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Piráti, ukryté poklady a jejich hledači. Vydejte se po stopách nejznámějších pirátů námořní historie. Cílem výpravy je jedenáct tajuplných ostrovů v různých koutech světa, od Kokosového ostrova, který patrně posloužil jako inspirace pro Stevensonovu knihu Ostrov pokladů, přes australský ostrov Lorda Howea až po malajsijský Balambangan. Ačkoliv tato místa dělí tisícikilometrová vzdálenost, jedno mají společné: Legendy praví, že právě zde by se mohl ukrývat bájný pirátský poklad. Právě zde prý snad ukryl svou kořist slavný Benito Bonito či kapitán William Kidd! Autoři vyprávějí barvité příběhy nadšenců, kteří se vydali pátrat po skrytém bohatství, ať už to byli prostí dobrodruhové s krumpáčem a lopatou, nebo velké společnosti, které do kopání pokladu investovaly značné částky. Americký cestovatel Cameron Platt a dobrodruh John Wright velmi pečlivě, a přitom čtivě mapují historii jednotlivých výprav přibližně od poloviny 17. do konce 20. století. Cesta za bohatstvím zůstává stále otevřena, většina ostrovů totiž své poklady dosud nevydala. Navštívíte místa, kde se mohou skrývat poklady nesmírné hodnoty, ukryté piráty v dávných dobách. Záleží jen na vás, zda doma, v pohodlném křesle nebo se autory necháte zlákat k dobrodružným výpravám v jejich stopách.

Look out of your window, walk down a country path or go to the beach in Great Britain, and you are sure to see many wild species that you can take home and eat. From dandelions in spring to sloe berries in autumn, via wild garlic, samphire, chanterelles and even grasshoppers, our countryside is full of edible delights in any season.John Wright is the country's foremost expert in foraging and brings decades of experience, including as forager at the River Cottage, to this seasonal guide. Month by month, he shows us what species can be found and where, how to identify them, and how to store, use and cook them. You'll learn the stories behind the Latin names, the best way to tap a Birch tree, and how to fry an ant, make rosehip syrup and cook a hop omelette.Fully illustrated throughout, with tips on kit, conservation advice and what to avoid, this is an indispensable guide for everyone interested in wild food, whether you want to explore the great outdoors, or are happiest foraging from your armchair.

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Hedgerows, moors, meadows and woods - these hold a veritable feast for the forager. In this hugely informative and witty handbook, John Wright reveals how to spot the free and delicious pickings to be found in the British countryside, and how to prepare and cook them. First John touches on the basics for the hedgerow forager, with an introduction to conservation, safety, the law, and all the equipment that you may need. Next he guides you through the tasty edible species to be found. Each one is accompanied by photographs for identification, along with their conservation status, habitat, distribution, season, taste, texture and cooking methods - not forgetting, of course, some fascinating asides and diversions about their taxonomy and history. Fifty species are covered, including bilberries, blackberries, raspberries, common mallow, dandelions, hedge garlic, horseradish, pignuts, nettles, sloes, sweet chestnuts, water mint, bulrushes and wild cherries. After this there is a section describing the poisonous species to steer clear of, with identifying photographs as well as warnings about nasty 'lookalikes'. Finally, there are thirty delicious recipes to show how you can make the most of your (edible) findings. Introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hedgerow is an indispensable household reference, and an essential book to have by your side for every trip into the countryside.

An exploration of the principles and practice of physical comedy by a leading practitioner and teacher. This work contains hundreds of games and exercises useful to teachers and performers.

A grown-up I-Spy for all those mysterious features of the countryside - from the bestselling author of The Forager's Calendar

The Victorian era saw huge technological advances in civil engineering and transport, mass urbanisation and social change, as well as still-treasured literature and the most popular sports that we play today. The Victorians reveals that behind the splendour was also a world of poverty, disease and hypocrisy.

A grown-up I-spy for the great outdoors that illuminates the details we might otherwise miss.

BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY. From plagues and poverty to financial scandals, serial killers to public executions, mad monarchs to barbaric mental asylums, Bloody History of London reaches deeply into the city s long history and ranges widely across the social, political and cultural life of the metropolis. Founded by the Romans and attacked by the Vikings, London grew to become an immense trading city. Included here are tales of medieval torture in the Tower, burnings at the stake during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the merry debauchery of the Restoration and the market crash of the South Sea Bubble. From political skullduggery among the Tudors to the Cold War Profumo scandal and assassination of Georgy Markov, the book is a lively account across almost 2,000 years of London history.

A personal guide to the food, nature and history to be found all around us when we walk