Map No. 1133, Linthebene, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Map No. 202, Mühlviertel
- Linz
- Wels
- Steyr (2-map set), including a nature guide to local wild flowers, in a series


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Linz on a double-sided map from Freytag & Berndt, Austria’s leading cartographic house, combining a street plan of the whole city with a detailed enlargement of its central area, descriptions of 15 sights, transport diagram & a map of the environs. On one side is an indexed street plan of the city with its outer suburbs at 1:20, 000. The plan shows tram & bus routes with stops & line numbers, & the rail network with local stations. On the reverse, the central area is shown in greater detail at 1:5, 000, with public transport & one way streets. The map provides brief multilingual descriptions & photos of 15 main sights in the city, all cross-referenced to the central plan or the main map. Also provided is a diagram of the entire public transport network & a road map of the city’s environs at 1:200, 000. Map legend for the street plans & all the descriptions include English. The legend for the transport network diagram is in German only. ...

Freytag & Berndt, Austria`s leading map publishers, produce a series of street plans covering the country`s main cities. All the plans are indexed & show public transport system. Plans of cities in the mountainous parts of the country are contoured to indicate the terrain. Most plans have enlargements showing the town centre in greater detail. Some plans include a black & white map of the city overprinted with cycle routes. Map legend

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Linz on a spiral-bound street atlas from Freytag & Berndt, with additional coverage also for Wels, Enns & Steyr. Bus, tram & rail lines are clearly marked, & one-way streets & roads closed to traffic are shown. The plan indicates municipal & other public buildings, various services & facilities, places of interest, etc. Additional maps show the environs of the city & major traffic arteries through it, plus a plan of the public transport network. The city centre is also presented with more clarity at 1:8, 200. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Iran is a country rich in wildlife &, under the Shah, was one of the first in the world to develop a conservation program. A natural crossroads over which migrations of men & animals have flowed since the beginning of time, the country has two completely different climatic zones enabling an extraordinary variety of species to flourish. Surprisingly, however, the details are poorly documented in the West. This book is the first to explore the major species of mammals & birds, both as they are now & as they have evolved through time. It will serve as an invaluable guide for wildlife enthusiasts & travelers. ...

The British like to see themselves as tolerant & believers in fair play. Yet, often in thought & deed, they behave in a fashion that could not remotely be considered moral. This is the great British moral dilemma, a country forever wrestling with whether to be Lions who roar & conquer everyone or gentle lambs that gambol about happily without a care in the world. In the days of the empire these two faces of Britain meant the metropolitan face of Magna Carta, of Habeas Corpus, the Mother of Parliaments, & the country that harboured people who were forced to flee their homelands. To the wider world, however, there was an imperial face where colonial subjects were made very aware that the British knew how to ensure obedience from subject peoples, even if that required the use of brutal force. Brexit has once again highlighted this duality. Those who voted to leave want Britain to roar like a Lion, as it did for more than two hundred years. In contrast the Remainers saw Brexit as a self-inflicted wound feel, believing the only option is to live happily with the Europeans & work out a common future. Bose`s perspective on this British duality is that of an immigrant who is neither a refugee nor an economic migrant. While he has experienced racism in his near half century in Britain, he has also been provided wonderful opportunities to become a writer that he would never have had in his native l&. ...

Richie Cathar's father, Alaric, was a renaissance man: an intellectual, explorer, archaeologist & historian. He was also a man of the sixties: a fantasist, absentee parent & drug abuser. Alaric named his son after his hero, Richard, Coeur de Lion, but left him little when he died apart from conflicting memories. Now Richie, thirty-something, is in search of his own role... Following his father's trail to the Holy Land to research the Art of the Medieval Latin Kingdom, Richie's quest
- to uncover the fate of Christianity's most sacred relic & the truth about his father
- takes him from the high-table intrigue of Oxford to the imposing Crusader castles of Jordan, & into a passionate love affair with Noor, a Canadian-Arab journalist, whose fate will become entwined with Richie's own. Shot through with Justin Cartwright's trademark sharp observation & heartbreaking drama, Lion Heart is a thrilling, romantic & original work from one of our finest novelists.

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Richard Cathar was named after his father`s hero, Richard the Lionheart. Richard remembers his recently-deceased father, Alaric, as a delusional hippy, who saw himself as an intellectual & historian. Following in his father`s footsteps, Richard travels to Jerusalem where he falls deeply in love with Noor, a beautiful but mysterious Canadian-Arab journalist. When Noor is kidnapped on assignment in Cairo & the facts of her capture emerge, Richard stumbles upon an important document, one that could rewrite not just the history of the Crusades, but his father`s & his own as well. ...

Avi Shlaim`s Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War & Peace is the first major account one of the most important figures in the turbulent history of the Middle East. Peace-broker, statesman, charismatic ruler & master of realpolitik, Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, its most continuous presence, & one of the most consistent proponents of peace with Israel. For over forty years he was at the eye of the storm in the region, constantly negotiating between the Arab world & the Israelis, guiding his country through conflict, surviving assassination attempts & trying to fulfill his lifelong quest for peace & the survival of his dynasty. This is the first major account of Hussein`s remarkable dialogue across the battle lines, & of his covert meetings with Israeli leaders. Drawing on extensive archival sources & on unprecedented interviews with Hussein, his family, & confidants, it reveals a titanic leader & a courageous man. `A thrilling, masterful biography` Simon Sebag-Montefiore, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year ` The most comprehensive biography of the ”plucky little king”` Anton La Guardia, Literary Review `A nuanced portrait of Jordan`s late King Hussein.. . salutes Hussein`s extraordinary physical & moral courage` Daily Telegraph Avi Shlaim was born in Baghdad in 1945; grew up in Israel; & received his university education at Cambridge & the LSE. His books include Collusion Across the Jordan: King Abdullah, The Zionist Movement, & the Partition of Palestine (Winner of the Political Studies Association`s WJM Mackenzie Prize, 1988), War & Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History & The Iron Wall: Israel & the Arab World. ...