Cycling has never lost its appeal. Alongside mass-produced models, the craftsmanship of bespoke bicycle makers has emerged to satisfy the passion of people who ride bikes as a means of daily transport, as a sport & for recreation. This book by passionate cyclists Christine Elliott & David Jablonka is the product of a worldwide search for the most influential custom bicycle makers on the planet. The result is a presentation of a wonderful collection of expertly honed, human-powered machines, built by some of the most creative bicycle makers in the world. It highlights the range of techniques, materials, design elements, & dedication that go into producing a custom handmade bicycle. It is guaranteed to take you on the ride of your life. ...

Custom House & Plaistow Marshes in 1867 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. Three versions of this map cover the same area, stretching from St Luke`s Square & Forty Acre Lane eastward to Leyes Road & beyond, & from Wanlip Road southward to Victoria Dock Road which runs along the lower portion of the map, including the northern tip of Royal Victoria Dock. The western half of the map is built up with the eastern part of Canning Town; by contrast the map is largely empty undeveloped east of Prince Regents Lane. Features include Plaistow Marsh, GER Woolwich Branch including Custom House station, Hudsons Ward, Tidal Basin Ward, Custom House Sports Ground, tramways. Streets include Beckton Road, Denmark Street, Freemasons Road, etc. All the maps include directory extracts. The 1867 map shows the area at a very early stage of development, with scarcely a sign of Canning Town`s movement eastwards. The Victoria Dock has been built & Tidal Basin & Custom House stations are open, but to the north & east of them is marshl&. 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. ...

Grab your scissors & some pencils or crayons & get ready to make some beautiful cityscapes with Cut & Colour Playbook: Cities! Featuring four different cities, children combine drawing, colouring, & scissor skills to create their scenes. First, colour in line illustration & add your own details. Then, on the reverse of the page, follow the cut lines to snip away parts of the page. By the end of the process, you will have built up your very own city scene by layering up the pages. At the end of the book, an additional section gives children the chance to create their own layered diorama, whether a city scene or beyond. An original twist on the colouring book format, Cut & Colour Playbook: Cities encourages children to develop arts & crafts skills, & to think through a multi-layered project in a fun & creative way. ...

Create beautiful, layered paper dioramas with this clever art activity book. With a combination of drawing, colouring & craft skills, children are taken page-by-page through creating four seasonal landscape scenes. The front of the pages contain line illustrations, created by Anouck Boisrobert, to which children can colour in & add detail. On turning the page to view the reverse side, cut lines will become visible, with instructions on which area of the page to cut away. As each page is finished in turn, a layered landscape is slowly created. Flipping back to the first page will reveal the completed seasonal scene in all its glory! The activities will help children develop scissor skills, as well as offering a magical new twist on colouring books. ...

This delightful activity book contains four press-out dolls & lots of mix-&-match clothes, shoes & accessories to dress them for rainy days, summer holidays, a fairytale ball & much more. There are also outlines of clothes that children can draw on to design outfits of their own. ...

” Cats of Instagram” meets National Geographic in this hilarious picture book about nature`s cutest weirdos from the author of Pink Is for Blobfish! The Internet pretty much runs on cute animal photos, but ”cute” is so much more than clickbait kittens & insta-pups. Cute is for feathery-gilled axolotls (pronounced: ax-uh-LOT-ulz), shy pygmy hippos, poisonous blue dragons, & armored pangolins. All of these animals are cute, but they`ve also adapted remarkable ways to survive in their unique environments. With her signature blend of humor & zoological know-how, Pink Is for Blobfish author Jess Keating shows how cute animals can be more than just a pretty face in this latest installment of the World of Weird Animals. ...

One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

One of the maps in the topographic survey of Peru from the country’s national survey organization, Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Contours are at 25m intervals & colouring/symbols indicate different types of terrain & vegetation. Some of the maps may contain small blank spaces representing as yet unmapped areas. Each sheet covers 30’ latitude by 30’ longitude. The maps have a 1km UTM grid & margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1’. Publication dates vary; most maps were published in 1960s to 1990s, with some sheets revised more recently. Map legend is in Spanish only, except in the more recent editions which also include English. ...

At thirty-five, Leslie Buck made an impulsive decision to put her personal life on hold to pursue her passion. Leaving behind a full life of friends, love, & professional security, she became the first American woman to learn pruning from one of the most storied landscaping companies in Kyoto. Cutting Back recounts Buck`s bold journey & the revelations she has along the way. During her apprenticeship in Japan, she learns that the best Kyoto gardens look so natural they appear untouched by human hands, even though her crew spends hours meticulously cleaning every pebble in the streams. She is taught how to bring nature`s essence into a garden scene, how to design with native plants, & how to subtly direct a visitor through a landscape. But she learns the most important lessons from her fellow gardeners: how to balance strength with grace, seriousness with humour, & technique with heart. Cutting Back is an insightful debut memoir & story of personal growth that will appeal to gardeners & non-gardeners alike. ...

` As I crammed the cream horn voraciously into my mouth, at once I heard Francin`s voice saying that no decent woman would eat a cream puff like that` In a quiet town where not much happens, Maryska, the flamboyant brewer`s wife, stands out. She cuts her skirt short so that she can ride her bicycle, her golden hair flying out behind her. She butchers pigs. She drinks & eats with relish. & when the garrulous ranconteur Uncle Pepin comes to visit the locals are scandalized even further, in Bohumil Hrabal`s affecting, exuberant portrayal of a small central European community between the wars. ` One of the greatest European prose writers` Philip Roth` Hrabal combines good humour & hilarity with tenderness` Observer ...