In ALAN PARTRIDGE: NOMAD, Alan dons his boots, windcheater & scarf & embarks on an odyssey through a place he once knew
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Alan Stoob, hero of this hilarious novel has been described as a new member of the great pantheon of British comic characters
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One of the most exciting aspects of gardening is growing your own plants from scratch. In this definitive guide, Alan Titchmarsh shows how simple it is to propagate plants by following a few basic techniques. Learn how to produce a flourishing garden filled with ornamental & edible plants, at very little expense.

Features: demystified, down-to-earth approach to propagation; easy-to-follow instructions & step-by-step diagrams; A-Z directory with recommended propagation techniques for each plant; key tips on taking cuttings, sowing seed, layering & division; & guidance on promoting growth of young plants.

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A new edition to celebrate Alan Turing`s centenary,

Includes:: a new foreword by the author & a preface by

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Åland (Ahvenanmaa) & the neighbouring islands off the south-west coast of Finland on a detailed touring & recreational map at 1:150, 000 from the Finnish national survey organization Karttakeskus, with a street plan of Mariehamn (Maarianhamina). Road information

Includes:: what is confusingly described in the map legend as “private” roads; these are unsurfaced roads, open to the general public but simply privately maintained. An overprint for cycle routes indicates surfaced & unsurfaced routes, & local nature trails are marked. A wide range of symbols indicates different types of tourist accommodation including campsites & youth hostels, museums, sport & recreational facilities, local shops & petrol stations, etc. The map also shows ferry connections between the islands & with the mainl&. The map has a UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided is a plan of Mariehamn (Maarianhamina) indicating cycling routes across the town.



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Alanya Tourist Plan from Mepmedya at 1:9, 000 is a detailed street plan of the city. Shows main streets, urban transport & many places of interest.

Includes:: a plan of Alanya Castle & a road map of the surrounding area. * Map legend in English & Turkish.* Major & secondary roads & main streets are named or numbered. The tramway service is displayed & local bus stations are marked. Local districts are named & demarcated, & many places of interest are annotated on the map. These include: hotels, shops & museums; places of worship, public buildings, post offices, schools & emergency services; & parks, beaches, Turkish baths & sports & entertainment venues. The most important sites are numbered, with descriptions & photography appearing on the reverse of the map. Also
Includes::* An inset showing a plan of Alanya Castle (scale not shown).* A road map overview of the Alanya area at 1:325, 000, showing places of interest, relief shading & spot heights.


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Topographic coverage of the Balearic Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands, at 1:3, 000, 000 on an exceptionally detailed map published by Imus Geographics with an extensive index listing both towns or small settlements & geographical features such as peaks, glaciers, rivers, bays & islands, etc. The map provides an uninterrupted view of the whole state, without any peripheral regions or islands tucked away in insets. Shading & latitude colouring are used to show the general relief, with names and/or spot heights for many peaks. More rivers or lakes are shown & named than on other similar scale maps of the state. Boundaries of national or state parks, forest & other protected areas are highlighted. Also marked are Indian reservations, the National Petroleum Reserve & internal administrative boundaries. With the wealth of topographic information in the background, road network is inevitably less clearly visible than on purely road maps, but is presented distinguishing between paved highways (shown with driving distances), gravel highways & other roads. Railways lines aand coastal ferry routes included & airports are graded into those with scheduled jet services, public access or military airports & seaplane bases. Also marked are the Iditarod Trail & the course of the Trans-Alaska pipeline. Symbols indicate state parks with camping facilities, visitor centres, marine parks & wildlife watching sites, ski areas, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 2 ...

Double-sided, indexed tourist road map of the state. Coverage divides the state north/south, with the Panhandle region & Pribilof Islands shown in insets, & a smaller scale inset at 1:3, 750, 000 showing the Aleutian Islands. General relief is clearly shown by elevation tinting, characteristic of this publisher ...

Detailed, double-sided road map Alaska, ideal for route-planning. Clearly shows the national road network & selected provincial & local roads, with each class of road clearly indicated & road numbers shown. Topography is shown with relief shading & some spot heights, & colour shading is used to indicate land types. International & provincial boundaries are clearly marked, as are National Parks, nature reserves & restricted military areas. Symbols indicate various sights & locations of tourist interest, such as churches, temples, panoramas & viewing points, monuments & historic sites. Some hotels & campsites are marked. Railway lines, airports, oil pipelines & restricted access points are also shown. A grid divides the map at 2 ...