A magical collection of photographs & stories from the iconic streets of London. Capturing the inspiring, the moving, the surreal & the everyday, Cathy Teesdale has made it her mission to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of life found in London. Presenting over 250 photographs, she introduces us to the real people of London, their hopes, philosophies, troubles & stories. Since beginning the Humans of London Facebook page in late 2013, Cathy has travelled across the whole of the Greater London area, photographing & talking to strangers. This collection of personal encounters is the perfect antidote to feeling lost in a big city. ...

An instant Number One New York Times bestseller, Humans of New York began in the summer of 2010, when photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in his attempt to capture ordinary New Yorkers in the most extraordinary of moments. The result of these efforts was ” Humans of New York, ” a vibrant blog in which he featured his photos alongside"es & anecdotes. The blog has steadily grown, now boasting nearly a million devoted followers. Humans of New York is the book inspired by the blog. With four hundred colour photos, including exclusive portraits & all-new stories, & a distinctive vellum jacket, Humans of New York is a stunning collection of images that will appeal not just to those who have been drawn in by the outsized personalities of New York, but to anyone interested in the breathtaking scope of humanity it displays. Heartfelt & moving, Humans of New York is a celebration of individuality & a tribute to the spirit of a city. ...

In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton began an ambitious project -to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. The photos he took & the accompanying interviews became the blog Humans of New York. In the first three years, his audience steadily grew from a few hundred to over one million. In 2013, his book Humans of New York, based on that blog, was published & immediately catapulted to the top of the NY Times Bestseller List. It has appeared on that list for over twenty-five weeks to date. The appeal of HONY has been so great that in the course of the next year Brandon`s following increased tenfold to, now, over 12 million followers on Facebook. In the summer of 2014, the UN chose him to travel around the world on a goodwill mission that had followers meeting people from Iraq to the Ukraine to Mexico City via the photos he took. Now, Brandon is back with the follow up to Humans of New York that his loyal followers have been waiting for: Humans of New York: Stories. Ever since Brandon began interviewing people on the streets of NY, the dialogue he`s had with them has increasingly become as in-depth, intriguing & moving as the photos themselves. Humans of New York: Stories presents a whole new group of humans, complete with stories that delve deeper & surprise with greater candour. Let Brandon Stanton & the people he`s photographed astonish you. ...

Humberside & North East Midlands Postcode Sector Map at 1:150, 000, encapsulated version, in a series of postcode sector maps showing the first part of the postcode & the first number of the second part, the Inward Code. Enlargements show Leeds, Bradford & Sheffield in greater detail. Coverage extends north to Market Weighton, south to Sleaford & west to Sheffield. Map Marketing’s series of postcode sector maps covers Great Britain & Northern Ireland on 36 titles, each available only as a flat map, either on paper or encapsulated for greater durability. Presentation

Includes:: postcode changes in the most recent Royal Mail Postcode updates. The series covers Great Britain at 1:150, 000 (1” to 2.4 miles), with Northern Ireland shown at 1:210, 000 & London at two scales: 1:60, 000 for the area within the M25 & in more detail at 1:15, 000 for central London. Postcode area, district & sector boundaries & numbers/letters are shown in red, with County & Unitary Authority boundaries in green. The map base shows motorways, primary, ‘A’ & down to unclassified roads, with conurbation shapes & city plan insets showing street level detail for major cities. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:- LAMINATED wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- ENCAPSULATED wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- PLEASE NOTE: many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above.

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Humberside & North East Midlands Postcode Sector Map at 1:150, 000, paper version, in a series of postcode sector maps showing the first part of the postcode & the first number of the second part, the Inward Code. Enlargements show Leeds, Bradford & Sheffield in greater detail. Coverage extends north to Market Weighton, south to Sleaford & west to Sheffield. Map Marketing’s series of postcode sector maps covers Great Britain & Northern Ireland on 36 titles, each available only as a flat map, either on paper or encapsulated for greater durability. Presentation

