Britain's best loved walking guides brings you a brand new Pathfinder (R) Guide to Shropshire & Staffordshire Walks containing 28 fabulous walks exploring the unspoilt rural landscapes of Shropshire & Staffordshire from the Welsh borders to the fringes of the Peak District, & from the mosses & meres near the Cheshire border to Cannock Chase & the Shropshire Hills. The walks range in length from 3.5 to 9 miles & in typical Pathfinder (R) Guide style offer something for all tastes & abilities. With Pathfinder (R) Guide to Shropshire & Staffordshire Walks, you can enjoy the landscape that inspired AE Housman, Arnold Bennett & George Eliot, exploring routes from Ludlow, Knighton, Church Stretton, Ironbridge & Ellastone, among many others. The variety of walking on offer

Includes:: secluded wooded gorges at Badger Dingle & the Dane valley; gentle walks across the tranquil countryside of the Shropshire plain & undemanding towpath walking along the canals & waterways of the region; to more energetic rambles above the Manifold valley in the Staffordshire Peak District & hills of the Welsh border country including Offa's Dyke, the Long Mynd, Brown Clee, Stiperstones & Caer Caradoc & the Cardington Hills. Sleepy-thatched villages, engaging market towns, the birthplace of the industrial revolution, history, wildlife & inspirational views are all in this new edition of Pathfinder (R) Guide Shropshire & Staffordshire Walks. Pathfinder (R) Guides are Britain's best loved walking guides. Made with durable covers, they are the perfect companion for countryside walks throughout Britain. Each title features circular walks with easy-to-follow route descriptions, tried & tested by seasoned walkers & accompanied by beautiful photography & clear, large-scale Ordnance Survey mapping. Contents 1. Badger Dingle 2. Grinshill & Yorton 3. Norbury Junction & the Shroppie 4. Kinver Edge 5. Wyre Forest 6. Brown Moss & Melverley 7. Stokesay Castle & View Wood 8. Whixall Moss 9. Rushton Spencer 10. Llanymynech Hill 11. Burntwood & Blore Heath 12. Ludlow, Mary Knoll Valley & Whitcliffe 13. Milwich 14. Tutbury, Hanbury & Fault 15. Ironbridge World Heritage Site 16. Shugborough Park & Sherbrook valley 17. Froghall & the Churnet Valley 18. Corvedale & Wenlock Edge 19. Ellastone, Calwich & Wootton Park 20. Snailbeach, Eastridge Wood & the Hollies 21. Stiperstones 22. Above the Manifold 23. Bridgnorth & the River Severn 24. Caer Caradoc & Cardington 25. Brown Clee Hill 26. The Long Mynd 27. Clun & Bury Ditches 28. Knighton, Terne Valley & Offa's Dyke Path

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The Chilterns form part of the long line of chalk hills stretching intermittently across southern & eastern Engl&. It is an area characterised by beech woods & dry valleys, & these natural features are explored in the routes. The Thames Valley is steeped in history, from Windsor Castle & Richmond Park to Runnymede Meadows, where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, & there are opportunities to absorb this evocative atmosphere, as well as genteel towns like Dorchester, Henley & Princes Risborough. -See walk locations by Looking Inside Inside: -28 great walks in Thames Valley & Chilterns from 2 to 10 miles -Clear, large scale Ordnance Survey route maps -GPS reference for all waypoints -Where to park, good pubs & places of interest en route -All routes have been fully researched & written by expert outdoor writers -Beautiful photography of scenes from the walks Pathfinder (R) Guides are Britain's best loved walking guides. Made with durable covers, they are the perfect companion for countryside walks throughout Britain. Each title features circular walks with easy-to-follow route descriptions, large-scale Ordnance Survey route maps & GPS waypoints. With over 70 titles in the series, they offer essential information for walkers throughout the country. Contents Wallingford Watlington Hill Hedgerley & Burnham Beeches West Woodhay & Inkpen Dorchester & Wittenham Clumps Aldermaston & the Kennet & Avon Canal Cuckhamsley Hill & the Ridgeway Port Meadow Old Boars Hill Marlow & Hurley Widbrook Common & Cliveden Reach Goring Whitehorse Hill & Kingston Lisle Great Hampden & Little Hampden Cookham, Winter Hill & Cock Marsh Abingdon & Sutton Courtenay Henley-on-Thames & Hambleden Runnymede & Windsor Great Park Longworth & Hinton Waldrist Aldbury, Ivinghoe Beacon & Ashridge Ibstone, Turville & Fingest Coombe Hill & Chequers Whitchurch & Mapledurham West Wycombe, Hughenden & Bradenham Chesham & Little Missenden Chess Valley Lardon Chase, Moulsford & Streatley Princes Risborough & Chinnor Hill ...

In ” Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science”, Jim al-Khalili celebrates the forgotten pioneers who helped shape our understanding of the world. For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, Jim Al-Khalili reintroduces such figures as the Iraqi physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who practised the modern scientific method over half a century before Bacon; al-Khwarizmi, the greatest mathematician of the medieval world; & Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, a Persian polymath to rival Leonardo da Vinci. ” Jim Al-Khalili has a passion for bringing to a wider audience not just the facts of science but its history... Just as the legacy of Copernicus & Darwin belongs to all of us, so does that of Ibn Sina & Ibn al-Haytham”. (” Independent”). ” He has brought a great story out of the shadows”. (” Literary Review”). ” His command of Arabic & mathematical physics invests his story with sympathy as well as authority”. (” Guardian”). ”A fascinating & user-friendly guide”. (” Sunday Telegraph”). ” This captivating book is a timely reminder of the debt owed by the West to the intellectual achievements of Arab, Persian & Muslim scholars”. (” The Times”). Jim Al-Khalili OBE is Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey, where he also holds the first Surrey chair in the public engagement in science. He was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for science communication in 2007, elected Honorary Fellow of the British Association for the Advancement of Science & has also received the Institute of Physic`s Public Awareness of Physics Award. Born in Baghdad, Jim was educated in Iraq until the age of 16 & it was there, being taught by Arabic teachers in Arabic that he first heard & learnt about the great Arab scientists & philosophers. ...

` When we walk, we walk through two landscapes: an exterior land of trees, seas, cities, mountains & fields but we also follow the paths that lead into our own interior world.` This thoughtful, & beautifully written, book offers 21 circular walks. They span the length & breadth of the British Isles: Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Wales, Staffordshire, Scotl&, Sussex & Cornwall are just a few of the varied landscapes that they cover. As one of the prime `walks correspondents` of The Sunday Times, Peter Owen Jones already has a loyal following. This book will only increase his audience, & will be both for those who love walking in the countryside & those who enjoy reading, & musing on it, in their armchair at home. ...

Discover the hidden corners & forgotten crevices of Britain`s landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems. Landscapes reflect & shape our behaviour. They make us who we are & bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over the generations. Bringing to bear a lifetime`s digging, archaeologist Francis Pryor delves into Britain`s hidden urban & rural landscapes, from Whitby Abbey to the navvy camp at Risehill in Cumbria, from Tintagel to Tottenham`s Broadwater Farm. Through fields, woods, moors, roads, tracks & towns, he reveals the stories of our physical surroundings & what they meant to the people who formed them, used them & lived in them. These landscapes, he stresses, are our common physical inheritance. If we can understand how to make them yield up their secrets, it will help us, their guardians, to maintain & shape them for future generations. ...

If you`ve ever dreamed of being able to conjure up the mouthwatering pastries you`ve enjoyed in a Parisian cake shop but thought it would be too hard, think again! Will Torrent is a rising star in the pastry world & in this, his first book, he aims to take the fear factor out of French patisserie. With step-by-step photography, a nononsense approach to the key pastry techniques & more than 60 beautifully illustrated recipes, this bible will become an invaluable source of inspiration & a constant reference for all your favourite French-inspired sweet treats. There are chapters on Basic Techniques, Patisserie, Tarts, Petits Fours, Gateaux & Desserts, & Viennoiserie, & you`ll find recipes for mocha eclairs, lemon tart, honey madeleines, brioche & macarons. ...

Patmos, the northernmost Island of the Dodecanese, lying between Icaria & Samos to the north, Leipsoi to the east & Leros to the south has already captivated any visitor who has seen its unique shape on the map. Along with Patmos, it

Includes:: Agatthonisi, Arkoi & Leipsoi, History & art, culture & tradition. The monastery of St. John. Patmos is the reputed location where St. John witnessed his vision of Revelation before his death in c. AD 100. Also

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Patmos with the nearby Hiliomodi at 1:20, 000 on a contoured, GPS compatible hiking map published by Terrain Cartography group together with Skai Maps, & printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant Polyart plastic paper, with extensive tourist information. Topography is very well presented by contours, enhanced by spot heights, subtle relief shading & additional altitude colouring. Contour interval, unless indicated below to the contrary, is 20m. National parks & other protected areas are marked. All place names are shown in both Greek & Latin alphabet. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks. Hiking trails are graded between main routes & narrow trails. A wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest & recreational facilities, with main sights clearly highlighted. Most titles distinguish between sandy & pebble beaches; some also indicate beaches with natural shade and/or the type of sea bed. Road network is very clearly graded according to width & the type of surface, distinguishing between good & rough dirt roads. Distances are marked on most small local roads, as well as locations of petrol stations and/or tyre repair workshops. Scenic routes are highlighted. Each map also shows which ports are served by ferry services. Many titles include a street plan of the island’s main town, with colouring clearly showing various tourist facilities. The reverse side of each title is covered by general information about the isl&, illustrated with colour photos. Many titles also include brief descriptions of recommended hiking trails.* Map legend & all the text include English.** In this title:* a street plan of Skala at 1:2, 500. ...

Jill Dudley writes about St. John the Theologian who lives in exile on this beautiful volcanic isl&. It was on Patmos that the voice of God was heard by St. John & Revelation, the last book in the New Testament was written down. She records how St. John overpowered the pagan gods who were worshipped on the isl&, & describes the great monastery built on the site of the former temple of the goddess Artemis. ...

As a result of five years of work, the photographs collected in this volume were taken in different countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Botswana, Morocco, Benin, South Soudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Zambia, Uganda. The camera lens of Sergey Yastrezhembsky is focused on the scenes of patriarchal daily routine of Africans, who try to preserve their adherence to the traditions of their forefathers in everyday life, customs, & religion regardless of the rising pressure of pervasive globalization. ...