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Cycling the North Coast 500 : 528 mile circular route from Inverness on the NC500 / Mike Wells.

Guidebook to cycling the 528 mile NC500 circular cycle tour around northern Scotland, starting and finishing in Inverness. The route follows quiet main roads and minor country roads, and is easily accessed and well provisioned. It can be comfortably completed within a fortnight and boasts stunning scenery and rich historical interest.
Author: Wells, Mike, 1948-
Second edition.
Published: Kendal : Cicerone Press, 2024.
208 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 18 cm
1 reserve

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.115 - On order

Eiffel Tower emergency / SJ King.

The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track - and history needs them - a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it's up to them to put things right. In this instalment, the Timekeepers travel back to the 1889 World's Fair to see the unveiling of the newly-built Eiffel Tower. However, things don't go as planned when they discover that the villainous DeLay is up to his old tricks and has stolen the blueprints! Monsieur Eiffel and the organisers of the fair are dismayed. No one has ever built a tower so tall, and if they fail, maybe no one will be so ambitious again. It's up to The Timekeepers to stop DeLay and save the day!
Author: King, SJ
Published: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2024.
128 pages ; 20 cm.
Timekeepers

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The other Edie Trimmer / Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Rachael Dean.

Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and she's just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club production of Oliver. When she's given a real Victorian notebook she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange happens. Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the same, but everything around her is completely different to what she knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse! Will she forget everything she knows about her other life - and will she ever be able to make it back to her family?
Author: Wilson, Jacqueline
Published: London : Puffin, 2024.
416 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

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Barcelona and Catalonia

'Barcelona and Catalonia' is your in-depth guide to the very best of the city and region. Take in the major sights, from Antoni Gaudi's extraordinary church, Sagrada Familia, to the great art museums and galleries; go wine-tasting through the Penedes wine lands; or simply soak up local culture with a stroll along the waterfront La Rambla.
Published: London : DK Eyewitness Travel, 2024.
224 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 22 cm + 1 map (folded)

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.67 - On order

Great Britain

Historic market towns, rolling green hills, secret sandy beaches: welcome to Great Britain. Whether you want to visit London's world-class museums, spend time at the seaside or venture into the great outdoors, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that England, Scotland, and Wales have to offer. From the jagged peaks of the Scottish Highlands to the sweeping sands of Cornwall's coast, Great Britain promises miles of spectacular terrain to hike, bike, and explore.
Published: London : DK Eyewitness Travel, 2024.
592 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.204 - On order
Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.204 - On order

Top 10 Andalucia and the Costa del Sol

With its resplendent palaces, picturesque hilltop villages, and golden beaches, Andalucía and the Costa del Sol have long been places of breathtaking beauty. Make the most of your trip with this guide featuring Top 10 lists covering the very best this fabled region has to offer. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about.
Published: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2024.
160 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm + 1 map (folded).
DK eyewitness

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.68 - On order

Top 10 Cornwall and Devon

With golden sandy beaches, picturesque fishing villages, and legendary castles, Cornwall and Devon have long captured the imagination of all who visit. Make the most of your trip to England's seaside paradise with this guide. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Cornwall and Devon have to offer and ensuring that you don't miss a thing.
New edition.
Published: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2024.
128 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 22 cm + 1 map (folded).
DK eyewitness
1 reserve

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.235 - On order

All the wide border : Wales, England and the places in between / Mike Parker.

There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged and stubborn; the other England, crucible of the most expansionist culture the world has ever seen. It is a line that has been dug, debated, defined and defended for twenty centuries. 'All the Wide Border' is a personal journey through the places, amongst the people, and across the divides of the border between England and Wales. Taking in some of our loveliest landscapes, and our darkest secrets, this is a region of immeasurable wonder and interest. It is there that the deepest roots and thorniest paradoxes of Britishness lie. The border between the countries, even as a concept, is ragged, jagged and many-layered.
Author: Parker, Mike, 1966-
Published: Manchester : HarperNorth, 2024.
320 pages ; 20 cm

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.29 - On order

Between Britain : walking the history of England and Scotland / Alistair Moffat.

