Meet the prostitute who gets the better of her brothers when they try to marry her off, the wife who is absolved of adultery, the hero who drowns in a bowser of cheap beer, the poetry slammer who doesn`t get to perform his final poem, & many more. The writing in this collection of short stories from Zimbabwe, edited by Jane Morris, is at times dark, at times laced with comedy. Set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe`s `lost decade` of rampant inflation, violence, economic collapse & the flight of many of its citizens, its people are left to wonder
- Where to now?
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Cycling in London is booming! Everywhere you look cyclists are zipping around the city; commuting to work, visiting friends or just riding for the pleasure of it. This book is written for anyone looking to ride new & interesting paths through the city. Detailing 50 beautiful rides that will charm & inspire you & indeed help you discover the city anew, Where to Ride London is the ultimate guide for recreational cyclists either native Londoners or riders visiting from abroad. There are 5 kids specific rides, great for youngsters & learners
- & a further 21 tagged as 'kid friendly' for fledgling riders, helpful information for parents looking to get the family out & about on two wheels. Along with brilliant text from Nick Woodford, author & contributor to many other travel books like Rough Guides & Alistair Sawdays, there are around 180 evocative colour photos that capture the essence of life on two wheels in London. Crammed full of information on the history, culture, & people of London there is also loads of practical help on how to prepare & what to take with you.
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Where to Ski & Snowboard 2016 is the only annually updated guide to ski resorts &

Includes:: over 1, 100 resorts

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With its famously warm welcome & an unrivalled range of traditional resorts served by the world`s best lift systems, Austria comes a close second to France in the UK ski holiday market
- & it continues to grow, helped by reasonable prices. The book:- covers Austria`s top 80 resorts in detail- is fearlessly frank & uncompromisingly impartial in its assessment of resorts- meets the needs of the many, not the few
- rates resorts for every standard of skier-

Includes:: scores of photos & 30 mountain maps- is designed to be used, with sewn binding & cover flaps for convenient page marking Conceived by the editors of Where to Ski & Snowboard, these new guides
- researched & written to the same high standards
- have less of the ephemeral detail that people can now get from the web, & more in-depth analysis of the merits of resorts
- & coverage of more resorts, too.






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- Covers France`s top 85 resorts in detail- Is fearlessly frank & uncompromisingly impartial in its assessments of resorts- Meets the needs of the many, not the few
- rates resorts for every standard of skier-

Includes:: scores of photos & 30 mountain maps- Is designed to be used, with sewn binding & cover flaps for convenient page marking- has no competition in the book market


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This guide covers the very best birding sites in Britain. In a format familiar to readers of this popular series, each site is considered in terms of ` Habitat`, Access` & ` Birds`, allowing birders of all levels to plan successful birding trips anywhere in Britain, & to maximise the chances of getting the best out of each site & each region. The book

Includes:: detailed maps of the larger sites, plus general maps of the regions covered, & it is illustrated with attractive line drawings. This book has been extensively revised, with several new sites added for this edition, together with information on disabled access for most sites. Praise for the 1st edition: ” There could be no better guide than this book” Chris Packham ” Highly recommended...the best guide of its kind” RSPB Birds ” Don`t leave home without it” Birding

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This new edition covers the best birdwatching sites in Irel&. In a format familiar to readers of this popular series, each site is considered in terms of ` Habitat`, Access` & ` Birds`, allowing birders of all levels to plan successful birding trips anywhere in Irel&, & to maximise the chances of getting the best out of each site & each region. The book

Includes:: up-to-date, detailed maps & attractive line drawings. This book has been extensively revised, with several new sites added for this edition, together with information on disabled access for most sites.

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The southeastern corner of England is a densely populated region but one which holds many rich bird habitats. For example, on the south coast of East Sussex & Kent there are undisturbed shingle beaches supporting nationally important tern colonies, & inland there are Surrey heaths, important for many nationally scarce species like Dartford Warbler & Woodlark. In north Kent there is a network of important sites along the Swale estuary which are of great importance for passage & wintering waders & wildfowl. These counties also often attract large numbers of passage migrants, including vagrant rarities from the continent. This guide explores the best birding sites in Kent, Surrey & Sussex. Several new sites have been added to this revised & updated fifth edition. Each site is described in terms of ` Habitat`, ` Species`, ` Access` & ` Birds`, & the volume is illustrated throughout with line drawings & maps of each site. The manual seeks to enable birders to plan productive trips at any time of the year. ...

One of a series of in-depth guides to birdwatching in different regions. Each book contains site accounts, plans, maps, lists of birds in the region & advice on planning birdwatching trips. This is a book on birds in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Herfordshire & Oxfordshire counties, rich areas for birdwatching, each with a wide variety of sites. Three local experts have drawn together the best of these sites to offer a comprehensive & unique guide to birdwatching in this region. This edition has been thoroughly revised with new maps, sites & totally re-written site accounts. ...

This guide covers the best birding sites in Central America & the Caribbean. In a format familiar to readers of this very popular series, each site is considered in terms of ` Habitat`, ` Timing`, ` Access` & ` Calendar`, allowing birders to plan excursions to maximise the chances of getting the best out of each site & each region. The book

Includes:: detailed maps of the larger sites, plus general maps of the regions covered, & it is illustrated with line drawings.

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