<p>Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city’s remote and forgotten reaches. When John Rogers packed away his rucksack to start a family in London he didn’t stop travelling. But instead of canoeing up the Rejang River to find retired headhunters in Sarawak, he caught the ferry to Woolwich in search of the edge of the city at Crayford Marshes. This Other London recounts that journey and many others – all on foot and epic in their own cartilage-crunching way. Clutching a samosa and a handful of out-of-date A-Zs, he heads out into the wilderness of isolated luxury apartment blocks in Brentford, the ruins of Lesnes Abbey near Thamesmead, and the ancient Lammas Lands in Leyton. Denounced by his young sons as a ‘hippy wizard’, Rogers delves into some of the overlooked stories rumbling beneath the tarmac of the city suburbs. Holy wells in Lewisham; wassailing in Clapton; a heretical fresco in West Ham. He encounters the Highwaymen of Hounslow Heath, Viet Cong vets still fighting Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket in Beckton, Dutch sailors marooned at Erith pier; and cyclists – without Bradley Wiggins’ sideburns – at Herne Hill Velodrome. He heads out to Uxendon Hill to witness the end of the world, Horsenden Hill to learn its legend, and Tulse Hill to the observatory of the Victorian Brian Cox. This Other London will take you into the hinterland of the city. The London that is lived in; the London where workaday dormitory suburbs sit atop a rich history that could rival Westminster and Tower Bridge. In an age when no corner of the globe has been left untrampled-upon by hordes of tourists, it is time to discover the wonders on our doorstep. This Other London is your gateway through the underexplored nooks of London. As Pathfinder wrote in 1911, ‘Adventure begins at home’.</p>

This Other London

Travel

John Rogers

Travel Writing

Harpercollins

Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual

Bruce Haney

Reference

Pearson Higher Education

* This gives extra practice in the areas of grammar and vocabulary, together with a complete syllabus in business writing * Students work with text models and useful language, then do a writing task to consolidate the learning * Provides regular self-study pronunciation work with audio CDs or cassettes and exercises

Market Leader, Low-Intermediate Practice File Book

DAVID COTTON

David Falvey

Simon Kent

English as a Second Language

Pearson Education ESL

Market Leader (MKLD)

Pearson English Language Teaching

Market Leader

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Pearson/Education

Market Leader: Advanced Business English Practice File

Pearson/Longman

Market Leader Advanced Practice File

Red World and White: Memories of a Chippewa Boyhood

University of Oklahoma Press

Arthur Rickerby's illustrious career was spent capturing scores of the nation's significant historical events on film, from the Japanese signing of the Articles of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945, ending World War II, to famous sports images such as Don Larsen throwing the final pitch of baseball's only World Series perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1956. Today few people know of Arthur Rickerby, the New York born and bred photographer. Arthur Rickerby's New York City not only reintroduces the world-class photojournalist and pays tribute to his outstanding work, but it also features rare and previously unseen New York images that perfectly capture the enduring Rickerby touch.

Arthur Rickerby's New York City (NY) (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Frank Ceresi

Carol McMains

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

<p>This title is now Out of Print from the publisher.</p>

Medical Ethics, Human Choices /Out of Print

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Herald Press

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