Preparations are under way for Annie Gibsons wedding to the wealthy Frederick Hallam but not everyone is pleased about it. Then the real troubles begin to pile up. Annies son is devastated to find out who his real father is & someone has uncovered the secret Annie fought hard to keep hidden. ...

In this companion volume to the popular ' Scotland's Mountain Ridges' Dan Bailey offers a passionate introduction to summer scrambles technical rock routes & challenging winter climbs on ridges in the Lake District Snowdonia Peak District Exmoor Cornwall the Isle of Wight Kerry & Connemara. In 48 routes he covers a host of popular classics & obscure gems from Sharp Edge to Skeleton Ridge & from Mynydd Mawr to the Mac Gillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Traverse. With inspirational photographs Ordnance Survey map extracts & topo diagrams this book is both a celebration of the landscape & a practical route guide & features a climbing glossary for walkers & scramblers coming new to the subject. ...

Snowdonias very best ridge walking is described in this guidebook taking walkers through the Carneddau Glyders & Tryfan Snowdon range Moelwyns Nantlle Rhinogs Arans Cader Idris. In describing the ridges the author has tried to be both readable & accurate which should help to explain the unusual layout. The raw material of the route
- map information route description
- is presented in four no-frills pages while the general chit-chat & photographs are allowed to follow on at their leisure. This means you have the option to glance through one or the other according to need & without having to plough through an unnecessary amount of verbiage. Because the book is designed primarily for the hill-walking enthusiast the author has commandeered space traditionally reserved for introductory notes & lengthy topographical descriptions (using photographs to help compensate in this latter respect) in order to explore the hill-walking experience beyond what is normally possible in a guidebook.

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The Ridgeway follows one of the oldest 'green roads' in Europe. It runs for 87 miles (140 km) from Overton Hill in the west across the Marlborough Downs & the Vale of the White Horse to Ivinghoe Beacon on the northern edge of the Chilterns. This is the complete official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller. All you need is this one book. Anthony Burton's official guide has been fully revised & updated for 2013 & this new edition has been completely redesigned with more & bigger photographs & much new background history & information. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural England the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails. ...

The riding aids are the medium through which the riders wishes & commands must be expressed
- movements of the hands arms legs
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There's more backstabbing & drama as loyalties are tested to the limit in the third episode of the high life at elite riding school Blainford Academy. Georgie tests her skills on the polo field in the latest from the author of the Uk's bestselling pony series ' Pony Club Secrets'. Georgie Parker has come out on top after her first term at Blainford ' All-Stars' Academy. But after excelling in the showjumping ring can Georgie outclass her rivals on the polo pitch too? & is Kennedy Kirkwood out to cause trouble again? Find out in the latest instalment of Blainford gossip drama & horse-riding hijinks! ...

This is the compelling true story of how the skull of an Aboriginal man found on the banks of the Murray River over 40 years ago came to be returned to his Wamba Wamba descendants. It is a story of awakening atonement forgiveness & friendship. It is as if a whole window into Indigenous culture has blown open not just the window but every door in the house says John Danalis. Part history part detective story part cultural discovery & emotional journey this is a book for young & old showing the transformative & healing power of true reconciliation. ...

Paul Theroux left Victoria Station on a rainy Saturday in April thinking that taking eight trains across Europe Eastern Europe the USSR & Mongolia would be the easy way to get to the Chinese border
- the relaxing way even. He would read a little take notes eat regular meals & gaze contentedly out of windows. The reality of course was very different. In fact Theroux experienced a decidedly odd & unexpected trip to China that set the challenging tone for his epic year-long rail journey around that vast inscrutable land
- a journey which involved riding nearly every train in the country. Wry humorful & occasionally querulous...as Theroux makes excruciatingly clear travelling alone in the Middle Kingdom is not for the faint of heart or stomach
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The right-hand point at Jeffreys Bay is one of the surfing world's most exciting finds & from the age of twelve it had been my life's purpose to surf there." J-Bay South Africa has the fantasy the almost mythical waves every surfer dreams of riding once in their lifetime. But Tom wouldn't go until he was ready. He would seek out surf-spots from the virgin reef-breaks of the Outer Orkneys to the temple point-breaks of Indonesia from the beautiful beaches of France to the wilds of Sri Lanka on his quest to ride the waves of his dreams. Get on the road get stoked & get in the water." ...

The retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in the early months of the First World War is one of the great dramas of European history. Blending his recreation of the military campaign with contemporary testimony & an account of his own ride over the route Richard Holmes takes the reader on a unique journey
- to glimpse the summer the old world ended.
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