Peter Conrad, who was born in Tasmania, has produced an original & highly personal account of the role islands play in our dreams & nightmares. With his customary wide range of reference & quick wit, he visits every corner of the globe to explain why islands appeal to us, & on the way covers everything from the myth of Atlantis to Watteaus erotic Cytherea, from Prosperos magical kingdom to Nelson Mandelas prison. Whether we live on an island or merely fancy escaping to one, we can all learn something from this thought-provoking book. ...

Everyone has to learn to see the West Indies tropics for himself, wrote V.S. Naipaul in The Middle Passage. The landscape has never been recorded...the depth of sky, the brilliancy of light, the insubstantiality of colour in the tropics. The more gifted painters have ceased to record the landscape: the patterns of the leaves are too beguiling. The Islands & the Sea

Includes:: dozens of writers--poets & novelists, naturalists & explorers--who, like Naipaul help us to see the beguiling Caribbean through their eyes.
Editor John Murray opens this anthology, the first of its kind, with an informed essay that provides a perspective on the region in history & literature. Murray then presents writers ranging from Daniel Defoe to Barry Lopez, from Charles Darwin to Edward O. Wilson. In these selections, one can step ashore with Columbus on San Salvador Island in 1492, travel up the forbidding Orinoco River with Sir Walter Raleigh, & explore ancient Mayan ruins along the coast with swashbuckling John Stephens in 1843. Ernest Hemingway, writing to Maxwell Perkins from Key West, Florida, describes the aftermath of the famous Matecumbe hurricane: Indian Key absolutely swept clean, not a blade of grass, & over the high center of it were scattered live conchs that came in with the sea, craw fish, & dead morays. The whole bottom of the sea blew over it. Other contemporary writers include Barry Lopez, Derek Walcott, Rachel Carson, Jamaica Kincaid, & Roger Caras. With each selection Murray

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A Republic of Rivers, John Murray's anthology of nature writing on Alaska & the Yukon, was hailed for its judicious selections, deft editing, &, most importantly, its ability to capture & communicate a sense of place. In The Islands & the Sea, he once again gathers an enthralling collection of writings that convey the beauty Caribbean's luminous waters, its rich, green hillsides, teeming reefs, & remarkable varied people.





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Serenity now
- & all year long. Showcasing hundreds of lush island retreats photographed in vibrant full colour, Islands celebrates
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Thailand’s 13 island destinations, from Phuket & Samui to less well known islands, presented on a double-sided map from Thinknet highlighting sights, accommodation & other tourist facilities, plus ferry timetables, etc. The map presents each island as a separate panel, covering: Samet (1:29, 000), Lan (1:30, 000), Chang (1:100, 000), Kood (1;90, 000), Mak (1:50, 000), Phuket (1:100, 000), Phiphi Don (1:40, 000), Phi Phi Islands (1:150, 000) Lanta (1:140, 000), Yao Noi & Yao Yai (1:200, 000), Tao (1:48, 000) Phangan (1:100, 000) & Samui (1:57, 000). Each map shows the island’s road network & highlights local sights, tourist accommodation & restaurants, public institutions & various facilities, etc. A separate index lists selected locations on each isl&. Also provided are information/timetables for ferry services between the mainland & the islands or within island groups, accompanied by an overview map of the Thai coast & insets for various groups. All the information is in Thai & English. PLEASE NOTE: print size, of both names & symbols, is smaller than usually found on maps. ...

This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist & adventurer. Living a bacherlor`s life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson`s existence is dictated by the waves & tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role of father & the unfamiliar demands of family. A late work by one of America`s greatest writers. ...

This eleventh edition of Islas Baleares, covering Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Cabrera & Menorca, has been revised & updated for the RCC Pilotage Foundation by David & Susie Baggaley, whose Beneteau 42, Kookaburra has been based in Addaya, Menorca for several years. In their research for this edition, over two seasons, the authors confess to having enjoyed a new purpose to their cruising in the islands, & they share their knowledge enthusiastically & authoritatively. A selection of completely new plans is included, & pre-existing plans have been updated throughout. There are also many attractive new photographs which are informative to the navigator. The only fully comprehensive pilot guide to the islands in English, Islas Baleares remains the best-selling RCC Pilotage Foundation cruising guide, which is testament to the lasting appeal of this popular cruising ground, both to those cruising their own boats & to those who are visiting the islands on a yacht charter. ...

This is the only fully comprehensive pilot guide in English to Spain's Balearic Islands. This new edition of Islas Baleares
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Topographic mapping from Mexico’s national survey agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. The maps have contours at 20m intervals with relief shading & indicate various types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. dense vegetation, cultivated areas, swamps, sand dunes, salt pans, etc. UTM grid is at 10km intervals, with latitude & longitude shown by margin ticks at intervals of 5`. Map legend is in Spanish only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Map No. 60, Islay, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Bunnahabhain, Port Askaig, Ballygrant, Bridgend, Bowmore, Glenegedale, Port Ellen, Ardbeg, Craigens, Kilchoman, Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte, Nearbus & Portnahaven, with The Oa, Mull of Oa, Beinn Bheigier, Ardnave Point, Coul Point & Loch Gorm, plus Loch Indaal, Laggan Bay, Rhubh' a' Mhail, Texa & Dubh Bheinn on Jura. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2007; Copyright date 2007 This title is also available on our website in a waterproof & tear-resistant version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Islay & Kintyre 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. Coverage extends north to Durran, south to Sands Isl&, east to Kilmacolm & west to Portnahaven. 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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