No more struggling against the wind to fold back the extra large city map you picked up at the tourist office. No more carrying around the exhaustive but back-achingly heavy guide you borrowed from the library. The only thing you need when out & about is a Map Guide. The unique Everyman Map Guide series cleverly combines maps & text in an easy-to-use format listing the best sights restaurants & shops alongside fold-out maps of exceptional clarity. Each guide divides the city into sections & devotes two double pages to each of them. Sections are colour coded & a small area map at the bottom of the page tells you where you are within the city & within the guide. There are also 4 pages of useful information about the city at the front of the book & a 4-page city-wide hotel section at the back; plus a street index & thematic index. Stylish clever practical & at GBP5.99 very good value for your money a Map Guide is the indispensable pocket companion to your week end or short break away. ...

What Will Your Valencia Encounter Be? Deciding whether Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias looks more like an armadillo a giant sail or a jamonero" (ham-slicer) Lunching on a simmering panful of paella Walking cycling or skating through the Jardines del Turia Admiring El Greco Murillo Morales Goya & Velazquez at the Museo de Bellas Artes Lingering over a drink in Plaza de la Virgen Shopping on C de Colon Valencia's busiest shopping street where tiny boutiques hold their own with Spanish chains Discover Twice The City In Half The Time Full-color pull-out maps & detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigation Our resident author recommends favorite local restaurants bars gardens & galleries Unique itineraries & walking tours to help you make the most of a short trip Meet the locals; insider tips from a sommelier a gallery owner & a long-term resident of up-&-coming neighborhood Russafa" ...

Valencia & Murcia have it all: gorgeous beaches stylish cities & pretty low-key towns. From the sun-drenched beaches of Valencia to Murcias delightful flower-filled squares Valencia & Murcia are great provinces from which to enjoy the Mediterranean coastline as well as indulge in authentic Spanish traditions. Footprint Focus provides invaluable information on transport accommodation eating & entertainment to ensure that your trip

Includes:: the best of this fascinating region of Spain. * Essentials section with useful advice on getting to & around the provinces of Valencia & Murcia. * Comprehensive up-to-date listings of where to eat sleep & play. *

Includes:: information on tour operators & activities from sampling great tapas to attending traditional fiestas. * Detailed maps for the provinces of Valencia & Murcia. * Slim enough to fit in your pocket. With detailed information on all the main sights plus many lesser-known attractions Footprint Focus Valencia & Murcia provides concise & comprehensive coverage of one of Spains most popular regions.



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2012. Photographer Valentina Rosselli has been invited to exhibit at a show of erotic photography in London where her ex-lover Theo now lives. Valentina leaps at the chance for Theo has got under her skin in a way no other man ever has & shes secretly hoping she might be able to rekindle what theyve lost. 1948. Valentinas grandmother Maria leaves Italy to study contemporary dance in London. Here she falls passionately in love for the first time
- however it is a love that pushes her to behave in a way she never believed could be possible. & when her lover convinces her to accompany him into the dark underworld of desire in post-war France Maria teeters on the edge of life itself. As Valentina uncovers the story of her grandmother she begins to question how much one should change for love. For Theo has made a sexual request shes not sure she wants to fulfill
- but if she refuses she may never have a chance to show her love to him again.

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London 1897 & a young girl Valentine Grey arrives in Engl&. Shes been brought up in the remote & sunny climes of India & finds being forced into corsets & skirts in damp & cold country insufferable. The only bright spot: her exciting cousin Reggie. Reggie & his lover Frank seek out the adventure the clandestine bars & streets of London offer & are happy to include Valentine in their secret showing her theatre gardens
- even teaching her how to ride a bicycle. & then comes the Boer War & Reggies father volunteers him; the empire must be defended. But it wont be Reggie who dons the Volunteer Regiments garb. Valentine takes her chance puts on her cousins uniform leaving Reggie behind & heads off to war. & for a long while its glorious & liberating for both of the cousins but war is not glorious & in Victorian London homosexuality is not liberating.. .
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This is the new fourth edition of a fabulous visual study compiled by one of the best bike racing journalists in the business. Compelling photographs & sharp narrative capture the larger-than-life character of Valentino Rossi both on & off the track. Rossis life is charted from his earliest days through to his domination of Moto GP first with Honda then with Yamaha & now for 2011 with Ducati to form a captivating all-Italian title challenge. This is a visual treat for all who appreciate Rossis talent & take on life in this age of conformist motorsport. ...

