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The third book in the award-winning series by the author of Snowball Oranges and Mañana Mañana.
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Written by knowledgeable locals, this guide covers every aspect of Mallorca and Menorca, from the glorious beaches to eight specially commissioned walks through impressive natural areas. There’s critical coverage of more than 700 accommodations, from rustic to ritzy, along with insider guides to the best of island cuisine and the robust wine industry. As always, the listings have been rechecked, re-researched, and rewritten as necessary, while updated maps help visitors make the most of their time.
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Houses and Palaces of Majorca
Mariella Caracciollo
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- COUNTRY HOUSES OF MAJORCA
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Country Houses of Majorca (Country Houses)
Barbara Stoelte , and
Rene Stoelte
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The cover is not the way I expected.......2005-09-06
It arrived in time... but the cover was not the way I expected
COUNTRY HOUSES OF MAJORCA.......2001-01-18
Discover the secret, hidden side to the island, where private houses quietly exist behind thick walls of olive trees, protected from curious gazes of tourists. The island, located near Ibiza off the Mediterranean coast of Spain, is the sort of place dreams are made of. Only a lucky few have turned such a dream into reality, and Country Houses of Majorca is your chance to see the stunning evidence in pictures. This is the side of Majorca only seen by those who live there, enjoying daily the luxury of not only the lush scenery but also the rich Majorcan culture and sumptuous cuisine (which you can test for yourself thanks to the house owners' favorite recipes we've included in the book.) The 260 photographs highlight the island's most impressive homes, including many undiscovered houses not published until now. Among these treasures you'll find Frederic Chopin and George Sand's one-time winter hideaway, a tiny fisherman's cottage miraculously perched on the island's southeast cliffs, and the beautiful, old, antique-filled "fincas" restored by Nona von Haeften and her husband, Wolfgang Siegfried Wagner, great grandson of composer Richard Wagner. Let yourself be seduced by the country houses of Majorca - you won't regret the experience, even if it sends you into fits of envy
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Having battled and succumbed to the mañana pace of rural Majorca in his best-selling Snowball Oranges: A Winter's Tale on a Spanish Isle, spring sees Peter Kerr and family relaxing into a supposedly simpler way of life, growing oranges on their little valley farm, Ca's Mayoral.
However, even after their tragicomic initiation, Spain has not yet finished with them. Embarrassing subtleties of the language, brushes with the local police, the unfortunate outcome of a drinking session . . . there are surprises aplenty to test the resolve, stamina and, perhaps more importantly, the sense of humor of this venturesome (the author would say 'foolhardy') émigré family.
Their eccentric and colorful new friends are always on hand to help out--for better or worse--and add spice to this engaging account of tranquilo life. Here is the charm of Majorca: where you seldom do today what can be put off 'til mañana.
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Trite.......2007-08-06
I was initially excited to receive this book and complete another armchair adventure. However, I was deceived. This book was rather trite and cliche and I didn't even finish it. It was a typical "we pronounced the words wrong and offended a lot of people" type of travel essay. I want to learn about the ambiance of a place; not how another westerner embarrassed his/herself in a foreign country by not respecting the people, their culture or language.
Travelers of Spain.......2007-06-08
I thought that this was a good book. I put myself in the places that I read about. I think that Mallorca would be a wonderful place to visit and meet all of the colorful personalities.
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A Winter in Majorca
Manufacturer: Palma de Mallorca
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ASIN: 383279123X |
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This overview chronicles the coolest spots in the fashionable scenes of Majorca and Ibiza. Long the favorites of discerning travellers, these islands offer just about everything your stylish heart could desire. With a dazzling array of chic hotels, restaurants, watering holes, marinas, spas, golf courses, beaches, and shops, there's always something to do, and somewhere to be seen! With discrimination and inside knowledge, this guide showcases all the in-spots these glamorous destinations have to offer.
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Charming story--Alvarez investigates between cognacs.......2002-08-06
When Inspector Alvarez of the Mallorca Cuerpo is asked to look into a noise heard outside of the closed shutters of some of the island's expatriot bungalows, he suspects that the wind is the problem--and that he won't have to miss one of his cognac over ice drinks. When he finds that there was no wind, he wonders if another explanation might prevail--an explanation that leads to murder.
