It`s February, & Carnival time in Venice. Bright blue skies & freezing temperatures welcome Teresa Lupo, forensic pathologist to the Rome Questura, to the city. She is greeted off the vaporetto by an anonymous masked man dressed as The Plague Doctor. Teresa has taken time out from her job to find her beloved bohemian aunt Sofia who has mysteriously disappeared. There seem to be no clues as to her whereabouts, but a visit to Sofia`s very strange apartment in the Dorsoduro confirms Teresa`s suspicions that all is not well. The puzzle deepens when a letter reveals a piece of fiction in which both Sofia & Teresa appear. Even more strange, are the links to Venetian culture which gradually begin to surface. Are the messages being sent by Sofia herself? Her abductor? Or a third party seeking to help her unravel the mystery? The revelation when it comes is as surprising & shocking as Sofia`s fate. & Teresa herself comes to depend upon the unravelling of a mystery wrapped deep inside the art & culture of Venice itself. Praise for The Fallen Angel ` Intricately plotted & gorgeously written, THE FALLEN ANGEL weaves a spell that will entrap you until the final page. David Hewson`s Rome is dark & tantalizing, seductive & dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history` Tess Gerritsen, author of The Killing Place ...

Carnival! is packed full of vibrant party food from the nation that does street parties better than anyone: Brasil! Whether you`ve got Rio Olympic fever, or you just love a great BBQ, this colourful little book has everything you need to know to host the best party. From recipes for finger food, spicy Brasilian BBQ dishes with a medley of fresh & fruity salsas, & of course lots of refreshing cocktails, to tips on how to dance the samba & how to mix the perfect caipirinha, Carnival! will get you into the party spirit & fire up your summer. From the team behind the popular & ever-expanding chain of Brasilian restaurants, Cabana, this attractively priced gift book is zingy & full of life. Recipes include Pulled Pork Sliders, Caipirinha ` Beer Can` Chicken, barbecued Chimichurri Monkfish, Sweet Potato Fries, Watermelon Martini & Cabana Colada. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
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The Smithsonian Guides to Historic America h ave undergone their first major revision since their origina l release. The twelve volumes make up a comprehensive presen tation of sites of historical interest & museums covering al l States of the Union. ' ...

The arch of the Carpathian Mountains across central Europe on an indexed road map from Huber Verlag with on the reverse extensive tourist & historical information including a list of UNESCO World Heritage sites, etc. All the text is in English. With Budapest, Vienna, Kraków & Lviv on the north-western & northern edges of the map, coverage extends south to Belgrade, the Danube Iron Gate National Park & Bucharest. Topography is indicated by relief shading, with graphics for swamps/marshlands & colouring for the forested areas. The map shows the network of main, secondary & selected other roads, with driving distances on main routes. Also shown are petrol stations, rest areas with overnight facilities, & border crossings. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight cultural heritage including UNESCO World Heritage sites, the region’s characteristic wooden churches, recreational areas, etc. Place names in the Ukraine & Serbia are in the Latin alphabet. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 1° intervals & an extensive index. The reverse side is taken with text, maps & photos illustrating various aspects of the region: a list & map showing UNESCO World Heritage sites, information about the region’s characteristic wooden churches, Dacian fortresses, Transylvanian place names, fauna, etc. (One small complaint from the Polish heart of the writer of this description: why has Poland’s highest peak, Rysy, been included from the list of mountains over 1500 meters?!). Map legend & all the text are in English. ...

Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains in a handy size, 16 x 23cm paperback atlas, in Cyrillic but with an English map legend, plus detailed street plan of the regions main towns, including Lviv, Chernovitz, Drohobych, Kolomyia, etc. The atlas presents this fascinating region, once known for its great ethnic & cultural diversity, highlighting numerous places of interest, including historical & architectural monuments, religious buildings, folk craft centres, tourist accommodation including campsites & hostels, etc. Picturesque towns & villages are highlighted, & many are annotated with dates of their foundation or first mention in written records. Road network

Includes:: dirt tracks & country lanes, gives distance on main & secondary routes, & shows locations of fuels supplies & border crossings. Railways indicate narrow gauge lines & show stations. Topography is shown by spot heights, with colouring & graphics indicating forested areas, vineyards & swamps. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas a prominently marked. The maps have latitude lines at intervals of 10’, with longitude at 15’. All place names are shown in Cyrillic only &, apart from the English map legend, all the text is in Ukrainian. This

