Celebrated as one of the greatest writers of his time, Javier Marias is best known for his spy trilogy, Your Face Tomorrow, which has been compared to Proust & hailed as one of the great modern European novels. In his first short story collection for fifteen years, he brings together tales which span his entire writing career: haunting tales from the very edges of life. An obscenely fat man obsessed with his much younger lover endlessly videotapes her every move, a ghost is condemned to repeatedly resign from his job, & a man of impeccable refinement meets his doppelganger at a work dinner, resulting in ghoulish life changes for both men. ...

”A book to start your heart & feet beating for the road”. (The Times). With its stories of strolling, poems about pavement-pounding & wonderings on wandering, this is the indispensable collection for the flaneur & the rambler
- & everyone in between. Take a turn with Jane Austen, stride side by side with Colm Toibin, let restless William Wordsworth lead you through brook & road before a detour with Stella Gibbons to the park. Whether mountaineering with Mark Twain or visiting Oxford Street with Julian Barnes
- be sure to take this anthology with you on your ambulations. With a new foreword by Robert Macfarlane. It is previously published with the title The Vintage Book of Walking.

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- Trinity National Recreational Area in northern California on a series of detailed, contoured maps from

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Island whiskies have long held a fascination & a powerful emotional draw on whisky drinkers the world over. Their special combination of heritage, mystique, & remote location captures the imagination; their highly distinctive flavours are often imitated but seldom bettered. There have been few books on island whisky & none written in recent years. But Whiskies Galore is not your average whisky book. It is not simply a catalogue of distilleries, but a story of discovery & adventure. Join Ian Buxton on a personal journey across Scotland`s islands, where he learns to fish with high explosives, ends up hurling his dinner into the sea, & comes face to face with a basking shark. Combining an expert`s knowledge of whisky with a travel writer`s fondness for anecdote, & with a keen description of place, he provides a special treat for all who love the islands` magical drams. ...

Island whiskies have long held a fascination & a powerful emotional draw on whisky drinkers the world over. Their special combination of heritage, mystique, & remote location captures the imagination; their highly distinctive flavours are often imitated but seldom bettered. There have been few books on island whisky & none written in recent years. But Whiskies Galore is not your average whisky book. It is not simply a catalogue of distilleries, but a story of discovery & adventure. Join Ian Buxton on a personal journey across Scotland`s islands, where he learns to fish with high explosives, ends up hurling his dinner into the sea, & comes face to face with a basking shark. Combining an expert`s knowledge of whisky with a travel writer`s fondness for anecdote, & with a keen description of place, he provides a special treat for all who love the islands` magical drams. ...

` Whisky, A Very Peculiar History` takes a sideways look at this most inebriating beverage from its simplistic origins to its pride of place in the drinks cabinets of the world. When Henry VIII disbanded the monasteries & let those brewing monks out into the wilderness, he had no idea of the kind of beast he`d unleashed. Whisky was used as a medicine, giving `the glow of apparent well-being` & even horses were known to be given a dram here & there (although via the kneecaps). Featuring quirky tales of whisky`s development & refining through the ages & detailed stories about its effect on the common man & woman, ` Whisky, A Very Peculiar History` delivers a warm aftertaste of hilarity with every shot of fact. ...

Ten years ago, Whisky Classified revolutionized our appreciation of single malt whisky. David Wishart cut through the confusing jargon often used to describe single malts & replaced it with an objective & easily applied guide to taste using a new flavour profile. Twelve

Dimensions to the aroma & taste of a single malt whisky were identified: body, sweetness, smoky, medicinal, tobacco, honey, spicy, winey, nutty, malty, fruity, floral. Single malt whisky is the fastest expanding sector of the booming whisky market. In this revised & updated anniversary edition, Dr Wishart has included all the new UK & Irish producers of single malt whisky that have emerged in the last 10 years. The author has also updated the taste profiles for each selected malt & reviewed previous entries to ensure that this book remains the definitive guide to tasting malt whisky. Each entry

Includes:: a short description of the distillery, information for visitors, the author`s own tasting notes & his flavour profiles according to this innovative classification. The history of whisky-making & production methods are clearly explained, & Dr Wishart also reveals how to organize a whisky tasting. Whisky Classified is for all whisky drinkers, from the novice to the connoisseur.



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This book on single malt whisky makes an excellent guide for all whisky drinkers, from the novice to the connoisseur. Single malt whisky is the fastest expanding sector of the booming whisky market. Over half of Scotland`s whisky distilleries are open to visitors & visitor numbers reached record numbers of over 1.7 million in 2016. Whisky Classified has revolutionized our appreciation of single malt whisky. David Wishart cuts through the confusing jargon often used to describe single malts & replaces it with an objective & easily applied guide to taste using his easy to understand system of flavour profiles. He identifies twelve

Dimensions to the aroma & taste of a single malt whisky: body, sweetness, smoky, medicinal, tobacco, honey, spicy, winey, nutty, malty, fruity, floral. In this fully revised & updated edition, David Wishart has included all new UK & Irish producers of single malt whisky. The author has also updated the taste profiles for each selected malt to ensure that this book remains the definitive guide to tasting malt whisky. Each entry

Includes:: a short description of the distillery, information for visitors, the author`s own tasting notes & his flavour profiles according to this innovative classification. The history of whisky-making & production methods are clearly explained, & the author also explains how to organize a whisky tasting.



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Its 1943 & the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great & Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to is mother & marry Catriona. The priest, the doctor &, of course, the landlord at the inn are all having a very thin time of it. There`s no conversation, no jollity, no fun
- until a shipwreck off the coast brings a piece of extraordinary good fortune -
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It`s 1943 & the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great & Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother & marry Catriona. The priest, the doctor &, of course, the landlord at the inn are all having a very thin time of it. There`s no conversation, no jolity, no fun
- until a shipwreck off the coast brings a piece of extraordinary good fortune...
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