Warsaw in the Pocket Guide series from Insight provides detailed commentary on a collection of itinerary based trips in a handy pocket format. Each guide has an historical & cultural introduction, profiling the growth of the region or city. There is also a large selection of localised & pedestrian friendly tour itineraries designed to take in the major sites, as well as a chapter on excursions to other destinations within easy reach. Further sections detail leisure activities including shopping, eating out, nightlife, festivals & local events with accompanying addresses & contact details where relevant. There is also practical guidance on transport, local services, language & accommodation. Each guide also has a large selection of colour photographs & a pull-out pocket map giving an overview of the region. ...

Warsaw`s southern environs in a series of detailed maps of Poland’s most popular recreational areas, showing waymarked hiking & cycling routes & various types of overnight accommodation, including local hotels, youth hostels, shelters & mountain huts, campsites, camping on local farms, etc. The maps also show various sport & recreational facilities: swimming pools, equestrian & watersport centres, etc. A wide range of other symbols highlight places of interest, local restaurants & bars, fuels supplies & other facilities. The base map is contoured (interval 5m, 10m, or 20m depending on the terrain), with, where appropriate, relief shading & graphic relief to enhance the presentation of the terrain. The maps also indicate various types of vegetation or land use. Road network

Includes:: unsurfaced country tracks & railway lines show local stations. The maps have 1km UTM grid. * Map legend

Includes:: English.** In this title:* popular recreational areas south of the capital, including the whole of the Chojnowski Regional Park.



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Warsaw on a large, indexed, double-sided street plan at 1:26, 000 from Express Map with an enlargement showing in greater detail the city centre including the Old Town. Coverage extends beyond the city’s administrative boundary to include the satellite suburbs of Lominaki & Zabki. In addition to bus & tram lines, metro stations are marked & the map also shows locations of cycle hire points. Express Map street plans provide coverage of cities within their administrative boundary, spread across the two sides of the map. Bus & tram routes are shown with stops & line numbers. For drivers, main traffic arteries are highlighted, one way streets are marked & the plans also show traffic lights, petrol stations, car parks & restricted entry streets or zones. Streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. Names of suburbs & of larger housing estates are clearly marked. Symbols highlight various facilities & places of interest, including museums & other cultural institutions & historical sites, 24-hrs pharmacies, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Where more than one town is covered, each has a separate index. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Includes:: popular, compact guides for discovering the very best of country, regional & city

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Warsaw in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

When a plucky little warthog sets out on an adventure, he meets all sorts of fascinating creatures, from two angry bees, all the way up to nine scared monkeys. All children will love lifting the flaps to count the hidden animals & they will ADORE following the ten muddy footprints which lead to...one rather fierce-looking lion! The funny, rhyming story of an intrepid little warthog who sets off on an ill-advised solo adventure, with a die-cut cover plus flaps & holes to reveal hidden characters on every spread. ...

World War II affected every aspect of life on the British home front. From food rationing to air-raid shelters to war work, those left at home had to make huge changes in their day-to-day lives as Britain mobilised, economised, & saved in the name of Victory. ” Wartime Britain” takes a look at what these changes actually meant for families: how families coped when parents went to fight & children were evacuated; how pets were fed during rationing; the rise in road accidents during the blackout; &, the infamous `shelter cough`. ...

In Pol&, in 1939, the comfortable, secure world of assimilated Jews is blown away by the invasion of the Third Reich. Maciek`s father disappears into the war`s vortex, leaving the orphaned child with his acerbic & beautiful Aunt Tania. It is her cool inventiveness, in their dramatic flight through a landscape of oppression, that will ensure their fragile survival. ...

A heart-warming & sensitive story about bullying from the former Children`s Laureate & bestselling author is given a brand new package. Dilly`s got a wart called George on his knee, causing him a lot of grief at school. Everyone laughs at him, his brother calls him ` Wartman`, & he doesn`t know what to do
- until he meets old Mr Ben, that is. Then everything changes! Funny & touching story from a multi award-winning author. Particularly suitable for dyslexic, reluctant & struggling readers
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South Warwick in 1923 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern part of Warwick, stretching from the Castle eastward to Henry VIII Farm, & from Priory Road southward to Temple Hill. Features include Warwick Castle, King`s School, Myton Grange, Myton Crescent, Bridge End area, River Avon, St Nicholas church, St Mary`s church (split by east margin), St Nicholas Meadow, East Gate, Smith Street, part of High Street, etc. A section of a 1921 directory is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...