Alentejo Blue is the story of the Portuguese village of Mamarrosa told through the lives of those who live there & those who are passing through
- men & women, children & old people, locals, tourists & expatriates. For some, such as Teresa, a beautiful, dreamy village girl, it is a place from which to escape; for others
- the dysfunctional Potts family
- it is a way of running from trouble (but not eluding it). Vasco, a cafe owner who has never recovered from the death of his American wife, clings to a notion that his years in America make him superior to the other villagers. One English tourist makes Mamarrosa the subject of her fantasy of a new life, while for her compatriots, a young engaged couple, Mamarrosa is where their dreams finally fall apart. At the book's opening an old man reflects on his long & troubled life in this beautiful & seemingly tranquil setting, & anticipates the return of Marco Afonso Rodrigues, the prodigal son of the village & a symbol of this now fast-changing world. The homecoming is the subject of continuing speculation, & when Marco Afonso Rodrigues does finally appear, villagers, tourists & expatriates are brought together & jealousies, passions & disappointments must inevitably collide.


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Alentejo in a series of detailed, indexed touring maps from Turinta, the country’s leading map publishers, each with street plans of main towns. The map has altitude colouring & highlights protected areas, including the Vale do Guadiana Natural Park. Road network

Includes:: local country roads, most with driving distances. Railway lines are shown with stations. Symbols mark locations of pousadas, campsites, monuments & historical sites, golf courses, & other places of interest. The map is indexed & has a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse there are street plans of Beja, Castelo Branco, Evora, Leiria, Portoalegre, Setúbal, & Santarém, all showing locations of tourist offices plus places of interest. Also included is a distance table.



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The new novel by the author of The Alchemist. Aleph marks a return to Paulo Coelho`s beginnings. In a frank & surprising personal story, one of the world`s most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable & transformative journey of self-discovery. Facing a grave crisis of faith, & seeking a path of spiritual renewal & growth, Paulo decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people & the world. On this journey through Europe, Africa, & Asia, he will again meet Hilal-the woman he loved 500 years before-an encounter that will initiate a mystical voyage through time & space, through past & present, in search of himself. Aleph is an encounter with our fears & our sins; a search for love & forgiveness, & the courage to confront the inevitable challenges of life. ...

` Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them, Aleppo is our aim & you are merely the route.` Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fled. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians & Jews lived & traded together in peace. Few places are as ancient & diverse as Aleppo
- one of the oldest, continuously inhabited cities in the world
- successively ruled by the Assyrian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Arab, Ottoman & French empires. Under the Ottomans, it became the empire`s third largest city, after Constantinople & Cairo. It owed its wealth to its position at the end of the Silk Road, at a crossroads of world trade, where merchants from Venice, Isfahan & Agra gathered in the largest suq in the Middle East. Throughout the region, it was famous for its food & its music. For 400 years British & French consuls & merchants lived in Aleppo; many of their accounts are used here for the first time. In the first history of Aleppo in English, Dr Philip Mansel vividly describes its decline from a pinnacle of cultural & economic power, a poignant testament to a city shattered by Syria`s civil war.

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A poignant testament to the city shattered by Syria`s civil war. Aleppo lies in ruins, a casualty of Syria`s brutal civil war. Its streets are cloaked in darkness, its population scattered, its memories ravaged. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians & Jews lived & traded together in peace. Few places are as ancient & diverse. At the crossroads of global trade, Aleppo drew merchants from Venice, Isfahan & Agra to the largest souq in the Middle East & it was from here that some of the world`s most enduring food, music & culture sprang. ...

Alessandria Province at 1:150, 000 in a series of handy size provincial road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & country tracks than can be found on most regional maps from other publishers. This title is now available in a digitally produced edition.LAC’s provincial series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Aletsch
- Goms area at 1:60, 000 in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series of Switzerl&, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof
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Aletsch
- Goms area at 1:60, 000 in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series of Switzerl&, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof
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Map No. 2516, Aletschgebiet
- STANDARD EDITION, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Swisstopo, covering
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Map No. 1269, Aletschgletscher, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Swisstopo, covering the southern part of the Aletsch Glacier, with Geisshorn & the glaciers to the west of its peak, Fiesch, Lax &, on the southern edge, Blatten & Mörel. Swiss topographic survey at 1:25, 000 covers 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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