In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan. He would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit
- by himself. Maurice Wilson didn't know how to climb. He barely knew how to fly. But he had pluck, daring & a vision
- he wanted to be the first man to stand on top of the world. Wilson is a man written out of the history books
- dismissed as an eccentric & a charlatan by many, but held in the highest regard by many mountaineers. The Moth & the Mountain restores him to his rightful place in the annals of Everest & in doing so attempts to answer that perennial question
- why do we climb mountains? About the author Ed Caesar is forty years old. He lives in Manchester, & writes for the New Yorker. He has won eleven major journalism awards
- including a British Press Award, PPA Writer of the Year & the 2014 Foreign Press Award for Journalist of the Year. His subjects have included conflict in central Africa, the world's longest tennis match, stolen art, money-laundering, & the trade in diamonds. His first book, Two Hours, won a Cross Sports Book Award in 2016.




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The Munros Pocket Log is a very small & classy note book which has been carefully crafted for Munro-Baggers. The texture of the cover & the gold trimmings give it a stylish retro feel. The contents are in black & white, with the hills arranged logically & geographically. Its size is its charm but also its advantage. Full size log books expect a lot more to be written than is helpful to most people, take up space & can't be easily carried. Wall charts don't allow for notes & aren't mobile either. Smartphone apps are efficient but, well, it's not the same is it?... So this is it! All you need to carry with you above 3000 feet.
Includes:: A page for each Munro, grouped with neighbours if appropriate Height information, background image & quirky fact for each A full listing with tick boxes for quick reference of what you've done A progress chart on which you can record your running total
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Explore Secret Stories The New Forest's Ponies & Pigs Tour, a self-guided interactive walking tour to enjoy whenever you want. Head back in time to the creation of the New Forest & learn about the suspicious death of King William Rufus. Was he murdered as part of a vicious plot or was it just a stray arrow? As you walk through this magical landscape, watch out for ancient oak trees & play ‘ Pony Bingo’, spotting as many of the famous New Forest ponies as you can. Learn about the forest’s people & their unique traditions. Discover how pigs have been saving the lives of ponies & cows for centuries via an ancient practice called pannage. Finish up with a picnic in a stunning spot, or a pub lunch. Total length: 1.7 miles; Suggested age range: 4+ Purchase this Tour (and more) in the Secret Stories App, available for free download from Android Play & Apple App store. You'll find more details of the tour & what it contains in the app! ...

Plant dye paints, charcoal, wax resist & hapa zome
- create your own original fabric designs using these four absorbing, ancient
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The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution & flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area & the Near East. From 50, 000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D., it is one of the most successful of the bestselling historical atlas series. About the author Colin Mc Evedy is the author of The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History; The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History; The Penguin Atlas of Recent History (Europe Since 1815) & The Penguin Atlas of North American History. He lives in London. ...

The maps in this book have been selected for a significant reason – whether that is a noteworthy moment in national history, a rare geographical feature or a site of special cultural interest – & you will find descriptions, along with the map source, accompanying each one to explain. Then there are the questions. The puzzles are designed to make you look a little closer & dig a little deeper into the detail of each map, unearthing what you might have missed at first glance & testing how far your skills will take you. There are a total of 40 maps with hundreds of questions in a mix of word puzzles, search-&-find clues, general knowledge questions, connection-making conundrums & various mathematical, map skill & navigational challenges throughout. These are split into four levels of difficulty, from easy to challenging
- if you get stuck the answers are included in the back of the book. This is an ideal gift for anyone who loves maps, or just enjoys a challenge.
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The previous version of the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book was the biggest-selling puzzle book of 2018. This all new 2019 version is bigger & more challenging than before, with all new puzzle types from the simple to the fiendish. With 40 regional maps from across the entire country, this book has hundreds of puzzles to complete. There are mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational challenges, word games, code-crackers, anagrams & mathematical conundrums to solve, plus random information on local history, folklore & activities. The puzzles are split into Easy, Medium, Tricky & Challenging levels
- & we've included the answers in the back for those times you do get stuck. The maps include both modern & historical versions to work from. Alongside the maps are pages of interesting titbits of local knowledge, the origins of place names, obscure historical events plus some inspiration from the Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champions. The ideal gift for anyone who loves maps, or just enjoys a challenge.
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The authentic, real, pukka, bona fide, truly Original Den Kit. Created especially for the inventive, creative, imaginative, ...

This new historical atlas
- richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations & full-colour maps
- explores the world's

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The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions & conflict. Intensely quarrelsome & competitive, the Greek city-states consistently proved unwilling & unable to unite. Yet, in spite of or even because of this internal discord, no ancient civilization proved so dynamic or productive. The Greeks not only colonized the Mediterranean & Black Sea areas but set standards of figurative art that endured for nearly 2500 years. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age & the conquests of Alexander the Great, the book traces the development of this creative & restless people & assesses their impact not only on the ancient world but also on our own attitudes & environment. The authoritative narrative, illustrated with over sixty full colour maps & over seventy plates, makes this an indispensable handbook for history students & enthusiasts alike. About the author Robert Morkot is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Exeter. ...