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IRELAND BOOKS
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Francis Power. By O'Brien Press.
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No comments about The Golden Book of Ireland.
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Rough Guides. By Rough Guides.
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No comments about Britain and Ireland (Rough Guide 25s).
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Oliver Garnett. By Tempus.
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No comments about Chartwell (National Trust Guidebooks).
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Craig Taylor. By Granta UK.
The regular list price is $24.95.
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No comments about Return to Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village in the 21st Century.
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Vivien Igoe. By Wolfhound Press (IE).
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No comments about Dublin Burial Grounds & Graveyards.
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Collins. By Collins.
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No comments about Golf Map Ireland (Collins Maps).
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Jim Ring. By John Murray.
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1 comments about How the English Made the Alps.
- "How the English Made the Alps" pretty much achieves exactly what the title suggests. The book provides an excellent chronological account of how English visitors started by exploring and climbing in the Alps, and then went on through "health tourism" and the pursuit of winter sports to develop the region commercially.
Ring has clearly done pretty exhaustive research into the topic, particularly on the conquests of various mountain peaks. He conveys the initial scientific endeavour that spurred climbers on, and also manages to communicate the eccentricity of pursuing alpine "conquest" once the scientific rationale had disappeared. Given the title, there is a strong Anglo-bias to the writing which perhaps underplays some of the contributions from other countries - foreign climbers are seen generally in the light of competitors and foils for English advances. Again, with the constraints of the title, there is little of the early history of the region in the volume. These are minor quibbles, however, in what is overall a very good account. It is a shame that Fleming's "Killing Dragons" was published so close to this - you wait years for a decent account of the development of the Alps, and then two come along at once. There is enough difference between the two, however, that readers will benefit from reading both.
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Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by International Travel Maps and Books. By International Travel Maps and Books.
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No comments about Ireland Map by ITMB (Travel Reference Map).
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
By Frances Lincoln.
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No comments about The Good Gardens Guide: The Essential Independent Guide to the 1200 Best Gardens, Parks and Green Spaces in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands (Good Gardens Guide).
Posted in Ireland (Saturday, August 30, 2008)
Written by Peter Nasmyth. By Cassell.
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No comments about Georgia: A Rebel in the Caucasus.
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The Golden Book of Ireland
Britain and Ireland (Rough Guide 25s)
Chartwell (National Trust Guidebooks)
Return to Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village in the 21st Century
Dublin Burial Grounds & Graveyards
Golf Map Ireland (Collins Maps)
How the English Made the Alps
Ireland Map by ITMB (Travel Reference Map)
The Good Gardens Guide: The Essential Independent Guide to the 1200 Best Gardens, Parks and Green Spaces in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands (Good Gardens Guide)
Georgia: A Rebel in the Caucasus
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