Essays in Love will appeal to anyone who has ever been in a relationship or confused about love. The book charts the progress of a love affair from the first kiss to argument & reconciliation, from intimacy & tenderness to the onset of anxiety & heartbreak. The work's genius lies in the way it minutely analyses emotions we've all felt before but have perhaps never understood so well: it

Includes:: a chapter on the anxieties of when & how to say 'I love you' & another on the challenges of disagreeing with someone else's taste in shoes. While gripping the reader with the talent of a great novelist, de Botton brings a philosopher's sensibility to his analyses of the emotions of love, resulting in a genre-breaking book that is at once touching & thought-provoking. ' The book's success has much to do with its beautifully modelled sentences, its wry humour & its unwavering deadpan respect for its reader's intelligence.. .full of keen observation & flashes of genuine lyricism, acuity & depth.' Francine Prose, New Republic ' Witty, funny, sophisticated, neatly tied up, & full of wise & illuminating insights.' P. J. Kavanagh, Spectator ' De Botton is a national treasure.' Susan Hill 'I doubt if de Botton has written a dull sentence in his life.' Jan Morris, New Statesman ' Single-handedly, de Botton has taken philosophy back to its simplest & most important purpose: helping us to live our lives.' Independent

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ADAC, Germany's equivalent of the British Automobile Association publishes an extensive series of street plans which provide detailed high-quality mapping of all the major towns & cities, including their outer suburbs. The plans name all the individual streets & indicate all the main landmarks & public buildings. All public transport facilities are shown: buses, trams, underground & overland rail lines. One way streets & car parks are indicated. Plans of larger cities include an enlargement for the city centre. The plans also show the administrative & postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. On the reverse, each plan has a road map at 1:100, 000, covering a very wide area around the city. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Essen in 1944 in the Alan Godfrey series of reproductions of British War Office survey maps first published in 1945 prior to the Allied occupation of the area. The map is dominated by the city of Essen, a small medieval walled city that developed into an industrial powerbase with the growth of the Krupp works in the 19th century. The Krupp works are inevitably a major feature, close to the city centre, but the map also shows many railways & collieries, providing a fascinating picture for all interested in the industrial development of the Ruhrgebiet. Other areas shown include Steele (a separate town until 1929), Stoppenberg, Frillendorf, Kray, Schonnebeck, Hinsel, Huttrop, Bergerhausen, Altenhof Estate, Rüttenscheid, Rellinghausen, Altendorf, Schönebeck, Fulerum, Frohnhausen, the charming Margaretenhöhe Estate, Altendorf, Borbeck, southern part of the Zollverein Mine (now a World Heritage site), Friedrich Ernestine Mine, Königin Elisabeth Mine, hutted camps, tramways, loco depot, marshalling yards, Altenessen station etc. By 1944, of course, Essen lay in ruins following incessant British bombing raids, but this map shows all the industry before this devastation. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. This series of reproductions from Alan Godfrey covers the major industrial area east of the Rhine that

Includes:: Bochum, Cologne, Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Oberhausen & other towns, with their great network of railways & industries. The maps are taken from the British War Office 1:12, 500 plans & reduced at Approx. 1:19, 000. Published in 1945, prior to the Allied occupation of the area, the maps are especially good at showing industry, collieries & transport. They are not bombing maps
- indeed, they make clear that allowance is not made for bomb damage
- but show the areas with all their industrial sites & railways largely as they were before the bombing raids of 1943-44. The maps have additional information added by British intelligence. This is normally accurate but allowance must be made for the `fog of war` & occasional spelling mistakes, etc. Each title has on the reverse a specially written introduction to the area in English, with a shorter text in German. Map legend is in English only.



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Falk, one of Germany`s leading publishers of street plans, produce their town plans in two different formats. Falk Extra plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. For larger cities, the same mapping is also published with a special folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps. The plans, which cover towns with their outer suburbs, indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of lager cities include a separate map of the town centre at a more detailed scale & a diagram of the underground & the suburban rail network. The plans also show the postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. Map legend

Includes:: English. Falk Extra plans also include on the reverse a road map of the surrounding area.

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Street plan of the Essen conurbation in Falk’s Special Fold format, designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps, others simply hate them!* About Falk street plans:* The plans indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of larger cities include a separate diagram of the public transport network & an enlargement of the town centre at a more detailed scale. The plans also show postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* Falk street plans are published in three different map formats, plus in a series of regional street atlases.* Falk Extra* plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. In most plans on the reverse is a road map of the surrounding area. Latest editions have a UTM grid.* Falk Special Fold* plans, published only for larger cities, have a folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps, others simply hate them!* Falk City Plans*, published only for main cities, use the same mapping but cover a smaller area then the Extra plans & have a larger map of the city centre.

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Existential Edinburgh is a personal journey through a city that has for centuries inspired many. An exploration, an evocation of the city`s past & present it weaves together personal experience, memory & history. It takes the reader beyond the city`s historic centre, looking out to surrounding areas that are inseparable from Edinburgh`s story. There are companions on this journey, well-known figures from the past & the not so well-known. ...

A clear, concise & logical introduction to boat electrics. An understanding of this subject is essential for any skipper-salt water is a harsh environment for wires & chips & problems can occur at any time, both in harbour & at sea. Featuring fantastic, clear, colour graphics. Topics include: What is electricity? Where electricity comes from (the engine, shore power, a generator, renewable sources). How the boat is wired. Instruments. Laptops. Charging the batteries. Troubleshooting. ...

` The best poet in America` Jean Genet ` He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels` Leonard Cohen The definitive collection from a writer whose transgressive legacy & raw, funny, acutely observant writing has left an enduring mark Here is Bukowski eating walnuts & scratching his back, rolling a cigarette while listening to Brahms, showering with Linda in the mid-afternoon. Here is Bukowski knowing that the secret is beyond him, that people who never go crazy live truly horrible lives, that there`s a bluebird in his heart that wants to get out. Here is Bukowski at his most hilarious & heart-breaking, his most raw & profound; here is Bukowski at his best. ...

Learning the essentials of French couldn`t be easier! This short language course will have you speaking the basics of French in just over 2 hours, before or even as you travel! So sit back, relax & listen to Paul Noble`s soothing voice help you learn the key skills that you need to speak French with complete confidence. * Ideal for learning a language for travel * Learn & remember the essential phrases you need * No need to write notes or try to remember *

Includes:: a downloadable booklet to help you extend your knowledge * Thousands of Paul Noble`s students can attest to the success of his method

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Diving is a popular hobby that attracts more enthusiasts every year, & many divers are keen to record the wonders they see underwater. In this beautifully illustrated, practical guide, underwater photography gurus Larry & Denise Tackett draw on their years of experience & learning to share everything the snorkeller & diver needs to know to capture the beautiful diversity of life beneath the sea. Underwater

Includes:: essential advice on choosing the right equipment, & in straightforward language discusses lighting, creative composition, making the most of a subject & macrophotography, showing how the basic principles of photography change when shooting underwater. Underwater

Includes:: practical exercises, reassuring advice, illuminating anecdote, &, of course, awe-inspiring photographs. Perfect for those new to underwater photography, it also offers both inspiration & up-to-date new techniques for the more advanced.



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