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This guide to the Poitou-Charentes region contains information in topic-based spreads. Cultural history and heritage are combined with more traditional holiday activities. Divided into two sections, it first explores the...

George Eliot's reception as a writer has been chequered from the start. Prejudice followed the reluctant revelation of her real identity as a woman, and she suffered from critical neglect...

This manual is designed for anyone whose garden is in disarray, and who wants to salvage it. It begins by taking a look at a variety of garden situations -...

Though many of us are unaware of it, everyone has messages running through their head. Some of the messages are positive: 'Well done, that was great', or neutral, 'What am...

In Gaelic Football's Top 20, the greatest legends in Gaelic football history are exclusively profiled in what is a star-studded companion to the RTE radio series.Among the interviewees are Kerry...

This guide, which is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced collectors, examines what you need to know about collecting British and American books from the late 19th century...

Lonely Planet's Israel & the Palestinian Territories is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience the...

Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management - including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management - have changed the way we view business....

On Sunday, 31 January 2016 a nation used to waking 'up to Wogan' on his Radio 2 breakfast show instead awoke to the shocking news that Sir Terry Wogan had...

Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Krakow, and now comes with a bi-lingual dictionary. Plan your trip, plan perfect days...

'Brilliant' Sunday TimesHow does a truly disastrous leader - a sociopath, a demagogue, a tyrant - come to power? How, and why, does a tyrant hold on to power? And...

Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the global...

Psychology is everywhere. Our emotions and desires, the decisions we make on a daily basis - absolutely every aspect of the way we think and feel has been studied by...

Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they make mistakes? Why the endless marital quarrels over who...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Istanbul is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Ireland is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and...

"Tessa Kiros was born in London to a Finnish mother and a Greek-Cypriot father. The family moved to South Africa when she was four and, at the age of 18,...

In examining a significant contemporary issue as the calendar approaches the holiday season, Life goes to "the Holy Land," the Middle East, to depict the places considered sacred by Jews,...

Jesus emerged from nowhere to become, in his short life - perhaps as few as 32 years - a thinker, teacher and preacher whose words and deeds would change the...

Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese therapy for expelling toxin and preventing diseases. A simple scraping plate coupled with oil, when applied to the body repeatedly, can reach the effect...