Travel and holiday guides

This fully updated and revised guide to over 450 public campgrounds in Southern California is perfect for tent and RV campers alike.

Professional sports has never seen another franchise quite like the Oakland Raiders, a one-a-kind creation of its late famous and infamous coach, general manager, owner, and football's original rebel Al Davis.

The essential guide to one of the world's most popular climbing destinations-with detailed color topos, stunning action photos, and mapsBest ClimbsJoshua TreeNational Parkis part of a series of new climbing guides from Falcon, appealing specifically to nonlocal climbers and locals with minimal time on their hands, all of whom seek visually appealing, to-the-point guides that filter out the very best climbs in some of America's most popular climbing destinations, with an emphasis on moderate routes ranging from 5.

A one-of-a-kind walking guide to Brooklyn, from the man who walked every block in New York CityBill Helmreich walked every block of New York City-6,000 miles in all-to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows.

Artistic practices have long been disturbing the relationships between art and space.

The material heritage of the colonial era is built into Africa's cities, from their urban layouts, to their architecture, monuments and street names.

This book highlights emerging trends and new themes in South Asian history.

The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese!

An armchair discovery tour of truly remarkable places, captured in SJ Axelby's inimitable watercolours.

This book argues that, although secular and religious perspectives on disasters have often conflicted, today there are grounds for believing that the world's major faiths have much to contribute to the processes of post-disaster recovery and future disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Tel Aviv ist bunt, vielfältig, weltoffen und modern.

This companion investigates the philosophical and theoretical foundations determining the conditions of possibility and the limits that make the conservation, readaptation, and transformation of past buildings legitimate operations.

Explore Cleveland’s peculiar charms and local history with the least practical, most literary guide to the city.

The Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question went Down Under, and this is what he hilariously found.

This comprehensive handbook will clearly demonstrate how to set up, operate and manage a financially successful bed-and-breakfast or small hotel.

Art Into Theatre investigates the processes of hybrid forms of performance developed between 1952 and 1994 through a series of interviews with key practitioners and over 80 pieces of documentation, many previously unpublished, of the works under discussion.

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Oman, UAE & the Arabian Peninsula is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.

A cruise was once the trip of a lifetime: a byword for refinement, luxury, romance, the millionaire lifestyle but no longer.

Spanning from southern Connecticut up to the top of the mighty Katahdin, Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: New England by local author Lafe Low is a thorough reference to 45 day hikes on the Appalachian Trail in New England.

As British cities lose the cultural connections with their industrial past, many seek to build new postindustrial futures through urban regeneration.

Baseball fans in the Bronx and beyond will delight in this incomparable, far-reaching collection of insider tales When 19-year-old Marty Appel got a job as a mail clerk for the New York Yankees, assigned to spend the summer of '68 answering Mickey Mantle's fan letters, he couldn't have known it was just the start of over a half-century entwined with the Bronx Bombers.

The second book in a two-volume series describing walking routes up every 2000-footer in Wales - all 166 of them.

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is an 1,175-mile destination trail that crosses North Carolina from Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Jockey's Ridge State Park on the Outer Banks.

A guidebook to walking the Camino Portugues (Portuguese Way), 620km from Lisbon in Portugal to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

Lonely Planet's Puerto Rico is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for popular and lesser-known experiences.

Sensory overload may make for exciting urban life, but sometimes it's just too much.

Michael Smith spent 20 years restoring Melbourne's beloved Sun Theatre and becoming one of Australia's last independent cinema operators.

A guidebook to 80 walks in the highlands of Perthshire.

For the first-time visitor to Italy (a giant audience), the itinerary of this Easy Guide is the classic pattern: while countless other places are almost -- we stress "e;almost"e; -- as compelling, these magical three cities overawe all others.

#1 best-selling guide to Morocco* Lonely Planet Morocco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.

The perfect gift for wine lovers and anyone looking to improve their understanding of the world of wine.

Our daily universe is rough and infinitely diverse.

When eleven climbers died on K2 on August 1, 2008, it was a stark reminder that the world's second-highest mountain has, for more than a century, been regarded as the most difficult and dangerous of all-for every four people who reach the top, one dies in the attempt.

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in MEXICO CITY, a fascinating city of over 21 million people.

Japan mesmerizes and bewilders the visitor in equal measure, making a top-notch travel guide essential for anyone planning a trip to the land of the rising sun.

The tony, leafy neighborhood of Georgetown along the Potomac river in Washington, D.

This handbook presents cutting-edge and global insights on sustainable heritage, engaging with ideas such as data science in heritage, climate change and environmental challenges, indigenous heritage, contested heritage and resilience.

Four long-time residents of France have here combined their talents to compress the highlights of that nation into one, 256-page volume: Paris, Normandy, The Loire Valley, Provence and the French Riviera.

Economic Considerations for Libraries, Archives and Museums provides insight into the economics of collaboration across Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAMs) and cultural heritage funding.

The Edinburgh Art Book showcases one of the most beautiful cities in the world through the eyes of its artists.

Das harmonische Nebeneinander von Traditionen und Moderne in der japanischen Millionenmetropole übt auf Reisende eine besondere Faszination aus und verleiht Tokio einen ganz eigenen Charme.

There is a moment every morning when the countryside takes a pause.

After World War II, museum and gallery exhibitions, industrial and trade fairs, biennials, triennials, festivals and world's fairs increasingly came to be used as locations for the exercise of "e;soft power,"e; for displays of cultural diplomacy between nations and as spaces for addressing areas of social and political contestation.

WINNER: THE OWPG OUTDOOR BOOK AWARDS 2024LONGLISTED FOR LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEARThis is the definitive reference to hillwalking for all walkers with everything they need to know to explore the countryside with confidence.

Stunning rock formations, ancient settlements, and vibrant cities: welcome to Southwest USA.

City Secrets Rome: The Essential Insider's Guide brings together the recommendations of artists, writers, historians, architects, chefs, and other experts whose passionate opinions and highly informed perspectives illuminate well-known sites as well as overlooked treasures.