This highly illustrated guide, published to coincide with the groundbreaking BBC television series “ Wild China”, takes you to all corners of the world’s most enigmatic l&. It explores the frozen north of Inner Mongolia into mystical Tibet, through the heartland of this vast region, along Yunnan’s deep valleys into its rainforests, to the tropical south & down China’s long coast. Based on the exceptional journeys of the BBC team to many previously inaccessible areas, “ Wild China” is an invaluable guide to the wildlife & landscapes of the country. It also delves into the history of the world’s most ancient cultures & describes through memorable stories the relationship that the Chinese have with nature. Illustrated with a unique collection of photographs (some never before seen outside China), it also

Includes:: a lengthy gazetteer based on the BBC team’s first hand experiences.

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This book is a celebration of the wildlife & landscapes of Britain`s most vital wildlife habitats
- those that make up our coastline.
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Wild Coast: East London
- Port St Johns
- Port Edward: an excellent, double-sided contoured map from Slingsby Maps covering

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Wild Coast area of South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast between East London & the Kwa Zulu-Natal border, presented at 1:200, 000 on an excellent, waterproof & tear-resistant, double-sided, contoured & GPS compatible map from Slingsby Maps. The map is packed with every conceivable kind of tourist information, yet remains clear & easy to read. Road network is shown on a contoured base (interval 20m) with altitude colouring & spot heights for main hills. Eight different types of roads indicate surface, conditions in wet weather, & public access. Scenic routes are highlighted, petrol stations are marked & GPS waypoints are given for important junctions. Local tracks, recognized hiking routes are marked & railways are shown with local stations. Symbols depict a wide range of

Features: accommodation from hotels to tent camping, restaurants & picnic sites, arts & craft centres, game & bird watching sites, a wide range of sport & recreational sites & facilities, missions & churches, medical facilities, etc. On the coast itself, along with numerous accommodation & leisure facilities, sites of shipwrecks are indicated, with dates when sunk. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 5’ intervals. An inset provides an overview of the main roads joining the coast with the N2 highway, whilst four enlargements show popular areas in greater detail: the Jikeleza Route with the Inkwenkwezi game reserve; the area around Morgan Bay & Kei Mouth; the coast around Coffee Bay; plus the surroundings of Port St Johns. There is also a small inset of the Mgawa Falls & a street plan of Chintsa East. The map was researched & drawn by Peter Slingsby
- renowned environmental educator & cartographer. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.


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John Gimlette travels to Guyana, to the Wild Coast in South America, & discovers his ancestral colonial history
- one of brutal,
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Costa Rica is one of the world's top biodiversity hotspots. The key to the country's wildlife riches is its range of habitats, which is created by the spine of mountains running down its centre. This superbly illustrated book investigates the key habitats including rainforest, cloudforest & paramo, & showcases the diverse abundance of wildlife that they support. Wild Costa Rica explores the country's outstanding network of protected areas, including flagship wildlife-watching locations such as Monteverde, Volcan Irazu & Tapanti. It features exciting & spectacular species such as the Scarlet Macaw, Resplendent Quetzal, Three-toed Sloth, Tapir, Margay & Spider & Howler Monkeys. No less impressive are the myriad smaller mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects & plants. Illustrated throughout with more than 200 superb photographs, Wild Costa Rica is a celebration of, & a showcase for, the splendour & diversity of this small country's natural history. Written in an engaging, educational & thought-provoking style, it also describes the ongoing efforts to protect & nurture wildlife habitats & species. ...

In early 1978, an extraordinary new invention for rock climbers was featured on the BBC television science show Tomorrow`s World. It was called the ` Friend`, & it not only made the sport safer, it helped push the limits of the possible. The company that made them was called Wild Country, the brainchild of Mark Vallance. Within six months, Vallance was selling Friends in sixteen countries. Wild Country would go on to develop much of the gear that transformed climbing in the 1980s. Mark Vallance`s influence on the outdoor world extends far beyond the company he founded. He owned & opened the influential retailer Outside in the Peak District & was part of the team that built The Foundry, Sheffield`s premier climbing wall
- the first modern climbing gym in Britain. He worked for the Peak District National Park & served on its board. He even found time to climb eight-thous&-metre peaks & the Nose on El Capitan. Diagnosed with Parkinson`s disease in his mid fifties & robbed of his plans for retirement, Vallance found a new sense of purpose as a reforming president of the British Mountaineering Council. In Wild Country, Vallance traces his story, from childhood influences like Robin Hodgkin & Sir Jack Longl&, to two years in Antarctica, where he was base commander of the UK`s largest & most southerly scientific station at Halley Bay, before his fateful meeting with Ray Jardine, the man who invented Friends, in Yosemite. Trenchant, provocative & challenging, Wild Country is a remarkable personal story & a fresh perspective on the role of the outdoors in British life & the development of climbing in its most revolutionary phase.
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Here is plenty of inspiration for anyone who loves to ride off road & get out into the wild & stunning scenery of the British ...

As a photographer Beezer was in a unique position in Bristol in the 1980s. Close friends with the Wild Bunch (later to become Massive Attack) & other Bristol hip hop crews, he was able to capture on film the rich urban culture at the heart of the underground music & art scene prevalent in Bristol at the time. Many of the shots are of the Wild Bunch performing at the Dug Out Club, the infamous Red House Jam & at St Paul's Carnival, but there are many more shots from festivals & events & a selection of portraiture. This book has previously only been available as an import from Japan where it was originally published. ...

This book is now available as softback. As a photographer Beezer was in a unique position in Bristol in the 1980s. Close friends with the Wild Bunch (later to become Massive Attack) & other Bristol hip hop crews, he was able to capture on film the rich urban culture at the heart of the underground music & art scene prevalent in Bristol at the time. Many of the shots are of the Wild Bunch performing at the Dug Out Club, the infamous Red House Jam & at St Paul`s Carnival, but there are many more shots from festivals & events & a selection of portraiture. This book has previously only been available as an import from Japan where it was originally published. ...