Blue: 1806 books

Meticulously researched, user-friendly guide to the northeast corner of Italy; from the port city of Trieste to the high Dolomites. Authoritative and accessible, with everything that you expect from a Blue Guide: a focus on art, architecture, history and heritage, plus excellent maps as well as tips on where to eat, where to stay, and how to get around.  

Emilia Romagna is a region of fine towns and exceptional cuisine, home to Parma ham, spaghetti bolognese and balsamic vinegar. This fully updated chapter from Blue Guide Northern Italy explores all aspects of the region in detail, from the Formula One racetrack at Imola to the stunning mosaics of Ravenna.

This charming and accessible guide (electronic edition) takes as its focus the towns and villages of the Greater Tarnava Valley, home to an exceptional cultural heritage. Here Romanian, Hungarian, Saxon, Jewish and Roma elements come together in an extraordinarily rich mix, against a backdrop of some...

The Black Sea, hostile and hospitable by turns, a land of towering mountain peaks, green tea plantations and thick forests, has attracted civilization to its shores since the dawn of time. Hittites, Greeks, Romans, Seljuk and Ottoman Turks, Georgians and Armenians, Genoese and Venetians, have all...

A crossroads of civilisations on the modern border with Syria and the banks of the mighty Tigris. Includes the ruins of Nemrut and Carchemish and the important site of Göbekli Tepe. An explorer's guide to Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Elazig, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Batman and Mardin provinces.   

The ninth edition of this accessible, detailed guide to the unique city of Venice is an essential handbook for any traveller who wants to fully understand the existence and future challenges of this extraordinary place, as well as its history, art, architecture, cuisine and culture.

This guide to Budapest, perhaps the most beautiful of the Central European capitals, covers the city in loving and meticulous detail. The depth of information and quality of the research make this an excellent guide for the independent cultural traveller, full of the joy of discovery. With high quality...

Trentino and the South Tyrol (Alto Adige) in the north of Italy are high alpine regions of extraordinary beauty, perfect for trekking, skiing and enjoying the outdoors, with beautiful alpine towns and villages to explore, full of history and interest. Long a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the meeting of cultures in this part of Italy is fascinating.

Accessible cultural guide to the famous sights, cities and monuments of the Peloponnese, including Corinth, Sparta, Nemea, Olympia (with full coverage of the ancient Games), Argos, Pylos, Epidaurus, Tiryns and Mycenae, plus the Byzantine city of Mistra, modern Patras, Monemvasia and the Mani, and...

Valle d'Aosta, the tiny region on the Italian side of the Great St Bernard Pass, is well known for its winter sports and its casino. But its castles, summer pastures and Roman remains make it an excellent destination for cultural visitors too, as you will discover in this updated chapter from Blue Guide Northern Italy.

Amanda is surprised to hear her new roommate Tim and his friend Mike fooling around with a woman they brought home from the club. Tim and Mike are both ripped gym studs, and Amanda assumed they wouldn’t be interested in a curvy girl like her. But when the action next door takes a surprising turn,...

Chelsea has driven Tom to University to start the year as the roommate of her old boyfriend, Mark. He’s nowhere to be seen though, and they’re all alone, so they start getting passionate.  But when Tom comes back from taking a quick shower, he discovers that Mark is back too, and that he and...

The sooner that people arrive at the apex of understanding why they have not known about this type of highly charged energy before, the more prone they will be to further investigate, research and put into practice the unlimited ability of this form energy to not only enhance their own lives, but...

In the Australian Federal election of 2013, some disturbing results occurred in the Senate with candidates who attracted only very small support, often less than 1% of the vote, winning Senate seats.This short work looks at an alternative Senate voting system that is simple, direct and easy to understand...