How to Read Towns & Cities is a pocket-sized primer to understanding the forces that have shaped the world`s cities. It takes a practical, highly visual approach
- showing us how to read the stories embedded in the fabric of the neighbourhoods, towns, & cities in which we live today. The fortunes of towns & cities rise & fall along with the fate of the civilisations to which they belong. Some are lost entirely, now no more than ruins; others have thrived as urban centres for millennia; & all contain vital clues embedded in their streets & skylines which reveal why their inhabitants grouped together, & tell of their unique social, political & cultural histories. Packed with plans, maps, & drawings, this book takes the reader on an international journey of discovery to explore the history of cities from our earliest urban origins to the contemporary world city
- from Babylon to Beijing, London to Paris, & from the skyscrapers of New York to the streets of their own home town. A must-read for anyone interested in history, cities, & travel, this fascinating book turns the reader into urban detective to see how our towns & cities grew the way they are.

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A must-have book for walkers, sailors & everyone interested in the natural world, How To Read Water unlocks the hidden secrets of water. Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley imparts knowledge & teaches skills, tips & useful observations to help you navigate the landscape around you. From wild swimming in Sussex to canoeing in Borneo, Tristan Gooley draws on his own pioneering adventures to reveal the secrets of ponds, puddles, rivers, oceans & more, & gives you the skills to read water. ...

A Sunday Times ` Must Read` book ` Jam-packed with information, this book will fascinate sailors, fishers, birders, naturalists, hikers, & anyone interested in the natural world.`
- Forbes ` This study of rivers, lakes, puddles & seas brims over with astonishing facts... His observational skills can be breathtaking` The Sunday Times ` This inspired guide to water in all its forms will make a big splash... Gooley has done his subject proud
- this is seriously fascinating stuff.` The Times ` The quirks & habits & secrets of good old H2O were crying out to have a book written about them. That said, it had to be written by the right person... Fortunately, the job went to Tristan Gooley.` The Spectator A must-have book for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers & everyone interested in the natural world, in How To Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips & useful observations to help you enjoy the landscape around you.

Includes:: over 700 clues, signs & patterns. You`ll learn how to: Interpret ponds like a Polynesian Spot dangerous water in the pitch black with the help of a clock face Read the sea like a Viking Forecast the weather from waves Find your way with puddles Decipher wave patterns on beaches Decode the colour of water Unravel a river like an expert From wild swimming in Sussex to wayfinding off Oman, via the icy mysteries of the Arctic, Tristan Gooley draws on his own pioneering journeys to reveal the secrets of ponds, puddles, rivers, oceans & more to show us all the skills we need to read the water around us.



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` Richard Wiseman is arguably the most interesting experimental psychologist working today` Scientific American Try to remember these letters: R A I O L T A L G. Struggling? Let`s rearrange them & try again: A L L I G A T O R. Having a great memory is easy when you know how your mind works. Packed with powerful tricks of the memory trade & the science behind them, psychologist & bestselling writer Professor Richard Wiseman helps you to remember names & faces, birthdays & meetings, telephone numbers & shopping lists, exam answers & pub trivia, & where you left your keys (they are on the small table behind your sofa). Impress your friends, sharpen your mind & change your life with this unforgettable little gem of a book. ...

An inspiring & practical set of seven principles to enact lasting change in our communities.` This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are & want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they`ve been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they`ve seen on the news but don`t feel like it`s making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they`re not sure how.`
- Matthew Bolton How to Resist is about what you can do after the march. In seven practical principles, Matthew Bolton outlines a method for how we can enact real & lasting change in our communities. This is the method he used in leading the Living Wage campaign, which resulted in pay rises for millions of people in the UK, & in building the Citizens UK alliance of tens of thousands of community campaigners. Rooted in the tactics of the American Civil Rights era, How to Resist reminds us that history`s greatest social movements have been driven by ordinary people demanding that their voices be heard. This is the approach that Barack Obama used as a community organiser in Chicago
- an approach that has been used to fight injustice & resist oppression for centuries.

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Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children & adults alike. THE STORY CONTINUES in the seventh volume of Hiccup`s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs.. . Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer & the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn`t always like that. Hiccup`s memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, & finding it very hard to be a Hero. Hiccup has three months, five days & six hours to discover America, get back to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents, & win the annual Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race. Can he do it? (Tick-tock-tick-tock-tick-tock) How to Train Your Dragon is now a major Dream Works franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits cinemas in Summer 2014 starring Gerrard Butler, Cate Blanchett & Jonah Hill & the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies & Cartoon Network. Read the rest of Hiccup`s exploits & check out the all-new Hiccup website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com. It`s the place to go for games, downloads, activities & sneak peeks! ...

