Mark Thomas is one of the UK`s most effective & best-known political activists, as well as being a highly successful st&-up comedian. His show, ” The Mark Thomas Product”, ran for six highly acclaimed series on Channel Four. Amazingly, this is his first book. ” As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela” is a deeply funny, deeply disturbing account of Mark`s rampage through the arms trade. Under a fairly flimsy disguise & with the use of some worryingly poor accents, Mark set off on a journey of discovery in the company of arms dealers, torture victims, politicians, cops, crusties & geeks. The result is a shockingly entertaining read. Embedded within the sharpness of his humour is the truth of an industry fraught with loopholes, complacency & greed; that allows corrupt regimes to kill, maim & displace, but whose deals are often subsidised by the British taxpayer. Hard-hitting, laugh-out-loud funny & extremely unsettling, ” As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela” is never anything less than compulsive. ...

This map was created in close collaboration of Swiss & Japanese specialists & shows on one side at scale 1: 25, 000 the main trekking area around the Onsen villages of Asahi-dake & Sonkyou with all aspects of a topographical map, including a h&-painted shadow relief. On the reverse side the user gets information on the Geography, Geology, Flora & Fauna of the area. Important information for visitors together with an overview map of the whole National Park & two detailed maps of Asahi-dake & Sonkyou complete the description. ...

The Akan language is a group of dialects within the larger Niger-Congo language, whose other branches include Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo & Zulu. The subgroup of Akan known as Twi

Includes:: the dialects of Akuapem & Asante. This guide features Asante Twi. The Akan people of Ghana & the Ivory Coast are the largest ethnic group in both countries, & have a population of roughly 20 million people. Akan cultural traditions, such as the vibrant kente cloth & folktales of Anansi the spider, are known world-wide. Ghana`s rapid economic growth, due to its gold, cocoa & petroleum industries, has led increased interest in Twi by non-Akan speakers. This unique, two-part resource provides travellers to Ghana & the Ivory Coast with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, & the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for business-peoples, travellers & aid workers.

Features: 4, 000 dictionary entries; Phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers; Essential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out & business; Concise grammar & pronunciation sections.



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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:100, 000, the Vägkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 79 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:100, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 75 x 80km. The maps have contours at 10 metre intervals, plus relief shading & colouring for different types of landscape: open l&, forests, alvar, marshes, etc. Boundaries of national parks & nature reserves, areas prohibited to cross-country vehicles, & restricted entry military zones are marked. The maps indicate privately maintained local roads, cycle paths with wind shelters, footpaths, etc, & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 2-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 10’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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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. ...

” Ascension to Death, ” which launches Haus Publishing s new Modern Arabic Classics series, is the first work of acclaimed Syrian writer Mamdouh Azzam to be published in English. Set against the backdrop of a conservative Druze region of southern Syria, this is the tragic story of the orphan Salma, who falls in love with a boy from her village but is then forced into an arranged marriage. The controller of Salma s fate is her tyrannical uncle, who, as her guardian & a powerful community leader with governmental ties, is all too pleased to unload the burden of his brother s daughter onto the first man to propose. As Salma desperately tries to escape the marriage, the novel follows her attempt to flee with her lover. But after her family colludes with the authorities against her, Salma finds herself trapped in a nightmarish ordeal of imprisonment, torture, & abandonment. One of the most beloved Syrian novels of our time, ” Ascension to Death” is a dark, inventive, & unflinchingly honest look at both the best & the worst to be found in human nature & our modern world.” ...

Yefgenii Yeremin is a flyer & he is a phantom. In the Korean War, he is the legendary ace dubbed ` Ivan the Terrible`, shooting down more American jets than any other pilot in history. But the Soviet Union`s involvement in Korea must be kept secret, so Yefgenii is exiled to a remote Arctic base, his name unknown, his victories uncelebrated. But in 1964, a man arrives from Moscow, from the Space Committee, in search of a volunteer prepared to sacrifice everything for his country... ...

ARGUABLY ONE OF BRITAIN`S GREATEST CLIMBERS. Sir Chris Bonington memoir Ascent will chart not only his many triumphs in the climbing world
- such as the Eiger, & the Himalaya
- but also the struggles he has faced in his life bringing up a family, & maintaining a successful & loving marriage over the decades of travelling the world to conquer mountains. He has undertaken nineteen Himalayan expeditions, including four to Mount Everest which he climbed in 1985 at the age of fifty, & has made many first ascents in the Alps & greater ranges of the world. Along the way we will be fascinated by his many daring climbs, near-death adventures, & the many luminaries of the mountain fraternity he has climbed with, & in some cases
- witness their deaths on the rock. The mercurial Dougal Haston; the legendary-tough Don Whillans, the philosopher of the rock Stephen Venables, & the enigmatic Doug Scott, plus many more
- this will be an expert`s opinion on the past sixty years of British/ world mountaineering. In Ascent Chris also discusses his first wife (Wendy) who tragically passed away after a long battle with motor neuron disease
- his many years of caring for her, & then in his twilight years deciding to return to an iconic climb from his past
- The Old Man of Hoy
- to summit at the age of 80 years of age. He has now also found love again amidst the sadness & grief. It is a truly inspirational tale. Ascent will be a memoir like no other. Not only a cerebral narrative on what it takes to conquer fear, & learn/ develop the technical skills necessary to climb the world`s greatest peaks; what it is like to survive in places no human being can ultimately reside in for longer than a few months at very high altitude, but also how one overcomes emotional obstacles, too, & rediscover what drives us on to happiness.






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BRITAIN`S GREATEST CLIMBER.` He is the David Attenborough of mountaineering... Bonington`s most personal memoir yet.` The Times.` This is a compelling tale of fortitude & endurance.`
- The Sunday Times Sir Chris Bonington memoir Ascent will chart not only his many triumphs in the climbing world
- such as the Eiger, & the Himalaya
- but also the struggles he has faced in his life bringing up a family, & maintaining a successful & loving marriage over the decades of travelling the world to conquer mountains. He has undertaken nineteen Himalayan expeditions, including four to Mount Everest which he climbed in 1985 at the age of fifty, & has made many first ascents in the Alps & greater ranges of the world. Along the way we will be fascinated by his many daring climbs, near-death adventures, & the many luminaries of the mountain fraternity he has climbed with, & in some cases
- witness their deaths on the rock. The mercurial Dougal Haston; the legendary-tough Don Whillans, the philosopher of the rock Stephen Venables, & the enigmatic Doug Scott, plus many more
- this will be an expert`s opinion on the past sixty years of British/ world mountaineering. In Ascent Chris also discusses his first wife (Wendy) who tragically passed away after a long battle with motor neuron disease
- his many years of caring for her, & then in his twilight years deciding to return to an iconic climb from his past
- The Old Man of Hoy
- to summit at the age of 80 years of age. He has now also found love again amidst the sadness & grief. It is a truly inspirational tale. Ascent will be a memoir like no other. Not only a cerebral narrative on what it takes to conquer fear, & learn/ develop the technical skills necessary to climb the world`s greatest peaks; what it is like to survive in places no human being can ultimately reside in for longer than a few months at very high altitude, but also how one overcomes emotional obstacles, too, & rediscover what drives us on to happiness.







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The Ascent of Rum Doodle is an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40, 000-&-a-half-foot peak & has been a cult favourite since its publication in 1956. Led by the reliably under-insightful Binder, a team of seven British men including Dr Prone (constantly ill); Jungle the route finder (constantly lost), Constant the diplomat (constantly arguing) & 3, 000 Yogistani porters, set out to conquer the highest peak in the Himalayas. ...