I heard the rustle again, too close & too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net...and found myself face-to-face with a jaguar. Four travellers meet in Bolivia & set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. The group splits up after disagreements, & Yossi & his friend try to find their own way back without a guide. But when a terrible rafting accident separates them, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone. Stranded without a knife, map or survival training, he must improvise in order to survive. He wonders if he will make it back alive. Ghinsberg`s terrifying true account of his ordeal is simply impossible to put down. ...

One of the titles in a series of maps of the administrative departments of Peru, with topography shown by altitude colouring & spot heights. Most maps also indicate cultivated areas. Scales vary considerably, given different sizes of the departments. Railways & four different types of roads & dirt tracks are shown, as well as local airports & aerodromes. The maps also show the subdivisions of the departments into provinces & districts, indicating administrative capital of each unit. Most sheets also include a panel with general information about the state (e.g. population distribution, climate, etc.). Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at 1º intervals, making this series very useful for identifying the locations of small places on the 1:100, 000 topographic survey of the country. Map legend is in Spanish only. Publication dates vary from mid-1980s to mid-1990s, with a handful of titles revised later. Each map shows one department only & no detail of any kind is given for the adjacent departments, beyond their names. ...

Junior Builder: Emergency Vehicles is ideal for youngsters who want to know how fire trucks & other emergency vehicles work. Nine different rescue vehicles are shown: discover how a fireboat fights fires at sea & how a rescue helicopter, ambulance, police car, police motorbike & lifeboat work. The tuck box contains the die-cut parts to make a colourful, robust fire truck model, complete with working ladders & wheels that go round, with all the nuts & bolts you need to fit them together. The Junior Builder series

Includes:: the following titles: Racing Machines: 978-1-78493-295-4 Emergency Vehicles: 978-1-78493-296-1

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Junior Builder: Racing Machines is an exciting introduction to vehicles that are specially designed for speed & endurance. Nine different racing machines are explored: Drag racer, Funny Car Drag Racer, Formula One Race Car, Nascar, Rally Car, Go-Kart, Sports Car, Superbike & a Monster Truck. Build your own dragster! The tuck box contains die-cut parts for a 12-inch model of a dragster, plus an easy-to-follow guide to help you fit it together. The Junior Builder series

Includes:: the following titles: Racing Machines: 978-1-78493-295-4 Emergency Vehicles: 978-1-78493-296-1

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” Junior Jetsetters City Guides” are geared toward curious, independent young kids travelling with their parents, & local kids in need of great tips to discover their city. ” The Junior Jetsetters” hosts-Keira & Jordi-are joined by local friends & take kids aged 8+ on adventures through the coolest cities on earth. These complete books, focused on history, cultural diversity, environment, educational activities & fun stuff, combine photography, cityscape drawings by local artists, & practical information for kids & parents. ” The Junior Jetsetters City Guides” are a great gift for kids on the go. ” Keira, Jordi & Brigitte, the French Poodle, take you through the City of Lights: scout the shops & the flea markets for the best bargains; gaze at the Tour de France arriving at the Champs-Elysees; peer down from the Eiffel Tower; eat baguettes in the Luxembourg Garden; & go Quasimodo in Notre Dame. This is Paris in your pocket, packed & ready to go! ...

Packing a heavy punch & offering a fresh new look at Japanese food, Junk Food Japan showcases Kurobuta`s `insanely delicious delicacies` (Jay Rayner, Guardian). It is food that is both incredibly inventive yet comfortingly familiar. Signature dishes featured in this exciting new cookbook include Barbecued Pork Belly, Tea Smoked Lamb & Kombu-Roasted Chilean Sea Bass. It is food full of flavour & guaranteed to wow friends, family & hungry gatecrashers. Chapters with titles such as Snack, Junk Food Japan, Significant Others, Something Crunchy & On the Side give an idea of the gastronomic fun that is to be found within. Featuring Approx. 100 recipes brilliantly showcasing Scott`s wild & inventive style, Junk Food Japan presents Japanese classics with twists & turns alongside a selection of new, stunning Scott-conceived dishes, including Tuna Sashimi Pizza & Wagyu Beef Sliders. Superb photography from legendary photographer David Loftus features throughout. ...

The first limited edition production of a h&-built model in aluminum. Extremely detailed complete with etched metal sheets ...

Our healing journeys differ. Some move country or hit the bottle. Diane`s healing journey was travel. Her son loved travelling & mountain climbing in South America. He`d walked the Inca Trail & longed to return to the sacred citadel of Machu Picchu. On the first anniversary of his death, fragile & aching with grief, she travelled alone to Peru to scatter his ashes there. Diane`s adventures en route were by turns scary, electrifying & humorous: flying over the Nazca Lines; a consultation with an Inca witch; an accidental brush with Peruvian porn. She immersed herself in the culture & Peru reconnected her with life. This is a story about profound loss leading to spiritual gain. & it`s a story about love. ...

William S. Burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the Beats & author of Naked Lunch, relates with unflinching realism the addict`s life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, & the horrors of cold turkey & back again. An original, first-hand account which outraged fifties America, Junky remains one of the most raw & mesmerizing accounts of heroin addiction ever written. ...

Burroughs` first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures & relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written. Through junk neighbourhoods in New York, New Orleans & Mexico City, through time spent kicking, time spent dealing & time rolling drunks for money, through junk sickness & a sanatorium, ” Junky” is a field report (by a writer trained in anthropology at Harvard) from the American post-war drug underground. A cult classic, it has influenced generations of writers with its raw, sparse & unapologetic tone. This definitive edition painstakingly recreates the author`s original text word for word. ...