Sir Ranulph Fiennes is often described as the world’s greatest living explorer, & “ Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know” shows that as his life story stands, this is no exaggeration. From his early military career & his time in the Special Forces to his many expeditions, his life of extraordinary achievement has been characterised by courage, determination against all odds & a streak for compulsive rebelliousness. He has travelled to the most dangerous & inaccessible places on earth, almost died many times, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions of pounds for charity & been awarded a polar medal & an OBE. He has been an elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, an explorer, a best-selling author & nearly replaced Sean Connery as James Bond. Here he describes how he led expeditions all over the world & became the first person to travel to both poles on l&. He tells of how he discovered the lost city of Ubar in Oman & attempted to walk solo & unsupported to the North Pole
- the expedition that cost him several fingers & very nearly his life. Now out in paperback, this autobiography is an enthralling read; a candid look inside the mind & the achievements of a great British adventurer & hero. Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Fiennes OBE, 3rd Baronet, looks back on a life lived at the very limits of human endeavour.
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`A father...is a necessary evil.` Stephen Dedalus in Ulysses In Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know Colm Toibin turns his incisive gaze to three of Ireland`s greatest writers, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats & James Joyce, & their earliest influences: their fathers. From Wilde`s doctor father, a brilliant statistician & amateur archaeologist, who was taken to court by an obsessed lover in a strange premonition of what would happen to his son; to Yeats` father, an impoverished artist & brilliant letter-writer who could never finish apainting; to John Stanislus Joyce, a singer, drinker & story-teller, a man unwilling to provide for his large family, whom his son James memorialised in his work. Colm Toibin illuminates not only the complex relationships between three of the greatest writers in the English language & their fathers, but also illustrates the surprising ways they surface in their work. ...

Indexed road map, showing relief & annotated with geographical notes. Elevation colouring & spot heights show the general relief. Road detail

Includes:: some tracks, & locations with petrol supplies are marked. Railways, ports, sea ferries, airports & airfields are also shown. Wetland areas, reserves & national parks are indicated, & symbols depict various features e.g. historic sites, places of interest, antiquities, waterfalls, campsites, lodgings, beaches, hospitals & post offices. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 2

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Madagascar at 1:800, 000 is an indexed map with additional street plans & enlargements of popular regions on the reverse. The publisher has chosen to concentrate on creating a map which will primarily be of use for a tourist navigating between main points of interest as opposed to stressing more detailed cartography. Tarred & untarred national & main roads & minor roads are clearly marked, as are airports & ferry routes. Provincial boundaries are demarcated. In keeping with the publisher ...

Madagascar at 1:1, 250, 000 from the IGN with cartography from Mair Dumont, with more smaller settlements than on other maps of the whole country. Very effective relief shading, altitude colouring & spot heights present the topography, with colouring and/or graphics for seasonal lakes & swamps, mangrove, sand dunes, rice fields, waterfalls, etc. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. The map indicates unpaved roads &

Includes:: local tracks, showing routes closed to motorized traffic. No intermediate distances are marked. Railway lines & local airports or aerodromes are included. Symbols show various places of interest including campsites, beaches, diving & windsurfing sites, shipwrecks, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1

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Indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map Madagascar with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Coverage

Includes:: the Comoros Islands & Mayotte. Topography is indicated by altitude colouring with spot heights & mountain passes, names of mountain ranges & plateaux, seasonal rivers & lakes, mangroves & coral reefs. Road information

Includes:: seasonal tracks & indicates intermediate driving distances on main & secondary roads & locations of petrol stations. Railways, local airfields & coastal ferry connections are also shown, as well as internal administrative boundaries. National parks & protected areas are marked & symbols highlight various places of interest: selected accommodation including campsites, UNESCO world heritage sites, rovas (former royal palaces), beaches, surfing & diving locations, viewpoints, wells, medical facilities, etc. The map has a latitude/longitude grid at intervals of 1



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Clear & detailed road map with a plan of Antananarivo. Hill shading & selected spot heights show the topography. National parks & natural protected areas, waterfalls, reservoirs, mangroves & coral reefs are indicated, as wells as places of interest, viewpoints, various kinds of accommodation including campsites, restaurants, monuments & museums, mosques & churches, interesting buildings, caves, beaches, spas & campsites. The map shows seven different types of roads with intermediate driving distances, plus tracks & trails. Also marked are administrative boundaries, airports, railways, shipping routes & ports. Longitude & latitude lines are drawn at 2 ...

Two thousand years ago, Madagascar was probably uninhabited. An island twice the size of Great Britain, it was home to unique species of flora & fauna that were undisturbed by humanity until the first navigators landed on its shores. Since then, the changes imposed by humans on the wide range of environments to be found in this mini-continent have formed one of the threads of Madagascar`s history. No one knows where the island`s first inhabitants came from, but there was a strong connection from the earliest period to the islands of South East Asia
- today`s Indonesia. Austronesians, Arabs, Portuguese, & Dutch sailors & traders successively dominated the sea-lanes around Madagascar, some of the world`s oldest long-distance shipping routes. Over the centuries, Madagascar developed its own distinctive language & cultural systems, absorbing migrants from every shore of the Indian Ocean. In the nineteenth century, Britain & France projected a new type of global power that had a major effect on the isl&, which became a French colony from 1896 to 1960. Throughout this colourful & often turbulent history, the tension between the formation of a highly original culture & the absorption of immigrants, the development of strong social hierarchies, a long experience of slavery & the slave trade, have all had effects that are still felt today. Now home to 17 million people, Madagascar is one of the world`s most fascinating & least-known societies.
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Madagascar & Comoros in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which

Includes:: Travel Guides, Travel Maps, Road Atlases,

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