Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. Curiocity is a new A to Z exploring every aspect of life in London. Its 26 chapters weave together the city`s stories with striking reflections, practical ideas & itineraries, & contributions from London voices such as Monica Ali & Iain Sinclair. The book is illustrated by artists including Chris Riddell, Isabel Greenberg & Steven Appleby, & at the heart of each chapter is an original h&-drawn map, charting everything from the city`s international communities, underground spaces & children`s dreams, to its unrealised plans, erogenous zones & dystopian futures. Curiocity is a unique guide that will transform the way you see & experience London. ...

Choose your own learning adventure with Curiositree, a new series of visually compelling information charts. Discover the myriad reasons why humans have become the most successful species on the planet in this fascinating complete visual history of mankind. Travel from our earliest beginnings to the modern day, & discover how our evolution is interconnected by following the arrows that link to charts on related topics throughout the book. Exploring the development of farming, the origins of writing, religion, trade, weapons & armour, the first cities, & the growth of technology in the modern age, this visual compendium of wonders from the mind of man is full of fascinating information for curious young readers. ...

Four extraordinary children must avenge their friend`s death, try to save their home, & unravel the secrets of their past.. .before their past unravels them. Pippa, Sam, Thomas, & Max are happy to be out of harm`s way now that the notorious villain Nicholas Rattigan is halfway across the country in Chicago. But unfortunately their home, Dumfreys`s Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, & Wonders, is in danger of closing its doors forever. But their troubles only get worse. The four friends are shocked when their beloved friend, famous sculptor Siegfried Eckleberger, is murdered. As they investigate, they find clues that his death may be tied to the murder of a rich & powerful New York heiress, as well as to their own pasts. ...

A stylishly illustrated non-fiction book about the search for life on Mars, told from the unique perspective of NASA`s Mars rover, Curiosity. A fascinating book about the search for life on Mars told from the unique perspective of Curiosity, the Mars Rover sent to the red planet by NASA. Markus Motum`s stylish illustrations & diagrams help tell the story of how & why this robot travelled 350, 000, 000 miles to explore a planet where no human has been before. ...

` Not a cosy series of reminiscences but a slice of bygone reality. This delightful collection of country curiosities shows rural life in the raw a hundred or more years ago. Hugely enjoyable, a real eye-opener & surprisingly useful!` Alan Titchmarsh A perfectly formed & beautifully presented collection of titbits from the ever-surprising pages of Country Life. Flitting from observations on cheese rolling in Gloucestershire to smuggling silk in Sussex, from Shakespeare`s Avon to the vanishing sign language of country tramps.. .and all by way of a charming rumination on the origins of the simnel cake. Within these lovely pages there will indeed be something for everyone. Classic writing on the idyllic British countryside, Wodehousian ruminations on fishing & golf, & moving accounts of beloved (and unusual) pets. With a highly entertaining blend of expert views & humorous asides, Curious Observations is a perfect Christmas gift. ...

Curious Walks Around London provides an informative & entertaining selection of walks around well-known & some less-visited parts of London. The guide

Includes:: Bloomsbury with its literary connections & garden squares; the historic Borough; Whitechapel & Stepney in the East End; Clerkenwell & its associations with monastic orders, prisons & radicalism; parts of the historic & ancient City of London; the stylish area of St James`s & Mayfair; Fleet Street, once synonymous with the printing industry, but also with its religious & legal connections; for those who like their horrible histories the Smithfield walk

Includes:: tales of executions, hauntings, plague & debauchery; the execution route from Newgate to Tyburn better known now as the Old Bailey to Marble Arch; Bankside, once the home to theatre, bear baiting & brothels, has seen some of the most dynamic changes in London; & the sedate area of Marylebone with its famous streets & squares. The visitor will see en route many famous landmarks & there will be passing allusions to the supernatural or illegal activities & to interesting buildings. However the book concentrates on oddities, curiosities, strange stories, bizarre connections or those things to be seen in the streets which are so familiar that they are frequently overlooked. The seemingly mundane or the understated can on investigation often turn out to be as fascinating as the best-known of London`s historic monuments. The book is hopefully designed for the reader to walk, look, be informed & entertained & frequently say `I never knew that.`



