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Book of Christmas by Christopher Winn
Category: Gift
A charming gift book that unravels the origins behind the weird and wonderful Christmas traditions from around the world. In The Book of Christmas, best-selling author and acclaimed historian, Christopher Winn, casts a witty and revealing eye on the stories, myths and legends of the most celebrated fest ...Show more
I Never Knew That About England by Christopher Winn
Category: Reference Dictionaries Words
This is the ultimate journey around England. Christopher Winn takes us to each county, to see where history happened, where people and ideas were born, where dreams took flight and where men and women now rest from their labours. To tread in their footsteps, to touch and experience some of what inspired ...Show more
I Never Knew That About Ireland by Christopher Winn
Category: History
Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a fascinating journey around Ireland, to discover the tales buried deep in the country's history. Packed full of legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, this book visits each of the four provinces - Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connaught ...Show more
I Never Knew That About London by Christopher Winn
Category: Travel
Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to discover the unknown tales of our capital's history. Travelling through the villages and districts that make up the world's most dynamic metropolis "I Never Knew That About London" unearths the hidden gems of legends, ...Show more
I Never Knew That About London by Christopher Winn
Category: Travel
In this lavishly illustrated book, bestselling author Christopher Winn takes you on a captivating journey around London. Travelling through the villages and districts that made up the world's most dynamic metropolis, "I Never Knew That About London" unearths the hidden gems of legends, firsts, invention ...Show more
I Never Knew That About New York by Christopher Winn
Category: Travel
In "I Never Knew That About New York", Christopher Winn digs beneath the gleaming towers and mean streets of New York and discovers its secrets and its hidden treasures. You can learn about the extraordinary people who built New York into one of the world's great cities in just 400 years. New York is on ...Show more
I Never Knew That About Scotland by Christopher Winn
Category: History
Bestselling author, Christopher Winn takes us on the ultimate journey around Scotland. Travelling county by county, this irresistible miscellany unearths the enthralling stories, firsts, birthplaces, legends and inventions that shape the country's rich and majestic history. To uncover the spellbinding t ...Show more
I Never Knew That About Wales by Christopher Winn
Category: Travel Literature
Take a spellbinding journey around Wales to discover the tales buried deep in the country's history. Packed full of legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, "I Never Knew That About Wales" visits the thirteen traditional Welsh counties and unearths the hidden gems that they each hold. Di ...Show more
I Never Knew That About Yorkshire by Christopher Winn
Category: Travel
Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on an intriguing journey through Britain's largest county, uncovering the hidden places, legends, secrets and fascinating characters of this unique and compelling piece of England. From England's largest vale and northern Europe's largest gothic cathedral to ...Show more
I Never Knew That About the English by Christopher Winn
Category: unmapped
This wonderful book takes an affectionate, entertaining and perceptive look at the English people. Here are their traditions, foibles, quirks, customs, humour and achievements, triumphs and failures, peccadilloes and passions. Travel through England from coast to coast and learn how every county contrib ...Show more
I Never Knew That About the River Thames by Christopher Winn
Category: History
In this title, bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey out of London along the banks of the River Thames to discover the secrets and stories of England's most famous waterway. Discover the Thames' literary heritage at Pangbourne, near Reading, famous as the home of The Wind ...Show more
London by Tube: Over 80 Intriguing Short Walks Minutes Away from London's Tube Stops by Christopher Winn
Category: Guidebooks
Did you know that. From Stonebridge Park on the Bakerloo Line you can walk to the largest Hindu temple in Europe? From Ealing Broadway on the Central Line you can walk to the oldest film studios in the world? From Stratford on the Central Line you can walk to, and abseil down, Britain's tallest sculptur ...Show more
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