” Like Heaven” is a vivid & evocative portrait of an Indian family in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Ved Saran is forced to leave his childhood behind when he takes on the family business, sacrificing his own personal desires to make it a success. As he prospers, he is pulled further away from the ramshackle carnival culture that has sustained him & thrown instead into a world of politics & corruption which finally threatens his personal happiness & the happiness of the people around him. Creating a cast of richly drawn characters, Niala Maharaj in this debut novel reveals the humour & pathos in life
- the unpredictability of its course & the complexity of human relationships. It celebrates the fun & pleasure to be found in friendship & social occasions & shows the devastation that can be wrought by a split-second decision. Ultimately uplifting, ” Like Heaven” pulsates with life, & is vibrant with the sounds, smells, colours & texture of the Caribbean.
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A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world`s best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho. In this riveting collection of thoughts & stories, Paulo Coelho, the author of ` The Alchemist`, offers his personal reflections on a wide range of subjects from archery & music to elegance, traveling & the nature of good & evil. An old woman explains to her grandson how a mere pencil can show him the path to happiness...instructions on how to climb a mountain reveal the secret to making your dreams a reality...the story of Ghengis Khan & the Falcon that teaches about the folly of anger
- & the art of friendship...a pianist who performs an example in fulfilling your destiny...the author learns three important lessons when he goes to the rescue of a man in the street
- Paulo shows us how life has lessons for us in the greatest, smallest & most unusual of experiences. ` Like the Flowing River`

Includes:: jewel-like fables, packed with meaning & retold in Coelho`s inimitable style. Sharing his thoughts on spirituality, life & ethics, Paulo touches you with his philosophy & invites you to go on an exciting journey of your own.



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The number one bestseller in Mexico & America for almost two years, & subsequently a bestseller around the world, ” Like Water For Chocolate” is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit
- & recipes. A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, & he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her. For the next twenty-two years, Tita & Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck & fate finally reunite them against all the odds.
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From Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, & Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman & Eisner award-winner Mark Buckingham (Fables) comes a striking graphic novel anthology of four essential fantasy stories. These dark & imaginative tales feature an odd & subtly linked world of bizarre venereal diseases, a creepy old woman who feasts on raw meat, a man obsessed with a skin model from a magazine, & a story within a story about ghosts. You wont want to miss this collection featuring comic adaptations of the short stories: Looking for the Girl, Foreign Parts, Closing Time, & Feeders & Eaters from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Neil Gaiman. ...

Likhu Khola
- Those, sheet no. 2786-06, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in
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Street plan of Lille from Blay-Foldex. on a double-sided map at 1:15, 000 covering the city with its outer suburbs. The accompanying index booklet has an enlargement of the town centre, including the Eurostar terminal, at 1:11, 600, plus a diagram of the city ...

Street plan of the Lille conurbation at 1:15, 000 with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail. A separate index booklet

Includes:: a diagram of the metro & tram network, lists of bus lines, hotels, etc. This title is part of an extensive series of street plans of French towns from Blay-Foldex, the country

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Street plan of the Lille conurbation at 1:15, 000 with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail. A separate index booklet

Includes:: a diagram of the metro & tram network, lists of bus lines, hotels, etc. This title is part of an extensive series of street plans of French towns from Blay-Foldex, the country’s largest, oldest & most experienced publisher of urban mapping. Blay plans include outer suburbs &, where appropriate, adjoining localities forming part of the urban agglomeration & provide brief descriptions of the town’s main sights, contact details for hotels & other places of interest, etc. The plans show one way streets, car parks & pedestrian zones. Important public buildings are clearly marked & identified. Blay street maps are usually double-sided & include an enlargement for the town centre & a street index with separate lists of “edifices publics”: main public buildings, places of worship, schools, sport facilities, stations, etc. Each of the outer suburbs or the adjoining localities, identified with its postcode, has a separate index. Many titles also provide a road map of the environs. All the text is in French only.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of Blay-Foldex street plans of French towns & cities please click on the series link – the series description also

Includes:: a comparison between Blay & IGN street plans.



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Map No. 101, Lille
- Boulogne-sur-Mer, at 1:100, 000, part of the TOP100 series from the Institut Géographique National (IGN).
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Map No. 102, Lille
- Maubeuge, at 1:100, 000, part of the TOP100 series from the Institut Géographique National (IGN). These
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