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. ...

From the processional routes of ancient Britain to Victorian promenades along the sea-front, Britain's pathways are inextricably woven into our landscape & history. In this magical book, David Stewart & Nicholas Rudd-Jones set out to explore some of the most evocative & beautiful tracks & ways that criss-cross the nation, explaining how they came about & what they tell us about the people who made them. As they do so, they give both the keen & the casual walker a very real sense of what it is like to walk in our ancestors' footsteps. ...

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

Includes:: the countryside & beaches & nearby small islands.



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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. ...

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. ...

In her biography of Patrick Leigh Fermor Artemis Cooper recalls the colourful life of one of the towering & much loved figures of travel writing, Paddy to his friends but always known as Mihali in his beloved Greece which provided the subjects of first books. Artemis Cooper has known Paddy since his childhood & has drawn on years of interviews & conversations with him & his closest friends, as well as on complete access to his archives to portray a man of extraordinary gifts. ...

Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, & above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts & Between the Woods & the Water; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece & the best company in the world. Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews & conversations with Paddy & his closest friends as well as having complete access to his archives. Her beautifully crafted biography portrays a man of extraordinary gifts
- no one wore their learning so playfully, nor inspired such passionate friendship.
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Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in Edward St Aubyn`s semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic & starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic Patrick. Moving from Provence to New York to Gloucestershire, from the savageries of a childhood with a cruel father & an alcoholic mother to an adulthood fraught with addiction, Patrick Melrose is on a mission to escape himself. But the drugs don`t make him forget his past, & the glittering parties offer him no redemption... Searingly funny & deeply humane, Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in the Patrick Melrose series, Never Mind, Bad News & Some Hope. Patrick Melrose Volume 2 is also available, containing the final two novels in the series, Mother`s Milk & At Last. ...

Patrick Melrose Volume 2 contains the final two novels in Edward St Aubyn`s semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic & starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic Patrick. The once illustrious, once wealthy Melroses are in peril, & Patrick Melrose, now a husband & father, is trying to gather together the pieces of his life. Caught up in the turmoil of broken promises, assisted suicide, adultery &
- most tender & terrifying of all
- fatherhood, Patrick is still a long way from salvation, but even as the family struggles against the pull of its dark past, a new generation promises new light, new hope &
- perhaps
- the promise of a brighter future. Deeply moving, hilarious & heartbreaking, Patrick Melrose Volume 2 contains the final two novels in the Patrick Melrose series: Mother`s Milk & At Last. Patrick Melrose Volume 1 is also available, containing the first three novels in the series, Never Mind, Bad News & Some Hope.



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