In Curious Scotl&, George Rosie unearths & illuminates many neglected aspects of Scottish history in a rich collection of episodes that ranges from the Picts to the Indian tribes of North America. What became of the sons of Robert Burns? How did Scotland influence the Ku Klux Klan? Why was a Hebridean island deliberately infested with anthrax? The answers lie in a book which reveals the complexity, contradictions & sheer interestingness of Scotland`s long & strange story. ...

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
- & so desperately needs our help.
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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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Currents of Contrast
- Life in Southern Africa's Two Oceans introduces the marine & coastal life associated with the oceans that
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This is a new edition of this ultimate cookbook for curry-lovers. Take your taste buds on a global curry adventure. Invite top chefs, writers & cooks into your kitchen, from Vivek Singh (The Cinnamon Club), Das Sreedharan (Rasa Restaurants) to David Thompson (Nahm) & they'll share their secrets for authentic, taste-tingling curries that are easy to create at home. Learn how to make authentic dishes like Thai green jungle curry, chicken makhani & South African bunny chow. You'll discover which ingredients make each dish special, & follow step-by-step techniques that make every recipe clear. Tried & tested by experts using readily available ingredients & exquisite flavours
- red hot results are guaranteed every time.
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This is a new edition of this ultimate cookbook for curry-lovers. Take your taste buds on a global curry adventure. Invite top chefs, writers & cooks into your kitchen, from Vivek Singh (The Cinnamon Club), Das Sreedharan (Rasa Restaurants) to David Thompson (Nahm) & they`ll share their secrets for authentic, taste-tingling curries that are easy to create at home. Learn how to make authentic dishes like Thai green jungle curry, chicken makhani & South African bunny chow. You`ll discover which ingredients make each dish special, & follow step-by-step techniques that make every recipe clear. This updated edition comes with 20 brand new recipes with new step-by-step sequences. Tried & tested by experts using readily available ingredients & exquisite flavours
- red hot results are guaranteed every time.
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Vivek Singh marries eastern & western techniques & ingredients, in a collection of modern curries that sit side by side with an awe-inspiring collection of classic regional curries, many never previously published. Accompanied by over 60 stunning food shots from Cristian Barnett, this is an exquisitely beautiful & sumptuous landmark publication. ...

This imaginative book tells the history of India & its rulers through their food. It follows the story of curry as it spread from the courts of Delhi to the balti houses of Birmingham. Curry is the product of India`s long history of invasion. In the wake of the Mughal conquerors, an army of cooks brought Persian recipes to northern India; in the south, Portugese spice merchants introduced vinegar marinades & the chillies they had recently discovered in the New World; the British soon followed, with their passion for roast meat accompanied by cauliflowers & beans. When these new ingredients were mixed with native spices, they produced those disinctly Inidan dishes. Curry tells the story of an array of familar Indian dishes & the people who invented, discovered, cooked & ate them. Teeming with colourful characters, rich in anecdote & meticulously researched, Curry is vivid, entertaining & delicious. ...