Anyone who has come across Des Sleightholme's bitingly witty writing will know they are in for a treat with this book. In his usual hilarious tongue-in-cheek manner, Des Sleightholme seeks to introduce the newcomer to the joys of cruising, explaining how to go about choosing a boat, what is likely to happen on your first time out, coping with tides, knots, & etiquette, & how to behave in marinas. In his own inimitable words: ' This book is for all those who are willing to leave the empties on the doorstep & their teeth on the bathroom shelf & go to sea. Having spent many a fascinating hour aground on the Buxey, keel banging like a town band drummer & praying in a loud falsetto voice, there's no doubt that it's a sport which broadens both mind & buttock.' Read it & you'll curl up! ' Des Sleightholme is one of the very few genuinely funny yachting writers'
- Andrew Bray, Yachting World
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Anchorage & the Kenai Peninsula in the Moon Spotlight guide series; covering a range of specific local cities, districts, areas & regions in North, Central & South America & targeted at those seeking to travel to a specific area within a country. Each of the guides has been extracted in full from the relevant country Moon Handbook & individual titles focus on a particular city, region or notable area of the destination. Many of the guides in the series are unique in their coverage, although are limited in putting the destination into its wider geographical context that a more comprehensive guide would provide. Stylistically, Moon ...

Anchorage, Fairbanks & Juneau in Alaska on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. The main plan covers Anchorage, with additional panels covering Juneau, Fairbanks Ketchikan & Sitka. Also provided are small road maps showing the areas around each of these towns. Other communities covered by this title include College, Collegiate Park, Pennock Isl&, South Bjerremark, Totem Park & West Fairwest. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc. Descriptions of individual titles indicate if an enlargement of the downtown area or any other additional features are also provided. ...

Anchorage, Fairbanks & Juneau in Alaska on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. The main plan covers Anchorage, with additional panels covering Juneau, Fairbanks Ketchikan & Sitka. Also provided are small road maps showing the areas around each of these towns. Other communities covered by this title include College, Collegiate Park, Pennock Isl&, South Bjerremark, Totem Park & West Fairwest. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc. Descriptions of individual titles indicate if an enlargement of the downtown area or any other additional features are also provided. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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The Khmer civilization centered on Angkor was one of the most remarkable to flourish in Southeast Asia. Between the 8th & the 13th centuries, a succession of Hindu & Buddhist kings created magnificent temples in stone. Their elaborate carvings & intricate architecture amazed the first Europeans who visited in the 19th century & continue to fascinate today, when after many years of political turmoil, Angkor is once again accessible. The renowned French scholar, Claude Jacques, has studied Angkor & its history for the past 30 years, while Michael Freeman has made many photographic trips there during a 15 year period. Ancient Angkor embodies the fruits of their collaboration &

Includes:: the results of new research & discoveries made during recent excavations. Detailed plans & descriptions unravel the complex reliefs of Angkor Wat & the Bayon, while small but interesting temples not covered in other books are also described. Grouping the temples into easy-to-visit itineraries, & with useful hotel & travel information, Ancient Angkor will serve both as a history of the temples in its own right & an invaluable companion guide.

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Hot on the heels of the authors previous book ” Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day”, here is another informative & entertaining guide, this time to everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Athens in 432 bc. You need only pack your imagination & a toothbrush this guide provides the rest, describing all the best places to stay & shop, what to do, & what to avoid. Brought to life with wonderful computer generated reconstructions of ancient Athens, this highly original, witty book will appeal to tourists, armchair travelers & history buffs. ...

Patrick E. Mc Govern takes us on a fascinating journey through time to the dawn of brewing when our ancestors might well have made a Palaeo-Brew of fruits, honey, cereals & botanicals. Early beverage-makers must have marvelled at the process of fermentation, their amazement growing as they drank the mind-altering drinks which were to become the medicines, religious symbols & social lubricants of later cultures. Mc Govern circles the globe-to China, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, Scandinavia, Honduras, Peru & Mexico-interweaving archaeology & science to tell stories of making liquid time capsules. Accompanying homebrew interpretations & matching meal recipes help bring the past alive, as our senses & imaginations travel ” Back to the Future”. ...

Ancient Britain’s sites, monuments & related museums overprinted on a large, double-sided present day map of the country at 1:625, 000 from the Ordnance Survey, plus numerous panels, maps & photos providing extensive additional information. The base map has altitude colouring to indicate the topography & shows the present day road network. Symbols arranged according to the period (Palaeo/ Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze, Iron, Roman, & Medieval) & use (civil, defence, domestic, industrial, religious/ritual, & funerary/burial) show locations of the sites. Also marked are related museums, as well as linear works, trackways, & Roman roads. The map is overprinted with British National Grid. Surrounding the map are numerous panels providing further information including contact details of relevant organizations, photos, drawings & profiles, a glossary of archaeological terms, a chronological table placing British events in a wider historical context, reading recommendations, etc. Many panels describing important archaeological remains are accompanied by extracts from OS Landranger maps at 1:50, 000 showing their exact location. The map has been compiled by the national heritage bodies maintained by Historic Engl&, Historic Environment Scotland & the Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales. Publications date of this edition: February 2016. ...

Become an eyewitness to the story of an incredible land & its people, from the B.C Bronze Age to the end of the great Qing Empire in the 20th century. This title helps you discover what kind of weapons were used in early battles, find out about the fabled Silk Route & see the remarkable tools used for Chinese calligraphy. Easily accessible for projects & general reference, this spectacular & informative guide will bring the history of ancient China to life. ...