As anyone who has spent time on the road knows, you often have to depend on signs...to navigate through a town, locate your hotel, even obey the law a scary thought if you've ever come across any of the publicly posted absurdities that appear in this book. Signs about as easy to understand as a Swahili auctioneer (to a non-Swahili speaker) or as ...
This title is a follow-up to the best-selling "Signspotting". So, you're back on the road, it's getting dark and you've lost your spot on the map - this is one way to get off the beaten tourist track! Unless, of course, you're willing to take directions from the signs found within these covers. Whatever adventure you're after - whether it be a ...
In her third book about her adopted home, Tuscany, Mayes combines recipes, essays, and photography to capture the Italian essence. Her book is divided into chapters that explore a particular aspect of Italian life, such as The Kitchen, The Festival, and The Beauty--a chapter devoted to the incomparable landscapes of the country.
Collects many of the most visually significant photographs taken during the first forty-one years of orbital space travel, in a volume that reflects the achievements of the space program, the natural wonders of the planet, and the consequences of pollution. Reprint.
It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan McGregor - actor and self-confessed bike nut - noticed that it was possible to ride all the way round the world, with just one short hop across the Bering Strait from Russia to Alaska. So he picked up the phone and called Charley Boorman, his best ...
THE OLIVE TRILOGY is the story of the love affair between actress Carol Drinkwater and television producer Michel Noll and a Provencal olive farm, Appassionata, which they fall in love with, buy and with little money and many tribulations restore with the aim of producing the finest olive oil. In this entirely new book Carol and Michel have ...
Which city claims to be oldest in the world? What is the largest construction ever built by human hands? Who created a fantastic fairy-tale castle in order to relive a romantic medieval legend before he finally went mad and drowned himself? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in this book. Each entry includes location ...
Explores the English style in 28 gardens in the care of the National Trust. The text looks at gardens such as those at Ham House, Hidcote Manor, Mottisfort Abbey and King Henry's hunting lodge.
This book portrays the diverse and scenic landscape of Canada through words and 155 high-quality colour aerial photographs of cities, towns, mountains, lakes, rivers, coastlines, forests, farmland, deserts, volcanoes, glaciers, and icebergs. Recommended for coffee tables, libraries, and school classrooms from coast-to-coast.
"Skylines of the World: Yesterday and Today" showcases 49 cityscapes from every corner of the globe, from Sydney to Stockholm, from Cape Town to Cardiff, from the glittering glass towers of Las Vegas to the sentinels of ancient Rome. Featuring the incomparable panoramic photographs of James Blakeway and Chris Gjevre, this handsome book reflects on ...
Pictorial guide to forty destinations around the world, from the well-known to off the beaten track. Essay and photographs describe each location, insider tips and advice for maximizing the enjoyment of each visit.
This exquisitely beautiful series of books portrays the cultures, landscapes, fauna, flora and history of an individual country with over 150 stunning photographs and well-written and knowledgeable text. To nineteenth-century Europeans, they were the "noblest savages, " an elite corps of painted and feathered warriors, strangely aristocratic in ...
A pictorial guide to 30 walking tours, world-wide. Inspirational and varied in theme as well as challenge, each walk can be completed in 2 weeks or less, is described in an essay and photographs that include insider tips and advice.
Lavishly illustrated Z99 remarkable archival photographs and filled Z99 first-person memories this warm tribute tells the tale of New Jerseys boardwalks from humble plank paths to the massive thoroughfares of today
Referred to as a creative tour de force, the latest book from photographer Colin Baxter is truly a must-see. With more than 200 high-quality images helping to create a new perspective and a unique vision of Scotland from above?from 100 feet to over 12,000 feet above. This comprehensive overview of Scotland's geography is broken into seven chapters ...
Covering nearly all corners of the diverse Keystone State, our local experts lead readers on drives that explore the most scenic natural areas and the sites that capture Pennsylvania's colorful history.
It's the city that started a revolution with its famous Tea Party, the home of such historic landmarks as Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall, and the African Meeting House. Swan boats sail in the Public Garden, and there's a thriving waterfront, the excitement of a game at Fenway Park, and some of America's finest universities. Welcome to always ...
Tony and Eva Worobiec once again take to the road to create a beautiful photographic essay about an America that's fast fading away. Often when we think of the United States, we remember the things that once set it apart visually: the flamboyant oversized cars, ubiquitous diners, bright neon lighting, large city hotels that figured so prominently ...
The spectacular photographs and insider information in this introduction to the often cryptic nature of life in Holland provide newcomers with cultural insight into how Dutch society works. The taboos and dilemmas of modern Holland are explored with contextual information about how these idiosyncrasies developed. Advice about engaging in the main ...
Within the area of the Cotswolds, there are high hills, steep escarpments, rolling uplands, wooded coombs, swift-flowing streams, ancient sites and stately homes. But more than anything else, it is the local stone, limestone, that gives the region its distinctive character, having effect on both the landscape and architecture. In this book, the ...
A SPECTACULAR COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT RECORD THE ASTOUNDING BEAUTY, SCALE, AND DIVERSITY OF NINETEEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. THIS IS A RARE TREAT TAKEN FROM A UNIQUE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW IN A HELICOPTER.
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