From its humble origins in the backstreets & rooftops of Paris`s urban jungle, to the tops of London & New York`s skyscrapers, Parkour, has become an adrenaline-fuelled implosion on the urban landscape. But more than a sport that most jaw-dropped onlookers can hardly comprehend, Parkour is an exploration of movement & a return to our body`s natural ability to run, jump, hang & move with fluidity. For the first time, Julie Angel tells the story of Parkour`s beginnings
- the diverse, intriguing & unusual characters who went to the rooftops, hung off the stairwells & drain pipes as they trained through the night, often risking their lives & created something that has become a worldwide phenomenon. Breaking the Jump tells the unknown story behind Parkour`s rise, & asks what is it that drives those who stand on the edge & think `go`.
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The Third Edition of this classic account of the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time
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Bruce Pike can hear the sea at night & longs to go to the shore. When he befriends Loonie, his small town`s wild boy, that dream is realized. Together, intoxicated by the treacherous power of the waves & by the immortality of youth, the two boys defy all limits & rules. Pikelet learns what it is to be extraordinary, feels exhilaration for the very first time, &
- caught up in love & friendship & an erotic current he cannot resist
- he understands the true meaning of fear. These are experiences that will far outlast his adolescence. How, then, to mask the emptiness of leaving such intensity behind?

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` Exhilarating` Sunday Times` Rapturous` Sunday Telegraph`A remarkable tale of grace & danger` Financial Times When paramedic Bruce Pike is called out to deal with another teenage adventure gone wrong, he knows better than anyone what happened & how. Thirty years before, that dead boy could have been him. Bruce remembers what it was like to be a risk-taking kid, to feel that thrill & that fear... Breath by Tim Winton is the story of Bruce & his best friend Loonie, & the obsession that changed both of their lives. It is about the exhilaration of the sea & the waves, the treacherous addiction to risk, & the intoxicating power of forbidden love. ...

Breathe is a collection that explores the heart of Fidel Castro-era Cuba; an outsider`s look that is balanced by a weight of empathy to illuminate truths that lie couched between the island`s propaganda & the Western media`s portrayal. Characters from Europe & the USA in Swimming, Taxi & Sabbatical seem to want to hold on to the indulgences that their countries offer them, while praising Cubans for the more abstemious lives they lead & seeking to sample what the locals experience; in Siempre Luchando, I Never See Them Cry & The Party, romantic liaisons strengthen or buckle under the strain of the minute exploitations that result from the assumptions one makes about the other; the seedy sexual aggression of Luca`s Trip to Havana is undercut by the subtle yet intense lust of Breathe; while Leaving Cuba, with its closing image of Havana`s night sky, is as eloquently balanced a tale of the lives of everyday Cubans as you will read in a long while
- whichever path one takes, something is lost. As Aida Bahr, winner of Cuba`s Premio de la Critica Literaria says, ”relying more on subtleties than on drama, [ Segal] portrays the tensions & struggles, but also the joy & warmth, that fill Cubans` lives.”
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Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Map No. 109, Breckenridge
- Tennessee Pass area in Colorado in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of
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Brecknockshire, an original antique map by G. Cole / J. Roper, published in London, c. 1804 -1810. A copperplate engraving, original colour. Map size 23 x 17.5 cm with a mount size of 33.5 x 38.5 cm.A detailed nineteenth-century map of Brecon that was published in the atlas, The British Atlas; Comprising A Complete Set Of County Maps, Of England & Wales; & Plans Of Cities & Principal Towns in 1810. The map was drawn by G. Cole & engraved by John Roper for publication in The Beauties Of England & Wales, that was published in parts, from c.1804. Such was the success of the publication that the maps were re-used in other publications, as here. The maps show accurate geographical detail, including the turnpike, mail coach & principal roads, sites of Roman & other historical remains, as well as the seats of the nobility & the gentry, & market towns with their distances from London. The maps also show the division of the counties into hundreds or wapontakes. They are representative of the functional nineteenth-century approach to cartography, yet are not unattractive. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...

Brecon in 1903 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided. The main map covers the central area of the town, extending southward to Peny-lan & the River Usk. Features include the railway with station, goods depot, engine shed; St Mary`s church, Dinas, Christ College, Bridge Street, Ship Street, Shire Hall, High Street, Infantry Barracks, Cattle Market, Congregational Memorial College, etc. On the reverse is part of the adjacent sheet 28.08 extending coverage northward to include Priory Church, castle remains, Market House, Pendre, Nythfa, & the area up to Furnace Gate. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The wide open spaces of the Brecon Beacons National Park cover some 519 square miles (1, 344 square kilometres). Ancient red sandstone has weathered to create a succession of crests & valleys that give the highest peaks in south Wales, together with natural as well as man-made lakes, while in the limestone country in the south are spectacular waterfalls, caves & wooded gorges. The Park`s wild beauty is accentuated by its proximity to the completely contrasting neighbouring landscape of industrial south-east Wales. A sense of history also plays its part in the Beacons` appeal. The landscape is dotted with, prehistoric monuments, Roman remains, & medieval castles. The Beacons are loved by visitors from near & far who come for the sheer exhilaration of walking unimpeded across vast swathes of open common l&, for the green freshness of the landscape, for the watersports, mountain biking, fishing & pony trekking. The Pevensey National Park series of guide books celebrates the beauty & diversity of our National Parks through stunning photographs from some of the finest landscape photographers in Britain, matched with evocative & authoritative text from an acknowledged expert on each Park. The series has the official endorsement & backing of the individual National Park, & the Association of National Park Authorities. ...