Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City, & then the entire country, with fear. The children of Italian immigrants were kidnapped, & dozens of innocent victims were gunned down. Bombs tore apart tenement buildings. Judges, senators, Rockefellers, & society matrons were threatened with gruesome deaths. The perpetrators seemed both omnipresent & invisible. Their only calling card: the symbol of a black h&. The crimes whipped up the slavering tabloid press & heated ethnic tensions to the boiling point. Standing between the American public & the Black Hand`s lawlessness was Joseph Petrosino. Dubbed the ” Italian Sherlock Holmes, ” he was a famously dogged & ingenious detective, & a master of disguise. As the crimes grew ever more bizarre & the Black Hand`s activities spread far beyond New York`s borders, Petrosino & the all-Italian police squad he assembled raced to capture members of the secret criminal society before the country`s anti-immigrant tremors exploded into catastrophe. Petrosino`s quest to root out the source of the Black Hand`s power would take him all the way to Sicily-but at a terrible cost. Unfolding a story rich with resonance in our own era, The Black Hand is fast-paced narrative history at its very best. ...

Snowy has sniffed out another mystery, but also discovers a taste for Scottish whisky! After a terrifying chase through the skies, Tintin sets out to investigate the infamous Black Isl&. But can Tintin & Snowy escape the terrible `beast` that devours every man bold enough to go near? ...

In 1789 the West Indian colony of San Domingo supplied two-thirds of the overseas trade of France. The entire structure of what was arguably the most profitable colony in the world rested on the labour of half a million slaves. In 1791 the waves of unrest inspired by the French Revolution reached across the Atlantic dividing the loyalties of the white population of the isl&. The brutally treated slaves of Saint Domingo seized at this confusion & rose up in rebellion against masters. In thisclassic work, CLR James chronicles the only successful slave revolt in history & provides a critical portrait of their leader, Toussaint L` Ouverture, `one of the most remarkable men of a period rich in remarkable men`. ...

Amid the lush abundance of Java`s landscape, two boys spend their days exploring the vast lakes & teeming forests. But as time passes the boys come to realize that their shared sense of adventure cannot bridge the gulf between their backgrounds, for one is the son of a Dutch plantation owner, & the other the son of a servant. Inevitably, as they grow up, they grow estranged & it is not until years later that they meet again. It will be an explosive & emblematic meeting that marks them even more deeply than their childhood friendship did. ...

In ruins on the outskirts of Gaza, the war-torn Palestinian city that had been a metropolis since the times of the pharaohs, a plucky young female archaeologist has made a remarkable find: possibly the earliest known image of the Virgin Mary, created during her lifetime. But before she can reveal it to the world, it is stolen from her in a brutal personal assault amidst the chaos of an Israeli airstrike. But who has stolen it & why? What dark hidden secret did it conceal? With her former lover, an Oxford professor of comparative historiography
- the science of comparing alternative versions of the past
- she sets out on a dangerous quest to some of the holiest sites in Christendom, from the plains of Bavaria to the mountains of central Spain & an ignored ancient temple in the heart of London. In a tale of murder, treason, intrigue & geopolitics, they uncover a web of conspiracy, cover-ups, confused mythology & interlinked religion that dates back to the last pagan Roman emperor, & maybe even to the very origins of life on earth. Astonishingly well-researched, this is a gripping yarn that is at the same time intellectually challenging.A book to make Dan Brown turn green with envy.

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The Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park, including a part of the Offa’s Dyke Path, on a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of map No. 161 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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The Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park, including a part of the Offa’s Dyke Path, on a paper version of map No. 161 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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Map No. 161, The Black Mountains / Y Mynyddoedd Duon, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000 including Abergavenny/Y Fenni, Ebbw Vale, / Glyn Ebwy, Tredegar, Rhymney/ Rhymi, Cwmavon, Trefi 8l, Blaenavon, Llanover, Raglan, Llangovan, Dingestow, Penrhos, Govilon, Llanelly, Crickhowell, Wern, Llangynidr, Llanberd, Llantilio Pertholey, Aber Village, Pennorth, Pengenffordd, Capel-y-ffin, Llanfilo, Talgarth, Velindre, Bronllys, Glasbuty, Boughrood, Erwood, Clyro, Hay-on-Wye/Y Gelli Gandryll, Hardwicke, Credenhill, King ...

Map No. 161, The Black Mountains / Y Mynyddoedd Duon 1830-1833, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Abergavenny/Y Fenni, Ebbw Vale, / Glyn Ebwy, Tredegar, Rhymney/ Rhymi, Cwmavon, Trefi 8l, Blaenavon, Llanover, Raglan, Llangovan, Dingestow, Penrhos, Govilon, Llanelly, Crickhowell, Wern, Llangynidr, Llanberd, Llantilio Pertholey, Aber Village, Pennorth, Pengenffordd, Capel-y-ffin, Llanfilo, Talgarth, Velindre, Bronllys, Glasbuty, Boughrood, Erwood, Clyro, Hay-on-Wye/Y Gelli Gandryll, Hardwicke, Credenhill, King



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Map No. 161, The Black Mountains / Y Mynyddoedd Duon 1830-1920 (3-map set), in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Abergavenny/Y Fenni, Ebbw Vale, / Glyn Ebwy, Tredegar, Rhymney/ Rhymi, Cwmavon, Trefi 8l, Blaenavon, Llanover, Raglan, Llangovan, Dingestow, Penrhos, Govilon, Llanelly, Crickhowell, Wern, Llangynidr, Llanberd, Llantilio Pertholey, Aber Village, Pennorth, Pengenffordd, Capel-y-ffin, Llanfilo, Talgarth, Velindre, Bronllys, Glasbuty, Boughrood, Erwood, Clyro, Hay-on-Wye/Y Gelli Gandryll, Hardwicke, Credenhill, King



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