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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Late at night in a foreign land an English army sweeps through the landscape under cover of darkness & takes the seat of power. Struggling to contain his men & the ambitions of his superiors the commanding officer attempts to negotiate the unspoken rules of this alien country. He seeks to restore peace to a country ravaged by war. This is Scotland in the eleventh century at the height of the fight for succession of the Scottish throne. David Greigs Dunsinane" premiered in February 2010 at Hampstead Theatre London in a production by the Royal Shakespeare Company." ...

A civilised game of Duplicate Bridge ends in a double murder in which both victims were strangled with a tourniquet of picture wire. The crimes seem identical but were they carried out by the same hand? The odds of solving this crime are stacked up against Inspector Hemingway. Fortunately this first-rate detective doesnt miss a trick. ...

Two men sit petrified on Christmas Eve at the thought of spending it in supernatural company; a young family makes a tense Cross-channel trip in fear of some unspecified threat; an old man contemplates jumping to his death at the thought of being evicted from the house in which he has lived all his life. In this book Doris Davidson looks back over an immensely successful writing career in a collection of twenty short stories which also

Includes:: her eagerly awaited latest work the novella Duplicity". Covering a wide range of themes & moods these stories are a wonderful tribute to the skill & imagination of one of Scotlands best-loved authors."

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After twenty years of searching Celty the headless Black Rider has at last found her missing head
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The colorless gang known as the Dollars has quite a reputation in Ikebukuro but even those who are i nthe group know nothing about the Dollars mysterious founderl But when Yagiri Pharmeceuticals crosses the line the true leader of the Dollars steps forward... As the boy relates how the Dollars came to be Celty seems distracted. Though this unobtrusive boy holds a disturbing degree of power in the palm of his hand it is Celtys own head that occupies her thoughts... For twenty years she has searhed diligently for her missing head only to find it seemingly out of her grasp forever. What is there for her to live for now? Perhaps...love...? ...

Durham is a World Heritage city of remarkable architectural richness with the cathedral castle & town forming three constant elements in a history spanning many centuries. The arrival of the body of St Cuthbert onto the peninsula of Durham in 995 was the seminal event in the citys history. Its arrival was preceded by the fortification of the site: only then could the first wooden church be built to protect the shrine of the saint. The medieval successors
- the castle & the cathedral
- are fully described & illustrated in this insiders guide to the city. The third element that made up medieval Durham
- the town
- is explored through the surviving evidence of its houses churches hospitals & manors. The dissolution of the Priory of Durham Cathedral in 1539 hastened a gradual decline in the citys status but the town stabilized & steadily expanded in the years 1550-1860. The buildings of these years as well as those of the modern city are also fully described as are the citys magnificent riverbanks parks & gardens. An architect & member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation Martin Roberts is the Inspector of Historic Buildings for the North East Region of the English Heritage. He is also the founder & secretary of the North East Vernacular Architecture Group & lectures on architecture & garden history throughout the region. He & his family have lived in West Aukland for many years.



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Walking is one of Britains favourite leisure activities & this great pocket-sized walking guide to Durham & Northumberland features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. Contained within the guide are 50 walks of 2-10 miles & all the practical detail you need accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of the area & an introduction to each walk. All walks are annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments. & every walk is given a summary of distance time gradient level of difficulty type of surface & access landscape dog friendliness parking & public toilets. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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