The Monks` Cycle Route, a 525-km cycle trail linking Bremen with the Baltic island of Fehmarn, presented by the Verlag Esterbauer in guide with maps at 1:50, 000 showing the route & its variants. The route traces the spread of Christianity in northern Germany, passing near numerous churches & monasteries. Extensive information is conveyed by symbols, indicating road surface, campsites & other accommodation, repair workshops, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. A list of various types of accommodation facilities is included.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING
- ALL THE TEXT IN THIS TITLE IS GERMAN ONLY. MAP LEGEND

Includes:: ENGLISH (please see our sample image) & the information provided on the maps is sufficient to use this title without any knowledge of German.ABOUT THE BIKELINE SERIES: all the titles have been meticulously researched & are highly regarded in their native Germany. Most titles, as indicated in their individual descriptions, also include a separate section listing selected accommodation, from hotels to campsites, youth hostels & rooms in private houses, all with addresses, telephone numbers & price range. Information on towns along each route

Includes:: a list of places of interest, with opening hours, etc. Several of the guides also have street plans. To see the list of other titles in the Bikeline series please click on the series link.





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The Monocle Guide to Good Business follows up on the success of The Monocle Guide to Better Living. The book offers multifaceted perspectives on the world of work today & in the future
- from compelling business ideas to inspiring company cultures. Ever since the launch of Monocle in 2007 this highly successful global magazine & media brand has championed a clear & new take on the world of work It has encouraged its readers to start their own businesses, do the thing that makes them feel fulfilled (even if it means ditching a comfortable corporate salary), & find places to build their HQ that deliver a good quality of life too. The magazine`s belief in making things (and making them well), using your hands, doing an apprenticeship, & keeping things small & tight has linked perfectly with a community of entrepreneurs who are determined to find their own way in the world
- & know that this will allow them to run their lives in new & fresh ways. These developments are also expressed in the maker movement, new shared spaces, & unusual business schools. So it was a natural step for the magazine`s team to create The Monocle Guide to Good Business. This guide is not your traditional business book, but it does give advice on how to go from clever fledgling idea to success story & introduces people with inspiring stories. The Monocle Guide to Good Business is also a picture-rich journey for anyone who runs a company, wants to run a company, or wishes their boss had some new ideas. It will even tell you why you need an office dog. From the best business neighborhoods to the sturdiest desks, this book will have you planning a new career
- or at least fixing your office. It`s a book that should be thumbed & used. It`s a manual & a manifesto, a guide & a good read.


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Monocle is one of the most successful magazines to be developed in the past decade. Armed with an unmistakable sense of aesthetics & journalistic tenacity, its team
- led by editor-in-chief Tyler Brule
- has created an intelligent publication that continually inspires a global readership who are interested in everything from diplomacy to design. For its first-ever book, the editorial team looks at one of their core themes: how to live well. The result is The Monocle Guide to Better living, an original, informative, & entertaining collection of writing, reports, & recommendations. This is not a book about glitz but rather an upbeat survey of products & ideas meant to be treasured & last. Structured into chapters on the city, culture, travel, food, & work, the book also provides answers to some key questions. Which cities offer the best quality of life? How do you build a good school? How do you run a city? Who makes the best coffee? & how do you start your own inspirational business? The Monocle Guide to Better living works as a guide but also

Includes:: 10 essays that explore what makes a great city, why craft is desirable, how to run your own hotel, & why culture is good for you. This is not a book about fashion or the next big thing. It`s a book about finding enduring values
- from a career you want to keep to furniture that will last a lifetime. It`s a book designed to stay relevant, loved, & used. An indispensible guidebook to contemporary life, The Monocle Guide to Better living embodies everything that makes the magazine such a success: easy style & journalistic substance.




