Discover the spice of modern Britain from the top deck of a bus. We may complain about the quality of our local bus services, but Britain is blessed with a very fine network of local bus routes. That network takes in celebrated coastal & mountain landscapes as well as gritty industrial towns & unsung suburbs. In ” Bus-Pass Britain Rides Again”, over three dozen writers retrace journeys that have particular meaning for them, along the way revealing the diversity of modern Britain. Evocative & fun, often witty & perceptive, the book gives a fresh perspective on communities across Britain. Just the ticket for travellers of all ages. ...

This double-sided map features a topographic map of the Busen Region on side A & local information & photos regarding a number of topics on the reverse. Side A shows contours at 25 m intervals & the locations of ice, rivers & lakes. Man-made features are also shown at the disused whaling stations of Leith, Stromness & Husvik. Side B presents information about topics including The Shackleton Crossing, local climate & geology, & the glacial history & geomorphology. ...

South Georgia & its offshore islands in the South Atlantic presented by the British Antarctic Survey on a double-sided map combining topographic mapping of the whole island at 1:200, 000 scale & detailed topographic mapping of the route of Shackleton’s crossing in May 1916 at 1:40, 000 scale. On one side is a map presenting the topography by contours at 100 m intervals with numerous trigonometric heights & spot heights. Colouring & graphics indicate ice-free terrain & moraine. Numerous glaciers, peaks, bays, etc, are named & the map shows locations of research stations & disused whaling stations. On the reverse side is a map covering the route which Sir Ernest Shackleton took during the first ever crossing of South Georgia from King Haakon Bay. This 1:40, 000 scale map uses data created from VHR satellite imagery including contours at 50 m intervals & spot heights of the main peaks. This side also has 1:25, 000 scale insets of key areas along the crossing, & a cross section showing elevation along the route. Exploratory notes provide historical background on South Georgia & full technical specifications including data sources & references. Full BAS reference for this title is ” Sheets BAS (Misc) 12A & 12B”. This title is also available flat. ...

This invasion & occupation of Iraq by the United States & Britain
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From the Hudson Bay in Canada, via Tanzania & the jungles of Venezuela, to the moors & highlands of Britain, Ray Mears explores a range of locations & techniques from indigenous peoples. Drawing on centuries of knowledge as well as his own experience, Ray demonstrates how our enjoyment of the wilderness comes through respect for our surroundings & the people, plants & animals that live there. ...

Bushehr Province of Iran & the adjoining areas of the neighbouring provinces on a road map from the Gitashenasi Institute with names of larger towns shown in both Farsi & Latin alphabet. Symbols highlight locations of petrol stations, historical monuments, tourist accommodation, etc. Map legend & brief notes about the province are in Farsi & English. ...

Everyone should work for themselves. But don`t cashflow forecasts, tax returns & P& Ls all sound a bit of a faff? Fear not: help is at h&. In Business for Bohemians, Tom Hodgkinson combines practical advice with laugh-out-loud anecdote to create a refreshingly candid guidebook for all of us who aspire to a greater degree of freedom in our working lives. Whether you dream of launching your own startup or profiting from your creativity in your spare time, Business for Bohemians will equip you with the tools to turn your talents into a profitable & enjoyable business. Accounting need no longer be a dark art. You will become au fait with business plans & a friend of the spreadsheet. You will discover that laziness can be a virtue. Above all, you will realise that freedom from the nine-to-five life is achievable
- &, with Hodgkinson`s comforting, pragmatic & extremely funny advice at h&, you might even enjoy yourself along the way. Tom Hodgkinson is the founder & editor of The Idler & the bestselling author of How to be Idle, How to be Free, The Idle Parent & Brave Old World. In 2011 he & his partner Victoria launched the Idler Academy of Philosophy, Husbandry & Merriment, a business which offers online & real-world courses in the liberal arts & practical skills, from philosophy & ukulele to business skills & singing.
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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. ...

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. ...

In the winter of 1975, South African & Australian upstarts Shaun Tomson, Rabbit Bartholomew & Mark Richards went to Hawaii with little else than their surfboards & their love of surfing. With their incredible skills & raw ambition, they not only set a new standard for wave riding, but also succeeded in transforming surfing from a casual pastime into a viable profession. Published to coincide with a documentary feature film narrated by Academy Award nominee Edward Norton, ” Bustin` Down the Door” tells the incredible story of these free ride pioneers. With essays by the surfing legends themselves, along with previously unpublished photographs by award-winning photographers such as Dan Merkel, ” Bustin` Down the Door” re-creates the genesis of modern surfing from the perspective of the visionaries who turned their unlikely dreams into reality & revolutionized the sport of surfing. ...