From towering coast redwoods in foggy Northern California to the perfectly sun-kissed surf beaches of Southern California these 1100 miles of Pacific Coast are a knock-out beauty. Sara Benson 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 7 authors 56 seafood restaurants 71 maps 75+ beaches Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Pacific Coast Highway Feature In-depth background Easy-to-read layout At-a-glance practical info ...

Ready for a cruise up the coast? Heres a great way to explore every mile of it including the Inside Passage. More than a guide The Coastal Companion" is a fascinating meander up the coast with stories maps & photographs all keyed to the authors unique milemarker system for easier orientation along these complex waterways. Complete with reference pages on birds boats fish & whales port guides a gallery of north-west artists & illustrated diary pages for writing or sketching this is the best companion you could hope to have along for the scenic tour of a lifetime." ...

In 1940 the defence of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew Churchills few. Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire & Hurricane pilots there were other pilots observers & air gunners
- just as courageous
- flying the Bristol Blenheim MKIV-F. The future of the country & arguably that of the free world depended also on their skill morale & sacrifice. Remarkably little has been chronicled of these men & their aircraft
- the Trade Protection squadrons formed by Hugh Dowding
- allotted to 11 Group in October 1939. The aircrafts range & endurance made it suitable for defence of coastal shipping against attack on the southern & eastern shores of Britain & for operations further afield. Indeed during bitter fighting casualties among Numbers 235 236 248 & 254 Squadron Blenheims were high on operations over Norway Holland France Dunkirk & then the Battle of Britain where the Blenheims were completely outclassed by Messerschmitt 109 & 110 fighters & fell easy victims scythed from the sky. But the record of the aircraft & their crew was an immensely proud one. Drawing on contemporary diaries periodicals letters logbooks memoirs & interviews with survivors lauded historian Andy Bird reassesses the vital role they played & repositions it in history. In doing so he justifiably embraces the heroes we have left behind.



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Many of us dream of living by the sea but how to tackle the sometimes tricky planting conditions that coastal gardening demands? This inspirational & practical book explains how to design plan & plant up your garden by the sea making the most of the coastal microclimate. An exposed situation extremes of weather soil type & salty air can be difficult to deal with. Learn how to design & choose the right plants that will thrive whether it is for a windswept sheltered container productive or tropical or exotic-looking garden. ...

From the north of Scotland down the east coast into England to Kent along the South coast to Penzance up the north coasts of Cornwall & Devon along the Bristol Channel west into Wales to Fishguard north to Aberystwyth & along the Welsh coast to Holyhead east along the North Wales coast round the Wirral up to Southport Blackpool & then north into the west of Scotland to Mallaig & to The Kyle of Lochalsh at the end. Plus the coastal termini in Northern Irel&. ...

This Coated Canvas Agenda case features include bookstyle opening elastic securing band & protective padding. Designed specifically for the Kobo Touch the inner mounting holds your e Reader firmly in place. The elastic banding keeps the case firmly closed when not in use protecting the screen of your Kobo Touch. While reading the elastic banding can be used to double back & hold the front cover & also wraps nicely around your hand for an even more comfortable reading experience. The perfect accessory for your Kobo Touch e Reader. ...

This Coated Canvas Agenda case features include bookstyle opening elastic securing band & protective padding. Designed specifically for the Kobo Touch the inner mounting holds your e Reader firmly in place. The elastic banding keeps the case firmly closed when not in use protecting the screen of your Kobo Touch. While reading the elastic banding can be used to double back & hold the front cover & also wraps nicely around your hand for an even more comfortable reading experience. The perfect accessory for your Kobo Touch e Reader. ...

An unwinnable war: Cocaine is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil seed across Western society. It causes misery poverty & death. & slowly its power is spreading...A man on a mission ex-CIA special ops Paul Devereux intellectual dedicated & utterly ruthless is given what seems like an impossible task: Stop the drug barons whatever it costs. At his disposal anything he wants
- men resources money. He must assemble a team equal to the lawless men who control this deadly trade. An unthinkable solution: Up to now the drug cartels have had it their way. Up to now the forces of law & order have played by the rules. That is about to change. Those rules no longer apply...and a dirty war is about to get a whole lot dirtier...
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This title is set in 1976 in war-torn Beirut. Under the cover of a massive firefight an unknown band of armed men blast their way into the Imperial Bank of Beirut. Over the next 48 hours they load up three trucks with gold bullion & the raiders & the loot disappear forever. Two weeks earlier a young SAS Major newly arrived in The Regiment had tasked his men with scoping out just such a Beirut bank robbery
- strictly as an exercise only. But when SAS veteran Luke Kilbride presented his plan for the heist the Major tore it apart as being a useless piece of crap. Kilbride didnt appreciate this jumped-up officer telling him he was a fool. Neither did the men in his unit. Together they decided to prove the Major wrong & rob the bank anyway as a freelance operation. But whilst the heist went like clockwork that was just the start of things going badly wrong for Kilbride & his men. Eventually they are forced to hide the loot & make their getaway. Thirty years later Kilbride & his team are planning their return. The only problem is that a powerful & ruthless enemy is hell bent on finding the gold before them. Kilbride dreams up a cunning & audacious decoy mission to lead them away from the loot
- & so begins a race against time to get to the gold before the deadly Black Assassins group can catch up with them.

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Now in paperback for the first time here is the classic version of a car lovers fairy tale: You look into an old abandoned barn or garage or warehouse--and theres the car youve searched for your whole life. Here are the true stories of people who found their dream cars in the most unlikely places: A man finds one of three King Cobras ever built in a junkyard in South Carolina; another discovers a rare Delahaye in a barn in the former Czech Republic; yet another answers an obscurely written ad in a local paper to discover a Triumph TR3 that had run the Daytona 24 Hour race in the early 1960s. The list goes on & on & the stories never get old. Relive the excitement glory in the astounding discoveries & revel in the cars that keep dreams alive. See Tom Cotter author of Motorbooks In the Barn" series interviewed by Jay Leno on Jay Lenos Garage.com: http: //www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-book-club-the-hemi-in-the-barn/1237422/" ...