Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 - Journey Five
- Travel – Photographer of the Year - Journey Five is a collection of images from Travel Photographer of the Year 2012 Award Winners. The categories featured here include People Watching, Wild Planet, Journeys, New Talent and Condé Nast Traveller Award, and more.The pictures were taken by people from all walks of life, professional photographers... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Diary Of A Dog-walker
- `If you are accompanied by a dog you can talk to anyone, and anyone can talk to you - about anything`. And they do. Edward Stourton`s walks with, Kudu, his dog, become an opportunity for wonderfully unlikely encounters, and reflecting on the world from the dog-walker`s perspective proves remarkably illuminating. Ed and Kudu`s small trips to the... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- The Met Office Cloud Book - How to Understand the Skies
- Learn how to understand the skies with this comprehensive cornerstone guide to cloudspotting.Clouds have been the object of fascination throughout history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variability providing food for thought for scientists and daydreamers alike. Clouds may have many individual shapes, but there are a few basic forms.... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- The Walker`s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
- Tristan Gooley, winner of the BBC Countryfile Magazine ”Country Book of the Year” Award 2014/2015 provides the ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when you know what to look for. This book is the result of Tristan Gooley`s two decades of pioneering outdoors experience and six... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Strolling Through Rome: The Definitive Walking Guide to the Eternal City
- Rome, the Eternal City - birthplace of western civilisation and soul of the ancient world - has a history that stretches back two thousand five hundred years. It is also one of the most-visited places in the world, but where does one begin to delve into two millennia of history, culture, art and architecture, whilst also navigating the vibrant... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Egypt - through writers` eyes
- Egypt - through writers’ eyes continues Eland’s tradition of unearthing forgotten classics of world travel-writing, with a fantastic selection of some of the best travel writing that Egypt has ever given birth to.No land on earth has been so long observed as Egypt, which was attracting awestruck travellers back in the days of Herodotus and... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Arras: Vimy Ridge
- This volume covers the battlefields of Arras around Vimy Ridge dealing with the activities of the French and the British and the start of the Battle of Arras. Vimy Ridge gives a balanced view of the fighting by detailed descriptions of various units and individuals.The acclaimed “Battleground” series from the renowned military publishers Pen &... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Istanbul Traveller`s Guide
- The incredible transformations that Istanbul has been subjected to in its history are reflected in its changes of name: Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium. The former capital of three successive empires (Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman), today Istanbul is still one of the great cities of the world. Embracing two continents, one arm reaching out... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Waypoints: A Journey on Foot
- Signed by the authorA spellbinding travel book, exploring the psychology of pilgrimage, wilderness and walking.Unhappy in his office job, Robert Martineau craves an experience that will shake his feeling of inertia. Aged twenty-seven, he buys a flight to Accra, and begins to walk. He walks 1,000 miles through Ghana, Togo and Benin, to Ouidah,... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Ypres: Passchendaele - the Fight for the Village
- Passchendaele: the Fight for the Village in a series of “Battleground” guides from Pen & Sword Books, describing the events during the Third Battle of Ypres. The book covers the contribution of the New Zealand and Canadian troops, as well as presenting the German experience in the battle.The acclaimed “Battleground” series from the renowned... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Walt Disney World & Orlando Insight City Guide OUT OF PRINT
- Orlando in the City Guide series from Insight provides a detailed exploration of the destination and includes extensive information on restaurants, hotels, shopping and sights as well as unique ‘editor’s tips’. Each heavily illustrated guide begins with ‘best of’ sections, giving a brief summary of the main highlights. Extensive introductory... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Boulogne: May 1940
- Boulogne - May 23 1940. A town under siege. A rampant German panzer division hammers at its gates. Panic in the street and chaos on the docks. Air Raids. Frightened refugees and dispirited Allied soliers scramble to escape. Churchill sends the Guards: the Irish and the Welsh, to help the French garrison stem the German tide. Two fine battalions... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- We Should All be Feminists
- A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of `Americanah` and `Half of a Yellow Sun`, based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. What does ”feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay - adapted from her much-viewed Tedx... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Letters from Russia
- Translated by Anka MuhlsteinThe Marquis de Custine`s record of his trip to Russia in 1839 is a brilliantly perceptive, even prophetic, account of one of the world`s most fascinating and troubled countries. It is also a wonderful piece of travel writing. Custine, who met with people in all walks of life, including the Czar himself, offers vivid... Lire la suite
Stanfords
United Kingdom
- Walking Palestine: 25 Journeys Into the West Bank
- Walk the plains and hills of Burqin, Jenin and Zebabde; experience the the cool springs of al-Bidaan; explore the tides of empire at charming Sebastia; indulge in Palestinian food, beer and hospitality in Taybeh and Birzeit; wander about in Palestine’s most colourful wadis around Aboud; descend through spectacular wadis towards the lows of the... Lire la suite