On a Bangalore night in April 2008, cricket & India changed forever. It was the first night of the Indian Premier League
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The great European cities are calling for tourists & it`s your job to take them there. Collect points by journeying between the different destinations but look out for your competitors! The player; who collects the most points by the end of the game, taks home the victory in this awesome race to success!• Comes with wooden game pieces!• A great game challenge with plenty of strategic choices.• Features impressive illustrations! ...

The Great Trade Routes: a History of Cargoes & Commerce over Land & Sea, edited by Philip Parker & featuring contributions from leading authorities on the history of international trade, presents a fascinating account of the development of commerce across the world. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with old & contemporary maps, reproductions of paintings & posters, art treasures & artifacts, historical & present day photos, etc, sourced from many of the world ...

Join Captain Cutlass & his crew of trusty pirates in another Skullabones Island adventure from Ladybird! Join in the fun as they go on a great treasure hunt in this swashbuckling sticker activity book! Put your pirating skills to the test as you help solve the clues & find the buried treasure. Over 200 colour stickers included help with the fun! So bring your treasure map & your spade & start hunting with this super sticker activity book. Ahar me hearties! Other titles in the Skullabones Island series from Ladybird Books: Yo-ho-ho (A Ladybird noisy book), A Week of Pirate Tales, All Aboard the Pirate Ship (A Ladybird Lift-the-Flap book), Pirate Playtime (A Ladybird sticker activity book), Pirate Time (A Ladybird clock book), How to be a Skullabones Pirate (A Ladybird sticker activity book), Five Minutes to Bed & Pirate Post, Five Minutes to Bed! & Teatime Me Hearties! ...

The Great Trossachs Path, a 48km / 30 mile long spur off the West Highlight Way linking Inversnaid on Lomond with Callander presented at 1:40, 000 on a GPS compatible, light, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The route which runs along the shores of Loch Arklet, Loch Katrine, Loch Achray & Loch Venachar & links in Callander with the Rob Roy Way on one panel which also covers the Great Trossachs Forest. Maps in the Harvey’s series covering Great Britain’s national trails & other long-distance footpaths are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper & cover the routes at 1:40, 000 or 1:60, 000. Topography is shown by contours at 15m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics to provide a very detailed picture of the terrain (boulder fields, scree, crags, etc) & vegetation / land use (pastures, moorl&, woodlands, etc). In Scotland peaks & hills classified as Munros, Corbetts & Donalds are marked. The overprint for the long-distance trail shows sections on local or main roads (highlighting danger points), on tracks, & on footpaths, indicating intermittent or not visible paths. The maps also show other right of way paths, including permissive paths & bridleways. Symbols indicate various facilities & accommodation options (including campsites & youth hostels), pubs & refreshments, food shops, banks, information points, etc, both along the route itself & in the nearby locations. All maps are GPS compatible, with the British National Grid overprinted on each panel. The maps also include useful contact details & general advice. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

From the high-level route across the Pyrenees to the scenic Kerry Way in Irel&, from a descent through the Samaria Gorge in Crete to an ascent of Helvellyn in the Lake District, this book identifies the greatest walks in Europe: twelve of the best long-distance walks (taking from four to fifteen days to complete) & twelve extraordinary day walks. Among the long-distance walks are the incomparable GR20 in Corsica
- a coast-to-coast journey through jagged peaks & deep, forested valleys; the ancient Ridgeway across English downland; the Jungfrau Horseshoe in Austria, which visits the best viewpoints of the Bernese Oberland`s most famous alpine peaks; & the Kungsleden, or Royal Trail, through the Swedish wilderness. Short walks include the Snowdon Horseshoe, one of the finest mountain walks in Britain; a walk through the Verdon Gorge in France, Europe`s equivalent of the Grand Canyon; & an excursion to the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the romantic Isle of Skye in Scotl&. Richard Sale describes each route, explaining noteworthy features of all kinds & giving historical & cultural details as well as useful information about maps, statistics & the like. His lavish & spectacular photographs of landscapes & wildlife capture the walks` spirit & character. The book will be a boon & a delight to walkers, inspiring them to relive past adventures & tempting them to plan expeditions for the future.
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China`s Great Wall north of Beijing is one of the world`s most famous sights. Millions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountains. We all feel we know the Wall. But we are wrong. It is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-trip. Myths surround it. Many believe that the stone barrier marches across all China, that it has been in existence for over 2, 000 years, & that it is the only man-made structure visible from the Moon. In fact, most of it is made from earth, & much of it is not there at all. It cannot even be seen from earth orbit, let alone the Moon. Estimates of its length vary from 1, 500 to 5, 000 miles. Even its name is deceptive
- it is not an it, a single entity, but many walls (hence the uncertain length), built at different times. Yet behind the confusion are great simplicities. The many walls are united by two ideas
- self-protection & unity
- which go back to the First Emperor, who founded the nation in 221 BC. For 2, 000 years, the Wall marked the border between China & nomadic peoples to the north & west. Mutual hostility inspired centuries of attacks, counter-attacks & Wall-building, until the northward spread of China in the 20th century made the Wall redundant. For this riveting account, John Man travelled the Wall from the far western deserts to the Pacific, exploring the grandest sections & many `wild` ones. He is the first writer to describe two unknown walls in Mongolia. He covers two millennia of history, from the country`s first unification to the present day, when the Great Wall, built & rebuilt over centuries of war, has become a symbol of tranquillity.


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Over many years & many journeys, Daniel Schwartz has patiently & meticulously photographed one of mankind`s supreme monuments
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It is commonly & mistakenly believed that there is a single Great Wall of China. Rather, it is made up of many small walls built over the course of time. The first defensive wall in China dates from around 688 BC, but the Great Walls that we know today were mainly completed in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Man has used it in ways that range from a potent defensive measure to an iconic piece of cultural heritage to a major tourist attraction. The Great Wall of China brings together some fascinating insights into the study of the Walls. Diverse methods are employed to illustrate the social & political history of the Wall from ancient times up to the present day. Scholarly, but accessible essays are interspersed with contemporary interviews which reveal the local experience of this Chinese institution. The book is divided into 6 major themes: Fame, Form, Forces, Foundations, Frontiers & Facades & comprises 13 essays by authors from Australia, China & the US. Accompanying an exhibition held in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney & the National Museum of China, Beijing, they consider the Wall from historical, defensive, conservationist & touristic perspectives. This is an innovative & informative discussion of the Great Walls of China which deserves to stand as a classic for all those interested in this illustrious construction. ...

The Great Wall of China is the largest construction on earth, yet myths about it are more widely known than facts. The best way to appreciate the Great Wall is to explore it on foot. This richly illustrated book focuses on especially rewarding parts of the Ming Dynasty Wall (1368-1644). The book offers: walking notes on seven sections in detail; clear site plans of Badaling, Mutianyu & Simatai; two map panels showing the entire Wall network, plus one panel around Beijing (larger scale); practical information about transport & travel; introduction to Mandarin Chinese, Pinyin & pictographs; lavishly illustrated, with 70 colour photographs; rucksack-friendly format The sections include Laolongtou, where the Wall runs into the sea, & Panjiakou reservoir, a tranquil hike & boat trip. The glorious stretch from Simatai to Jinshanling runs along high ridges with 30 watch towers, & the Badaling & Mutianyu sections are surprisingly accessible from Beijing. The book sets the Ming Wall in the context of wall systems developed by different dynasties since the seventh century BC. ...