The Basque Country's coastline runs east from Bilbao (with its award-winning Guggenheim Museum) & San Sebastian (some of the best food in Europe) to chic Biarritz with its splendid beaches. This pocket-sized full-colour guide describes car tours & walks on the coast & inland
- throughout the seven provices making up the area including the lush green flanks of the Pyrenees with their picture-postcard villages & famous places like Pamplona & the Pilgrims' Route to Santiago de Compostela. Fold-out touring map large-scale (1:50 000) topo walking maps. Local transport timetables. Free on-line update service with specific route change information. Series (50 destinations) dubbed 'the blue Bibles' by the Sunday Times.
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They are a mythical people almost an imagined people writes Kurlansky. Signs of their civilization exist well before the arrival of the Romans in 218BC. Their forbidden tongue is equally mysterious it is related to no other but today the Basques are enjoying what may be the most important cultural renaissance in their long existence. ...

The first major account of the history of reggae black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins & development in Jamaica from ska to rock-steady to dub & then to reggae itself a local music which conquered the world. There are many extraordinary stories about characters like Prince Buster King Tubby & Bob Marley. But this is more than a book of music history: it relates the story of reggae to the whole history of Jamaica from Colonial Island to troubled independence & Jamaicans from Kingston to London. ...

Longlisted for the 2008 Orange Fiction Prize Elif Shafaks The Bastard of Istanbul" is a tale of an extraordinary family curse & clashing cultural identities in the mystical & mysterious city of Istanbul. One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctors surgery. I need to have an abortion she announces. She is nineteen years old & unmarried. What happens that afternoon will change her life. Twenty years later Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse all the Kaznci men die in their early forties so it is a house of women among them Asyas beautiful rebellious mother Zeliha who runs a tattoo parlour; Banu who has newly discovered herself as clairvoyant; & Feride a hypochondriac obsessed with impending disaster. & when Asyas Armenian-American cousin Armanoush comes to stay long hidden family secrets connected with Turkeys turbulent past begin to emerge. " Wonderfully magical incredible breathtaking...will have you gasping with disbelief in the last few pages." (" Sunday Express"). "A beautiful book the finest I have read about Turkey." (" Irish Times"). " Heartbreaking...the beauty of Islam pervades Shafaks book. " (" Vogue"). Elif Shafak has emerged as one of the most distinctive voices in both English & Turkish contemporary literature; her novels " The Flea Palace" " The Forty Rules of Love" " The Gaze" & " Honour" are consistently at the top of bestseller lists across the globe. Elif Shafaks examination of national identity " The Happiness of Blond People" is available as part of the " Penguin Specials" series
- a digital only series of shorts designed with commuters in mind."
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Harry is out of his depth. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered & Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can. He's not supposed to get too involved. When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders & disappearances nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth. The hunt for a serial killer is on but the murderer will talk only to Harry. He might just be the next victim. Appearing in English for the first time The Bat" is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo." ...

Did you know that bats arent birds but mammals? That they sleep upside down? That they shout as they fly using their voice to find their way? Curious young minds will love learning about the life cycles of bats in this picture book which combines story with information. Previously part of the acclaimed Read & Wonder" series " Bats Love the Night" has been re-launched in the new " Nature Storybooks" series with a brand new look." ...

' Golf is a funny game.. . Many books have been written on the art of playing Golf but few have attempted to give any record of the subtle humour which belongs to all sports of Scottish origin & to Golf in particular.' So said the original blurb when first published in 1914 & though a large number of titles have since appeared mining the inherent wit intemperance & pratfalls of golf it is enlightening to return to Gerald Batchelor's original. Golf Stories is a collection of original short stories jokes anecdotes sketches dialogues & parodies all illustrated with suitably baggy-trousered line drawings by E. W. Mitchell. It

Includes:: among many other items the maxims of Foozler Minimus a golfing Roman legionary (Mens agitat molem: ' Some men get annoyed with a molehill') & ' The Rules
- Revised' which states ' Casual water is any temporary accumulation of water
- undiluted with whiskey'. Little has changed & so much has changed. The book is an essential addition to the library of any golfer.



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The Bateaux London's Lunch Cruise package is perfect for those wishing to make the most of their day in the capital. Bateaux London has two luxurious vessels The Naticia & The Symphony. Both create the perfect atmosphere for guests to indulge & relax whilst experiencing some of the best views of London from the Thames. Thames river lunch cruises are also ideal for those wishing to relax with friends & family. Overseen by the Executive Chef all food on the lunch cruises is freshly prepared & cooked on board. The cruise for two people

Includes:: a three course set meal tea & coffee as well as commentary after the lunch. Relax & enjoy the spectacular views as the Thames lunch cruise takes you past some of London's magnificent attractions: London Eye Tate Modern Shakespeare's Globe Tower of London & Tower Bridge. With its main base at Embankment Pier Thames river lunch cruises offer pick up from & drop-off at both Embankment & Waterloo Piers for the convenience of diners. Please note that you will need to book a date for the lunch cruise in advance & dates are subject to availability. You will receive a voucher to take part in your experience. This should be handed in at the Bateaux London Office before boarding the boat for your cruise & lunch (customers board from Embankment Pier between 12-12.30pm for lunch.)

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A New York Times Best Seller! As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics
- The New 52 event of September 2011 Barbara Gordon is finally
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Either as treats for yourself or gifts for loved ones here are 30 sensuous delights to make using sophisticated scents & aromatic herbs to suit your mood or even help with ailments. Using natural products & easy-to-follow instructions youll have fun making them & that will make the fizz all the more special when you slip into a bath for a long soak at the end of a busy day. This title

Includes:: basic techniques & recipes info on moulds advice on health & mood benefits of a wide range of ingredients from healing herbs salts & minerals to luxurious moisturizing oils & shea butter.

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