From the prehistoric megaliths of Carnac in Brittany to the Buddhist temple-complex of Borobodur in Java, 100 Journeys For The Spirit guides the reader on a journey around a h&-picked selection of 100 of the world’s most spiritually uplifting sites. It deals with the sorts of places that move us at a profound level, one more often than not indescribable. Accompanying photographs are evocative descriptions of each place, many of them from respected & well-known writers who share with us their personal responses in their inimitable style. For anyone who wishes to seek out some of these places for themselves, there is a helpful gazetteer at the back of the book giving key facts for visitors. With a forward by Pico Iyer & contributions from Alexander Mc Call Smith, Andrew Motion, & more, this is the kind of book may just take you somewhere unexpected in life. ...

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100 Magic Miles is the authoritative guide to the Whitsunday Islands & is known locally as `the bible` because it contains exhaustive information about all aspects of this Queensland holiday paradise.
Includes:: 256 pages of information, sketch maps, diagrams & colour photographs plus 113 pages of detailed sailing directions for anchorages throughout the islands. In addition, there is detailed information on island resorts, fishing (including size & bag limits), scuba diving, snorkelling, camping & boating in the Whitsundays. The guide also

Includes:: an index covering anchorages & place names.


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In this exciting book, children learn how to face & survive the world`s most dangerous situations. From natural disasters & wild weather, to getting lost in the wild & fighting off dangerous animals, readers learn the skills needed to combat 100 real life dramas. Each danger is rated in terms of how likely you are to meet it, & how likely you are to survive, from the unlikely event of an asteroid strike or bear attack (minimal chance of survival) to the more likely event & maximum chance of surviving a flood or forest fire. A concluding spread provides at-a-glance safety dos & don`ts & essential first aid advice. ...

` Vital reading` STYLIST` Because 100 Nasty Women is so easy to read & witty, I didn`t expect it to be the life changing, important book that I`m discovering it to be` PHILIPPA PERRY` Hooting with laughter
- what a swashbuckler that Hannah Jewell is.` MARINA HYDE`... like Rebel Girls for adults` KATEY LOVELL, author of Three Men & a Maybe & The Cafe in Fir Tree Park`A fun, hilarious read that will make a fantastic addition to your feminist library & historical knowledge` ANN SHEN, author of Bad Girls Throughout History* * * * * * These are the women who were deemed too nasty for their times. When you learn about (the very few) women in history, it`s hard not to wonder: why do they seem so prim & proper? The truth is, (mostly male) historians keep glossing over the real details, or leaving out the women who threatened their idea of what a woman should be like. Fake news! But fret not. Former Buzzfeed senior writer & Washington Post pop culture host Hannah Jewell has got you covered. In 100 Nasty Women of History, Hannah will spill the tea on such incredible women as: Aethelflaed, who fought off Vikings at her wedding; Ching Shih, a swashbuckling pirate known as ` The Terror of South China`; Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who fought racism with the point of her pen; Lilian Bl&, who built her own plane & flew it; Rani Chennamma, who was a (literal) queen & went to war with the British; Nell Gwynn, one of the greatest hos in English history; Coccinelle, the first known trans woman to be legally married in France; Noor Inayat Khan, who may have literally punched Nazis. And that`s just eight of them. So if you think that Nasty Women are a new thing, think again. They`ve always been around
- you just haven`t always heard of them. It`s time to get learning. These are the 100 Nasty Women of History who gave zero f*cks whatsoever. These are the 100 Nasty Women of History whom everyone needs to know about, right now.

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100 full-colour, tear-out sheets featuring stylish dragon artwork
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Told in a series of stylish, original essays, 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go is for the serious Francophile, for the woman dreaming of a trip to Paris, & for those who love crisp stories well-told. Like all great travel writing, this volume goes beyond the guidebook & offers insight not only about where to go but why to go there. Combining advice, memoir & meditations on the glories of traveling through France, this book is the must-have in your carry-on when flying to Paris. Award-winning writer Marcia De Sanctis draws on years of travels & living in France to lead you through vineyards, architectural treasures, fabled gardens & contemplative hikes from Biarritz to Deauville, Antibes to the French Alps. These 100 entries capture art, history, food, fresh air & style & along the way, she tells the stories of fascinating women who changed the country`s destiny. Ride a white horse in the Camargue, find Paris`s hidden museums, try thalassotherapy in St. Malo, & buy raspberries at Nice`s Cour Saleya market. From sexy to literary, spiritual to simply gorgeous, 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go is an indispensable companion for the smart & curious traveler to France. ...

