Built around Britain`s only natural hot mineral springs, Bath has been a spa town for 2, 000 years. The gushing thermal waters thought to have great healing powers, are said to have originated as rainwater which fell on the Medip Hills. The water rises from a depth of 3, 000 metres (10, 000 ft) at over one million litres (220, 000 gallons) a day & remains at a constant temperature of 46 degrees C, reaching the surface in three places in the city centre. Designated a World Heritage Site, Bath, steeped in Roman & Georgian history, is a favoured destination for visitors worldwide. ...

There is a great variety in Glasgow`s `dear green places`, from formal parks such as Kelvingrove & Glasgow Green to less well-known nature trails & walkways, many with stunning views of the Clyde. Outside the city, but easily accessible by car or public transport, there are more challenging moorland & mountain routes. This new edition of one of the most popular titles in the ”25 Walks” series brings the walker fully up-to-date with recently developed routes, as well as retaining the classic favourite walks which are a part of what makes Glasgow so special. The 25 Walks books are practical guides & attractive souvenirs. Written by experienced authors, they can be used with complete confidence. The carefully selected local walks are accompanied by easy-to-use maps & colour photographs. ...

In this colourfully illustrated guide we visit both Eastern & Western Kent, looking at the history of this county of open landscape & ancient villages. A particular focus of the guide is the historic city of Canterbury & its magnificent cathedral. An informative text, fabulous photographs & county map combine to make this a useful guide & a wonderful souvenir. ...

A souvenir guide to London & its outskirts, packed with colour photographs & fascinating information. London & its outskirts has much to offer visitors & this lovely souvenir guidebook is a veritable treasure trove bursting with delightful colour photographs & fascinating information that capture the very essence of the best sights on offer in this fabulous capital city. It is available in a variety of languages. ...

London & its outskirts has much to offer visitors & this lovely souvenir guidebook is a veritable treasure trove bursting with delightful colour photographs & fascinating information that capture the very essence of the best sights on offer in this fabulous capital city. It is available in a variety of languages. ...

Shortly after the 2005 London bombings, Tahir Shah was thrown into a Pakistani prison on suspicion of spying for Al-Qaeda. What sustained him during his terrifying, weeks-long ordeal were the stories his father told him as a child in Morocco. Inspired by this, on his return to his adopted homeland he embarked on an adventure worthy of the mythical Arabian Nights, going in search of the stories & storytellers that have nourished this most alluring of countries for centuries. Wandering through the medinas of Fez & Marrakech, criss-crossing the Saharan sands & tasting the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans, he collected a treasury of traditional stories recounted by a vivid & eccentric cast of characters: from master masons who work only at night to Sufi wise men who write for soap operas & Tuareg guides addicted to reality TV. Himself a link in the chain of scholars & teachers who have passed such tales down from father to son, mother to daughter, Shah reveals a world & a way of thinking that most visitors to Morocco barely know exist. ...

From Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri: a voyage into the enduring myth of Arcadia & the mysterious painting it inspired. A lyrical novel about art & enlightenment that takes the reader from Waterloo Station in London to Paris & a four hundred year old enigma, the painting by Nicolas Poussin known as ` Et in Arcadia Ego`. ` We never write the book we think we are writing. We never read the book we think we are reading` BEN OKRI. ...

For as long as Jake Tilson can remember he has always been scared of fish. Mysterious ice-laden market stalls have been sidestepped & intimidating seafood recipes left safely on the shelf, while the few occasions he has attempted to cook it have met with disaster. In at the Deep End sees the award-winning artist, designer, writer & cook finally overcome his last culinary taboo by travelling the globe on a quest to buy, prepare & cook fish & seafood. An evocative, marvellously layered & wonderfully illustrated exploration of Jake`s many experiences with fish, this delightful food memoir & recipe book catalogues his journey from fish-phobic to seafood obsessive. Whether cooking mussels in Sydney or sprats in Sweden, visiting the fish markets of Tokyo or snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, Jake`s unquenchable interest in every aspect of the sea & fish cookery is unstoppable. His acute eye & enticing culinary experiments & recipes make In at the Deep End a book to be read, savoured, used &, above all, enjoyed. ...

One of the titles in a series of topographic maps covering much of north-west Africa, produced as part of the IMW* project in 1960’s. Each map covers an area spanning 6° in longitude & 4° in latitude. There is some variation in colouring & the depiction of terrain, but hill-shading, spot heights & contours are used to show the general relief. Additional graphics show features such as dunes, rock outcrops, cliffs, sand areas, escarpments, marshes, seasonal lakes & watercourses, & areas liable to flooding. Bathymetric contours are also included. Communications detail

Includes:: roads, major trails & railways, although there is some inconsistency in colouring & the extent of classification, e.g. not all maps distinguish seasonal roads. On most maps intermediate road distances are indicated on main routes. Symbols show airports, mosques, mines, oil & gas fields, lighthouses, ruins & significant isolated buildings. Administrative boundaries are marked & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals, with further margin ticks at 1’ intervals. The map legend is in French only on some sheets, & in English & French on others.* The International Map of the World was a project conceived in the early 20th century to compile a world map series at 1:1, 000, 000 through the efforts of participating nations. The value of the program has declined since 1970 & the IMW is no longer regarded as an active international series.

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Bears are a symbol of the health of an ecosystem
- & the global population is dwindling to the point where only eight different
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