New York churns at a relentless pace. It is constantly being rebuilt, torn down, & rebuilt again to make way for the next era of commerce & culture. But it is truly the sum of its neighborhoods, all of which offer a different perspective on the history & attitude of the city, each of which is best explored on foot. ” Secret New York” delves below the surface of this vibrant city into the areas that shape New York, with walking tours that consider both the prominent buildings of the skyline & the hidden gems within the grid. Navigating a city on foot is the most tangible way to discover its secrets, & as a pedestrian city, New York lends itself to exploration more than most. As one of the first major cities of the United States, New York offers a glimpse of the country`s early history, & as its most international city, New York combines the best of the world`s art, food, & way of life. This book offers a great introduction to New York & its outer boroughs, as well as a deeper look at the areas that fall below the radar of traditional guidebooks. Full-color photographs capture the treasures tucked behind every corner, while clear, easy-to-follow route maps highlight places of special interest. For travellers who want to gain familiarity with the city`s more peculiar hidden life, this book offers a rare perspective of a remarkable place. ...

Let Secret New York guide you around the unusual & unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating & unusual New York guide book & let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants & curious travellers alike. The places included in our guides are unusual & unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track. Now in it`s third edition, Secret New York
- An Unusual Guide features 200 secret & unusual locations. Inside Secret New York
- An Unusual Guide: Admire an apocalyptic pillar in a church, relax in secret gardens, discover the New York version of the Sagrada Familia, visit a secret metro tunnel, contemplate an elephant electrocuted, find bullet impacts outside the Bank JP Morgan, observe the stars with a university telescope, find a statue of Lenin, fly your skirt in the same place as Marilyn Monroe, explore a room filled with earth, discover a gigantic Venetian palace above an old stable, visit an island whose independence was proclaimed from a canoe in 2004, discover the `pig` of St. Patrick`s Cathedral, play scrabble with the signs of Queens, find out where is the last tooth of Washington, find the house who hides a metro mouth, locate a plaque in memory of an event of another dimension, have your bike or elephant blessed, go get inspected any natural quirk at an annual professional identification session.. . Away from the crowds & cliches, New York always has surprises for those who know how to think outside the box. An indispensable guide for those who know how to wander off the beaten track. Don`t miss
- Each chapter of this Secret New York An Unusual Guide travel guide book corresponds to a different neighbourhood of the city so that one can always find a hidden or secret place to discover. Perfectly planned walks
- Make sure that you do not miss any Secret location, by discovering each one featured in this guide by planning a walking tour of each neighbourhood.



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Enjoy walking along the vast avenues, breathing in the unique atmosphere of Brooklyn & admiring the Statue of Liberty. Discover this city in perpetual motion, its energy & elegance. Get rid of your stress & decorate the city of dreams in a thousand colours. You will discover your inner artist &, after a few pencil strokes, forget your everyday worries. ...

Samuel Whitehead, landlord of the Rose & Crown, is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham. When the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub, & Scotland Yard are called to the scene, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted. Detective-Inspector Young forms a theory about the case so utterly impossible that merely entertaining the suspicion makes him doubt his own sanity. Surrounded by sinister forces beyond his understanding, & feeling the need of rational assistance, he calls on a brilliant amateur & `living encyclopedia`, Desmond Merrion. Soon Merrion falls for the charms of a young woman in the village, Mavis Owerton. But does Mavis know more about the secrets of the village than she is willing to admit? Miles Burton`s novels have long been neglected as mere puzzles, but his skill at elaborating intricate plots, combined with their realistic village settings, mean that the best of his books deserve a broad new readership. Like the novels of Freeman Wills Crofts, Burton`s best work is fast-paced & crisply told, & The Secret of High Eldersham
- which uncovers ancient secrets in sleepy rural England
- is among the most entertaining of all his crime stories

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This magical collection of stories, gathered from the rich treasury of Persian folk & fairytales, tells of love & longing, fate & human ingenuity, loss & grace. Although sources of these tales have been lost over the ages, their memory runs through the collective psyche of the Iranian people. Handed down through generations, told by professional storytellers in bazaars & gatherings, these tales have been made popular the world over by great poets such as Rumi & Firdowsi. At the same time, beneath these charmed narratives, they reflect deep cultural & psychological insights into the attitudes, values & structures which constitute Iranian society. In her own unique voice
- with style, charm & humour
- Shusha Guppy narrates these timeless fables of princes & princesses; dervishes & miracle-working saints; jinns & giants; flame-breathing dragons & winged horses; sorcerers & magicians.

