Gary Fuller`s entertaining & engaging guide enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun, using trivia to open up new worlds of knowledge for all readers. Often dismissed as unimportant, trivia here highlights issues that are far from trivial, pondering, for example, what peaceful country requires citizens to keep guns in their homes? what continent contains at least 75 percent of the world`s fresh water? & why aren`t New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, & Philadelphia the capitals of their respective states? An inveterate traveler & geographer extraordinaire, Fuller provides extensive background, clear illustrations, & thorough explanations for each intriguing question, carefully grounding the text in practical geographic concepts. Both enjoyable & enlightening, this book challenges today`s global generation to truly get to know their world. ...

The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat -- but he`s stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief & his pirate crew love fish, but without a decent recipe their slimy, soggy dinner is even worse. If only they could find their buried treasure & pay for a ship`s cook.. .but it seems they`ve sailed to the wrong isl&. Again. Watch the fun unfold as two very different worlds collide in a gloriously comic story from the creators of the highly acclaimed TYRANNOSAURUS DRIP. ...

Made famous by Sir Walter Scott the Trossachs retains its hold on the Scottish imagination as one of the most romantic areas of the country. With its great hero Rob Roy & its wooded landscape of glens & lochs it is a constantly changing & constantly renewing land & one of the most visited parts of the country. Full of romantic ruins & glorious scenery, this is the first full colour book to focus solely & in depth on this beautiful country. ...

The Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map OL46, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. Coverage

Includes:: a section of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park with parts of the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, five Munro peaks including Stob Binnein & Ben Vorlich, Callander, Aberfoyle, Balquhidder, Strathyre, Lochearnhead, 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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The Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map OL46, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. Coverage

Includes:: a section of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park with parts of the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, five Munro peaks including Stob Binnein & Ben Vorlich, Callander, Aberfoyle, Balquhidder, Strathyre, Lochearnhead, 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 detailed topographic map of The Trossachs from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Callander, Aberfoyle & Lochearnhead. Balquhidder & Strathyre Edition A2; Publication date September 2010 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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Martha was the youngest of sixteen, handpicked reporters who filed accurate, confidential reports on the human stories behind the statistics of the Depression directly to Roosevelt`s White House. From these pages, we understand the real cost of sudden destitution on a vast scale. We taste the dust in the mouth, smell the disease & feel the hopelessness & the despair. & here, too, we can hear the earliest cadences of a writer who went on to become, arguably, the greatest female war reporter of the 20th century. ...

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` Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door` RACHEL JOYCE `A very special book` NATHAN FILER ` An utter delight` SARAH WINMAN `A delight` PAULA HAWKINS `A treasure chest of a novel` JULIE COHEN ` One of the standout novels of the year` HANNAH BECKERMAN `I didn`t want the book to end` CARYS BRAY ` An excellent debut` JAMES HANNAH ` Grace & Tilly are my new heroes` KATE HAMER `A wonderful debut` JILL MANSELL `A modern classic in the making` SARAH HILARY `A stunning debut` KATIE FFORDE ` Phenomenal` MIRANDA DICKINSON Engl&, 1976. Mrs Creasy is missing & The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace & Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands. & as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined... ...

Engl&, 1976. Mrs Creasy is missing & The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace & Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands. And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined… ...