Get on your bike & explore some of the best-loved areas in the Peak District & the Heart of England with this fantastic new format for the AAs popular Cycle Ride Series". The pocket-sized box contains 25 laminated cards suitable for use in all weather that take you along quiet country lanes & designated cycle routes & wherever possible avoiding traffic congested roads. Easy to use each card provides a full-color map showing the entire route as well as sites of local interest. The clear route directions provide detailed information on the type of track & landscape locations of public toilets advice on potential hazards local tourist information contacts & a recommended pub on or near the route." ...

This anthology brings together some of the finest writing about the Peak District through the ages illustrated by period art works engravings vignettes & photographs. Compiled & introduced by Peak District expert Roly Smith it revives many forgotten descriptions of what many people believe is the finest most varied & best-loved landscape in the whole of Britain. From William Camden to Daniel Defoe Sir Gawain to Lord Byron literary visitors have long been astonished by the sublime wonders of the Peak. The coming of railways proved another great impetus for writers & tourists. Ruskin extolled the beauties of the Peak while novelists Charlotte Bronte & George Eliot used closely-observed Peakland settings for some of their most vivid narratives. Topographical writers including Edward Bradbury Thomas Tudor & James Croston enthusiastically described the delights of the Derbyshire scenery to the ever-increasing stream of Victorian visitors. The flowering of guidebook & topographical writing in the twentieth century also added to the Peaks outdoor literature which still rates as among the finest in the country. Many books were produced covertly encouraging what was known as the gentle art of trespass. They included works by GHB Ward the King of the Sheffield Clarion Ramblers; Derbys pioneering rock climber Ernest Baker; & Patrick Monkhouse deputy editor of the Manchester Guardian. Later writers have continued this tradition of fine outdoor writing & are represented here by Hannah Mitchell Sally Goldsmith folk singer Ewan Maccoll Manchester Evening News editor & broadcaster Brian Redhead & longstanding Guardian Country Diarist Roger Redfern among others. ...

Peak District Mountain Biking
- Dark Peak Trails" is the full second edition of the groundbreaking mountain biking guidebook
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Aimed at photographers of all abilities who are keen to improve their landscape photography skills Peak Landscape & Light showcases leading photographer Karen Frenkels stunning images of the Peak District Britains first & most popular national park & explains where to go & what to do to get that special once-in-a-lifetime shot. Karen shares the technical & practical knowledge she has built up over many years of outstanding professional work. On a glorious journey through the ever-changing seasons of the Peak this beautiful book shows which locations are at their best depending on the time of the year & under different lighting & weather conditions. Also included is information on the geology history & wildlife of the area & detailed technical notes on the equipment & settings used for each photograph. ...

Peaks & Valleys is a story of a young man who lives unhappily in a valley until he meets an old man who lives on a peak & it changes his work & life forever. Initially the young man does not realize he is talking with one the most peaceful & successful people in the world. However through a series of conversations & experiences that occur up on peaks & down in valleys the young man comes to make some startling discoveries. Eventually he comes to understand how he can use the old man's remarkable principles & practical tools in good & bad times & becomes more calm & successful himself. Now readers can take a similar journey through the story & use what you find to your advantage in your own work & life. ...

If you found yourself glued to David Nicholls's One Day or belting out the lyrics to Amy Winehouse's Back to Black then you'll love this book. Girl meets boy. Girl loses boy. Girl loses mind. Sophie Klein walks into a bar one Friday night & her life changes. She meets James Stephens: charismatic elusive & with a hosiery model ex who casts a long thin shadow over their burgeoning relationship. He's clever funny & shares her greatest pleasure in life -- to eat & drink slightly too much & then have a little lie down. Sophie's instinct tells her James is too good to be true -- & he is. An exploration of love heartbreak self-image self-deception & lots of food. Pear-Shaped is in turns smart laugh-out-loud funny & above all recognizable to women everywhere. ...

The Pearl" is Steinbecks flawless parable about wealth & the evil it can bring. When Kino an Indian pearl-diver finds the Pearl of the world he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church & their little boy Coyotito will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams Kino is blind to the greed fear & even violence the pearl arouses in him & his neighbours. Written with haunting simplicty & lyrical simplicity " The Pearl" sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive & finds them tragically inadequate." ...

' In the town they tell the story of the great pearl
- how it was found & how it was lost again. They tell of Kino the fisherman
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Initially published in 1992 the Pearl Buying Guide" was the first book to give consumers details on judging pearl quality & value. ...

One of the key bands of the Seattle-based grunge movement of the 1990s Pearl Jam broke on to the world stage with their album Ten which went on to become an alternative rock classic. For over two decades Pearl Jam have been one of the most influential & popular bands on the planet but have maintained their personal integrity by refusing the traditional trappings of rock fame. Praised for their rejection of rock star excesses & their fearless advocacy of causes they believe in even when they risked losing their popularity. They have sold over sixty million albums worldwide & their shows continue to sell out within hours of their tickets going on sale. Now for the first time the publicity shy band have decided to tell their extraordinary story in their own words in a book which will be heralded by fans all over the globe. ...