Stanfords Adult Book of the Month May 2016 Not content with walking the Pennine Way as a modern day troubadour, an experience recounted in his best-seller & prize-wining Walking Home, the restless poet has followed up that journey with a walk of the same distance but through the very opposite terrain & direction far from home. In Walking Away, Simon Armitage swaps the moorland uplands of the north for the coastal fringes of Britain`s south west, once again giving readings every night, but this time through Somerset, Devon & Cornwall, taking poetry into distant communities & tourist hot-spots, busking his way from start to finish. From the surreal pleasure dome of Minehead Butlins to a smoke-filled roundhouse on the Penwith Peninsula then out to the Isles of Scilly & beyond, Armitage tackles this personal Odyssey with all the poetic reflection & personal wit we`ve come to expect of one of Britain`s best loved & most popular writers. ...

`I make it up the aircraft steps in a trance. I stow the precious bag with its illicit contents in the overhead locker. I sit down, sweating, & wait. The doors close, & for the first time I start to feel safe. Then the Captain announces a short delay. The doors re-open & four armed soldiers come down the aisle, peering closely at everyone as they move steadily towards me. I feel sick. I shut my eyes & hear my heart pounding. Never again will I film without permission in a police state.` Charlotte Metcalf has made documentary films all over Africa, & her director`s eye for unforgettable people, location & telling detail now transfers vividly to the printed page. We feel the heat, smell the smells, & sweat with Charlotte as she battles against bureaucratic inertia & incompetence, hostility & political pressure to record the often unwelcome truth. Charlotte`s journal, like her award-winning films, is a close-up of Africa`s massive problems, from survival issues like AIDS, famine & cholera, to the unspeakable & ritual maltreatment of women. She gives us too a moving picture of African heroism in the face of the kind of suffering we would all prefer to walk away from, but know we no longer can. This is a book for anyone who cares about the human condition. ...

See the best of Barcelona with this streamlined walking guide, complete with 15 step-by-step itineraries & maps, to help you explore the city like a pro & navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit of the place in elegant text enhanced by National Geographic`s famous eye for good pictures. More than just a guidebook, Walking Barcelona is full of information about the city & its people. The guide is divided into the following sections: THE WHIRLWIND TOURS section shows you how to see the entire city in a day or a weekend; what sites will interest kids most; plus, a hedonist`s tour that`s pure pleasure from dawn to midnight & beyond. THE NEIGHBOURHOODS section of the book presents the city broken down into 15-odd itineraries that lead you on a step-by-step tour to the best sites in each of the city`s greatest neighborhoods-from Ciutat Vella & Barceloneta to Barri Gotic & the Rambla to the Eixample & Uptown & beyond. Each itinerary

Includes:: such special features as Distinctly Barcelona, highlighting quintessential aspects of the city (Gaudi, the Catalunyan language, & soccer); Best Of, providing specific thematic groupings of sights, such as small museums, tapas bars, & street markets; & ”in-depth” spreads that take a deep dive into a major museum or other iconic sight along the route.

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See the best of Berlin with this streamlined walking guide, complete with 15 step-by-step itineraries & maps to help you explore the city like a pro & navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit of the place in elegant text enhanced by National Geographic`s famous eye for good pictures. More than just a guidebook, Walking Berlin is full of information about the city & its people. * ON-THE-GROUND INFORMATION allows travellers to avoid long lines, visit at the most opportune time, & see the sites in the most expedient way possible. * WHIRLWIND TOURS: Specialised tours showing you how to see the city if you have only a day or a weekend; if you have kids in tow; if you`re in search of some fun; as well as specific tours catered to modern history & espionage intrigue. * NEIGHBOURHOOD TOURS: Seven step-by-step itineraries of Berlin`s greatest neighbourhoods, including quintessential aspects of the city
- from Berlin`s 13th-century historical centre on the Spree River to its political centre along the great avenue Under den Linden to the royally elegant Charlottenburg district.* Distinctly Berlin features, highlighting Golden Twenties heritage, the Berlin Wall, royal legacy, & other Berlin-specific info. * Best Of thematic groupings of sights, such as brunch venues, riverside activities, & trendy shopping. * In-depth spreads take a deep dive into a major museum or other iconic sight along the route
- the Pergamonmuseum & Schloss Charlottenburg among them. * TRAVEL ESSENTIALS: Information on how to get to the city; how to get around once you`re there; & h&-picked hotels & restaurants.