The border between Scotland and England is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. It is also a place where both countries display their nationalism: Saltires flying in the north, the Cross of St George to the south. But it can also be a lens through which to look at the changing history and identities of these two countries. Alistair Moffat is a life-long borderer and the ideal guide on this one-hundred-mile journey. We begin just north of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Already the battlelines have been drawn - the town having been grabbed by the English from Berwickshire in 1482 and never given back. From here we will head west as our tour travels backwards and forwards through history. In all, we will walk through eight centuries before we reach journey's end at the mouth of the River Sark.
Author: Moffat, Alistair, 1950-
Published: Edinburgh : Canongate, 2024.
336 pages ; 24 cm
1 reserve

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 941.37 - On order
Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 941.37 - On order

Edinburgh

Discover the best of Edinburgh with this compact and entertaining pocket travel guide. It is ideal for short-trip travellers and covers all the key sights (including Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Royal Botanic Garden), restaurants, shops, cafés and bars, plus inspired ideas for day-trips, with honest and independent recommendations from our experts.
Third edition.
Published: London : Rough Guides, 2024.
160 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) + 1 map (folded).
British breaks
Pocket rough guide

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.134 - On order
Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.134 - On order

The rough guide to the Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon & Oxford

This Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon & Oxford guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed practical information on preparing for a trip and what to do on the ground.
Fifth edition.
Published: London : Rough Guides, 2024.
256 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.241 - On order

The rough guide to the Netherlands

Perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip, this guidebook features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places.
Ninth edition.
Published: London : Rough Guides, 2024.
368 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.92 - On order

Rambling man : my life on the road / Billy Connolly.

When Billy set out from Glasgow as a young man he never looked back. He played his banjo on boats and trains, under trees, and on top of famous monuments. He danced naked in snow, wind and fire. He slept in bus stations, under bridges and on strangers' floors. He travelled by foot, bike, ship, plane, sleigh - even piggy-backed - to get to his next destination. Billy has wandered to every corner of the earth and believes that being a Rambling Man is about more than just travelling - it's a state of mind. Rambling Men and Women are free spirits who live on their wits, are interested in people and endlessly curious about the world. They love to play music, make art or tell stories along the way but, above all, they have a longing in their heart for the open road. In his joyful book, Billy explores this philosophy and how it has shaped him, and he shares hilarious new stories from his lifetime on the road.
Author: Connolly, Billy
Published: Oxford : ISIS, 2024.
1 volume (large print) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm

Library-Headquarters - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Large Print Non-Fiction - On order

Islands : a love letter to their solitude and beauty / Ben Fogle.

It has been more than 20 years since Ben was marooned on the uninhabited island of Taransay in the Outer Hebrides for a year for 'Castaway', and his subsequent journeys have taken him to the farthest corners of the world: from the remote volcanic island of Tristan Da Cunha in the Atlantic to the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. But it is the islands of Britain that really capture his imagination. There are more than 6,000 islands around the UK of which 136 are permanently inhabited. Each one is unique, their character born from their social and geographical history. Written from a little cabin on the Atlantic Ocean, 'Islands' will be a philosophical story about our relationship with our landscape, intertwined with the story of Ben's month-long island odyssey around the Scottish islands in search of the isles, the people and the history that define each island.
Author: Fogle, Ben, 1973-
Published: London : William Collins, 2023.
272 pages ; 24 cm
1 reserve

Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 910.914 - On order

The life cycle : 8,000 miles in the Andes by bamboo bike / Kate Rawles.

Pedalling hard for 13 months, eco adventurer Kate Rawles cycled the length of the Andes on an eccentric bicycle she built herself. 'The Life Cycle' charts her mission to find out why biodiversity is so important, what's happening to it, and what can be done to protect it. From the Pacific Ocean to rainforests and salt flats, Kate learns that armadillos can cross rivers by holding their breath, that Colombia has more species of birds than North America and Europe combined, and that in threatening species and ecosystems, we're tearing down our own life support system. En route, she witnesses the devastation of goldmining and oil drilling but finds hope in the incredible people working to regenerate habitats and communities. As she reaches the 'end of the world', she realises that to tackle biodiversity loss we all have a role to play.
Author: Rawles, Kate
Published: London : Icon Books, 2023.
288 pages ; 25 cm

HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 918.04 - Available - 4054881

Cities of North America / Rob Hunt ; illustrated by Victor Beuren.

