Part of a brand new series of guides that provide a revealing insight into the diversities and attractions of vibrant world cities. This guide to Rome features full-colour photography, street plans and bite-size text, covering facts, practical information, key websites, up-to-the-minute travel tips and a comprehensive historical timeline.

Presents a portrait of Rub'al-Khali, or 'the Empty Quarter', one of the largest - and harshest - sand deserts in the world.

Villages are the very embodiment of Englishness. The village inn and the local farm, great houses, humble cottages and beautiful country gardens speak of a way of life that has developed peacefully since Anglo-Saxon times. This book records the beauty and diversity of the English village in commentary and photography.

A celebration of the beauty and longevity of one of the greatest tree collections in the world - The National Arboretum at Westonbirt in Gloucestershire.

Includes humorous extracts and anecdotes suitable for young people in need of a phenakistoscope, those women whose home is without a boot-cleaning stool and all men who wish to benefit from the advice given in a 1950s series of articles entitled: 'Please The Wife'.

A funny compendium that contains hundreds of facts about the world's greatest city, including London's looniest laws, its most eccentric inhabitants, and the realities of being royal.

Photographer Andy Standfield captures the ever-changing seasons of a year in the life of the Three Peaks, the most famous area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

A Visual Guide to 31 European Cities.

A follow-up to the best-selling Signspotting , this work is a collection of signs from around the globe.

Accompanying the BBC series, this book celebrates Britain's coastal areas and serves as a practical guide to almost all that they have to offer. Divided into the 12 coastal regions, it presents a region-by-region reference of places, people, activities, natural history, historic events and interesting facts.

This brand new title combines over 300 full-page and up-to-date photographs with engaging text, capturing all major attractions from the splendour of the royal palaces and historic cathedrals, to the lush green parks and vibrant markets. Illuminating facts and a historical timeline provide a vivid account of the city's past and present.

Legendary Ocean Liner Voyages Around the World. A nostalgic overview of the great age of ocean-going travel.

Vintage Travel in North America.

Sky High Kent Coast is the perfect memento.

From its hardscrabble origins, to the Golden Age of the Rat Pack, to mind-blowing theme-park casinos, Las Vegas is the city that has it all. This book tells the story of Las Vegas, whose history mirrors that of America itself: a tale of the frontier, of corruption and greed, of beauty and loss and ineffable hope.

Featuring sixteen wineries all over the state, this book features one hundred pages of full-colour photographs.