Meet Pete Brown, a beer jounalist, beer drinker & author of an irreverent book about British beer, ” Man Walks Into A Pub”. One day, Pete`s world is rocked when he discovers several countries produce, consume & celebrate beer far more than we do. The Germans claim they make the best beer in the world, the Australians consider its consumption a patriotic duty, the Spanish regard lager as a trendy youth drink & the Japanese have built a skyscrapter in the shape of a foaming glass of their favourite brew. At home, meanwhile, people seem to be turning their back on the great British pint. What`s going on? Obviously, the only way to find out was to on the biggest pub crawl ever. Drinking in more than three hundred bars, in twenty-seven towns, in thirteen different countries, on four different continents, Pete puts on a stone in weight & does irrecoverable damage to his health in the pursuit of saloon-bar enlightenment. ”A fine book...the exact tone that a work on this social drug requires.”
- ” The Times”. ” Over 300 bars later & the man still manages to make you laugh.”
- ” Daily Mirror”. ” Carlsberg don`t publish books. But if they did, they would probably come up with ” Three Sheets to the Wind”...”
- ” Metro”. ”A marvellous book which is as enlightening about the countries he visited as any travel guide.”
- ” Adventure Magazine”.



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In 1950, Gerald Durrell travelled to British Guiana to bring back a living collection of the fauna native to that corner of South America. There he met with many kinds of adventure: some amusing, some thrilling & some extremely irritating. The team travel on a riverboat up the Essequibo through the green & lush tropical forests & trek across a landscape teeming with life & a riot of colours: from the crimson-breasted military starlings to the coppertoned howler monkeys. He gets into a sticky situation with an angry twotoed sloth & learns how (or how not) to lasso a galloping anteater. As Durrell tells us from the outset, there is one thing to be said for collecting animals: it can never be described as dull. ...

Three sisters struggle to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not belong to them. Yumi uses her dignity, Yuxiu her seductive powers, & Yuyang her desire for success. This breathtaking story vividly captures the demonic desire for power that possesses people. Whether it`s in the village of the Wang family, where life is attuned to the rhythm of working the fields & the slogans of the cultural revolution, or in the Peking of the 1980s, not one of these women is prepared to be just another wave in the `infinite ocean of people`. It is an epic portrayal of life in modern China. ...

The Three Sisters Wilderness Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic map that

Includes:: route descriptions

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” There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman & her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love & in rivalry, we always think of each other.” When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined
- with Margaret`s younger sister Mary
- to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of Engl&, Scotland & France. United by family loyalties & affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. Katherine commands an army against Margaret & kills her husband James IV of Scotl&. But Margaret`s boy becomes heir to the Tudor throne when Katherine loses her son. Mary steals the widowed Margaret`s proposed husb&, but when Mary is widowed it is her secret marriage for love that is the envy of the others. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss & passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king.

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Once upon a time, the name Baghdad conjured up visions of the most magical, romantic city on earth, where flying carpets carried noble thieves off on wonderful adventures, & vicious viziers & beautiful princesses mingled with wily peasants & powerful genies. This is the world of the Arabian Nights, a magnificent collection of ancient tales from Arabia, India, & Persia. The tales
- often stories within stories
- are told by the sultana Scheherazade, who relates them as entertainments for her jealous & murderous husb&, hoping to keep him amused & herself alive. Three fantastic tales have been chosen from our new translation to introduce readers to the delights of Arabian Nights
- Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves Killed by the Slave Girl is a well-known & well-loved classic, placed alongside the equally enchanting Judar & his Brothers & Ma'rus the Cobbler.


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There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she`s my best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better. And the third thing... might take a little bit more explaining. 84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light; &, if the charming new resident is who he claims to be, why does he look exactly a man who died sixty years ago? From the author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS & SHEEP, this book will teach you many things, but here are three of them:1) The fine threads of humanity will connect us all forever.2) There is so very much more to anyone than the worst thing they have ever done.3) Even the smallest life can leave the loudest echo. ...

The Sunday Times Bestseller ` Powerful & profound` Guardian ` Another sure-fire hit` Daily Mail ` Funny, melancholy, acutely observant` Sunday Express 84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she considers the charming new resident who looks exactly like a man she once knew
- a man who died sixty years ago. His arrival has stirred distant memories she & Elsie thought they`d laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light.. .
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Jessica Fox is living in Hollywood, a 26-year-old filmmaker with a high-stress job at NASA. Working late one night, craving another life, she is seized by a moment of inspiration & types ”secondhand bookshop Scotland” into Google... Soon, Jessica finds herself halfway across the world, in Wigtown on the west coast Scotl&, working for the handsome but somewhat aloof Euan
- owner of ” The Bookshop”, the town`s eccentric cultural hub. As she struggles with the local accent & the pace of life in this remote corner of the world, she realises that she has a lot to do to adapt to life five thousand miles from home. Jessica`s rollercoaster journey takes in all manner of new experiences, from Scottish Hanukkah & yoga on Galloway`s West Coast, to a waxing that she will never forget
- & it will both break & mend her heart. It will also teach her that sometimes we must have the courage to travel the path less taken.

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A 204km long cycle route along the valleys of the Neckar, the Glatt, & the Kinzig to the Rhine. Detailed maps show the route & its variants & extensive information is conveyed by symbols, indicating road surface, campsites & other accommodation, repair workshops, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. A list of various types of accommodation facilities is included.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: ALL THE TEXT IN THIS TITLE IS GERMAN ONLY. MAP LEGEND

Includes:: ENGLISH, please see our sample image, & the information provided on the maps is sufficient to use this title without any knowledge of German, particularly in the absence of a similar product in English from other publishers. There is currently no English edition this title available in this series. About the series: All the titles have been meticulously researched & are highly regarded in their native Germany. Most titles, as indicated in their individual descriptions, also include a separate section listing selected accommodation, from hotels to campsites, youth hostels & rooms in private houses, all with addresses, telephone numbers & price range. Information on towns along each route

Includes:: a list of places of interest, with opening hours, etc. Several of the guides also have street plans.




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