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A priest who blesses animals, winemaking firefighters, a tree in a church, an inverted phallus at a well-known entrance, an atomic bomb shelter under Gare de l` Est, a real Breton lighthouse near Montparnasse, unsuspected traces of former brothels, a patron saint of motorists, royal monograms hidden in the Louvre courtyard, the presentation of Christ`s crown of thorns, a prehistoric merry-go- round, a sundial designed by Dali, war-wounded palm trees, bullet holes at the ministry, religious plants in a priest`s garden, a mysterious monument to Freemasonry at the Champ-de-Mars, a solid gold sphere in parliament, a Chinese temple in a parking lot, the effect of the Bievre river on Parisian geography, a blockhouse in the Bois de Boulogne.. . For those who thought they knew Paris well, the city is still teeming with unusual & secret places that are easily accessible. ...

Secret Paris Bars & Restaurants in the Jonglez series of guides; profiling a range of European cities as well as thematic titles & designed to explore the undiscovered & hidden attractions usually hidden from tourists. The ‘ Secret’ titles present a range of sites
- including gardens, museums, squares, churches, parks & distinctive architecture
- that are often not covered by other guides. Double page spreads have a description of the site & a glossy full length photograph opposite. Addresses, opening times, contact details & relevant transport information is also provided. Jonglez also publish a range of “ Unusual…” titles, with an emphasis on thematic experiences, including hotels & shopping, to a range of destinations. Each guide has a similar format to the ‘ Secret’ series, with individual recommendations & suggestions accompanied by colour photographs throughout the text.

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An atmospheric love story with a twist by the author of The Rabbit Back Literature Society In a small hillside town, Olli Suominen
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` The treasure-trove of the real self is within us, but it can be lifted only when the mind is still`. Paul Brunton was one of the 20th century`s greatest explorers of, & writers on, the spiritual traditions of the East. He travelled widely throughout India (in particular) & met gurus & teachers who enriched his life immeasurably. By passing on to us the wisdom he learned directly from these holy men, he is widely credited as having introduced yoga & meditation to the West. In ” The Secret Path”, Paul Brunton explains in simple language how to meditate, & how this will transform your everyday existence. He also describes the remarkable experiences & understandings he himself gained from meditation & how, by making this ancient practice a part of your life, you will be able to experience a valuable kind of freedom & a deep inner peace. The classic work
- which has been reprinted many times
- is a very special pointer towards your inner world, & one written by a most unusual & adventurous man of insight.

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A riveting spy story set in World War Two. Using declassified documents & extensive original research, Secret Pigeon Service tells the dramatic untold story of MI 14 (d) & its spy networks including the remarkable ` Leopold Vindictive`, a Belgian resistance cell who used the pigeon they found in 1941 to spy on the Nazis. Everyone has heard of MI5 & MI6. Some may even have heard of MI9 which helped downed airmen escape in World War II. Few have heard of MI14 (d)
- home to Operation Columba. In this new spy story set during the Second World War, Gordon Corera uses declassified documents & extensive original research to tell the story of the Secret Pigeon Service for the first time. Between 1941 & 1944, sixteen thousand pigeons were dropped in an arc from Bordeaux to Copenhagen as part of ` Columba`
- a secret British operation to bring back intelligence from those living under Nazi occupation. The messages flooded back written on tiny pieces of rice paper tucked into a canister & tied to the legs of the birds
- authentic voices from rural France, Holl&, Belgium
- sometimes comic, often tragic & occasionally invaluable with details of German troop movements & fortifications, new Nazi weapons, radar systems or the deployment of the V-1 & V-2 rockets that terrorized London. Who were the people who provided this rich seam of intelligence? Many were not trained agents nor people with experience of spying. At the centre of this book is the ` Leopold Vindictive` network
- a small group of Belgian villagers prepared to take huge risks. They were led by an extraordinary priest, Josef Raskin
- a man connected to royalty & whose intelligence was so valuable it was shown to Churchill, leading MI6 to parachute agents to assist him. A powerful & tragic tale of espionage, the book brings together the British & Belgian sides of Leopold Vindictive`s story & reveals for the first time the wider history of a quirky, quarrelsome band of spy masters & their special wartime operations as well as how bitter rivalries in London placed the lives of secret agents at risk. It is a book not so much about pigeons as the remarkable people living trapped in occupied Europe who were faced with the choice of how to respond to a call for help, & took the decision to resist.





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