The Frangokastelo – Plakias area on the southern coast of Crete at 1:25, 000 in a series of contoured, GPS compatible hiking maps of Crete from Anavasi, printed waterproof & tear-resistant paper. Annotations provide useful hints for walkers. Coverage extends from Imbros Gorge in the west to Plakias in the east. Topography is shown by contour lines at 20m intervals, altitude colouring, hill-shading & spot heights. Presentation of the road network indicates narrow earth roads & locations of petrol supplies; the marking for footpaths differentiates between well defined & not discernable ones. Symbols show locations of campsites & local landmarks. Place names are shown in both Greek & Latin script. The map has a 1km UTM grid & latitude & longitude crosshairs at 1` intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse the same area is shown with contours but without altitude coloring to make the local paths, including the E4 long-distance route, stand out better from the background. At several points various paths are annotated with notes for hikers. All the text

Includes:: English. To see other titles in Anavasi’s coverage of Crete on hiking maps please click on the series link



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Francis ` Frank` Montague Holl (1845-1888) was one of the great painters of the Victorian era, notable for his tragic social realism as well as his penetrating portraits. Although highly respected in his lifetime, his early death meant that he never fully received the acclaim that his work merited. His great subject pictures, often on bleak themes, were frequently criticized for their darkness but found great favor with the public. His portraits can be seen on a par with those of Watts & Millais, & he was an influence on Van Gogh who greatly admired his work. This book represents the first retrospective of this significant artist. Exploring in parallel the subject paintings & the portraits, it considers the importance of Holl`s output & his continued relevance today. ...

As managing director of the London Underground in the 1920s & the first chief executive of London Transport, Frank Pick (1878-1941), had more influence on the look of twentieth century London than any other individual. Frank Pick`s London offers a unique overview of Pick`s passionate belief in the social & civic value of applied art & design & its impact on London. Frank Pick`s London explores an extraordinary contribution to the everyday experience of modern London. Pick commissioned now familiar publicity posters from the likes of Paul Nash, Edward Bawden, Graham Sutherland & Edward Mc Knight Kauffer, iconic upholstery fabrics by Marion Dorn & architecture by Charles Holden for the extension of the Piccadilly line. Pick`s awareness of urban design is still with us today & can be traced through to the architecture of the Jubilee Line, the Crossrail project & Thomas Heatherwick`s new bus for London. ...

A selection of witty & provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, Gay Talese`s Frank Sinatra Has a Cold & Other Essays is published in Penguin Modern Classics. Gay Talese is the father of American New Journalism, who transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting, sharp observation & rich storytelling. His 1966 piece for Esquire, one of the most celebrated magazine articles ever published, describes a morose Frank Sinatra silently nursing a glass of bourbon, struck down with a cold & unable to sing, like ` Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel
- only worse`. The other writings in this selection include a description of a meeting between two legends, Fidel Castro & Muhammad Ali; a brilliantly witty dissection of the offices of Vogue magazine; an account of travelling to Ireland with hellraising actor Peter O` Toole; & a profile of fading baseball star Joe Di Maggio, which turns into a moving, immaculately-crafted meditation on celebrity. Gay Talese (b. 1932) is an American author. He wrote for The New York Times in the early 1960s & helped to define literary journalism or `new nonfiction reportage`, also known as New Journalism. His most famous articles are about Joe Di Maggio, Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra. He lives in New York with his wife, Nan Talese. If you enjoyed Frank Sinatra has a Cold, you might like George Orwell`s Essays, also published in Penguin Modern Classics.` The best American prose of the second half of the twentieth century` Atlantic Monthly` The best non-fiction writer in America` Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather`A masterful New Journalism pioneer.. . raises the magazine article to the level of an art form` Los Angeles Times
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Map No. 164, Frankenhöhe, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria & Germany plus the Slovenian Alps, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of walking maps, with extensive coverage of hiking areas in other countries, all listed on our website. * Cartography:* all the maps are contoured with additional shading & graphic relief to provide a more detailed picture of the terrain, vegetation and/or land use. Contour interval varies from 10 metres in the coastal areas of Northern Germany to 40 or 50 metres in the mountainous parts of the two countries. All the maps highlight local & long-distance waymarked footpaths, including climbing trails. Most titles also show cycling routes, mountain bike trails, &, the in mountainous areas, ski routes. The maps indicate various types of accommodation (selected inns & hotels, youth hostels, campsites, mountain refuges), as well as recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. New editions also show access by public transport with bus stops and/or Park+ Ride facilities.* Geographical coordinates:* unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps have a UTM grid for GPS users. * Map legend:* most maps now include full English legend, particularly titles covering the Alpine areas. Some maps covering mainly eastern Austria or the less popular parts of Germany may still have a legend in German only.* Other
Features:* some titles now include on the reverse panorama drawings of their area with names of villages, peaks, valleys, etc. and/or have booklets with pictures of local wild flowers with their Latin names.*PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING!* * Booklets:* many titles come with booklets describing the area and/or various hiking routes. These booklets are in * German only*, apart from a handful of titles where an English language booklet is specifically indicated in the individual description. So, unless English language booklet is actually mentioned, the map can only be supplied with a German booklet. These booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, most titles now include * full English language map legend.*
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Since it was first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's seminal novel has generated countless print, stage & screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the power & philosophical resonance of the original. Composed as part of a challenge with Byron & Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story, Frankenstein narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright young scientist & the catastrophic consequences that ensue. Considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel, the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein & the tortured creation he rejects is a classic fable about the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of beauty & the monstrosity inherent to man. ...

