The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

After sitting in the car on the hill for about ten minutes, Montalbano realized this was a big mistake. Because he didn`t think at all about the investigation, the burglars, or Mr. Z. He thought about Angelica.. . What had he done? When members of Vigata`s elite are targeted in a series of perfectly executed burglaries, Inspector Montalbano reluctantly takes the case. It soon becomes clear however that more links these privileged few than simply their lost possessions.. . It isn`t long too before Montalbano finds himself taken with one of the victims, the captivatingly beautiful young Angelica. But as the detective`s attraction grows
- until he can think of little else
- a series of strange, anonymous letters claiming responsibility for the thefts begin to arrive.. . With the allure of Angelica beginning to consume him & his relationship with Livia under threat, Montalbano must focus his mind to solve this perplexing investigation before events spiral out of all control...

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After sitting in the car on the hill for about ten minutes, Montalbano realized this was a big mistake. Because he didn`t think at all about the investigation, the burglars, or Mr. Z. He thought about Angelica.. . What had he done? When members of Vigata`s elite are targeted in a series of perfectly executed burglaries, Inspector Montalbano reluctantly takes the case. It soon becomes clear however that more links these privileged few than simply their lost possessions.. . It isn`t long too before Montalbano finds himself taken with one of the victims, the captivatingly beautiful young Angelica. But as the detective`s attraction grows
- until he can think of little else
- a series of strange, anonymous letters claiming responsibility for the thefts begin to arrive.. . With the allure of Angelica beginning to consume him & his relationship with Livia under threat, Montalbano must focus his mind to solve this perplexing investigation before events spiral out of all control...

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In this fabulously festive story, Angelina & her cousin Henry visit lonely old Mr Bell, the retired village postman. They invite him to Angelina`s Christmas show to cheer him up & he appears dressed as Father Christmas, with a sackful of presents for everyone!A brand new Angelina Ballerina story is also available
- Big City Ballet
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Includes:: an amazing pop-up stage! Katharine Holabird attended Bennington College in Vermont, USA, & spent three years as a journalist in Italy. She has been writing the Angelina books since 1983. She lived in London with her family for a long time, but is now back in the US, & lives outside New York. Helen Craig is one of the UK`s most successful children`s illustrators. She became an apprentice photographer aged sixteen & went on to set up her own studio. Helen has illustrated over sixty children`s books. She lives in Cambridge.



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Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Juan Roman Riquelme, Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi.. . Argentina is responsible for some of the greatest footballers on the planet. Their rich, volatile history is made up of both the sublime & the ruthlessly pragmatic. Argentina is a nation obsessed with football, & Jonathan Wilson, having lived there on & off during the last decade, is ideally placed to chart the five phases of Argentinian football: the appropriation of the British game; the golden age of la nuestra, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan Peron led the country into isolation; a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-futbol; the fusing of beauty & efficacy under Cesar Luis Menotti; & the ludicrous (albeit underachieving) creative talent of recent times. More than any other nation Argentina lives & breathes football, its theories & myths. The subject is fiercely debated on street corners & in cafes. It has even preoccupied the country`s greatest writers & philosophers. ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES is the definitive history of a great footballing nation & its paradoxes. ...

Street plan of Angers, part of an extensive series covering French cities & towns from Blay-Foldex, the country’s largest, oldest & most experienced publisher of urban mapping. Blay plans include outer suburbs &, where appropriate, adjoining localities forming part of the urban agglomeration & provide brief descriptions of the town’s main sights, contact details for hotels & other places of interest, etc. The plans show one way streets, car parks & pedestrian zones. Important public buildings are clearly marked & identified. Blay street maps are usually double-sided & include an enlargement for the town centre & a street index with separate lists of “edifices publics”: main public buildings, places of worship, schools, sport facilities, stations, etc. Each of the outer suburbs or the adjoining localities, identified with its postcode, has a separate index. Many titles also provide a road map of the environs. All the text is in French only.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of Blay-Foldex street plans of French towns & cities please click on the series link – the series description also

Includes:: a comparison between Blay & IGN street plans.

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Angers & its Environs in a series of detailed road maps at 1:80, 000 from the IGN, designed to highlight places of interest & recreational possibilities, with a city centre street plan & an enlargement of a selected hiking area. Cartography is an enlargement from 1:100, 000 to 1:80, 000 of the publisher’s highly popular TOP100 series, with very detailed presentation of the road network, including classification of local roads according to lanes, rest areas, access restrictions, etc. Railway lines are shown with stations. Topography is shown by relief shading, with spot heights & colouring for woodlands, vineyards, orchards, etc. Cycle tracks & long-distance GR routes are marked. A wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest & recreational facilities, historical & cultural sites, golf courses, rock climbing, nature reserves, etc. Refuges & gîtes d’etape are marked, but no campsites. The maps have no geographical coordinates for GPS. Each title has an index of communes. Map legend

Includes:: English.A special feature of this series is the inclusion of a large city centre street plan & an enlargement of a particularly interesting recreational area. Presentation of these features varies, so please check the individual descriptions for more information.* IN THIS TITLE: a large street plan of Angers’ city centre highlighting main traffic arteries & indicating one way streets. An additional panel presents an extract from IGN’s topographic coverage of the area around St-Saturnin-sur-Loire in their TOP25 series but shown here at 1:30, 000. The extract highlights local hiking routes. The map also indicates how its whole area is covered by IGN’s topographic survey at 1:25, 000.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

The Angkor sites on a double-sided map from the Bangkok based River Books, combining a general map of the region, a street plan of Siem Reap, detailed plan of the Angkor Wat
- Angkor Thom complex, satellite photos of the ruins, historical notes, etc. On one side is a general map at 1:50, 000 showing access from Siem Road to the Angkor complex, West Baray, Banteay Samre & the Bakong temples. Two sites further afield: the Kulen & Mealea plus Banteay Srei & Kbal Spean are shown on insets. On the reverse is a detailed plan at 1:14, 400 of the Angkor Wat
- Angkor Thom

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Angkor in the Odyssey Guides series; aimed at travellers particularly interested in the culture & history of their destination; the guides focus on the atmosphere, customs, & distinctive character of a country, region or city. As the only English language publisher based in China, Odyssey Guides specialize in Asian destinations, relying on the expertise of local writers. This gives readers more of an insider’s perspective, in companion with the practicalities of navigating through remote Asian landscapes. Each title is heavily dedicated to the culture of the destination, all with accompanying colour photography. The guides also showcase a range of literary excerpts which are taken from travel writers together with translations from the work of indigenous writers & poets, creating a distinctive tone unique to the publisher. There are also basic overview location maps & concise practical advice for visitors, including information on getting there & around, itineraries, climate, health, clothing & equipment, money, photography, communications, security, shopping, media, food & drink, holidays & behavior, customs & etiquette. ...