Now updated to include newer maps & photos -and lighter in weight to support carefree traveling- this comprehensive guidebook to the Camino de Santiago & its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James. Overview route planners plus daily stage maps & detailed town plans help sojourners with all the advance preparation they need. The maps feature contour guides to help distinguish the terrain that will be crossed each day while full information on all pilgrim hostels as well as details for alternative accommodation allow travelers to plot adequate nightly stopping points. All reference information is accompanied by helpful spiritual guidelines to support the seeker's inner journey as well as the outer pilgrimage. Otherwise known as the Camino Frances the main route covered in this volume is the most popular sacred route through Spain from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago. ...

' As I walk'd through the wilderness of this world I lighted on a certain place where was a Denn; & I laid me down in that place to sleep: & as I slept I dreamed a Dream.' So begins one of the best-loved & most widely read books in English literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

Judy Elliot meeting an old friend Detective Sergeant Abbott tells him that having been left the custody of her motherless little niece she is taking a domestic job in the country with a family named Pilgrim. Frank is appalled mysterious deaths have been taking place there. A curse is on the house of Pilgrim's Rest & by the time Miss Silver investigates she has four murders to solve. ...

The 25th anniversary edition of The Pilgrimage the precursor to The Alchemist. In this gripping story Paulo Coelho is on a quest for the ultimate in self-knowledge wisdom & spiritual mastery. Guided by his mysterious companion Petrus he takes the road to Santiago going throush a series of trials & tests along the way-even coming face to face with someone who may just be the devil himself. Why is the road to the simple life so hard? Will Paulo be strong enough to complete the journey towards humility belief-and faith? Paulo Coelho. the author of The Alchemist is an enchanting storyteller inspiring people all over the world to see beyond the ordinary & into the remarkable. ...

The cowboys strippers labourers & magicians of Pilgrims are all on their way to being somewhere or someone else. Some are browbeaten & world-weary others are deluded & naive yet all seek companionship as fiercely as they can. A tough East Coast girl dares a western cowboy to run off with her; a matronly bar owner falls in love with her nephew; an innocent teenager falls hopelessly for the local bullys sister. These are tough heroes & heroines hardened by their experiences who struggle for their epiphanies. Yet hope is never far away & though they may act blindly they always act bravely. Sharply drawn & tenderly observed Pilgrims is filled with Gilberts inimitable humour & warmth. ...

First published in 1935 Pilgrims of the Wild" is Grey Owls autobiographical account of his transition from successful trapper to preservationist. With his Iroquois wife Anahereo Grey Owl set out to protect the environment & the endangered beaver. Powerful in its simplicity the book tells the story of Grey Owls life of happy cohabitation with the wild creatures of nature & the healing powers of what he referred to as the great Northland of Over the Hills & Far Away. A best-seller at the time " Pilgrims of the Wild" helped to establish Grey Owls international reputation as a conservationist. His legacy of warnings against the degradations of nature & the dangers of industry live on despite the posthumous revelation that he wasnt in fact the First Nations man he claimed to be." ...

FAITH OF THE FALLEN took The Sword of Truth into a new decade & onto new heights of intense thoughtful & meaningful fantasy while never losing sight of the need to tell a compelling & sweeping story. THE PILLARS OF CREATION continues that progression & is written so that new readers to the series can plunge into the richness of his world. Terry Goodkind investigates new depths in his characters & is working to change fantasy & to make The Sword of Truth the dominant fantasy series of the first decade of the new millennium. The new novel introduces a new character Jennsen & takes Richard & Kahlan to the ends of the earth as they attempts to track down an unstoppable demon before it kills them & lays waste to the world. ...

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip prior of Kingsbridge a devout & resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known.. .of Tom the mason who becomes his architect
- a man divided in his soul.. .of the beautiful elusive Lady Aliena haunted by a secret shame.. .and of a struggle between good & evil that will turn church against state & brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition anarchy & absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England this is Ken Follett's historical materpiece. ' Enormous & brilliant.. .this mammoth tale seems to touch all human emotion
- love & hate loyalty & treachery hope & despair. This is truly a novel to get lost in' Cosmopolitan 'A historical saga of such breadth & density.. . Follett succeeds brilliantly in combining hugeness & detail to create a novel imbued with the rawness violence & blind faith of the era' Sunday Express

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Set in the turbulent times of 12th century England where civil war famine religious strife & battles over royal succession tore lives & families apart The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of the building of a magnificent cathedral. Against this richly imagined backdrop filled with intrigue & treachery Ken Follett draws the reader irresistibly into a wonderful epic of family drama violent conflict & unswerving ambition. From humble stonemason to imperious monarch the dreams labours & loves of his characters come vividly to life. The Pillars of the Earth is without doubt a masterpiece
- & has proved to be one of the most popular books of our time. This mammoth tale seems to touch all human emotion
- love & hate loyalty & treachery hope & despair. This is truly a novel to get lost in Cosmopolitan A highly enjoyable tale.. .this book evokes its period brilliantly Sunday Times

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The Pillars of the Earth" tells the story of Philip prior of Kingsbridge a devout & resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known.. .of Tom the mason who becomes his architect
- a man divided in his soul.. .of the beautiful elusive Lady Aliena haunted by a secret shame.. .and of a struggle between good & evil that will turn church against state & brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition anarchy & absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England this is Ken Folletts historical masterpiece. Enormous & brilliant.. .this mammoth tale seems to touch all human emotion
- love & hate loyalty & treachery hope & despair. This is truly a novel to get lost in
- " Cosmopolitan". A historical saga of such breadth & density.. . Follett succeeds brilliantly in combining hugeness & detail to create a novel imbued with the rawness violence & blind faith of the era
- " Sunday Express"."



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