This superb anthology brings together some of the most powerful & compelling writing about the Grand Canyon
- stories,
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Subject to both natural & man-made dangers, of the ninety-one pleasure piers that once decorated the British coastline, just fifty-five remain. For over a century, the Grand Pier at Weston has stood as a prominent symbol of this British seaside tradition. For over sixty years, the Grand Pier was owned & run by successive generations of one family, the Brenners. This book is also the story of how they constantly updated & enhanced the pier, ensuring its popularity with tourists continued into the twenty-first century. But the Grand Pier has also seen its fair share of disaster. The pier rose from the ashes of a devastating fire in 1930 to enjoy a period of great success between the wars. A second fire destroyed the famous pavilion in 2008, & whether the pier can return once again to its former glory remains to be seen. This book illustrates the history of this outstanding example of seaside piers, with memories & anecdotes from the people who owned it, worked on it or simply loved it. ...

` Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.` Sunday Telegraph. A beautifully repackaged edition of one of the best of the best. When the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on Diplomatic Business he parks his only daughter Sophy with his sister`s family, the Ombersleys, in Berkeley Square. Upon her arrival, Sophy is bemused to see to see her cousins are in a sad tangle. The heartless & tyrannical Charles is betrothed to a pedantic bluestocking almost as tiresome as himself; Cecilia is besotted with a beautiful but quite feather-brained poet; & Hubert has fallen foul of a money-lender. It looks like the Grand Sophy has arrived just in time to sort them out, but she hasn`t reckoned with Charles, the Ombersleys` heir, who has only one thought
- to marry her off & rid the family of her meddlesome ways.
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Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie`s extensive & evocative letters & photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zeal&, Canada & America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a 10-month voyage around the British Empire with her husband as part of a trade mission to promote the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition. Leaving her two-year-old daughter behind with her sister, Agatha set sail at the end of January & did not return until December, but she kept up a detailed weekly correspondence with her mother, describing in detail the exotic places & people she encountered as the mission travelled through South Africa, Australia, New Zeal&, Hawaii & Canada. The extensive & previously unpublished letters are accompanied by hundreds of photos taken on her portable camera as well as some of the original letters, postcards, newspaper cuttings & memorabilia collected by Agatha on her trip. Edited & introduced by Agatha Christie`s grandson, Mathew Prichard, this unique travelogue reveals a new side to Agatha Christie, demonstrating how her appetite for exotic plots & locations for her books began with this eye-opening trip, which took place just after only her second novel had been published (the first leg of the tour to South Africa is very clearly the inspiration for the book she wrote immediately afterwards, The Man in the Brown Suit). The letters are full of tales of seasickness & sunburn, motor trips & surf boarding, & encounters with welcoming locals & overbearing Colonials. The Grand Tour is a book steeped in history, sure to fascinate anyone interested in the lost world of the 1920s. Coming from the pen of Britain`s biggest literary export & the world`s most widely translated author, it is also a fitting tribute to Agatha Christie & is sure to fascinate her legions of worldwide fans. ...

