Hidden Harbours of Wales is a tour of small & infrequently visited harbours on the Welsh coast, starting from Lydney on the River Severn & finishing a world away at Connah`s Quay on the River Dee on the north coast. ` Hidden harbours` vary from defined ports enclosed by breakwaters to small quays & landings. Most have a long history, often involving speculation by local landowners in the days before railways, when the coast was the best means of communication. Many of the harbours described in this attractive tour date from the 18th & 19th centuries, a time of expanding trade in coal, ore, grain & stone & industrial growth; & having been little used for decades have acquired an attractive &, in some instances, even haunted atmosphere. For each harbour there is a fascinating round up of the history & notes on what is to be found there. The author`s photographs capture the scene & annotated aerial photographs assist with pin pointing harbours hidden along the Welsh coastline & its estuaries. This is the second in the series & complements the author`s Hidden Harbours of Southwest Britain ...

Trekking routes in the Humla & Mugu region of western Nepal on a contoured & GPS-compatible map at 1:90, 000 from Nepa Maps. The map covers the region directly north of Rara Lake & the Rara National Park, prominently highlighting the course of the Hidden Himalaya trek northwards to Simikot. Also marked are other trekking trails including a route directly westwards from Rara Lake to Kolti with a route connecting it to the Hidden Himalay trek. The map has contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by relief shading & colouring/graphics to show forested areas, cultivated l&, etc. Main trekking trails are highlighted, as are important settlements & locations with tourist accommodation including campsites, medical facilities, banks & internet cafes, religious sites, etc. Latitude & longitude are shown by margin ticks at 5’ intervals. The index lists places, peaks, passes & lakes. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click in the series link.

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This is a partner book to Elusive Moose (978-1-905236-74-9) nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, 2008 & Secret Seahorse (PB: 978-1-84148-876-9; BB: 978-1-905236-14-5). The story presents an opportunity for children to learn about wildlife habitats & become aware of the importance of protecting endangered species, highly relevant to Environment & Conservation in the National Curriculum KS1/KS2. It is accessible & interactive
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Includes:: a simple hide-&-seek theme to engage young children.


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For the times when you` re driving past a lumpy, bumpy field & you wonder what made the lumps & bumps; for when you` re walking between two lines of grand trees, wondering when & why they were planted; for when you see a brown heritage sign pointing to a ` tumulus` but you don` t know what to look for. Entertaining & factually rigorous, Hidden Histories will help you decipher the story of our landscape through the features you can see around you. This Spotter` s Guide arms the amateur explorer with the crucial information needed to read the landscape & spot the human activities that have shaped our green & pleasant l&. Photographs & diagrams point out specific details & typical examples to help the curious Spotter ` get their eye in` & understand what they` re looking at, or looking for. Specially commissioned illustrations bring to life the processes that shaped the landscape (from medieval ploughing to Roman road building). St&-alone capsules explore interesting aspects of history (like the Highland Clearances or the coming of Christianity), & text boxes provide definitions of jargon or handy references as required (like a glossary of what different field names mean). Each chapter culminates in a checklist of key details to look for, other things it might be, & gives details of where to find some of the best examples in Britain. ...

” This fascinating spotter`s guide to Britain`s historical landscape
- what to see & how to decipher it
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Take an evocative journey into the heart of the real Sri Lanka & discover the central role food plays in the country`s way of life in this stunning new collection of recipes & stories. Divided according to region, Hidden Kitchens of Sri Lanka interweaves recipes with heartfelt stories of everyday life from locals who opened their hearts, homes & kitchens. On the Jaffna Peninsula war widows cook crab curry & fry spicy snacks, while in a remote eastern village, local man Sumith stirs vats of smoky milk toffee over an open fire in a factory behind his home. Food is prepared for a Hindu festival, & old William boils up his Ceylon tea at Colombo`s dawn wholesale market, just as he s done every day for the past sixty years. Hidden Kitchens of Sri Lanka

Includes:: over 60 recipes for everything from fragrant fish curry to vegetable roti rolls, spicy coffee to sweet rice pudding along with a full glossary of Sri Lankan ingredients & cooking equipment. A moving yet hopeful picture of the country today, Hidden Kitchens of Sri Lanka is far more than a collection of traditional recipes; it is a book as much about the inspiring people as it is about their food. Key Selling Points: more than 60 recipes from around Sri Lanka, from bustling Colombo to remote coastal paradise beautiful location photography Organised region by region, packed with information on Sri Lanka s history & culture Recipes include everything from street food (&, of course, tea) to special festival meals

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An exploration of time & place in which Fortey peels away the top layer of the land to reveal the hidden landscape
- the rocks
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` An emotional & compelling memoir, that left me inspired, both by her bravery in transforming her life, & by the unexpected beauty she finds along the way` Countryfile Magazine` Fowler beautifully exposes her emotional fragility while also celebrating the unloved nature of buddleia, herons & even the water rats who take refuge among the locks.` i paper` Fowler captures the beauty of the canal`s dishevelled, neglected condition...` Times Literary Supplement` Thoughtful & heartbreakingly honest.. . Beautiful` Press Association` An astounding memoir` Gay Star News` Hidden Nature is one of the most thrilling things I`ve read in a long time` Waterways World` She writes wonderfully about the species that have carved out a place for themselves amid the discarded shopping trolleys, condom packets & industrial waste` Guardian` This candid book is as much about mapping the heart as it is about mapping the paths of waterways. Lovely.` Simple Things`A beautiful memoir` Good Housekeeping` Gentle, brave & acutely observant` Woman`s Weekly Leaving her garden to the mercy of the slugs, the Guardian`s award-winning writer Alys Fowler set out in an inflatable kayak to explore Birmingham`s canal network, full of little-used waterways where huge pike skulk & kingfishers dart. Her book is about noticing the wild everywhere & what it means to see beauty where you least expect it. What happens when someone who has learned to observe her external world in such detail decides to examine her internal world with the same care? Beautifully written, honest & very moving, Hidden Nature is also the story of Alys Fowler`s emotional journey & her coming out as a gay woman: above all, this book is about losing & finding, exploring familiar places & discovering unknown horizons. ...

How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak & disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thous&-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus` favour. But Apollo has many enemies
- gods, monsters & mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, & he can think of only one place to go...an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
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` City of Light`, ` City of Mystery`, ` City of Romance`
- of course, it must be Paris. No other European capital city has the
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