A river cruise through ancient desert lands becomes a mysterious adventure when Bill disappears! While Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack & Kiki the parrot are desperately searching for Bill, they become trapped beneath a forgotten temple where no one has set foot for 7, 000 years. What dangers lurk within, & will they ever escape? ...

The River of Lost Footsteps is a fascinating look into Burma. For nearly two decades Western governments & a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer & more democratic Burma
- through sanctions & tourist boycotts
- only to see an apparent slide towards even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma & its history? & what can Burma`s past tell us about the present & even its future? In The River of Lost Footsteps, Thant Myint-U relates the story of modern Burma, in part through a telling of his own family`s history, in an interwoven narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic & appalling. His maternal grandfather, U Thant, rose from being the schoolmaster of a small town in the Irrawaddy Delta to become the Secretary General of the United Nations in the 1960s. & on his father`s side, the author is descended from a long line of courtiers who served at Burma`s Court of Ava for nearly two centuries. Through their stories & others, he portrays Burma`s rise & decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates & renegade Mughal princes through the decades of British colonialism, the devastation of World War II, & a sixty-year civil war that continues today & is the longest-running conflict anywhere in the world. The River of Lost Footsteps is a work both personal & global: a distinctive contribution that makes Burma accessible & enthralling.

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Guide to The River Rhone Cycle Route, an 895km bicycle ride starting high in the Alps of central Switzerland & finishing at the Mediterranean Sea, near Marseille. The route
- which is mostly downhill
- is divided into 20 stages (averaging 45km per stage) & can be completed by most cyclists in 12-14 days. The described route uses two waymarked national cycle trails: the Swiss R1 Rhone Route & the French Via Rhona, which together have been adopted by the ECF (European Cyclists` Federation) as Euro Velo route EV17. The guide provides detailed route descriptions & 1:150, 000 mapping for each stage, together with plenty of practical advice such as preparing for the journey, transport options there & back, what to take, accommodation en route & more. A Swiss/ French glossary is also included. Taking in dramatic mountain vistas, Lake Geneva`s enchanting beauty & the coastal delights of southern France, the route showcases some of the region`s most spectacular scenery, making it a veritable gem for any tour cyclist looking to stretch their legs in stunning surrounds. If a visual feast is not enough, cyclists can indulge in the gastronomic wonders of the region. And need we mention the fact that the Rhone flows through some of the greatest wine producing regions of both Switzerland & France?

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The river Severn, Britain's longest river, passes through some of our most beautiful countryside, but it is the variety of scenery that makes it so special. Beginning as a boggy spring on top of Plynlimon in mid Wales, it falls Approx. 1, 500 feet in the first 12 miles. Over the remaining 200 miles, the river descends imperceptibly to sea level. Shallow & fast-flowing at first between mountains & hills, at Welshpool it gets lost & begins coiling & uncoiling its slow progress out of Wales. Escaping from Shropshire's Ironbridge Gorge, the Severn recovers its sense of direction & heads purposefully south towards the Bristol Channel. Near Frampton-on-Severn, it widens dramatically, gradually surrendering itself to the sea. This book is the record of a journey in the opposite direction, following the Severn from the M4 bridge over the estuary to the river's source. Every aspect of the changing scenery is captured in over 200 photographs. The cathedral cities of Gloucester & Worcester, medieval Tewkesbury & Shrewsbury, also Bridgnorth, Welshpool & Newtown are found in these pages, together with all the smaller towns, villages & hamlets through which the river flows. The text

Includes:: much of the local history & a few events of national importance, as well as the author's observations as he progresses along this great river.

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This impressively researched & beautiful photographed book by Derry Brabbs presents a detailed insight into Britain's grandest, most varied & most important river. The journey downriver from the source to the sea is intercut with thematic chapters on tr ibutaries, locks & boating, & periodically deviates away from the riverbank to feature some of the historic towns & villages within reach of the Thames, including Farringdon, Oxford, Wallingford, Windsor & Kew. Taken through the seasons & in all conditions, Brabbs' photographs often combine atmospheric landscape with architecture to create a timeless sense of history. This book will appeal to anyone exploring the Thames either on foot, by boat, or by car & will be treasured both by visitors & those who live by the river. ...

Several cycle tours along the rivers of the Upper Bavaria, from the German Alps northwards to around Munich, Augsburg & beyond, presented by Verlag Esterbauer in a guide with maps at 1:50, 000. The guide covers routes ideal for both for day trips as well as for longer tours. With 600 kilometers in all, the shortest route is 41 kilometers & the longest almost 200 kilometers long. 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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Murder on the Riviera Express Gerald Hennessey
- silver screen star & much-loved heart-throb
- never quite makes it to Temple

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`A delicious adventure`
- Daily Mail Murder on the Riviera Express Gerald Hennessey
- silver screen star & much-loved heart-throb
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The Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped & politicked at the Chateau de l` Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960. At the heart of this was the amazing Maxine Elliott, the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut, who built the beautiful art deco Chateau & brought together the likes of Noel Coward, the Aga Khan, the Windsors & two very saucy courtesans, Doris Castlerosse & Daisy Fellowes, who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism & biographies during his `wilderness years` in the thirties. After the War the story continued as the Chateau changed hands & Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set, as well as launch his seduction of & eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth. Mary Lovell tells her story of high society behaviour with tremendous brio & relish, & this book has all the charm & fascination of her bestselling The Mitford Girls & The Churchills. ...

A father & his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food
- & each other.
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