The South Sea Bubble of 1720 is a famous morality tale. Shares in the South Sea Company rose steeply in price. The whole stock market followed. Share prices then crashed. It has been assumed that the investors were struck by a gambling mania. This book explains why a bubble could occur without a gam[...]
Features 40 shorter walks that stretch from the ancient region of Badenoch and the uppermost reaches of the Spey Valley, through the outdoor hub of Aviemore to Grantown and Tomintoul, then over Ballater and Royal Deeside to Braemar.[...]
The Isle of Skye (or Ant-Eilean Sgitheanach in its native Gaelic tongue) occupies an almost mythical place in the minds of many Scots. This book features 40 moderate walks that take in much of this celebrated landscape, but reveal hidden gems too. Written by Skye residents, It reveals both the wild [...]
Edward Payson Weston's 3,100-mile walk from California to New York, completed on 3 May 1910, was one of his great achievements, but only one. It took him just 77 days. He was 71 years old. For half a century Weston was one of the most famous people in the English-speaking world, as the first age of[...]
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This unique compendium of case studies on patient safety - told from the perspective of the patient and family - illustrates 24 stories of preventable health care errors that led to irreparable patient harm. The reader is guided through a structured analysis of the events, eliciting lessons learned[...]
Perthshire offers a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its history at every turn. This book features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin as well as countryside around [...]
The Loch Lomond National Park has ensured protection for what is not only Britain's largest freshwater lake, but one of its most beautiful, celebrated in ballad and song. West of Loch Lomond are the steep Arrochar Alps towering above Loch Long. This guide features 40 of the best walks in this popula[...]
Wester Ross and Lochalsh are amongst the most popular areas for walks in the Scottish Highlands. The Lochalsh peninsula between the shores of Loch Duich and Loch Carron offers varied walking from villages such as Plockton as well as the region's main town at Kyle of Lochalsh. This guide features 40 [...]