Haria area of Lanzarote, map No. 1080 in the topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, Spain’s civilian survey organization. Maps in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series begun in late 1990s have contours at 20m intervals enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, 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 & mountain refuges. 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: not all the maps may as yet reflect the changes in road numbering on the islands. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Harina comes home from school very excited about the passport game she was playing. She finds Mummy feeling poorly & snuggles up to her with her ` Gumbi`. She thinks about her last adventure with the crested guinea fowl Hanga, her favourite bird, where she saw the Doctor Bird helping Peli, a poorly bird friend. Could Doc help Mummy? If only I could talk to him, she thinks. Then, as she drifts off into sleep there is a tapping at the window...and Harina`s next adventure begins! With Hanga & Doctor Bird she visits a new country, & on returning she remembers how to help Mummy feel much better. Harina & the Doctor Bird is the second part of a series of children`s books suitable for ages 3-7. They can be enjoyed by families, teachers & children on their own. The books emphasise diversity, international understanding & racial harmony as well as the joy of giving. ...

Harina is a beautiful little African girl whose favourite possession is her ` Gumbi`, a soft, comforting blanket given by her grandmother when she was born. She is befriended by a crested guinea fowl who she calls Hanga. These rare, wild birds are believed to bring good fortune. Together, Harina & Hanga have a magical adventure in the `bird world`. Harina meets new friends Peli, who has a broken wing, & Doc who makes him feel better. She listens to a nightingale & learns about the joy of giving. Back at school the next day she is very happy because she helps a new boy with a broken arm & understands the lessons she has learned. Harina: The Special Girl is part of a series of children`s books suitable for ages 3-7. They can be enjoyed by families, teachers & children on their own. The books emphasise diversity, international understanding & racial harmony as well as the joy of giving. ...

The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...

A detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Harlech, Porthmadog & Bala (showing part of the Snowdonia National Park) Edition A2 with minor changes; Publication date August 2009 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Harlech, Porthmadog & Bala area of north Wales on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map OL18, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. The map covers a large section of the Snowdonia National Park, extending from the coast to Bala & Dolgellau, &

Includes:: Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llan festiniog, Barmouth, the peaks of Brynmawr, Arenig Fach & Moel Llyfnant, a section of the Wales Coast Path, etc.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.



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Harlech, Porthmadog & Bala area of north Wales on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map OL18, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. The map covers a large section of the Snowdonia National Park, extending from the coast to Bala & Dolgellau, &

Includes:: Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llan festiniog, Barmouth, the peaks of Brynmawr, Arenig Fach & Moel Llyfnant, a section of the Wales Coast Path, etc.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.



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A walker, a reader & a gazer, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts is also a skilled talker whose impromptu kerbside exchanges with Harlem`s most colourful residents are transmuted into a slippery, silky set of observations on what change & opportunity have wrought in this small corner of a big city, Harlem, with its outsize reputation & even-larger influence. Hers is a beguilingly well-written meditation on the essence of black Harlem, as it teeters on the brink of seeing its poorer residents & their rich histories turfed out by commercial developers intent on providing swish condos for cool-seeking (and mostly white) gentrifiers. In a mix of oral history, conversations with scholars & hobos, thoughtful musings on notable antecedents & illustrious Harlemites of the twentieth century, & her own story of migration (from Texas to Harlem via Harvard), Rhodes-Pitts exhibits a sensitivity & subtlety & stillness in her writing that is very impressive & very promising. There are echoes of Joan Didion`s distinctive rhythms & pauses in her prose, without it ever feeling derivative. This is an exceptionally striking & alluring debut. ...

A century of Harlem, through the eyes & lenses of some of the most important artists & photographers of the twentieth century. The vibrant & bustling neighborhood occupying the upper reaches of Manhattan has been at the crossroads of the artistic, literary, & political currents of the African-American community since the early days of the twentieth century. Home to writers & revolutionaries, artists & agitators, Harlem has been both subject & inspiration for countless photographers. This sweeping photographic survey

Includes:: nearly two hundred images that tell the story of Harlem
- its distinctive landscape & extraordinary inhabitants
- throughout the twentieth century. Featured artists include: Gordon Parks, James Van Der Zee, Eve Arnold, Alice Attie, Cornell Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon, Dawoud Bey, Chester Higgins, Jr., Helen Levitt, Aaron Siskind, Bruce Davidson, Roy De Carava, Leonard Freed, Carl Van Vechten, & Weegee. The book features essays by leading scholars of African-American studies & art
- including Deborah Willis, Cheryl Finley, Elizabeth Alexander, & Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- which are paired with the work of eighty artists & photographers, affording this enclave the richest chronicling in its history.





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` She`s experienced wealth, cultural alienation, homelessness, brushes with fame, prison, rehab, record deals, a million blown second chances, a dozen broken hearts & one bloody-knuckled ultimate spiritual redemption. She even died once in the process, & may very well have had sex with your wife back in the eighties...` Elizabeth Gilbert When she was seven, Rayya Elias & her upper-class family fled the political conflict in their native Syria, settling in a suburb of Detroit. Bullied in school & caught between the world of her traditional family & her tough American classmates, she rebelled early. Rayya moved to New York City to become a musician & kept herself afloat with an uncommon talent for cutting hair. Eventually though, Elias`s affairs with lovers of both sexes went awry, her (more than) occasional drug use turned to addiction & she found herself living on the streets
- between visits to jail. Told with a keen sense of humour & a lack of self-pity in even the most harrowing situations, Harley Loco is a memoir about jumping in head-first, no questions asked. It`s a book about living in the moment no matter what that might bring, & about pursuing, not always by choice, a life of extremes
- highs & lows, pain & passion
- until ultimately arriving at a place of contentment & peace.


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