Lola stands next to Garcia while he mans the grill in their craggy square of backyard. The barbeque has just begun, & the women are clustered gossiping, while the men hold sweating beers. Lola prefers the periphery. Business has been good lately in their tiny nugget of South Central Los Angeles, where a legit man has two choices: landscaping off-the-books for West Side white cash, or sweating through twelve-hour shifts at a factory in Vernon. Garcia does not make his living either way. If Lola were like the other women at her barbeque, she would spend her work day perched on a padded stool behind a dollar-store cash register. But Lola is not like the other women in Huntington Park. Suddenly: a sharp knock on the front door, probably a cop. Lola goes to answer it. The man standing there is Mexican, not Mexican-American, like everybody else here. Lola searches his face for a bead of sweat but comes up empty. She has never met him, but she knows his name. Everyone in this neighbourhood knows his name. They call him The Collector, & he won`t give them long. ...

Discover 70 popular cakes from across the globe, brought to you by London`s famous bakery. From American & Middle Eastern delicacies to European delights
- bake your way across the continents with this exciting range of recipes. Lola`s Cupcakes is the place to go for handcrafted cakes & cupcakes of all shapes & sizes. Now the professionals behind some of the best bakes in London bring you over 70 recipes that will take you on a delicious journey. What better way to learn about cultures & cuisines than through the medium of baked goods in all their various forms? With Lola`s Cupcakes` detailed, precise & well-tested recipes you are sure to be in safe hands & practiced home-bakers will be inspired by new skills to master. From simple classics to extravagantly decorated creations that make delightful party centerpieces, Lola`s Cupcakes share their recipes for some of the most admired cakes around the world. Divided geographically, the book begins with classics from Northern Europe including an English Victoria Sponge, Welsh Bara Brith, German Stollen, Austrian Strudel & French Paris-Brest. The second chapter covers treats from sunny Southern Europe such as a Spanish Orange & Almond Cake, Italian Tiramisu Cake & a Greek Lemon & Olive Oil Cake. Next, The Middle East & Africa offer a dreamy Chocolate Tahini Cake from Lebanon, a sticky Baklava Cake from Saudi Arabia & a Peanut & Banana Cake from Ghana. Chapter four showcases The Americas & The Caribbean with a classic Boston Cream Pie, a Mexican Tres Leches Cake & a Coconut Rum Cake from Cuba. The final chapter features sweet treats from Australasia & Asia such as Australian Lamingtons, a Japanese Matcha Cake & an Indian Sesame Seed Cake.
...

With one of the most controversial novels of the twentieth century, Vladimir Nabokov`s Lolita is a strange, troubling love story told by the one of the most unreliable narrators in literature. This Penguin Modern Classics edition

Includes:: an afterword by Craig Raine. Poet & pervert, Humbert Humbert becomes obsessed by twelve-year-old Lolita & seeks to possess her, first carnally & then artistically, out of love, `to fix once for all the perilous magic of nymphets`. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these? Humbert Humbert`s seduction is one of many

Dimensions in Nabokov`s dizzying masterpiece, which is suffused with a savage humour & rich, elaborate verbal textures. Filmed by Stanley Kubrick in 1962 starring James Mason & Peter Sellers, & again in 1997 by Adrian Lyne starring Jeremy Irons & Melanie Griffith, Lolita has lost none of its power to shock & awe. ” Lolita is comedy, subversive yet divine... You read Lolita sprawling limply in your chair, ravished, overcome, nodding scandalized assent.” (Martin Amis, Observer).



...

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady`s twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he`ll do anything to possess her. Unable & unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these? ...

Map No. 10064, Lom, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
...

Lombardy: Italian Lakes
- Milan map at 1:200, 000 from Kümmerly & Frey with cartography from the Italian publishers de Agostini.
...

Lombardy at a detailed scale of 1:150, 000 on a double-sided map in Freytag & Berndt’s very popular “ Top 10 Tips” series. A booklet attached to the map cover provides descriptions of the region’s 10 best sights &

Includes:: a street plan of central Milan. Many place names are in large print to make navigating easier. Coverage

Includes:: Lake Garda & extends east to Trento & Verona. Maps in this series have topography well presented by subtle hill-shading with spot heights, plus colouring for woodlands; national & regional parks are highlighted. Road network emphasizes motorways & regional roads, but also

Includes:: small local roads & selected country tracks, most annotated with driving distances. Scenic routes are highlighted & the maps show roads closed to motor vehicles and/or not recommended for caravans, winter closures, toll routes, etc. Names of larger local towns are in bold print, making navigating in unfamiliar terrain much easier. Railway lines & ferry routes are included & local airports are marked. Picturesque locations are highlighted & in each title 10 best places of interest are prominently marked & briefly described in a booklet attached to the map cover. Symbols indicate various landmarks & facilities, e.g. archaeological sites, churches & castles, campsites, hostels, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10` intervals. The index, listing all the localities with their postcodes, is in the booklet attached to the map cover. The booklet also provides street plan (s) of the region’s main town (s). Map legend & the descriptions include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.





...

Includes: enlargements of Milan, Como, Varese, Bergamo, Brescia, all separately indexed. About this series: Indexed
...

Lombardy in Touring Club Italiano’s series of regional road maps of Italy at 1:200, 000, used by millions of locals & tourists alike & always among Stanford’s perennial best-sellers. Coverage extends from Biella west of Milan, across lakes Maggiore, Lugano & Como to Lake Garda, Verona & Trento, & southwards to include Piacenza, Cremona & Manua.TCI maps have subtle but very effective relief shading plus spot heights to present the topography. Names of mountain ranges, valleys, peaks, etc. are shown & national parks & other protected areas are prominently highlighted. Road network is presented in great detail, from motorways to dirt tracks navigable only with difficulty. Minor roads are very clear & easy to read &, where necessary, are drawn without generalizing their course, showing the twists & turns across the mountainous terrain. Steep roads are annotated with three levels of gradient markings. Scenic routes are highlighted. Motorways have the usual features such as toll barriers, services, etc. Railway network shows stations & level crossings &, where appropriate, ferry routes are marked. In mountainous areas refuges, cable car lines, chair lifts, etc. are marked Towns & villages of particular interest are highlighted in three grades, with symbols indicating various monuments, castes, churches, etc. The maps have no geographical co-ordinates. On the reverse each title has an index plus a national distance table. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.

...

Lesser Sunda Islands from Lombok to Flores presented by Periplus on panels across both sides of the sheet showing road maps & street plans at various scales to provide good coverage of the archipelago’s most visited areas. Topography of the islands is vividly shown by altitude colouring & shading. Both the road maps & the street plans highlight places of interest, including numerous diving sites & beaches, with enlargements & street plans also indicating locations of hotels. On one side is Lombok at 1:175, 000. Enlargements show in greater detail the Kuta area, Senggigi Beach, plus three nearby Gili Islands: Meno, Air & Trawangan – each with a list of hotels. Also provided is a street plan of Mataran. On the reverse an overview map at 1:875, 000 shows the islands east of Lombok: Sumbawa, Komodo & Flores. Komodo with Rinca & the westernmost tip of Flores are also shown on an enlargement at 1:250, 000. Street plans cover Sumbawa Besar & Bima on Sumbawa, plus the Lubuanbajo area, Ende & Maumere on Flores. ...