The Chilterns form part of the long line of chalk hills stretching intermittently across southern & eastern Engl&. It is an area characterised by beech woods & dry valleys, & these natural features are explored in the routes. The Thames Valley is steeped in history, from Windsor Castle & Richmond Park to Runnymede Meadows, where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, & there are opportunities to absorb this evocative atmosphere, as well as genteel towns like Dorchester, Henley & Princes Risborough. -See walk locations by Looking Inside Inside: -28 great walks in Thames Valley & Chilterns from 2 to 10 miles -Clear, large scale Ordnance Survey route maps -GPS reference for all waypoints -Where to park, good pubs & places of interest en route -All routes have been fully researched & written by expert outdoor writers -Beautiful photography of scenes from the walks Pathfinder (R) Guides are Britain`s best loved walking guides. Made with durable covers, they are the perfect companion for countryside walks throughout Britain. Each title features circular walks with easy-to-follow route descriptions, large-scale Ordnance Survey route maps & GPS waypoints. With over 70 titles in the series, they offer essential information for walkers throughout the country. Contents* Wallingford* Watlington Hill* Hedgerley & Burnham Beeches* West Woodhay & Inkpen* Dorchester & Wittenham Clumps* Aldermaston & the Kennet & Avon Canal* Cuckhamsley Hill & the Ridgeway* Port Meadow* Old Boars Hill* Marlow & Hurley* Widbrook Common & Cliveden Reach* Goring* Whitehorse Hill & Kingston Lisle* Great Hampden & Little Hampden* Cookham, Winter Hill & Cock Marsh* Abingdon & Sutton Courtenay* Henley-on-Thames & Hambleden* Runnymede & Windsor Great Park* Longworth & Hinton Waldrist* Aldbury, Ivinghoe Beacon & Ashridge* Ibstone, Turville & Fingest* Coombe Hill & Chequers* Whitchurch & Mapledurham* West Wycombe, Hughenden & Bradenham* Chesham & Little Missenden* Chess Valley* Lardon Chase, Moulsford & Streatley* Princes Risborough & Chinnor Hill ...

An exciting new gift series of walking guides, aimed at the weekend, family walker. These small-format, portable hardback books have an attractive retro feel, with nostalgic line drawings & h&-drawn maps. Each of the 20 walks have been carefully selected to appeal to family walkers, most are circular & none are too strenuous. Each walk contains the following: * Clear, easy-to-follow route directions * Detailed h&-drawn maps * Refreshments & pubs * Parking information * OS map references In addition, each walk contains information on wildlife, or other special attractions to watch out for while walking. The ideal gift for anyone wanting to explore the countryside within easy reach of London. ...

Thames Valley Cycle Map at 1:110, 000 from Sustrans, with five day rides: Kennet Valley & the north of Hungerford, Kingsclere & Silchester, Goring to Christmas Common, Princes Risborough to Hambledon, & Chesham to Tring. Street plans show Oxford, Windsor with Eton, Reading & Guildford. Maps is this Sustrans series show all the National & Regional Cycle Network routes clearly numbered & have the colouring distinguishing between the on-road & traffic-free sections. The publishers’ own recommendations are shown in contrasting colour &, in most titles, are in addition presented on the reverse side on separate panels where each circuit is annotated with useful notes. The maps have contours & altitude colouring to show the topography, with additional gradient markings. Towns along the routes are annotated with symbols indicating what facilities can be found there. Also marked are various places of interest, on or near the routes, & railway lines are shown with stations for access to the routes by rail. On the reverse each title also provides large, clear city centre street plans of main towns, highlighting the Cycle Network and/or the recommended routes. Also included are contact details of tourist information centres. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Steve Davison Cicerone guide to Walking in the Thames Valley is a comprehensive exploration of walking opportunities in the countryside of the Upper Thames. The countryside that the Thames flows through

Includes:: the Southern Chilterns, Berkshire, Lambourn & North Hampshire Downs & Southern Oxfordshire, all within easy reach of Reading, Newbury, Abingdon & London. The walks included in the guide travel through landscapes of open chalk grassl&, broad-leaved woodland & farmland & visit two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Davison covers a variety of different routes; from Iron Age hill forts to modern creations like the Kennet & Avon Canal & from following sections of the Ridgeway to meandering along the banks of the Thames. The guide is organized into 25 walks that explore the Thames Valley & which range from 10 to 18 miles, including a two-route across the Lambourn Downs. The author also provides shorter, less strenuous alternatives for many walks where available. Each walk begins with an information box providing details of distance, time, difficulty grading, the relevant map, refreshments & public transport options in the area. A detailed introduction

Includes:: sections on Accommodation, Food & Drink, Kit suggestions, Walking with Children & Long-Distance routes. Detailed walk descriptions are accompanied by Ordnance Survey extracts mapping the route as well as colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of the region.



