Christopher Clark`s ” Iron Kingdom” looks at the rise & fall of one of the world`s great powers, when Prussia dominated Europe for three & a half centuries. Prussia`s power came from a sequence of notable rulers (most famously Frederick the Great), dynastic marriage & an obsessive focus on military excellence. It was both a progressive, well-run, enlightened country & a huge, threatening barracks. ” Iron Kingdom” is a gripping look at a state which in many ways has shaped our world. ...

Ironbridge in 1901 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. This map covers the south edge of Coalbrookdale to include part of the Ironworks & Holy Trinity Church & continues southward to Hollygrove Brick & Tile Works. Features include Severn Foundry, Albert Edward Bridge, Madeley Union Workhouse, Talbot Inn, St Luke`s Church, Railway Line & Station & Station Hotel. On the reverse are an extract from a commercial directory & a list of private residents. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Ironville in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the industrial village of Ironville, extending westward to Golden Valley & Knowts Hall. A tiny portion of Nottinghamshire, sheet 32a.08, is also shown. Features include Cromford Canal, Midland Railway Ambergate to Pye Bridge line incl Ironville Junction, Codnorpark Junction, Codnorpark station, Butterley Railway, Jessop Monument, Kennels Farm, Forge Row, Foundry Row, Furnace Row, Codnorpark Reservoir, Oldliving Farm, Newlands House & Farm, St Matthias church, old coal & ironstone shafts, Ironville House etc. On the reverse are 1891 directories of Ironville & Codnorpark, plus an Erewash Valley railway timetable extract. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Ironville in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the industrial village of Ironville, extending westward to Golden Valley & Knowts Hall. Features include Cromford Canal, Midland Railway Ambergate to Pye Bridge line including Ironville Junction, Codnorpark Junction, Codnorpark station, Butterley Railway, Jessop Monument, Kennels Farm, Forge Row, Foundry Row, Furnace Row, Codnorpark Reservoir, Oldliving Farm, Newlands House & Farm, St Matthias church, old coal & ironstone shafts, Ironville House, etc. On the reverse are 1891 directories of Ironville & Codnorpark, plus an Erewash Valley railway timetable extract. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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Irvine South in 1908 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern half of Irvine, stretching from Bridgegate southward. Features include GSWR railway works way department, station, part of Irvine Harbour Branch, Fullarton, River Irvine, Warrix Fireclay Works, Warrix Coal Pit, Townhead, church & cemetery, Montgomery Street, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Irvinestown, Fintona & Dromore in 1900 in the Alan Godfrey Edition of historical Ordnance Survey mapping at one inch to one mile. The map covers western Co. Tyrone plus a small portion of Co. Fermanagh. Coverage stretches from Irvinestown northward to Drumquin & eastward to Seskinore. Features include the major town of Omagh, stretches of the Great Northern Railway plus Fintona branch, Dooish, Bin Mountain, Pollnalaght, Tappaghan Mountain, Lough Bradan etc. On the reverse are detailed plans for three small towns: Irvintesown, including its station, Workhouse, Concert Hall, Castle Irvine School & Main Street with buildings shown; Dromore, including Main Street with buildings, church & rectory & Stoneybatter; & Fintona, with its station, Fair Green, Liskey, Edenasop West, churches, Main Street with buildings shown & Market Place. * About Alan Godfrey Editions of OS 1” to 1 mile maps of Ireland:* The maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. All the maps include historical notes & all, unless indicated in the individual description, also include a large scale map of a small town or village in the area. ...

In the town of Cascadu, Trinidad, the 1970 Black Power rebellion has failed. Sonnyboy, hapless & luckless, is desperate to be recognised as part of the rebellion & forces the uninterested police to arrest him. King Kala, a singer, returns from detention & is sidelined in the calypso tent, his music dated & unfashionable. They now hope to make their name in the movie that is being shot on the island
- but that too does not end as expected. & so we follow the townsfolk through their experiments in music, politics, religion & love; as, in their day-to-day adventures
- be it a game of cricket, the short life of a corner shop or a miracle at a funeral
- they begin to see more clearly what their community has to offer for its liberation. Sad & uplifting, humorous but never mocking, Is Just a Movie is a warm, gentle novel about small moments of magic in ordinary life.


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One day, a small, round, hairy thing fell from a tree...and landed right in front of Elephant. ” What`s this?” Elephant rumbled, picking it up with his trunk. He hoped it was a tasty treat, but he was disappointed. ”A coconut? I hate coconuts!” A case of mistaken identity is sweeping the jungle...but can Mama Monkey catch up with the mysterious flying fruit? & why is she so attached to it anyway? ...

Surprising, witty & written with great joie de vivre, Is That a Fish in Your Ear? is all about us, & how we understand each other. The book covers arguably the whole of human experience, from foreign films to philosophy, to show why translation is at the heart of what we do & who we are. What's the difference between translating unprepared natural speech, & translating Madame Bovary? How do you translate a joke? What's the difference between a native tongue & a learned one? Can you translate between any pair of languages, or only between some? What really goes on when world leaders speak at the UN? Can machines ever replace human translators, & if not, why? The biggest question is how do we ever really know that we've grasped what anybody else says
- in our own language or in another? This is the sort of book that answers questions you never realised you wanted to be asking in the first place, & will make you appreciate everyday communication more than you ever imagined.
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