Includes:: postcode changes in the most recent Royal Mail Postcode updates. The series covers Great Britain at 1:150, 000 (1” to 2.4 miles), with Northern Ireland shown at 1:210, 000 & London at two scales: 1:60, 000 for the area within the M25 & in more detail at 1:15, 000 for central London. Postcode area, district & sector boundaries & numbers/letters are shown in red, with County & Unitary Authority boundaries in green. The map base shows motorways, primary, ‘A’ & down to unclassified roads, with conurbation shapes & city plan insets showing street level detail for major cities. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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For many years, the great poet Von Humboldt Fleisher & Charlie Citrine, a young man inflamed with a love for literature, were the best of friends. At the time of his death, however, Humboldt is a failure, & Charlie`s life has reached a low point: his career is at a standstill, & he`s enmeshed in an acrimonious divorce, infatuated with a highly unsuitable young woman & involved with a neurotic mafioso. & then Humboldt acts from beyond the grave, bestowing upon Charlie an unexpected legacy that may just help him turn his life around. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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Humla region in the Newgrove Consultants’ series covering the course of Great Himalaya Trail High Route at 1:100, 000 on nine maps printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper. The map is double-sided, with a very generous overlap between the sides, & covers the westernmost section of the High Route between the Chinese border & the Nara La Pass & Melchham/ Chauthala. The base map, derived from satellite imagery, has contours at 200m intervals enhanced by relief shading & colouring to show glaciers, the snow line at 6000m, barren l&, forests, etc. Numerous spot heights are marked in the high-laying areas, but not very many & in places none on the south side of the trail. Important peaks & mountain passes are prominently marked. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are also shown. The High Route of the GHT is clearly highlighted & adjoining local routes are divided into main trails & footpaths. Icons indicate locations of campsites & hotels/lodges, health posts, stupas, gompas & mani walls both along the GHT itself & in other locations on the map. Settlements are graded into large towns, towns, villages & small villages. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. All information is in English. Seven of the maps are double-sided, with the last three maps covering the easternmost part of the country from Rolwaling Himal & Mt Everest to Kanchenjunga on single-sided maps. PEASE NOTE: Sheet No. 1, Far West, covers an area outside the course of the High Route. It shows the route of the Lower Great Himalaya Trail. According to the publishers’ notes: “ The maps have been created & published by Newgrove Consultants on behalf of The Great Himalaya Trail Development Programme which is funded by the UK Department for International Development & managed by SNV Netherland’s Development Organization. United Nations World Tourism Organization through its “ Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty” programme ahs played a key role in bringing the project into fruition. The maps are based on data from the National Geographic Information Infrastructure Programme (NGIIP) of Nepal. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also provided low scale data. Trekkers & guides have been consulted on current routes.” ...

Winner of the Hayes & Jarvis Fiction, with a Sense of Place at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2018” What you could change & alter could never be finished or complete or dead. This is what I had been told back then, & what I had tried very hard to believe in since.” Beside a lake in the northern Canadian wilderness, fifteen year old Zachary Tayler lives a lonely & isolated life with his father. His only neighbours are a leech trapper, an eccentric millionaire, & an expert in snow. But then one summer the enigmatic & shape-shifting Eva Spiller arrives in search of the remains of her parents & together they embark on a strange & disconcerting journey of discovery. Nothing at Sitting Down Lake is quite as it seems. The forest hides ruins & mysteries; the past can never be fully understood. & as Zach & Eva make their way through this haunted landscape, they move ever closer towards an acceptance of what in the end is lost & what can truly be found. ...

Winner of the 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award for Fiction with a Sense of Place. Beside a lake in the northern Canadian wilderness, fifteen-year-old Zachary Tayler lives a lonely & isolated life with his father. His only neighbours are a leech trapper, an eccentric millionaire, & an expert in snow. But then one summer the enigmatic & shape-shifting Eva Spiller arrives in search of the remains of her parents & together they embark on a strange & disconcerting journey of discovery. Nothing at Sitting Down Lake is quite as it seems. The forest hides ruins & mysteries; the past can never be fully understood. & as Zach & Eva make their way through this haunted landscape, they move ever closer towards an acceptance of what in the end is lost & what can truly be found. In his fourth novel, award-winning author Tristan Hughes returns to the landscape of his youth in this vivid & poetic coming-of-age story about death, life, & the changes they bring. Set against the harsh, unforgiving beauty of the forests of northern Ontario, Hummingbird unravels a moving tale of loss, absence & redemption. ...