Oxforshire 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. ...

Oxfordshire in the AA 50 Walks series; comprising an extensive range of walking guides helping you to explore the best walking routes in Great Britain. Each guide covers a total of 50 walks, many of which are circular, between 2-10 miles & also that are suitable for a range of different walking standards. Every walk in the guides has an information box showing clear details of distance, minimum time, level of difficulty, any ascents, the nature of the terrain & landscape, suggested Ordnance Survey map, grid references for starting & finishing points, dog friendliness, parking & any public toilets en route. There are also suggestions of what to look out for & recommended places to eat & drink. Detailed walk descriptions are accompanied by clear mapping of the route ahead, in addition to colour photographs illustrating the highlights of selected routes. ...

Walking is one of Britain`s favourite leisure activities, & this fantastic walking guide to Oxfordshire features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of the area, as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments & every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface & access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking & public toilets. ...

” Ox Travels” is a collection of travel writing, which will act as a focus for the Oxfam Bookfest in 2011 donated by world class travel writers. Proceeds will be given to Oxfam. You have to go back to the 1980s & Granta`s bestselling travel issue to find a book that compares to ” Ox Travels”. Introduced by Michael Palin, ” Ox Travels” features original stories from twenty-five top travel writers, including Michael Palin, Paul Theroux, Sara Wheeler, William Dalrymple, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Lloyd Jones, Rory Stewart, Jan Morris, Dervla Murphy, Rory Mac Lean, & others. Each of the stories takes as its theme a meeting
- life-changing, affecting, amusing by turn
- & together they transport readers into a brilliant, vivid atlas of encounters. This extraordinary collection is published in aid of Oxfam & all royalties from the book will support Oxfam`s work.

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Oxygen Books City-Lit Guides compile writings about famous cities by a vast range of writers, including pop stars, novelists, poets, fairy-tale writers, musicians & historians, & with special introductions by well-known writers residing in the cities. The anthologies have the express aim of getting under the skin of each city, looking at their real life good, bad & ugly over the years. So whether you’re visiting the cities in person, or from your armchair, each City-Lit guide will bring a city to life & capture its essence through the words of some of their famous residents. ...

We`re a nation of drinkers but what do we drink? Following their previous highly amusing journeys around France & California Oz & James embark on a summer road trip around their homel&, on a quest to find the drink that defines modern Britain. This is an account of their thinly disguised drinking holiday through Britain & Irel&, & what they found out about British booze en route. The pair start out in a barley field in Yorkshire, with Oz showing James what goes into beer & why. As they travel round Britain they explore the best & worst of British beers & move on to other drinks that might define modern Britain: wine & whisky, of course, & gin, vodka, cider & perry. Oz & James`s hunting grounds are great British pubs, maltsters, small breweries & distilleries, sparkling wine makers, hop growers & many more, all set against the beautiful backdrop of the British countryside. This odd couple squabble & revel in their differences in an irreverent & highly amusing tribute to British drink in its many forms. ...

An inspiring introduction to French wine with a unique travel angle, tied in to a primetime 6-part BBC2 series, Oz & James`s Big Wine Adventure brings us French wine made simple. Oz Clarke
- award-winning writer, critic & committed Francophile
- is one of the world`s leading authorities on French wine. James May
- overgrown boy racer, Top Gear presenter & journalist
- knows nothing about wine & loathes what he calls `wine ponces`. In Sideways style, they travel through the regions of France for 6 weeks. Oz teaches James about wine with the aim of turning him into a top sommelier, while the pair eat together, get drunk together & sometimes have to sleep together for a few nights under canvas. Divided by region, Oz & James`s Big Wine Adventure cuts through the fear & snobbery that surround French wine, providing an informative, entertaining & accessible guide to the French regions & their wines. Beautifully illustrated with over 80 landscape photographs & location shots, it is full of useful information on wine-making, wine culture, regions & tips on how to seek out the best the French vineyards have to offer.



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* Oz Clarke picks 250 wines to enjoy in 2011 * Refreshing whites & roses, fruity or spicy reds, festive fizz & lots more, all described in Oz`s well-known chatty style * Directory of the best places to buy wine in the UK Oz Clarke, Britain`s most popular wine writer, is absolutely in tune with what wine drinkers want today
- flavour, individuality, excellent value for your money & wines that are readily available. Oz has tasted thousands of wines & selected his 250 Best Wines for 2011. This new edition of Oz Clarke`s phenomenally successful annual Wine Buying Guide also contains: a guide to wine flavours; wine finder by country & by producer; storing, serving & tasting; buying for the long term; & a directory of the UK`s top retailers, from fine wine merchants to supermarkets & high street chains. 250 Best Wines is the must-have shopping guide to make wine buying hassle-free. Oz`s independent, enthusiastic & reliable recommendations will help you find the wines you want at the prices you want to pay.
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Oz Clarke, Britain`s favourite wine writer & broadcaster, is absolutely in tune with what wine drinkers want today
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You can`t hold all the wine information you need in your head, but with this handy guide you can be sure it is available whenever you want it. Indispensable as ever, Oz Clarke`s now classic Pocket Wine Book is in its 22nd edition & is meticulously updated each year. The book has more information, more recommendations, more facts, passion & opinion than any other comparable guide to wine. Organised in an easy-to-use A-Z format, the entries cover wines, producers, grapes & wine regions from all over the world. For optimum browsing, the guide

Includes:: a handy country by country index as well as a full producer index to help you find over 4000 of the world`s top wine producers & their wines. Detailed vintage charts, with information on which of the world`s top wines are ready for drinking in 2014, can be found on the inside front & back covers.

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