The electrifying WWII bestseller from the master of the game. On the 30th April 1945 Russian radar reported a light aircraft leaving the vicinity of the Tiergarten in Berlin. But who was on board & where was the plane going? Berlin was in ruins as the Russians moved relentlessly towards the concrete bunker where the Nazi adminstration had been destroyed. But one man Reichsleiter Martin Bormann Adolf Hitlers secretary & eminence grise had a daring plan to escape. Far away to the south--west at Schloss Arlberg above the River Inn five prisoners of war were contemplating their fate. Would they be murdered by their captors or liberated by the Russians? Unbeknown to them Bormann has his own plans. They are about to become part of a mystery that has fascinated the world for over sixty years. What exactly did happen to Bormann & his prisoners? ...

Valhalla Rising" is Clive Cusslers thrilling sixteenth Dirk Pitt adventure. Sabotage conspiracy & piracy in the air & below the waves finds Dirk Pitt plunged into his most dangerous adventure yet. When the luxury cruise lined Emerald Dolphin
- powered by a revolutionary new propulsion system
- becomes a raging inferno & sinks mysteriously it is lucky that NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt is on hand to rescue the passengers & investigate the tragedy. Sifting through the undersea wreckage for signs of foul play Pitt is unaware of powerful dark forces player their hand against him. Forced to fight for his life
- & those of friends & colleagues
- against evermore ruthless enemies from a shadowy organisation Pitt finds himself caught between the secrets of the past & the intrigues of the future. A future that will hold the world to ransom... Filled with breathtaking suspense & dazzling action " Valhalla Rising" sees Clive Cussler at the height of his storytelling powers. " Valhalla Rising" is the sixteenth of Clive Cusslers bestselling " Dirk Pitt" novels
- the series that also

Includes:: " Atlantis Found" & his first novel " Mayday"
- in which our hero finds himself caught up in a web of shipwrecks & dark secrets. Praise for Clive Cussler: " Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). " The guy I read". (Tom Clancy). Bestselling author Clive Cussler has thrilled readers for four decades with his classic adventure novels filled with intrigue & plot twists. As well as the " Dirk Pitt" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" the " Isaac Bell" adventures & the " Fargo" series. Other " Dirk Pitt" titles available in Penguin paperback include " Atlantis Found" " Trojan Odyssey" " Black Wind" " Treasure of Khan" " Arctic Drift" " Crescent Dawn" & " The Kingdom"."







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Three times an Ashes winner Trevor Bailey is regarded next to Ian Botham as Englands premier all-rounder since the Second World War. He was a schoolboy prodigy at Dulwich College & won cricket & soccer blues at Cambridge University & an FA Amateur Cup winners medal with Walthamstow in 1951-2. At the heart of the story is the fighting spirit of a loyalist that served England
- & his home county Essex
- so well in a crisis. He was at his greatest when the tensions ran high especially in one of the most celebrated of rearguard actions against Australia at Lords in 1953. Bailey played in 61 Tests in which he became then only the second Englishman after Wilfred Rhodes to score 2000 runs & take 100 wickets. His cricket acumen in retirement brought him to the attention of another listening public as a broadcaster on the BBCs Test Match Special programme.

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The RAFs first Cold War strategic bomber the Vickers Valiant was procured as an insurance measure in case either the Vulcan or Victor was found to have a serious flaw. The Valiant was the equivalent of the US B-47 Stratojet & it blazed the trail for the British airborne nuclear deterrent as the aircraft enjoyed a far more active service career than later V-bombers. It was the launch platform for all British free fall nuclear weapons tests both in the Pacific & in central Australia it took part in the Suez campaign in 1956 & it was the only V-bomber to drop (conventional) weapons in anger until the Falklands operation in 1982. The Valiant was modified to serve in the electronic warfare strategic reconnaissance & airborne tanker role however it had to be grounded in early 1965 when the aircraft succumbed to metal fatigue. ...