Yosemite & neighboring Sequoia & Kings Canyon occupy the most spectacular region of one of the most spectacular mountain ranges on the planet. Beth Kohn 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...2 expert authors 504 hours of in-park research 298 miles of trails hiked 17 black bears spotted Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Helpful hiking & camping charts In-depth background Comprehensive planning tools Activities feature ...

Fully updated to include current travel information & newly expanded sections on the geology ecology & history of the park this handy guide brings Yosemite National Park to life. Vivid full-colour photography & informed writing covers essential information on lodging camping outdoor adventures & popular park activities in Yosemite Valley Tuolumne Meadows Wawona & Hetch Hetchy. More than 20 hikes ranging from easy to difficult are covered in depth with trail descriptions elevation charts maps & photos. From the world-famous views of cliffs waterfalls polished granite domes & giant sequoia groves to fine dining at the High Sierra Camp this comprehensive travel companion allows anyone access to this fascinating park. ...

Next-door neighbours Ruby & Jackson get the surprise of their lives when they discover a Thing living at the bottom of their gardens. & when Thing places a curse on the inhabitants of the new house that's been built over his old home Ruby & Jackson find themselves up to their eyeballs in jellybabies magic & big trouble. I never expected to be friends with a Thing. Well you don't do you? You usually think of friends being either boys or girls or maybe even cute yappy dogs. Well Thing certainly doesn't fit into any of those categories. Thing is just a...a... Actually I'm not sure quite how to describe it. 'A sort of troll crossed with a fairy crossed with a squirrel?' Jackson suggested after we first discovered Thing. 'I is not a squirrel ' Thing purred grumpily twitching its squirrelly ears. ' And not a fairy or a trolly. Whatever they is.' By the way I never expected to be friends with Jackson Miller either. I guess I've got a bit of explaining to do about Jackson & about Thing. (Oh & about curses & jellybabies too & the magic. I mustn't forget the magic!) This title contains charming black & white line illustrations by Alex T. Smith. ...

The most up-to-date comprehensive week-by-week pregnancy guide As a mom-to-be you have lots of questions. When will I start to show? How much weight will I gain? What are all those blood tests for? How long will labor last? This informative & reassuring guide provides expert answers to these questions & hundreds more in an easy-to-read format that coincides with each week of your pregnancy. From a respected & well-known obstetrician this is the most up-to-date comprehensive pregnancy guide on the market. Now in an all-new edition the book gives you week-by-week coverage of every stage of your pregnancy as well as information that will take you through your final post-natal doctor visit to help you make sense of relationships returning to work weight loss breastfeeding depression anxiety & more. Reflects current obstetrics practices Covers home birth water birth doula care & other popular practices

Includes:: information on Epilepsy Vitamin D flu shots common prenatal labs life with multiples obesity & much more Expanded coverage of what happens when you go to the hospital new recommendations on eating in labor immunizations during & after pregnancy & postpartum birth control Illustrations help clarify key concepts & material If youre an expectant mom or dad youll look forward to turning to You & Your Baby: Pregnancy every week of your pregnancy--and beyond.

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If someone hurts your sister & you're any kind of man you seek revenge right? If your brother's accused of a terrible crime but says he didn't do it you defend him don't you? When Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her his world begins to fall apart. When Ellie's brother is charged with the offence her world begins to unravel. When Mikey & Ellie meet two worlds collide. This is a brave & unflinching novel from the bestselling author of Before I Die". It's a book about loyalty & the choices that come with it. But above all it's a book about love." ...

Anyone who has encountered a Border Terrier will know that although this is a relatively small breed of dog in terms of overall stature it's one with a big heart. Bold & fearless in true terrier fashion these dogs possess a feisty character that belies their size. Indeed it was the tough no-nonsense nature of the Border Terrier that was much prized by gamekeepers & others who employed the dog for all kinds of sporting & hunting activities. In this essential guide will be found everything you need to know about choosing buying & enjoying your Border Terrier including breed background settling in your new arrival establishing a daily routine & what to expect as your canine companion grows up. This book

Includes:: over 100 illustrations
- many specially commissioned
- that colourfully illustrate & describe these captivating dogs.



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Crossbreeding between different types of dog is not a new phenomenon & over recent years interest in crossbreeding has grown partly due to curiosity but more significantly because the role of dogs in our lives has undergone a dramatic change as they have become one of the family. As a result breeders are seeking to create new distinctive friendly companion dogs that will thrive in domestic surroundings. The lovable Cockapoo is one of the oldest members of the so-called 'designer dog' group & in this essential guide you will find everything you need to know about choosing buying & enjoying your Cockapoo including breed background settling in your new arrival establishing a daily routine & what to expect as your canine companion grows up. This book

Includes:: over 100 illustrations
- many specially commissioned
- that colourfully illustrate & describe these captivating dogs.



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It began with an accidental daytrip to an intriguingly awful resort on the Thames Estuary & ended 3 812 miles later: one mans journey through deep-fried brownfield poundshop Britain a crash course in urban blight deranged civic planning & commercial eccentricity. Following an itinerary drawn up from surveys polls reviews & lazy personal prejudice Tim Moore goes to all the places that nobody wants to go to
- the bleakest towns the shonkiest hotels the scariest pubs the silliest sea zoos. He visits the grid reference adjudged by the Ordnance Survey to be the least interesting point in Britain & is chased out of the new town twice crowned Scotlands Most Dismal Place. His palate is flayed alive by horrific regional foodstuffs his ears shrivelled by the 358 least loved tracks in the history of native popular music. With his progress entrusted to our motor industrys fittingly hopeless finale he comes to learn that Britain seems very much larger when youre driving around it in a Bulgarian-built Austin Maestro. Yet as the soggy decrepit quest unfolds so it evolves into something much more stirring: a nostalgic celebration of our magnificent mercantile pomp & an angry requiem for a golden age of cheerily homespun crap culture being swept aside by the faceless soul-stripping forces of Tesco-town globalisation.
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Would you cheer if they sent you to Coventry? Could you stick up for Stoke or big-up Bracknell? Can you handle the thrill of Rhyl the heaven of Hull or the mirth of Tydfil? In You are Awful" Tim Moore drives his Austin Maestro round all the places on our beloved island that nobody wants to go to
- our most miserable towns shonkiest hotels scariest pubs & silliest sea zoos... But as the soggy decrepit quest unfolds he finds himself oddly smitten & the result is a rousing nostalgic celebration of mad bad " But I Like You" Britain."
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An ex-cop with a death wish. A serial killer with a gruesome agenda... Detective Karin Schaeffer was a happily married mother until she got too close to catching a serial killer. The press nickname him The Domino Killer because he systematically murders whole families leaving a trail of bloody dominoes as the only clues to his next victim. Having brutally slain Karins husband & child he left her a chilling message scrawled in her daughters blood: YOU ARE NEXT. But now the Domino Killer has escaped prison & the police believe hes on his way to find her. & Karin is waiting... ...