A long-haired woman moves into the priest`s house & sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land & goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked & realises the money is almost gone. & in the title story, a priest waits on the altar for a bride & battles, all that wedding day, with his memories of a love affair. In her long-awaited second collection, Claire Keegan observes an Ireland wrestling with its past. ...

Walk the Fairfield Horseshoe by Handi Hikes is perfect for the experienced hiker as well as those new to the Lake District. This handy guide is 1 of 18 in a series of guide maps covering selected walks in the Lake District. Printed on durable compact foldaway waterproof plastic, this map

Includes:: 1 moderate & 2 difficult routes & is ideal for walking & outdoor pursuits. Carry a local guide in your pocket
- carry a Handi Hike! Each Map Guide in this series

Includes:: OS 1:25, 000 Explorer mapping, accurate directions, tips on navigation & recommendations for refreshments at the end of the walks. One side the map guide shows an extract from OS explorer, accurate & easy to follow directions for the walks & a few tips on navigation. The mapping from Ordnance Survey offers a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. All types of roads, tracks, permitted & public footpaths & bridleways are shown. Graphics & colour coding represent terrain features such as cliffs, scree, marsh, mud & vegetation. Contours are shown at 10-meter vertical intervals & spots heights are marked. A wide range of symbols locates various facilities for walkers, including youth & independent hostels, camping & caravan sites & information points. Easy to follow directions describe 3 or 4 walks in the area that are clearly marked in the map with colour coded dots. Further information

Includes:: suggested viewpoints & places for refreshments, how to link together other routes in this series as well as tips on navigation. The maps indicate whether the routes are easy, moderate or difficult. This means that you can choose a walk according to ability & mood. Walk duration & distance covered are stated. The reverse of the map guide shows the legend, reference tips on reading a grid, information on how to use a compass, as well as advice on how to stay safe in the hills. GPS compatible. All text & legends are in English only. Carry a local guide in your pocket
- carry a Handi Hike!







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Walk from the Langdale Pikes by Handi Hikes is perfect for the experienced hiker as well as those new to the Lake District. This handy guide is 1 of 18 in a series of guide maps covering selected walks in the Lake District. Printed on durable compact foldaway waterproof plastic, this map

Includes:: 1 easy, 1 difficult & 2 moderate routes & is ideal for walking & outdoor pursuits. Carry a local guide in your pocket
- carry a Handi Hike! Each Map Guide in this series

Includes:: OS 1:25, 000 Explorer mapping, accurate directions, tips on navigation & recommendations for refreshments at the end of the walks. One side the map guide shows an extract from OS explorer, accurate & easy to follow directions for the walks & a few tips on navigation. The mapping from Ordnance Survey offers a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. All types of roads, tracks, permitted & public footpaths & bridleways are shown. Graphics & colour coding represent terrain features such as cliffs, scree, marsh, mud & vegetation. Contours are shown at 10-meter vertical intervals & spots heights are marked. A wide range of symbols locates various facilities for walkers, including youth & independent hostels, camping & caravan sites & information points. Easy to follow directions describe 3 or 4 walks in the area that are clearly marked in the map with colour coded dots. Further information

Includes:: suggested viewpoints & places for refreshments, how to link together other routes in this series as well as tips on navigation. The maps indicate whether the routes are easy, moderate or difficult. This means that you can choose a walk according to ability & mood. Walk duration & distance covered are stated. The reverse of the map guide shows the legend, reference tips on reading a grid, information on how to use a compass, as well as advice on how to stay safe in the hills. GPS compatible. All text & legends are in English only. Carry a local guide in your pocket
- carry a Handi Hike!







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” Walk the Langdales” is a practical walking guidebook to twenty circular walks in the Lake District around & above Great Langdale, Little Langdale, Chapel Stile, Elterwater & Skelwith Bridge. Including all the classic high tops, the low fells & easy valley walks around lake, wood, waterfall & tarn, each walk is presented on a double page spread with clear description, excellent map, & inspirational photographs. This is the first book in the ” Walk the” series. ” Walk the Langdales” is entirely printed & produced in Cumbria. ...

