Topographic survey of Catalonia at 1:25, 000 from the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya, an attractive alternative to Spain’s national topographic survey at this scale, offering a much larger area per sheet with extensive tourist information & vivid presentation of vegetation & land use. These large, detailed maps have contours at 10m intervals enhanced by hill shading & fine colouring and/or graphics to portray of vegetation or land use (different types of woodlands, marshl&, vineyards, crops, etc). An overprint highlights waymarked local & long-distance GR footpaths plus CT cycling routes. Also highlighted are picturesque locations such as villages, isolated buildings or natural features. A very wide range of symbols indicate various facilities, places of interest & recreational sites: tourist information centres, campsites & other rural accommodation, cultural heritage, vineries, wildlife observation areas, viewpoints & beauty spots, sites for recreational pursuits including horse riding, water sports, paragliding, etc The maps are divided by the publishers into three types: Administrative Units, Natural Protected Areas, & Geographical Areas, as shown on our grid for this series. Coverage by each sheet varies; most maps present an area of 30 x 23km (19 x 14km approx). The maps have a 1km UTM grid, with latitude & longitude values shown for the map corners. Excellently presented topographic map legend is in Catalan only but the legend for the tourist information & the road network

Includes:: English. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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An incredible memoir from one of the world`s most eminent heart surgeons & some of the most remarkable & poignant cases he`s worked on. Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeon`s shoulder. A slip of the hand & life ebbs away. The balance between life & death is so delicate, & the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two. In the operating room there is no time for doubt. It is flesh, blood, rib-retractors & pumping the vital organ with your bare hand to squeeze the life back into it. An off-day can have dire consequences
- this job has a steep learning curve, & the cost is measured in human life. Cardiac surgery is not for the faint of heart. Professor Stephen Westaby took chances & pushed the boundaries of heart surgery. He saved hundreds of lives over the course of a thirty-five year career & now, in his astounding memoir, Westaby details some of his most remarkable & poignant cases
- such as the baby who had suffered multiple heart attacks by six months old, a woman who lived the nightmare of locked-in syndrome, & a man whose life was powered by a battery for eight years.A powerful, important & incredibly moving book, Fragile Lives offers an exceptional insight into the exhilarating & sometimes tragic world of heart surgery, & how it feels to hold someone`s life in your hands.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT`S AWARD 2017 An incredible memoir from one of the world`s most eminent heart surgeons, recalling some of the most remarkable & poignant cases he`s worked on. Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeon`s shoulder. A slip of the hand & life ebbs away. The balance between life & death is so delicate, & the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two. In the operating room there is no time for doubt. It is flesh, blood, rib-retractors & pumping the vital organ with your bare hand to squeeze the life back into it. An off-day can have dire consequences
- this job has a steep learning curve, & the cost is measured in human life. Cardiac surgery is not for the faint of heart. Professor Stephen Westaby took chances & pushed the boundaries of heart surgery. He saved hundreds of lives over the course of a thirty-five year career & now, in his astounding memoir, Westaby details some of his most remarkable & poignant cases
- such as the baby who had suffered multiple heart attacks by six months old, a woman who lived the nightmare of locked-in syndrome, & a man whose life was powered by a battery for eight years. A powerful, important & incredibly moving book, Fragile Lives offers an exceptional insight into the exhilarating & sometimes tragic world of heart surgery, & how it feels to hold someone`s life in your hands.

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Neil Gaiman`s extraordinary Fragile Things, from the bestselling author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane & American Gods, reveals one of the world`s most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers, & harnesses the Gothic power of Angela Carter`s The Bloody Chamber to the storytelling genius of Stephen King. ` The collections also boasts lush prose... & a winning faith in the enchantment of stories` Kirkus Reviews The distinctive genius of Neil Gaiman has been championed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer & Stephen King. With THE SANDMAN Neil Gaiman created one of the most sophisticated, intelligent & influential graphic novel series of our time. Now Gaiman has produced FRAGILE THINGS, his second collection of short fiction. These stories will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination & move you to the very depths of your soul. ...

Exploring the visual transformation of the contemporary European city, especially Berlin, this book examines the visual process by which metropolitan identity is ricocheted back & forth between the surfaces of the city & its inhabitants. It analyzes the escalating fragmentation of the European city`s implosions of culture, its historical voids, & its proliferations of violence. The author travelled extensively through the cities of Europe between 1990 & 1994 to witness their metamorphosis, & that of their inhabitants, following the end of the Cold War. His other books include ” Antonin Artaud: Blows & Bombs”. ...

The war in Darfur, which has been controversially termed as `genocide`, is still ongoing, alongside a tardy peace negotiation process, which began back in 2010. Around 300, 000 people are estimated to have died from the combined effects of war, hunger & disease. Darfur is inhabited by tribes of both African & Arab lineage. Both groups had co-existed for centuries, however, as a result of the increasing desertification of the region in the 1970s & 1980s, the nomadic Arab tribes began to head south in search of water & grazing l&. They soon arrived at the settle-ments of the Africans. Skirmishes followed, though the fighting was small in scale & ended in 1994. The conflict resumed in 2003, when African rebel groups under the banner of the Darfur Liberation Front responded to the neglect & marginalization of their communities by initiating attacks. The Sudan government replied with major land & air assaults. By the summer of 2003 the infamous Janjaweed had become involved. By Spring 2004, they had killed several thousand non-arabs & an estimated million more had been driven from their homes. Yet it was not until more than 100, 000 refugees, pursued by Janjaweed militia, escaped to neighbouring Chad that the conflict captured the attention of an international audience. ...

We buy food we can point to. We stalk the streets until rush hour & wait for the little hatches to open in the sides of restaurants. From the steamy openings, cooks in overalls sell jiaozi (dumplings) & bowls of thick, sticky, white congee
- an unholy cross between soup & porridge. Baozi, steamed white buns, are light as air. I buy them filled with water spinach & nettle
- delicious dipped in sharp, black Chinese vinegar. In 2008, Miranda & her partner set off for one last big adventure before settling down. They chose to travel through South-East Asia. All did not go to plan: Asian flu, falling off boats & the general chaos of a life abroad challenged them at every step, & yet, in the midst of it all, they fell in love with the culture & culinary delights of China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand & Malaysia.

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The Frakto Forest ecosystem on the border of north-eastern Greece & Bulgaria on a detailed GPS compatible map at 1:22, 000 fro Geopsis, highlighting hiking trails, different types of vegetation, etc. The map has contours at 20m intervals & additional relief shading provides a vivid picture of the mountainous terrain. Local roads show access control points, rest areas, viewpoints, etc. The map has a 1-km UTM grid, plus crosshairs for latitude & longitude at 1 ...

Original Framed Scratch Map Hang your framed Scratch Map® Original map in pride of place in the living room & bedroom or hallway – everyone will love to see the places you’ve uncovered so far! A framed Scratch Map map will sit well in any living space with it’s classic white & gold colours. No glass is included, this Scratch Map® poster comes mounted & ready to hang, with it’s foil free to be removed as you travel ...