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In the summer of 1981, Mark Ellingham, a recent graduate from Bristol University, was travelling round Greece and couldn't find a guidebook that really met his needs. On the one hand there were the student guides, banging on about saving every last cent, and on the other the heavyweight cultural tomes whose authors seemed to have spent more time in a research library than lounging away the afternoon at a taverna or on the beach

Rough Guide Map To Dublin
Discover and explore Dublin using full colour interactive linked maps, in this simple to use PDA version of The Rough Guide Dublin Map.

California
The Rough Guide to California is the complete guide to this extraordinarily diverse state. Features include:

India After The Tsunami
Although southeast India was 2000km away from the epicentre of the Indonesian earthquake, much of its coast lay in the direct path of the tsunamis. Three giant waves, measuring between 30 and 40 feet, swept ashore on the morning of December 26 from the

China
Quite simply, and with no attempt at modesty, this guide is the most comprehensive, detailed, practical and insightful guidebook to China as a whole. Here you'll find unrivalled background on China’s history, politics, cultures and peoples interwoven wit

Africa
From Algeria to Zimbabwe, this Rough Guide introduces the diverse music of Africa, including acoustic guitar, soulful vocals and storming percussion. Featuring such renowned artists as reggae legend Lucky Dube and West African superstar Youssou N’Dour, th

Afro-Cuba
The Rough Guide to Afro-Cuba celebrates the links between two great powerhouses of musical invention. As slaves were taken from Africa to Cuba, dance rhythms were introduced in the Caribbean and melded with Spanish and indigenous music to create the uniqu

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