We feel more divided than ever. This riveting analysis tells you why. Walls are going up. Nationalism & identity politics are on the rise once more. Thousands of miles of fences & barriers have been erected in the past ten years, & they are redefining our political landscape. There are many reasons why we erect walls, because we are divided in many ways: wealth, race, religion, politics. In Europe the ruptures of the past decade threaten not only European unity, but in some countries liberal democracy itself. In China, the Party’s need to contain the divisions wrought by capitalism will define the nation’s future. In the USA the rationale for the Mexican border wall taps into the fear that the USA will no longer be a white majority country in the course of this century. Understanding what has divided us, past & present, is essential to understanding much of what’s going on in the world today. Covering China; the USA; Israel & Palestine; the Middle East; the Indian Subcontinent; Africa; Europe & the UK, bestselling author Tim Marshall presents a gripping & unflinching analysis of the fault lines that will shape our world for years to come. We have a special signed & numbered run of 150 Edward Stanford Collector`s Edition copies exclusive to Stanfords. ...

In 1973, aged twenty-two, Timothy O` Grady left America. For the next thirty years he lived in & wrote about Europe. As he did, the American counter-culture crashed, Ronald Reagan came & went, wars were declared & the country was attacked by air. Much of the world began to look at America in a new way, wondering what had happened to it & where it was going. Among them was Timothy O` Grady, & he decided to go back & investigate. He went out onto the American road, travelling over fifteen thousand miles through thirty-five states. He met academics, the homeless, war veterans, political activists, New Orleans rappers, billionaires, novelists & a Ku Klux Klansman. In every bar he stopped in, it seemed, there was a story of American life to be heard. ...

This handy guide enables scuba divers & snorkellers to identify more than 270 of the most common species of marine life likely to be encountered in & around the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific region, including fish, reptiles & amphibians, & invertebrates. Each species featured in illustrated with an outstanding color photograph, accompanied by a species description covering nomenclature, size, habits, & distribution. The Indo-Pacific region, encompassing the Indian & western Pacific Oceans,

Includes:: the major diving destinations of the Red Sea, the Maldives, Thail&, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Great Barrier Reef, Melanesia, Micronesia, & Polynesia, & accounts for 92% of the world`s coral reefs. This guidebook shows the species that divers & snorkellers are really likely to encounter
- the essential companion for every diving expedition.


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Along Cornwall's ancient coast, the flotsam & jetsam of the past becomes caught in the cross-currents of the present &, from time to time, a certain kind of magic can float to the surface... Straying husbands lured into the sea can be fetched back, for a fee. Magpies whisper to lonely drivers late at night. Trees can make wishes come true
- provided you know how to wish properly first. Houses creak, fill with water & keep a fretful watch on their inhabitants, straightening shower curtains & worrying about frayed carpets. A teenager's growing pains are sometimes even bigger than him. &, on a windy beach, a small boy & his grandmother keep despair at bay with an old white door. In these stories, Cornish folklore slips into everyday life. Hopes, regrets & memories are entangled with catfish, wrecker's lamps, standing stones & baying hounds, & relationships wax & wane in the glow of a moonlit sea. This luminous, startling & utterly spellbinding debut collection introduces in Lucy Wood a spectacular new voice in contemporary British fiction.
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This dive guide provides detailed information on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, both under & above the sea, with color photographs, maps & helpful illustrations. Over 70 dive sites are described, including information on site access, depth range & topography, diving conditions & descriptions of local marine life.

Includes:: a plastic submersible marine life ID card.

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Footprint`s Diving the World is essential reading for anyone interested in diving. With over 200 prime sites & colour images throughout, this book offers the ultimate inspiration as well as all the practical information you need to plan your next dive. Written by expert photo-journalist team Beth & Shaun Tierney, who have been diving for over 25 years, this third edition has been revised & updated to reflect the shifts in the dynamic dive travel industry & to incorporate new destinations. Planning section

Includes:: all the essentials, from equipment & packing to locals laws & customs. Key data for each destination & each of the featured dive sites, including health information, conservation issues & marine biodiversity. Select listings which include the authors` favourite dive centres, restaurants & places to sleep. ` Drying out` sections with information on what to do when you`re not diving, fantastic for anyone travelling with a non-diver. Anecdotes from other divers & dive experts. Whether you`re looking for the most biodiverse dive spot, or one that`s the best value for your money, Diving the World 3rd edition will help you get the most out of your trip both underwater & on dry l&.

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Greg wakes up in a remote war zone, sole survivor of an air crash caused by a suicide bomber. Aman faces the disappearance of his wife & children in a family blood feud. Samira is forced to cope with the complexities of life as an asylum-seeker in the UK. Nuala must deal with the news that her husband is missing, presumed dead, victim of a terrorist atrocity. Divinity Road, Martin Pevsners first novel, traces the lives of four individuals & the unexpected links that bind them together. From violent conflict in Africa to the suburban streets of Oxford, it evokes a world of alienation & separation, fanaticism & cruelty, but ultimately celebrates the power of human solidarity & resilience. ...

It is the 1970s in Northern California. A farmer & his teenage daughters, Anna & Claire, work the land with the help of Coop, the enigmatic young man who lives with them. Theirs` is a makeshift family, until they are riven by an incident of violence
- of both hand & heart
- that `sets fire to the rest of their lives`. This is a story of possession & loss, about the often discordant demands of family, love, & memory. Written in the sensuous prose for which Michael Ondaatje`s fiction is celebrated, ” Divisadero” is the work of a master story-teller.

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We are able to source a wide range flags in many sizes, sewn or printed on 100% Ministry Of Defence Standard Woven & Knitted Polyester. Flags are supplied with rope & toggle. If you would like more information, have a custom size request or cannot find a desired product, please email us at maritime@stanfords.co.uk. We will be glad to help! ...

Kati owns Istanbul`s only mystery book store &, as usual, gets involved in a case that is none of her business. Every day, a beautiful woman lunches alone in the restaurant next to the bookstore. When the woman is found dead in her apartment, Kati immediately recognizes the stranger from the restaurant in images in the newspaper photos. Although the police believe it was an accident, Kati suspects something more sinister has happened. Sani Ankaraligil was an attractive young woman, in the middle of a divorce from her wealthy husband & a politically active ecologist. So who would benefit from her death? The industrial companies Sani had accused of polluting the rivers of Western Turkey, or her jealous husband seeking revenge through an honour killing, or a Thracian separatist group? The investigation pulls Kati into the murkiest of waters. ...