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Author: Explore Australia

Our exciting new series of Go Explore cards offer 'themed' tours of Australia's key cities. Whatever interests you about a city - whether it be museums, architecture, gardens, sport, shopping, kid-friendly places, coffee ...

Author: David Roberts

On 17 January 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Then Mawson plunged through a snow bridge ...

Author: Johnny Molloy

Alabama has so many great hikes to offer, including those in national and state parks and forests and in national wildlife refuges. In this book, the emphasis is on the most scenic destinations and unique places that hel ...

Author: Hope Justman

This is the first guidebook specifically written for people who speak no Chinese but would like to go hiking on their own in China off the beaten track. The hikes are through the beautiful Qinling and Daba Mountains in S ...

Author: Carolyn Hansen & Cathleen Peck

PowerHiking New York City takes you on fourteen exciting itineraries in this unique American city. Follow colour maps and hundreds of color photos and visit neighborhoods, beautiful parks, or an iconic building.

Author: Kory Bartolotti & Glenn Bartolotti

This Field Guide is one of the most up to date and thorough references ever written about snakes indigenous to these five counties in Florida. This one of a kind reference guide provides detailed information and photos o ...

Author: AA Publishing

Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities, and this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating backgroun ...

Author: Mark Richards

Lakeland Fellranger walking guidebook by Mark Richards covering 35 summits in the Near Eastern Fells of the English Lake District, including a variety of walks, old and new, in the mighty range of hills that sit between ...

Author: Bill Sassani

"A Backpacker's Guide to Philmont" is a resource meant to help participants, particularly adult Advisors, train and prepare for a Philmont trek. Topics include getting ready to go to Philmont, basic camping skills, bear ...

Author: Tom Stienstra & Scott Leonard

"Moon Spotlight Olympic Peninsula Camping and Hiking" is a 115-page compact guide covering the region's best camping and hiking sights -- including Brothers Wilderness, Olympic National Forest, and Wonder Mountain Wilder ...

Author: Betty Leavengood

This rich, enthusiastic guide to the Tucson, Rincon, Santa Catalina, and Santa Rita Mountains has been completely revised. Betty Leavengood's fourth edition of her bestselling "Tucson Hiking Guide" offers new routes ...

Author: Alan Nolan

Meet the Old Spice Boys - Dosh, Whinger, Shorty, Scaredy and Windy - five men who are, perhaps, approaching their 'sell-by' date, determined to prove that age is all in the mind. Together, they set off to walk from one c ...

Author: Jacqueline Tourville

"Moon Spotlight New Hampshire Hiking" is a 125-page compact guide covering New Hampshire's best hiking spots -- including the White Mountains, Cannon Mountain, and smaller summits such as Mount Monadnock and Kearsarge -- ...

Author: Karl McCullough

This book is a complete guide to backpacking. The author put everything he knows about backpacking into simple, understandable language so that you can easily learn all there is to know about backpacking. It includes ...

Author: Paddy Dillon

Guide to walking the South West Coast Path National Trail from Minehead to Poole along the north Devon, Cornish, south Devon and Dorset coastline, England. The tradition of walking the route anti-clockwise has arisen bec ...

Author: Sandra Friend

"Five-Star Trails: Orlando" is a handy guide for area residents, vacationers seeking outdoor fun, and for business travelers with a free afternoon. With a diverse collection of hiking routes, the book offers choices for ...

Author: Ted Villaire

In addition to Chicago's numerous cultural and athletic activities, there are many excellent opportunities to explore Mother Nature's bounty. From the dunes of Lake Michigan to the hills and lakes of the northwest to the ...

Author: Steven D. Smith

This all-season guide to the ponds and lakes of the White Mountains celebrates the rich diversity of the region's recreational offerings: you can hike, fish, ski, snowshoe, swim, paddle a canoe, watch birds or moose, or ...

Author: Tom Thwaites

Veteran trailblazer and outdoor activist Tom Thwaites has completely revised and updated this guide to the central portion of Penn's Woods. A wonderful area of wild country and wildlife, this region offers a vast network ...

Author: Aron Ralston

One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told -- Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home.

It ...