Short Story Day Africa brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers, & schoolchildren to write, submit, read, workshop, & discuss stories which explore true & alternative African culture. Their fourth annual competition & anthology is on the theme of migration. Featuring an ever-widening range of writers from across the continent these are fresh, urgent perspectives on one of our most profound phenomena. It

Includes:: shortlisted stories by Sibongile Fisher (South Africa), Mirette Bahgat Eskaros (Egypt), Blaize Kaye (South Africa), Megan Ross (South Africa), Stacy Hardy (South Africa), TJ Benson (Nigeria), & fifteen other up-&-coming writers.

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Miguel Street, V. S. Naipaul`s first written work of fiction, is set in a derelict corner of Port of Spain, Trinidad, during World War Two & is narrated by an unnamed, precociously observant neighbourhood boy. We are introduced to a galaxy of characters, from Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build `the wild thing without a name`, to Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion, & the dreaded Big-Foot, the bully with glass tear ducts. As well as the lovely Mrs Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husb&. V. S. Naipaul writes with prescient wisdom & crackling wit about the lives & legends that make up Miguel Street: a living theatre, a world in microcosm, a cacophony of sights, sounds & smells -- all seen through the eyes of a fatherless boy. The language, the idioms & the observations are priceless & timeless & Miguel Street overflows with life on every page. This is an astonishing novel about hope, despair, poverty & laughter; & an enchanting & exuberant tribute to V. S. Naipaul`s childhood home. ...

The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Karttakeskus’ Water touring maps are a completely new type of map series. The pre-folded maps made from waterproof & rip-proof material can fit into a small space on the boat, but when opened, they cover a wide area. In this way, the water touring map is e.g. an excellent planning tool alongside electronic navigation solutions, offering a wide overview for e.g. route planning. On the other h&, the waterproof material makes the map easy to handle in e.g. an open boat or sailing boat. Water touring maps: In land areas, the maps have been supplemented with the National Land Survey of Finland’s Topographic Database material. New map sheet division. Size 70 × 100 cm, folded 23.3 × 11.3 cm. Additional themes incl. slipways & camp fire sites & landfalls. Scale in maritime areas 1:60 000, inland waterways 1:50 000 Base map source: Finnish Transport Agency. Not for navigation use. Does not meet the requirements of an official nautical chart. ...

Mikkeller`s Book of Beer shows you how to be a better beer connoisseur as well as teaching you how to brew exciting, great-tasting beer at home. The book takes you through the brewing process, step-by-step, & provides everything you need to know to become a great home brewer: it covers ingredients, equipment & preparation; mashing, boiling & the addition of hops; & finally, fermentation, storage & bottling. Also included are 25 original Mikkeller brewing recipes. These range from good beginner`s beers such as pale ale & brown ale to more advanced ales such as barley wine, smoked stout & Belgian wild ale, so there is something here for both the novice & the experienced home brewer. Learn too about Mikkeller`s evolution from experimental hobby brewer to trailblazing international microbrewery; the history of beer; the beer revolution of the 1990s, beer & food, & the most important beer types, from pale lagers through highly-hopped IPAs to dark stouts & strong quadruples. ...

Administrative provinces of the Ukraine on indexed road maps at 1:250, 000, each with a town centre street plan of its capital city. All place names are in Cyrillic only, but the map legend

Includes:: English. Coverage of the larger provinces is divided between the two sides of the map. Road network is presented in great detail, from international roads, shown with their E numbers, to dirt roads & country paths. Driving distances are marked on main, secondary & selected local roads; the maps also show border crossings, fuel stations, car service stations, & traffic patrol service points. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. The maps also show boundaries of districts into which each region (oblast) is subdivided, & indicate their administrative headquarters. Topography is indicated by spot height, plus boundaries of national parks & other protected areas, & colouring and/or graphics for forests, orchards, vineyards, swamps & salt marshes. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ & 15’ respectively, & are indexed. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title also

Includes:: a local table of driving distances & a street plan of the region’s administrative capital annotated with locations of selected hotels, car parks & petrol stations, museums & monuments, etc. In some titles more street plans are included.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: supplies of all maps published by the Kartografija in Kiev are irregular & we cannot guarantee a definite delivery time for titles currently not in stock. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link.






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Intricately crafted with timeless tradition, this carefully dyed sisal fiber & sweet grass vase makes a stunning statement ...

Intricately crafted with timeless tradition, this carefully dyed sisal fiber & sweet grass vase makes a stunning statement ...

Detailed, clear street plan of Milan combining road & tourist information & extending north-west to cover the A8 motorway exit & the San Siro area & east to the A51. Road names, car parks & one-way streets are marked alongside restricted traffic & pedestrian zones & administrative boundaries. A series of symbols indicates museums & places of interest, tourist information points, various religious buildings, hostels, police stations & post offices. Also railways, underground & tram numbers, lines & stops are clearly marked. Three insets show a plan of the transport system, an overview of the city`s surroundings (including the airports) highlighting motorway exits, & a map of the city center (at 1:10, 000) extending up to the Castello Sforzesco. The plan also

Includes:: an extensive index, some general tourist listings & emergency numbers. Map legend

Includes:: English.



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Milan at 1: 18, 500 on an indexed street plan from Litografia Artistica Cartografica in their Globalmap imprint, with a large, detailed enlargement of the city centre at 1:9, 000. 63 monuments including historic buildings & churches, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are listed next to the enlargement with several of them also prominently indicated on it. Metro lines & stops clearly marked on both plans. Extensive index which lists outer suburbs separately is in a 71-page booklet attached to the map cover. Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) are Italy’s leading publishers of street plans with an extensive range of titles. Where appropriate, the plans include an enlargement showing the historic centre in greater detail. On each plan monuments including historic buildings & churches, archaeological sites, cultural or educational institutions, & important municipal buildings or facilities are numbered & listed next to the plan. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, one way streets are not marked. Street index is on the reverse. ...