Walking on Rum and the Small Isles - Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna, Coll and Tiree (Edwards Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Walking on Rum and the Small Isles - Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna, Coll and Tiree (Edwards Peter)(Paperback / softback)

This guidebook to walking and backpacking on Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna, Coll and Tiree includes a tough 55km backpack around the coast of Rum, a circuit of the Rum Cuillin and an ascent of An Sgurr (Eigg). The 16 routes across all these Western Isles of Scotland are suitable for a range of abilities

Coll, Tiree and the Small Isles - Eigg, Rum, Muck and Canna (Webster Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The 36 routes in this book explore these six magical islands rich histories and thriving wildlife as well as the fine sandy beaches, awe-inspiring cliffs and coves, wild interiors and dramatic mountain ranges which make them so

Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna and Sanday (Ordnance Survey)(Sheet map, folded)

Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna and Sanday (Ordnance Survey)(Sheet map, folded)

Geological Excursion Guide to Rum - The Paleocene Igneous Rocks of the Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides (Emeleus C.H.)(Paperback / softback)

Presents an overview of the geological evolution of the island of Rum. This title provides a selection of excursions illustrating Rum's Paleocene igneous rocks. It offers advice on travelling to the island, accommodation, weather conditions, and

Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles - 80 walks in the northern isles (Uney Graham)(Paperback / softback)

Walking guidebook to 80 routes on the Orkney, Shetland and Fair Isles. Day walks include routes on Hoy, Rousay, Foula, Yell and Unst as well as the mainlands. Walks range from 1 to 16 miles and provide options for walkers of all abilities. Information on interesting sites, getting there and getting

Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History (Smith Frederick H.)(Paperback)

'The most significant contribution to the history of Caribbean rum since John McCusker's Rum and the American Revolution. . . . It adds significantly to McCusker's work by analyzing the Caribbean environment in greater depth and by bringing the story forward by two centuries.'--Anthony P. Maingot,

Walking on the Isle of Wight - The Isle of Wight Coastal Path and 23 coastal and countryside walks (Curtis Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Guidebook to 32 walking routes on the beautiful Isle of Wight, from 4 to 18 miles long. The routes are suitable for all abilities and are accessible all year round. Includes a complete circuit of the island's spectacular coast as well as walks exploring forest trails and downland, and visiting the

The Hebrides: 50 Walking and Backpacking Routes (Edwards Peter)(Paperback)

This inspirational guidebook describes 50 varied hiking and backpacking routes on the Scottish Hebrides islands, set out in a large guidebook format, and illustrated with a range of stunning photographs to be savoured.The 50 walks are spread across both well-known and remote islands; from Skye,

The Essential Rumi (Barks Coleman)(Paperback)

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems.Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of readers,

Walking Around Loch Ness, the Black Isle and Easter Ross (Welsh Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes - A History of the Lives and Rituals of the Dervishes of Turkey (Friedlander Shems)(Paperback / softback)

A Rum Tale: Spirit of the New World (Piercy Joseph)(Paperback)

What links Fidel Castro, pirates from the Caribbean and George Washington?Rum.A Rum Tale: Spirit of the New World is a look at the history of one of the Caribbean's most famous and favourite drinks. From its start as a by-product of a mysterious plant called 'sugar cane' to twentieth-century

Jordan - Petra - Wadi Rum - Dead Sea (Lee Jessica)(Paperback / softback)

Jordan is an enticing, curious mix of new and old. From the glass-and-steel high rises of Amman to the goat hair tents of the Bedouin in Wadi Rum, this tiny country also abounds in ancient ruins. Petra is undisputedly the jewel in Jordan's crown; a vast site of pink-tinged fa ades hewn into craggy

Teachings of Rumi (Harvey Andrew)(Paperback)

A profound and in-depth collection of the poetry and prose of Rumi--from the most celebrated works to more obscure teachings--selected by a prolific scholar of religion Jelalludin Rumi (1207-1273) led the quiet life of an Islamic teacher in the central Anatolia (modern Turkey) until the age of

Walking on Jura, Islay and Colonsay - 23 wild walks in the Southern Hebrides (Edwards Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Guidebook to Jura, Scarba, Islay and Colonsay in the Hebrides, describing 22 walks plus a 5-day 89km trek along Jura's remote west coast. The routes range from 6.5 to 25km and cover rough - and often pathless - terrain suitable for fit, competent walkers. Even the coastal walks offer

The Rum Diary (Thompson Hunter S.)(Paperback)

Made into a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp, The Rum Diary--a national bestseller and New York Times Notable Book--is Hunter S. Thompson's brilliant love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent lust in the Caribbean.Begun in 1959 by a twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum

A Drop in the Ocean: Lawrence Macewen and the Isle of Muck (Pullar Polly)(Paperback)

Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small communities through the colourful anecdotes of Lawrence MacEwen, whose family have owned the island since 1896. A wonderfully benevolent, and eccentric character, his passion and love for the island and its

And a Bottle of Rum, Revised and Updated: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails (Curtis Wayne)(Paperback)

Now revised, updated, and with new recipes, And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of this most American of liquors From the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of Havana bar hoppers, spirits and cocktail columnist Wayne Curtis offers a history of rum

Rum: A Social and Sociable History (Williams Ian)(Paperback)

Ian Williams describes in captivating detail how Rum and the molasses that it was made from was to the 18th century what oil is today. Rum was used by the colonists to clear Native American tribes and to buy slaves. To make it, they regularly traded with the enemy French during the Seven Years'

Selected Poems (Rumi)(Paperback / softback)

Thirteenth-century Persian philosopher, mystic, scholar and founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes, Jelaluddin Rumi was also a poet of transcendental power. His inspirational verse speaks with the universal voice of the human soul and brims with exuberant energy and

The Masnavi, Book Three (Rumi Jalal Al-Din)(Paperback)

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling

The Masnavi. Book Four (Rumi Jalal Al-Din)(Paperback)

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling

The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables That Illumine, Delight, and Inform (Rumi)(Paperback)

Philip Pullman, author of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, has remarked that after nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. This new collection of Rumi stories fills that need.This fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which