As a lifelong fan of London, Mark Mason embarks on a mission to 'conquer' the capital once & for all. The only way to truly discover a city, they say, is on foot. Taking this to extremes, Mark sets out to walk the entire length of the London Underground
- overground
- passing every station on the way. Over the course of several hundred miles, he comes to understand a sprawling metropolis that never ceases to surprise. In a story packed with historical trivia, personal musings & eavesdropped conversations, Mark learns how to get the best gossip in a City pub, how the Ritz made its female guests feel good about themselves, & why the Bank of England won't let you join the M11 northbound at Junction 5. He has an East End cup of tea with the Krays' official biographer, discovers what cabbies mean by 'on the cotton', & meets the Archers star who was the voice of Mind the Gap. On a broader level, Mark contemplates London's contradictions as well as its charms. He gains insights into our fascination with maps & sees how walking changes our view of the world. Above all, in this love letter to a complicated friend, he celebrates the sights, sounds & soul of the greatest city on earth.

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Walk this Wild World celebrates the wondrous diversity of animal & plant life around the globe. Travel to a new habitat & continent with every turn of the page with stunning artwork by award-winning Sam Brewster. See polar bears in the Arctic tundra; elephants in the Serengeti grasslands; bobcats in the Sonoran desert; gorillas in the Congo jungle; & much more. Lift-flaps throughout this high quality format makes it a perfect gift book for all young animal-lovers, while nuggets of information on the underside of the flaps provide a gentle educational content. ...

A composite of global cultures, Walk this World celebrates the everyday similarities as well as the exotic differences that exist between cultures around the world. Travel to a new country with every turn of the page, each with new surprises to discover: peep through windows, open doors & delve underground by opening the many lift-flaps designed into every spread. ...

A composite of global cultures, Walk this World at Christmas Time celebrates the similarities, as well as the exotic differences in the way people celebrate Christmas around the globe. Travel to a new continent or country with every turn of the page, its the perfect christmas gift. ...

` What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand & stare.`
- W.H. Davies Walking around London is one of life`s
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Walk to Blencathra by Handi Hikes is perfect for the experienced hiker as well as those new to the Lake District. This handy guide is 1 of 18 in a series of guide maps covering selected walks in the Lake District. Printed on durable compact foldaway waterproof plastic, this map

Includes:: 1 moderate & 2 difficult routes & is ideal for walking & outdoor pursuits. Carry a local guide in your pocket
- carry a Handi Hike! Each Map Guide in this series

Includes:: OS 1:25, 000 Explorer mapping, accurate directions, tips on navigation & recommendations for refreshments at the end of the walks. One side the map guide shows an extract from OS explorer, accurate & easy to follow directions for the walks & a few tips on navigation. The mapping from Ordnance Survey offers a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. All types of roads, tracks, permitted & public footpaths & bridleways are shown. Graphics & colour coding represent terrain features such as cliffs, scree, marsh, mud & vegetation. Contours are shown at 10-meter vertical intervals & spots heights are marked. A wide range of symbols locates various facilities for walkers, including youth & independent hostels, camping & caravan sites & information points. Easy to follow directions describe 3 or 4 walks in the area that are clearly marked in the map with colour coded dots. Further information

Includes:: suggested viewpoints & places for refreshments, how to link together other routes in this series as well as tips on navigation. The maps indicate whether the routes are easy, moderate or difficult. This means that you can choose a walk according to ability & mood. Walk duration & distance covered are stated. The reverse of the map guide shows the legend, reference tips on reading a grid, information on how to use a compass, as well as advice on how to stay safe in the hills. GPS compatible. All text & legends are in English only. Carry a local guide in your pocket
- carry a Handi Hike!







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