Indexed maps at various scales portraying Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St Barthélemy & Guadeloupe (La Désirade, Les Saintes & Marie-Galante in insets). The most striking characteristic is the vivid representation of the general relief, using hill-shading. Some peak heights are marked & national parks, & reefs are shown. Road detail

Includes:: some secondary roads & tracks, & shows intermediate distances on major routes, with scenic routes highlighted. Airports & ferry links are also marked. Symbols show various features, landmarks & recreation sites eg. places of interest, viewpoints, churches, lighthouses, ruins, beaches, campsites, golf courses & watersport locations. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10’ intervals. Map scales: Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre & Gr&-Terre 1:165, 000 Marie-Galante & La Désirade 1:130, 000 Les Saintes & St Barthélemy 1:60, 000 St. Martin 1:100, 000 Martinique 1:125, 000 Dominica & St. Lucia 1:180, 000 Also included is a 1:7, 000, 000 general map of the Caribbean region. On the reverse are notes on the selected islands’ history, geography & attractions. Notes & legend are in French, German & English.

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Photographer Dominic Greyer has spent the last twenty years roaming the British landscape in search of the country`s most unusual place names. He has an eye for quirky, rude & downright ridiculous name signs, & has photographed them all. Place names include the famous Twice Brewed (Northumberland), Fryup (North Yorkshire), Long Length (Kent) & Camptown (Borders). There will be a few rude street names too obviously. This book makes the perfect gift for anyone who loves the quirky side of the country. ...

Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia at 1:800, 000 on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, with both topographic & tourist information. The map, part of Reise Know-How`s highly acclaimed ” World Mapping Project”, is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. On one side are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba & the western part of Flores, & on the reverse eastern Flores & Timor, plus the smaller islands of Sawu Sea & the Wetar Straights (Adonara, Lembata, Pantar, Alor, Aruaro, Liran, Wetar, Romang & Kisar), plus Sawu & Rote Islands. Topography is shown by altitude colouring with spot heights & graphics indicating volcanoes & coastal coral reefs. Road network on individual islands

Includes:: selected local tracks. Local airports & ferry connections to other islands of the Indonesian archipelago are also shown. Internal administrative units within Indonesia are shown with their boundaries & names. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. A wide range of symbols shows various places of interest including UNESCO sites, temples, hot springs & other natural features, beaches & diving sites, etc. The map is indexed & has latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided is an inset showing the whole of Indonesia at 1:14, 500, 000. To see other Reise Know-How maps covering the islands of Indonesia please click on the series link.



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Bring home the chic Parisian world of style & charm When Jennifer Scott arrived at the doorstep of a grand Sixteenth Arrondissement apartment as a foreign exchange student, she was greeted by Madame Chic, the woman who would become her mentor & the inspiration for the way she lived long after her time abroad was over. Each chapter of Lessons from Madame Chic reveals a valuable secret Jennifer learned while under Madame Chic`s tutelage in Paris-tips you can incorporate into your own life, no matter where you live or the size of your budget. Embracing the classically French aesthetic of quality over quantity, aspiring Parisiennes will learn to master the art of eating (deprive yourself not), dressing (the ten-item wardrobe), grooming (le no-makeup look), & living a la francaise. Lessons from Madame Chic is the essential handbook for anyone wanting to incorporate that Parisian je ne sais quoi into her daily life. ...

The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Guardian pick as one of the biggest & most interesting books of the year The story of the father who inspired the phenomenon For over twenty years, Ziauddin Yousafzai has been fighting for equality
- first for Malala, his daughter
- & then for all girls throughout the world living in patriarchal societies. Taught as a young boy in Pakistan to believe that he was inherently better than his sisters, Ziauddin rebelled against inequality at a young age. & when he had a daughter himself he vowed that Malala would have an education, something usually only given to boys, & he founded a school that Malala could attend. Then in 2012, Malala was shot for standing up to the Taliban by continuing to go to her father`s school, & Ziauddin almost lost the very person for whom his fight for equality began. Let Her Fly is Ziauddin`s journey from a stammering boy growing up in a tiny village high in the mountains of Pakistan, through to being an activist for equality & the father of the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, & now one of the most influential & inspiring young women on the planet. Told through intimate portraits of each of Ziauddin`s closest relationships
- as a son to a traditional father; as a father to Malala & her brothers, educated & growing up in the West; as a husband to a wife finally learning to read & write; as a brother to five sisters still living in the patriarchy
- Let Her Fly looks at what it means to love, to have courage & fight for what is inherently right. Personal in its detail & universal in its themes, this landmark book shows why we must all keep fighting for the rights of girls & women everywhere.



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A young journalist, recently married with a young child, is seeking a quieter life away from the city & has bought a large new home in his parent`s hometown. It`s a complicated return
- his wife hates his parents
- but they are also moving back to live in an Arab village in Israel. Nothing is as they remember: everything is smaller, the people petty & provincial & the villagers divided between sympathy for the Palestinians & dependence on the Israelis. Suddenly & shockingly, the village becomes a pawn in the never-ending power struggles of the Middle East. When Israeli tanks surround the village without warning or explanation, everyone inside is cut off from the outside world. As the situation grows increasingly dire, paranoia begins to threaten the community`s fragile equilibrium, forcing the hero to decide what it means to be human in an inhuman situation.

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Celebrate the holiday season with this book featuring real lights that glow with every turn of the page. Set in a winter wonderl&, follow one child on his journey home through a snowy landscape. Lights are revealed by diecuts throughout, becoming lit-up shop windows, carol singers` candles, stars in the sky & finally a star on the tree. Told in verse, this gift book will bring the magic of Christmas into everyone`s home. ...

An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow & causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train & sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), & the fate of a teacup pig falls into the hands of a lovesick barista. A trio of today`s bestselling authors
- John Green, Maureen Johnson, & Lauren Myracle
- brings all the magic of holidays to life in three hilarious & charming interconnected tales of love, romance, & kisses that will steal your breath away.

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The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They`re both wrong. One year ago, Caroline Johnson chose to end her life brutally: a shocking suicide planned to match that of her husband just months before. Their daughter, Anna, has struggled to come to terms with their loss ever since. Now with a young baby of her own, Anna misses her mother more than ever & starts to ask questions about her parents` deaths. But by digging up the past, is she putting her future in danger? Sometimes it`s safer to let things lie... The stunning, twisty new psychological thriller from number one bestseller Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO & I SEE YOU. ...