In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 per cent of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebola`s elusive host animal. & until we find it, Ebola will continue to strike. Acclaimed science writer & explorer David Quammen first came near the virus whilst travelling in the jungles of Gabon, accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebola, its past, present & its unknowable future. ...

A novel addition to the Bradt Eccentric range, unlike previous titles this takes images as its focus, accompanied by a very personal text, both of which draw extensively on Steve Parish's 30 years' experience photographing & exploring Australia. Parish's lifelong enjoyment of his fun-loving country's more wacky elements is celebrated in style, including sculptures like the Big Lobster at Kingston, loo art, bizarre letterboxes, mad hatters & wheelie bin facelifts. Wildlife, too, is covered
- what could be more odd than the weirdest of Australian creatures, the platypus?
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A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, & Center Parcs holidays
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A delightful romp around the British Isles searching out the mad marquess, the eccentric earl, the barmy baron, & the daft duke & gathering a fair collection of crackpot inventors, weird adventurers & fascinatingly & not to mention insanely curious customs along the way. All of which make this rainy little island home to that remarkable breed of individual
- the British eccentric. This expanded book still doesn't tell you where Stonehenge is, but it does tell you where ten spookier stone circles are where there will be no crowds, no admission charges & no parking problems... This is a book for the intelligent, humorous, curious tourist who doesn't go with the crowd. It is also a great armchair read that has been known to have readers weeping with mirth at the weird ways of the British.
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Cambridge is a popular city for international tourists, keen to take a behind-the-scenes look at this old English university city`s people & places. Benedict le Vay reveals hidden secrets & amazing stories of the city`s architecture, scandalous stories of the most outrageous dons &, most importantly, how to punt on the River Cam without looking like a complete prat. ...

Meet a man who listens to tube trains from the road above with a large hearing-trumpet...the inventor who made giant ships out of ice...a chap who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair...the guy with the world's biggest collection of pillar boxes. These are just a few of the colourful characters to be found in Eccentric London, the fascinating follow-up to Benedict le Vay's sell-out book, Eccentric Britain. Here the London-born author devises district-by-district guides to everything compelling, curious, bizarre, absurd or hilarious. Plus the oddest shops, museums, jobs, pubs & people you could possibly imagine. ...

Discover & experience the unusual & colourful characters & places Eccentric London by Bradt Guides will introduce you to. In this fascinating follow-up to the sell-out Eccentric Britain, Benedict le Vay devises a district-by-district guide to everything compelling, curious, bizarre, absurd or hilarious. Plus the oddest shops, museums, jobs, pubs & people you could possibly imagine. Meet a man who listens to tube trains from the road above with a large hearing-trumpet...the inventor who made giant ships out of ice...a chap who rides down the river in an Edwardian bath chair...the guy with the world`s biggest collection of pillar boxes. Eccentric London shows a fantastic way to explore London. ...

Dreaming spires, honeyed stone, cycling dons.. .forget all that tourist twaddle, says Benedict le Vay. Find out the secrets the colleges don`t want you to know, the inside track on the best pubs & eating places, the scandal & gossip about nutty professors & disgraceful students past & present, the brilliant stories about the great, the good & the bad. William Morris called Oxford `a perfect jewel` of a city; Benedict le Vay goes in search of the quirkier gems among its medieval back alleys. Here roam batty dons, daft students, barmy aristocrats & political firebrands. Who does that gargoyle remind you of? Why is a shark plunging into that man`s house? When do students jump naked into the River Cherwell as Latin hymns are sung? What powers the ` Cosmic Triangle` of vibrant East Oxford? How do you control a punt without looking like a plonker? The guide also cover the pubs where Inspector Morse & Bill Clinton enjoyed a pint, where to eat a great fry-up in a unique setting, where to find a weird museum & a calendar of annual eccentric events. ...

Eccles in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers much of Eccles. The town centre is in the south-west corner of the map & coverage stretches east to Weaste Lane & northward to Cholmondeley Road. Features include Salford football ground, Ladywell Sanatorium, Salford Union Infirmary, Little Bolton, Victoria Church, tramways, Hope Hall, Weaste Hall, Hart Hill, St James church, LNWR railway with Eccles station & section of Docks Branch, Eccles Mill, quilt manufactory, St Mary's church, St Andrew's church, Market Place, Town Hall, Ellesmere Park, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Church Street, Eccles New Road, Eccles Old Road, Gilda Brook Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Eccles in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers much of Eccles. The town centre is in the south-west corner of the map & coverage stretches east to Weaste Lane & northward to Cholmondeley Road. Features include Salford football ground, Ladywell Sanatorium, Salford Union Infirmary, Little Bolton, Victoria Church, tramways, Hope Hall, Weaste Hall, Hart Hill, St James church, LNWR railway with Eccles station & section of Docks Branch, Eccles Mill, quilt manufactory, St Mary`s church, St Andrew`s church, Market Place, Town Hall, Ellesmere Park, etc. On the reverse is a selection of street directory entries, including Church Street, Eccles New Road, Eccles Old Road & Gilda Brook Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...