Years in insurance & marriage to the joyless Hilda have been no more than death in life to George Bowling. This & fear of another war take his mind back to the peace of his childhood in a small country town. But his return journey to Lower Binfield brings complete disillusionment. ...

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. ...

” Sensitive, thoughtful & poetic. Rob Cowen rakes over a scrap of land with forensic care, leading us into a whole new way of looking at the world.” Michael Palin. `I am dreaming of the edge-land again` After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, Rob Cowen finds himself on unfamiliar territory, disoriented, hemmed in by winter & yearning for the nearest open space. So one night, he sets out to find it
- a pylon-slung edge-l&, a tangle of wood, meadow, field & river on the outskirts of town. Despite being in the shadow of thousands of houses, it feels unclaimed, forgotten, caught between worlds, & all the more magical for it. Obsessively revisiting this contested ground, Cowen ventures deeper into its many layers & lives, documenting its changes through time & season & unearthing histories that profoundly resonate & intertwine with transformative events happening in his own life. Blurring the boundaries of memoir, natural history & novel, Common Ground offers nothing less than an enthralling new way of writing about nature & our experiences within it. We encounter the edge-land`s inhabitants in immersive, kaleidoscopic detail as their voices & visions rise from the fields & woods: beasts, birds, insects, plants & people
- the beggars, sages & lovers across the ages. Startlingly personal & poetic, this is a unique portrait of a forgotten realm & a remarkable evocation of how, over the course of a year, a man came to know himself once more by unlocking it. But, above all, this is a book that reasserts a vital truth: nature isn`t just found in some remote mountain or protected park. It is all around us. It is in us. It is us.

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Justin Trudeau`s candid memoir reveals for the first time the experiences that have shaped him over the course of his life, revealing how his passion for politics took root. From his childhood at the prime ministerial residence of 24 Sussex to his leadership of the Liberal party, Trudeau captures the formative moments of his upbringing, including the influence of his father, Pierre, who was prime minister before him, & the tragic death of his brother, Michel. Filled with anecdotes, personal reflections, & never-before-seen photographs from his own collection, Common Ground is an intimate portrait of the man who has thrust Canada back onto the world stage. Not only this, but it also presents a moving case for a better kind of politics at a time when people are more disillusioned with politics than ever before. ...

This book is short listed for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize ` Part detective story, part Dickensian saga, part labour history. ”A thrilling & unnerving read.” (Observer). ” Mesmeric & deeply moving.” (Daily Telegraph). ” Remarkable, haunting, full of wisdom.” (The Times). Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, Alison Light moves between the present & the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain & beyond. Epic in scope & deep in feeling, Common People is a family history but also a new kind of public history, following the lives of the migrants who travelled the country looking for work. Original & eloquent, it is a timely rethinking of who the English were
- but ultimately it reflects on history itself, & on our constant need to know who went before us & what we owe them.
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East Africa boasts a tremendous natural wealth of flora
- indigenous, naturalized & exotic. This updated second edition of ” Field
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It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating`s christening party uninvited & notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host`s wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar, & tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story. ...

A powerful story of two families brought together by beauty & torn apart by tragedy, the new novel by the Orange Prize-winning author of Bel Canto & State of Wonder is her most astonishing yet It is 1964: Bert Cousins, the deputy district attorney, shows up at Franny Keating`s christening party uninvited, bottle of gin in h&. As the cops of Los Angeles drink, talk & dance into the June afternoon, he notices a heart-stoppingly beautiful woman. When Bert kisses Beverly Keating, his host`s wife, the new baby pressed between them, he sets in motion the joining of two families whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, has dropped out of law school & is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets one of her idols, the famous author Leon Posen, & tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story. Franny never dreams that the consequences of this encounter will extend beyond her own life into those of her scattered siblings & parents. Told with equal measures of humour & heartbreak, Commonwealth is a powerful & tender tale of family, betrayal & the far-reaching bonds of love & responsibility. A meditation on inspiration, interpretation & the ownership of stories, it is Ann Patchett`s most astonishing work to date. ...

This book is a complete guide to all forms of communication at sea. It examines the international marine use of cell phones, satellites, amateur radio & email, cutting through the jargon & sales hype to enable readers to make the right choice for their needs & sailing territory. Comprehensive appendices on radio procedure, tables of radio frequencies & weather broadcast times provide invaluable reference information not available from any other single source. This book is an essential on-board reference for cruising sailors worldwide. ...

Sam Thompson`s compelling Man Booker-longlisted novel recognises that cities are made up of people`s stories: stories that collide & diverge, that touch on the normal & the unusual, that deal with crime & love. Communion Town is the tale of a location that never glances twice in the same direction; a destination conceived by each new visitor who strolls through its constantly-changing streets, hearing voices half-heard, learning of wishes half-acknowledged & seeing signs half-glimpsed. This is a story of urban renewal
- of people who keep discovering other people`s cities in places they thought they knew. Get your copy now!
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