Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler
- the Tai-Pan
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Taif on an indexed street plan from the Saudi Arabian publishers Farsi Maps with place names in Arabic & Latin alphabets, maps of Al Hada & Ash Shafa, plus a road map linking the city with Mecca & Jeddah. On one side is a street plan of the whole city at 1:13, 000. On the reverse the city is presented at 1:50, 000 with coverage extended further to the Hawiyyah Airport. Separate panels at 1:26, 000 & 1:17, 500 present Al Hada & Ash Shafa respectively. The two plans of Taif highlight main traffic arteries & show names of streets & districts or neighbourhoods in both Arabic & Latin alphabets. Both are annotated with numerous facilities & services cross-referenced to an index booklet. The booklet, presented in two separate parts for the Arabic & English names, provides an extensive list of governments & public agencies, hotels & furnished apartments, restaurants, banks, etc. The plans of Al Hada & Ash Shafa have street names in Arabic only with selected facilities & places of interest also named in English. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided is a road map of the region linking Taif with Mecca & Jeddah.

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Sonokrom, a village in the Ghanaian hinterl&, has not changed for hundreds of years. Here, the men & women speak the language of the forest, drink aphrodisiacs with their palm wine & walk alongside the spirits of their ancestors. The discovery of sinister remains
- possibly human, definitely `evil`
- & the disappearance of a local man brings the intrusion of the city in the form of Kayo, a young forensic pathologist convinced that scientific logic can shatter even the most inexplicable of mysteries. As old & new worlds clash & clasp, & Kayo & his sidekick, Constable Garba, delve deeper into the case, they discover a truth that leaves scientific explanations far behind.

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The Táin Way, a 41-km (25 miles) circular tour of the Cooley peninsula in County Louth, presented in a map/guide from East West Mapping, with a route map at 1:50, 000, mapping for additional local tours, plus descriptions of places of interest, etc. The route is highlighted on a detailed map at 1:50, 000 with contours at 20m intervals & altitude colouring. Symbols indicate accommodation including B& Bs, hostels & campsites, cafes & food shops, centres for traditional music & crafts, tombs & barrows, etc. Separate panels provide descriptions of places of interest along the route & in Carlingford Town (with a street plan), as well as general advice on signposting, safety, public transport; geology of the Cooley peninsula (with a small map), & local fauna & flora (with drawings). Four separate panels with similar mapping at different scales show additional shorter tours from various points along the route, accompanied by detailed instructions. Neither the main map nor the extra panels have geographical coordinates for GPS. ...

Taipei on an indexed, waterproof street plan from Periplus, accompanied by overview maps of Greater Taipei & the wider Taipei area, & a plan of Taipei`s Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) routes. Central Taipei is shown on one side of the map at 1:20, 000. The street plan is annotated with places of interest, hotels, restaurants, shopping, parks, etc. The main text is in English, but bridges, main thoroughfares & districts appear with their equivalents in Chinese script. The plan extends to cover Taipei (Songshan) domestic airport. The map indicates rail lines & stations, & a plan of the MRT metro & light rail network is included. The index lists streets, buildings, districts & parks. For a more general overview, there is plan of Greater Taipei at 1:45, 000, indicating main transport arteries & names of districts & neighbourhoods, many with equivalents in Chinese script. This shows bold relief shading for the outskirts of the city, land use & selected sites of interest.A road map of the wider Taipei area at 1:350, 000 shows approaches to Taipei from the directions of Hsinchu City, Yilan City & Keelung City. ...

Taipei in the City Guide series from Insight provides extensive information on restaurants, hotels, shopping & sights as well as unique ‘editor’s tips’. Each heavily illustrated guide begins with ‘best of’ sections, giving a brief summary of the main highlights. Extensive introductory sections explore the city’s history & culture & there are also short articles written by locals about distinctive local issues. The Places & Sights section is organised by district & provides detailed commentary on the main attractions, best restaurants, bars & cafes & suggestions for walks or other activities in the area. There is also a selection of recommended day-trip itineraries. Essential practical information is provided in the Travel Tips chapter on getting to & around the city, accommodation, shopping & local activities. A selection of street indexes & any relevant transport maps are also provided. ...

Taipei in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Taipei in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

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. ...

Taiwan at 1:400, 000 on a double-sided map from Nelles, with street plans of town centres in its four main cities: Taipei, Taichung, Tainan & Kaohsiung, all highlighting numerous places of interest. The map divides the island north/south, showing its road & rail networks on a base with relief shading & spot heights to indicate the topography. Local airports & ferry routes to the Penghu (Pescadores), Lutao (Green) & Laynu (Orchid) Islands are marked, & the map also shows the internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. National parks & other protected areas, plus numerous places of interest are highlighted. All place names, both on the main map & on the street plans, are shown only transliterated into Latin alphabet. The map has margin ticks at intervals of 30 ...