The Mother City home to soaring Table Mountain golden beaches & bountiful vineyards is an old pro at capturing people s hearts. Simon Richmond Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 200+ wineries within a day s drive 42 detailed maps 164 mouth-watering restaurants 1 iconic table-shaped mountain Comprehensive map section Feature coverage of top sights Range of planning tools In-depth background on Cape Town s history culture & more. ...

Baedeker is proud to welcome this brand new guide to Cape Town & the Garden Route. At the heart of this full-colour & visually inspiring guide is a wealth of well-researched information & over 200 detailed recommendations written by experts. From the seemingly endless stretches of beautiful coastline & famous vineyards to exciting safari treks & colourful carnivals you will find all the sights & top attractions explored in an easy-to-read A-Z format. superb 3D laminated illustrations display the key sights in perspective & include the Castle of Good Hope & Table Mountain brought to life at the turn of a page. Clear & concise background texts explore Cape Town's fascinating history from its beginnings & British Colonial rule through Apartheid & Resistance to Mandela & the New Beginning not to mention up-to-date political developments. Special feature pages cover topics of particular interest that give a rare glimpse into everyday life in ' South Africa's Mother City' & throughout the guide you will also find answers to Cape Town's more intriguing questions such as ' What is a bobotie braai or bredie?' & ' Where is champagne uncorked with a sabre?'. A comprehensive ' Practicalities' chapter covers all the essential travel advice you need including accommodation transport food & drink shopping nature reserves & more not to mention useful insider tips for travellers with disabilities & those travelling with children. It reveals where & when you can catch festivals holidays & other cultural events throughout the year & also highlights where the loveliest beaches can be found. There are plenty of ' Baedeker tips' alongside the relevant places & sights information making this guide ideal for on-the-spot reference. The guide features 27 detailed maps & plans within the text that clearly pin-point the best places to stay & top venues to eat & drink en route around Cape Town. There are 4 recommended tours specially designed to ensure you see the very best of the region's many highlights taking in everything from the traditional craftwork of Greenmarket Square to the diverse wildlife & stunning views on offer along the coast also the infamous wineries not to be missed. All the top attractions are clearly plotted along the way & journey lengths range from a few hours to a couple of days so you can choose the route to suit you & the time you have to spare. There are also suggestions for excursions around Cape Town including the Garden Route one of South Africa's most beautiful coastlines for which there is a large fully indexed pull-out map to accompany the guide. All of this invaluable information is contained within a handy plastic wallet ensuring both the guide & map will survive in all weather. Baedeker
- setting a new standard in 21st century travel guide publishing.
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The Cape Verde Islands are a destination with a difference a distinctive blend of European & African cultures whose unique hospitality is encapsulated in the Creole word morabeza. These magical islands are soaring in popularity with property construction flights & international arrivals rocketing. British & Irish second-home investors are discovering the potential of these beautiful burgeoning islands & this fifth edition provides practical details on purchasing property exploring the spectacular landscape & travelling between islands. From the long stretches of shimmering sandy beaches of Boavista to the lush green peaks & valleys of Santo Antao Cape Verde has something for everybody. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Pepys Road: an ordinary street in the Capital. Each house has seen its fair share of first steps & last breaths & plenty of laughter in between. Today through each letterbox along this ordinary street drops a card with a simple message: We Want What You Have. At forty Roger Yount is blessed with an expensively groomed wife two small sons & a powerful job in the City. An annual bonus of a million might seem excessive but with second homes & nannies to maintain hes not sure he can get by without it. Elsewhere in the Capital Zbigniew has come from Warsaw to indulge the super-rich in their interior decoration whims. Freddy Kano teenage football sensation has left a two-room shack in Senegal to follow his dream. Traffic warden Quentina has exchanged the violence of the police in Zimbabwe for the violence of the enraged middle classes. For them all this city offers the chance of a different kind of life. Capital" is a post-crash state-of-the nation novel told with compassion & humour featuring a cast of characters that you will be sad to leave behind." ...

The residents of Pepys Road London
- a banker & his shopaholic wife an old woman dying of a brain tumour a family of Pakistani
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Meet Charles Boxer
- ex-army ex-police & now a high-stakes kidnap recovery specialist he knows only too well how the dark forces
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The Capital Ring is a 75-mile (120 km) walking route encircling inner London that links the astonishing number of islands of green space
- parks woodlands abandoned railway lines towpaths & nature reserves
- which still survive in the very heart of the city. The Ring takes in many of London's leading attractions
- for example the Thames Barrier Eltham Palace & Richmond Park
- as well as overlooked gems such as Oxleas Meadows the Parkland Walk & Abbey Mills Pumping Station & gives a close-up view of the ever-changing Olympic Park. This guide divides the route into 15 sections each starting & finishing at a public transport point & is packed with a vast amount of information.



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It is a rare professor who greatly alters the thinking of his professional colleagues. Its an even rarer one who helps transform the world. Friedman has done both.
- Stephen Chapman Chicago Tribune How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In his classic book Capitalism & Freedom Milton Friedman presents his view of the proper role of competitive capitalism
- the organization of the bulk of economic activity through private enterprise operating in a free market
- as both a device for achieving economic freedom & a necessary condition for political freedom. He also outlines the role that government should play in a society dedicated to freedom & relying primarily on the market to organize economic activity. Friedman begins with a discussion of the principles of a truly liberal society. He then applies those principles to a range of pressing problems including monetary policy discrimination education income distribution welfare & poverty. The result is a book that has sold well over half a million copies in English has been translated into eighteen languages & has become increasingly influential in recent years as more & more governments have moved from highly planned economies to embrace free market economics."


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Giddenss analysis of the writings of Marx Durkheim & Weber has become the classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology. The first three sections of the book based on close textual examination of the original sources contain separate treatments of each writer. The author demonstrates the internal coherence of their respective contributions to social theory. The concluding section discusses the principal ways in which Marx can be compared with the other two authors & discusses misconceptions of some conventional views on the subject. ...