Tibetans have experienced waves of genocide since the 1950s. Now they are facing ecocide. The Himalayan snowcaps are in meltdown mode, due to climate change
- accelerated by a rain of black soot from massive burning of coal & other fuels in both China & India. The mighty rivers of Tibet are being dammed by Chinese engineering consortiums to feed the mainland`s thirst for power, & the land is being relentlessly mined in search of minerals to feed China`s industrial complex. On the drawing board are plans for a massive engineering project to divert water from Eastern Tibet to water-starved Northern China. Ruthless Chinese repression leaves Tibetans powerless to stop the reckless destruction of their sacred l&, but they are not the only victims of this campaign: the nations downstream from Tibet rely heavily on rivers sourced in Tibet for water supply, & for rich silt used in agriculture. This ecocide has been happening with little scrutiny until now. Meltdown in Tibet turns the spotlight on the darkest side of China`s emergence as a global super power.
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Melton Constable & Briston in 1904 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. Coverage stretches from Melton Constable station eastward to Hall Farm, Briston. Melton Constable, a village with just 118 people in 1881, became a railway `town` when the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway opened their works here; the population then rose to 1, 157 by 1911. The map shows that Locomotive Works (the full track layout is given) & the handful of streets that were built next to it for workers. Burgh Hall & the remains of St Mary`s church are also shown. The map continues eastward & on the right side of the map is much of Briston, including Manor Farm, Horseshoe Common, All Saints church, Church Street, etc. The directory describes Briston as a `small town` but it appears more of a village here. Directories for both Briston & Melton Constable are included. 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. ...

Melton Mowbray & District in 1898 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. Two versions have been published for this area, with coverage stretching from the eastern outskirts of Loughborough eastward to Stonesby, & from Barkestone southward to Burton Lazars. Other locations on the map include: in LEICESTERSHIRE Ab Kettleby, Asfordby, Belvoir, Bescaby, Branston, Brooksby, Burton on the Wolds, Cotes, Eastwell, Freeby, Frisby on the Wreak, Goadby Marwood, Grimston, Harby, Hoby, Holwell, Hose, Horton, Kirby Bellars, Knipton, Long Clawson, Melton Mowbray, Nether Broughton, Old Dalby, Plungar, Quorndon, Ragdale, Rotherby, Saxby, Saxelby, Seagrave, Shoby, Stapleford, Stathern, Sysonby, Thorpe Arnold, Waltham on the Wolds, Walton on the Wolds, Wartnaby, Woodthorpe & Wymeswold; plus in NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Bradmore, Bunny, Clipston, Colston Basset, Costock, East Leake, Edwalton, Hickling, Keyworth, Kinoulton, Langar cum Barnstone, Owthorpe, Plumtree, Rempstone, Ruddington, Stanford upon Soare, Stanton on the Wolds, Tollerton, Upper Broughton, Widnerpool, Willoughby on the Wolds & Wysall. The 1898 version is in colour & has a map of Barrow upon Soar on the reverse. The 1912 version

Includes:: a map of Scalford, complete with directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Melton Mowbray & District in 1912 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. Two versions have been published for this area, with coverage stretching from the eastern outskirts of Loughborough eastward to Stonesby, & from Barkestone southward to Burton Lazars. Other locations on the map include: in LEICESTERSHIRE Ab Kettleby, Asfordby, Belvoir, Bescaby, Branston, Brooksby, Burton on the Wolds, Cotes, Eastwell, Freeby, Frisby on the Wreak, Goadby Marwood, Grimston, Harby, Hoby, Holwell, Hose, Horton, Kirby Bellars, Knipton, Long Clawson, Melton Mowbray, Nether Broughton, Old Dalby, Plungar, Quorndon, Ragdale, Rotherby, Saxby, Saxelby, Seagrave, Shoby, Stapleford, Stathern, Sysonby, Thorpe Arnold, Waltham on the Wolds, Walton on the Wolds, Wartnaby, Woodthorpe & Wymeswold; plus in NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Bradmore, Bunny, Clipston, Colston Basset, Costock, East Leake, Edwalton, Hickling, Keyworth, Kinoulton, Langar cum Barnstone, Owthorpe, Plumtree, Rempstone, Ruddington, Stanford upon Soare, Stanton on the Wolds, Tollerton, Upper Broughton, Widnerpool, Willoughby on the Wolds & Wysall. The 1898 version is in colour & has a map of Barrow upon Soar on the reverse. The 1912 version

Includes:: a map of Scalford, complete with directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Operation Meltwater: Free Flow, a group of internet activists committed to the freedom of information have video evidence of a military atrocity in the Middle East & have chosen Iceland as their HQ while they prepare to unleash their greatest coup on the world`s media. On the glacial rim of erupting volcano Eyjafjallajokull, they christen their endeavour Operation Meltwater. Minutes later, in the steam & mist, one of them is murdered. The list of people Freeflow has antagonized is long
- the Chinese government, Israeli military, a German Bank, Italian politicians, even American College Fraternities. Magnus Jonson has a long list of suspects but he`s getting precious little help from Free Flow
- for an organization dedicated to the transparency of information, they`re a secretive bunch. But they are not the only ones with secrets. Asta, a newly qualified priest, has contacted Free Flow with information about a scandal in the church. Her involvement with Free Flow will cost her dear. & with the return of Magnus`s brother Ollie to Icel&, the feud that has haunted their family for three generations is about to reignite.

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Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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Memed grows up a serf to a vicious overlord on the thistle-clad plains of Turkey`s Taurus region. When his plan to escape is dashed, & the young woman he loves murdered, Memed makes for the mountains to become an outlaw. Before long he has transformed from a young rebel to an infamous bandit, the scourge of corrupt oppressors & hero to the poor. With vividness & simplicity, Kemal`s classic novel evokes the fierce beauty of his country & the struggles of its oppressed people. ...

Memento Mori takes the reader on a ghoulish but beautiful tour of some of the worlds more unusual sacred sites & traditions, in which human remains are displayed for the benefit of the living. From burial caves in Indonesia festooned with bones, to skulls smoking cigarettes, wearing beanie hats & sunglasses, & decorated with garlands of flowers in South America, Paul Koudounaris ventures beyond the grave to find messages of hope & salvation. His glorious colour photographs & informed commentaries reveal that in many places, the realms of the living & the dead are nowhere near so distinct as contemporary Western society would have us believe. ...

GPS compatible recreational maps of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their way marking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation, sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & text in German only. ...

What happens when a man of absolute integrity finds himself trapped in a world of absolute corruption? During a weekend spree in Cape Town a young, rich Afrikaner fatally injures a teenage street girl with his Range Rover but is too drunk to know that he has hit her. His companions
- who do know
- leave the girl to die. The driver`s mother, a self-made mining magnate called Margot Le Roux, intends to keep her son in ignorance of his crime. Why should his life be ruined for a nameless girl who was already terminally ill? No one will care & the law is cheap. But by chance the case falls to the relentless Warrant Officer Turner of Cape Town homicide. When Turner travels to the remote mining town that Margot owns
- including the local police & private security force
- he finds her determined to protect her son at any cost. As the battle of wills escalates, & the moral contradictions multiply, Turner won`t be bought & won`t be bullied, & when they try to bury him he rediscovers, during a desperate odyssey to the very brink of death, a long-forgotten truth about himself... By the time Willocks`s tale is finished, fourteen men have died. He shows once again that he is the laureate of the violent thriller.



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