When Albie & his mum go to the museum, Albie has no idea what is in store for him. He know that museums are fusty & dusty & full of smelly things, but what he doesn`t expect are igloos, wolves & a real life polar bear... Join Albie on a brand new adventure in this brilliant book by the bestselling author & illustrator pairing Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves! Going to the museum has never been so much fun! ` Hart is a rising picture book star.` The Bookseller Praise for How to Grow a Dinosaur: `A pre-school crowd pleaser with a dinosaur battle to boot.` The Bookseller ` Full of fun & packed with bold colourful pictures, this action-packed story will really appeal to children & is a great way to extend their imaginations.` Parents in Touch ...

This illustrated guide is for beginners & intermediate climbers alike. Contains all of the fundamentals from equipment, face climbing skills, crack climbing skills & getting down to training for climbing.

Includes:: tips for improvement & safety.

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London. A city robbing & killing people since 50BC. The Vizz: an industry in crisis. Baxter Stone, a film maker & television veteran, a lifelong Londoner (who thinks he sees better than others) is having problems in the postbrain, crumbling capital. Swindled by an insurance company, he`s in in debt; a Lamborghini is blocking his drive & MI6 is blocking his mobile reception. He hopes to turn it round & get the documentary series that will get him the Big Money. But what do you do if history is your sworn enemy & the whole world conspires against you? Is there any way, you could, for a moment, rule the world justly? Darkly comic, How to Rule The World follows Baxter`s battle for truth, justice & classy colour grading as it takes him from the pass of Thermopylae, to the peacocking serial killers of Medieval France, & the war in Syria. A trip from the Garden of Eden to Armageddon, plus reggae. Demonstrating Fischer`s inimitable talent for eviscerating social satire, How to the Rule the World is a magnificently funny read to stand alongside his best loved works, the Man Booker shortlisted Under the Frog, The Thought Gang & Don`t Read This Book If You`re Stupid, all of which Corsair will publish in e-book next year. ...

Whether you`d like to sail around the entire world or just part of it, the well-tested sea wisdom in ” How to Sail Around the World” will make your voyage easier & more successful. Here`s clear & authoritative information on how to buy a small sailing yacht at a modest price, how to sail her on a big ocean, & what it`s like to live aboard. Hal Roth has been a long-distance sailor for 37 years. He has sailed around the world three times & has logged 200, 000 miles at sea either with his wife or by himself. His books ” Two Against Cape Horn”, ” Two on a Big Ocean”, & ” Always a Distant Anchorage” are recognized classics of voyaging literature, & his instructional book ” After 50, 000 Miles”, published a quarter century ago, ranks among the most influential sailing books ever written. Yet Roth`s first sympathies are still `for the beginner with stars in his eyes & not much money, ` & ” How to Sail Around the World” emphasizes the simple, the essential, & the affordable for ordinary people who would like to see the world from a new & challenging perspective. To a rare degree, Roth combines a mastery of technical content with an ability to render it in elegant writing that`s a pleasure to read. ” How to Sail Around the World” is at once authoritative & accessible. Roth`s strongly held opinions, convincingly argued (he chooses not to sail with a refrigerator, for example), add to the book`s appeal. ” How to Sail Around the World” will tell you how sailing yachts are built & rigged, how to handle the sails, & what you need to know about anchors & anchoring. There are details of cooking & eating aboard, sailing at night, planning the trip, foreign paperwork, & exact figures on what it all costs, as well as the clearest & most comprehensive directions ever published on how to deal with storms at sea. In the beginning, voyaging can be a terrifying prospect. The storms, the leaks, the anchoring, handling the sails, deciding on the route
- so many unknowns. But what a payoff! You can sail to Venice, London, Sydney, San Francisco, or Hong Kong. You can pick an island in the middle of the Aegean, listen to green & yellow parrots in the wilds of the Amazon, or visit a thousand places in between. It`s exciting to sail to a distant landfall at a slow & leisurely pace, & to meet people in foreign lands. Fortunately, yachts travel slowly & give you time to learn the fundamentals of long-distance sailing. With patience you will begin to put it all together; life aboard will suddenly start to click. It will happen sooner than you think, & this book will help you. The big secret of world travel is to do it in a sailing yacht. You take your deluxe hotel with you, which gives you everything you need to exist pleasantly & comfortably
- a snug berth, a writing desk, a navigation center, & a compact little galley
- all in a small & neat package. Once you have your own boat, you can sail for years without the terrible daily costs & hassles of hotels, restaurants, & airplanes. You entirely sidestep the annoyance of reservations, standing in line, security screening, & dragging around awkward luggage. You do things at your own pace because you`re in charge. Where do you begin? Start by reading ” How to Sail Around the World”. In this guide, based on 200, 000 miles of hands-on world-cruising experience, Hal Roth gives you all the information you need to plan, launch, & relish every moment of a journey that is every sailor`s dream. You`ll learn how to: find a suitable boat for your voyaging ; assemble a versatile sail inventory; select tools & spare parts; plan your route & timing; choose the right anchors & how to use them; minimize costs; stay warm, dry, & well fed; cope with paperwork in foreign ports; &, much more!


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