Includes:: lists of main places of interest which annotate all the road maps & street plans. The atlas has a separate index of localities & a distance table. Also included are detailed street plans, some spread over several pages, showing 11 main towns in the region. The plans, annotated with main places of interest & various facilities including tourist accommodation, show: Lviv, Chernovitz, Drohobych, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khotyn, Kolomyia, Morshyn, Mukacheve, Striy, Truskavetz & Uzhgorod. Given the region’s history, listing all the alternative transliterations of their names would prove to be a daunting task. For Chernovitz or Chernivtsi alone Wikipedia shows: Cernauti (Romanian), Cernovicy (German, alternate transliteration from the Ukrainian Cyrillic), Cernowitz (Yiddish, alternate form), Cérnivci (Ukrainian, 2nd most common Roman transliteration), Cernivcy (Ukrainian, alternate transliteration), Cernovce (Russian, alternate transliteration), Cernovcy (Russian, alternate transliteration), Cernovice (Czech/ Slovak), Chernivci (Ukrainian, alternate transliteration), Chernivcy (Ukrainian, alternate transliteration), Chernivtcy (Ukrainian, alternate transliteration), Chernivtsi (Ukrainian, commonest English transliteration), Chernovcy (Russian, alternate transliteration), Chernovicy (Yiddish, alternate Roman transliteration of the Russian Cyrillic form), Chernovits (Yiddish, alternate transliteration), Chernovitse (Yiddish, rare transliteration into Roman script of the Ukrainian Cyrillic transliteration), Chernovitsy (Ukrainian, Yiddish, rare alternate transliteration), Chernovitz (Yiddish, alternate form), Chernovtsy (Russian), Chernowitz (Yiddish, alternate transliteration), Csernivci (Hungarian, alternate transliteration from the current Ukrainian Cyrillic name), Csernovic (Hungarian), Csernyivci (Hungarian, transliteration from the current Ukrainian Cyrillic name), Czernovicensia (Latin, ecclesiastical), Czerniowce (Polish), Czernovitz (Yiddish, alternate transliteration), Czernowitz (German), Tchernowcy (Yiddish, transliteration from the Russian Cyrillic form), Tjernivtsi (Norwegian, Swedish, transliterated from the Ukrainian Cyrillic original), Tscherniwzi (German, transliteration from the Ukrainian Cyrillic, from German version of ` Yurij Fedkovytsch Czernowitzer Nationaler Universität`, i.e. ` Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University` website, 2005), Tschernovits (Yiddish, alternate trasliteration), Tschernowitz (German, archaic, non-standard form), Tshernevits (Yiddish, alternate transliteration), Tshernovits (Yiddish, current standard transliteration)!IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: supplies of all titles published in the Ukraine are irregular & we cannot guarantee a firm delivery time. When a title is out of stock, it may be advisable to choose an alternative publication.




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Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains at 1:300, 000 on a detailed road map from Kartografija Kiev, in an English edition with descriptions of main places of interest plus 12 street plans, each annotated with main sights. All place names are shown transliterated. The map covers an area from the country’s borders to Lviv in the north & Chernivtsi in the east. Towns are annotated with their foundation dates &, where appropriate, with their old historical names (e.g. Ivano-Frankovsk / Stanislav). A wide range of symbols highlight various places of interest, some with little drawings of their main monuments. Particularly well covered is the presentation of various botanical, geographical & geological reserves & other natural features. Road network shows petrol stations & diving distances on main routes. Symbols highlight locations with tourist accommodation. The map has latitude lines at intervals of 10’, with longitude at 15’. The index on the reverse of the map lists places of interest, each with a brief description. The reverse side also

Includes:: a physical map of the region at 1:1, 500, 000, plus longer descriptions of the country’s numerous national parks & other nature reserves. Also included are street plans of 12 main towns, each with a list of places of interest annotated on the plan. Map legend & all the text are in English.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: supplies of all titles published in the Ukraine are irregular & we cannot guarantee a firm delivery time. When a title is out of stock, it may be advisable to choose an alternative publication.


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Existentialism is back Carpe diem
- `seize the day`
- is one of the oldest pieces of life advice in Western history. But its

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Set in the precariously settled coastal town of Desperance, Carpentaria is the unforgettable portrait of the powerful Phantom family, leader of the Westend Pricklebush people, & its battles with old Joseph Midnight`s renegade Eastend mob on the one h&, & the white officials of Uptown & the neighbouring Gurfurrit mine on the other. By turns operatic & surreal, Wright`s stunning & richly imagined storytelling is a blend of myth & scripture, farce & politics. Her extraordinary characters
- Elias Smith the outcast saviour, the religious zealot Mozzie Fishman, the murderous mayor Stan Bruiser, the moth-ridden Captain Nicoli Finn, the activist & prodigal son Will Phantom, & above all, the rulers of the family, the queen of the rubbish-dump & the fish-embalming king of time, Angel Day & Normal Phantom
- stride like giants in this storm-swept world.

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