The Inca Trail, including a 21 page Lima City Guide, Santa Teresa Trek, Choquequirao Trek, Vilcabamba Trail, Vilcabamba to Choquequirao to Machu Picchu in the Trailblazer’s Trekking Guide series. Highly practical, informative & portable guides designed with the adventurous hiker & trekker in mind, & produced by one of the leading outdoor guide-book publishers. Each title in the series explores a range of popular trekking routes in some of the world’s most challenging terrain, encompassing areas such as the Alps, Atlas Mountains, Himalaya & New Zeal&. Designed with practicality in mind, each guide describes the entire trekking route in clearly defined stages, allowing trekkers to plan their route accordingly. The guide is arranged in 8 main sections – Planning Your Trip, Peru fact-file, The Incas offering a brief history & the imperial landscape & the Sacred Valley, Flora & Fauna, Minimum Impact Trekking & Outdoor Safety, Lima City Guide, Cusco & Around, & Trail Guides & Maps. There is detailed advice & guidance on the route itself, practical information for the walker, budgeting, when to go, itineraries, what to take & getting to & from the route. in addition, informative sections on the environment, flora & fauna & walking safety seek to improve walkers’ experiences of the routes & get the most from their trip. A Minimum Impact Trekking section also informs readers of the economic, environmental & cultural impact of walking. Appendices give information on GPS waypoints, Quechua & Spanish words & phrases, a brief glossary of trekking terminology & route map key. Strong on both practical content & cultural & historical background, Trailblazer Guides include extensive commentary on sites along the way, including town guides & maps where relevant, in addition to cultural & social background, as trekkers hike through the landscape. in addition, there are detailed descriptions of camping & accommodation facilities & places to eat & drink en route, as well as boxed insets exploring a local tradition or custom. Detailed, large-scale trekking maps are included in each title – a unique feature of Trailblazer guides – which include important information on walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay & eat & general points of interest. ...

Practical, all-in-one guide for hiking the Inca Trail.

Includes:: Lima & Cusco city guides, route guide &

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Funny, absorbing account of Matthew Parris`s fourth trip to Peru, on a bizarre holiday which takes him among bandits, prostitutes, peasants & riots. He & his three companions seem to head into trouble, rather than away from it, & he describes the troubles, curiosities & wonders they meet with the spell-binding fascination of a traveller relating adventures over the campfire. ...

For all of India`s myths, its sea of stories & moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. Sunil Khilnani`s Incarnations fills that space: recapturing the human dimension of how the world`s largest democracy came to be. In this stunningly illustrated & deeply researched book, accompanying his major BBC Radio 4 series, Khilnani explores the lives of 50 Indians, from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani
- lives that light up India`s rich, varied past & its continuous ferment of ideas. Khilnani`s trenchant portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, poets, stars, & corporate titans
- some famous, some unjustly forgotten
- bring feeling, wry humour, & uncommon insight to social dilemmas that extend from ancient times to our own. As he journeys across the country, & through its past, Khilnani uncovers more than just history. In rocket launches & ayurvedic call centres, in slum temples & Bollywood studios, in California communes & grimy ports, he examines the continued, & often surprising, relevance of the men & women who have made India
- & the world
- what it is. Their stories will inform, move & entertain this book`s many readers.




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For all of India`s myths, its sea of stories & moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. Sunil Khilnani`s Incarnations fills that space: recapturing the human dimension of how the world`s largest democracy came to be. In this stunning & deeply researched book, accompanying his major BBC Radio 4 series, Khilnani explores the lives of 50 Indians, from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani
- lives that light up India`s rich, varied past & its continuous ferment of ideas. Khilnani`s trenchant portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, poets, stars, & corporate titans
- some famous, some unjustly forgotten-bring feeling, wry humour, & uncommon insight to social dilemmas that extend from ancient times to our own. As he journeys across the country, & through its past, Khilnani uncovers more than just history. In rocket launches & ayurvedic call centres, in slum temples & Bollywood studios, in California communes & grimy ports, he examines the continued, & often surprising, relevance of the men & women who have made India
- & the world
- what it is. Their stories will inform, move & entertain this book`s many readers.



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Ince in Makerfield in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area, stretching from Ince station southward to Moss Pits, & from Pearson`s Flash eastward to Fir Tree Colliery. Features include Christ Church, St Mary`s church, stretch of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway with Ince station, GCR railway with Lower Ince station, LNWR Springs Branch, LYR Pemberton Loop, LNWR main line with engine shed, Moss Pits, short stretches of canal, tramways, Wigan Wagon Works, Ince & Wigan cemeteries, Hall of Ince, Westwood Hall, old shafts, several mineral railways, Old Hall, Ince UDC Council Offices, etc. Various directory extracts are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

IInce in Makerfield in 1927 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area, stretching from Ince station southward to Moss Pits, & from Pearson`s Flash eastward to Fir Tree Colliery. Features include Christ Church, St Mary`s church, stretch of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway with Ince station, GCR railway with Lower Ince station, LNWR Springs Branch, LYR Pemberton Loop, LNWR main line with engine shed, Moss Pits, short stretches of canal, tramways, Wigan Wagon Works, Ince & Wigan cemeteries, Hall of Ince, Westwood Hall, old shafts, several mineral railways, Old Hall, Ince UDC Council Offices, etc. Various directory extracts are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Ince Moss in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern part of Wigan around Ince Moss. Although the map

Includes:: a few Hindley terraces near the eastern margin (around Neville Street) its main interest is in the network of railways; these include a stretch of the main LNWR line, a stretch of the LNWR Lancashire Union Line, Bamfurlong Loop, Ince Moss Junction, Platt Bridge Junction, Platt Bridge Junction Line, Fir Tree House Junction, Bamfurlong Junction & the mineral line to Bryn Hall Sidings. Other features include Bamfurlong Colliery, part of Bryn Hall Collieries, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Leigh Branch, Bryn Moss, Fogg`s Fold, etc. On the reverse is a section of the 1929 edition showing the eastern half of the map with the Bamfurlong Colliery & the main railway. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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Incendiary by Chris Cleave is a novel in the form of a letter to Osama Bin Laden from a woman who has lost her husband & four-year-old son in a terrorist attack on a London soccer stadium. The letter recounts her experiences after the death of her family & follows her descent into a madness born of grief. ...

Taipei, Taiwan: A young man who runs a dumpling stand in a bustling night market crosses paths with some very dangerous gangsters including his own uncle. In Taiwan, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for prioritising family. When 25-year-old Jing-nan`s gangster uncle, Big Eye, asks a favor, Jing-nan can`t exactly say no, especially because two goons are going to follow him around to make sure he gets it done right. The favour is this: Big Eye s 16-year-old daughter, Mei-ling, has a biker boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks in Big Eye`s gangster opinion & Big Eye wants Jing-nan to bring her to Taipei, away from the bad influences, & straighten her out. It doesn`t take Jing-nan long to discover Mei-ling is even more trouble than the average bratty, rebellious teenager. She`s been spoiled rotten & doesn`t know how to take no for an answer. She has her father`s thugs wrapped around her finger & quickly becomes the miniature dictator of Jing-nan`s life. But Mei-ling is also hiding a secret one that puts her in harm`s way. If Jing-nan wants to save his cousin from her own demons, he has to figure out the truth, even if it tears his family apart again. ...