Experience the unique elemental landscapes of the Western Isles & Highland Scotland with The Isles & Highlands of Western Scotland: Island Hopping Bike Adventures by Cordee publishing. The serenity of cycling is the perfect way to enjoy this wild l&, & this guide presents four outstanding multi-day connecting circular tours, from Arran to Cape Wrath & the major Hebridean Islands. It contains first hand information & advice for touring cyclists, is ideal for planning, & is an essential on-the-road guide. Information of cycle shops, pubs, cafes, accommodation & information centres is provided, as are full route profiles & descriptions
- all routes avoid the main traffic arteries wherever possible. The guide also

Includes:: a wealth of information on the cultural & historic background of the area. Hand drawn route maps & photographs are also provided.


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Does America`s pro-Israel lobby wield inappropriate control over US foreign policy? This book has created a storm of controversy by bringing out into the open America`s relationship with the Israel lobby: a loose coalition of individuals & organizations that actively work to shape foreign policy in a way that is profoundly damaging both to the United States & Israel itself. Israel is an important, valued American ally, yet Mearsheimer & Walt show that, by encouraging unconditional US financial & diplomatic support for Israel & promoting the use of its power to remake the Middle East, the lobby has jeopardized America`s & Israel`s long-term security & put other countries
- including Britain
- at risk.

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Buried deep under Istanbul, a secret is about to resurface with explosive consequences... Alex Zegliwski has been savagely beheaded. His body is found hidden near the sacred archaeological site of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. When Sean arrives in the ancient city to identify his colleague`s body, he is handed an envelope of photographs belonging to Alek & soon finds himself in grave danger. Someone wants him dead but why? Aided by British diplomat Isabel Sharp, Sean begins to unravel the mystery of the mosaics in the photographs & inch closer to snaring Alek`s assassin. Evil is at work & when a lethal virus is unleashed on the city, panic spreads fast. Time is running out for Sean & Isabel. They must catch the killer before it`s too late. An electrifying conspiracy thriller which will entice fans of Scott Mariani, Sam Bourne & Dan Brown. ...

Written in 1796, The Italian, with its archetypal villain Schedoni, intense romance between Vincentio di Vivaldi & Elena di Rosalba, & immaculate poetics of the sublime is the masterpiece of gothic fiction. Enlisted by Vincentio's mother, Marchesa, the scheming monk Schedoni casts a malevolent presence throughout the book in his plot to corrupt the romance of the young lovers. On the backdrop of the Inquisition & the French Revolution, it is a tale of the heroic struggle of love in the face of vindictive Machiavellian deceit told through the intensel descriptive landscapes of the Bay of Naples. ...

Melissa Forti is the Italian Baker. In her tea room in an idyllic medieval town near Tuscany, she bakes beautiful cakes that combine Italian traditions with her own modern twists. This book is a collection of Melissa`s favourite tarts, celebration cakes, loaves, biscuits & coffee-time treats borne out of her unique style of baking. Every recipe is a treat, taking in deliciously popular Italian ingredients like olive oil, mascarpone, almonds & stunning fresh fruit. Melissa gives perennial favourites like carrot cake, brownies, chocolate cake & cheesecake a fresh, Italian makeover, as well as sharing traditional Italian recipes & others handed down through her family. Every cake & cookie tells a story, reflecting Melissa`s travels, her passion for good food & the love of her Italian heritage. ...

Famous for its bold flavours, seasonal ingredients & vibrant colours, Italian has repeatedly been voted the world`s favourite cuisine. Take a closer look, though, & you`ll discover that there is much more to this nation`s food than the ubiquitous pasta, pizzas & risottos offered at many restaurants. Italian-cooking expert Valentina Harris examines each area in turn, with a carefully curated selection of recipes, & detailed instructions & photographs to help you achieve an authentic, & completely delicious, end result. This comprehensive book is a must-have reference for anyone who is passionate about cooking authentic Italian food. ...

The `fatal charm of Italy` has held Lord Byron
- & millions of tourists ever since
- in its spell. Yet, beneath `the brilliant

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Sublime & maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox & seemingly unanswerable riddles. John Hooper`s marvellously entertaining & perceptive book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy & the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind
- & often belie
- the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life: football & Freemasonry, sex, symbolism & the reason why Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger, yet none for a hangover.

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Xenophobe’s Guide to the Italians is a pocket-size guide that takes a frank & funny look at what makes the Italians Italian.“ Punctuality is only relatively important in Italy & the time is often treated as an approximate.” Xenophobe’s guides attempt to forewarn readers of the main stereotypes & foibles that are associated with individual nationalities. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism & identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs & values, leisure & pleasure, culture, custom & tradition, business, systems, health & hygiene, crime & punishment, government & bureaucracy, conversation & gestures & language. ...

This is the only English-language guidebook to focus solely on Ivory Coast, a country of crimson savannahs, sublime mountains & cream-hued beaches that is becoming popular for ecotourism & wildlife, surfing & off-the-beaten track travel. Having only recently re-opened for tourism, Ivory Coast is West Africa`s hidden treasure. In-depth & comprehensive coverage of everything from chimp-watching & hiking to food & the Ivorian music & dance scene is featured (including how Twerking originated from the Ivorian mapouka, which was deemed so raunchy in the 1970s that the government temporarily banned it from television.) Packed with vivid descriptions, detailed maps & essential practical advice, this book is invaluable to any visitor, whatever your purpose. The guide organises the country into ten regions &

Includes:: western Dix-Huit Montagnes & northern Savanes & Deguel, previously omitted from other, wider-ranging guides. It also

Includes:: meticulous maps & suggested itineraries for different timescales. Wide-ranging information on food & accommodation is given for each region. Ivory Coast`s nature is as alluring as its culture, whether you want to surf off beaches of Assinie, trek through the savannahs of the north or scale Mount Tonkoui for panoramic views of Liberia & Guinea. In the Comoe, Tai & Marahoue national parks, it`s possible to glimpse leopards, lions, chimpanzees, aardvarks, antelopes & 500 bird species. The guide

Includes:: sections offering advice on hiking & trekking the northern alpine regions & on birdwatching & wildlife-spotting in the various national parks. There is a section devoted to Ivory Coast`s artistic & cultural assets which

Includes:: accurate prices for tribal arts & crafts. Distributed throughout the book are fact boxes containing anecdotes about notable Ivorians (such as the dramatic rags-to-riches-back-to-rags story of the singer Francois Lougah) as well as vox pops of average citizens (taxi drivers, shopkeepers, bar staff) expressing their thoughts about Ivorian life, society & culture.







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