Faiths, Fairs & Festivals of India by Rajeev Chugh from the Delhi-based Maxford Books, describes various religious festivals & how they are celebrated throughout the country. Starting with the great Hindu festivals of Holi, Dussehera & Diwali, the book also

Includes:: many more locally based fairs & festival, providing descriptions of the associated beliefs, customs & background history. Accompanying index will help those unfamiliar with the subject.

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Your best friend stole your fiance. Do you run away & hide, or start planning your revenge? Find out in Sunday Times bestselling author Jane Fallon`s BRAND NEW novel. A TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `A deftly plotted, witty tale of revenge. It`s a romcom with attitude
- a perfect wicked pleasure to begin a NEW YEAR OF READING` The Mail on Sunday Best friend, soulmate, confidante... backstabber. Amy thought she knew everything there was to know about her best friend Melissa. Then again, Amy also thought she was on the verge of the wedding of her dreams to her long-distance fiance. Until she pays a surprise trip home to London. Jack is out, but it`s clear another woman has been making herself at home in their flat. There`s something about her stuff that feels oddly familiar... & then it hits Amy. The Other Woman is Melissa. Amy has lost her home, her fiance & her best friend in one disastrous weekend
- but instead of falling apart, she`s determined to get her own back. Piecing her life back together won`t be half as fun as dismantling theirs, after all.`I`ve just finished this... it`s FABALISS. I was SO GRIPPED` Marian Keyes` Barbed, twisty & full of deliciously dry wit, this is smart stuff to race through` Sunday Mirror` Hugely compelling... I loved it & just couldn`t put it down!` Ruth Jones

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Fakirs, Feluccas & Femmes Fatales offers everything its title promises & more. A warts-&-all account of author E.T. Laing’s travels, brief encounters & adventures from working in seventy countries, this title offers a kaleidoscope of landscapes, sounds, smells, politics, humour, dialogue &, above all, people. ...

Israeli-born chef Michael Rantissi & his partner & `balaboosta` Aussie girl Kristy Frawley have drilled down to what we all love about the ingredients & flavours of the Middle East
- grains & greens, generosity, pungency, sweetness, sharing. This is food that brings everyone to the table, & won`t let them leave. Michael puts ingredients first & foremost, opening the door to our greater understanding & appreciation of the Middle East`s hidden treasures --- tahini, baharat, halva, chickpeas, labneh, eggplant, honey, pomegranate, amba, dates, broad beans, pistachios, wild greens, ancient grains. The recipes go from basics like hummus, aioli & falafel, to Persian eggplant risotto, Cauliflower, cranberry & pearl barley salad, Harissa-braised lamb with okra. To finish, are the pastries, breads & syrup-laden cakes that turn a meal into a feast
- Chocolate & pistachio baklava, Date & dukkah brownies, Persian pavlova. Living in multicultural Sydney, he says, has helped him lighten & brighten traditional recipes, without ever losing sight of their origins & traditions.` If my mother knew I was serving falafel for breakfast
- & people were loving it
- she would be amazed, ` he says. A much-lauded home cook, Kristy adds those all-important pastries, breads & syrup-laden cakes that turn a meal into a feast, any time of the day or night.



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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. ...

Aimed at both those who are on the point of taking up falconry as well as those who already have hawks, ” Falconry
- The Essential
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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:100, 000, the Vägkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 79 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:100, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 75 x 80km. The maps have contours at 10 metre intervals, plus relief shading & colouring for different types of landscape: open l&, forests, alvar, marshes, etc. Boundaries of national parks & nature reserves, areas prohibited to cross-country vehicles, & restricted entry military zones are marked. The maps indicate privately maintained local roads, cycle paths with wind shelters, footpaths, etc, & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 2-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 10’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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Falkirk in 1898 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. Coverage stretches from Kerse Lane & Callendar Road westward to Camelon Main Street, & from Grahamston Iron Works southward to Woodlands & High Station Road. Features include Camelon Iron Works, High Street area, Town Hall, Dalderse Goods Depot, NBR railway line with Grahamston station, mineral railways, swivel bridge, Parkhouse Iron Works, Brockville Park, Arnot Hill, Poorhouse, Woodlands area, part of the Antonine Wall, Forth & Clyde Canal with locks, Rosebank Distillery, Lock Sixteen, Falkirk Cemetery, Bantaskin House, Camelon Colliery Pit No.2, Callendar Iron Works, Salton Iron Foundry, etc. On the reverse are extracts from a contemporary trade directory. 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. ...

Map No. 65, Falkirk & Linlithgow, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Culross, Oakley, Kincardine, Cowie, Stenhousemuir, Denny, Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Queensferry, Maddiston, Slamannan, Westfield, Lirkliston, Cramond Bridge, Broxburn, Currie, Kirknewton, Livingston, Bathgate, Armadale, Caldercruix, Whitburn, Shotts, Fauldhouse, West Calder, Newmains, Carluke, Forth, Carlops & West Linton, with the Pentland Hills, six reservoirs: West Water, Cobbinshaw, Harperrig, Roughrigg, Forrestburn & Hillend, Loch Black & the Forth. Edition D3; Publication date September 2010 This title is also available on our website in a waterproof & tear-resistant version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...