remains still a kingdom apart.


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Argyll & the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotl&. But the rocks beneath tell a story of an even more ancient world that stretches back billions of years. In this book Alan Mc Kirdy explains how much of the ancient bedrock of the area was created from a once-towering mountain; how granites were formed deep in the Earth`s crust as a result of the white heat of collision; how volcanoes left an indelible print on the landscape; how coal swamps briefly covered the l&, only to be succeeded by desert sands; & how glaciers shaped the landscape into the familiar mountains & glens we see today. Islands included are: Islay, Colonsay, Oronsay, Lismore, Jura, Scarba, Kerrera, Lunga, Garvellachs ...

Argyll & Bute Pevsner Architectural Guide, in a series of publications begun with the express aim of providing up-to-date guides to the most significant buildings in every part of the country, suitable for both general reader & specialist. Each volume provides an introductory overview of the architecture of the area, followed by a descriptive gazetteer arranged alphabetically by place. Whilst cathedrals & their furnishings, great country houses & their parks form the grand set pieces, the books demonstrate the enjoyable diversity of architecture in the British Isles in accounts of rural churches & farmsteads, Victorian public buildings & industrial monuments. A continuing programme of publication keeps the series up-to-date with new information on older buildings & recent architecture while maintaining the tradition of Pevsner`s own succinct accounts. Each book has over 100 photographs, mostly specially commissioned, numerous maps & plans, a glossary & indexes. ...

Argyll truly has its own special beauty. From peaceful wooded glens to beautiful beaches; gorgeous little fishing ports to romantic castles, Argyll & the Inner Hebrides have all the ingredients of a classic Scottish holiday. Footprint Focus provides invaluable information on transport, accommodation, eating & entertainment to ensure that your trip

Includes:: the best of this beautiful region of Scotl&. Essentials section with useful advice on getting to & around Argyll & the Inner Hebrides. Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep & seek adventure.

Includes:: information on tour operators & activities, from sampling the finest whiskey to sea fishing. Detailed maps for Argyll & the Inner Hebrides. Slim enough to fit in your pocket. With detailed information on all the main sights, plus many lesser-known attractions, Footprint Focus Argyll & the Inner Hebrides (
Includes: Oban, Mull, Iona, Islay, Jura & Arran) provides concise & comprehensive coverage of one of Scotland`s most varied & stunning regions. The content of the Footprint focus Argyll & the Inner Hebrides (
Includes: Oban, Mull, Iona, Islay, Jura & Arran) guide has been extracted from the Scotland Highlands & Islands Footprint Handbook.





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Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Ariège & Haute-Garonne départments of France at 1:150, 000 in Michelin’s Local Series, with highlighting for scenic routes, an index, a special panel with best sights & recommended driving tours, & street plans of central Toulouse & Foix. Along the Pyrenees the map extends from west of Bagnères-de-Luchon to Font-Romeau & Mont-Louis, including the whole of Andorra. PLEASE NOTE: our coverage image, provided by the publishers, does not take into account which areas along the edge of the map are blocked by the index & the additional features – the north-western corner above Auch & the north-eastern corner beyond Lavaur are not included. Maps in Michelin’s Local Series of France have the same cartography (road network & place names shown on the maps) as the publishers’ Regional Series at 1:200, 000 but enlarged here to 1:150, 000 to provide greater clarity & larger, easier to read print size. Road network is presented in great detail, indicating width, motorway services & rest areas, dangerous or restricted entry roads, steep gradients, height & weight restrictions, etc. Scenic sections are highlighted. The maps also show selected cycle paths & nature trails. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. Symbols indicate various places of interest, with additional star rating for best sights, based on the publishers’ Green Guides for French regions. Satellite-derived base with colouring for the forested areas & boundaries of national or regional parks shows the topography. In the mountainous regions the maps have bold, very effective relief shading, with a large number of names of peaks, passes, & other topographic features. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals & are indexed. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title in addition

Includes:: a panel showing the area’s principal roads & places of interest, plus recommendations for sightseeing tours. Also provided are town centre maps of main cities, indicating principal traffic arteries, one way streets & places of interest. Only selected streets are named & listed in the accompanying index. Please click on the series link to see all the titles in this series.



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Jan Morris is one of the great British writers of the post-war era. Soldier, journalist, writer about places (rather than `travel writer`), elegist of the British Empire, novelist, she has fashioned a distinctive prose style that is elegant, fastidious, supple, & sometimes gloriously gaudy. For many readers she is best known for her candid memoir Conundrum, which described the gender reassignment operation she underwent in 1972. But as Ariel demonstrates, this is just one of the many remarkable facts about her life. As James Morris she was the journalist who brought back the story of the conquest of Everest in 1953 & who discovered incontrovertible evidence of British involvement in the Suez Crisis of 1956. She has been described by Rebecca West as the finest prose stylist of her time, & her essays span the entire urban world. Her writings on Wales represent the most thorough literary investigation of that mysterious l&. Derek Johns was Jan Morris`s literary agent for twenty years. Ariel is not a conventional biography, but rather an appreciation of the work & life of someone who besides being a delightful writer is known to many people as a generous, affectionate, witty & irreverent friend. It is published to coincide with her 90th birthday. ...

Jan Morris is one of the great British writers of the post-war era. Soldier, journalist, writer about places, elegist of the British Empire, novelist, she is best known to many for her candid memoir Conundrum, which described the gender reassignment operation she underwent in 1972. But, as Ariel demonstrates, this is just one of the many remarkable facts about her life. Derek Johns was Jan Morris`s literary agent for twenty years, & Ariel is a literary life, an appreciation of the work & achievements of someone who besides being a delightful writer is known to many as a generous, affectionate, witty & irreverent friend. ...

` The great spirit of Frank Mc Guinness radiates in this magnificent novel. Myriad voices converge on one glistening core; it is a high-wire act earthed in the deepest humanity.` Sebastian Barry It is 1950. Donegal. A land apart. Derry city is only fourteen miles away but far beyond daily reach. Into this community comes Gianni, also called Giotto at his birth. A painter from Arrezzo in Italy, he has been commissioned to paint the Stations of the Cross. The young Italian comes with his dark skin, his unusual habits, but also his solitude & his own peculiar personal history. He is a major source of fascination for the entire community. A book of close observation, sharp wit, linguistic dexterity
- & of deep sympathy for ordinary, everyday humanity.
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