It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentuckhy, an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle & Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment & agony. The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence & death
- the death of Sethe`s baby daughter Beloved, whose name is the single word on the tombstone, who died at her mother`s hands, & who will return to claim retribution.
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At the stroke of midnight on 20 May 2002, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became the first new nation of the 21st century. From that moment, those who fought for independence have faced a challenge even bigger than shaking off Indonesian occupation: running a country of their own. * Beloved Land* picks up the story where world attention left off. Blending narrative history, travelogue, & personal reminiscences, Gordon Peake shows the daunting hurdles that the people of Timor-Leste must overcome to build a nation from scratch, & how much the international community has to learn if it is to help rather than hinder the process. Family politics, squabbles, power struggles, old romances, & even older grudges are woven into life in this land of intrigue & rumours in the most remarkable ways. Yet above all, * Beloved Land* is a story about the one million East Timorese who speak nearly 20 different languages, & who are exuberantly building their nation. It is also about the East Timorese diaspora in Northern Irel&. Written with verve & deep affection, the book brings the character of Timor-Leste to life unforgettably. ...

Conbining gripping adventure writing with intimate memoir, Rick Ridgeway takes readers to the mysterious mountain domain of Tibet, & onto the remote corners of his past. Twenty years ago, in the wake of a massive & terrifying avalanche, Ridgeway cradled his dying friend Jonathan in his arms & pledged to keep watch over Jonathan's infant daughter Asia. Now Asia is a vibrant, headstrong young woman; hoping to help her connect with the father she never knew, Ridgeaway takes her to the Himalayas Jonathan so cherished. Together they search for the place where he died. Their trek through remote & forbidding terrain
- under constant threat from lethal storms & jumpy Chinese military patrols
- is a fitting backdrop for the precarious emotional journey that Ridgeway & Asia share, as they venture into alien landscapes of memory & self-discovery. Ultimately, the truths they both seek are revealed, not in the images of life long gone but in the bright promise of future possibility. In a stunning conclusion on a treacherous & wind-battered mountain face, both Ridgeway & his dead friend's daughter finally embrace the deepest realities of death & life.

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Belper in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map is double-sided. The main map covers the centre of the town, with coverage stretching from Christ Church & the cotton mills eastward to Whitemoor Hall, & from Farlawn southward to King Street. Features include railway with station, Unity Mill, St Laurence's Convent, St Peter's church, Green Hall, St John's church, The Gutter, Nottingham Road area, Market Place, etc. On the reverse is part of the adjacent sheet 45.01 extending coverage southward to include Park Foundry, Swainsleywood Farm, gas works, Goods Station, Belper Workhouse, Cowhill, Coppice Brook, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Belper in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided. The main map covers the centre of the town, stretching from Christ Church & the cotton mills eastward to Whitemoor Hall, & from Farlawn southward to King Street. Features include railway with station, Unity Mill, St Laurence`s Convent, St Peter`s church, Green Hall, St John`s church, The Gutter, Nottingham Road area, Market Place, etc. On the reverse is part of the adjacent sheet 45.01 extending coverage southward to include Park Foundry, Swainsleywood Farm, gas works, Goods Station, Belper Workhouse, Cowhill, Coppice Brook, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Belt Pack (Mini) is a compact travel pack for the solo traveller to keep cards & documents safe & organised. The Belt Pack is zipped & comes with internal organiser pockets & pen loop. Internal pockets consist of a credit card slot & 2 EU passport sized slip in pockets, & there is a front zipped accessory pocket & Velcro pouch. Gusseted sides that prevent loose items from falling out when opened & a neck cord & belt loop are included. ...

Belt Wallet operates on a hide & slide system to keep your money & valuables safe. The slim wallet is secured on to a belt & sits inconspicuously against the body, on your trouser waistb&. Belt Wallet is designed to hold cash, passport & credit cards. ...

Belvedere in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Tthe map is double-sided to give maximum coverage. The main map covers an area from West Heath Road & Lessness Abbey eastward to Belvedere Park & Fox House Road, & southward to Erith Cemetery. Features include Abbey Wood (the actual wood), West Heath, Lessness Heath, All Saints church, Royal Alfred Institution. The original name for the area was Lessness Heath, the name Belvedere being adopted in 1858. Though quite a busy map, it still retains a semi-rural air, with the many Victorian houses surrounded by woodland & fields. On the reverse is half of Sheet 2.11, extending coverage westward to Bostall Heath, Bostall Wood, Shornell`s Wood & Plumstead Cemetery. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Various books recount Tuscany from the sky, because from certain heights, this land looks even more spectacular. But this book adopts a novel viewpoint, that of the bird`s eye view, high enough to be above the surface, but not out of touch with earth, moving in that sphere that belongs to the world of birds. By making use of drones, telescopic carbon fibre poles, remote control craft, precision gimbals, & whatever else serves to raise him above the ground
- helicopters, balloons, gliders, paragliders, microlight aircraft, biplanes
- & climbing towers & chimneys, Guido Cozzi has captured a completely new image of Tuscany. From above, but not too high up.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...