Above London. Visitors to England who marvel at this lush land on their first incoming flight now have a volume to treasure forever. Here are the famed gardens, the majestic estates, the granduer of centuries of architecture. Along with Robert Cameron's areial photographs Alistair Cooke's text is brimming with the raconteur's characteristic wit and insight. The pictorial essay begins at the Thames and follows the history of the beloved city well into the countryside.

An aerial view of London. Photographs include: the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the Globe Theatre, Tate Modern, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Albert Memorial, St Paul's Cathedral, the Natural History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Centre Court Wimbledon, Canary Wharf, the Millennium Dome, Greenwich and the Gherkin.

New from Hamlyn's bestselling Top 10 of Everything series comes a special collection of 250 fascinating lists guaranteed to intrigue and amaze you. With lists covering people, buildings, boroughs, art, transport, tourism, commerce and sport, Top 10 of London will open your eyes to just how diverse our capital city really is.Discover:- Why taxis are black- The rudest street names- Which attractions are more popular than the Taj Mahal, Statue of Liberty and Sydney Opera House- Bizarre building projects that were abandoned (including a 300ft pyramid covering Trafalgar Square)- That Venezuelans love London more than anyone else- That it has the most expensive office space in the world