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Douglas Botting takes you through wild Britain from the broad-leaf woodlands of southern England and the rolling Yorkshire Dales of his childhood to the wind-lashed granite cliffs of the Outer Hebrides. He describes where to fish, climb, cycle, ride, camp and even go ballooning, as well as suggesting some unusual places to stay.

Takes a nostalgic look back to the imaginative and often frivolous world of William Heath Robinson - one of the few artists to have given his name to the English language.

Venture beyond the great Renaissance cities of Florence and Siena, drive a short distance from Milan, Venice, Rome or Naples, and you come to another Italy, by turns lush and verdant, rugged or parched, the countryside of ancient Rome, of Dante and St Francis of Assisi. Wild Italy will take you there.

When did your baby first smile? Or sit, or walk? Little achievements like these, if not recorded, will soon be just vague memories.

?An anthology of the hilarious creations of Harry Graham, one of the early 20th centurys wittiest writers of light verse, lyrics, and articles. These darkly comic soupons of English life are timeless in their appeal.

A comprehensive guide to restoring Victorian houses, which explains the historical background and advises on how to create a comfortable modern home while respecting the period architectural detail.

This book provides a portrait of what traders in the past called the "Venice of the North." Panoramic shots and more than 100 other photographs work side by side with the text to present Amsterdam from an insider's point of view -- not just a tourist's city of flower markets and windmills, but a living community.

Jack Simmons sympathetically tells the history of the railways and describes every major aspect of their equipment and operations: permanent way, buildings, locomotives, rolling stock, signalling and labour relations. He also makes journeys through the Pennines, Scotland, Essex and Southern England on which he acts as observer and guide.

A baby's first year is full of landmarks: the first smile, first bath, first picture, first toy, first full night's sleep, first crawl, first wave, first steps, first tooth, first word - a record list of firsts. Complemented by the charming illustrations of Kate Greenaway, this book allows parents to record the little achievements as they happen.