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` Focuses a razor light on the plight of one of our most iconic birds. Inspirational!` Tim Birkhead Curlews are Britain`s largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art & music. A bird stands alone on the edge of a mudflat. Its silhouette is unmistakable. A plump body sits atop stilty legs. The long neck arcs into a small head, which tapers further into a long curved bill. The smooth, convex outlines of this curlew are alluring. They touch some ancestral liking we all have for shapes that are round & smooth. Over the last 20 years numbers in the UK have halved; the Eurasian Curlew is one of our most endangered birds. With a quarter of the world population breeding in the UK & Irel&, this is nothing short of a disaster. The curlew is showing all the signs of being the next Great Auk. In Curlew Moon, Mary Colwell takes us on a 500-mile journey on foot from the west coast of Ireland to the east coast of Engl&, to discover what is happening to this beautiful & much-loved bird. She sets off in early spring when the birds are arriving on their breeding grounds, watches them nesting in the hills of Wales & walks through England when the young are hatching. She finishes her walk on the coast of Lincolnshire when the fledglings are trying out their wings. This is also the place many curlews will return to for the winter months. This evocative book chronicles Colwell`s impressive journey, with beautiful illustrations by Jessica Holm, weaving a gentle tale of discovery interspersed with the natural history of this iconic bird that has fascinated us for millennia
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Lithuania’s Curonian Spit including Klaipeda at 1:50, 000 with extensive tourist information & descriptions of places of interest, all in English. The map highlights cycling routes & various tourist facilities: hotels, campsites, restaurants & cafes, sport & recreational sites, architectural heritage & historical monuments, marinas & petrol stations, etc. The map is double-sided &

Includes:: enlargements at 1:20, 000 for the areas around Nida, Preila, Prevalka & Juodkrante. Also provided are descriptions of 29 main places of interest, as well as lists of recommended accommodation & restaurants, museums & monuments, etc. Map legend & all the text are in English & in German. The map is part of a series of contoured maps at 1:50, 000 from the Vilnius based publishers Briedis covering Lithuania’s popular regions & highlighting each area’s recreational possibilities, tourist facilities, various places of interest, etc. Maps in this series are contoured & have colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. peat bogs, marshl&, forests, cultivated areas, etc. Road network indicates gravel roads & shows locations of petrol stations & car repair workshops. Also marked are field & forest paths. Railway lines are shown with stations. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking paths, cycling routes & kayaking/canoeing routes over the lakes & rivers. Symbols indicate various tourist facilities (hotels, rest houses, farmhouse accommodation, campsites, etc), cafes, viewpoints, churches & historical buildings, archaeological sites, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. The reverse side provides additional tourist information; unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description the text here, cross-referenced to the map itself, is in Lithuanian only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Curonian Spit National Park at 1:100, 000 in a series GPS compatible regional maps of Lithuania from Alma Littera prominently highlighting each area’s best sights & showing a wide range of other places of interest including campsites. Main roads are graded according to the speed limit; regional & local roads indicate asphalted or gravel routes. Driving distances are marked on main & selected regional routes, & locations of petrol stations & border crossings are marked. Railway lines are shown with stations. Important sights are prominently highlighted & a very wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest, including campsites, historical & industrial heritage, archaeological & natural sites, etc. The maps also indicate hiking, cycling & kayaking routes. Topography is shown by contours & spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of the terrain & vegetation, e.g. swamps, peat bog, orchards, forests, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 5’ & 10’ respectively. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title comes with a booklet attached to the map cover providing descriptions of places of interest, but the text here is in Lithuanian only.

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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:25, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...