Shortlisted for the Orange Prize By the acclaimed winner of the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2018 August 9th, 1945, Nagasaki. Hiroko Tanaka steps out onto her veranda, taking in the view of the terraced slopes leading up to the sky. She is twenty-one & on the verge of marrying Konrad Weiss. In a split second, the world turns white In the numbing aftermath of a bomb that obliterates everything she has known, all that remains are the bird-shaped burns on her back, an indelible reminder of the world she has lost. In search of new beginnings, Hiroko travels to Delhi to find Konrad`s relatives & falls in love with their employee, Sajjad Ashraf. As the years unravel, new homes replace those left behind & old wars are seamlessly usurped by new conflicts. But the shadows of history
- personal, political
- are cast over the entwined worlds of different families as they are transported from Pakistan to New York, & in the novel`s astonishing climax, to Afghanistan in the immediate wake of 9/11.

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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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Why are bogies green? Are boys smellier than girls? Does everybody fart
- even teachers? Dirty Bertie
- the boy with nose-pickingly

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The Burren & the Aran Islands, with their unique combination of flora, fauna & landscape, are explored by large numbers of walkers annually. This is a guide to some of the best walking routes in the region, with lucid descriptions & additional information to enhance the walkers` enjoyment & appreciation of the place. From the rugged interior to spectacular coastal scenery, from challenging upland walks to shorter road & waterside excursions, this selection has something for everyone. Every part of the region is covered. Walks vary from two-hour strolls to the longer Burren Way, a six-hour walk from Lisdoonvarna to Ballyvaughan. The author has put his considerable experience & detailed knowledge of the area to great use in putting together an easy-to-use guide that introduces the best of this region for locals & visitors alike. Each route, prefaced with a quick-reference summary, is illustrated with a clear sketch map; descriptions include detailed access information while points of interest are highlighted
- geology, flora & fauna, history, archaeology & folklore.
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The Burren in County Clare is slow to For years Paul Clements has been drawn to its history, mystery & peculiarities. Here he writes absorbingly about the rocks, hills & walls, the colours, the animals, & subjects that excite him, such as the exotic wild flowers, ancient ruins, early morning birdsong, and the smell of whiskey in historic pubs. A hunter & gatherer of information, the author ferrets out little-known facts & lore on the Burren & weaves them together. Burren Country is infused with warmth & wit, with the ordinary & the extraordinary. It celebrates outdoor life & uncovers what the Burren means to writers, painters & musicians who know it intimately. It focuses on particularities of place: Poulnabrone dolmen seen through the eyes of photographers; a patch of ground at Gleninagh where he joins a pilgrimage; a tour of the wandering boulders; & an epiphany on the summit of Mullaghmore Mountain. Join him in a fascinating odyssey into one of Ireland`s magical & unique places. ...

Burslem in 1877 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. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover most of Burslem, one of the Potteries ` Six Towns`, together with the smaller settlements of Cobridge & Sneyd Green. Coverage stretches from Newport Lane eastward to Burslem Cemetery & from Moor Lane southward to Port Vale football ground. Features include NSR Potteries Loop Line with Cobridge & Burslem stations, stretch of Trent & Mersey Canal, Burslem Canal, St Paul`s church, Newport Pottery, Mersey Pottery, numerous earthenware manufactories, Hill Works, Town Hall, Butchers` Market, St John`s church, NSR Grange Branch, Grange Colliery, Grange Farm, Sneyd Colliery & Brick Works, Adelaide Pottery, Port Vale Football Ground, Haywood Home hospital, old coal shafts, Burslem Cemetery, old ironstone shafts, Sneyd Green, tramways, etc. The 1877 version is in colour, taken from the beautifully h&-coloured OS 1st Edition. This map has extracts from a trade directory on the reverse. The 1898 version has a list of private residents from a 1900 directory. 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. ...

Burslem 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. Two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover most of Burslem, one of the Potteries ` Six Towns`, together with the smaller settlements of Cobridge & Sneyd Green. Coverage stretches from Newport Lane eastward to Burslem Cemetery & from Moor Lane southward to Port Vale football ground. Features include NSR Potteries Loop Line with Cobridge & Burslem stations, stretch of Trent & Mersey Canal, Burslem Canal, St Paul`s church, Newport Pottery, Mersey Pottery, numerous earthenware manufactories, Hill Works, Town Hall, Butchers` Market, St John`s church, NSR Grange Branch, Grange Colliery, Grange Farm, Sneyd Colliery & Brick Works, Adelaide Pottery, Port Vale Football Ground, Haywood Home hospital, old coal shafts, Burslem Cemetery, old ironstone shafts, Sneyd Green, tramways, etc. The 1877 version is in colour, taken from the beautifully h&-coloured OS 1st Edition. This map has extracts from a trade directory on the reverse. The 1898 version has a list of private residents from a 1900 directory. 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. ...

Based on a series of articles published in The World of Fine Wine, Bursting Bubbles is a ground-breaking new book that offers the reader an alternate history of Champagne & its greatest growers. Often controversial, it is a no-holds barred look at the world`s most famous wine region & the sparkling wine that it produces. It has the potential to change the way wine lovers think about Champagne. In his foreword, multi award winning author Andrew Jefford has called Bursting Bubbles, ` The most engaging book about leading Champagne growers I`ve read, full of insight & detail` & `...the most refreshing, pretension-pricking, myth-busting & amusingly unfrothy book on the subject I`ve read.` ...

It was the Belle Epoque, a time before air travel or radio, at the brink of a revolution in photography & filmmaking, when Burton Holmes (1870-1958) began a lifelong journey to bring the world home. From the grand boulevards of Paris to China`s Great Wall, from the construction of the Panama Canal to the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Holmes delighted in finding ”the beautiful way around the world” & made a career of sharing his stories, colorful photographs, & films with audiences across America. He coined the term ”travelogue” in 1904 to advertise his unique performance & thrilled audiences with two-hour sets of stories timed to projections of multihued, h&-painted glass-lantern slides & some of the first ”moving pictures.” Paris, Peking, Delhi, Dubrovnik, Moscow, Manila, Jakarta, Jerusalem: Burton Holmes was there. He visited every continent & nearly every country on the planet, shooting over 30, 000 photographs & nearly 500, 000 feet of film. This book represents the best of the Holmes archive, brimming with brilliant color photographs. A rare window onto the world of 100 years ago, it is also the ultimate inspiration to strike out on a travel adventure of your own. ...

Burton on Trent South in 1882 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: two versions have been published for this area. The maps cover the southern part of the town, extending from the railway station southward to Varlow Street, & from High Street westward to Bean's Covert & Ordish's Farm. Features include Midland Railway with sidings & lines into breweries, engine shed, Branston Curve, Birmingham Curve Junction, Duke Street Branch, Bond End & Shobnall Branch; malthouses & breweries, Bond End area, The Abbey, Market Hall, St Modwen's church, New Brewery, Peel Croft Football Ground, many railways threading through the streets to the breweries, Burton Extra Ward, Bass's Buildings, Christ Church, Corporation Depot etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...