As we jet off on holiday, passing from airport lounge to hotel in our desperation to escape our everyday lives & find some better weather, we`d do well to ask ourselves what on earth we`re doing. Do we really travel any more or do we just arrive? The Idle Traveller calls on us all to re-assess what we`re setting off in search of & what travel has become. Dan Kieran argues we need to bin the brochure, glide rather than fly, embrace disaster, be epic in our travel pursuits & immerse ourselves in the life-changing experience of true journeying. Full of inspiration for making the journey more meaningful & fun, The Idle Traveller will transform the way you travel forever. ...

As we jet off on holiday, passing from airport lounge to hotel in our desperation to escape our everyday lives & find some better weather, we'd do well to ask ourselves what on earth we're doing. Do we really travel any more, or do we just arrive? The Idle Traveller calls on us all to re-assess why we travel & what travel has become. Besides extolling the virtues of staycation holidaying, Dan Kieran argues we need to bin the brochure, glide rather than fly, embrace disaster, be epic in our travel pursuits & immerse ourselves in the life-changing experience of true journeying. The Idle Traveller is an inspiration to travel more meaningfully & enjoy the journey. Isn't it about time you allowed your travel plans to slow down? ...

A new psychological thriller in the Javier Falcon quartet, that

Includes:: THE HIDDEN ASSASSINS & The Blind

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The Ijssel is the first of a series two recreational maps for the Flevoland region. These maps were created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the province of Flevol&. They are double-sided indexed maps at 1:50, 000 scale, featuring a detailed topography with prominent highlighting of the cycle routes & packed with practical tourist information. They also include a calendar of annual events & feature all the local hiking trails. Falk maps give cycling distances between the junctions & indicate which roads, both within the numbered network & outside it, have separate cycling paths. Routes which are part of the LF network of long-distance cycle routes are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols shows various accommodation options, bars & restaurants, & various places of interest. Landscape information is provided by colouring for woodlands, dunes, etc. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer`s ” Iliad” tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, & his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles` close friend Patroclus, he storms back into battle to take revenge
- although knowing this will ensure his own early death. Interwoven with this tragic sequence of events are powerfully moving descriptions of the ebb & flow of battle, of the domestic world inside Troy`s besieged city of Ilium, & of the conflicts between the Gods on Olympus as they argue over the fate of mortals.
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Gillian Cross`s brilliant retelling & Neil Packer`s glorious illustrations bring to life Homer`s Iliad, one of the greatest stories ever told. Gillian Cross`s brilliant retelling & Neil Packer`s glorious illustrations bring to life Homer`s Iliad, one of the greatest stories ever told. The team behind The Odyssey (2012) now tell the story of the Trojan War. Cross`s vivid adaptation begins with a beauty contest: the prize, a golden apple. In return for securing her victory, the goddess Aphrodite helps Prince Paris abduct Helen, wife to the king of Sparta. Enraged, the king & his Greek allies wage war on the Trojans. Nine years later, the fighting still rages on, but the Greeks are beginning to quarrel among themselves
- Achilles & Agamemnon`s petty argument has dire consequences for everyone caught in the crossfire. Neil Packer`s pictures capture the beauty & remoteness of the setting, & bring a profound humanity to one of the finest literary achievements of Greek civilisation.
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A stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer`s great epic, in E. V. Rieu`s classic translation. The Iliad is the first & ...

A puzzling phone call shatters a writer`s routine. An enigmatic female voice extends an invitation to take part in Documenta, the legendary contemporary art exhibition held every five years in Kassel, Germany. The writer`s mission will be to transform himself into a living art installation, by sitting down to write every morning in a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of town. Once in Kassel, the writer is surprised to find himself overcome by good cheer. As he strolls through the city, spurred on by his spontaneous, quirky response to art, he begins to make sense of the wonders that surround him. ...

Something strange is going on. All over the world, pain is manifesting itself as light. Cuts & bruises blaze & flash. Arthritic joints glow. Injured troops emit radiant white shards into the desert night. On the news, they`re calling it ` The Illumination`. As this breathtaking phenomenon takes holds, a private journal of love notes passes into the keeping of Carol Ann Page, a lonely hospital patient, & from there through the hands of five other people. Each of them will find their lives changed forever over a story which spans decades & continents, a story that shines a spectacular light on the wounds we all bear... ...

From the bestselling author of the phenomenally successful The Kashmir Shawl London 1885 As a turbulent & change-filled century draws to a close, there has never been a better time to alter your fortune. But for a beautiful young woman of limited means, Eliza`s choices appear to lie between the stifling domesticity of marriage or a downwards spiral to the streets
- no matter how determined she is to forge her own path. One night at a run-down theatre, she meets the charismatic Devil Wix
- showman, master of illusion, fickle friend. Drawn into his circle, Eliza becomes the catalyst of change for his colleagues
- a dwarf, an eccentric engineer, & an artist
- as well as Devil himself. & as Eliza embarks on a dangerous adventure, she must decide which path to choose, & how far she should go when she holds all their lives in her hands.



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