This title covers topics as diverse as the Azorean cow, sport-fishing & whale- & dolphin-watching, that provide a flavour of the culture & heritage of these Portuguese islands. It offers a series of walks taking in the mythical lakes of Sete Cidades, rugged volcanic craters & picturesque villages, that will guide visitors around the best that these tranquil islands offer. ...

The Azores in the Sunflower Landscapes guide series; exploring the best walking & touring possibilities in the region or area. Detailed information about touring by hired car or public transport, as well as on foot, is provided, helping walkers to navigate & plan day-trips. Shorter strolls are also included as an alternative for each main route for those seeking more leisurely days out. The guide is structured in two main parts – Touring & Walking – that explore each route with detailed references to public transport & car directions to make each walk more accessible. Suggested car-touring routes of the area are also included. Each describes a route by car with suggestions for stop-off places & things to see on the way, including any picnicking sites. Fifteen suggestions for the best picnic stops are included at the start of the book & these are cross-referenced with the fold-out map & walk descriptions. The ‘ Walking’ section

Includes:: fifteen recommended walks, many of which are circular tours. A detailed introduction provides information on waymarking & maps, what to take, weather & where to stay. Each walk begins with information about distance, difficulty grading, waymarking, how to get there, suggested clothing & equipment, language hints & shorter & alternative routes to the main walk. An appendice provides useful guidance on local transport. Colour photographs & Ordnance Survey extracts accompany each route.

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The Aztecs, from Thames & Hudson, is an illustrated account of the ancient civilization & its people. Author Richard Townsend has written a study that presents an expanded view of Aztec history & achievement, accompanied by 163 illustrations, with some plates seen in colour for the first time. Beginning with a vivid evocation of Aztec coronation rites, the preceding cultures of Teotihuacan, Xochicalco & Tula are then looked at in greater depth than is common. New discoveries are described & assessed, & the book looks at how a breakthrough in hieroglyphic decipherment has revealed many phonetic elements combining with pictographic forms in Aztec script which recall conventions of classic Mayan writing. The book ends with the conquest of Tenochtitlan by Spanish & Indian allies, as seen from an Aztec point of view, & the conclusion points out the importance of the Aztec legacy in the formation of modern Mexico. ...

The first title in a colourful new series of sticker books, ” Aztecs”, introduces the famous civilization of the Aztecs who flourished about 600 years ago in what is now central Mexico, before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores in 1519. The Aztecs had a sophisticated civilization based around their capital city, Tenochtitlan, & were skilled in making beautiful objects of mosaic, jade, stone, featherwork & metal. The book features six galleries which children will enjoy filling with stickers of real Aztec objects. Each gallery has a theme, such as Gods & Goddesses & Aztec Life & each space has a descriptive label so that children can identify & place the relevant object stickers in the display. While they have fun with the stickers, they are learning about the objects & the culture from which they come. The final gallery is an empty exhibition space which the children can furnish with their own choice of objects to create a completely personal Aztecs exhibition. The stickers are peelable, so if they are lifted up with care, the display can be re-created again & again. The book features Approx. 100 colourful stickers. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps 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 featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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In a distinguished writing career lasting more than seventy years Harry Griffin reflected on & documented the landscape, history & people of his beloved Lake District. To mark his centenary year in 2011 this is a new selection of his previously uncollected writings on the mountains, on climbing & on the social history of the Lakes. It also

Includes:: passages from Music & Mountains, his unfinished & final manuscript which records both his experience as music critic of the Daily Mail in Manchester before & after the war where he met & heard many celebrated musicians &, more personally, recounts the importance of his own daily struggles with performance. It

Includes:: notes from his personal diaries of some of his fellwalking routes in Cumbria.



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Africa East: Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda at 1:2, 000, 000 on an indexed map from Freytag & Berndt, with street plans of central

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The Fir Tree Aerial Map of the Lake District National Park is a h&-painted, full colour, folded panoramic reference map of the Cumbrian landscape. Cartography has been produced based on a combination of Ordnance Survey maps & aerial photography, using an oblique angle that compresses the scale between the foreground & the horizon.A panorama of the road network, with A roads numbered, has been included in the landscape, as have railway lines & stations. Forty eight places of interest are pinpointed on the map, including Wordsworth House, Windermere Lake Cruises, Jennings Brewery, the World of Beatrix Potter & the Laurel & Hardy Museum. The locations of tourist information centres, seasonal & non-seasonal, are shown. Topographic features include a thorough selection of spot heights, landscape feature names (forests, lakes, fells, crags etc) & more major place names. ...

Africa 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 ‘getting there & around’, allowing visitors to plan their trip accordingly. Information boxes throughout the text give insights into local culture & customs as well as offering suggestions for restaurants & bars & notable shopping opportunities. There are dedicated sections on major cities & towns within each region, with relevant information on orientation, sights, activities, eating & drinking, tours, courses, festivals & events. Accommodation is divided into budget, mid-range & top-end in order to cater for a wide range of budgets. All places highlighted in the text are cross-referenced to black & white overview maps showing their respective locations. ‘ Don’t Miss’ information boxes give bullet-pointed lists of notable local attractions & their relevant page numbers in the guide. An extensive Directory section gives important practical guidance on accommodation, activities, business hours, children, climate charts, customs, dangers & annoyances, embassies, insurance, internet access, maps, money, photography, shopping, solo travellers, transport, travellers with disabilities, visas, volunteering & women travellers, among other useful information. ...

The Lonely Planet Africa Phrasebook is not only an extensive list of useful phrases, but also an ideal tool to start getting to grips with a language & beginning two-way communication. Containing excellent sections on language basics such as numbers, question phrases, dates, phrase construction, grammar & pronunciation, as well as containing concise but well-rounded two-way dictionaries, Lonely Planet phrasebooks enable you to quickly & confidently construct your own phrases in addition to those given. The given phrases cover all the essential travel & tourism categories such as transport, communications, business meetings & accommodation, as well as in-depth categories such as health, food & social interaction. The phrasebooks are designed to enable more than just simple question-answer communication, allowing the start of two-way conversations
- putting you comfortably on your way to learning the language & understanding its speakers. True to Lonely Planet’s reputation for ease of use, the Phrasebooks are well designed, well structured & clearly categorized, making it easy to find the information you need quickly. Useful background information is given throughout the phrasebooks, giving you quick tips on culture, customs & etiquette. Covers Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Ethiopian, French, Hausa, Malagasy, Portuguese, Shona, Swahili, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu
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