Begun when the author was only eighteen & conceived from a nightmare, Frankenstein is the deeply disturbing story of a monstrous creation which has terrified & chilled readers since its first publication in 1818. The novel has thus seared its way into the popular imagination while establishing itself as one of the pioneering works of modern science fiction. ...

What happens when Man plays God? Mary Shelley`s Frankenstein, a dark parable of science misused was an immediate success on its publication in 1818. Determined to prove he can create life out of nothing, Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but arrogant scientist, builds a human out of dead flesh. Horrified by his own creation, he abandons the creature--with deadly consequences. Alone, unloved, & hideous to behold, Frankenstein`s monster seeks vengeance on his creator, unleashing a cycle of destruction that ultimately consumes them both. In 1831, Mary Shelley succumbed to conservative pressure & toned down the more radical elements of the work. This edition features the novel in its original, unexpurgated form. The world`s greatest works of literature are now available in these beautiful keepsake volumes. Bound in real cloth, & featuring gilt edges & ribbon markers, these beautifully produced books are a wonderful way to build a handsome library of classic literature. These are the essential novels that belong in every home. They`ll transport readers to imaginary worlds & provide excitement, entertainment, & enlightenment for years to come. All of these novels feature attractive illustrations & have an unequalled period feel that will grace the library, the bedside table or bureau. ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION ` Extraordinary... A devastating but essential read.` Kevin Powers, bestselling author & National Book Award finalist for The Yellow Birds` Gripping, darkly humorous...profound.` Phil Klay, bestselling author & National Book Award winner for Redeployment From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, the scavenger Hadi collects human body parts & stitches them together to create a corpse. His goal, he claims, is for the government to recognize the parts as people & give them a proper burial. But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps the city, & reports stream in of a horrendous-looking criminal who, though shot, cannot be killed. Hadi soon realises he has created a monster, one that needs human flesh to survive
- first from the guilty, & then from anyone who crosses its path. An extraordinary achievement, Frankenstein in Baghdad captures with white-knuckle horror & black humour the surreal reality of a city at war.
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A terrifying vision of scientific progress without moral limits, Mary Shelley`s ” Frankenstein” leads the reader on an unsettling journey from the sublime beauty of the Swiss alps to the desolate waste of the arctic circle. This ” Penguin Classics” edition is edited with an introduction & notes by Maurice Hindle. Obsessed with the idea of creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material with which to fashion a new being, shocking his creation to life with electricity. But this botched creature, rejected by its creator & denied human companionship, sets out to destroy Frankenstein & all that he holds dear. Mary Shelley`s chilling gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley near Lord Byron`s villa on Lake Geneva. It would become the world`s most famous work of Gothic horror, & Frankenstein`s monster an instantly-recognisable symbol of the limits of human creativity. Based on the third edition of 1831, this volume contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story, as well as her 1831 introduction & Percy Shelley`s preface to the first edition. This revised edition

Includes:: as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 & 1831 together with ”A Fragment” by Lord Byron & Dr John Polidori`s ” The Vampyre: A Tale”. Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was the only daughter of the author & political philosopher William Godwin, & Mary Wollstonecraft, author of ”A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”. In 1814 she eloped with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, whom she married when his first wife died in 1816. She is best remembered as the author of ” Frankenstein”, but she wrote several other works, including ” Valperga” & ” The Last Man”. If you liked ” Frankenstein”, you might enjoy Bram Stoker`s ” Dracula”, also available in ” Penguin Classics”.

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