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Jupiter's Travels

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by: Ted Simon

January 25, 2007
I really enjoyed reading the first part of this book as Ted travelled down through Africa. He seemed focussed on the journey ahead, seemed interested in all the contrasting people around him and included lots of detail about his bike. From South America onwards however, he seemed to lose interest in the trip and dwelled far too long on certain events. He also skipped through whole countries in a matter of a couple of pages. His philosophising on whether he might be a God was irritating and at this point I found myself skipping pages. Disappointing in places.

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Wild Swim: River, Lake, Lido and Sea: the Best Places to Swim Outdoors in Britain

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by: Kate Rew

May 27, 2008
Better than the other book with a similar name by 10 stars... at least. Great swims, great pictures, excellent!

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Lonely Planet Wall Calendar 2009 (Calendar)

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from: Lonely Planet Publications

June 01, 2008
The pictures are just awful on the whole. A few are ok, but some are so bad I just don't want them staring at me. Given the number of photos lonely planet must have, I don't know what the production team for this calendar were thinking. Decent size calendar but that's as far as it goes.

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LeapFrog Explorer Globe

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from: LeapFrog

June 01, 2008
This globe certainly is a fantastic idea. My seven year old was desparate for a globe for christmas, and this seemed the ideal choice as we would all be able to play with it together over the holiday. How dissapointing then when he opened it on Christmas morning and discovered that it was convinced that most of the northern hemisphere was the artic ocean! We are sendning it back (to Santa) for one more go.

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The Snow Tourist

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by: Charlie English

November 06, 2008
A fascinating and enjoyable book - part travelogue, part history and part autobiography.
Anyone who shares in the excitement of seeing the first snowfall of winter or looks forward to a week on the piste will love this book.

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The Cities Book (Lonely Planet Pictorial)

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from: Lonely Planet Publications

March 01, 2006
The Cities Book is a wonderfull brief look at 200 cities around the world. As I go on 5-6 city trips a year I have found it invaluable as a quick quide to where to visit next. But oh dear, there are so many mistakes here. Both descriptions of cities, misnamed photos, innacurate statistics. Did no one ever proof read this book. Please Lonely Planet, send me the next one and I'll do it for free!

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India (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

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by: Joe Bindloss, Sarina Singh, Rafael Wlodarski, Amy Karafin, Paul Harding, Lindsay Brown, Mark Elliott, Simon Richmond, Virginia Jealous, Tom Spurling

September 01, 2007
and the best guide I've come across for India. Packed with detail and a reasonable cultural/ historical introduction. Maps are great, the timetables are pretty accurate, the opening times and prices are correct...

There are some very bad LP guides out there. Vietnam springs to mind. But LP India has been consistently good throughout the years. I think I've used 4 versions of the guidebook and have been pleased with the improvements everytime.

Obviously the negativities are that it is pretty big but how else are you supposed to cram in all that information.

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Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain

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by: Roger Deakin

May 18, 2000

I'm only about a third of the way through this book but wanted to add to the reviews on the site. If, like me, you happen on this page by accident and think "why not?" please follow through with that first thought and buy this amazing book. It's so rare to find work that really cant be criticised and this, the eloquent reflections of what must have been a wonderful man, could well be one of those rare finds. It's exceptionally well written, filled with intimate details of what England must have been like in less commercial times and as fluid, rhythmic and enchanting as the rivers and streams the author so clearly loves. Did I mention you should buy it?

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Dry Store Room No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum

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by: Richard Fortey

September 01, 2008
This more than just a description of a museum. This is also a journey into the history of the natural sciences and a part biography as well. Well illustarted, Richard Fortey describes an institution that is trying hard (and succeeding if the new Darwin Centre is any guide)to move with the times, make science accesible to the public, yet has more going on behind the scenes than we could ever give credit.

Anyone who lives in or visits London should pay more than one visit to this marvelous place, and thanks to this book they will be well briefed as to what goes and has gone on there.

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101 Weekends in Europe

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by: Robin Barton

September 26, 2008
This more than just a description of a museum. This is also a journey into the history of the natural sciences and a part biography as well. Well illustarted, Richard Fortey describes an institution that is trying hard (and succeeding if the new Darwin Centre is any guide)to move with the times, make science accesible to the public, yet has more going on behind the scenes than we could ever give credit.

Anyone who lives in or visits London should pay more than one visit to this marvelous place, and thanks to this book they will be well briefed as to what goes and has gone on there.