This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history.
Author: Hunt, Rob
Published: London : Franklin Watts, [2023]
48 pages : illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 27 cm.
Cities of the world

Aboyne Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction (Academy Use Only) - J917.045 - Available - 1287909

England's South Coast

The most up-to-date advice on the best experiences and what hidden gems await you on England's South Coast. Whether you want to relax on the sandy beaches of Cornwall, wander around London's famous museums, or browse vintage shops in Brighton, this Eyewitness Travel Guide makes sure you experience all that the southern coast of England has to offer.
[New edition].
Published: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, [2023]
Published: ©2023
224 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 22 cm.
DK eyewitness travel guides
DK eyewitness

Aberchirder Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.22 - Available - 4048756

Top 10 Scotland

This is a pocket-sized guide to Scotland, packed with insider tips and ideas, colour maps, top 10 lists, and a laminated pull-out map - all designed to help you see the very best of Scotland.
[New edition].
Published: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, [2023]
Published: ©2023
160 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm + 1 map (folded).
DK eyewitness

Aberchirder Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.11 - Available - 4048789

Rick Steves Scotland / Rick Steves with Cameron Hewitt.

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when travelling in Scotland. With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll saunter the Royal Mile of Edinburgh and explore the city's stirring hilltop castle, discover the wild beauty of the desolate Northern Highlands, and plumb the waters of mysterious Loch Ness. Hit the links on the world-class golf courses of St Andrews. Drink whiskey in the village of Pitlochry. Become enchanted with brooding castles on the Isles of Iona, Mull, and Skye. Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip.
Author: Steves, Rick, 1955-
Fourth edition.
Published: Edmonds : Rick Steves, 2023.
552 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm + 1 map (folded)

Aberchirder Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.11 - Available - 4049393
Ballater Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.11 - Available - 4049392

Finding Hildasay : how one man walked the UK's coastline and found hope and happiness / Christian Lewis ; foreword by Ben Fogle.

Christian Lewis had hit rock bottom, suffering with depression so severe he would shut himself in his bedroom for weeks. In August 2017, while surfing - his only respite - he cast his eyes along the coastline and realised it was the only place he really wanted to be. Making an impulsive decision to walk the entire coastline of the UK, he spent just a few days rustling up a tent and walking boots then left for good with just a tenner in his pocket and two days' worth of food. Little did he know just how long it would take to cross the finish line - and the encounters that lay ahead that would turn his life around. Five years later, he has walked the West Coast, Northern Ireland, the hard-rock cliffs of Scotland and the perimeters of the Scottish Islands. He spent three months on an uninhabited island called Hildasay, where there was no fresh water or food. Happiness and hope was just around the corner.
Author: Lewis, Christian
Published: London : Macmillan, 2023.
xi, 335 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm

HQ-Circulation - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B LEW - In-transit from Inverurie Library to HQ-Circulation (Set: 09 Nov 2023) - 4049932
Inverurie Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B LEW - Available - 4049931

Amsterdam

Find your corner of Amsterdam with this essential travel guide to this historic city, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you there before you've even packed your case.
New edition.
Published: London : DK Eyewitness Travel, [2023]
Published: ©2023
240 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 22 cm.
DK eyewitness

Inverurie Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.923 - Available - 4049967
Peterhead Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.923 - Available - 4049968

Top 10 Lake District

An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to all the best things to do in the Lake District, packed with photos and maps, insider tips, useful advice, and a laminated pullout map of the area.
[New edition] / contributor, Christian Williams.
Published: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, [2023]
Published: ©2023
128 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm + 1 map (folded).
DK eyewitness travel top 10
DK eyewitness

Mearns Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.278 - Available - 2147196

Between the chalk and the sea : a journey on foot into the past / Gail Simmons.

When Henry VIII banned pilgrimage in 1538, he ended not only a centuries-old tradition of walking as an act of faith, but a valuable chance to discover the joy of walking as an escape from the burdens of everyday life. Much was lost when these journeys faded from our collective memory, but clues to our past remain. On an antique map in Oxford's Bodleian Library, a faint red line threading through towns and villages between Southampton and Canterbury suggests a significant, though long-forgotten, road. Described as England's Camino, this long-distance footpath carves through one of the nation's most iconic landscapes - one that links prehistoric earthworks, abandoned monasteries, Saxon churches, ruined castles and historic seaports. Over four seasons, travel writer Gail Simmons walks the Old Way to rediscover what a long journey on foot offers us today.
Author: Simmons, Gail (Travel writer)
Published: London : Headline, 2023.
352 pages ; 24 cm

Peterhead Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 796.52 - Available - 4050565

Elixir : in the valley at the end of time / Kapka Kassabova.