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This Monocle book tells us how to turn a house into a home. Both a practical guide & a great source of inspiration, The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes presents the interiors, furniture, & locations you need to know about along with portraits of the people who can make it happen. The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes celebrates the durable & the meaningful through a collection of homes that tell a story. Most architecture & interior books show houses polished to perfection, manicured to the extent that it is hard to imagine anybody acually lives there: they seem to miss the point that homes are meant to be inhabited. They should be able to take the scuffs & knocks & to be part of a community, whether in a Chicago skyscraper or on Australia`s sunshine coast. So where are the best places to make a home? What are the villages, coastlines, mountains, towns, & cities that would make you want to settle down? The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes answers those questions with a global photographic survey of a wide variety of homes. Whether the focus is on a remote residence in the Swedish archipelago or a lush abode in Rio de Janeiro, or on the difference between residing in Tokyo & Toronto, this book is the perfect balance between the inspirational & the practical. The book is a survey of everything you need to know to build the residence of your dreams, providing insight into the best neighborhoods, architects, & makers all over the world. From design-store owners to green-roof gardeners, The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes introduces you to interesting people with ideas that are built to last. Monocle`s signature illustrations punctuate the book`s rich & detailed content. Through striking photography, The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes also gives you a glimpse into the lives that unfold in these apartments, villas, & cottages, showing that these homes are alive & that this is precisely what makes them special. This is a book that should be referred to again & again
- it is a book about the quality of life.
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In this vibrant large-format manual, discover & explore good food & its power to shape both people & places. If Monocle were a restaurant it would be where local produce is simply prepared, wine is served without fuss, & all are welcome. It would anchor the neighborhood, support young chefs, & none would worry about Michelin stars. This world of slowish food & pleasures informs the forthcoming guide to food & drink. As with much of Monocles work, it inspires those who would like to rescue a forlorn vineyard or corner store while revealing the best market in Helsinki or cafe in Auckl&. It speaks to a global generation who may hold an MBA but feel that a decent burger chain is the way ahead. From famed faces sharing tales over supper to anecdotes from raconteurs & a sprinkling of recipes, our editors have prepared a truly nourishing experience. Hungry for more? ...

The new Hercule Poirot novel
- another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective & his
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The new Hercule Poirot novel
- another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective & his
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Hugely fun space adventure from international bestseller Cornelia Funke, with full colour illustrations by award-winning Elys Dolan. Zaleb is fascinated by the solar system & when she gets her very own spaceship for her birthday, she decides to go on an adventure! She`s always loved the tales about the little blue planet called Earth & the monsters that live there, so she decides to catch one to be her pet. But Izzy isn`t about to be anybody`s pet...! Can the two become friends? High quality cream paper & a special easy-to-read font ensure a smooth read for all. ...

The Monster of Florence, which was shortlisted for the prestigious CWA Gold Dagger Award for Non Fiction in 2010, is a true account of brutal serial murder in idyllic Florence. After settling in Italy in 2000, Douglas Preston discovered that the olive grove in front of his family`s new home had been the scene of one of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer who had never been found & was known only as the Monster of Florence. Preston, intrigued, met Italian journalist Mario Spezi, who had followed the case since the first murders in 1974, to learn more. This is the true story of their search for
- & identification of
- the man they believe committed the crimes, & their chilling interview with him. It`s also the story of how Preston & Spezi themselves became embroiled in the case. Like one of Preston`s bestselling thrillers, The Monster of Florence tells a gripping & harrowing story of murder, mutilation, suspicion & ruined lives
- & at the centre of it, two brave writers trying to uncover the truth at all costs. This latest edition

Includes:: an explosive afterword about the much-publicised murder of a British student, Meredith Kercher, & its connection to the monster case.




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The hard evidence amounted to a grainy photo published in a 1929 London newspaper. Sitting on a packing case, propped up with a large stick, was what purported to be the body of a giant ape -- the Mono Rey. It was said to have inhabited the dense jungles of northern Bolivia, around the Madidi river -- but the last person to explore the region, the redoubtable Major Percy Harrison Fawcett back in the 1920s, had since disappeared without a trace. For Simon Chapman, however, the jungle is the only place to be, & the denser & more remote the better. Which is why Chapman, along with two eccentric companions, took an all-too-collapsible canoe into the swamps & rainforests of Bolivia to find the mythical monster of the Madidi. By turns gripping, comic, & touching, & with a superb awareness of the natural world, The Monster of the Madidi marks the debut of an exceptional new travel writer. ...