Lanark, a modern vision of hell, is set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, and tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination and wide range, its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, both personal and political, about [...]
Arguably the greatest novelist yet to emerge from the United States, William Faulkner was a white Southerner creatively obsessed with problems of personal identity, social change, religion, sexuality, race, and that elaborate circuitry of passion and power - the family.In this major reassessment, no[...]
William Gray, author of "Britain with Kids" and the award-winning "Travel with Kids," has braved the surf, built the sandcastles and sampled the fish and chips to produce this definitive guide to Britain's most popular family holiday destination. He reveals the best places to pitch a tent, buy local[...]
A reference on the major medical and minimally invasive approaches to managing patients with common and rare vascular diseases. It provides a medically-focused, as opposed to surgically focused, approach to the management of vascular diseases. It covers all major conditions such as inflammatory dise[...]
Materiel culture encompasses the material remains of conflict, from buildings and monuments to artefacts and militia, as well as human remains. This collection of essays, from an international range of contributors, illustrates the diversity in this material record, highlights the difficulties and c[...]
The landscape favored by the master photographer almost as much as Yosemite finds glorious expression in this beautiful collection of images, which ranges through the American Southwest, from the Grand Canyon to Death Valley. Original.[...]
The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips and recommendations, accompanied by colour photographs, charts and maps for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the major highlights that Zambia and Victoria Falls have to offer. The foldout map of Zambia and Victoria F[...]
This highly successful "Globetrotter Travel Series", which includes Travel Guides, Travel Maps, Road Atlases, Best Of Pocket Guides and In Your Pocket Language Guides, presently covers more than 90 destinations worldwide. The Packs are excellent value, including both a guidebook and a softcover vers[...]
Family holidays in Europe needn't be seen as a British seaside holiday, just with more sun! Whether you want to immerse yourselves and the little ones in culture, taking them round the Louvre in Paris, or the Uffizi in Florence. Or, if the outdoors is more your thing you could try climbing the Leani[...]
From farm stays in Tuscany to drifting down the Nile in a felucca or donkey treks in the High Atlas mountains, this guide covers them all and more. Here you will find inspiration, advice and ideas for taking your children on holiday pretty much anywhere. Visually striking, but inspiring and practica[...]
Britain's most popular holiday destination has been left with no stone unturned in updating the second edition of Footprint's full-colour guide, Cornwall with Kids. This popular guide provides you with the complete low-down on where to go, what to see and how to get the most from your family holiday[...]
1965-1967 ...As the New Age seemed to explode into being, everything spiritual had to be Eastern. Psychedelic artwork showed Glastonbury Tor overshadowed by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, or Stonehenge sending its energies up to Lord Krishna - imagery which William G. Gray summed up quite simply as "Bal[...]
Whether you are seeking indulgent cream teas, brilliant beaches, Cornish myths & legends or the wilderness of moorland, this FootprintFocus guide will prove an invaluable companion to any trip to Devon & Cornwall. The most westerly point of England has an independent spirit that will enchant any vis[...]