It`s the final whistle for Jamie Johnson! After leading Scotland to near-victory in the World Cup, Jamie Johnson has landed the dream job: playing football for one of the best teams in the world, Barcelona. But when disaster strikes & his days of football glory feel like a distant memory, Jamie`s future will begin exactly where everything first kicked off. ...

Sport & war was inextricably intertwined in the years leading up to the First World War, as training for play was seen as `training for war`. Many members of the Rugby Union formed the officer class of the Great War, their training, dedication & team spirit helping them lead men into battle. The Final Whistle plays tribute to the role rugby played during the First World War by following the poignant stories of fifteen men who played for Rosslyn Park, based just outside of Richmond Park, London. These men came from diverse backgrounds, with players from Australia, Ceylon, Columbia, Ireland & South Africa, but they were joined together in their love of the game & in the courage in the face of war. Their stories take us from London to the Western Front, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Italy & Dublin. They took part in some of the most famous engagements of the war & many were honoured for their bravery on the battlefield. This is the first time their story has been told in full through personal diaries, letters & previously unpublished photographs. It is a must-read for any rugby enthusiast or First World War historian. ...

The coast of the Italian Riviera around Albenga, Alassio & Savona in a series contoured hiking maps at 1:50, 000 with local trails, long-distance footpaths, mountain accommodation, etc. from the Turin based Istituto Geografico Centrale. Maps in this series have contours at 50m intervals, enhanced by shading & graphic relief. An overprint highlights local footpaths & long-distance routes, including the GTA (Grande Traversata delle Alpi), Via Alpina, Tour Monte Rosa, & Alta Via del Monti Liguri
- the high level route along the Ligurian Alps. Difficult sections of the routes & the Via Ferrata passages are indicated. New editions now also include an overprint highlighting cycling routes, where indicated in the map’s individual description. The maps also show various types of alpine accommodation: refuges, shelters, hostels, campsites, etc. Cable car lines, chair lifts, & mountain railways are marked, as well as, for road users, entry restrictions on local tracks. Each map covers Approx. 50 x 40 km / 30 x 25 miles. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend

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Map No. 642, Finale Ligure
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- Savona, from Kompass in a series of walking maps of selected areas of Italy at 1:50,

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The new Supertrail Maps show the best singletrails in Europe’s hottest mountain bike spots. These unique topographic maps make the knowledge of locals available to other mountain bikers. Consistent difficulty rating & useful additional information prevent the user from critical situations on the trails. The best singletrails in the best mountain bike spots throughout Europe
- this is the convincing formula of the brand new Supertrail Maps. For the first time ever, these unique topographic maps make the knowledge of locals available to others. All the trails on a map have been biked & rated in five difficulty levels for up- & downhill separately by specially trained authors. This consistent rating facilitates tour planning & spares a user from getting into sketchy situations on the trails. In addition to the difficulty rating, extraordinary nice trails are marked with a «highlight»-pictogram. The maps in a scale of 1:50 000 show all information required for tour planning & orienting oneself on the trails, such as: difficulty, highlight-trails, mountain railways with mountain bike transport, mountain bike shuttles, dangerous falls, restaurants, bike shops, emergency numbers & touristic infopoints. Thanks to the especially chosen map section, one map covers the whole area. The Supertrail Maps are printed on tear- & waterproof foil which makes them very sturdy. On the back of any map, additional information about the area & the use of a Supertrail Map are presented in two languages. Folded

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Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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Finchfield & Wightwick in 1914 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. The map covers a largely rural area south west of Wolverhampton. It

Includes:: Finchfield with Finchfield House, Bhylls, Finchfield Farm, Horsehill Terrace, Washington House, etc. Coverage extends westward to part of Wightwick, in the top left corner of map, including Wightwick Manor & Wightwick House. Other features include Castlecroft, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. The Oxley Jct to Kingswinford Jct railway is shown as `under construction`. On the reverse are directories of Compton & Wightwick 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.

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The villages of Finchley & Whetstone developed around the Great North Road, & even before railways transformed the area many solid villas were built in this essentially agricultural district. On the whole, development reflected its affluence. Its notable residents have included people as diverse as the entertainers Gracie Fields & Peter Sellers; Joseph Baxendale, who made the firm of Pickford`s a household name; & Sir George Barham, who founded Express Dairies. The author is a former chairman of Barnet Local History Society. ...

Finchley & Holders Hill in 1895 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. The map covers the north-western area of Finchley, running from St Mary`s church & Regents Park Road westward, & with Holders Hill Road & the Dollis Brook running down the centre of the map; northward the map stretches to Mill Hill station on the GNR Edgware branch (today`s Mill Hill East). Further west the map is entirely rural. On the reverse is more than half of the next edition, from 1912, & this shows how north-west Finchley had developed in those years. Streets include Hendon Lane, Hendon Avenue, Dollis Avenue, Gordon Road, Church Crescent, Dollis Road & others. 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. ...

Winner of the Cross Sports International Autobiography of the Year award In the 1970s, Diana Nyad was widely regarded as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world & set many world records, such as circling Manhattan Island & crossing the 102.5 miles between the Bahamas & Florida. But one record continually eluded her: becoming the first woman to swim between Cuba & the Florida Keys without a shark cage. Finally, in September 2013, after four failed attempts & at the age of sixty-four, Diana completed the crossing after two days & two nights of continuous swimming
- 53 consecutive hours, 110 miles. Millions of people watched her & cried & cheered & were dazzled & amazed by her tenacity & courage. Her memoir, Find a Way, is a dramatic, page-turning account of the epic endurance quest that led to that moment, & is also a galvanizing call to live life boldly, in-the-moment, fearlessly, passionately, with no regrets. What makes this book special is that it not only recounts an astonishing & hard won triumph, though it does tell the story of an extraordinary & improbable victory. What makes this book, & Nyad herself, so incredible is the fact of her monumental courage in the face of failure. Nyad failed, & failed, & failed, & failed, but never gave up, & this memoir shows her unwavering belief in the face of overwhelming odds. It is about perseverance, tenacity & commitment on an epic scale.
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