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. ...

In 2006, a British sparkling wine was voted best in the world. Sound too good to be true? It isn`t. At the time of the compilation of the ” Domesday Book” in the late 11th century, vineyards were recorded in 46 places in southern Engl&, from East Anglia through to modern-day Somerset. By the time Henry VIII ascended the throne there were 139 sizable vineyards in England & Wales
- 11 of them owned by the Crown, 67 by noble families & 52 by the church. It is not exactly clear why the number of vineyards declined subsequently. Some have put it down to an adverse change in the weather which made an uncertain enterprise even more problematic. Others have linked it with the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Both these factors may have had some part to play but in all probability the decline was gradual (over several centuries) & for more complex reasons. It was not until after the Second World War that the wine business began a resurgence. An ever-increasing number of pioneers joined & during the 1960s, 70s & 80s, there was a rapid increase in the number of English vineyards to a figure well over 400 by the late 80s/early 90s. The total area under cultivation rose to more than 2, 000 acres. The trade is now stable with some 300 vineyards spread over the length & breadth of Britain & is set to double production in the near future in order to cope with the huge demand for its wines. This is in sharp contrast to the state of vineyards elsewhere in the world, & is due to both improving weather conditions & perhaps even more so to the improvements in wine-making ability & grape-growing in the UK over the past few years. David Harvey has spent a year travelling around these vineyards, from Chateau de la Mare in Jersey to Leventhorpe in Yorkshire, & from the big challengers to Champagne, Nyetimber Vineyard in Sussex to great small producers like historic Tintern Parva in Wales. In this enlightening guide book, they are detailed & described along with tasting notes & product details. This is the one essential book you will need to learn about this fascinating but largely ignored trade.
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` Delicious`. I licked my lips. The wine filled me with joy. A picture of a vineyard drenched in sunlight formed in my mind. Sean drew me rudely back to the lounge of our semi-d. ` How can they be in liquidation if they make wine this good?` When Caro & Sean find the perfect ten-hectare vineyard in Saussignac, it seems their dreams of becoming wine-makers in the south of France are about to come true. But they arrive in France with their young family (a toddler & a newborn) to be faced with a dilapidated eighteenth-century farmhouse & an enterprise that may never, ever make them a living. Undeterred by mouse infestations, a leaking roof, treacherous hordes of insects, visits from the local farm `police` & a nasty accident with an agricultural trimmer, Caro & Sean set about transforming their `beyond eccentric` winery into a successful business as they embark on the biggest adventure of their lives
- learning to make wine from the roots up.
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Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award. Grape, Olive, Pig is a deeply personal exploration of Spain, a country where eating & living are inextricably linked. Crafted in the style of the acclaimed Rice, Noodle, Fish (which explored Japan) & written with the same evocative voice of the award-winning magazine Roads & Kingdoms, this magnificent gastronomic travel companion takes readers through the key regions of Spain as they`ve never seen them before. A food-driven travel guide, it

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” An exhilarating wine book... No serious wine lover`s library is complete without it” Wine Spectator Grapes & Wines is the key to enjoying modern wine. Approaching wine through grapes is in tune with the way consumers now think & learn about wine. Most wines, especially those from the Americas, Australasia & South Africa, are now sold under the name of the grape variety used rather than under the old European system of chateau & appellation name. You`re standing in a wine shop & see bottles labeled Aglianico or Tannat. Do you know what they are? Garnatxa sounds familiar & it is, as it is the Basque name of the popular Grenache grape, but how do you know this? You`ve heard of Carmenere from Chile, & probably bought the wine, but did you know it is an old historic Bordeaux variety? This is the perfect book to help you find out more about the world`s top classic grapes, from Cabernet Sauvignon to Zinfandel
- the history, the places, the people, the wine styles & the flavours are covered in detail. It is also just the book for dipping into as you come across an unfamiliar grape variety. Grapes & Wines has been thoroughly revised & updated.
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Five hundred of the most iconic graphic designs of all time, from the beginnings of mechanical reproduction to the present The process of visual communication & problem-solving through the use of typography, space, image, & colour informs the way we connect across languages & cultures. Derived from the acclaimed Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design, this fascinating compendium celebrates the long, rich history of graphic design, from the first sample of movable type & the Nuremberg Chronicle of the fifteenth century to the cutting-edge magazines, posters, & ephemera of today. Compiled & written by a global team of experts, this book is international in its scope & appeal. ...

It is the perceived wisdom that the Gallipoli Campaign against the Turks in 1915 was deeply flawed & that inadequate planning & bad maps contributed to much unnecessary slaughter. Yet these two experts on terrain & mapping in the Great War contend that the consequences of this have been overplayed. ...

Grasses of the Kruger National Park is designed to provide a handy, easy-to-use- guidebooks for tour guides, tourists & students. The guide is arranged in three sections
- Introduction, Identification of the Grasses & Pasture Management. The first section explains the terms used in the guide, the seond chapter is the grass identification section & a last chapter provides a short summary of the most important pasture management strategies, pasture pests & a short summary of grazing animals. Two photographs are included of every grass covered in the guide, one of the inflorescence & one of the complete grass with a ruler for size. in addition, there is a line drawing of each grass, to show details that are difficult to show in the photograph. The accompanying text provides an overview of the grass, with information on growth form, ecological status, successional status, nutritive status, palatability, habitat, preferred soil type & its value as an indicator species. Distribution maps for the southern African sub-region accompanies each grass; most grasses discussed in the book occur throughout southern Africa. Tne guide is colou-coded for quick reference & the colour codes are indicated in the contents for cross-referencing purpose.
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The latest volume in the highly acclaimed New Naturalist series, this is a detailed & up-to-date account of the behavior & ecology of grasshoppers & crickets. Renowned expert in the field Ted Benton offers a comprehensive account of the appearance, variations, behavior, habitat, life-cycles, & distribution of all the native British species of bush-crickets, crickets, groundhoppers, & grasshoppers. Many details from direct field observation are included, which are published here for the first time. With up-to-date information on newly arrived & recently established species, as well as long-established non-native species—such as the house cricket & greenhouse camel cricket— Benton pays special attention to a key area of evolutionary thought that has stimulated an international research focus on grasshoppers & crickets. Recent approaches to mating & reproduction emphasise differences & even conflicts of interest between males & females. The sexually selected adaptations & counter-adaptations to such conflicts of reproductive interest are used to explain the astonishing diversity of reproductive behavior exhibited by grasshoppers & crickets: male territorial behavior, coercive mating, complex songs, elaborate courtship performances, the donation of edible ”nuptial gifts, ” the reversal of sex-roles, mate-guarding, keeping of ”harems” &, in a few species, parental care of the offspring. These chapters provide an introduction to the theoretical issues & an overview of many case studies drawn from research on orthopterans from across the world (but including British species where relevant). A unique DVD features many aspects of the behavior of nearly all British species, including song, conflict, courtship behavior, sex-role reversal, & egg laying. The book is lavishly illustrated with color photographs & line drawings, covering all the British species (including immature stages in most cases), key habitats, & many aspects of behavior. ...

Small map from Harvey highlighting 8 walks in the Grassington area of the Yorkshire Dales, at 1:25, 000. Cartography shows the eight routes with bold colours overprinted on the mapping & detailed descriptions for each walk including along the map edge. Points of interest & local facilities such as tea shops, accommodation, toilets, bus stops & parking are prominently indicated. Topography is displayed through contour lines at 75m intervals, with other terrain details marked such as cliffs & sink holes. The map also has some information on travelling by bus in the region, as well as historical information for the area. ...