This magical meeting place of East & West has more top-drawer attractions than it has minarets (and that s a lot). Virginia Maxwell Lonely Planet Author 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 1 expert author 5 walking tours 7 hamams 32 pages of maps 77 top restaurants Feature coverage of top sights Range of planning tools In-depth backgrounds on Istanbul s architecture ...

Get Straight to the Heart of the Place Top Sights. The city s must-see sights plus expert advice to make your trip even better. Local Life. Discover how to unlock the city with guides to areas that the locals really love. Best of Istanbul. We ve found the best walks food art shopping views nightlife & more. ...

Experience all of Istanbuls attractions with this up-to date & authoritative guide complete with Insider Tips. Most holidaymakers want to have fun & feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination
- thats what Marco Polo Guides are all about. Find hotels & restaurants check out the citys nightlife scene & discover its shops & bazaars. There are also ideas for things to do with children & a summary of the exciting festivals & events that take place in the Turkish metropolis. Further sections include: Travel Tips Links Blogs Apps & more Turkish phrase book & index. Minarets reflected in modern office blocks oriental bazaars alongside smart shopping malls headscarves competing with mini-skirts in Istanbul the contrasts combine to create a fascinating cultural mix that no visitor can escape or ignore. With MARCO POLO Istanbul you will discover centuries-old mosques & churches & admire all its artistic & archaeological treasures. The practical pocket-sized guide will escort you to pleasant fish restaurants & trendy bars by the Bosphorus though to escape the big city bustle you can always take a boat trip or visit an island in the Sea of Marmara. The Insider Tips reveal where you might spend an evening drinking raki & where you can relax with a glass of tea after a long walk. The Best Of pages highlight whats currently in vogue in Istanbul recommend places to go for free & have tips for rainy days & where you can relax & put your feet up when youve had enough of sightseeing. The Perfect Day takes you on a tour starting with breakfast on the central Taksim Square then on to strolling along Istanbuls historic thoroughfare the Istiklal Caddesi & then via the Gelata Bridge to the Old City to gaze in awe at world-famous monuments before finishing off with an evening in the trendy district of Beyoglu. Panels in each chapter suggest things to do if youre on a tight budget & where you might pick up some real bargains. The Dos & Donts explain why you should count your money in a taxi & why you shouldnt kiss in public. MARCO POLO Istanbul provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of the city. To help you find your way around theres the detailed Street Atlas a public transport map in the cover plus the pull-out map. A must-have for all travellers including those who havent bought a travel guide in the past
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How do you do the right thing when there are only bad choices to be made? A neutral capital straddling Europe & Asia Istanbul survived the Second World War as a magnet for refugees & spies trafficking in secrets & lies rather than soldiers. Expatriate American businessman Leon Bauer was drawn into this shadow world doing undercover odd jobs & courier runs in support of the Allied war effort. Now as the espionage community begins to pack up & an apprehensive city prepares for the grim realities of postwar life Leon is given one last routine assignment. But when the job goes fatally wrong
- an exchange of gunfire a body left in the street & a potential war criminal in his hands
- Leon is plunged into a nightmarish tangle of intrigue shifting loyalties & moral uncertainty. Played out against the bazaars & mosques & faded mansions of this knowing ancient Ottoman city Leons conflicted attempt to save one life leads to a desperate manhunt that ultimately threatens his own survival. Rich with atmosphere & period detail Istanbul Passage is the unforgettable story of a man swept up in the dawn of the Cold War of an unexpected love affair & of a city as deceptive as the calm surface waters of the Bosphorus that divides it.

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Buried deep under Istanbul a secret is about to resurface with explosive consequences... Alex Zegliwski has been savagely beheaded. His body is found hidden near the sacred archaeological site of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. When Sean arrives in the ancient city to identify his colleagues body he is handed an envelope of photographs belonging to Alek & soon finds himself in grave danger. Someone wants him dead but why? Aided by British diplomat Isabel Sharp Sean begins to unravel the mystery of the mosaics in the photographs & inch closer to snaring Aleks assassin. Evil is at work & when a lethal virus is unleashed on the city panic spreads fast. Time is running out for Sean & Isabel. They must catch the killer before its too late. An electrifying conspiracy thriller which will entice fans of Scott Mariani Sam Bourne & Dan Brown. ...

To the children the town was their whole world. To the adults knowing better Derry Maine was just their home town: familiar well-ordered for the most part. A good place to live. It was the children who saw
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- what made Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains in the sewers IT lurked taking on the shape of every nightmare each ones deepest dread. Sometimes IT reached up seizing tearing killing.. . The adults knowing better knew nothing. Time passed & the children grew up moved away. The horror of IT was deep-buried wrapped in forgetfulness. Until they were called back once more to confront IT as IT stirred & coiled in the sullen depths of their memories reaching up again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality.

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Carol Vorderman is everywoman: a single working mother a businesswoman & a devoted daughter. & now for the first time she has decided to tell it like it is. Since 1982 Carol was much loved as co-presenter of Countdown with Richard Whiteley. Joining the show at the age of twenty-one after her mother secretly posted off an application she became the first woman to appear on Channel Four. Vorderman & Whiteley went on to form one of the most endearing partnerships in British TV history. His death in 2005 devastated Carol but she continued to present Countdown until July 2008 when after twenty-six unbroken years with the show it was announced that she was stepping down. Carols life has been a rollercoaster. The youngest of three children she was just three weeks old when her parents separated. Her father refused to acknowledge Carol leaving her mother to hold down multiple jobs as the familys only provider. There was a stint in the circus; there have been two marriages; she has juggled a career with two children whom she adores; she is a detox advocate & has hosted more shows than any other female presenter including Tomorrows World Better Homes Pride of Britain & of course Countdown. In IT ALL COUNTS Carol tells the engrossing story of her life from an early age through to today
- the personal struggles the good times the sad times & lifts the lid on what really goes on behind the scenes in a TV studio & the full story behind her shocking Countdown departure.
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Welcome to New York Citys Upper East Side where my friends & I all live in huge fabulous apartments & go to exclusive single-sex private schools. We arent always the nicest people in the world but we make up for it in looks & taste. Enter the world of Gossip Girl & the exclusive Manhattan private school Constance Billard inhabited by the citys most fabulous crowd; a world of jealousy betrayal & outrageous behaviour! Theres a lot more to this story than anyone realises & you might find out just how the legendary GOSSIP GIRL column began... ...

1952. Orphaned as a young child Emma Booth was raised by her grandparents in a Lancashire village. Following her grandfather's sudden death Emma assumes she is now without family until she unexpectedly finds a letter written during the war which reveals that she has a half-sister. Determined to find her Emma is drawn away from the countryside to post-war Liverpool. When trouble inevitably comes Emma rises to the challenge & in doing so finds love & romance taking her life in a new direction. ...

He cheated but only once! Evie Dexter has promised to forgive & forget her fiance Rob
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