Insider advice on the popular attractions, & hidden gems, from where to find the best crabcakes in Baltimore, to exploring the small towns on the Chesapeake Bay. Plus tips for planning your vacation down the ocean at Maryland & Delaware's beach resorts. Where to find the best fishing & crabbing, the best baseball (major & minor leagues), the best local seafood, & the best places to bag a bargain antiques shopping. Insightful commentary on the historic past of Maryland & Delaware, from the American Revolution, through the Civil War to their different roles & changing environments today, with side trips to Harpers Ferry & Gettysburg. Opinionated reviews. No bland descriptions & lukewarm recommendations. Our expert writers are passionate about their destinations--they tell it like it is in an engaging & helpful way. Exact prices listed for every establishment & activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels & restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people. User-friendly features including star ratings & special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values, insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, & overrated experiences. ...

Maryland & Delaware Recreational Atlas & Gazetteer at 1:100, 000 approx. in a series of large format paperback state atlases from De Lorme, with detailed, contoured, GPS compatible topographic mapping. Additional maps provide information on the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay, showing habitats of blue crab, eastern oyster, plus hard & soft shell clam. Recreational information

Includes:: lists of unique natural features, hiking & biking trails, historic sites, museums, gardens, scenic drives, Chesapeake Bay lighthouses. Tables are also provided listing, where appropriate with facilities, state & national lands, campgrounds, canoeing sites, plus fishing sites each with a list of species. Each title in this De Lorme series covers one state & presents it at a scale much more detailed than used on most state road maps. Particularly popular areas are often also presented on enlargements. The maps are contoured, show variation of terrain (deserts, glaciers, wetlands, woodlands, etc) & have latitude & longitude and/or UTM grid lines for GPS use. Various types of protected areas are distinguished by the colouring of their boundaries, e.g. national or state parks, forests, etc. Also marked are Indian Reservations & restricted entry military zones. Road network is shown in much more detail than on other state mapping, with local roads, unsurfaced back roads & tracks, forest trails, etc. Where appropriate, old historical routes are marked. Railway lines & local airports or landing strips are included & the maps also indicate administrative boundaries. Symbols highlight various recreational areas & facilities such as campgrounds, unique natural features, etc. Each title contains extensive lists of outdoor adventure sites (grouped into activities such as hiking, biking, paddling, fishing, skiing, etc.), diverse family outing sites, campgrounds, & tables showing what facilities can be found in the state’s recreational areas. Each atlas also has an index of localities. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Maryland's Eastern Shore in the Moon Spotlight guide series; covering a range of specific local cities, districts, areas & regions in North, Central & South America & targeted at those seeking to travel to a specific area within a country. Each of the guides has been extracted in full from the relevant country Moon Handbook & individual titles focus on a particular city, region or notable area of the destination. Many of the guides in the series are unique in their coverage, although are limited in putting the destination into its wider geographical context that a more comprehensive guide would provide. Stylistically, Moon ...

About this series Bypassing the major cities almost completely, this series of regional guides concentrates on the hinterlands & backwoods of the USA. Specifically intended for drivers & family oriented, these titles highlight local museums, historical sights & nature trails. There are also recommendations for shopping, lodging & eating. Illustrated with some line drawings. ...

This fascinating collection of over 200 images takes is on a tour of the old borough of Marylebone, from Oxford Street to Edgware Road & from Baker Street to St John`s Wood. They sketch Marylebone`s history as one of London`s smaller metropolitan areas which, in 1965, amalgamated with nearby Westminster & Paddington to form the City of Westminster. This selection was compiled mainly from private collections with contributions from Marylebone Gallery & London Metropolitan Archives. It depicts the social & commercial life of this distinctive area, showing familiar attractions such as Madame Tussaud`s & Lord`s Cricket Ground as well as fine Georgian houses, busy thoroughfares, long-vanished Underground statiosn & well-known shops. This unique collection of photgraphs, many of which appear in print for the first time, will jog the memory & stimulate the imagination of old & young, residents & visitors alike. ...

This compilation of over 180 photographs explores one of inner London`s former Metropolitan Boroughs, & by the use of comparison images reveals some of the changes which have taken place to it in over a century. The particular style of Marylebone`s streets is celebrated here, such as Baker Street, whose fictional detective gained the street worldwide recognition, & Oxford Street, effectively London`s ` High Street`. Memories of horse-filled streets & local traders are revived alongside the pubs, concert halls, & transportation of yesteryear to give an intriguing & nostalgic portrait of what is now a characterful part of the modern City of Westminster. ...

Maryport in 1900 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 is double-sided. The main map covers most of the town centre & docks, extending from North Street southward to Collins Terrace & Maryport Dock Junction, & from Lawson Street westward to the shore. Features include River Ellen, town centre with individual buildings neatly delineated, St Mary's church, Fleming Square, Market House; LNWR railway with Whitehaven Junction, goods station, engine shed, part of railway station, Dock Branch, many sidings into docks; Ellenborough Colliery, Solway Iron Works, Senhouse Dock, Elizabeth Dock, Glasson, Mote Hill, Old Harbour, North Harbour etc. Sheet 44.04 to the north is included as an insert, including Flour Mill, Parade Ground, Tannery. On the reverse is most of adjacent sheet 45.05 extending coverage eastward to include Ellenborough, Netherton, Netherhall, Kirkborough, All Souls church, eastern part of station, Ewanrigg Hall (at foot of map), Hayborough (at east of map). About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Mary loathes her big, curly, bushy hair & so she chops it all off...and she looks fantastic! Well, at least she thinks so. But her mammy is not convinced & forbids her from ever cutting her own hair again. But she didn`t say anything about anyone else...A brilliant laugh-out-loud Little Gem about a not-so-brilliant hairdresser & one very unfortunate dog! High quality cream paper & a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all. ...

Written by MARZENA SOWA Art & cover by SYLVAIN SAVOIA ”I am Marzi, born in 1979, ten years before the end of communism in Pol&. My father works at a factory, my mother at a dairy. Social problems are at their height. Empty stores are our daily bread. I`m scared of spiders, & the world of adults doesn`t seem like a walk in the park.” Told from a young girl`s perspective, Marzena Sowa`s memoir of a childhood shaped by politics feels remarkably fresh & immediate. Structured as a series of vignettes that build on one another, MARZI is a compelling & powerful coming-of-age story that portrays the harsh realities of life behind the Iron Curtain while maintaining the everyday wonders & curiosity of childhood. With open & engaging art by Sylvain Savoia, MARZI is a moving & resonant story of an ordinary girl in turbulent, changing times. ...

The Mara Triangle is the western third of the Masai Mara National Reserve. The triangle covers 500 square kilometres, lying between the Mara River to the east, the 400m Oloololo Escarpment to the west, & the border with the Serengeti Plains & Tanzania to the south. Colours distinguish the various landscape types eg. grasslands, wetlands, thickets & acacia woods. Hills & significant isolated trees are marked, also seasonal watercourses, tracks, roads, river crossings, reserve gates, lodges, campsites & major migration crossing points on the Mara river. A 1km UTM grid is drawn over the map. A small inset map shows the whole National Reserve. The reverse of the map is devoted to information for vistors: the ecosystem, the annual migrations, practicalities ie, access, campsites, rules for visitors & useful contacts. ...