Mountain ranges rolling plains dramatic deserts & moonscape Badlands: get back to nature with Footprint's fully revised & updated guide to Western Canada. Now in its 4th edition this guide gives you everything you need to get the most from the great outdoors whether you want to strike out on your own or go with an adventure tour operator. Detailed listings include ranches & wilderness lodges B&B s & bush camps plus the best places to eat & crucially how to get around whether it's by car bus train or snowmobile! In-depth listings of all the best adventure activities from hiking & biking to canoeing skiing rock climbing & whitewater rafting Covering British Columbia the Rockies Alberta & the Yukon Thorough listings of where to eat sleep & drink to suit every budget New lightweight hardback format making the guide much more traveller friendly & durable ...

Fully updated this map combines clear design & an easy-to-read scale with more road detail to ensure that you never lose your way. It

Includes:: information on toll points service areas road numbers motorways dual carriageways & wide & narrow local roads. National Parks ski resorts visitor attractions & towns & places of interest are also highlighted. The map is presented in a practical slimline format with a durable weatherproof cover for protection from the elements.

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Nowhere else can so many cultures be found in such a tight space you can wake up on the Mediterranean coast have lunch in Paris & see a show that night in London. Ryan Ver Berkmoes 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 & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 14 expert authors 13 mountain ranges crossed 6 354 782 sq km explored 73 local beers sampled Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps In-depth background Easy-to-read layout Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...

Includes: Danish Dutch French German Italian Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Sweden & Turkish. Get more from your trip with
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Lakeland Fellranger walking guide by Mark Richards covering 34 summits in the Western Fells of the Lake District including a wide range of walks old & new between the rivers Irt (Ennerdale) to the west & Cocker (Crummockwater / Buttermere) to the east. Among the summits features are fells of high fellwalking ambition such as Pillar High Stile & Haystacks & they shelter wild dales such as Ennerdale & the beautiful lakes of Loweswater & Buttermere. Author Mark Richards combines his passion for the Lake District & artistic flair with all the information the experienced walker needs to explore & enjoy the Western Fells. For each of the 34 hills covered this guide offers a dedicated chapter with full descriptions of a range of new & old routes full-colour Harvey maps & clear elevation diagrams detailed summit panoramas & lots of inspiring photographs. This guide is the fifth to be published in Cicerone's 8-volume Lakeland Fellranger series which provides a comprehensive new guide to the fells of the English Lake District with a selection of new routes up more than 220 hills. ...

There they sit the great tomes of classical literature taunting you with their length & difficulty as you ask: which books are the most important & why
- & whats actually any good? Why does most writing about the classics have words like seminal or oeuvre in it? What does postmodernism mean? Can I get away with just reading the introduction? Now you can enjoy the classics without fear. This survival kit will guide you painlessly through the Western literary canon century by century: from Ancient Greek drama to the modern novel via Beowulf Chaucer Shakespeare Romantic poetry Tolstoy & Proust. There are entertaining plot summaries unpretentious definitions of literary movements & fresh insights into authors lives. With each work assigned ratings from 1 to 10 on Importance Accessibility & Fun youll discover whats really worth bothering with & what you can safely discard without guilt. This book will make the things youve read clearer inspire you to tackle the ones youve always meant to & make you sound far cleverer than you really are.
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Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides the most comprehensive & authoritative survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to the leading philosophers of today.* Features substantial & carefully chosen excerpts from all the greats of philosophy arranged thematically & chronologically* Readings are introduced & linked together by a lucid philosophical commentary which guides the reader through the key arguments* Embraces all the major subfields of philosophy: theory of knowledge & metaphysics philosophy of mind religion & science moral philosophy (theoretical & applied) political theory & aesthetics* Updated edition now

Includes:: additional contemporary readings in each section* Augmented by two completely new sections on logic & language & philosophy & the meaning of life

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The Great Western Railway promoted its holiday lines with enterprise & imagination none more so than the routes to the south-west which somehow seemed to be everybodys favourite destination for a break at the seaside. The famous Cornish Riviera Express restaurant car train between London & Penzance was easily the best-known on the route. After the Second World War holidays with pay became the norm for the masses & this sparked a massive upsurge in holiday traffic. Using finest top quality images this album looks back at the last years of steam on the former Great Western routes in Devon & Cornwall which retained much of their distinctive atmosphere well into the 1960s. ...

1st edition focuses on the US West; Covers California Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado Utah Nevada New Mexico Arizona; Perfect for mult.-state trips thru' the region or short trips from within; Best of the Golden State colour chapt. highlights beaches cuisine wine scenic drives; Pac. Coast Hwy & Route 66 covered. ...

Even among the Mob the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs
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