Produced in association with the Ramblers this walking guide covers North Wales & combines detailed route descriptions with information on the local history & wildlife. The second largest National Park in the British Isles Snowdonia offers a variety of challenging walks from the high peaks to lowland valleys & gorges. The guide also

Includes:: some walks outside the Park. * The introduction gives information about the topography geology & history of the area & describes the flora & fauna inhabiting it. * The main section of the book comprises 30 walks. Each walk has a key illustrating principal features such as level of difficulty & type of terrain a route profile indicating altitude & distances as well as a fact file summarising useful information such as start & finish points duration safety advice & points of interest. * Illustrated with colour maps from the Ordnance Survey each walk is then described in detail with clear easy-to-follow instructions. As well as route descriptions the text gives the history of the main landmarks along the way plus information on the natural history of the area & is accompanied by stunning colour photographs. NEW FOR 2010 * Overview map on inside front cover showing start points of the walks. * Walks are colour coded to indicated level of difficulty: green for the simpler walks then amber for moderate walks then red for the more challenging walks aimed at more experienced walkers. * Front cover flap contains the key to symbols used in the text & on the route maps. Ideal as a book mark during use.

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Snowdrops. That's what the Russians call them
- the bodies that float up into the light in the thaw. Drunks most of them & homeless
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Everything you need to know about the cultivation & propagation of snowdrops: tips tools & sources of supply Snowdrops: the harbinger of spring delicate & charismatic. Over 300 varieties of snowdrops are portrayed here for the first time in such abundance
- brilliantly photographed in their natural environment. The reader learns everything necessary to cultivate & propagate these bulbs about collecting them & the right tools of the trade. Indispensible for galanthophiles the book will spark the interest of beginners & is a beautiful & practical reference work for connoisseurs.
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Snowed in at the Ranch As the only child of a single dad Ty Halliday had wished for a different life a mother a family & when his hopes were shattered that place in him that dared to dream had died. But when Amy Mitchell takes a wrong turn & ends up snowed in at the Halliday Creek Ranch for Christmas Ty becomes aware that an ember of hope remains in his hardened soul... The Nanny Who Saved Christmas This Christmas Nanny Nicola Mc Gillroy is determined to be a great nanny to Cade Hindmarshs two adorable little girls
- & forget her horrible ex-fiance along with the fact that she should have been planning her own wedding right now. Only problem is her attraction to her gorgeous off-limits boss...surely this is just rebound not true love
- for both of them?

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Fill your winter with snowflakes sparkles & Susan Wiggs. As the stars light the falling snowflakes Sophie Bellamy arrives back in Willow Lake. Her job as a top international lawyer seems like a distant memory but the horrors inflicted by a hostage attack still return in her dreams. With every bad thing must come good...and for Sophie its remembering what matters most. So shes back
- to her children who chose to live with their father & the small town she once called home determined to repair the bonds with her family. Sophie has wrongs to right & she knows it isnt going to be easy. But when shes rescued from a snowdrift on her first night back in town by the pretty gorgeous Noah Shepherd she realises that everything is not exactly as she remembered everyone deserves a second chance at happiness & hearts often need a helping hand to heal. For fans of Cathy Kelly
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In the village of Burracombe nothing stays secret for long & behind the peaceful rural charm there's always a scandal to uncover a newcomer to the village to set tongues wagging a happy occasion to celebrate or friends to help their neighbours through the tough times. It's December 1953 & for Stella Simmons recovering from a car-crash the winter wedding that she & her sweetheart had planned seems impossible. Elsewhere in the village Jackie Tozer is dreaming of America & Hilary Napier who thought the war had robbed her of her chance of happiness has to ask herself if she could ever imagine leaving her life at the big house for the sake of love & adventure. The darkest time of the year finds everyone asking questions with no easy answer. As snow falls softly on the village Burracombe proves once again that there's always a surprise just around the corner. ...

' It's snowing in Bali.' Among Bali's drug dealers it's code that the paradise island is full of cocaine. For the men who run the country's drug empires it's time to get rich & party hard. Snowing in Bali is the story of the drug trafficking & dealing scene that's made Bali one of the world's most important destinations in the global distribution of narcotics. Kathryn Bonella bestselling author of Hotel K has been given extraordinary access into the lives of some of the biggest players in Bali's drug world. She charts their rise to incredible wealth & power & their drugfuelled lifestyles: filled with orgies outrageous extravagance & surfing. From the highs of multi-million dollar deals to the desperate lows of death row in an Indonesian high security jail Snowing in Bali is a unique uncensored insight into a hidden world. ...

SOON THE FIRST SNOW WILL COME. A young boy wakes to find his mother missing. Their house is empty but outside in the garden he sees his mother's favourite scarf
- wrapped around the neck of a snowman. & THEN HE WILL APPEAR AGAIN. As Harry Hole & his team begin their investigation they discover that an alarming number of wives & mothers have gone missing over the years. & WHEN THE SNOW IS GONE... When a second woman disappears it seems that Harry's worst suspicions are confirmed: for the first time in his career Harry finds himself confronted with a serial killer operating on his home turf...HE WILL HAVE TAKEN SOMEONE ELSE.
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One winter's night a snowman comes to life & an unforgettable adventure begins. Raymond Briggs' favourite classic is a true piece of Christmas magic
- narrated entirely through pictures it captures the wonder & innocence of childhood & is now recognised throughout the world.
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This is the classic board book edition of the now famous Christmas tale. James builds a snowman in the garden & wakes up in the night to find that it has come to life. He shows the Snowman his house & in return the Snowman takes him on a magical journey. 2012 celebrates 30 years of the animated film of The Snowman with a brand new half-hour animation. Introducing new characters alongside the old including an adorable snow puppy it is planned for broadcast on Channel 4 on Christmas day. ...