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Australian Wildlife

Australia’s ancient continent tops the list for wildlife-seeking travellers with its unique creatures roaming diverse habitats, from eucalyptus-dotted woodlands to the awe-inspiring beauty of the coral reefs. All the essential information of a reference book – from biology to behaviour – is found in one handy, readable guide. Wildlife writer Stella Martin guides visitors though dense rainforest and across parched deserts to discover how bizarre creatures evolved in isolation.

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Bosnia & Herzegovina

This is the only guidebook in English to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Written by an author resident in the country since 1992, it offers the most in-depth coverage on the market to this mountainous land blessed with thick forests and deep river canyons, where medieval highland villages and world-class hiking vie with a cosmopolitan café culture for the visitor’s attention.

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Croatia

Bradt's Croatia guides visitors from the country's dramatic mountains to its stunning Dalmatian coast with its thousand-plus islands. This fourth edition of Bradt's Croatia further strengthens its outdoors coverage, including new hikes and information on cycling, national parks and environmental issues.

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Estonia

Discover why Miss Estonia likes antique cars, where Eiffel built before Paris, and why Edward VII could not land in Tallinn to meet Tsar Nicholas II. Offering extensive coverage of Estonia's complex cultural history alongside comprehensive practical information, Baltics expert Neil Taylor proves that there's much more to Estonia than the cobbled streets and cafés of its capital. Bradt's Estonia remains the only English-language guidebook to this Baltics destination.

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Ghana

An ideal destination for first-time visitors to Africa, Ghana is rich in little-visited national parks, forest reserves, cultural sites and scenic waterfalls. Bradt's stand-alone guide, the only one available, caters for both the budget backpacker and the luxurious resort wallower. Written by Africa expert, Philip Briggs, it covers the country with unrivalled detail and knowledge.

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Malta & Gozo

Packed into this island nation are 7,000 years of fascinating – and visible – history, and the Bradt guide delves into Malta's temples and archaeology more comprehensively than any other guidebook. Also covering birdwatching, summer festas and the less commercialised islands of Gozo and Comino, this guidebook discovers the Malta beyond the tourist resorts.

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Paraguay

Bradt’s Paraguay – the only English-language guidebook to this emerging tourism destination – covers the region with unrivalled detail and knowledge. Written by an author who has lived for the last decade in the Paraguayan countryside, it delves deep into a land that has so far eluded the grasp of mass tourism, where rich indigenous culture and folk traditions still hold strong.

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Serbia

Laurence Mitchell's Serbia introduces travellers not only to rural monasteries and tranquil national parks but also to hip nightclubs and swinging summer festivals. This fully revised third edition provides fresh information to business visitors, adventure travellers and those with an interest in art, history or wildlife.

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Slow Devon & Exmoor: Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places

One in a new series from Bradt and Alastair Sawday that embraces the Slow Tourism movement connecting people, culture, places, the environment and heritage, this guide encourages visitors to slow down and discover for themselves the small, often hidden and unsung, delights of ten locales in Devon, in southwest England.

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Slow Norfolk & Suffolk: Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places

Slow is a new series from Bradt and Alastair Sawday that encourages visitors to slow down and savour the best of Britain’s rural destinations. Slow Norfolk & Suffolk is written by an author who has lived for decades in this area characterised by its coastline of remote marshes, beaches, shingle banks and dunes, and a tranquil inland beauty.

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Slow North Yorkshire: Moors, Dales & Coast: Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places

Written by an author who has lived in North Yorkshire for 25 years, Slow Yorkshire explores the hidden nooks and crannies of this diverse county. Covering unsung attractions from wild-food foraging to playing quoits – a local game a bit like fairground hoopla – the book encourages visitors to slow down and savour the region’s lesser-known delights.

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Uruguay

This is the only English-language guidebook to the small country of Uruguay. It takes travellers from the capital Montevideo to the colonial charms of Colonia, to the country’s cattle-ranching estancias and polo fields – and to the best beaches of South America, where visitors can admire the lithe physique of the Buenos Aires beautiful crowd that flocks here each summer.

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Zimbabwe

Now is the time to visit Zimbabwe, and what better companion than the Bradt guide – the first English-language guidebook to Zimbabwe since the start of the political changes. Here you'll find the best of Zimbabwe's stunning landscapes and wildlife, in-depth information on the facilities, plus advice on itinerary planning and how to select a safari. Accommodation is covered with up-to-date information on everything from luxury safari camps to budget stays for younger travellers who arrive overland. For self-drivers there's detailed maps and GPS co-ordinates.

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