Geneva, map No. 270, in the standard topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:50, 000 from Swisstopo, i.e. without the special overprint highlighting walking trails, local bus stops, etc, presented in Swisstopo’s hiking editions of the 50K survey. The map covers the south-western tip of Lake Geneva &

Includes:: the French territory with Gex & Crête de la Neige, the highest peak in the Jura mountains. 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 20m intervals. All the maps have a 1-km grid with the Swiss national coordinates. This standard version of the 50K survey covers the whole country on 78 small format sheets, with special larger format maps published for several popular tourist destinations. Small format sheets cover an area of 35 x 24 km (21 x 15 miles approx) & have map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. The special larger sheets cover 50 x 35 km (31 x 22 miles approx) & have no map legend, but a separate leaflet can be provided instead.PLEASE NOTE: the hiking editions of the 1:50, 000 Swisstopo survey are listed on our website in a separate series.

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Geneva area, map No. 270T, at 1:50, 000 in a special hiking edition of the country’s topographic survey, published by Swisstopo in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation. The map covers the south-western tip of Lake Geneva &

Includes:: the French territory with Gex & Crête de la Neige, the highest peak in the Jura mountains. Cartography, identical to the standard version of the survey, is highly regarded for its superb use of graphic relief & hill shading to provide an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 20m intervals. An overprint highlights routes maintained by the SHF, distinguishing between hiking routes, mountain routes requiring proper footwear, & alpine routes where equipment is needed. Paths which are part of the national or regional network of long-distance hiking routes are specially marked & in the more recent editions are annotated with their official numbers. The maps show mountain huts, refuges & in remote areas also inns, plus roads with bus service & the positions of bus stops. All the maps have a 1-km grid of the Swiss national coordinates. For a list of all the titles in this series, please click on the series link.

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Geneva in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Geneva with the adjoining communes on a street plan at 1:20, 000 from Editions MPA with cartography from the Swiss publishers Orell Füsli, showing bus & tram routes with stops & line numbers. An enlargement shows the city’s central districts in greater detail. Streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. The map covers the city with its outer suburbs & adjoining communes, including the French side of the border (so covering the whole of the CERN site). Tram & bus routes are shown with stops & line numbers; the plan also shows ferry terminals & connections across Lake Geneva, taxi ranks & car parks. Locations of over 200 hotels in the whole area covered by the map are highlighted & cross-referenced to a list of their names. Symbols indicate various places of interest & facilities including museums, supermarkets, etc. The index is in a separate booklet attached to the map cover. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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John Man’s study of Genghis Khan is a thoroughly captivating account of the man himself, his historical impact, & his cultural impact today. Nowadays, Genghis is by turns scourge, hero & demi-god. To Muslims, Russians & Europeans, he is a mass-murderer. Yet in his homel&, Mongols revere him as the nation’s father; Chinese honour him as dynastic founder; & in both countries, worshippers seek his blessing. This book is more than just a gripping account of Genghis’ rise & conquests; John Man uses first-hand experiences to reveal Khan’s enduring influence
- he is the first writer to explore the hidden valley where Genghis may have died, & one of the few westerners to climb the sacred mountain where Khan was probably buried.
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Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East & Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar & Napoleon? Credited by some with paving the way for the Renaissance, condemned by others for being the most heinous murderer in history, who was Genghis Khan? His actual name was Temujin, & the story of his success is that of the Mongol people: a loose collection of fractious tribes who tended livestock, considered bathing taboo & possessed an unparalleled genius for horseback warfare. United under Genghis, a strategist of astonishing cunning & versatility, they could dominate any sedentary society they chose. Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background & the latest scholarship, Frank Mc Lynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols, describes Temujin`s rise from boyhood outcast to become Genghis Khan, & provides the most accurate & absorbing account yet of one of the most powerful men ever to have lived. ...

Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East & Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar & Napoleon? Credited by some with paving the way for the Renaissance, condemned by others for being the most heinous murderer in history, who was Genghis Khan? His actual name was Temujin, & the story of his success is that of the Mongol people: a loose collection of fractious tribes who tended livestock, considered bathing taboo & possessed an unparallelled genius for horseback warfare. United under Genghis, a strategist of astonishing cunning & versatility, they could dominate any sedentary society they chose. Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background & the latest scholarship, Frank Mc Lynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols, describes Temujin`s rise from boyhood outcast to become Genghis Khan, & provides the most accurate & absorbing account yet of one of the most powerful men ever to have lived. ...

The legendary Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan consolidated one of the largest & most popular empires in all history, striking fear & leaving devastation in his wake all across Asia & into Europe. With extraordinary toughness & organizational genius, he united the Mongol tribe into one nation & led them to victory over almost every opponent. Through their military brilliance, extreme discipline & innovative weaponry, by 1224 the Mongols had expanded their empire into modern-day Korea, China, Russia, the Middle East, India & Eastern Europe. The entire empire adhered to a legal code that allowed for justice to rule, commerce to flourish, all religions & races to be accepted, & order & peace to reign. After Genghis Khan`s death, his vast territory was ruled by his sons & grandsons, who continued to amass more lands until the empire`s demise in the 14th century. This in-depth survey, illustrated with maps & artefacts of the period, provides the reader with a vision of this incomparable leader & his mighty empire. ...

It`s May 2003, & on the cyclone-devastated Indian Ocean island of Rodrigues, a dead male body is washed up on the beach. Rewind six weeks to the night when the cyclone began, & 25-year-old Genie Lallan wakes up in a London hospital bed after a night out with her brother, Paul. He is nowhere to be seen. Genie must find him, & her quest ultimately leads her to Rodrigues
- the sister island to Mauritius, where the siblings grew up. Will she manage to find Paul? & what will she discover along the way? Buy your copy today!
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Millions of people in a nation are necessary for a single genius to arise, millions of tedious hours must pass before a truly historic shooting star of humanity appears in the sky. Five vivid dramatizations of some of the most pivotal episodes in human history, from the Discovery of the Pacific to the composition of the Marseillaise, bringing the past to life in brilliant technicolor. Contents: Foreword, Flight into Immortality (Discover of the Pacific by Pizarro), The Resurrection of George Frideric Handel, The Genius of a Night (The composition of the Marseillaise), The Discovery of El Dorado, The First Word to Cross the Ocean (the laying of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable). ...