The Soviet Union was founded on a fairytale. It was built on 20th-century magic called `the planned economy`, which was going to gush forth an abundance of good things that the penny-pinching lands of capitalism could never match. & just for a little while, in the heady years of the late 1950s, the magic seemed to be working. ” Red Plenty” is about that moment in history, & how it came, & how it went away; about the brief era when, under the rash leadership of Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Union looked forward to a future of rich communists & envious capitalists, when Moscow would out-glitter Manhattan, every Lada would be better engineered than a Porsche & sputniks would lead the way to the stars. & it`s about the scientists who did their genuinely brilliant best to make the dream come true, to give the tyranny its happy ending. ...

Red Riding Hood Pop-Up Book is an intricate, stylised gift version of the Brothers Grimm classic, designed by Louise Rowe. Tango books have produced a fresh & original retelling of the Red Riding Hood fairytale with beautiful sepia illustrations & atmospheric pop-ups. ...

Red Rock & Worthington Lakes in 1908 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the area east of Standish, including Worthington Lakes. Features include Arley Reservoir, Worthington Reservoir, Wigan Golf Course, Arley Hall, Worthington Hall, Lancashire Union Line with Red Rock station, Kilhey Court, Water Works, Adlington Reservoir, Hollins Head Farm, William Pit, mineral railway, etc. An 1897 timetable for the Wigan-Blackburn line is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Red Sea & Sinai in the Footprint Focus Guides, which are targeted at cities, regions & countries worldwide that have no, or very limited, coverage from other publishers. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint Focus guides all have the same layout. Smaller than their sister Handbooks, the Focus guides are intended to streamline the information contained so that you have more of what you need, without losing Footprint’s signature unrestrictive editorial style that gives authors the freedom to capture & explore local cultures, sights & areas that are often not covered in other guides. An introductory section introduces the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip & essentials, including practical information & guidance on subjects such as when & where to go, itineraries, sport & activities, arts, getting there & around, eating & drinks, sleeping & a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination. Essentially a condensed, straight-to-the-point version of their Handbook series. “ Sets the pace for all the rest to follow” Michael Palin. ...

Red Sea at 1:2, 000, 000 from Gizi Map with lists of diving sites & wrecks along its shores, an enlargement of southern Sinai & its coastal waters, plus street plans of Sharm el Sheikh & Hurghada with tourist information. Coverage extends from Port Said & the Suez Canal beyond the Bab-el-Mandeb Straights to Djibouti City & Aden (Adan). On land in its northern section the map extends west to include the whole of the Nile Valley from Cairo to Aswan & Abu Simbel, & east to Tel Aviv & Amman. All place names are in Latin alphabet, with names of main towns also shown in Arabic.* Information on sea:* The map has bathymetric colouring with additional sea depths. Numerous small islands are shown & named, as well as coral reefs & marine parks or other protected areas. Overprint highlights & names locations of numerous diving sites & famous wrecks.* Information on land:* Excellent presentation of the topography, with altitude colouring, spot heights & names of mountain ranges, etc. The map shows road & rail networks, airports & internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Places of interest, including numerous sights along the Nile Valley & on Sinai, are highlighted. Also marked are oil & gas extraction sites. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 1º. Map legend

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Features:* An enlargement at 1:800, 000 covers central & southern Sinai with the Gulfs of Suez & Aqaba plus Hurghada & its coastal waters. Also provided are street plan of the coastal strips around Sharm El Sheikh & Hurghada, each with a more detailed plan of the central area. All highlight tourist accommodation & various places of interest. The map also

Includes:: an index of diving sites in each country, plus a list of famous wrecks, each with a brief description in English.




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One of the well-known series of Imray Pilots, designed specially for the leisure sailing market. These books contain detailed charts of the main harbours & anchorages, & in some cases photos of the approaches or even aerial views. Each entry

Includes:: information on approaches & port facilities & also some general information for visitors. Covers the entire Red Sea from Aden to the Suez Canal.

