A powerful & touching novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of Pigeon English `A writer of considerable talent` Financial Times I was beating the life out of Bibhuti with a baseball bat when my first monsoon broke... John Lock has come to India to meet his destiny. He has fled the quiet desperation of his life in England to offer his help to a man who has learned to conquer pain, a world record breaker who specialises in feats of extreme endurance & ill-advised masochism. In answering Bibhuti`s call for assistance, John hopes to rewrite a brave end to a life poorly lived. But as they take their leap of faith together, & John is welcomed into Bibhuti`s family, & into the colour & chaos of Mumbai, he learns more about life, & death, & everything in between than he could ever have bargained for. ...

Cold, exhausted, sore & hopelessly lost on the side of a Welsh mountain, Graham Little had an unlikely epiphany. Finishing the Peaks Race that he & his friend had naively signed themselves up for wasn`t about being the fittest or strongest or best runner. It was, in fact, about being stubborn & pig-headed & refusing to give in, no matter what. After all, conquering the terrain & beating the elements was incredibly exhilarating. From then on Graham was hooked, competing in some of the world`s toughest endurance challenges, including completing an Iron Man, running the famous desert race the Marathon des Sables & swimming the Dardanelles strait. Trying to fit in training around his young family, Graham managed to infuriate his wife & mystify his friends, who couldn`t understand why he was passing up an evening in the pub to train in a freezing cold lake. This is a funny & insightful account of how Graham went from a no-hoper lost in Wales to taking part in the most demanding races on earth. Along the way he meets a variety of people who are just obsessed as he is, & tries to figure out what it is about modern life that makes us want to take on these extreme challenges, no matter how painful, cold, miserable or even dangerous they may be. ...

It`s an extraordinary tale of yeast-obsessed monks & teetotal prime ministers; of how pale ale fuelled an Empire & weak bitter won a world war; &, of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket & a Canadian bloke who changed the drinking habits of a nation. It`s also the story of the rise of the pub from humble origins through an epic, thous&-year struggle to survive misunderstanding, bad government & misguided commerce. The history of beer in Britain is a social history of the nation itself, full of catastrophe, heroism & an awful lot of hangovers. `a pleasant antidote to more pro-faced histories of beer`
- ” Guardian”. ` Like a good drinking companion, Brown tells a remarkable story: a stream of fascinating facts, etymologies & pub-related urban phenomena`
- ”TLS”. ` Packed with bar-room bet-winning facts & entertaining digressions, this is a book into which every pub-goer will want to dip`
- ” Express”.


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One of the titles in the topographic survey of the coastal part of French Guiana, published as an extension of IGN’s survey of France to its overseas departments. Contours are at 5m intervals & the maps indicate 13 different types of vegetation & land use, including rain forest, brushwood, savanna, high & low mangrove, rice fields, orchards & plantations, etc. The extent of changes in the coastline in the recent decades is indicated. The maps have a UTM grid & latitude/longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Topographic coverage of the Balearic Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, 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 mapping 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, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Produced in partnership with Human Rights at Sea & psychological health consultancy March on Stress, this booklet provides toplevel guidance for senior management to help improve the mental health of seafarers. It will be of particular value to ship managers/operators, HR departments & all involved with seafarers’ welfare around the world. Untreated post-traumatic stress disorder can lead to poor decision-making & may have legal & financial consequences for a maritime organisation. This concise guidance, which stresses the importance of early detection & prevention of mental health issues at sea, is essential reading for all responsible maritime organisations in supporting their most important asset – their people. ...

Manama on a handy size Mini Map from the Dubai-base Explorer Publishing, presenting on one side the city’s central districts at 1:15, 000, with on the reverse a wider area including access to the Bahrain International Airport at 1:32, 000. All place names are in the Latin alphabet only, with names of facilities & places of interest in English. Both plans have UTM grids & one combined index listing districts, hotels, museums, etc. ...

Manama on a GPS-compatible street plan from the Dubai-based Explorer Publishing, presenting on one side the city at 1:15, 000, plus on the reverse a wider area including the Bahrain International Airport at 1:32, 000. All place names are in the Latin alphabet only. On one side is a plan of the city at 1:15, 000 highlighting its network of main traffic arteries. The plan shows names of neighbourhoods, plus of main & selected connecting streets. Various facilities & places of interest are named and/or marked by symbols, including hotels & restaurants, banks, embassies & consulates, etc. Coverage

Includes:: access to the Bahrain International Airport. Accompanying index lists neighbourhoods, shopping, hotels, etc. The plan has a 1km UTM grid. On the reverse a wider area of Manama, including the Bahrain International Airport & the Amwaj Isl&, is presented at 1:32, 000 with a 2-km UTM grid. Also provided is a small overview road map of Bahrain. Map legend & names of facilities are in English.

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Having battled & succumbed to the manana pace of rural Mallorca, spring sees Peter Kerr & family relaxing into a supposedly simpler way of life, growing oranges on their little valley farm, Ca`s Mayoral. However, even after the trials, tribulations & triumphs of their initiation, Spain has not yet finished with them. Embarrassing subtleties of the language, brushes with the local police, the unfortunate outcome of a drinking session.. .surprises are aplenty to test the resolve, stamina &, perhaps more importantly, the sense of humour of this venturesome (some would say foolhardy) emigre family. Their eccentric & colourful new friends are always on hand to help out
- for better or worse
- & add spice to this engaging account of tranquilo life from the author of Snowball Oranges. All the charm of Mallorca: where you seldom do today what can be more judiciously put off till manana! Follow Peter on Twitter
- @ Author Peter Kerr


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Manaslu Himal & Ganesh Himal, map no. 106, at 1:125, 000 on a waterproof & tear-resistant trekking map from the Himalayan Map House in their series covering the whole of northern Nepal. The map shows the northern part of the Tsum Valley & the surrounding mountains including Ganesh (Yangra) as an inset & highlights treks north of Arughat Bazar & Besisahar, including the Manaslu Circuit, Ganesh Himal & Tsum Valley treks, Himal Chuli Base Camp Trek & Rupina La Trek. Also highlighted are the relevant sections of the GHT Cultural Trail & the GHT High Route. Contours are at 80m intervals. Route profile shows the Manaslu & Ganesh section of the GHT High Route between Dharapani & Tipling. Cartography in these waterproof editions, first published in 2011, is identical to what Himalayan Map House use in most maps in their other series, published under the Nepa Maps imprint. Contours are at intervals of 80m or 40m (please check individual descriptions), with relief shading plus colouring to show different types of terrain or vegetation. The maps show names of numerous chains, peaks glaciers, valleys, rivers, lakes, etc. Main trekking routes are prominently highlighted, as are selected settlements along them, indicating where tourist accommodation & other services are provided. Also clearly marked are campsites or base camps & various places of interest. The maps also show other local trekking paths, often providing variants or shortcuts to the main routes. The maps are not indexed. Latitude & longitude coordinates are given as margin ticks at 5’ intervals. Unless indicated to the contrary in its individual description, each map also

Includes:: a profile of the main trekking route (s) across its area & provides on the inside cover other relevant information, including stage-by-stage distances & timings. The maps are published on thick, sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic.* For maps not currently in stock please check availability of corresponding titles in the publishers’ other series under the Nepa Maps imprint. Although printed on paper, most titles are indexed & some are at larger scales and/or include enlargements.

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