Guidebook to walking the Great Glen Way, a 79-mile National Trail along the Caledonia Canal from Fort William to Inverness. Easily walked within a week in all seasons, the Great Glen Way is an ideal introduction to long-distance walking in Scotl&. The route is described in both directions, & a separate OS 1:25K mapping booklet is included. ...

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Following a gluten-free diet doesn't mean missing out on delicious cakes & bakes. From melt-in-the-mouth cookies & dainty fairy cakes to rustic homebaked bread & spoil-yourself chocolate cakes, here are over 80 easy recipes that everyone will love! Delectable treats for every occasion, from simple Feta & Herb Loaf to truly decadent Coconut & Mango Cake, plus a selection of really easy recipes for you & your children to enjoy baking together. ...

Over 80 delicious recipes for gluten-free cakes & bakes.

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Arthur Machen is a significant figure in supernatural & horror literature, in the genre of 'weird fiction'. This collection brings together his best horror tales with a full contextual introduction & which helps to illuminate Machen's place in the literary & cultural milieu of 1890s Britain. ...

It was Henry VIII who began the process of making England a first-rate sea-power. He inherited no more than seven warships from Henry VII, yet at his own death the King's Navy had 53 seaworthy ships afloat (much the same size as the Royal Navy today) manned by almost 8, 000 sailors. Henry VIII originally needed a navy to hold the English Channel & blockade the enemy while he invaded France. Later when invasion from the continent grew serious Henry's navy fought in many actions. Moorhouse doesn't only deal with seagoing exploits. Thanks to Henry VIII dockyards were built (Greenwich & Deptford), timber had to be felled in quantities previously unknown (from land seized during the dissolution of the monasteries), & hemp (for rope) was harvested; new skills were developed, not least the gun-founders & the master shipwrights. Some of the ships were celebrated
- ' Henry Grace a Dieu' (aka ' Great Harry') was the biggest ship in the world
- 1, 000 tons, 122 guns, crew of 700 & the ' Mary Rose' (500 tons, 80 guns, 40 crew) became one of the most famous after she heeled over too far, took water & sank with the loss of almost all hands off Portsmouth. This book has 416 pages & is 3.2 x 13.3 x 22.2 cms

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The Blair administration's pursuit of a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland stands out as one of the great achievements in modern British politics. This book presents an account of the end of the Troubles. It is also an historical document of importance that presents an account of fallible men & women working at the limits of their endurance. ...

The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people & drove as many more to emigrate to America. The impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. This book provides a definitive account. ...

Presents the story of David Hume, one of Scotland's greatest men & famous philosopher. This book gives a picture of the man, the century in which he lived, his thought, &, above all, his humanity. Through Hume's life, it follows Enlightenment from its roots, through its sometimes difficult growth to its flowering in 18th century Edinburgh. ...

At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. This work brings us up to speed on the terrible threat of the avian flu & suggests ways in which we might head off another flu pandemic. ...