A madcap new novel from the one-of-a-kind author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window & The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden IT`S NEVER TOO LATE TO START AGAIN. & AGAIN. It`s always awkward when five thousand kronor goes missing. When it happens at a certain grotty hotel in south Stockholm, it`s particularly awkward because the money belongs to the hitman currently staying in room seven. Per Persson, the hotel receptionist, just wants to mind his own business, & preferably not get murdered. Johanna Kjellander, temporarily resident in room eight, is a priest without a vocation, &, as of last week, without a parish. But right now she has two things at her disposal: an envelope containing five thousand kronor, & an excellent idea.. . Featuring one violent killer, two shrewd business brains & many crates of Moldovan red wine, Hitman Anders & the Meaning of It All is an outrageously zany story with as many laughs as Jonasson`s multimillion-copy bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window & Disappeared. ...

The Hittites were an Indo-European speaking people who established a kingdom in Anatolia (modern Turkey) almost 4, 000 years ago. They rose to become one of the greatest powers of the Ancient Middle Eastern world by conquering Babylon & challenging the power of the Eygptian Pharaoh Rameses II at the battle of Quadesh. They themselves were destroyed in the wake of movements of the enigmatic Sea peoples around 1180 BC. This study investigates the origins of the Hittites, the sources of the metals that were so vital to their success & their relationship with contemporaries in the Aegean world, the Trojans & the Mycenaean Greeks. It

Includes:: descriptions of excavations, particularly at the temples & great defensive ramparts of the Hittite capital at Hattusas.

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Map No. 1110, Hitzkirch, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Mark Hix, favourite chef of celebrities & discerning diners alike, opened Hix Oyster & Chop House in spring 2008, just a stone's throw from London's Smithfield Meat Market. The restaurant has a relaxed feel & the menu bears all the hallmarks of his philosophy: his love of British produce, an informed approach to ingredients, & a simple, no-fuss approach to their preparation & cooking. Hix Oyster & Chop House features 100 mouth-watering recipes for dishes that appear on the menu throughout the year & focuses on the ingredients that make Mark's food particularly special. Recipes include enticing ideas for Starters, Soups, Fish, Meat, Desserts & Cocktails. There are also fascinating features on Mark's awardwinning smoked salmon, salad leaves & dressings, sauces to serve with meat & British cheeses. Oysters are a speciality & the book

Includes:: a guide to our native oysters, producers around the British Isles, & tips for opening & preparing. A feature of the restaurant is that most of the meat is cooked on the bone. Within the meat chapter, there is a comprehensive guide to flavoursome old-fashioned cuts, such as porterhouse & hanger steaks with identification photographs & advice on cooking. Mark's style of cooking is highly approachable & easy for the reader to replicate in a home kitchen. Ingredients are mostly locally sourced, techniques are straightforward & recipes are anything but time-consuming. This is the kind of book that will be in constant use. A must-have for anyone with an appreciation of fine British food.

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Map No. 10070, Hjørundfjorden, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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Hjelmelandsheiene area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:50, 000 with cartography from Norway’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. Contours lines are drawn at 20m intervals. The overprint varies from title to title, but

Includes:: local footpaths, in some cases distinguishing between easy & more difficult trails, as well as mountain huts & campsites. Many titles also indicate cycle or ski routes, other accommodation possibilities, sport & recreational facilities, including alpine skiing slopes, places of interest, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks giving latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. Several titles have on the reverse additional tourist information, although in most cases in Norwegian only.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as part of a 2-map Ryfylkeheiene Hiking Set which

Includes:: the Suldalsheiene map. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:50, 000 & links to Turkart series at 25K, 100K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.





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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British naval blockade against Germany & from November 1942 escorted Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union & assisted in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast supported the Normandy landings & in 1945 was redeployed to the British Pacific Fleet. After the war she saw action in the Korean War & a number of other overseas actions. She has been part of the Imperial War Museum since 1978, with 250, 000 visitors annually. This fascinating book comprises a series of documents that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history & life on board. ...

The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century`s greatest writers of action & suspense
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This new addition to the best-selling Conway pocket-book range features Admiral Nelson`s fully preserved flagship HMS Victory, the most tangible symbol of the Royal Navy`s greatest battle off Cape Trafalgar on October 21st 1805. In the HMS Victory Pocket Manual, Peter Goodwin adopts a fresh approach to explain the workings of the only surviving `line of battle` ship of the Napoleonic Wars. &, as Victory was engaged in battle during only two per cent of her active service, the book also provides a glimpse into life & work at sea during the other ninety-eight per cent of the time. This volume presents answers to questions such as: ` What types of wood were used in building Victory?`; ` What was Victory`s longest voyage?`; ` How many shots were fired from her guns at Trafalgar?`; ` How many boats did Victory carry?`; ` What was prize money?`; ` What was grog?`; ` When did her career as a fighting ship end?`, & ` How many people visit Victory each year?`. It gives a full history of the world`s most famous warship through a highly accessible pocket-book format. The book

Includes:: a pertinent & varied selection of contemporary documents & records to explain the day-to-day running of a three-decker Georgian warship. The leading historian of the sailing man of war, Peter Goodwin was technical & historical advisor to HMS Victory in Portsmouth for more than 20 years, & is in a unique position to investigate & interpret not only the ship`s structure but also the essential aspects of shipboard life: victualling, organisation, discipline, domestic arrangements & medical care.

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