About this series: Fold-out sheets on water-resistant paper, providing maps & directions for popular long distance walks. Each sheet is divided into sections each covering a particular stage of the walk. Detailed mapping shows the route & printed along side are the directions for that particular stage.

Includes:: accommodation & transport information. All the map extracts are at a good walking scale, with contours, walls, fences, power lines, woods, lakes, rivers, campsites, pubs & carparks marked, The scales vary between 1 inch to the mile & 1.75 inches to the mile.

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About this series: Fold-out sheets providing maps & directions for popular long distance walks. Each sheet is divided into sections each covering a particular stage of the walk. Detailed mapping shows the route & printed along side are the directions for that particular stage.

Includes:: accommodation & transport information. All the map extracts are at a good walking scale, with contours, walls, fences, power lines, woods, lakes, rivers, campsites, pubs & carparks marked, The scales vary between 1 inch to the mile & 1.75 inches to the mile.

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The Pennine Way is Britain`s oldest, toughest long-distance footpath
- & arguably its most iconic. Now a National Trail, the
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This book presents a portrait of the Pennine Way, Britain`s oldest & best known long-distance footpath, tracing its remarkable history through the experiences of walkers past & present. As Andrew Mc Cloy walks the 268-mile route from the Derbyshire Peak District to the Scottish borders, he discovers how the Pennine Way set a benchmark for personal challenge & adventure & how reconnecting with wild places & the unhurried rhythm of the long walk continue to provide a much-needed antidote to our busy modern age. The resilience of the long distance walker is mirrored in the path`s fascinating history: the initial struggle for access, battles to tame the bogs, later challenges of path erosion & the fluctuating circumstances of the rural hostel. Above all else however this is a book about Pennine Way people
- from crusading ramblers to resourceful B&B landladies, hard working rangers to fanatical trail walkers. Their conversations & memories are woven into the narrative to give an account of the changing fortunes of the path & its special significance. Personal, thoughtful & often humorous, The Pennine Way
- the Path, the People, the Journey is an exploration of our desire for challenge & adventure, the stimulation of wild places & how a long journey on foot through our own country still resonates today. It will appeal to people who have walked or are preparing to walk the Pennine Way, as well as to those with an interest in the history & legacy of this iconic path.

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Great Mountain Days in the Pennines is Terry Marsh`s Cicerone guide to 50 classic hill walks in the North Pennines, Howgills, Yorkshire Dales, South Pennines & Dark Peak, offering the best of the mass of fell & moor that makes up the backbone of Engl&. An introduction provides the walker with practical information & advice on what to wear, equipment, weather, staying safe, coping with emergencies & useful tips to help you plan your stay in the mountains. The guide features a wide range of walks, all summits as well as some less well known routes, from moderate to strenuous & between 6 an d 13 miles long, many suitable for fell running, with options to suit both first-time & more experienced walkers offering a taste of the Pennines for everyone. The walks are grouped into five regions, North Pennines, the North West Dales, the Yorkshire Dales, the South Pennines & the Dark Peak. Each one is presented with a box containing key information: distance, height gain, time, grade, start point & maps required, as well as 1 :40, 000 OS map extract showing the path, colour photographs, & suggestions for refreshments at the end of the walk. ...

Think of East Lothian & Midlothian & a low-lying, predominantly rural landscape may well spring to mind, yet the Pentland Hills, just south of Edinburgh, rise to nearly 600m in height & provide some of the finest hillwalking in Scotland with wonderful views from the summits. To the east, the Lammermuir Hills may not have quite the same appeal as their near neighbours but they still offer superb hillwalking options, while North Berwick Law, Traprain Law & the Garleton Hills make up for what they lack in height with a succession of incredible panoramas. Away from the high ground there a lovely pockets of woodl&, wildlife-rich country parks, fascinating historic sites & forty miles of coastline between Musselburgh & Dunbar with some of the best dune-backed beaches in the country to enjoy. ...

In 1950, a young doctor called Norton Perina signs on with the anthropologist Paul Tallent for an expedition to the remote Micronesian island of Ivu`ivu in search of a rumoured lost tribe. They succeed, finding not only that tribe but also a group of forest dwellers they dub ` The Dreamers`, who turn out to be fantastically long-lived but progressively more senile. Perina suspects the source of their longevity is a hard-to-find turtle; unable to resist the possibility of eternal life, he kills one & smuggles some meat back to the States. He scientifically proves his thesis, earning worldwide fame & the Nobel Prize, but he soon discovers that its miraculous property comes at a terrible price... ...

In 1950, a young doctor called Norton Perina signs on with the anthropologist Paul Tallent for an expedition to the remote Micronesian island of Ivu`ivu in search of a rumoured lost tribe. They succeed, finding not only that tribe but also a group of forest dwellers they dub ` The Dreamers`, who turn out to be fantastically long-lived but progressively more senile. Perina suspects the source of their longevity is a hard-to-find turtle; unable to resist the possibility of eternal life, he kills one & smuggles some meat back to the States. He scientifically proves his thesis, earning worldwide fame & the Nobel Prize, but he soon discovers that its miraculous property comes at a terrible price... ...

The stunning debut novel, from the author of A Little Life. It is 1950 when Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an ...

Lea, Avishag & Yael are school friends in a small town in northern Israel. During dull lessons they play the game Exquisite Corpse & daydream about the boys they fancy. When they hit eighteen they are conscripted into the army. Stuck on checkpoint duty with fellow soldiers she hates, Lea relieves her boredom by creating an imaginary family life for a dishevelled Palestinian man that passes every day; Yael takes to sleeping with a boy she is training, in between breaking up & getting back together with her boyfriend at home; & Avishag's days are spent guarding the Egyptian border, catching smugglers & watching Sudanese refugees throw themselves on the barbed wire fence. They wait in the dust for something to happen, caught in that single, intense second before danger erupts. ...