Imagine creating an Italian dream vacation with a fun-loving savvy traveler girlfriend whispering in your ear. Go with writer Susan Van Allen on a femme-friendly ride up & down the boot, to explore an extraordinarily enchanting country where Venus (Vixen Goddess of Love & Beauty) & The Madonna (Nurturing Mother of Compassion) reign side by side. With humor, passion, & practical details, this uniquely anecdotal guidebook will enrich your Italian days. Enjoy masterpieces of art that glorify womanly curves, join a cooking class taught by revered grandmas, shop for ceramics, ski the Dolomites, or paint a Tuscan landscape. Make your trip a string of Golden Days, by pairing your experience with the very best restaurant nearby, so sensual delights harmonize & you simpply bask in the glow of bell` Italia. Whatever your mood or budget, whether it`s your first or twenty-first visit, with 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, 3rd Edition, Italy opens her heart to you. ...

With passion, humour, & helpful details, 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go inspires readers to discover masterpieces, sensual delights, & adventures in bell' Italia to create the Italian vacation of their dreams. Author Susan Van Allen, has explored Italy up & down the boot for over thirty years & written about her experiences for such places as National Public Radio, Town & Country, & Travelers' Tales anthologies. In this book, she shares intriguing details & secrets of her favourite places, along with those she's gathered from her girlfriends, writers, & actresses. Each entry steers women to spots that will fulfil their Italian fantasies
- whether it's exploring the palace where Audrey Hepburn lived in Roman Holiday, making a carnevale mask in Venice, or admiring Botticelli's Birth of Venus in Florence. The cornucopia of choices to experience authentic Italy are divided into categories, so whether a woman is in the mood to ' Go To The Divine' & see Venus revered in Roman Forum, ' Go To A Cooking Class' & roll out pasta with a Calabrian mamma, or ' Go On An Active Adventure' & ski the Dolomites, Van Allen, like a savvy girlfriend, is by their side, guiding them to unforgettable pleasures. The book also

Includes:: recommendations for relaxing spas & beaches, splendid gardens, places to taste Italy's best gelato & chocolate, & shop for treasured handicrafts. Interlaced through the prose are femme-friendly insights, like the spicy story of Nero's wife who had an eye for gladiators, & artist Raphael's mistress, a baker's daughter who he called ' Fornarina' (little oven). Suggestions for ' Golden Days' where recommended places are matched with restaurants & hotels to fit a range of budgets & make a woman's Italian vacation dreams come true.


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Patricia Harris began visiting Spain shortly after the death of dictator Francisco Franco & has witnessed the country`s renaissance in art, culture, & cuisine as it rejoined Europe. Drawing on three decades of intimate acquaintance with the country, she leads readers along twisting mountain roads, down to the docks of fishing villages, into the shoe outlets of Elche, & out to the muddy saffron fields of La Mancha. She takes you down city streets of Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, & San Sebastian to dark flamenco clubs, sybaritic public baths, endlessly inventive tapas bars, design shops full of mantillas & fans, & into a brightly tiled chocolateria for hot chocolate & churros at 3 a.m. She explores the art from Velazquez to Picasso, architecture from the phantasmagorical vision of Antoni Gaudi`s Sagrada Familia to the cool suspension spans of Santiago Calatrava. She tells the tales of some formidable Spanish women, from a fourth-century B.C. goddess to a queen who wrested Spain from the Moors, to the twenty-first-century winemakers who elevated Spain`s Toro & Rueda onto the world stage. Literary, sexy, whimsical, & even spiritual, 100 Places in Spain Every Woman Should Go is for the smart & curious traveler who wants to see Spain, her way. ...