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Specialist London Guide Books

If you’re looking to get off the beaten track and discover the city from another perspective, take a look at our specialist guides to London. Explore the city's architecture, theatre district and cemeteries or discover the finest restaurants and cuisine with our specialist London guides.

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    The Olympics' Strangest Moments

    by Tibballs Geoff
    Geoff Tiballs’ wonderful collection The Olympics' Strangest Moments: Extraordinary But True Stories from the History of the Olympic Games (Portico, 2012) is a selection of the most unusual, jawdropping...
    • Publisher: Portico

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    The Olympics Miscellany L2012

    by White John
    An intriguing miscellany of Olympic facts and figures to impress your friends and family with as they sit rapt in front of this summer’s London Games!

    Did you know that that the Olympic Hockey even...
    • Publisher: Carlton

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    British Olympic Heroes

    by Carruthers Kitt
    Duncan Goodhew or Steven Redgrave? Linford Christie or Jonathan Edwards? Daley Thompson or Torville and Dean?

    Great Britain hasn’t had a shortage of Olympic greats, and this inspiring collection de...
    • Publisher: Stacey International

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    Austerity Olympics

    by Kampton Janie
    A fascinating, heartening history of a London Olympics when things were just so ever so slightly different…

    The 1948 Olympic Games took place in a London which had been beleaguered by war and ration...
    • Publisher: Aurum Press

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    London's Classic Restaurants

    by Cara Frost-Sharratt
    London's diverse restaurant scene is constantly changing as establishments come and go, but some restaurants stand the test of time and continue to attract diners year after year, and often decade afte...
    • Publisher: New Holland

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    London's Landmarks

    by Cara Frost-Sharratt
    London boasts a fine selection of truly spectacular landmarks, each with its own unique history, and here are 50 of the most famous presented in words and pictures. From the majestic Albert M...
    • Publisher: New Holland

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    London's Riverside Pubs

    by Tim Hampson
    Applying the winning formula of London's Best Pubs to focus on riverside watering holes, this book shows the best that the capital has to offer along the Thames and the Grand Union Canal. Extending...
    • Publisher: New Holland

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    London Stories

    by David Tucker
    "London Stories" is written by the expert guides who also produce the “London Walks” series, and their knowledgeable stamp can be seen throughout this wonderful book.

    It will take you on at trek...
    • Publisher: Virgin Publishing

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    Underground England - Travels Beneath our Cities and Countryside

    by Stephen Smith
    Underground England by Stephen Smith takes an extraordinary and original look at our island nation - from below. Smith quite literally delves into the unknown country underneath ploughed fields,...
    • Publisher: Little, Brown & Co

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    The London Cookbook

    by Jenny Linford
    Alongside her own recipes, food-writer Jenny Linford has collected more from other food-loving Londoners. Dishes reflect the cosmopolitan diversity of London life, ranging from a zingy Gujurati...
    • Publisher: Metro Publications

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    Secret London

    by Andrew Duncan
    Aimed at visitors and Londoners alike, this fully updated edition of "Secret London" unlocks the city's most fascinating secrets - both above and below ground. Celebrated historian Andrew Duncan...
    • Publisher: New Holland

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    Literary London

    by Ed Glinert
    Ed Glinert’s Literary London reveals the literary history of the capital’s streets and alleyways, telling the stories behind some of our most famous historical figures. From the Globe at Bankside...
    • Publisher: Penguin

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    Haunted London

    by James Clark
    From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls and spirits, “Haunted London” contains new and well-known spooky tale...
    • Publisher: Tempus Publishing Ltd

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    Middlesex & West London - Pub Strolls

    by David Hall
    Pub Strolls in Middlesex & West London is a collection of 30 short circular walks based on good local pubs, and includes routes near Staines, Hounslow, Hammersmith, Ealing, Hillingdon, Brent, Camden, F...
    • Publisher: Countryside Books

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    Veggie & Organic London

    by Russell Rose
    Veggie & Organic London from metro Publications gives you information on eating the best vegetarian and organic good in London, with Russell Rose reviewing over 280 restaurants and cafés ranging from t...
    • Publisher: Metro Publications

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    London Architecture

    “London Architecture” is a weighty photographic tome packed full of photos and information about the architecture of one of the greatest cities in the world.

    The book looks at how the city mixes...
    • Publisher: Endeavour

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    London's Churches and Cathedrals

    by Stephen Humphrey
    This visually stunning book covers many of the best-known and most historic churches and cathedrals within the Greater London area. With 47 churches and cathedrals featured, spanning all of London's...
    • Publisher: New Holland

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    London's Theatres

    London's Theatres is a lavishly illustrated book covering more than 50 of Central London's most famous and historically significant theatres. The text combined with images of the theatres helps to...
    • Publisher: New Holland

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    Treasures of The British Museum

    Treasures of the British Museum reveals the stories behind some of the British Museum’s most famous and intriguing artefacts such as The Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, drawi...
    • Publisher: British Museum Press

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    Book Lovers' London

    Book Lovers’ London has established itself as an essential reference tool for those wanting to enjoy the literary delights of the capital. The guide contains reviews of over six-hundred of London’ s...
    • Publisher: Metro Publications