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Red Sea Wall Map at 1:2, 000, 000 from Gizi Map with lists of diving sites & wrecks along its shores, an enlargement of southern Sinai & its coastal waters, plus street plans of Sharm el Sheikh & Hurghada with tourist information. Coverage extends from Port Said & the Suez Canal beyond the Bab-el-Mandeb Straights to Djibouti City & Aden (Adan). On land in its northern section the map extends west to include the whole of the Nile Valley from Cairo to Aswan & Abu Simbel, & east to Tel Aviv & Amman. All place names are in Latin alphabet, with names of main towns also shown in Arabic.* Information on sea:* The map has bathymetric colouring with additional sea depths. Numerous small islands are shown & named, as well as coral reefs & marine parks or other protected areas. Overprint highlights & names locations of numerous diving sites & famous wrecks.* Information on land:* Excellent presentation of the topography, with altitude colouring, spot heights & names of mountain ranges, etc. The map shows road & rail networks, airports & internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Places of interest, including numerous sights along the Nile Valley & on Sinai, are highlighted. Also marked are oil & gas extraction sites. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 1º. Map legend

Includes:: English & Arabic.* Additional
Features:* An enlargement at 1:800, 000 covers central & southern Sinai with the Gulfs of Suez & Aqaba plus Hurghada & its coastal waters. Also provided are street plan of the coastal strips around Sharm El Sheikh & Hurghada, each with a more detailed plan of the central area. All highlight tourist accommodation & various places of interest. The map also

Includes:: an index of diving sites in each country, plus a list of famous wrecks, each with a brief description in English.




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Ever wondered how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky? Or wanted to attract butterflies to your garden? Is there a knack to building the perfect bonfire? & how exactly do you race a ferret? In this world of traffic tailbacks, supermarket shopping & 24-hour internet access, it`s easy to feel disconnected from the beauty & rhythms of the natural world. If you have ever gazed in awe at stars in the night`s sky, tried to catch a perfect snowflake or longed for the comfort of a roaring log fire, then this is the book for you. From spotting Britain`s five kinds of owl to gardening by the phases of the moon, & from curing a cold to brewing your own ale, ” Red Sky at Night” is packed with instructions & lists, ancient customs & old wives tales, making it an indispensable guide to countryside lore. ...

