This handy guidebook contains detailed route descriptions for the GR54 trail circuit around the Ecrins national park, the Tour of the Oisans. The route is known to be one of Europe's toughest treks & traverses difficult terrain. It is described in 10 long day walk stages with suggestions for a 13 day itinerary & alternative stages ...

The Tour of the Queyras follows the GR58 & half of the GR541 trails. The 12-day Tour described in this guidebook crosses 24 cols, all above 2000m, with options to climb 17 summits of varying difficulty. This route is ideal for those new to Alpine trekking, but also provides optional challenges for the more experienced hiker & hillwalker. ...

In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, war reporters rushed to publish accounts of the uprising. The author took a different approach
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What does it mean to be free? This book finds the answer inside of us. It features sixty stories & meditations that progress in three movements, one of which reaffirms our struggle to hear, & yet our open invitation, in every instant, to realise our divinity with the help of our highest guides & angels, & especially the God of our hearts. ...

Provides an account & analysis of British labour legislation & labour market regulation since the 1990s. This work concentrates on the legislation & policy measures in the employment sphere of the New Labour governments which have been in power since 1997, placing the developments in the context of the aspects of European Community law. ...

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, & the armies

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It is the last, bitter days of World War II & the British Raj in India is crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters & widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. All eyes are upon Captain Merrick & the British military to protect them in this troubled time. ...

No peace & goodwill to all men here in Manchester... It's the countdown to Christmas & Sal Kilkenny is exhausted even thinking about the festive season
- her life as a single mother is hectic at the best of times. So when she is asked to investigate a suicide that a grieving family cannot come to terms with, she turns the case down. Eventually, & against her better judgement, Sal is persuaded to look into the woman's last hours & is appalled to discover how little the authorities had investigated her death. & why would a woman so petrified of heights choose to jump from the top of Manchester's Arndale Centre car park? Praise for Cath Staincliffe:' Gritty, intelligent, humane & involving' Big Issue' Deftly organised, with several surprising twists.' Evening Standard' An engrossing read.' Sunday Telegraph' Real people, real problems... Staincliffe writes brilliantly & compassionately about things that matter. Seriously good.' Literary Review' Modest, compassionate... a solid ingenious plotter with a sharp eye for domestic detail' Literary Review' Complex & satisfying' The Sunday Times'about as good as the British private eye novel gets' Time Out
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This is the tale of the lost city below the Scottish capital, chronicling Edinburgh's history, its structure & the lives of its inhabitants. The book discusses the lost city's rediscovery, the stories that made it legendary, the areas where it existed, & where to find the parts that remain. ...

Finding the true meaning of home...

Two mice on a quest to find their place in the big wide world learn the true

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