What will your Florence Encounter Be? Following the exciting Renaissance narrative in the canvases of the Uffizi Purchasing h&-crafted designs from an Oltrarno artisan Joining the beautiful people for an after-dinner constitutional in Piazza della Signoria Regretting that Michelangelo 's David" isn t a live & single man Taking in Brunelleschi 's red-tile dazzler the Duomo from your room with a view Finding your inner food snob as you savor a velvety Chianina bistecca Discover Twice The City In Half The Time Full-color pull-out map & detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigation Our discerning author recommends the very best sights restaurants shops & entertainment Unique itineraries & highlights help navigate the finer arts of food & fashion in Florence Local artists & impresarios introduce you to the city 's la dolce vita (sweet life)" ...

Exciting stories about famous people outlining their lives & the important events which made them memorable. Every page features easy-to-follow text & a black-&-white line drawing to help bring these events to life. Each title gives further facts about the famous person & the times in which he or she lived plus a comprehensive time line detailing key dates. Florence Nightingale tells the story of how this Victorian woman defied her family & friends to take up the unpopular profession of nursing & changed the way hospitals were run. ...

The ultimate pocket map of Florence! Explore the fabulous city of Florence with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 popout maps
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre as well as an overview map of greater Florence * Additional maps of the bus routes & a locator map are also included * Handy self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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Florence the Friendship Fairy has a very important job
- she makes sure that friendships in Fairyland & the human world are looked
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Florence the Friendship Fairy makes sure everyone gets along
- but not any more when goblins steal her three magic items! Kirsty
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Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara knows that the beautiful surface of his adopted city Florence hides dark undercurrents. When called in to investigate a series of brutal & apparently random murders his intuition is confirmed. Distrusted by his superiors & pilloried by the media Ferrara finds time running out as the questions pile up. Is there a connection between the murders & the threatening letters he has received? Are his old enemies the Calabrian Mafia involved? & what part is played by a beautiful young woman facing a heart-rending decision a priest troubled by a secret from his past & an American journalist fascinated by the darker side of life? Ferrara confronts the murky underbelly of Florence in an investigation that will put not only his career but also his life on the line. ...

Ever since Ponce de Leon Florida has cast a sensual spell over travelers & its surreal landscape heavenly beaches & prehistoric beasts still quicken the pulse & inflame the imagination. Jeff Campbell 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 we see it. Inside This Book 4 authors 11 weeks of research 27 stone crabs eaten 1 Magic Kingdom Inspirational photos Expanded Walt Disney World coverage Pull-out City Map of Miami Easy-to-read layout Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...

Experience all Florida's attractions with this up-to-date authoritative guide packed with Insider Tips. Most holidaymakers want to have fun & feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination
- that's what Marco Polo Guides are all about. You'll find excellent hotels authentic restaurants the region's trendiest places & get tips on shopping & what to do on a limited budget. Also contains: Travel with Kids the Perfect Route Travel Tips & Links Blogs Apps & more. For many people Florida is a dream holiday destination. Its endless beaches provide the perfect escape & for children its theme parks & rides are a dream come true. But alongside all the fun there's another fascinating world to explore: from the Everglades wetlands to the Florida Keys archipelago Florida is a paradise on earth. With MARCO POLO Florida you'll discover the Sunshine State beyond the cliches. This practical pocket-sized guide takes you to all the well-known sights & attractions from Walt Disney World to Cape Canaveral & shows you how to soak up a more Southern States atmosphere in the Panhandle. The Insider Tips reveal where in Key West you can feel the ' Key Spirit' or where in Miami you can swim like a movie star. Panels in each chapter suggest things to do if you're on a tight budget & where to pick up some real bargains. The ' Best Of' pages highlight unique aspects of Florida recommend places to go for free & contain tips for how you can escape the heat & where you can relax & chill out while the ' Perfect Route' leads you through some of the most beautiful places in the state. Sports & Activities has numerous ideas from car racing to deep-sea fishing while the Dos & Don'ts warn of those 'violet plastic bags' floating in the water that may well turn out to be something else altogether. MARCO POLO Florida provides comprehensive coverage of the state. To help you get around there's a detailed road atlas inside useful city maps of Downtown Miami & Miami Beach in the backcover plus a handy pull-out map. A must-have for all travellers including those who haven't bought a travel guide in the past
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Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. Contains 11 city / detail maps: Tallahassee Tampa St. Petersburg Miami Orlando Walt Disney World Miami Beach Jacksonville Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale & Key West. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. Comprehensive index. The map scale is 1: 800 000.
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Floss is a young border collie who belongs to an old man in a town & loves playing ball with the children in the park. The old man's son is a farmer & needs a new sheepdog to replace Nell who has grown too old to work so the old man decides to give his son Floss. Somewhere in her memory Floss knows about sheep & she soon learns how to be a sheepdog. But one day when Floss is on the hillside herding sheep she sees the children playing with a new ball & can't resist joining in. Meanwhile the sheep escape
- & the farmer is very angry. Floss is put in the doghouse while Nell rounds up the sheep. But after this Floss becomes a very good sheepdog
- although when she has time she still likes to play ball with the children. Kim Lewis has written three other books set on a Northumberland sheep farm Emma's Lamb" " First Snow" & " The Shepherd Boy" which was shortlisted for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal."

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