Best Selling Books by Chris Scott

For the independently-mobile traveller the mountains and deserts of southern Morocco are a year-round destination offering a thrilling variety of experiences. Covering over 9000km from the High Atlas to the Mauritanian border, Morocco Overland features detailed GPS off-road routes for 4WDs, motorcycles and mountain bikes as well as scenic byways suitable for any vehicle. The book also includes guidance on choosing and preparing vehicles, the best places and times to go, getting to Morocco as well as local fly-drive options and off-road driving and riding techniques. Upfront colour section on Moroccan off-road highlights Getting to Morocco: Cross country routes and Mediterranean ferries Guidelines on vehicle choice and preparation Fly-drive: local 4WD and bike rentals Over 40 GPS routes covering 9000km, including the Atlantic Route to Mauritania Each route is reversible and graded for difficulty, scenery and best time of year 50 pages of maps covering each route Additional mapping and GPS downloads available at www.morocco-overland.com With more than 40 easy-to-follow-routes ranging from High Atlas trails reaching 3000m to arid canyons winding past hidden Berber villages and from the Atlantic surf to former Dakar Rally pistes, this comprehensive route and planning guide will appeal to both the first timer looking to dip their toe in Africa and to the seasoned adventurer.

The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial mysteries of world history. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Peter Heather proposes a stunning new solution: Rome generated its own nemesis. Centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors it called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling the Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. Heather is a leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians. In The Fall of the Roman Empire , he explores the extraordinary success story that was the Roman Empire and uses a new understanding of its continued strength and enduring limitations to show how Europe''s barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome on every possible level, eventually pulled it apart. He shows first how the Huns overturned the existing strategic balance of power on Rome''s European frontiers, to force the Goths and others to seek refuge inside the Empire. This prompted two generations of struggle, during which new barbarian coalitions, formed in response to Roman hostility, brought the Roman west to its knees. The Goths first destroyed a Roman army at the battle of Hadrianople in 378, and went on to sack Rome in 410. The Vandals spread devastation in Gaul and Spain, before conquering North Africa, the breadbasket of the Western Empire, in 439. We then meet Attila the Hun, whose reign of terror swept from Constantinople to Paris, but whose death in 453 ironically precipitated a final desperate phase of Roman collapse culminating in the Vandals'' defeat of the massive Byzantine Armada: the west''s last chance for survival. Peter Heather convincingly argues that the Roman Empire was not on the brink of social or moral collapse. What brought it to an end were the barbarians.

Chris Scott and his band of globetrotting contributors and specialists have put together the definitive manual for planning and undertaking a vehicle-dependent overlanding adventure across the wilds of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Overlanders’ Handbook is written in the same entertaining yet clear jargon-free English for which Chris’s other books are known – it doesn’t assume you know your plug gap from a radiator cap. Planning – When to go; typical costs; documentation; sponsorship; early overland journeys. Vehicle choice and preparation – The Overlanders’ Handbook is the most comprehensive account in print, covering everything from adapting a cheap car to equipping a campervan or 4x4 for months on the road, or even building and outfitting your own accommodation module to mount on an all-terrain truck chassis. Life on the road – How to handle dodgy borders, haggle over a purchase, treat a dodgy stomach and cope with crazy driving conditions. Guidance on wild camping; navigation and mapping strategies; onward shipping; advice for solo women overlanders; travelling with children or with pets; vehicle repairs and troubleshooting; and off-road driving techniques. Continental route outlines – Guidelines on both popular and obscure overland routes through Africa, Asia and Latin America. Includes fuel prices, easiest borders and best seasons, visa strategies, danger zones and regional highlights. Overlanders’ Tales – Half a dozen accounts of global adventures lasting months or even years – in vans, 4x4s and all-terrain trucks – from contributors aged from 9 to 69. Supported by the online resource: www.overlanders-handbook.com

The Rough Guide to Australiais your indispensable guide to one of the most unforgettable countries on earth. Packed with practical information on Australian once-in-a-lifetime experiences; from sunrise walks around Uluru; viewing Kangaroo Island''s wild seals, sea lions, kangaroos and koalas, bush-camping safaris in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, exhilarating helicopter flights down the dramatic gorges of Aboriginal-owned Nitmiluk National Park to the stunning harbour side bars and restaurants of Sydney. Written by a team of widely-travelled, dedicated authors discover the best hotels in Australia, recommended Australian restaurants and cafes, shopping and festivals around the country, for every budget. The Rough Guide to Australiagives you the lowdown on everything from sunset fish-and-chips at Fremantle harbour, surfing at the best local beaches, spectacular road trips across this vast country, to travelling in style on the 3-day Indian Pacific train from Perth to Sydney. You''ll find expert background on Australia''s history, wildlife, cinema, and fascinating aboriginal culture and the clearest maps of any guide. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Australia.

Presents a guide to planning and executing a selection of motorcycling adventures around the world, offering advice on dealing with culture shock, off-road riding, navigation, medical emergencies, and other issues that could arise.

Walking guide to the 256-mile Pennine Way, Britain''s best-known National Trail. 138 large-scale maps (just under 1:20,000); full details of all accommodations, restaurants, pubs.

MindConsiliums is a peer-reviewed journal welcoming and featuring authors who are open to transdisciplinary cross-pollination approach to the Mind and the Mind''s matters.MindConsiliums intends to challenge the accepted disciplinary boundaries, and construct an open-minded dialogue by publishing articles of interest to mental health and medical professionals, educators, AI researchers, neuroscientists, and other scientists and scholars of related disciplines.

"Herping", the practice of finding and identifying species of snakes and other reptiles, is becoming as popular as bird watching among many people interested in natural history. This guide lists and describes every known species of snake found in the U.S. and Canada--a total of 438--and provides "herpers" with a formal journal in which to record their lifelist of observations. 92 color photos.

Contains a comprehensive listing of 433 snake species, subspecies, intergrades, hybrids, and color phases found in the U.S. and Canada. Both native and introduced species have been included, illustrated by color photographs. The format of this lifelist is, with a few exceptions, in taxonomic order, which is the order utilized in most current field guides. Recording your observations of different species or forms on this lifelist will enable you to retain memories of a lifetime of herpetological field trips. Documenting the habitats, habits, size, sex, etc., of new forms will help you learn more about snakes in general.