” On an impulse, Trudi-Ann Tierney, Sydney producer & former actress, goes to Kabul to manage a bar. She quickly falls into the local TV industry, where she becomes responsible for producing a highly popular soap opera. Trudi`s staff are hugely inexperienced. They include Habib, the Pashto poet who wants to insert allegorical scenes involving fighting ants into the scripts; Rashid, the Dari manager, who spends all day surreptitiously watching uncensored Hindi music videos; & the Pakistani actresses who cross the border to Jalalabad (` Jallywood`) to perform roles that no Afghan actresses can take on without bringing shame to their families. Trudi lives among the expat community
- the media, the burnt-out army types now working as security contractors, the ` Do-Gooders`, the diplomats
- in dubious guest houses like The Dirty Diana. This is ` Ka-bubble`, where the reckless encounters with each other, with alcohol & of course with recreational drugs are as dangerous as the city`s streets. Here are crazy people living crazy lives, & locals trying to survive as best they can against the backdrop of war.”

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How the conflict between political Islamists & secular nationalists has shaped the history of the modern Middle East In 2013, justust two years after the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military ousted the country`s first democratically elected president--Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood--and subsequently led a brutal repression of the Islamist group. These bloody events echoed an older political rift in Egypt & the Middle East: the splitting of nationalists & Islamists during the rule of Egyptian president & Arab nationalist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. In Making the Arab World, Fawaz Gerges, one of the world`s leading authorities on the Middle East, tells how the clash between pan-Arab nationalism & pan-Islamism has shaped the history of the region from the 1920s to the present. Gerges tells this story through an unprecedented dual biography of Nasser & another of the twentieth-century Arab world`s most influential figures--Sayyid Qutb, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood & the father of many branches of radical political Islam. Their deeply intertwined lives embody & dramatize the divide between Arabism & Islamism. Yet, as Gerges shows, beyond the ideological & existential rhetoric, this is a struggle over the state, its role, & its power. Based on a decade of research, including in-depth interviews with many leading figures in the story, Making the Arab World is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the roots of the turmoil engulfing the Middle East, from civil wars to the rise of Al-Qaeda & ISIS. ...

Making the most of Indigenous Trees is undoubtedly the most significant, useful & practical book ever to be published on this subject in South Africa. This third & revised edition contains 22 more tree species. The 163 tree species are alphabetically arranged according to the botanical name, illustrated with more than 850 photographs in full colour & discussed in detail. The following information is provided: An introduction section on tree propagation by seed, cuttings & truncheons. A detailed species description, diagnostic features, natural distribution & habitat. The ecological role & utilisation by mammals, birds & insects. Economic value & use by people, including use in gardens & on the farm, as a source of food for humans & animals, fibre & medicine. Properties of the wood & its utilisation by people. Specific guidelines on propagation & cultivation of each species. A map indicating the distribution of each species. More than 850 carefully selected colour photographs complement & illustrate the text. ...

Hop on board as we journey through the incredible history of railways. Cherished, admired & frequently used as an excuse for lateness, the railways occupy a special place in our hearts. Trains are not just a practical mode of transport, but also a way of tracing our social history over the past 150 years, from technological progress & design to cultural change & the impact they have had on our landscape. Full of facts, trivia & anecdotes, this engaging compendium looks at the heyday of the railways around the world, chronicling the shift from steam trains to diesel & electric & the challenge of running during two World Wars. This book also

Includes:: railway trivia from around the world, from the locomotive to the Japanese bullet train. A broad range of aspects is covered, from the types of trains & services, key people & station architecture, to station pets, accidents & crime, & the depiction of the railways in literature & art. Chock-full of information, & illustrated with line drawings throughout, this miscellany is perfect for railway enthusiasts, history buffs or those who would like to learn more about this fascinating form of transport that is so often taken for granted.

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Cherished, admired & frequently used as an excuse for lateness, the railways occupy a special place in our hearts. Trains are not just a practical mode of transport, but also a way of tracing our social history over the past 150 years, from technological progress & design to cultural change & the impact they have had on our landscape. Full of facts, trivia & anecdotes, this engaging compendium looks at the heyday of the railways around the world, chronicling the shift from steam trains to diesel & electric & the challenge of running during two World Wars. This book also

Includes:: railway trivia from around the world, from the locomotive to the Japanese bullet train. A broad range of aspects is covered, from the types of trains & services, key people & station architecture, to station pets, accidents & crime, & the depiction of the railways in literature & art. Chock-full of information, & illustrated with line drawings throughout, this miscellany is perfect for railway enthusiasts, history buffs or those who would like to learn more about this fascinating form of transport that is so often taken for granted.

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Malaga in the Footprint Focus Guides, which are targeted at cities, regions & countries worldwide that have no, or very limited, coverage from other publishers. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint Focus guides all have the same layout. Smaller than their sister Handbooks, the Focus guides are intended to streamline the information contained so that you have more of what you need, without losing Footprint ...

Sample some of Andalucia's finest seafood, admire an ancient Roman theatre & enjoy a beer in an old-fashioned bar. Malaga is best known for the legions of sun worshippers that visit each year, but there is much more to this cosmopolitan province. Gaze in to the dizzying depths of El Tajo gorge when you visit Ronda, enjoy the charm of white-washed villages where time has stood still, & admire the surreal rocks of the inland mountain ranges which have been twisted into odd shapes & sizes. Footprintfocus Malaga covers all the little-known gems that are often overlooked in this popular province, as well as popular destinations.

Includes:: detailed information on sights & attractions & fascinating insights into the history & culture of the province. Essentials section with practical advice on getting around. Highlights map so you know what not to miss. Comprehensive listings including where to have fun, sleep & eat the best tapas. Detailed street maps for Malaga & other important towns. Slim enough to fit in your pocket. Loaded with advice & information, this concise Footprintfocus guide will help you get the most out of Malaga without weighing you down. The content of Footprintfocus Malaga guide has been extracted from Footprint's Andalucia Handbook.

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This walking guide to Malaga looks at 25 specific routes in the protected natural areas, aimed at giving the walker an introductions to the spaces themselves. Each walk is made up of a detailed description of the sights you will see & places to explore as you go on your walk, whilst a basic topographical maps of the routes are also included at various scales. The inside cover of the guide gives information on the type of walks, the distances, expected time to complete, difficulty, & the recommended season in which to walk them. Full colour photographs of the region are included throughout. ...

Sample some of Andalucia`s finest seafood, admire an ancient Roman theatre & enjoy a beer in an old-fashioned bar. Malaga is best known for the legions of sun worshippers that visit each year, but there is much more to this cosmopolitan province. Gaze in to the dizzying depths of El Tajo gorge when you visit Ronda, enjoy the charm of white-washed villages where time has stood still, & admire the surreal rocks of the inland mountain ranges which have been twisted into odd shapes & sizes. Footprint Malaga & Costa del Sol covers all the little-known gems that are often overlooked in this much-visited province, as well as popular destinations. This new edition of features enhanced layout both inside & out, including an inspirational colour section, two-colour text, a highlights map, & an easy-to-locate contents page & practicalities section. This guide provides detailed information on sights & attractions & fascinating insights into the history & culture of the province. Essentials section with practical advice on getting around. Highlights map so you know what not to miss. Comprehensive listings including where to have fun, sleep & eat the best tapas. Detailed street maps for Malaga & other important towns. Slim enough to fit in your pocket. Loaded with advice & information, this concise Footprint guide will help you get the most out of Malaga without weighing you down. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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