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A grandmother of four, dons a 25lb rucksack and treks the 700kms El Camino to Santiago de Compostela in a sponsored quest to protect Manx wildlife. Her diary and notes of the route have been compiled into an inspirational journal of adventures across the vineyards, sierras and cities of northern Spain. Her light-hearted informative approach brings to life all that is to be seen on El Camino and an excellent guide for anyone contemplating walki...

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D H Lawrence (1885-1930) is most celebrated as the author of such famous novels as 'Women in Love', 'The Rainbow' and, of course, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', but he also wrote a great number of short stories. Anna Marisa Sava's study highlights Lawrence's contribution to this genre, and the themes and passions explored in his stories - ultimately, the vortex of relationships between men and women, two contrasting forces compared to the flowing ...

In fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italy, officially approved pawnbroking institutions, monti di piet, were founded in various cities, culminating in the Sacro Monte di Piet of Rome. Based on Franciscan ideals, they provided an essential social service by making small loans, usually at no interest. Thus they replaced other traditional forms of moneylending without infringing the Catholic Church's teachings on usury. The author's in-depth inve...

Is Great-grandfather Magica real or just a fantasy? In search of adventure and mischief, a group of young Margicans decide to visit Apple Creek, an area that they know is off-limits to them. The apple orchard behind the Great Gate is very tempting so, ignoring the KEEP OUT sign, Mop - a very happy-go-lucky Margican - scales the Gate, picks an apple and eats it. This simple act has terrifying consequences for the youngsters, all of whom are cap...

In this arresting collection of one hundred poems, Christiana Rodgers uses the Japanese structure of the tanka to capture the essence of mood, image and event. Tight in thought, emotion and form, these poems have an incisive vision that cuts to the core of experience, and it is in a language of enduring elegance that the poet paints her Twilight Sunrise.

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Pauline McHardy takes a methodical approach to her subject explaining Jamaican geography and urban development as well as the political and social factors that have influenced, and will influence, the country's planning regulations. She outlines the major acts that have shaped the evoltuion of the planning system in Jamaica since its independence from Britain, and considers their impact on both major urban and rural regions of the island. She ...

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I was to go a long way, to India, probably for years. When I brought the news to our little cottage in the remote Berkshire village, I found my love, five months pregnant, standing at the kitchen sink, and she could not hold back her tears. So it was in 1943 that Peter Kingsford set out on the great adventure that took him to Pachmarhi, set on a beautiful plateau in central India, where he did a stint of gruelling work in the Army Education Co...

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Printed on the top left of the envelope was the number one. The letter inside said, 'Dear Sal, I will send just eight letters to you. By the eighth letter, you will either love me or I will have killed you.'Sal's new life in the Basque country unravelled almost instantly into distrust and fear, when he found himself being stalked by a man who claimed to be his wife's husband. 'Free' is a stylish and compelling noir comedy and a love story of s...

Andrea De Bono - Maltese Explorer on the White Nile

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Teardrops is the story of three young women each of whom, for her own reasons, embarks on a new life abroad. These three women had no idea what kind of life awaited them once they left England. However, one thing was for sure - none of their lives would ever be the same again.

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