Elixir is a journey in search of a cure, a journey shaped by one river and three mountains. Kapka Kassabova takes us to the valley of the Mesta river, where the surrounding forests and mountains are a nexus for wild plant gatherers. Through the prism of the valley, exploring the deep connections between people, plants and place, she finds a story with vast resonance for us all. Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers and mystics. She discovers wild plants and their uses, the ancient practice of herbalism in which they are rooted, and experiences a symbiotic system where nature and culture have blended for thousands of years.
Author: Kassabova, Kapka
Published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2023.
320 pages ; 24 cm

Banchory Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 304.209 - Available - 4050555

The dress diary of Mrs Anne Sykes / Kate Strasdin.

In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of her life and times. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands of Kate Strasdin, a fashion historian and museum curator. Strasdin spent the next six years unravelling the secrets contained within the album's pages. Piece by piece, she charts Anne's journey from the mills of Lancashire to the port of Singapore before tracing her return to England in later years. Fragments of cloth become windows into Victorian life: pirates in Borneo, the complicated etiquette of mourning, poisonous dyes, the British Empire in full swing, rioting over working conditions and the terrible human cost of Britain's cotton industry.
Author: Strasdin, Kate
Published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2023.
ix, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm

Banchory Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B SYK - Onloan - Due: 02 Dec 2023 - 4051650

Walking the End to End trail : Land's End to John O' Groats on foot / Andy Robinson.

This guidebook to UK's ultimate challenge walk, the End to End, describes a 1956km (1215 mile) walking route from Land's End in Cornwall to John o' Groats in Scotland's far north - the two points on mainland Britain that are the furthest apart. The recommended route avoids road walking as much as possible and frequently takes advantage of existing long-distance trails, including the South West Coast Path, Pennine Way and West Highland Way. Passing through remote terrain at times and keeping to the hills where practical, it is intended for experienced hill-walkers.
Author: Robinson, Andy, 1950-
Third edition.
Published: Kendal : Cicerone Press, 2023.
416 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 18 cm

Inverurie Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.104 - Available - 4056158

Stone will answer / Beatrice Searle.

A beautiful memoir, travelogue, and meditation on stone by artist and stone mason Beatrice Searle. At the age of twenty-six, Beatrice Searle crossed the North sea and walked 500 miles through Southern Norway on a medieval pilgrim path to Nidaros Cathedral, taking with her a 40-kilo stone from the West coast of Orkney. She had recently completed her masonry training at Lincoln Cathedral and become fascinated with the mysterious footprint stones of Scandinavia, Northern Europe and the ancient Greco-Roman world; stones closely associated with travellers, saints and the inauguration of Kings. Following in their footsteps, her stone becomes a talisman of sorts, a bedrock of home on the move, and an offering to those she meets along the way.
Author: Searle, Beatrice
Published: London : Harvill Secker, 2023.
304 pages ; 23 cm

Huntly Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 910.4 - Available - 4050465

Experience Provence & Cote d'Azur / Nicola Williams.

'Experience Provence & Cote d'Azur' is your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. Sample Nicoise cuisine, discover historic Avignon and dip into the Mediterranean Sea - all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives.
Author: Williams, Nicola, 1971-
Published: Carlton : Lonely Planet, 2023.
258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm

HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.49 - Available - 4050202

Experience England

Lonely Planet's 'Experience England' is your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. Take a jaunt through the picturesque Cotswolds, explore London's breathtaking history museums and get lost in a stately home - all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives.
Published: Carlton : Lonely Planet, 2023.
258 pages : maps

Mearns Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.204 - Available - 4050203

Wales

Your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. See incredible vistas from the peak of Snowdon, explore crumbling medieval castles and go pub-hopping in charming country towns - all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives. Uncover Wales' best experiences and get away from the everyday.
Published: Carlton : Lonely Planet, 2023.
258 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 19 cm.
DK experience

Stonehaven Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Non-Fiction - 914.29 - Available - 4050196