This luxurious edition of Through the Looking-Glass contains the complete story of Through the Looking-Glass, with full colour ...

This book was first published by The Great Western Railway in 1924 to enhance the enjoyment of their passengers on the 305 mile journey from Paddington to Penzance. Maps, line drawings & information about the towns & villages describe the glorious countryside of southern England that could be seen from the windows of The Cornish Riviera Express. This new edition

Includes:: 20 pages from Bradshaw's Railway timetables at the time this book was first published. Do you yearn for the days when train journeys were a pleasure? The creaking timbers of the carriages; the aroma of steam & smoke; the rattle & clank of points & the sudden sound of the whistle as you pass an unmanned crossing? This was when the sedate pace of the train, with windows held open by a thick leather strap, allowed time to watch the world go by. How much more you could see in those days! This book was published by The GWR to help their customers enjoy the experience. Each spread has a map & exquisite line drawings describing about six miles of the journey with charming descriptions of the 'long swift journey from London to Land's End that has about it a certain savour of romance, a spice of adventure, which no amount of familiarity of railway travelling can destroy'. We read of ' The Grand Junction Canal with bridges, barges & ducks all doing their best to make it picturesque'; crossing the Thames by the widest brick spanned bridge in the world & seeing the river crowded with punts & rowing boats; hurrying through Royal Berkshire where The River Kennet 'serpentines through a landscape too flat to offer any resistance to its whims & fancies'. Across 'the forbidding expanse of Salisbury Plain', beside The White Horse of Westbury & over the flat lands of Sedgemoor. A glimpse of Exeter Cathedral & the first sight of the sea! On beneath the rugged hills of Dartmoor to the 'tangled forest of shipping in Plymouth Sound'. Over Brunel's 'vast piece of imagination' the Royal Albert Bridge into Cornwall with palms on the platforms & viaducts over wooded valleys. Sandy beaches, rocky headlands & majestic St. Michael's Mount arriving at Penzance in time for tea. This beautifully written book describes more than a wonderful railway journey for it allows us a peep at the great swathe of southern Britain that was so well served by The Great Western Railway.

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H.E. Bates carried a woodland in his imagination. He fell under its spell as a boy growing up in the Midlands, becoming increasingly enchanted each time he stepped below the wooded canopy. Memory magnified its mystery over the years, enriching his stories as he grew successful as a writer. But why did this place become a part of him? What are the qualities of all woodlands that make them so special? Set in Kent, Bates returns to those trees of his youth to breathe life into the changing character of a single woodland year, revealing how precious they are to the English countryside. Our new edition is illustrated throughout with Agnes Miller Parker`s wonderful engravings. ” Bates`s 1936 volume is aptly named as it unfurls the life cycle of a British forest over a 12-month period, covering its flora, fauna, & human interactions. The text is illustrated with 73 absolutely gorgeous woodcuts by Agnes Miller Parker, making this a nearly irresistible package.”-Library Journal First published 1936 by Victor Gollancz. ...

This series offers a unique journey through different periods in history. Detailed artworks tell the story of a specific location as it changes with time. As they explore each scene, readers learn about the people who lived in this place, looking at their beliefs & way of life. Through Time: Pompeii follows the story of a townhouse at the centre of this famous Roman city. Beginning in the 6th century BCE, a simple hut becomes a farmhouse, & gradually the farmhouse is swallowed up by the expanding new city. The house grows as the city prospers, but it also suffers the devastating effects of Pompeii's famous natural disasters. ...

