Born to an eminent Russian family, Vladimir Nabokov came to America fleeing the Nazis & remembered his time here as the richest of his life. Indeed, his best work flowed from his response to this storied l&. With charm & insight, Robert Roper fills out this period in the writer`s life: his friendship with Edmund Wilson, his time at Cornell, his role at Harvard`s Museum of Comparative Zoology. But Nabokov in America finds its narrative heart in his & his family`s serial sojourns into the West. Roper has mined fresh sources to bring detail to these journeys, & traces their significant influence in Nabokov`s work: on two-lane highways & in late-`40s motels & cafes, we feel Lolita draw near, & understand Nabokov`s seductive familiarity with the American mundane. Nabokov in America is also a love letter to U.S. literature, in Nabokov`s broad embrace of it from Melville to the Beats. Reading Roper, we feel anew the rich learning & the Romantic mind behind some of Nabokov`s most beloved books. ...

Thirteen strangely wrought, ingeniously crafted stories make up Nabokov`s baker`s dozen. In some of these stories shadowy people pass through, cooped up by life, with nowhere to escape to. Their dreams lie stifled, smothered by routine & repetition, & frustrations lurk in all the corners. In others, elusive glimpses of fleeting happiness, which flutter away before they can be snatched, waylay their victims. Like the shimmer of the sea, the gleam of a glass caught by the sun, they sparkle brilliantly only to dissolve again. ...

Topographic mapping from Mexico’s national survey agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. The maps have contours at 20m intervals with relief shading & indicate various types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. dense vegetation, cultivated areas, swamps, sand dunes, salt pans, etc. UTM grid is at 10km intervals, with latitude & longitude shown by margin ticks at intervals of 5`. Map legend is in Spanish only. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Eighteen-year old Andrea moves to Barcelona to stay with relatives she has not seen in years while she pursues her dreams of studying at university. Arriving in the dead of night she discovers not the independence she craves, but a crumbling apartment & an eccentric collection of misfits whose psychological ruin & violent behaviour echoes that of the recent civil war. As the tension between the family members grows in claustrophobic intensity, Andrea finds comfort in a friendship with Ena, a girl from university whose guilded life only serves to highlight the squalor of Andrea`s own experiences. But what is the secret of the relationship between between Ena & Andrea`s predatory uncle Roman, & what future can lie ahead for Andrea in such a bizarre & disturbing world? Translated by Edith Grossman ...

Pre-order the new cookbook from Nadiya, winner of PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR at the FORTNUM & MASON Food & Drink Awards 2018.-------Nadiya returns to your TV & your kitchen... Pre-order the OFFICIAL companion cookbook, featuring the beautiful, simple & must-try recipes from her upcoming BBC TV series NADIYA`S FAMILY FAVOURITES. Nadiya shares the food she loves to cook & eat with her family & friends, offering fast, easy & delicious new recipes for every kind of day. This cookbook shows you how to create the perfect dishes to complement the moments we all love, from days out with friends to big get-togethers & lazy weekends at home, as well as simple & satisfying solutions for busy weeknights & speedy showstoppers for impromptu guests. Here`s a taster of Nadiya`s new classics... * Mocha Swirls * Smoky Spinach Shakshuka * Bombay Potato Tacos * Lamb Ribs * Grapefruit Chicken Stew * Peanut Honeycomb Banana Cake * Raspberry Ice Cream Cake With over 100 easy & rewarding recipes, Nadiya`s family favourites will soon become yours too. This is the cookbook you`ll reach for time & time again for those memorable moments. You`ll find quick meal solutions, food to lift the spirits, fuel for hungry bellies & feasts for feeding friends. Let Nadiya`s recipes fill your home with memories, just as they do hers.` She baked her way into our hearts & hasn`t stopped since` Prima ...

Nadmosrki Regional Park
- Hel Peninsula in a series covering Poland’s best hiking areas on waterproof & tear-resistant, laminated
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Topographic survey of Denmark at 1:100, 000 from Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, the country’s national survey organization. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, with colouring and/or graphics showing various types of terrain & land use: woodlands, orchards, heath, sand & dunes, tidal flats, meadows & marshl&, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of the road & rail networks & other information expected of topographic mapping at this scale. No specifically tourist information such as waymarked cycling or hiking routes is shown. Standard size sheets cover an area of 56 x 45km / 35x 28 miles approx. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING:AVAILABILITY: all the maps are now printed on dem&. Delivery from Denmark can take over 4 weeks. Once an order has been placed we cannot accept any returns for credit.COORDINATES: although the maps are meant to have UTM coordinates for EUREF 89 (WGS 84) datum, sheets are sometimes delivered printed without any grid or margin ticks for UTM or latitude & longitude.

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Landlocked, almost inaccessible to foreigners, Nagaland has been fighting a secret, often brutal war for independence for more than half a century. Portrayed either as a land of ruthless guerrillas or exotic natives, Nagaland is in fact a complex & divided region, with an incredible history. The breathtaking Naga hills take us to the offices of Adolf Hitler & Emperor Hirohito, via well-meaning colonialists & anthropologists, & one of the most important battles of the Second World War. The third generation of his family to be seduced by Nagal&, Jonathan Glancey tries to reconcile his childhood idealism with the reality he finds there, & explores his family ties to the region. Through his ancestral history, extensive travels beyond the tourist zone, & through the voices of the Nagas he meets, he tells the true story of this forgotten l&. ...

Landlocked, almost inaccessible to foreigners, Nagaland has been fighting a secret, often brutal war for independence for more than half a century. Portrayed either as a land of ruthless guerrillas or exotic natives, Nagaland is in fact a complex & divided region, with an incredible history. The breathtaking Naga hills take us to the offices of Adolf Hitler & Emperor Hirohito, via well-meaning colonialists & anthropologists, & one of the most important battles of the Second World War. The third generation of his family to be seduced by Nagal&, Jonathan Glancey tries to reconcile his childhood idealism with the reality he finds there, & explores his family ties to the region. Through his ancestral history, extensive travels beyond the tourist zone, & through the voices of the Nagas he meets, he tells the true story of this forgotten l&. ...

The events of a few days in August 1945 brought WWII to an end. They also destroyed the city of Nagasaki & killed 80, 000 of its inhabitants, half of them instantly. Craig Collie is the first person to interview elderly survivors & descendants of the victims, & to stitch together their recollections with contemporary diaries & letters, & details from official documents. The result is a unique, unprecedented work of narrative reconstruction that follows ordinary Japanese in the hours after the blast to provide a gripping account of the decision-making, the denials &, above all, the devastation & the loss. ...