Alan Murphy

37 books • 30 series

When Alan Murphy upped sticks and left the fleshpots of Dundee to start his own seaweed-collecting business on a remote island croft, many saw it as a cry for kelp. But Alan not only survived several bleak Hebridean winters, he went on to found a sanctuary for wayward seal pups and devoted the next 10 years of his life to working with young stray marine mammals. Later, following a chance encounter with the editor of Footprint's South American Handbook in a sleazy salsa bar in Soho, London, Alan turned his hand to travel writing, trading the rain swept peat moors of northern Scotland for the steamy jungles of South America to research and write Footprint guides to Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. But the pull of his homeland was too strong and Alan eventually returned to Scotland to write new Footprint guides to Scotland, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland Highlands & Islands. Alan now resides in the bohemian Somerset market town of Frome with his wife and three children.
Jan 4, 2024
Cover of My Ocd Teen

My Ocd Teen

Nov 1, 2015
Cover of Lonely Planet Outback Australia Road Trips

Lonely Planet Outback Australia Road Trips (Travel Guide)

Jun 12, 2014
Cover of Prometheus Unplugged

Prometheus Unplugged

Jul 1, 2013
Cover of Lonely Planet Southern Africa

Lonely Planet Southern Africa (Travel Guide)

Jun 28, 2013
Cover of Glasgow Footprint Focus Guide

Glasgow Footprint Focus Guide (Footprint Focus Guide)

Apr 19, 2013
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Edinburgh & Lothians Footprint Focus Guide (Footprint Focus Guide)

Mar 22, 2013
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Argyll & Inner Hebrides Footprint Focus Guide (Footprint Focus Guide)

Mar 22, 2013
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Borders, Dumfries & Galloway Footprint Focus Guide (Footprint Focus Guide)

Mar 22, 2013
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Northwest Highlands of Scotland Footprint Focus Guide (Footprint Focus Guide)

Jan 31, 2013
Cover of Reeds Vol 3: Applied Thermodynamics for Marine Engineers

Reeds Vol 3: Applied Thermodynamics for Marine Engineers (Reeds Marine Engineering and Technology)

Oct 1, 2012
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Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland (Travel Guide)

Jun 1, 2012
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Lonely Planet Lo Mejor de Tailandia (Lonely Planet Discover Thailand) (Lonely Planet Thailand (Spanish))

Jun 29, 2011
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Orkney & Shetland Islands Footprint Focus Guide (Footprint Focus Guide)

Jun 28, 2011
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Skye & Outer Hebrides Footprint Focus Guide (Footprint Focus Guide)

Jun 24, 2011
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Psychosilly

Apr 4, 2011
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Scotland Highlands & Islands Footprint Handbook (Footprint Handbook)

Jun 30, 2010
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Spike's Hot Flashes

Apr 1, 2010
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Lonely Planet Discover Australia (Lonely Planet Discover Australia) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide)

Mar 19, 2010
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Zambia and Malawi (Lonely Planet Multi Country Guides)

May 14, 2009
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The Mona Lisa's on Our Fridge

Oct 24, 2008
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Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Travel Guide) (Lonely Planet Country & Regional Guides)

May 1, 2008
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Lonely Planet Sur de Africa (Lonely Planet Southern Africa (Spanish))

Jul 1, 2006
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Escocia

Apr 29, 2006
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All Roads Lead to Merthyr