Product Description: Guidebook to Everest and the Khumbu region of Nepal, one of the great trekking regions of the world. All the main trekking routes, including from Lukla (and Jiri) to Namche, and routes to Thame, Gokyo, Thangboche, Lobuche, Kala Pattar and Everest Base Camp...read more

Product Description: Be vigilant when driving through Africa: camels are careless when crossing the road, and women carrying waterpots are little more watchful. So warn the authors of this fifth edition of Africa Overland. They also give updated information on each country’s political and security situation (Angola, Sierra Leone and Liberia are on the up; since this guide’s last edition, security in Western Sudan and Eastern Chad has turned sour); provide an expanded Route Outlines section including information on border crossings; and offer revised recommendations on vehicles including practical coverage on buying a vehicle, maintenance and driving...read more

Product Description: Isolated for centuries behind the Himalayas in Tibet is a mysterious and mythical mountain. Mount Kailash is 6714m (22,028ft) high. It is a mountain that captures the imagination and breathes sheer excitement into the soul. Kailash has for more than a thousand years been a central pilgrimage site for some of the world's major religions...read more

Product Description: The Grand Canyon is one of the wonders of the world. Its 277-mile length is protected by 1.2 million acres of national park. The fabulous views of nature's sculpture are known world-wide - indeed are even better than our wildest imaginings...read more

Product Description: These idyllic islands are famed for their palm-fringed beaches, luxurious resorts, and relaxed pace of life. This fuilly updated guide caters to all types of visitors, from watersports enthusiasts and nature lovers to festival seekers and those wishing to explore the rich island history...read more

Product Description: Travelers can relish the freedom of the road with this thoroughly updated guide, covering the continents' most memorable landscapes on a country-by-country basis, from Morocco to South Africa, with route and regional maps.

Product Description: Over the centuries, Euclid Creek's torrents have drilled through bluestone and shale, carving deep gorges in a gentle landscape. Modes of transport have always guided human life in the watershed. Early Native Americans trekked the creek's gorge rims to form an extensive trail network...read more

Product Description: A handy guide to identifying bugs, beetles, bees, and much more. With this clear photographic guide in your rucksack, no insect encountered will escape identification! This fascinating little guide teaches you how to identify 240 insects found in Britain and Europe...read more

Product Description: This new series of fabulously illustrated four-color natural history travel guides finally offers a practical and fun way to enjoy the wildlife and natural resources of a country. The guides consist of unique, authoritative descriptions of some two-hundred-plus sites to visit, complemented line drawings and photographs of individual animals and plants, spectacular photographs of landscapes, and paintings...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This new series of fabulously illustrated four-color natural history travel guides finally offers a practical and fun way to enjoy the wildlife and natural resources of a country. The guides consist of unique, authoritative descriptions of some two-hundred-plus sites to visit, complemented line drawings and photographs of individual animals and plants, spectacular photographs of landscapes, and paintings...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This new series of fabulously illustrated four-color natural history travel guides finally offers a practical and fun way to enjoy the wildlife and natural resources of a country. The guides consist of unique, authoritative descriptions of some two-hundred-plus sites to visit, complemented line drawings and photographs of individual animals and plants, spectacular photographs of landscapes, and paintings...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A celebration of the glorious range and beauty of the flowers of Britain and Ireland, illustrated with photographs by the botanical photographers Dave Woodfall and Bob Gibbons. Celebrities introduce different areas of Britain close to their hearts: Scotland for Baroness Young of Old Scone, Northern England for David Bellamy, Bell Mooney in the South-West, Susan Hampshire in the South-East and John Humphries in Wales, to name a few...read more

Product Description: Aimed at both the general reader and amateur naturalist, this guide offers information on observing and identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered species of garden wildlife in Britain and Europe. Concise, fact-filled descriptions give the main features of the species, each of which is illustrated with a detailed, colour painting...read more

Product Description: Aimed at both the general reader and amateur naturalist, this Green Guide offers a wealth of information on observing and identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered species of shore life in Britain and Europe. Both plants and animals are covered, including seaweeds, mollusks, crustaceans, and insects...read more

Product Description: This landmark guide offers a comprehensive survey of the native and naturalized wild plants of England, Scotland, and Wales. Useful and delightful, it covers 1,000 species, including trees and ferns. More than a definitive work of natural history, however, it is also a virtual encyclopedia of living folklore, recording the role of wild plants in social life, the arts, customs, and landscapes...read more

Book Description: This authoritative volume presents a selection of the world's most interesting and attractive species chosen from thirteen butterfly and moth families. Examples are drawn from all habitats in all continents and give a clear view of the diverse life-styles of these insects. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This guide will enable the identification of around 1,000 of the more common insects found in the region. The carefully chosen selection represents all insect groups, with a bias towards the more prominent species, so that all the butterflies, grasshoppers, crickets, damselflies, and dragonflies occurring in Britain have been included...read more

Product Description: This book describes most of the flowers and trees found from Southern Scandinavia down to the Loire Valley in France, and from the Atlantic eastwards to include all of Germany, totalling 1400 species found in the region. Included are over 720 colour photographs supplemented by 200 line-drawings, concise descriptions enabling easy identification, and details of preferred habitat, distribution and flowering time...read more

Product Description: "Clearly explained solutions to problem lighting situations from rock concerts to sunsets. Desirable for all public libraries. Highly recommended."--LJ. 192 pages (45 in color), 43 b/w photos, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4. ...read more

Product Description: This identification guide describes many of the plants of Spain, Portugal, southern France, Italy, and Malta. Superb color photographs, line-drawings, and a clear concise text describe 1,200 species that can be found in the region...read more

Product Description: Covering the range of mountains which stretches over France, Spain, Andorra and the Basque and Catalan regions, the book has details on ecology, sports facilities, local culture, geology, local history, food and travel. Bob Gibbons has written "The Himalayas", which is in the same series...read more

Product Description: Describing the physical features of the mountains and their geological and cultural history, a general chapter on visiting the region is complemented by separate chapters on various holiday interests for the naturalist, photographer, trekker and climber...read more

Describes the equipment and techniques for photographing birds, including understanding birds, finding them and their nests, and taking pictures of them at and away from the nest and in flight