Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

Abundant color photos, combined with thorough coverage, bring one of Italy`s most beautiful destinations to dazzling life. The Bay of Naples & neighboring Amalfi Coast epitomize southern Italy at its best: in one concentrated area travelers find spectacular natural beauty, world-class art, rich history, & that quintessential Italian zest for living. ...

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Sorrento Peninsula (Amalfitana) in a series of handy holiday pocket maps from Freytag & Berndt. The map is laminated, so waterproof & tear-resistant, & highlights the publishers’ recommendations of five best choices in five categories: adventure, culture, food, nature & sights, all listed on the reverse with a brief note. On one side is a road map of the peninsula, with coverage along the coast extending from Castellammare di Stabia on the northern side to Amalfi & Ravello along the southern coast. Insets provide street plans of Sorrento & Amalfi. Icons prominently highlight numerous places of interest, including campsites & youth hostels, sport & recreational facilities, marinas & beaches, architectural & historical sites, etc. The map has no geographical coordinates. The road map & the street plans are annotated colour-coded markers highlighting the publishers’ recommendations of five best choices in five categories: adventure, culture, food, nature & sights, all listed on the reverse of the map with brief notes in several languages. Also provided is a Fact Box with phone numbers for tourist offices, emergency services, etc. Map legend & notes on the recommendations include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

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Cristina Mittermeier knows a thing or two about water. Trained as a marine biologist & a photographer, the Mexico City-born Mittermeier combines her work behind the lens with her passion for environmentalism, taking pictures around the world to explore our relationship to the earth & ocean & to draw attention to the beauty & the plight of our planet. In Amaze, Mittermeier elicits our wonder & awe at the natural world & the labyrinth or ”maze” of navigating a sustainable existence. The book combines two series: ” Enoughness” & ” The Water`s Edge.” The first draws out Mittermeier`s philosophy for a mindful & sustainable way of being in the world. Bringing together photographs from some of the most isolated corners of the earth, the book shows wild animals, remote landscapes, & indigenous peoples-challenging the cult of material wealth & proposing alternatives for a meaningful & sustainable connection to our environment, each other, & ourselves. In ” The Water`s Edge, ” Mittermeier presents photographs from around the globe that capture the frontier between land & ocean & the special meaning it has for human life. Whether it is fishermen bringing in their daily haul, women washing laundry in the shallows, or surfers frolicking in the spray, the water`s edge is revealed as an integral & universal space in which ephemeral moments reveal not only our common dependency on the planet, but also our common humanity. As much an inspiration for sustainable living as a staggering collection of nature photography, Amaze is a must-have book for all those who care about our planet & those we share it with. ...

Even More Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts is another fascinating miscellany that will delight railway buffs everywhere. More fun & interesting trivia for the railway buff from the famous steam trains that puffed across the British countryside to long forgotten journeys to interesting facts about the history of the railways. Travel back to the age of steam before becoming up-to-date with railways today. In addition to the fascinating lists of railway trivia such as longest tunnels, widest bridges & most powerful locomotives, discover more about the crucial role railways & train travel have played in the history of Britain. From the sublime to the ridiculous & the euphoric to the poignant, every railway enthusiast is catered for. Brief accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. ...

Respected transport author Julian Holland delves into the intriguing world of steam in his latest book, which is full of absorbing facts & figures on subjects ranging from Cornish beam engines, steam railway locomotives, road vehicles & ships through to traction engines, steam rollers & electricity generating stations & the people who designed & built them. Helped along the way by the inventive minds of James Watt, Richard Trevithick & George Stephenson, steam became the powerhouse that drove the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the late 18th & 19th centuries. The combination of abundant coal reserves, inventive minds, cheap labour & entrepreneurial spirit made Britain the world leader in steam technology. Britain also led the way with the evolution of steamships
- from William Symington's Charlotte Dundas of 1803 (the world's first successful steam-powered boat) & SS Archimedes (the world's first screw-driven steamship) to HMS Rattler (the world's first steam screw-driven warship) & Isambard Kingdom Brunel's giant transatlantic steam-driven liners of which the Great Eastern was by far the largest. While steam in the factories & on the railways & roads is now a fading memory, it should be worth noting that much of our electricity is, thanks to inventors such as Charles Parsons, still generated by steam turbines in our coal, gas & nuclear power stations. Even modern nuclear powered submarines use steam turbines to drive their propulsion units. In Britain there is the most amazing steam preservation movement. Restored steam engines can still be seen at work on our waterways, roads & railways & at hundreds of steam events around the country. Julian Holland provides you with a full list of where to see historic steam locomotives & steam miniatures. Britain's world-beating steam heritage is still very much alive! Discover which steam locomotive holds the world speed record, find out how the operators of horse-drawn buses sabotaged London's first steam buses, & learn why Charles Parsons' revolutionary steam turbine embarrassed the royal family. Discover the answers to these & many other intriguing aspects of the steam age in this absorbing collection of stories & trivia. Brief, accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The Amazing & Extraordinary Facts series presents interesting, surprising & little-known facts & stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb & entertain in equal measure.
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Amazing Airplanes Sound Book is a fantastic, novelty addition to the bestselling Amazing Machines range. The perennially popular Amazing Airplanes picture book is now available for the first time in this exciting new format. Young children will love hearing the roar of the plane`s engines, all the sounds of the airport, the pilot in his cockpit, & much more as they work through the book, discovering new sounds on every spread. The Amazing Machines picture books feature zippy wordplay & zappy art, perfect for entertaining mini motorheads. The much-loved animal characters that feature throughout the series return in this book as they arrive at the airport ready to board their plane. 2017 is the twentieth anniversary of the original Amazing Machines picture books, making this the perfect opportunity to engage a whole new generation of young machine-lovers! ...

A beautiful, fact-filled picture book by naturalist & TV presenter Chris Packham, stunningly illustrated by Harry Potter cover artist Jason Cockcroft. Every day, billions of animals are just starting out their lives. Travel around the globe & meet some incredible baby animals as they begin their journey through life in this beautiful, fact-filled non-fiction picture book by wildlife expert, Chris Packham. From Darwin`s froglets & baby earthworms to tiger cubs & meerkat pups, you can discover each of their stories & uncover extra information about these incredible baby animals in the Find Out More section at the back of the book. An excellent source of expert wildlife information for all young nature lovers, this animal book is the perfect introduction to the natural world for children & anyone who loved Just Ducks or Tiny: The Invisible World of Microbes. Chris Packham presented the BBC`s children`s series The Really Wild Show before setting up his own TV company & making wildlife shows for ITV, National Geographic, Animal Planet & the BBC. Jason Cockroft is an award-winning illustrator best known for his internationally acclaimed children`s picture book illustrations & his cover artwork for the final three Harry Potter books. ...