Topographic mapping from Mexico’s national survey agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. The maps have contours at 20m intervals with relief shading & indicate various types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. dense vegetation, cultivated areas, swamps, sand dunes, salt pans, etc. UTM grid is at 10km intervals, with latitude & longitude shown by margin ticks at intervals of 5`. Map legend is in Spanish only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Produced by the University of Texas this is a map for the railway line between Chihuahua & the Gulf of California. This line traverses some of the most rugged & scenic country in North America. It

Includes:: four maps of the route & a diagram of its vertical profile. There is background information on the region & on places of interest along the route, plus a basic street map of Chihuahua.

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One of the titles in a series of road maps of the administrative states of Mexico, highlighting places of interest. The maps show four different grades of roads, with intermediate driving distances on main routes, railways, local airports, ferry connections & administrative boundaries. Topographic information is limited to names of main mountain ranges, spot heights for main peaks, rivers & lakes. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend is in Spanish only. On the reverse each title has a black & white version of the same map, highlighting places of interest with brief notes in Spanish only. ...

Road maps of Mexico’s states from Ediciones Independencia highlighting numerous places of interest & tourist facilities, with each title also providing a large street plan of the provincial capital plus maps of other local towns, popular tourist resorts and/or archaeological sites. The state maps show the road & rail networks on a clear base, with topography indicated by rivers & areas liable to inundation, plus names of main mountain ranges & peaks (no heights). National parks & other protected areas are brightly highlighted. A range of symbols provides information for tourists: accommodation including campsites & trailer parks, historical & archaeological sites, beaches & spas, sport & leisure centres, natural curiosities, etc. The maps show latitude & longitude as margin ticks & crosshairs, mostly at 30’ or 1° intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Most maps have no index. Each title

Includes:: a large street plan of the provincial capital, plus plans of selected other towns. In addition to street names, the plans also show names of local districts. Plans of the state capital usually have a list of various locations, facilities and/or places on interest highlighted on it, & some include an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail. Each title also has a table of distances, plus a table showing various facilities & places of interest in the main towns of the state.



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Road maps of Mexico’s states from Ediciones Independencia highlighting numerous places of interest & tourist facilities, with each title also providing a large street plan of the provincial capital plus maps of other local towns, popular tourist resorts and/or archaeological sites. The state maps show the road & rail networks on a clear base, with topography indicated by rivers & areas liable to inundation, plus names of main mountain ranges & peaks (no heights). National parks & other protected areas are brightly highlighted. A range of symbols provides information for tourists: accommodation including campsites & trailer parks, historical & archaeological sites, beaches & spas, sport & leisure centres, natural curiosities, etc. The maps show latitude & longitude as margin ticks & crosshairs, mostly at 30’ or 1° intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Most maps have no index. Each title

Includes:: a large street plan of the provincial capital, plus plans of selected other towns. In addition to street names, the plans also show names of local districts. Plans of the state capital usually have a list of various locations, facilities and/or places on interest highlighted on it, & some include an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail. Each title also has a table of distances, plus a table showing various facilities & places of interest in the main towns of the state.



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THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. INCLUDING A FOREWORD FROM JOSEPH KANON.OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD MOSCOW, 1953. Under Stalin`s terrifying regime, families live in fear. When the all-powerful State claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES An ambitious secret police officer, Leo Demidov believes he`s helping to build the perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large
- a threat the state won`t admit exists
- Demidov must risk everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to expose the truth.A THRILLER UNLIKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER READ But what if the danger isn`t from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is fighting to protect? Nominated for seventeen international awards & inspired by a real-life investigation, CHILD 44 is a relentless story of love, hope & bravery in a totalitarian world.

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Kully knows some things you don`t learn at school. She knows the right way to roll a cigarette & pack a suitcase. She knows that cars are more dangerous than lions. She knows you can`t enter a country without a passport or visa. & she knows that she & her parents can`t go back to Germany again
- her father`s books are banned there. But there are also things she doesn`t underst&, like why there might be a war in Europe
- just that there are men named Hitler, Mussolini & Chamberlain involved. Little Kully is far more interested where their next meal will come from & the ladies who seem to buzz around her father. Meanwhile she & her parents roam through Europe. Her mother would just like to settle down, but as her restless father struggles to find a new publisher, the three must escape from country to country as their visas expire, money runs out & hotel bills mount up.

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`A terrific novel` Angela Carter Koko won`t do what is expected of her. Defying her family`s wishes, she has brought up her eleven-year-old daughter alone in her apartment. & now, after a casual affair, she is unexpectedly pregnant again. What will this mean for her already troubled relationship with her daughter? As she faces the future, memories of her own childhood loss flood into her consciousness, threatening to overwhelm her. Combining the beauty & unease of a dream, this haunting novel is an unflinching portrayal of a woman`s innermost fears & desires.` As relevant today as when it was published.. . at once powerfully uplifting & achingly sad` Japan Times ...

A Child of the Sea is the true story of Jimmy Cornell`s daughter sailing around the world on the family`s small yacht from the age of 7 to 14, based on Doina`s diaries, letters & memories. From 1975 to 1981 the Cornell family visited 54 countries, sailed more than 68, 000 miles, & travelled about the same distance overl&. The story is told from Doina`s point of view, although the main part of the book focuses on the family`s three-year stay in the Pacific when she is aged between 10 & 13. Child of the Sea is unusual in that it gives a glimpse into a life that most young children couldn`t imagine, swimming, diving & playing the days away in deserted anchorages; visiting some of the most beautiful islands in the world; falling in love with the sea in all its ever-changing moods, from balmy trade wind ocean passages to the treacherous breakers that crash onto tropical reefs, & taking a full part in sailing & handling the yacht on passage. The book also tells the story of a girl`s coming of age in the South Pacific, understanding different cultures & values, & experiencing at first-hand how people judge each other depending on the colour of their skin
- from the time on Easter Island when tourists mistake Doina for a Polynesian girl, to her & her brother`s hostile prejudiced reception back in an English school at the end of their journey. What do children need to grow up happy & healthy? Security with their family; an element of risk; freedom to explore the world; openness to other peoples & cultures; closeness with nature & the elements & an appreciation of the environment & our finite resources. The sailing life offers all this & more, & this book captures it all.
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This book tells the remarkable story of Soname`s triumph over adversity, told against the backdrop of a turbulent & dangerous Tibet. Soname was born in the harsh Tibetan countryside during the Chinese occupation. When she was just sixteen Soname risked death in a freedom trek across the Himalayas, finally arriving in Dharamsala, home in exile of the Dalai Lama. Even after managing to escape from Tibet, she faced further dangers & heartache in India, being forced by destitution to give her daughter away. Soname later managed to reach Engl&, where she met & married an Englishman & came to live in Brighton. Her hidden talent was discovered when she sang a traditional Tibetan song at a wedding reception, unaware that a member of a famous band was a guest. Concerts followed. Tracing her long-lost daughter has long been Soname`s preoccupation, & it is hoped that her daughter will finally join her in England later this year. Hers is a story of immense will, unbelievable courage &, above all, an indomitable soaring free spirit. ...