The death of a young man might be an accident, but it might also be murder. Alvarez bucks his boss, who merely wishes to close the case and his own self-interest (Alvarez is primarilly interested in sleeping and eating although he isn't completely averse to the idea of young female companionship) to continue an investigation into a murder that really shouldn't have happened. After all, what possible reason could anyone have for killing the young man? Apparently unconnected, Alvarez is also asked to help an English police officer investigate a torture/murder.
Author Roderic Jeffries delivers a delightful mystery. The island of Mallorca comes alive as Alvarez deals with his home life (a distant cousin and her family), his job, his craving for fine alcohol and food, and a sense of dogged determination to continue looking for the truth no matter that doing so makes it difficult for him to enjoy any of these. Of course, he can often justify putting off his work--and especially his reports--until Monday.
SEEING IS DECEIVING is a wonderful story and a fine mystery.
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A world-class engineer explains for the first time how the Great Pyramid was actually built.
Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig Smith takes an in-depth look at the Great Pyramid of Giza as a massive engineering and construction project. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools, materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In a walking tour of the construction of the Great Pyramid, Smith explains how the Egyptians looked carefully at earlier pyramids before planning this masterpiece; never again would they replicate its grandeur and perfection. In his foreword to the book, Egypt's undersecretary of state for the Giza Monuments explains the importance of understanding the Great Pyramid as a straightforward construction project. In his afterword, well-known Egyptian archaeologist Mark Lehner places Smith's work in the context of recent archaeological thinking about this magnificent and endlessly fascinating site. 32 color photographs, 50 b/w illustrations.
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Well Written.......2007-02-25
Craig B. Smith is not only an amazing man, but an excellent writer! I was fascinated by this book and the exceptional information it contained. I highly recommend it!
How The Great Pyramin Was Built.......2005-10-22
This is a great book! It is well written, covers a fascinating subject in an interesting manner, and is clear enough for non-engineers and scientists to enjoy.
Using modern engineering systems and concepts, Mr. Smith explores,in depth,the many issues involved in building the Great Pyramid at Giza. He covers the design, the materials and their transport, the actual construction, and the labor. As an added bonus, the author provides substantial information about ancient Egyptian life and death and explains how their culture affected the design and construction of the Great Pyramid.
Throughout the book, Mr. Smith lays out the known facts (with attributions), the conclusions he draws from those facts, and, most importantly, the reasoning that leads him to his conclusions.
For anyone who has ever wondered how an ancient society, lacking most modern tools and knowledge, was able to build a structure on this grand scale and have it last for 4,000 years, this is the book for you.
Excellent analysis.......2005-07-13
The reader will have one question in mind after finishing "How the Great Pyramid Was Built": is this a book about Ancient Egypt, utilizing the tools of project management? Or a book about project management, using the Great Pyramid as an extended example? However, the answer is probably moot. Both project managers and Egyptophiles will gain excellent insights from reading Craig Smith's book. Dr. Zahi Hawass, the director of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, provides the foreword. The analysis of the necessary infrastructure and the organization of the workforce is throrough and engrossing.
This book is not for the alternative theorist, but rather for the historically- and archaeologically-minded reader. One minor quibble: Smith appears to assume that the Egyptians knew that a triangle with sides of unit length 3, 4, and 5 would form a right triangle, whereas Richard Gillings (Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs) firmly rejects this notion. Still, they would seem to have had some sort of square or carpenter's ell. The first chapter, a general historical survey of ancient Egypt, does not add anything new, but is a good reminder for the casual reader and serves to anchor the building of the Great Pyramid in its historical era. All in all, a fascinating analysis that belongs on the shelves of both project managers and those interested in Egypt's most famous monument.
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Cheops: Anfang und Ende der Zeit im Grundmuster der Pyramide
Herbert Rauprich
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Coins de rues (Pyramides), N.Y., 1978/79 =: Street corners (Pyramides), N.Y., 1978/79
Pierre Boogaerts
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Construire la Grande Pyramide
Jean Rousseau
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Das Geheimnis Der Grossen Pyramide. Band 2. Die Kammer DES Horus
Edgar P. Jacobs
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