Travel & Leisure
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The Women Are More Beautiful Than Any I Have Ever Seen: Heinrich Schliemann’s Travels Through Spain in 1859 [Paperback]
Wout Arentzen (Editor); Maaike van Asch (Editor)
£35.00ISBN: 9789088906930
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: The Schliemann diaries
Volume: 4
Not yet published - available for pre-order
In the fourth part of The Schliemann Diaries we follow Heinrich Schliemann, the famous 19th century trader, traveller and archaeologist, on his travels through Spain in 1859. The original diary was written mainly in Spanish with a small portion in... .... Learn More -
The Women Are More Beautiful Than Any I Have Ever Seen: Heinrich Schliemann’s Travels Through Spain in 1859 [Hardback]
Wout Arentzen (Editor); Maaike van Asch (Editor)
£95.00ISBN: 9789088906947
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: The Schliemann diaries
Volume: 4
Not yet published - available for pre-order
In the fourth part of The Schliemann Diaries we follow Heinrich Schliemann, the famous 19th century trader, traveller and archaeologist, on his travels through Spain in 1859. The original diary was written mainly in Spanish with a small portion in... .... Learn More -
Valletta: A Personal City Guide [Paperback]
Martin Bugelli (Editor)
£13.50ISBN: 9789993276685
Published by : Midsea Books
Not yet published - available for pre-order
There is no one perspective of Valletta. Like its emblematic Fort St Elmo, with its star-shape, Valletta has many sides to it, sides that we very often take for granted in our everyday lives. The many facets that this city vaunts, and not merely i... .... Learn More -
Connecticut Walk Book: The Complete Guide to Connecticut’s Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails [Paperback]
Connecticut Forest and Park Association (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9780819577146
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Lace up your boots and experience some of the best hiking in New England. Whether you are a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest. The Connecticut Forest and Park Associatio... .... Learn More -
The Traprock Landscapes of New England: Environment, History, and Culture [Paperback]
Peter M. LeTourneau (Author); Robert Pagini (Author)
£23.00ISBN: 9780819576828
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Series: The Driftless Connecticut Series & Garnet Books
Stunning photography and fact-filled text reveal new perspectives on southern New England's most unique natural region. A picturesque journey through the traprock highlands from New Haven, Connecticut to Amherst, Massachusetts, this book captures ... .... Learn More -
Travel, Geography and Culture in Ancient Greece, Egypt and the Near East [Paperback]
Jim Roy (Editor); Colin Adams (Editor)
£32.00ISBN: 9781785705502
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Leicester Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society
Volume: 10
This collection of essays looks beyond the focus of existing works on ancient travel and its documentation, to examine its social and cultural implications. For travel (and the reasons behind it) offers a window on to many features of ancient ... .... Learn More -
Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide [Paperback]
Susan Reigler (Author); Carol Peachee (Author); Pam Spaulding (Author)
£16.50ISBN: 9780813168067
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Like wine lovers who dream of traveling to Bordeaux or beer enthusiasts with visions of the breweries of Belgium, bourbon lovers plan their pilgrimages to Kentucky's bourbon country. And what a country it is! Some of the most famous distilleries a... .... Learn More -
From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town [Paperback]
Ingrid D. Rowland (Author)
£14.95ISBN: 9780674088092
Published by : Harvard University Press
When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved... .... Learn More -
Kathmandu [Paperback]
Martino Nicoletti (Author)
£12.50ISBN: 9788857526676
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Sociology
This unique work offers the reader a poetic depiction of the abyssal Himalayan city of Kathmandu: the mythical sword-shaped sacred city of divine origin set among the shining mountains of the Himalayas; the open-air mandala stud... .... Learn More
Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland [Paperback]
Sharman Kadish (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781848022379
Published by : Historic England
Britain’s tiny Jewish community (about 263,000 people) is the oldest non-Christian minority in the country. In 1656 Jews returned to England after an absence of nearly 400 years and the Jewish community has enjoyed a history of continuous settleme... .... Learn More
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