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Thames: Sacred River, by the bestselling author of London: The Biography, is about the river from source to sea. It covers history from prehistoric times to present; the flora & fauna of the river; paintings & photographs inspired by the Thames; its geology, smells & colour; its literature, laws & landscapes; its magic & myths; its architecture, trade & weather. This book meanders gloriously, rather as the river does itself: here are Toad of Toad Hall & Julius Caesar, Henry VIII & Shelley, Turner & Three Men in a Boat. The reader learns about the fishes that swam in the river & the boats that plied on its surface; about floods & tides; hauntings & suicides; sewers, miasmas & malaria; locks, weirs & embankments; bridges, docks & places. All the towns & villages along the river’s 215-mile length are described. Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising & entertaining details, & for writing about them in the most magisterial prose. ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYour ultimate guide to the art of winning arguments, in a brand new edition Everyone is always trying to persuade us of something: politicians, advertising, the media, & most definitely our families. Thank You for Arguing is your master class in the art of persuasion, taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill. With all the wisdom of the ages, from classical oratory to contemporary politics & pop-culture, Thank You For Arguing shows you how to win more than your fair share of arguments, as well as:> How to shine at work, avoid speeding tickets, & outwit argumentative partners > Cicero`s secrets to moving an audience, Donald Trump`s savvy speechmaking, the art of giving a TED talk> Tactics like Setting Your Goals, Making Them Like You, Gaining the High Ground> Defuse an angry accuser & benefit from your own mistakes> The art of rhetoric, from eloquence & friendship to wit & irrefutable logic Written by one of today`s most popular online language experts, Thank You For Arguing is brimming with time-tested rhetorical tips & persuasion techniques that will change your life. & that`s not hyperbole. ...

A Jeeves & Wooster novel Thank You, Jeeves is the first novel to feature the incomparable valet Jeeves & his hapless charge Bertie Wooster
- & you`ve hardly started to turn the pages when he resigns over Bertie`s dedicated but somewhat untuneful playing of the banjo. In high dudgeon, Bertie disappears to the country as a guest of his chum Chuffy
- only to find his peace shattered by the arrival of his ex-fiancee Pauline Stoker, her formidable father & the eminent loony-doctor Sir Roderick Glossop. When Chuffy falls in love with Pauline & Bertie seems to be caught in flagrante, a situation boils up which only Jeeves (whether employed or not) can simmer down...A display of sustained comic brilliance, this novel shows Wodehouse rising to the top of his game.

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Madagascar is one of the world`s natural jewels, with over ninety per cent of its wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. Few people knew it better than the pioneering primatologist & conservationist, Alison Jolly. Thank You, Madagascar is her eyewitness account of the extraordinary biodiversity of the isl&, & the environment of its people. At the book`s heart is a conflict between three different views of nature. Is the extraordinary forest treasure-house of Madagascar a heritage for the entire world? Is it a legacy of the forest dwellers` ancestors, bequeathed to serve the needs of their living descendants? Or is it an economic resource to be pillaged for short-term gain & to be preserved only to deliver benefits for those with political power? Exploring & questioning these different views, this is a beautifully written diary & a tribute to Madagascar. ...

Bestselling author A.J. Jacobs has undergone a life-changing & entertaining journey. The idea is deceptively simple: he takes one of our greatest pleasures- our morning cup of coffee
- & tries to thank every single person involved in making it, from the barista to the coffee farmer & all those in between. This turns out to be a stunningly large number, including artists, chemists, presidents, mechanics, biologists, miners, smugglers & goatherds. Hundreds of people. Thousands. Maybe more. Through this seemingly straightforward quest, Jacobs reveals inspiring truths. The book is a reminder of the amazing interconnectedness of our world. It shows us how much we take for granted. It teaches us how gratitude can make our lives happier, kinder & more impactful. & it will inspire readers to follow their own ” Gratitude Trails.” Gratitude was not an emotion that came easily to Jacobs. His innate disposition is more Larry David than Tom Hanks. But he knew that gratitude is perhaps the most important key to human happiness, the chief of all virtues, as Cicero said. Science has shown gratitude`s benefits are legion: it helps you sleep, improves your diet, & makes you more likely to recover from illnesses. Jacobs wanted to inspire his kids to embrace gratitude, so he decided to commit himself to a radical experiment. Over the course of several months, Jacobs went on a journey that took him across continents & up & down the social ladder. He experienced joy, wonder, guilt & depression. He met great characters. He learned just how far-flung are those involved
- from the Minnesota miners who get the iron that makes the steel that makes the coffee roasters, to the Madison Avenue marketers who captured his wandering attention for a moment. His adventures include: A trip to a remote farm in Colombia, where he experienced first-hand how challenging it is to pick the coffee fruits. Several days with a coffee taster who taught Jacobs the secrets of the trade, & schooled him in the vocabulary that rivals wine sommeliers. (The taster doesn`t just detect notes of apple in his coffee. He says what kind of apple -- Gala? Honeycrisp?) Because coffee is 98.4 percent water, Jacobs visited the vast upstate reservoirs that supply New York City, & thanked the folks whose homes were destroyed to make way for the lakes. Jacobs devotes a chapter on the cup-makers, including the rags-to-riches inventor of the ” Java Jacket, ” that underappreciated cardboard ring you slip over your cup. It has saved millions of fingers & thumbs from burning discomfort, but we never give it a second thought. The food safety inspectors, who keep our coffee free from an alarming number of diseases & creatures. Along with entertaining tales, the book is filled with wonderful insights & useful tips. Readers learn how to focus on the hundreds of things that go right every day instead of the handful that go wrong. They read about our culture`s dangerous overemphasis on individuals instead of teams. They learn the art of ”savouring meditation”. They learn the pros & cons of globalism. They learn to appreciate the astounding work it takes to create even the most simple items in our lives. There`s even a gratitude hack to help them fall asleep.

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In this hilariously frank account of his life, Jack Dee finally reveals what turned a once optimistic young man into this grumpy middle-aged git. It`s a journey that takes him from a first gig as a ventriloquist`s dummy, to working in an artificial leg factory & delivering incontinence pads for the NHS, before he finally ends up on stage at the Comedy Store. Along the way, Jack shares his laugh-out-loud views on everything from the `overrated moon landing` to boutique hotels, personal trainers & `people who hold their cutlery the wrong way`. Outrageous, absurd, & full of surprises, this is Jack Dee at his funniest. ...