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Vanishing Streets reveals an American writer's twenty-year love affair with London. Beguiling and idiosyncratic, obsessive and wry, it offers an illustrated travelogue of the peripheries, retracing some of London's most curious locations. As J. M. Tyree wanders deliriously in "the world's most visited city," he rediscovers and reinvents places that have changed drastically since he was a student at Cambridge in the 1990s. Tyree stumbles into the ghosts...
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"Ready to go away? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of London, including Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and make the most of your time."--Back cover.
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On the surface, London is a buzzing, modern metropolis. But underneath lies a secret, hidden world, all but forgotten by the millions of people above. Secrets of Underground London uncovers 2000 years of subterranean history: a world of ancient caves and perfectly preserved Roman remains; mysterious rivers and gruesome plague pits; impenetrable vaults and top-secret bunkers.
6) London
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"Join Norrie the puffin on an adventure around the world! Readers will be introduced to the beautiful London as they help Norrie navigate the city. Together, readers and Norrie will follow clues and solve puzzles in order to find the most stunning landmarks in the city! In this book readers will catch a play at the Globe theater, cruise down the River Thames, and check the time at Big Ben. This engaging title helps introduce readers to cities and...
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The Olympics, the story goes, have transformed London into a gleaming, wholly modern city. And, East London-Olympic headquarters-is the city's new jewel, provider of unlimited opportunities and better tomorrows. The grime and poverty have been scrubbed away, and huge stadiums and grand public sculptures have taken their place.
The writer Iain Sinclair has lived in East London for four decades, and in Ghost Milk, he tells a very different story...
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Iain Sinclair has been documenting the peculiar magic of the river city that absorbs and obsesses him for most of his adult life. In [this book], Sinclair strikes out on a series of solitary walks and collaborative expeditions to make a final reckoning with a capital stretched beyond recognition.
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Amber Brown volume 2
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At the end of third grade, Amber is excited about her trip with her aunt to London and Paris, where she will see her father again, but her plans change when she comes down with chicken pox.
11) London
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"Whether you want to tread the footsteps of kings and queens in the royal palaces, take a break from sightseeing in one of the city's many parks, or sample a tantalizing array of street food from around the world, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that London has to offer. Every corner of this cosmopolitan capital is brimming with personality. Dripping in pomp and tradition, Whitehall and Westminster are best known for...
12) London and Paris
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Gadget tours the royal Tower of London and checks out Big Ben. Next, he stops off at the House of Parliament, visits the London Guinness World of Records, and watches the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. Then, Inspector heads to Paris to explore the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe, Napoleon's burial site, the Louvre, and more.
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“A charmer. Will beguile an hour of your time and put you in touch with mankind.” —New York Times
Newly reissued with an introduction by Plum Sykes, this cult favorite is a delightful diary—think Nancy Mitford–meets–Nora Ephron—chronicling author Helene Hanff’s “bucket list” trip to London (at the age of fifty-five!) after the unexpected success of
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London: The Biograph is the pinnacle of Peter Ackroyd's brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this unusual and engaging work, Ackroyd brings the listener through time into the city whose institutions and idiosyncrasies have permeated much of his works of fiction and nonfiction.
Peter Ackroyd sees London as a living, breathing organism, with its own laws of growth and change. Reveling in the city's riches as well as its raucousness, the...
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"Whether you want to pose in front of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower, explore the Tower of London, or visit the royal family at Buckingham Palace, the local Fodor's travel experts in London are here to help! Fodor's London guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and...