This book is dedicated to a select group of designers & marketing people round the world who, in blissful ignorance of the meaning of `fit for purpose`, came up with vehicles so totally bizarre, ugly or inappropriate (in some cases all three) that they must be recorded for posterity. Some people have designed deliberately bizarre cars, for example Ed China`s double- bed car & garden shed car. But what distinguishes those designs from the vehicles in this book is that, amazingly, all the cars featured here were meant to be serious offerings to the motoring public. From the Tata/MDI One CAT, which runs entirely on air & has a range of 7km, to the Russian ZIS 101 Sport, based on a limousine & the longest two-seater sports car of all time, the cars in this book will make you smile & few eyebrows! ...

In this charming book, David Long introduces the reader to some of the oddest & most interesting sights in Engl&. Visit places like Devon`s Gnome Reserve, Britain`s smallest pub, a church for dragon slayers, a subterranean ballroom, the Phone Box Museum & much more. From weird buildings to eccentric museums & from mystical superstitions to remnants of magical rites, this is a guide to England like no other. Praise for David Long`s previous title, Bizarre London: ` Bizarre London pummels its bantamweight rivals with knockout clouts of trivia that even this weary correspondent hadn`t encountered before.` The Londonist ` The best possible start for anyone who wishes to get off the beaten track & under the skin of the hidden city that is modern-day London.` Guardian ` David Long`s intriguing.. .survey
- an attempt to impose order on chaos
- lists hundreds of little courtyards & alleys, many almost forgotten among the banks & businesses.` Financial Times

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An alternative journey around Engl&, visiting the sights that are definitely not on the average tourist trail. In this charming book, David Long introduces the reader to some of the oddest & most interesting sights in Engl&, such as: * Devon`s Gnome Reserve * Britain`s smallest pub * A church for dragon slayers * A subterranean ballroom * The Phone Box Museum, & much more From weird buildings to eccentric museums & from mystical superstitions to remnants of magical rites, this is a guide to England like no other. ...

This is a fascinating tour of London`s strangest & most intriguing locations. Ranging from architectural evidence of past incidents & stories of life beneath the city, to anecdotes of magic, mystery & murder, this is a perfect companion for the curious Londoner. It
Includes:: A Museum of Magical Curiosities; The City`s Lost Tunnels & Citadels; The Ghost of a ” She-Wolf; The Bawdy House Riots; The Story of ` Jack the Stripper`; The Atmospheric Railway; The Thames Ringway Bicycle Race; A Banker Hanged at Newgate; The Crossdressing Highwayman; Bluebottles, Rozzers & Woodentops; The Hidden Statue of a Beaver; The ` Belgravia of Death`; Whitehall`s Licensed Brothel; Pin-Makers, Mole-Takers & Rat Catchers; Drinking in ` The Bucket of Blood`; & London`s Most Haunted House. All of London is here!
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Bizzy Bear is a busy bear today! He's going out to play with his friend Rabbit. Toddlers can help him play on the swing & the see-saw & kick a football in a fun-packed visit to the park to which toddlers can easily relate. Bizzy Bear books are perfect for little hands, with lots of chunky things to push & pull. ...

The ever-intrepid Bizzy Bear has come for a visit to a super-spooky Halloween house. As he climbs the rickety stairs & walks the cobwebby corridors, all sorts of creepy characters appear from doors & hidey holes. Bizzy, naturally, remains undaunted
- but where could he be going & what will he find there? A splendidly seasonal new addition to this million-copy-selling series.
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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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Topographic map of the island with contours at 20-metre intervals, showing landing places, settlements, working & disused mines, tracks & paths, etc. Map legend

Includes:: English & the map has a UTM grid & latitude & longitude in steps of 5`.

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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...