Hilarious & riveting, Thowim Way Leg chronicles mammologist Tim Flannery`s adventures among the mountain people of New Guinea while in hot pursuit of giant rats, tree-kangaroos, bats, possums & bandicoots. In the local pidgin, ”throwim way leg” describes the first decisive step in a journey. Flannery takes that step, clambering up steep peaks & braving jungle critters like sweat bees, hairy spiders, pythons & the occasional crocodile, as well as coming perilously close to ending up in hot water more than once. Cannibalism, Flannery assures the reader, is a thing of the past, but when he comes into contact with the Miyanmin--a people who refer to a neighbouring tribe as ”bokis es bilong mipela” (literally, ”our refrigerator”)
- we`re left wondering how he got out alive. It is Flannery`s exuberance over the wildlife he encounters & his ability to capture the indigenous perspective of New Guinea makes this book worth reading.
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Never in recorded history has there been a group of murderers as deadly as the Thugs. For nearly two centuries, groups of these lethal criminals haunted the roads of India, slaughtering travellers whom they met along the way with such efficiency, that over the years tens of thousands of men, women & children simply vanished without trace. Mike Dash, one of our best popular historians, has devoted years to combing archives in both India & Britain to discover how the Thugs lived & worked. Painstakingly researched & grippingly written, ” Thug” tells, for the first time the full story of the Thugs` rise & fall from its beginnings in the late seventeenth century, to its eventual demise at the hands of British officer William Sleeman, in 1840. ...

Featuring over 100 recipes for parties of any kind; from appetisers like Deviled Chickpea Bites to main events like Mexican Lasagna, The Party Grub Guide is here to make sure you are equipped with dishes to bring the flavour without the side of fat, calories, & guilt. Also included are cocktail recipes, because sometimes these parties need a pick-me-up of the liquid variety. Thug Kitchen was an instant internet phenomenon when they launched their foul-mouthed site in 2012 & their book has been a fixture on the New York Times bestseller list since the week it was published. Finally some exciting healthy, vegan food with easy-to-follow directions & damn entertaining commentary. ...

Thug Kitchen started their wildly popular website to inspire people to eat some Goddamn vegetables & adopt a healthier lifestyle. Beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow (` This might be my favorite thing ever`) & with half a million Facebook fans & counting, Thug Kitchen wants to show everyone how to take charge of their plates & cook up some real f*cking food. Yeah, plenty of blogs & cookbooks preach about how to eat more kale, why ginger fights inflammation, & how to cook with microgreens & nettles. But they are dull or pretentious as hell -and most people can`t afford the hype. Thug Kitchen lives in the real world. In their first cookbook, they`re throwing down more than 100 recipes for their best-loved meals, snacks & sides for beginning cooks to home chefs. (Roasted Beer & Lime Cauliflower Tacos? Pumpkin Chili? Grilled Peach Salsa? Believe that sh*t.) Plus they`re going to arm you with all the info & techniques you need to shop on a budget & go & kick a bunch of ass on your own. This book is an invitation to everyone who wants to do better to elevate their kitchen game. No more ketchup & pizza counting as vegetables. No more drive-thru lines. No more avoiding the produce corner of the supermarket. Sh*t is about to get real. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:50, 000 from the country’s national survey organization, Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National. Contour interval varies according to the terrain, from 2.5 metres in the coastal areas to 10 metres in the Ardennes. The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). Each standard sheet covers Approx. 32 x 20 km / 20 x 12 miles, with larger maps published for the border or coastal areas. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 is overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 topographic survey, showing the exact coverage of each sheet. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 50K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. Maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders – to see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

On the Road meets Down Under in this really rough guide to the adventures of an enthusiastic hitchhiker & his reluctant girlfriend on their quest for the real Australia. Hitching lifts with the desert`s dodgiest drivers & taking breaks in the roughest roadhouses, this is Tom Parry`s witty, warts-&-all tale of hitchhiking 8, 000 miles across
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- the Australian outback with his thumb, his backpack & his French girlfriend, Katia. As the couple hitch their way around the near empty highways, they encounter as wide a cross-section of Aussie society as you could ever hope to meet. In cattle stations, Aboriginal communities, remote waterholes, caravan parks, hippy communes & roadhouses, they see a country that remains as extraordinary today as it was for the first nineteenth century settlers. Loosely following the routes carved out by the legendary explorers who first traversed the great continent, the couple get to grips with the country`s fascinating history. Set against a backdrop of the real Australia
- not `as seen on TV`- ” Thumbs Up Australia” is full of wonderful anecdotes & endearing tales of some of the country`s most idiosyncratic characters, from the grizzled Aboriginal elder with his tales of dreamtime, to an amphetamine-swallowing road train driver. & at the end of their journey, it is ironically Katia who suggests thumbing a lift to the airport!


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