Join renowned naturalist Peter Marren on an exciting quest to see every species of wild plant native to Britain. The mysterious Ghost Orchid blooms in near darkness among rotting leaves on the forest floor. It blends into the background to the point of invisibility, yet glows, pale & ghostly. The ultimate grail of flower hunters, it has been spotted only once in the past twenty-five years. Its few flowers have a deathly pallor & are said to smell of over-ripe bananas. Peter Marren has been a devoted flower finder all his life. While the Ghost Orchid offers the toughest challenge of any wild plant, there were fifty more British species Peter had yet to see, having ticked off the first 1, 400 rummaging in hedges, slipping down gullies & peering in peat bogs. But he set himself the goal of finding the remaining fifty in a single summer. As it turned out, the wettest summer in years. This expert & emotional journey takes Peter the length & the breadth of the British Isles, from the dripping ancient woods of the New Forest to the storm-lashed cliffs of Sutherl&. He paddles in lakes, clambers up cliffs in mist & rain, & walks several hundred miles, but does he manage to find them all? Partly about plants, partly autobiography, Chasing the Ghost is also a reminder that to engage with wild flowers, all we need to do is look around us & enjoy what we see. ...

A fictional recounting of the little-known true story of the first woman to ever set foot on Antarctica, & her extraordinary fight to get there. A fictional recounting of the little-known true story of the first woman to ever set foot on Antarctica, & her extraordinary fight to get there. It`s the early 1930s. Antarctic open-sea whaling is booming & a territorial race for the mysterious continent between Norwegian & British-Australian interests is in full swing. Aboard a ship setting sail from Cape Town carrying the Norwegian whaling magnate Lars Christensen are three women: Lillemor Rachlew, who tricked her way on to the ship & will stop at nothing to be the first woman to land on Antarctica; Mathilde Wegger, a grieving widow who`s been forced to join the trip by her calculating parents-in-law; & Lars`s wife, Ingrid Christensen, who has longed to travel to Antarctica since she was a girl & has made a daunting bargain with Lars to convince him to take her. Loyalties shift & melt & conflicts increase as they pass through the Southern Ocean & reach the whaling grounds. None of the women is prepared for the reality of meeting the whaling fleet & experiencing firsthand the brutality of the icy world. As they head for the continent itself, the race is on for the first woman to land on Antarctica. None of them expect the outcome & none of them know how they will be changed by their arrival. Based on the little-known true story of the first woman to ever set foot on Antarctica, Jesse Blackadder has captured the drama, danger & magnetic pull of exploring uncharted places in our world & our minds. ...

Chasing the Monsoon is a modern travel-pilgrimage through India. Alexander Frater follows the progress of the annual monsoon season, from the funnelling of the weather front in countries to the south of India to the downpour before his eyes, watching the life-shaping impact of the extraordinary phenomenon of the monsoon. On 20th May the Indian summer monsoon will begin to envelop the country in two great wet arms, one coming from the east, the other from the west. They are united over central India around 10th July, a date that can be calculated within seven or eight days. During the anxious period of waiting, the weather forecaster is king, consulted by pie-crested cockatoos, & a joyful period ensues: there is a period of promiscuity, & scandals proliferate. ...

Eduard Fischer takes us on an exploration of myth, art, science, & the sacred space of high mountains. This is an account of adventure & deep reflection. After first visiting the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh in 1985, he returned again & again, seeking to catch a glimpse of the phantom of the Himalayas
- the elusive snow leopard. During these visits he became enthralled with the unique culture of this ancient mountain kingdom, one of the oldest enclaves of Buddhism. The phantom cat itself becomes, at turns, Eduard`s quarry, nemesis, obsession, & finally, in a surprising twist of destiny, his teacher.
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For the first time, Chasing the Rainbow tells the history of both the men`s & women`s road cycling`s World Championships. Chasing the Rainbow recounts the famous routes, momentous victories & the characters, climbs, & of course, the riders behind the infamous pursuit for one of road cycling`s greatest prizes: the Rainbow Jersey. Giles Belbin has conducted exclusive interviews with a whole host of Champions from the Tour`s illustrious past, including: Oscar Frieire; Marianne Vos; Marcel Kint; Nicole Cooke; Yvonne Reynders; Keetie Van Oosten-Hage; Barry Hoban; Felice Gimondi; Mandy Jones; Stephen Roche; Catharine Marsal & Cadel Evans. ...

Chasseral
- Bieler See area of the Swiss Jura at 1:50, 000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions
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Chasseral
- Vue des Alpes area at 1:33, 333 on light, waterproof & tear-resistant map No. 3315T published by Swisstopo in cooperation
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Map No. 1125, Chasseral, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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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. ...

Chateau Monty sees top wine critic & author, Monty Waldin, put his money where his mouth is & pack it all in to make wine bio-dynamically in rural France. He has just over a year to turn 5.4 acres into top selling organic wine. Renovating an old cabin on his vineyard so he can babysit his vines 24/7, his only company will be his donkey & occasionally his high maintenance girlfriend Silvana when she jets in from Italy. Regarded by peers as a bit loopy because of his views about Biodynamics, & even as the enfant terrible of the wine world (he`s upset the establishment for his harsh criticisms of the wine industry), Monty`s nonetheless forged a successful career & written several award-winning books... but now he`s abandoning life behind the laptop for a new one making his own wine in the French Pyrenees. Accompanying a major Channel 4 television series, this is the story of how one man follows his dreams against the odds. Whether you’ve ever dreamt of owning your own vineyard, or just enjoy a glass or two, Monty’s wonderfully warm & witty tale will appeal to wine lovers & Francophiles alike. ...