Until the middle of the last century, London`s social calendar was dominated by `the Season`, a round of social events & parties during which the daughters of the upper classes made their `debuts`. Debutantes & their families descended on the capital from all over Britain to take part in this elaborate process that in its blend of glamour, great privilege & archaic & sometimes comic ritual is emblematic of a world now lost. From the preparations & formalities of court presentation to the exhausting round of parties that followed, Debutantes & the London Season is a detailed look at a phenomenon that was central to the lives of generations of privileged young ladies. ...

A successor to Phaidon`s award-winning ” Century: One Hundred Years of Human Progress, Suffering, Regression & Hope” (1999), ” Decade” provides a comprehensive visual overview of the last 10 years in world history. Adhering to the same standards of historical accuracy & scholarship as its predecessor, this book offers a sensitive anthology of 10 years in photography that will appeal to readers of all ages & interests. ” Decade” presents 500 engaging photographic images, both iconic & idiosyncratic, selected by acclaimed photo editor Eamonn Mc Cabe & arranged in chronological order to tell the story of the first decade in our new millennium. The shorter historical span of this book, compared to ” Century”, allows this sequence to explore more deeply developments in art, architecture, sport & technology, alongside key moments in international political affairs, so that the reader encounters surprising moments from our history alongside those familiar from coverage in the mass media. Global in scope, these photographs tackle subjects ranging from the World Trade Center attacks of `9/11` to the AIDS epidemic in Africa, from the first tests of the Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva, to the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Award-winning documentary photography sits alongside the new `citizen journalism`, which has seen ordinary bystanders capture historic events equipped with nothing more sophisticated than a mobile phone camera. Each image is accompanied by both a short descriptive & an extended, historical caption, to provide a wider context within which to understand these often beautiful, always surprising, photographs. 15 historical & thematic essays are also included, exploring the events, trends & social phenomena that have characterized the decade. Engaging with debates in photography, while providing a visual record of world events both regional & international, this book provides an extraordinary insight into our recent history
- dramatic, nostalgic, intimate & educational by turns.
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The author recreates the artistic & social milieu of the turbulent period around the end of the 19th century. He provides concise biographical material on its central characters such as Wilde, Symons, Beardsley, Whistler, Dowson, Frank Harris & other less well-known people such as Count Stenbock & John Gray. Clayton surveys the arts produced, the favourite dining places, the public reaction & also the decadent life of London outside this artistic arena at a time, before the cataclysm of the Great War, when Victorian values were crumbling. ...

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. ...

From the capture of Sidney Reilly, the ` Ace of Spies`, by Lenin`s Bolsheviks in 1925, to the deportation from the USA of Anna Chapman, the ` Redhead under the Bed`, in 2010, Kremlin & Western spymasters have battled for supremacy for nearly a century. In Deception Edward Lucas uncovers the real story of Chapman & her colleagues in Britain & America, unveiling their clandestine missions & the spy-hunt that led to their downfall. It reveals unknown triumphs & disasters of Western intelligence in the Cold War, providing the background to the new world of industrial & political espionage. To tell the story of post-Soviet espionage, Lucas draws on exclusive interviews with Russia`s top NATO spy, Herman Simm, & unveils the horrific treatment of a Moscow lawyer who dared to challenge the ruling criminal syndicate there. Once the threat from Moscow was international communism; now it comes from the siloviki, Russia`s ruthless `men of power`. ...

” Decision Points” is the extraordinary memoir of America`s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor`s Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America`s most devastating attack since Pearl Harbour; at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; &, behind the Oval Office desk for his historic & controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, & other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. President Bush writes honestly & directly about his flaws & mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, & safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. He also offers intimate new details on his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith, & relationship with his family.A groundbreaking new brand of memoir, ” Decision Points” will captivate supporters, surprise critics, & change perspectives on one of the most consequential eras in American history
- & the man at the centre of events.
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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. ...

3 month edition. With an updated layout for 2014, Brown`s Deck Log Book allows the modern navigator to record in one place all the routine navigational readings required as part of the Officer of the Watch duties such as; ships course, compass errors & weather conditions. It also allows for the recording of daily Bilge & Ballast soundings as well other deck activities such as say cargo ventilation, which will help prove & keep a record of the crews actions with regard to care of cargo should proof of same ever be required. There is also a section for recording drills & training, which will prove compliance with the various regulations required by Port State & Flag State authorities. Recording daily voyage calculations will assist in keeping a track on the vessels progress & performance throughout the voyage. It should also be noted that in this modern world of electronic recording the written logbook still contains evidence that can be referred to in order to support the vessel in the case of a cargo claim or other such incident. This log book`s pages are numbered. ...

Photoluminescent Vinyl
- 150mm x 400mm. Stanfords is an official distributor of Maritime Progress safety signs. We are able to
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Photoluminescent Vinyl
- 300mm x 800mm. Stanfords is an official distributor of Maritime Progress safety signs. We are able to
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