Ferrybridge South in 1905 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. Tthe map covers the southern part of Ferrybridge & also a portion of Knottingley. Coverage stretches from Cobblers Hill & Bubwith Bridge eastward to Knottingley station, & from Longbull Hill northward to Ferrybridge House. Features include Knottingley station, Knottingley Junction & sections of the MNER, LYR & NER railways, Wentcliff Hill, Gaggs Warren, Wentcliff Windmill, Ferrybridge Bone Manure Works, Nodder`s Windmill, Dandy Windmill, etc. On the reverse is a good section of an earlier edition of the map, showing how much of the area looked in 1890. 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. ...

Fes & Northern Morocco in the Footprint Focus Guides, which are targeted at cities, regions & countries worldwide that have no, or very limited, coverage from other publishers. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint Focus guides all have the same layout. Smaller than their sister Handbooks, the Focus guides are intended to streamline the information contained so that you have more of what you need, without losing Footprint ...

Laos is a land of festivals. Every village, every temple, & every ethnic minority not only holds its own special festivals but joins the wider Lao community in celebrating the national ones as well. This book explores the most important festivals of Laos & offers a rare & fascinating glimpse into the spiritual & communal life of the Lao people. Written & photographed by experts in Lao history, society, & culture, ” Festivals of Laos” is a wonderful combination of insightful narrative & stunning photography. Martin Stuart-Fox is professor emeritus of Asian studies at the University of Queensland & the author of six books on the history, politics, & culture of Laos. Somsanouk Mixay has worked in Laos in the news & media sector for many years & has many articles, features, & books to his credit. Steve Northup has served as staff photographer for the Washington Post & Time magazine. He lives in rural New Mexico. ...

Every year when summer rolls around, millions of us sacrifice the joys of a comfortable bed & warm running water in favour of a weekend of debauchery in a field in the middle of nowhere. Whether you`re planning a weekend hobnobbing with the A-listers at Coachella, trading goods in the desert at Burning Man, raving through the night at one of Croatia`s beachside parties or seeing the biggest bands in the world at Glastonbury, the pull of a music festival is undeniable, but it can all be a bit daunting. No doubt you will have heard stories of monsoon rain reducing the festival site to a giant mud bath, or stumbling home after 24-hours non-stop raving & finding an inebriated stranger sleeping in your tent, but how do you cope with these situations? Whether it`s getting a ticket (often considerably harder than it sounds) or picking the perfect spot to pitch a tent, FESTIVALS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE will talk you through everything you need to know about a weekend of music, mates & mayhem. Providing insider tips gained from years of festival going, learn what to do when you lose all your friends & why it`s never a good idea to put together a strict timetable of bands you want to see. Then there`s information on the festival characters to befriend & the ones to avoid
- nobody likes to be woken at 6.30am by a group of hippies starting up an impromptu drum circle outside your tent. The practical advice offered also

Includes:: how to plan your day, use social media to discover where the secret gigs are, fool-proof ways to smuggle booze past security guards, & why only a fool would wear a playsuit when having to use a festival toilet.


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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. ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She`s not his mother. He`s not her child. The two seem anxious &, at David`s ever more insistent prompting, Amanda recounts a series of events from the apparently recent past. As David pushes her to recall whatever trauma has landed her in her terminal state, he unwittingly opens a chest of horrors, & suddenly the terrifying nature of their reality is brought into shocking focus. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language, Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange & deeply unsettling psychological menace in this cautionary tale of maternal love, broken souls & the power & desperation of family. ...

This is the Twentieth Anniversary Edition. As a young boy, growing up in London & watching his parents` marriage fall apart, Nick Hornby
- author of ” High Fidelity”, ” About a Boy”, & ” The Complete Polysyllabic Spree”
- had little sense of home. Then his dad took him to Highbury. Arsenal`s football ground would become the source of many of the strongest feelings he`d ever have: joy, humiliation, heartbreak, frustration, & hope. In this hilarious, moving & now-classic book, he vividly depicts his childhood life, his time as a teacher, & his first loves (after football), all through the prism of the game, as he insightfully & brilliantly explores obsession, & the way it can shape a life.

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An Intrepid adventurer, Mark has spent the last decade travelling areas left ominously blank on maps. This is the story of his malaria-wracked expedition across central Borneo. Once again he defies cartographers by going in search of the `wild men of Borneo`
- a tribe of jungle dwellers whose existence is validated only by myth. With fellow traveller Paul he paddles up an uncharted river into what was believed to be the valley of the spirit world
- where even the island`s fiercest head-hunters feared to go. Crossing mountains that no western eye has ever seen, they penetrate ever deeper into the vengeful jungle. On the way they encounter shipwreck, malaria, amoebic dysentery, near starvation, leeches, exhaustion, enforced alcohol abuse, barbecued mouse-deer foetus & a ferocious craving for chocolate!

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Seeking the beautiful, the breathtaking & the bizarre, Charlie Elder goes in search of Britain`s rarest & most endangered animals. Travelling the length & breadth of the UK, & meeting up with experts along the way, he tracks down secretive & scarce mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish & insects living on the brink, ranging from the iconic Scottish wildcat & surreal spiny seahorse to the striking golden oriole, outlandish wart-biter cricket & sinister black rat. Few & Far Between celebrates the diversity on our doorstep & highlights the natural treasures we risk losing. ...

Fez in the Encounter Guide Series from Lonely Planet, exploring a range of cities & regions worldwide in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the distinctive neighbourhoods of the destination. Frank & informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers & are written & researched by local authors. Each guide is organised into 5 distinct sections
- Highlights, Diary, Itineraries, Neighbourhoods & Snapshots
- recommending a series of essential encounters for visitors to the region. Each guide opens with a

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