Disappointed to learn that Hotel California isn`t actually in the phone book, radio producers Chris & Joe resolve to seek out the true spirit of rock & roll America. Roof down & stereo up, they drive coast to coast on a mission to `live the music`. They will sell their souls to the devil on the same crossroads as Robert Johnson, taste the loneliness of the ` Wichita Lineman` (and the fried peanut butter sandwich that finished off The King), hang out with the spirit of Johnny Cash in his own front room &, sitting on a jetty by an alligator-infested lake, sing ` Happy Birthday` to country-rock musician Gram Parsons. But first they must learn the ukulele, grow preposterous facial hair & fail to get into the Chateau Marmont with a rising popstar
- & that`s just day one. It`s a tale of friendship tested to the limit, great melodies, perfect lyrics & noble myths.
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Live Lagom is a practical lifestyle guide based on the Swedish philosophy of Lagom. Meaning ”just the right amount”, the concept can be applied to every aspect of your life & promotes balance. At a time when we are all concerned with saving money, feeling less stressed, acting more consciously towards our environment as well as creating our ideal homes & careers, Lagom offers an insight into how one of the happiest & most satisfied countries & cultures achieves this balance in day to day life. With chapters covering Home, Work & Health, the practice of Lagom is explained in traditional & practical terms, &

Includes:: advice & tips on how to find your happy medium. This is the book to make you enjoy the moment, & not only accept what you already have but also to make the most of it.

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Do you want to spend more quality time with the people, ideas & passions that matter most in your life? In an age of weightless, disposable digital products, here`s a book to help you live more fully: that invites you to explore your beliefs, ambitions, friendships, memories & flights of imagination. A mixture of inspiration & reflection, it`s unlike anything else you`ve seen before: a beautifully crafted object blending text & design into something for you to make truly your own. Downloading a million digital books won`t make you happy
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In LIVE TO RIDE, the extraordinary writing of Wayne Johnson makes readers feel like participants, not just observers: whether it's roaring down an empty highway at an insane speed on two wheels, hopping on for a few mindboggling loops of motocross, or joining in the rolling thunder of a veritable outlaw motorcycle club, Wayne has done it all himself & brings us along for the ride. As he says, Here you are in it, this landscape, not just passing through. This book is all about the adventure of riding as well as the colorful groups & fascinating that history that goes along with it. Some topics covered include: the history of the motorcycle, beginning more than a hundred years ago when it evolved from the bicycle; what it means to ride a Ducati vs. BMW; inside looks at diverse racing venues like the vertigo-inspiring Widowmaker Hillclimb & the fastest land racing in the world at the Bonneville Salt Flats; & what biker clubs are, with first hand accounts of Wayne's own wild rides with an outlaw club.LIVE TO RIDE is sure to touch many kinds of readers: those who have ever wondered what it's like to hop on a motorcycle; those who have actually done it & felt the rush of pleasure that goes along with zooming off; or those who just like to read about people having wild, life-expanding adventures; & finally the many readers intrigued by this fascinating, important part of modern American culture. ...

Lived in London is a comprehensive & beautifully produced title from English Heritage about the capital’s 800 blue plaques & the stories behind them. Illustrated with an array of historical & contemporary images & photographs, & arranged geographically by borough & area, it is the first guide to be published on the blue plaques for over half a century & has been compiled with the aid of official local government & English Heritage’s own archive files. London’s blue plaques scheme, founded in 1866, is the oldest in the world & was originally envisaged as a means of making ‘our houses their own biographers’, aiming to commemorate the link between notable national figures & the buildings in which they lived & worked. Lived in London is a glossy & informative introduction to the many people & buildings honoured under the scheme, as well as the cultural tradition of the blue plaques. ...

A detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering St Helens, Widnes & Runcorn. Edition A2; Publication date August 2011 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Boasting perhaps the most spectacular setting of any city in Britain, & at one time second only to London as the great port of Europe & transatlantic trade, Liverpool was a won the competition to become European Capital of Culture in 2008. This book is an unashamed visual celebration of the finest of the city's architectural & cultural heritage, by one of Britain's leading photographers. Ranging from the distinguished elegance of Wood's 18th-century town hall & the numerous classical terraces still to be found around the University, to the spectacular & unprecedented originality of Elmes St Georges Hall, which forms a kind of cultural foil to the colossal & magnificent contemporary commercial Albert Docks of Jesse Hartley, the book culminates with the 20th century's ' Three Graces' at the Pierhead, & the two sensational cathedrals. & in amongst the architectural splendour, the spirit of the ordinary Liverpudlian is also captured. ...

” Port of Culture” is a showcase of the images from a three year photographic project undertaken by photographer Pete Carr to capture the city of Liverpool in a different light. Award-winning photographer Carr is a specialist in HDR (High Dynamic Range) a technique that enables photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than any camera could capture in a single photo, producing a painting-like` quality to the image. The end result is an incredible dynamic range of images capturing the many moods of the city
- from scenes of protests at the arrival of Condoleezza Rice, to local architecture old & new. Visually stunning, ” Port of Culture” reveals the astonishing creativity of this young photographer while providing a wholly refreshing & entrancing take on a city evolving in front of our eyes.
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Paper version of map No. 108 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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Waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of map No. 108 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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