Classic Walks of New Zealand is a best-selling tribute to nine of New Zealand's finest walking tracks. This revised & updated edition now

Includes:: superb Bird's Eye maps that show each route in three

Dimensions. Classic Walks will serve both as an inspiring introduction to walking these tracks & a high-quality memento of great experiences.



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This tour of the classical city of Athens takes the reader from the Acropolis to the theatre, from the political, civic & commercial centres, to the harbour & surrounding countryside. Rather than describing the areas & their buildings, it provides the historical & social background to the different parts of the city giving some idea of what life might have been like in Athens. This is not an aid to navigating around the city, there are no maps or directions, but it fills in the gaps between what you see & what you may alreadt know. ...

A concise & accessible study of the foundations, development & enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece & Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth & cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical civilisation, Nigel Spivey explores the contrasting politics of Athens & Sparta, the diffusion of classical ideals across the Mediterranean world, Classical science & philosophy, the eastward export of Greek culture with the conquests of Alexander the Great, the power & spread of the Roman imperium, & the long Byzantine twilight of Antiquity. A secure grasp of the nature of our Greek & Roman heritage is absolutely fundamental to a true understanding of contemporary European society & culture. Nigel Spivey outlines & explains that heritage with supreme passion, rigour & clarity. ...

A concise & accessible study of the foundations, development & enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece & Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth & cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical civilisation, Nigel Spivey explores the contrasting politics of Athens & Sparta, the diffusion of classical ideals across the Mediterranean world, Classical science & philosophy, the eastward export of Greek culture with the conquests of Alexander the Great, the power & spread of the Roman imperium, & the long Byzantine twilight of Antiquity. A secure grasp of the nature of our Greek & Roman heritage is absolutely fundamental to a true understanding of contemporary European society & culture. Nigel Spivey outlines & explains that heritage with supreme passion, rigour & clarity. ...

Dance in India has been deemed sacred because of its innate capacity to visualise & actualise the deepest philosophical concepts through gestures, movements & the art of suggestion. Immediate collective transcendence is possible only through dance when the dancer disappears & melts away in the dance & when the audience is transported to the realm of `rasa srishti`, the pure aesthetic delight. Any attempt to transcribe & describe dance through words is bound to remain incomplete as dance is a visual art. In India, it has sat atop a pyramid of various art forms which have had an oral & written history. As dance in India freely uses literary & poetic works taken from all vernacular languages, its repertory is rich beyond imagination. Vocal & instrumental music provides a constant accompaniment to translate ideas contained in these literary texts. Profusion of intricately carved sculptures on temple-walls have kept the forms alive even through dark periods of unsympathetic foreign rule. Dance has inspired a wealth of stone, metal & wood carvings, frescoes, murals & miniature paintings as well as textiles reflecting a panorama of dance movements. Special ornaments in gold, ruby, emerald, diamond or silver used by dancers have had a tradition of being crafted by h&. The art of decorating hair with different kinds of arrangements of flowers & fragrant leaves according to seasonal availability & suitability was specially taught as an additional accomplishment of a dancer. This book points at many such ideas & urges the reader to take a plunge in the ocean of ambrosial knowledge, which is called `natya vidya`. ...

In this glorious picture book Claude goes on a rollicking seafaring adventure! He swooshes out of the house in the bathtub
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Doodle, design & draw a huge range of delights from Claude`s world! Set your imagination free & doodle away in this doodle book based on the young fiction series. Learn how to draw Claude & Sir Bobblysock, design outfits, friends & book covers for Claude, invent accessories & adventures & much much more... Claude was selected for the Waterstone`s Children`s Book Prize & the Richard & Judy Book Club. Alex T. Smith is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Praise for Claude: `...illustrated with humour & elegance...` The Times Follow the author at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk & http://twitter.com/ Alex_T_ Smith ...

Claude discovers a film set on the other side of the fence! When the two lead actors are injured, Claude & Sir Bobblysock are asked to take their places. Can they become movie stars with just the simple addition of a wig? Of course they can! Claude was selected for the Waterstone`s Children`s Book Prize & the Richard & Judy Book Club. Alex T. Smith is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Praise for Claude: `...illustrated with humour & elegance...`
- The Times ` With quirky illustrations & plenty of humour...`
- Metro Follow the author at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk & http://twitter.com/ Alex_T_ Smith

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Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here, he recounts his surprisingly successful reign: how he cultivates the loyalty of the army & the common people to repair the damage caused by Caligula; his relations with the Jewish King Herod Agrippa; & his invasion of Britain. But the growing paranoia of absolute power & the infidelity of his promiscuous young wife, Messalina mean that his good fortune will not last forever. In this second part of Robert Graves` fictionalized autobiography, Claudius
- wry, rueful, always inquisitive
- brings to life some of the most scandalous & violent times in history.

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Emma`s sister is missing. Her parents have spent all their money trying to find her & the family has moved to a trailer park for Crags
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