Visit Belgium`s beautiful city of waterways, Bruges, in a way you have never seen done before. Whether on foot or by bicycle, you will be enchanted by the sixty stages of this comic book tour of the city. The graphic illustrations take you along the canals & through the medieval streets. At every step, the maps in the book correspond to the numbered sections of the itinerary. As a bonus, this guide also takes in the nearby port of Damme, birthplace of the legendary 16th century Belgian nationalist hero Thyl Ulenspiegel. ...

Now you can recreate the feeling of a continental cafe or an all-American diner in the comfort of your kitchen, with over 100 recipes covering everything you need to whip up a sophisticated snack or indulgent elevenses. Whether you enjoy it with friends, want to turn your family onto breakfast, or simply feel like treating yourself, our scrumptious recipes show you how to create everything from the perfect maple syrup pancakes to the ultimate eggs Benedict & wickedly indulgent waffles. Easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by gorgeous photography & perfect for even the novice chef, so it has never been easier to chop, stir & saute your way to the perfect mid-morning meal. ...

In his lifetime, Isambard Kingdom Brunel towered over his profession. Today, he remains the most famous engineer in history, the epitome of the volcanic creative forces which brought about the Industrial Revolution
- & brought modern society into being. Brunel`s extraordinary talents were drawn out by some remarkable opportunities
- above all his appointment as engineer to the new Great Western Railway at the age of 26
- but it was his nature to take nothing for granted, & to look at every project, whether it was the longest railway yet planned, or the largest ship ever imagined, from first principles. A hard taskmaster to those who served him, he ultimately sacrificed his own life to his work in his tragically early death at the age of 53. His legacy, though, is all around us, in the railways & bridges that he personally designed, & in his wider influence. This fascinating new book draws on Brunel`s own diaries, letters & sketchbooks to understand his life, times, & work.


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Brunel & London. It might not seem an obvious association, but John Christopher puts the case that it was London, not Bristol, that was the most important centre of Brunel`s activities. It was here that he lived, worked & died. The city is dotted with examples of his works, some obvious & some less so, from the subaquatic Thames Tunnel between Wapping to Rotherhithe where he cut his engineering teeth & was almost killed in a sudden deluge, to the Hungerford suspension bridge between Charing Cross & the South Bank
- mostly forgotten but parts of it still exist
- the two stations at Paddington with the Great Western Railway main line running to the west &, of course, his final steamship, the vast Great Eastern which was built at Millwall & marked the end of his career & his life. Less familiar are Brunel`s connections with the Crystal Palace, designed by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851, & the two towers he built when it was relocated to Sydenham in south London. John Christopher, an acknowledged expert on Brunel, takes us on a tour of London, examining the relationship between city & engineer. This is the latest in a series of books which are about rediscovering Brunel`s works in your area.

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In a BBC poll in 2002, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was voted the second-greatest Briton of all time, only eclipsed by Churchill. It`s often claimed that that through his ships, bridges, tunnels & railways Brunel played a critical role in creating the modern world. In the soaring ambitions of the Victorian age, nobody thought bigger than Brunel. Never tied to a dusty office, he crammed enough work, adventure & danger into a single year to last a lesser person a lifetime. He was also a brilliant showman, a flamboyant personality & charmer who time & again succeeded in convincing investors to finance schemes which seemed impossible. Brunel made plenty of mistakes, some of them ruinously expensive. But he also designed & built several structures which are still with us to this day. For these we have to thank a man who was famously described as `in love with the impossible`. ...

Visitors to Venice might hope to find a Venetian friend who will guide them through the narrow streets, explaining a bit of history here, a story from his youth there, perhaps grumbling about the tourists, occasionally stopping for a glass of prosecco or to gossip with friends...” Brunetti`s Venice” does all these things as it moves through the famous city with Commissario Guido Brunetti, the much loved Venetian detective of Donna Leon`s bestselling novels. Presented as a series of walks through Venice & featuring atmospheric extracts from relevant parts of the novels, it is woven together by a commentary that links Brunetti`s emotional & visual responses to places he has known all his life with the inquisitiveness of the visitor. The first walk starts at La Fenice Opera house
- where the very first Brunetti novel began
- & ends at the iconic Rialto Bridge. Each consequent route weaves interlinking paths through Venice & catches the secrets, sounds, sights & smells of Venice past & present. Along the way we visit Brunetti`s favourite eateries around the Rialto bridge, walk with him from his home in San Polo to the Questura in Castello where he works, cut through Piazza San Marco & accompany him on the vaporetti out to more remote parts of Venice. There are reflections on the art & architecture of Venice, as well as the impressions of writers from Shakespeare & Goethe to Thomas Mann & Jan Morris. Enchanting & practically useful, ” Brunetti`s Venice” is both a walking guide & an evocative narrative of the life of this most magical city for any Brunetti fan.

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Map No. 57, Brunico
- Dobbiaco
- Tre Cimma de Lavaredo, from Kompass printed on sturdy waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic

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Map No. 57, Brunico
- Dobbiaco
- Tre Cimma de Lavaredo, from Kompass in a series of walking maps of selected areas of Italy

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Map No. 045, Brunico/ Bruneck
- Plan de Corones/ Kronplatz, from Kompass in a series providing detailed coverage of the Dolomites
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Brunico/ Bruneck
- Plan de Corones/ Kronplatz area at 1:25, 000 on a durable, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Kompass in
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