The world`s best-selling mini dictionary. This new edition, in colour, is fully up-to-date, including the most popular new words to enter the English language. The ideal portable companion for all. This handy little dictionary gives you practical, applied knowledge in your pocket. It contains clear definitions for all the words you need on a daily basis & provides tips on spelling, & help with difficult pronunciations. The clear colour layout makes the content easily accessible & suitable for immediate use.

Includes:: an up-to-date supplement tackling problems of style & etiquette in everything from letters to emails to social media sites. 85, 000 words, meanings, & phrases

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The latest edition of the Collins Gem Portuguese Dictionary has been fully revised to reflect the latest changes in Portuguese & English. It also comes with a newly updated Phrasefinder supplement making it the perfect choice for anyone needing a portable, up-to-the-minute Portuguese dictionary. Features include: * All the latest words in both languages, such as carbon footprint, social networking, credit crunch, & with Portuguese updated in line with the new Portuguese spelling reform * User-friendly Phrasefinder supplement for travellers, including a new menu-reader section * Clear colour layout, useful examples, language & cultural notes The Collins Gem Portuguese Dictionary has been designed to give travellers, students, business people & the general user alike all the information they need in a handy format.

Includes:: all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as: an easy-to-read colour layout, special treatment of difficult words such as get, some, estar, por, & notes about life in Portuguese-speaking countries. The Phrasefinder section has been developed to give travellers on business & leisure trips all the essential phrases they need. Divided into sections such as Getting Around, Accommodation & Complaints, this is an instant reference available when you need it most. Also, new to this edition, is a menu-reader section
- a quick guide to the most common words & phrases you will find in Portuguese & Brazilian cafes & restaurants.


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Cserhátin a series of contoured hiking & recreational maps from the Budapest based Cartographia, with hiking routes & other tourist information, including in many titles street plans, cycling trails, etc. The maps have contours at 10m intervals with relief shading & spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of vegetation. An overprint highlights local hiking paths, with cycling routes also included in some titles. Symbols mark various places of interest, sport & recreational facilities, including campsites & other tourist accommodation, locations of petrol stations, etc. The maps show 1km lines of the country’s national grid. Map legends are in Hungarian & German only. On the reverse many titles include street plans of holiday centres & further information on the area, in Hungarian only. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Map No. 1267, Gemmi, 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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' Every person on earth uses, either directly or indirectly, ten metric tons of minerals each year.' So write Dr R. V. Dietrich & Dr Brian J. Skinner in their new book Gems, Granites, & Gravels. Minerals & mineral products are involved in all aspects of our lives; we depend on them to keep us alive & ensure the continuity of our society. As a consequence, they have been a source of fascination & study throughout human history. In this book, Drs Dietrich & Skinner consider not only the beauty of minerals & rocks, but also their utility & their roles in our everyday well-being. Gems, Granites & Gravels is a valuable introduction to mineralogy & to related specialities such as petrology (the study of rocks), crystallography (the study of crystals), & soil science. Discoveries in these fields are described in a historical context, while the authors explain what minerals & rocks are, how they are distributed around the world, how we depend on them, & where to see the most beautiful specimens of both minerals & rocks. This book will appeal to anyone interested in natural history & curious about rocks & minerals, including rock & mineral collectors, students of geology, & professional geologists. ...

` Every person on earth uses, either directly or indirectly, ten metric tons of minerals each year.` So write Dr R. V. Dietrich & Dr Brian J. Skinner in their new book Gems, Granites, & Gravels. Minerals & mineral products are involved in all aspects of our lives; we depend on them to keep us alive & ensure the continuity of our society. As a consequence, they have been a source of fascination & study throughout human history. In this book, Drs Dietrich & Skinner consider not only the beauty of minerals & rocks, but also their utility & their roles in our everyday well-being. Gems, Granites & Gravels is a valuable introduction to mineralogy & to related specialities such as petrology (the study of rocks), crystallography (the study of crystals), & soil science. Discoveries in these fields are described in a historical context, while the authors explain what minerals & rocks are, how they are distributed around the world, how we depend on them, & where to see the most beautiful specimens of both minerals & rocks. This book will appeal to anyone interested in natural history & curious about rocks & minerals, including rock & mineral collectors, students of geology, & professional geologists. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...