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. ...

` There is hardly any kind of work left where [women] have not succeeded in taking the place of men`, explains this pamphlet from the Second World War. First published in 1942, Eve in Overalls highlights the huge contribution made by women to the war eff ort. From air-raid wardens, signallers, electricians & drivers, to roles in the Navy, Air Force & territorial services, it describes how women entered the workplace as never before. At moments shocking, Eve in Overalls reflects a time when women in the workplace were viewed with curiosity & fascination, & the style & language can seem amusing to readerstoday. It provides a fascinating & eye-opening insight into the dedicated & hardworking women who helped Britain win the war. ...

Oxford held a special place in Evelyn Waugh`s imagination. So formative were his Oxford years that the city never left him, appearing again & again in his novels in various forms. This book explores in rich visual detail the abiding importance of Oxford as both location & experience in his literary & visual works. Drawing on specially commissioned illustrations & previously unpublished photographic material, it provides a critically robust assessment of Waugh`s engagement with Oxford over the course of his literary career. Following a brief overview of Waugh`s life & work, subsequent chapters look at the prose & graphic art Waugh produced as an undergraduate together with Oxford`s portrayal in Brideshead Revisited & A Little Learning as well as broader conceptual concerns of religion, sexuality & idealised time. A specially commissioned, h&-drawn trail around Evelyn Waugh`s Oxford guides the reader around the city Waugh knew & loved through locations such as the Botanic Garden, the Oxford Union & The Chequers. A unique literary biography, this book brings to life Waugh`s Oxford, exploring the lasting impression it made on one of the most accomplished literary craftsmen of the twentieth century. ...

Effervescent, energetic & eclectic, this is one of the late Twentieth Century`s finest minds (and bellies) on show. In this compelling collection of essays Clive James focusses on Australian poetry; on television today; on the rise & fall of various icons; on the question of the culpability of the ordinary German in the holocaust; & there is a compellingly provocative & much-talked about piece on the death of Diana. ...

Retirement doesn`t suit John Rebus. He wasn`t made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood. So when DI Siobhan Clarke asks for his help on a case, Rebus doesn`t need long to consider his options. Clarke`s been investigating the death of a senior lawyer whose body was found along with a threatening note. On the other side of Edinburgh, Big Ger Cafferty
- Rebus`s long-time nemesis
- has received an identical note & a bullet through his window. Now it`s up to Clarke & Rebus to connect the dots & stop a killer. Even Dogs in the Wild brings back Ian Rankin`s greatest characters in a story exploring the darkest corners of our instincts & desires.

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Ranging from Texas, to Chile, to New Mexico & New York, in Evening in Paradise Berlin writes about the good, the bad & everything in between: struggling young mothers, husbands who pack their bags & leave in the middle of the night, wives looking back at their first marriage from the distance of their second... The publication of A Manual for Cleaning Women, Lucia Berlin`s dazzling collection of short stories, marked the rediscovery of a writer whose talent had gone unremarked by many. The incredible reaction to Lucia`s writing
- her ability to capture the beauty & ugliness that coexist in everyday lives, the extraordinary honesty & magnetism with which she draws on her own history to breathe life into her characters
- included calls for her contribution to American literature to be as celebrated as that of Raymond Carver. Evening in Paradise is a careful selection from Lucia Berlin`s remaining stories
- a jewel-box follow-up for her hungry fans.


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Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan is an exuberant, magical vision of post-colonial Malaysia & a vibrant portrait of a country coming of age, as well as a strong & urgent story about caste & unfairness, centred around a family struggling to deal with its past. The dismissal of the Rajasekharan family’s servant girl Chellam, for unnamed crimes, is only the latest in a series of losses that have shaken six-year-old Aasha’s life. Her grandmother has passed away under mysterious circumstances, & her older sister has disappeared for a new life abroad. But what was Chellam’s unforgiveable crime? Moreover, what is Appa
- the family patriarch
- hiding from his wife & children?

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Harold & Raymond Mc Pheron are finally waving goodbye to their beloved Victoria, a young mother with a first chance at an education. Betty & Luther Wallace are struggling to keep their heads above water & their children out of care, & in the same town young friends Dena & DJ find solace away from their own troubled homes. As these stories unfold & entwine, tragedy strikes the Mc Pheron household & life is thrown irrevocably off course. Heart-breaking yet hopeful, Eventide is an unflinching depiction of the hardships of small-town life, lit up by astonishing moments of redemption. ...

In this entertaining & engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. In 1977 fresh-faced Oxford graduate Sherard Cowper-Coles entered the hallowed portals of the Foreign Office. Over the next thirty years he was invariably to be found at the frontline of international diplomacy, either striding the corridors of power at Westminster or jetting from one exotic location to the next. His tasks ranged from the challenging to the bizarre
- from speech writing for Margaret Thatcher (who scrawled an emphatic `NO!` over his first effort), to hiding an embarrassing bobble hat from Robin Cook. With recollections from the last three decades in international politics, taking us right up to Cowper-Coles`s posting to Afghanistan, ` Ever the Diplomat` is a revealing & witty account of a unique period in our history. Cowper-Coles reveals what went on behind-the-scenes of Whitehall as we encounter a swindler impersonating Liberian President Charles Taylor, the young, idealistic leader of Syria Bashar al-Assad & Tony Blair in his boxer shorts.
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Mike Peyton is the nautical world's best known & much loved cartoonist. For years he has made his mark, contributing witty, well executed & poignantly funny cartoons to the yachting & boating press, poking fun at seafarers of all types & capturing in his distinctive cartoon style their often eccentric & idiosyncratic ways. Now here, at last, is a wonderful collection of Mike Peyton's light hearted & amusing recollections of time spent messing about in boats, all illustrated in his unique cartoon style. A perfect bunkside read for seafarers & landlubbers alike. ...