FLIGHTS, a novel about travel in the twenty-first century & human anatomy, is Olga Tokarczuk`s most ambitious to date. It interweaves travel narratives & reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body, broaching life, death, motion, & migration. From the seventeenth century, we have the story of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen, who dissected & drew pictures of his own amputated leg. From the eighteenth century, we have the story of a North African-born slave turned Austrian courtier stuffed & put on display after his death. In the nineteenth century, we follow Chopin`s heart as it makes the covert journey from Paris to Warsaw. In the present we have the trials of a wife accompanying her much older husband as he teaches a course on a cruise ship in the Greek islands, & the harrowing story of a young husband whose wife & child mysteriously vanish on a holiday on a Croatian isl&. With her signature grace & insight, Olga Tokarczuk guides the reader beyond the surface layer of modernity & towards the core of the very nature of humankind. ...

WINNER MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018 Flights, a novel about travel in the twenty-first century & human anatomy, is Olga Tokarczuk`s most ambitious to date. It interweaves travel narratives & reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body, broaching life, death, motion, & migration. From the seventeenth century, we have the story of the Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyen, who dissected & drew pictures of his own amputated leg. From the eighteenth century, we have the story of a North African-born slave turned Austrian courtier stuffed & put on display after his death. In the nineteenth century, we follow Chopin`s heart as it makes the covert journey from Paris to Warsaw. In the present we have the trials of a wife accompanying her much older husband as he teaches a course on a cruise ship in the Greek islands, & the harrowing story of a young husband whose wife & child mysteriously vanish on a holiday on a Croatian isl&. With her signature grace & insight, Olga Tokarczuk guides the reader beyond the surface layer of modernity & towards the core of the very nature of humankind. ...

Did you know that Barnacle geese were once classified as fish? That both the Cherokees & the ancient Greeks were convinced that cranes regularly fought battles with pygmies? That the Swiss believed that any cuckoo that managed to survive for a year would turn into an eagle? Throughout history, birds have fascinated & intrigued mankind, so it is hardly surprising that an astonishingly rich body of myth, legend & superstition has grown up around them. ” Flights of Fancy” explores the stories told about 30 of the world`s best-known species, from the blackbird to the wryneck, drawing on traditions from every quarter of the globe. Some of the stories included clearly arose as a result of faulty observation, such as the widely held belief that nightjars sucked milk from cows. Others stemmed from attempts to explain unusual aspects of appearance or behaviour. But the vast majority seem to have their origins in people`s delight in inventing stories
- whether the legend that the blackbird was originally white, or the suggestion that witches kept owls as their familiars.&, as Peter Tate points out, what is so extraordinary is that the same story often crops up in many different parts of the world: the belief that eagles & snakes are sworn enemies can be found as far apart as Iraq & Mexico; the view that the raven is the harbinger of bad luck can be found throughout Europe from Denmark to Spain. A fascinating & wonderfully entertaining read, this is the ideal book for anyone interested in birds or myths
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Flims
- Laax – Falera area including Kärpf, Elm, Felsberg, Thusis & Breil/ Brigels at 1:50, 000 in a series from Hallwag covering
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Map No. 1194, Flims, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Flingers Ranges in South Australia, between Port Pirie / Port Augusta & Lake Callabonna, described by Moon Adventure Publication in a spiral-bound guide slightly larger than A5, illustrated with numerous maps. An introductory section to the area, covering its history & fauna/flora, is followed by advice on planning & preparation. The region is then described in seven sections, from the Coastal Flinders & the South-Eastern Ranges & Plains to the North-West Flinders & the Gammon Rangers with Far North Flinders. Each chapter is accompanied by a map of the area & its road network including 4WD tracks, with symbols indicating local facilities. Where appropriate, cycling and/or trekking trails are also marked. Descriptions of locations include advice on recreational possibilities, accommodation, etc, & include useful website addresses and/or contact details for 4WD tours, recreational sites/providers, accommodation, etc. Extensive index lists both locations (including mountains, mines, rivers/creeks, etc) & accommodation, sites for recreational pursuits, etc. ...

Flinders Ranges in South Australia on a waterproof & tear-resistant map at 1:400, 000 from Hema showing locations with tourist accommodation & other facilities, plus on the reverse enlargements of the three most visited areas, a table of facilities in national parks, etc. On one side a map at 1:400, 000 covers the Flinders Ranges, including Gammon Ranges & Mount Remarkable. Topography is shown by relief shading, with colours & graphics indicating various types of terrain & highlighting national parks, protected areas, aboriginal lands, etc. A special feature of Hema’s mapping of the Outback is the presentation of roads & tracks, distinguishing between those plotted by the publishers themselves & others taken from the country’s topographic survey data. A wide range of symbols highlight various facilities including accommodation, campsites, different types of fuel supplies, general stores & meals, medical facilities, etc, many shown with opening hours and/or phone numbers. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 15’ intervals. An index of localities is next to the map. On the reverse there are enlargements fshowing in greater detail the three main national parks in the area: Mt Remarkable NP at 1:125, 000, Gammon Ranges NP at 1:250, 000 & Flinders Ranges NP at 1:200, 000, indicating main hiking tracks, ranger stations & tourist facilities. The map also provides descriptions of principal places of interest, a table of facilities in all the national parks, & lists of useful contact addresses. To see other titles in Hema’s series of regional maps of Australia please click on the series grid. ...

Discover the gruesome armoury of siege warfare & set up your own exciting castle siege. Learn where to position your archers, how to load your catapult, & exactly where to aim-then catapult your way to victory! In the Middle Ages, castles controlled the land around them & provided bases from which knights could ride out to attack the enemy. With detailed information on the armour & weapons used by medieval knights & soldiers, this essential work explains how opposing armies attacked on foot & on horseback
- with a terrifying range of siege engines invented to break down a castle`s defences. Each spread is introduced with a diary entry, alternately from the attackers & defenders, as the siege progresses. The book also details the deadly array of weapons & armour used in medieval warfare. What`s more, there are a mangonel catapult & three targets to build! The tuck box contains push-out model sheets for a complete mangonel catapult & targets.
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Flint in 1909 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 is double-sided. The main map covers the town & area to the south, stretching south-east to Pentre Ffwrndan. Features include the town centre, railway with the station, British Glanzstoff Works, Mount Pleasant area, Castle, St Mary`s RC church, Ancient Ditch, St Mary`s church, Castle Villa, Pen Goch Hill, Mercerising Works, Pentre Farm, St David`s church, ancient remains around Pentre Ffwrndan, etc. On the reverse is most of the adjacent sheet 6.16 extending coverage north to include Chemical Works, numerous sidings, Flint Marsh, Coleshill Farm, etc. 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. ...

Flintshire, an original antique map by G. Cole / J. Roper, published in London, c. 1804 -1810. A copperplate engraving, original colour. Map size 23 x 17.5 cm with a mount size of 38.5 x 33 cm.A detailed nineteenth-century map of Flintshire that was published in the atlas, The British Atlas; Comprising A Complete Set Of County Maps, Of England & Wales; & Plans Of Cities & Principal Towns in 1810. The map was drawn by G. Cole & engraved by John Roper for publication in The Beauties Of England & Wales, that was published in parts, from c.1804. Such was the success of the publication that the maps were re-used in other publications, as here. The maps show accurate geographical detail, including the turnpike, mail coach & principal roads, sites of Roman & other historical remains, as well as the seats of the nobility & the gentry, & market towns with their distances from London. The maps also show the division of the counties into hundreds or wapontakes. They are representative of the functional nineteenth-century approach to cartography, yet are not unattractive. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford ...