Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

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. ...

Pocket sized book with 6 cardboard & cloth pockets to hold tickets, documents, memories. made from acid-free paper, thread-bound into a hardwearing black synthetic ' Moleskine' cover.

Includes:: elastic enclosure b&. For over two centuries Moleskine was the notebook of choice for artists, intellectuals & travellers. Numbered among its fans were Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway & Bruce Chatwin. Imagine how many sketches, notes, ruminations & secrets these discrete little black books have carried between their pages over the years. These little gems are now available as journals, diaries, address books & of course the original pocket notebook.

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In his foreword to Memories of a Black Englishman Tony Benn writes: ” Paul Stephenson`s life, as readers of this book will see, offers living proof that history is made by the people who make the effort. ” It also shows that the initial hostility that they provoke is replaced by respect & good will if the effort continues for long enough. ” Paul Stephenson`s life confirms that expectation & I strongly recommend his book.” Paul Stephenson enlisted the support of Tony Benn (then a Labour MP in Bristol) to take on the Bristol Bus Company in 1963 who were refusing to employ black drivers. The Bristol Bus Boycott was a success & marked the start of a lifetime of campaigning by Stephenson. He was regarded as a trouble maker as he challenged racist practices in all aspects of life & strove to bring together black & white communities across the world. His work has been hugely influential & has resulted in him being honored with an OBE & being given the Freedom of the City of Bristol where he lives with his wife Joyce. ...

”A reading experience that hums with an electric energy that never gets boring & feels shockingly, painfully real.” (The Times). ` There`s different ways to do it: I can slowly move closer step by step, or I can do it in one movement & bump into them. Easiest is in a pub then I can put my drink too close to theirs. Move my stool near theirs. Anything to cross the line.` Gary is a dipper, a burglar, a thief. He is still at junior school when his father first takes him out on the rob, & proves a fast learner: not much more than a child the first time he gets caught, he is a career criminal as soon as he is out again. But Gary is also fiercely intelligent
- he often knows more about the antique furniture he is stealing than the people who own it, & is confident in his ability to trick his way out of any situation, always one step ahead. But all that changes when he falls for Mandy...
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A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, ” Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter” offers ...

These memoirs of the great fellwalker Alfred Wainwright, author of the Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells & many other volumes of walking guides & sketchbooks, are full of his thoughts on life & on his experiences on the fells. Wainwright writes about his boyhood in Blackburn, his work & interests as a young man, & the visit to the Lake District at the age of 23 which kindled in him a lasting passion for the fells. He reveals how he set about researching & compiling the Pictorial Guides, the labour of love which occupied so many years of his life. For walkers & other lovers of the Lakeland fells, this is a great read. ...