` The black earth was already baking & the sun was just rising when they mounted their horses & rode across the grasslands towards the horizon on fire.. .` Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks & convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrols in the Russian cavalry, & on a hot summer day in July 1942, he & his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind enemy lines. Switching between Benya`s war in the grasslands of Southern Russia, & Stalin`s plans in the Kremlin, between Benya`s intense affair with an Italian nurse & a romance between Stalin`s daughter & a journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery & human survival where personal betrayal is a constant companion, & death just a heartbeat away. Praise for Red Sky at Noon` The gripping final instalment of the Moscow Trilogy tells of a man wrongly imprisoned in the Gulags & his fight for redemption. Meticulously researched.. . In this searing tale of love & war, most moving is the redemptive relationship between a soldier & a nurse that blooms amid the brutality. An homage to the author`s favourite Russian writers & the Western masterpieces of Larry Mc Murtry, Cormac Mc Carthy & Elmore Leonard, such influences pervade this atmospheric tale told in the author`s distinct own voice.`
- Observer` Mythic & murderous violence in Russia...there are power-drunk Nazis & Soviet traitors, including a particularly memorable villain.. . Written with brio & deep knowledge of its fascinating subject matter... a deeply satisfying pageturner.`
- Book of the Month, The Times` In this third volume of The Moscow Trilogy, the fate of combatants & civilians is often harsh. With his feel for vivid & immediate drama & impressive research, the author evokes the extreme turbulence & violence impacting on individuals. Writing with passion, Montefiore makes the point that, up against the huge forces of war, the struggle for personal resolution can be tragic
- but never wasted.`
- Daily Mail` The final instalment of Montefiore`s loosely connected Moscow Trilogy: amidst the killing & the chaos, a group of prisoners are offered a chance of redemption on a secret mission behind enemy lines on horseback. Montefiore has a keen sense of place & an eye of unexpected details. Switching between the frontline on the Russian steppes & Stalin in the Kremlin, this is an EXCITING FAST-PACED ADVENTURE & A LAMENT FOR LOVE IN DARK & BRUTAL TIMES.`
- Mail on Sunday`I devoured Red Sky at Noon. A heartstopping, heartbreaking, technicolour epic. A grand homage to the Russian masters Babel & Grossman, echoes of Hemingway & Dostoevsky, & a propulsive delight that is entirely Montefiore`s own. Gripping storytelling allied with intimate, unsqueamish knowledge of Russian history
- a special combination.`
- AD Miller, author of Snowdrops`A GRIPPING tale.. . Montefiore is BRILLIANT at depicting the BROODING MENACE.. . the [penal battalions] are given increasingly risky missions, it is Benya`s journey on horseback that we follow behind enemy lines in the grasslands of southern Russia.. . An EPIC tale.. . The language is arresting.. . It`s beautifully done: a WESTERN ON THE EASTERN FRONT.`
- Daily Telegraph`DISPATCHES FROM THE DAYS OF BLOOD & THUNDER.. . There are atrocities on all sides & a smidgen of love as Benya falls for a brave Italian nurse. A subplot follows the ill-starred affair between Stalin`s daughter & a Jewish writer. But Benya`s struggle to keep his humanity is the memorable spine of the book.`
- Best of Summer reading, The Times` Exhilarated & terrified.. . Golden is plunged into a world where violent death could arrive at any moment & any pleasures that present themselves (an unexpected affair with an Italian nurse, for example) must be seized immediately. Sebag Montefiore PAINTS HIS VERBAL PICTURES of the WAR IN BOLD PRIMARY COLOURS.. . SHEER ENERGY OF STORYTELLING & GRAND SWEEP OF NARRATIVE.`
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` An epic adventure story set against the most awful war in history. Ridiculously good` Dan Snow` The black earth was already baking & the sun was just rising when they mounted their horses & rode across the grasslands towards the horizon on fire.. .` Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks & convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrols in the Russian cavalry, & on a hot summer day in July 1942, he & his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind enemy lines. Switching between Benya`s war in the grasslands of Southern Russia, & Stalin`s plans in the Kremlin, between Benya`s intense affair with an Italian nurse & a romance between Stalin`s daughter & a journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery & human survival where personal betrayal is a constant companion, & death just a heartbeat away. Praise for Red Sky at Noon` Red Sky at Noon is an epic adventure story set against the backdrop of the most awful war in human history. The master historian shape-shifting into the brilliant novelist. Ridiculously good`. Dan Snow` Mythic & murderous violence in Russia...there are power-drunk Nazis & Soviet traitors, including a particularly memorable villain.. . Written with brio & deep knowledge of its fascinating subject matter... a deeply satisfying pageturner.`
- Book of the Month, The Times`I devoured Red Sky at Noon. A heartstopping, heartbreaking, technicolour epic. A grand homage to the Russian masters Babel & Grossman, echoes of Hemingway & Dostoevsky, & a propulsive delight that is entirely Montefiore`s own. Gripping storytelling allied with intimate, unsqueamish knowledge of Russian history
- a special combination.`
- AD Miller, author of Snowdrops` The gripping final instalment of the Moscow Trilogy tells of a man wrongly imprisoned in the Gulags & his fight for redemption. Love in dark times, meticulously researched... In this searing tale of love & war, most moving is the redemptive relationship between a soldier & a nurse that blooms amid the brutality. An homage to the author`s favourite Russian writers & the Western masterpieces of Larry Mc Murtry, Cormac Mc Carthy & Elmore Leonard, such influences pervade this atmospheric tale told in the author`s distinct own voice.`
- Observer



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