The long awaited ultimate performance cookbook, a modern classic, a must-have for all cycling aficionados serious about nutritional intake. Translated from the original in Danish, Hannah Grant`s unmissable cookbook takes you through a 3 week, with 350-pages of easy-to-prepare recipes containing allergy friendly, natural, un-processed foods, The Grand Tour Cookbook is the ultimate companion in the kitchen for athletes. Based on actual food prepared for professional cycling`s grueling 3-week Grand Tours including the Giro d` Italia, Tour de France & the Vuelta, this book is a guide on how to cook, what to eat & how to maximize athletic performance throughout the year. Hannah Grant has a background in modern sports nutrition & The Grand Tour Cookbook focuses on the challenges presented by the caloric requirements of an endurance athlete: solutions are presented that comprise a beneficial carbohydrate intake, a bounty of ideas to keep vegetables, proteins & good fats captivating & mouth-watering. Maximise your performance by changing the way you eat
- lose weight, get more energy, conquer those goals & become a successful rider. Acknowledged by the world`s best restaurant executive head chef Rene Redzepi (NOMA, Copenhagen), the book also features insight & experience from Exercise Physiologist-Nutrition Scientist Stacy T Sims, MSc, Ph D, World Tour riders: Alberto Contador, Peter Sagan, Michael Rogers, Nicholas Roche, Ivan Basso, Roman Kreuziger, Matti Brechel, Michael Valgren, Michael Morkov, Christoffer Juul, Chris Anker, Sports Director Nicki Sorensen & Body Therapist Kristoffer Glavind Kjaer. Read opinions on food & nutrition for body & mind & how they optimise performance through eating intelligently.
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Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie`s extensive & evocative letters & photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zeal&, Canada & America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a 10-month voyage around the British Empire with her husband as part of a trade mission to promote the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition. Leaving her two-year-old daughter behind with her sister, Agatha set sail at the end of January & did not return until December, but she kept up a detailed weekly correspondence with her mother, describing in detail the exotic places & people she encountered as the mission travelled through South Africa, Australia, New Zeal&, Hawaii & Canada. The extensive & previously unpublished letters are accompanied by hundreds of photos taken on her portable camera as well as some of the original letters, postcards, newspaper cuttings & memorabilia collected by Agatha on her trip. Edited & introduced by Agatha Christie`s grandson, Mathew Prichard, this unique travelogue reveals a new side to Agatha Christie, demonstrating how her appetite for exotic plots & locations for her books began with this eye-opening trip, which took place just after only her second novel had been published (the first leg of the tour to South Africa is very clearly the inspiration for the book she wrote immediately afterwards, The Man in the Brown Suit). The letters are full of tales of seasickness & sunburn, motor trips & surf boarding, & encounters with welcoming locals & overbearing Colonials. The Grand Tour is a book steeped in history, sure to fascinate anyone interested in the lost world of the 1920s. Coming from the pen of Britain`s biggest literary export & the world`s most widely translated author, it is also a fitting tribute to Agatha Christie & is sure to fascinate her legions of worldwide fans. ...

The Grand Trunk Road is the oldest, longest, & most famous highway in southern Asia. This book uses oral testimonies, photographs & texts to explore its history, & shows why it was so crucial to the process of migration to Britain & how the close links between Britain & places along it continue to this day. For millennia the Grand Trunk Road has been used by invaders to conquer the subcontinent. After the British arrived in 17th century they used it as the main artery of their conquest & rule of northern areas of British India. Known locally as the `GT Road` it was also used by its residents to begin journeys that ended all over the world, & since the days of the British Raj large numbers of them have settled in Britain. Between Delhi & the Khyber Pass, the GT Road travels through the homelands of over 90% of British Pakistanis & the vast majority of British Sikhs & Hindus from the Indian Punjab. Using stories gathered by Irna Qureshi & photographs taken by Tim Smith this book tells
- for the first time here
- the story of the profound impact of the British on the GT Road & its people, & how they in turn have irrevocably altered the fabric of modern day Britain.

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Working its way from Salford Junction outside Birmingham to Milton Keynes, this illustrated guide covers the northern part of the Grand Union Canal, accompanying the guide to the southern hallf of the canal. Revealing much that will appeal to holiday-makers along this stretch of water, the guide also provides historical snippets & useful up to date information for the casual sightseer or interested loca. Covering an area a mile or two either side of the canal, it is an invaluable resource for the canal boater, day tripper, angler, walker & interested local. Grand Union Canal North is the third in a series of Towpath guides. ...

The Grand Union Canal, one of the most famous waterways in the UK, links London to Birmingham. This guide explores the southernhalf of the canal, & its journey from Milton Keynes through the home counties of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & finally Middlesex before joining the Thames at Brentford in the heart of West London. Revealing much that will appeal to holiday-makers along this stretch of water, the guide also provides historical snippets & useful up to date information for the casual sightseer or interested loca. Covering an area a mile or two either side of the canal, it is an invaluable resource for the canal boater, day tripper, angler, walker & interested local & covers the area from Napton to Oxford, a stretch of just under 50 miles. Grand Union Canal South is part of an ongoing series of Towpath guides. ...

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- from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya
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