The gripping new novel from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, & Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club Choice, The Dry. FIVE WENT OUT. FOUR CAME BACK... Is Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the chaos, in the night, it was impossible to say which of the four had asked after Alice`s welfare. Later, when everything got worse, each would insist it had been them. Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks & start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side. The hike through the rugged landscape is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone & teach resilience & team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises. Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case
- & Alice knew secrets. About the company she worked for & the people she worked with. Far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell Falk a tale of suspicion, violence & disintegrating trust. & as he delves into the disappearance, it seems some dangers may run far deeper than anyone knew.
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A breathtaking & beautiful exploration of our planet. This groundbreaking book, which accompanies the new BBC1 TV series, provides the deepest answers to the simplest questions. ` Why is the sky blue?` ` Why is the Earth round?` ` Why is every snowflake unique?` To answer these & many other questions, Professor Brian Cox will reveal some of the most extraordinary phenomena & events on Earth & in the Universe & beyond. From the immensity of Earth`s globe to all the world`s myriad snowflakes, the forces of nature shape everything we see. Pushed to extremes, the results are astonishing. From the realm of auroras to the heart of our planet, the ingredients that make everything on Earth connect each one of us in an eternal cycle of life. Brian will reveal why Earth is the most colourful world we know, exploring the white light of the sun as it travels through the darkness of space until it hits Earth`s atmosphere where it begins a new journey, splitting into a rainbow of colours. From the great plains of the Serengeti, the volcanoes of Indonesia & the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the humpback whales of the Caribbean & the northern lights of the Arctic, Brian will give inspiring answers to our most searching questions that will illuminate our understanding of the planet like never before. Think you know our planet? Think again. ...

Sunday Times Bestseller A breathtaking & beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the acclaimed BBC TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions. How did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space & time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds? Forces of Nature takes you from the mid-Atlantic ridge in Icel&, the volcanoes of Indonesia & the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the manatees off the coast of Florida & the northern lights of the Arctic, in search of the fundamental laws that govern our world. These universal laws shape everything, from the structure of snowflakes to the elegant spirals of the galaxies. By seeking to understand the everyday world
- the colours, structure, behaviour & history of our home
- we can step beyond the everyday & approach the Universe beyond. Think you know our planet? Think again.

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Forchheim in a series of GPS compatible recreational editions of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Coverage

Includes:: Hirschaid, Eggolsheim, Buttenheim, Heiligenstadt i.OFr., Strullendorf, Kirchehrenbach. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Driverless cars are on the horizon, but before the world falls asleep in the driver’s seat, let’s take a look back down the road from whence we have come. Ford Model-T Coast-to-Coast, documents the cross-country adventure of two brave drivers as they pilot a century-old Model-T on a 3, 000-mile journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Coast. The book is as much a contemplation of early-20th century American life as it is a fond farewell to the automotive age. Can the car still be the vehicle of freedom & discovery, when we’re no longer in command? Or will we finally be able to fully appreciate the scenery rushing past? Accompanied by Michael Alan Ross’ evocative photography, author Tom Cotter stops in small towns, meets local people & hears their stories about cars, travel, & life. Cotter & Ross also explore back roads adjacent to his main route, the Lincoln Highway—the first transcontinental road. Significant cross-country runs, such as those by speed-record setter Cannonball Baker, & literary adventurers such as Jack Kerourac, John Steinbeck & Bill Bryson are considered in light of the driverless future. Cotter also drives some of the same roads that a young Edsel Ford traveled in his father’s Model T upon high school graduation in 1917. In addition to the central road trip, Cotter also visits interesting automotive & transport museums as well as “keepers of the flame” such as Model-T clubs, mechanics, junkyards & collectors across the country. He also records the numerous trials & tribulations in keeping a 100-year-old car operating on a 3, 000-mile journey, something the driverless car of the future is unlikely to encounter. Join Cotter on his ”slow drive across a fast country.” You`ll be glad you did. ...

Fordingbridge in 1896 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 little town of Fordingbridge, sometimes thought to be the Silverbridge of Trollope`s Barchester novels, whose population had scarcely risen during the 19th century & stood at 3, 162 in 1901. The map covers the town centre & extends west to the station, Ashford Vineyard & Perry Farm. Features include Farinaceous Food Factory, Packham House, Oaklands, Parsonage Farm, High Street, Market Place, Town Mill, Salisbury Street, Bridge Street, Workhouse, brewery, Horseport, Burgate House. On the reverse is a small extract from sheet 62.07 & this extends coverage south to the church. A directory of 1899 is also included. 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. ...

Hoping to improve her Chinese & broaden her cultural horizons, Rachel De Woskin went to work for an American PR firm in China. Before she knew it, she was not just exploring, but making Chinese culture, as the sexy & aggressive, fearless Jiexi, star of a wildly successful soap opera. A Chinese counterpart to ” Sex & the City” revolving around Chinese-Western culture clashes, the show was called ` Foreign Babes in Beijing`. Living the clashes in real life while playing out a parallel version onscreen, Rachel forms a group of friends with whom she witnesses the vast changes sweeping through China. In only a few years, billboards, stylish bars & discos, international restaurants, fashion shows, divorce, foreign visitors, & cross-cultural love affairs transform the face of China`s capital. ” Foreign Babes in Beijing” is as astute & informative as it is witty, moving & entertaining. ...

The collapse of her brief marriage has stalled Bea Nightingale`s life, leaving her middle-aged & alone, teaching in an impoverished borough of 1950s New York. A plea from her estranged brother gives Bea the excuse to escape, by leaving for Paris to retrieve a nephew she barely knows; but the siren call of Europe threatens to deafen Bea to the dangers of entangling herself in the lives of her brother`s family. By one of America`s great living writers, Foreign Bodies is a truly virtuosic novel. The story of Bea`s travails on the continent is a fierce & heartbreaking insight into the curious nature of love: how it can be commanded & abused; earned & cherished; or even lost altogether. ...

Today, translated crime fiction is in vogue
- but this was not always the case. A century before Scandi noir, writers across
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Peter Hopkirk’s “ Foreign Devils on the Silk Road” details the tales & adventures of western explorers who uncovered & claimed the lost treasures of Central Asia. The Silk road, which linked imperial Rome & distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it traveled precious cargoes of silk, gold & ivory as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art & learning. In time it began to decline. The traffic slowed, the merchants left & finally its towns vanished beneath the desert sands to be forgotten for a thousand years. But legends grew up of lost cities filled with treasures & guarded by demons. In the early years of the twentieth century foreign explorers began to investigate these legends, & very soon an international race began for the art treasures of the Silk Road. Huge wall paintings, sculptures & priceless manuscripts were carried away, literally by the tone, & are today scattered through the museums of a dozen countries. This book tells the story of the handful of intrepid men who, at great personal risk, led these long-range archeological raids, incurring the undying wrath of the Chinese. Peter Hopkirk is a veteran journalist & is widely recognized as an authority on the complex history of Central Asia. This is one of several books he has written on the region. ...