” Walking London” is the essential companion for any urban explorer visitor or native committed to discovering the true heart of one of the world`s greatest capital cities. In 30 original walks, distinguished historian Andrew Duncan reveals miles of London`s endlessly surprising landscape. From wild heathland to formal gardens, cobbled mews to elegant squares & arcades, bustling markets to tranquil villages Duncan reveals the pick of the famous sights, but also steers walkers off the tourist track & into the city`s hidden corners. Handsomely illustrated with specially commissioned color photographs & complete route maps, the book provides full details of addresses, opening times & the best bars & restaurants to visit en route.” ...

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2013 The history of health care is complex, confusing, & contested. It involves more than just the creation of hospitals & dispensaries, infirmaries, & health centers. There are also royal colleges, trades unions, medical schools, nurses` homes, coroners` courts, nursing sisterhoods, ambulance stations, patients` organizations, & medical missions. Usually, to enhance our understanding we sit & read books, or, nowadays, surf the Internet. But it`s more fun to go out, visit the buildings where events unfolded & transport yourself back in time. The story of how health care has developed from medieval times to the present day is told through seven walks in central London, each with a key theme, such as: * Competition between the church, crown, & city for control * Changing fortunes of particular districts * Radical reform between 1840 & 1880 * Individual creativity & entrepreneurship * Hospitals` unavoidable choice between merger or migration * Transformation of health care trades into professions * Development of primary care The book takes as much interest in one of the six ambulance stations build in 1915 by the London County Council as it does in the grandest teaching hospital. Although some important buildings have been destroyed, & others are threatened, many remain. The walks aim to help preserve our legacy as, increasingly, former health care buildings are converted into hotels, offices, homes, & shops. Awareness of their original functions is in danger of being lost. The book also aims to increase our understanding of the current challenges we face in trying to improve health care. For there are many lessons to be learnt from the past. Packed full of curious & surprising facts about medicine & beautifully illustrated with maps, photographs, & images, this is the perfect guide book for anyone with a passion for urban walks, the history of London, &, of course, medicine. ...

Walking London’s Statues & Monuments is Rupert Hill’s illustrated tour guide of London’s public art, presented in 13 fact-filled walks in the capital. Elegant colour-washed pen & ink illustrations bring the en-route statues & monuments to life. Each art work/site is accompanied by an insight into the history behind its creation, giving an enlightening overview of some of London’s key events & personalities, as well as a look at the different ways, in different eras, that commissions have been undertaken & fulfilled. Each of the 13 routes described is introduced with summary details of where to start, where the walk finishes, its distance & duration. The book features a key to route maps & an overall map of London, & is indexed by works, sculptors & artists. ...

London is strewn with waterways, but the River Thames twisting through the capital can be seen from a radically different perspective in the futuristic Docklands area to the more sleepy suburbs of Putney, Chiswick & Barnes. Much of Camden`s quaint charm would be lost without the Regent`s Canal, & further out in the suburbs the Wandle, Lea & Brent rivers are well worth discovering. Walking London`s Waterways is an exploration, in 21 carefully researched walks, of London`s varied waterways in all their glory. Gilly Cameron-Cooper`s engaging text is steeped in historical detail, & is accompanied by clear & detailed route maps & enchanting photographs. ...

Walking Manhattan by Ellen Levitt is written with many people in mind: the tourists who have never before visited Manhattan as well as those returning to the Big Apple; the residents who want to ramble through parts of Gotham with which they are less familiar; the ”I`ve seen it all” New Yorker who is willing to consult a new source & find ”new” sights & sounds that interest them. Readers can pick & choose how & where they investigate Manhattan by consulting this new guide. This guidebook will help readers to appreciate more fully the author`s selection of unique things to see & experience throughout Manhattan. It points out the many beautiful & intriguing sights; the history to be learned; the joyful as well as sad aspects of Manhattan life throughout the years. Landmarks & parks, schools & eateries, art & sport, big & bold sites as well as modest & small; Walking Manhattan can introduce you to them all. ...

” Walking New York” offers 15 carefully curated itineraries, written by an expert travel writer, that showcase the city`s best sights. Fun features include in-depth looks at major icons, best of lists of quintessential things to see & do, & insider sidebars full of local knowledge. A travel essentials section has planning tips & h&-picked hotels. Travellers will find top-notch, streamlined, & useful information that goes beyond the internet basics to ensure a rewarding, authentic, & memorable urban experience. Expert authors organise each itinerary with on-the-ground information, allowing the traveller to avoid long queues, visit at its most opportune time, & see the sites in the most expedient way possible. ...

Regarded by many as the most exciting city in the world, New York's glamour & vitality draw millions of visitors every year. This book offers 20 walks leading the visitor into the heart of Manhattan Isl&, exploring its world-famous landmarks & revealing pockets of city life generally known only to native New Yorkers. New York has an array of attractions: from the Empire State Building, to Central Park; from the cultural treasures of the Met, to the shopper's paradise of Macy's; from Greenwich Village, to the street markets, historic restaurants & hidden churches. This book provides details on the history, architecture, contemporary life & culture of New York City. It also

Includes:: practical visitor information on opening times & transport, with easy-to-follow route maps for each of the 20 walks.

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In 1818, when Keats was 22-years old, he & his friend Charles Brown embarked on a walking tour through northern Engl&, Ireland & Scotl&, starting in Lancaster & finishing 44 days & over 600 miles later, in Scotl&, just north of Inverness. The book recreates Keats' tour & consists of three sections. In an informative introduction, Carol Kyros Walker discusses Keats' circumstances & places his trip in the context of the social & political events of the time. At the centre of the book are over 150 photographs, many in colour, taken by Walker as she retraced Keats' footsteps & tried to simulate the circumstances under which Keats would have viewed the scenes, photographing on the date & time of day of his arrival. Finally there are the letters & poems that Keats wrote during the tour & the journal that Brown later published, all annotated to relate them both to Keats' other works, & to the contemporary circumstances of the journey. The tour, which Keats envisaged as a prologue to his future writing, had dire consequences for his health & probably hastened his death three years later. Yet it inspired a sequence of lively letters & poems that reveal a high-spirited, curious, reflective, occasionally bawdy & immensely gifted young writer. ...

This guidebook describes 25 short easy walks exploring the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark & Herm. The routes are mostly circular, mainly on paths, tracks & quiet roads, & can easily be combined to make longer outings. Most walks are between 5 & 15km (3 & 9 miles) but the book also

Includes:: a description of the Guernsey Coastal Walk, a 63.5km (39 mile) walk around the entire coast of the isl&. Famed for its sunshine, its history & its wonderful coastline, Guernsey offers superb year-round walking. As well as clear route directions & mapping & practical advice on travel & accommodation, the book is crammed with fascinating information about these intriguing islands.

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This walking guide to the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark & Herm in the Channel Islands, describes 24 walks, parts of many of which can be combined to make up the Guernsey Coastal Walk. Famous for sunshine, history & a wonderful coastline, Guernsey is an intriguing destination for travellers. Outwardly British but with French overtones, the island has a long tourist season & is often busy with visitors. The walks in this guide use good paths & tracks as well as quiet country roads. Occasionally, more rugged paths are used to explore the excellent cliff coastline. Guernsey has plenty of interesting historical sites & attractions to visit including castles, churches & museums. With its companion guide, ? Walking on Jersey' published at the same time, this is the first guide to cover the new Channel Islands Way. ...