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The new second edition of the popular book Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies, Neighborhood Culture, Side Streets, & Waterways provides a unique guide to Brooklyn’s diverse communities, notable sights, & ever-evolving streetscape. Author Adrienne Onofri has crafted 30 exceptional tours showcasing the borough’s history, architecture, parks, arts venues, college campuses, places made famous by pop culture, & more. Each chapter of Walking Brooklyn features a DIY tour route, with step-by-step directions, an area map, photographs, & public transportation information. Every tour tells the story of a neighborhood’s past, present, & future, shedding light on its buildings & landmarks, community life, ethnic heritage, cultural & retail scene, & role in Brooklyn’s renaissance. Readers will discover revitalized districts & state-of-the-art new developments; stroll along the river, bay, or ocean; visit galleries, performance spaces, & artists’ workshops; & see residences ranging from the iconic brownstones to Victorian houses to contemporary high-rises. This fully revised & updated book now comes in color &

Includes:: places that were opened or revived since the first edition was published in 2007, such as the Kings Theatre, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Prospect Park’s Le Frak Center at Lakeside, City Point, Brooklyn Bridge Park, East River State Park, & Industry City. New routes have been created in neighborhoods that have undergone significant changes, like Downtown, Dumbo, Gowanus, Red Hook, Coney Isl&, & Bushwick. Walking Brooklyn is the most comprehensive guidebook available to Brooklyn, covering nearly 40 neighborhoods?from those close to Manhattan (like Brooklyn Heights & Williamsburg) through Park Slope, Fort Greene, Crown Heights, & the rest of the brownstone belt & out to the neighborhoods east of Prospect Park as well as the traditional communities of southern Brooklyn such as Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, & Gerritsen Beach. Entire walks are devoted to Prospect Park & Green-Wood Cemetery, while many other green spaces are featured on neighborhood tours. Brooklyn’s waterfront is also well-represented, including on a walk that crosses both the Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges. Walking Brooklyn is the only book you need if you want to explore?or reminisce about?this historic, dynamic place that everybody’s talking about!

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' Walking Dublin' contains 24 themed walking tours of 1-6 miles which offer the walker an opportunity to discover the history, architecture, skulduggery & the ghost stories of the city, while not missing those all-important places to stop & admire the view or to have a cup of coffee. First-time & regular visitors will relish the carefully designed tours, which explore Dublin's best-known landmarks as well as the secret places known only by locals. ...

' Walking Edinburgh' contains 24 themed walking tours of 1-6 miles which offer the walker an opportunity to discover the history, architecture, skulduggery & the ghost stories of the city, while not missing those all-important places to stop & admire the view or to have a cup of coffee. First-time & regular visitors will relish the carefully designed tours, which explore Dublin's best-known landmarks as well as the secret places known only by locals. ...

Updated for the most intrepid London visitors & residents, “ Walking Haunted London” is a spine-chilling guide that wends it way through eerie &, in many cases, long-forgotten parts of one of the world`s greatest cities. From ” Deadman`s Walk” & the ” Screaming Wood” to ” Dick Turpin” & ” Jack the Ripper”, professional tour guide & inveterate ghost hunter Richard Jones leaves no haunted house or lost soul unmentioned. Join him on a truly hair-raising journey through shadowed alleyways, sleepy pubs & the darkest recesses of London`s historic homes
- if you dare! Chillingly illustrated with atmospheric pictures & complete route maps
- & with full details of transport, opening times & the moments when ghosts are most likely to appear
- ” Walking Haunted London” is another winning title from New Holland`s ” Walking Guides” series.


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In the spring of 2007, hard on the heels of the worst winter in the history of Juneau, Alaska, Lynn Schooler finds himself facing the far side of middle age & exhausted by labouring to handcraft a home as his marriage slips away. Seeking solace & escape in nature, he sets out on a solo journey into the Alaskan wilderness, travelling first by small boat across the formidable Gulf of Alaska, then on foot along one of the wildest coastlines in North America. Walking Home is filled with stunning observations of the natural world, & rife with nail-biting adventure as Schooler fords swollen rivers & eludes aggressive grizzlies. But more important, it is a story about finding wholeness-and a sense of humanity-in the wild. His is a solitary journey, but Schooler is never alone; human stories people the landscape-tales of trappers, explorers, marooned sailors, & hermits, as well as the mythology of the region`s Tlingit Indians. Alone in the middle of several thousand square miles of wilderness, Schooler conjures the souls of travellers past to learn how the trials of life may be better borne with the help & community of others. In Walking Home Schooler creates a conversation between the human & the natural, the past & present, & investigates, with elegance & soul, what it means to be a part of the flow of human history. ...

What else would one do after ” Cycling Home from Siberia, ” but walk more than 3, 000 miles from the Gobi Desert to Hong Kongstarting in the Gobi desert in winter, adventurer Rob Lilwall sets out on an extraordinary six month journey, walking 3, 000 miles across China. Along the way he & cameraman Leon brave the toxic insides of China`s longest road tunnel, explore desolate stretches of the Great Wall, & endure interrogation by the Chinese police. As they walk on through the heart of China, the exuberant hospitality of cave dwellers, coal miners, & desert nomads keeps them going despite sub-zero blizzards & treacherous terrain. Rob writes with humor & honesty about the hardships of the walk, reflecting on the nature of pilgrimage & the uncertainties of an adventuring career, while also giving insight into life on the road amid the epic landscapes & rapidly industrializing cities of backwater China. ...