Map No. 1113, Ricken, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
...

Rickmansworth & Croxley Green in 1896 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 of Rickmansworth is double-sided; the main map covers the High Street area, extending northward to Croxley Green & Milestone Field. Features include Metropolitan Railway with station (at western edge of map), Mineral Water Works, Brewery, malthouse, Croxleyhall Farm, Croxleyhall Wood, Rickmansworth Park, Scotsbridge House, Scotsbridge Mill, Highfield House, All Saints church, pubs, Dickinson Institute, stretch of Grand Junction Canal, etc. On the reverse is a portion of adjacent sheet 43.12 extending coverage south to include St Mary`s church, Grand Junction Canal with locks, Print Works, Batchworth & Frogmoor House; plus an 1899 directory. 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. ...

Ricky Hatton`s brilliance as a boxer, his down-to-earth demeanour & his live-wire sense of humour have made him a national treasure. Five of Ricky`s biggest & most explosive fights took place in the boxing Mecca of Las Vegas. Tens of thousands of British fans followed him there to watch these monumental bouts, & to soak up the unique atmosphere in Sin City. In Ricky`s Hatton`s Vegas Tales, he recalls the most memorable moments: from fight negotiations, through trash-talking transatlantic promotional tours, gruelling training camps, bizarre encounters with opponents, fans, A-list celebrities & boxing legends; all the way to fight-week mayhem & the epic post-fight benders that followed. With contributions from family, friends & the journalists who know him best, tributes from Mexican boxing legends Oscar De La Hoya & Marco Antonio Barrera, plus the hilarious recollections of rock `n` roll superstar Noel Gallagher, this is an anecdote-driven romp through all the highs & lows of Ricky`s Vegas fights, & the madness that preceded & followed each bout. What goes down in Vegas, stays in Vegas...until now! ...

The decoding of Linear B is one of the world`s greatest stories: from the discovery of a cache of ancient tablets recording a lost prehistoric language to the dramatic solution of the riddle nearly seventy years later, it exerts a mesmerising pull on the imagination. But this captivating story is missing a crucial piece. Two men have dominated Linear B in popular history: Arthur Evans, the intrepid Victorian archaeologist who unearthed Linear B at Knossos & Michael Ventris, the dashing young amateur who produced a solution. But there was a third figure: Alice Kober, without whose painstaking work, recorded on pieces of paper clipped from hymn-sheets & magazines & stored in cigarette boxes in her Brooklyn loft, Linear B might still remain a mystery. Drawing on Kober`s own papers
- only made available recently
- Margalit Fox provides the final piece of the enigma, & along the way reveals how you decipher a language when you know neither its grammar nor its alphabet as well as the stories behind other ancient languages, like the dancing-man Rongorongo of Easter Isl&.

...

Ten years after the first exploration of the Titanic wreck two & a half miles under the north Atlantic, & eighty-four years after she sank, Robin Gardiner & Dan van der Vat reappraised the legendary maritime disaster. Why was the man at the helm when the Titanic hit the iceberg packed off to South Africa? Why did her reluctant Chief Officer 'still' feel uneasy about a ship on which he had never sailed before? Why did one of her stewards 'wish the bally ship at the bottom of the sea'? It was not only the sea that covered up the Titanic.. . ...

Riddoch on the Outer Hebrides is a thought-provoking commentary based on broadcaster Lesley Riddoch's cycle journey through a beautiful island chain facing seismic cultural & economic change. Her experience is described in a typically affectionate but hard-hitting style; with humour, anecdote & a growing sympathy for islanders tired of living at the margins but fearful of closer contact with mainland Scotl&. ...

A revolution is under way at a once sleepy New England bank. Forty-five-year-old Frances Fitzgibbons has gone from sweet-tempered loan officer to insatiable force of nature almost overnight. Suddenly she`s brazenly seducing the high-school drum major, taking over her boss`s office, firing anyone who crosses her, inspiring populist fervor, & publicly announcing plans to crush her local rivals en route to dominating the entire banking industry in the northeast. The terrifying new order instituted by Frankie & her offbeat goon squad (led by her devoted hairdresser & including her own son-in-law) is an awesome spectacle to behold. Brimming with snappy dialogue & gleeful obscenity, Ride a Cockhorse is a rollicking cautionary tale of small-town demagoguery that might be seen to prefigure both America`s current financial woes & the rise of Sarah Palin. Frances is in any case a beautiful monster of an antiheroine-resist her at your peril! ...

The Tour de France is one of the best-known & most challenging athletic events in the world. In the first three weeks of July every year, the pros pit their strength, wit & skill against each other over the gruelling 3, 500km route. & every year, amateur riders the world over dream of tackling one of the Tour`s legendary stages themselves. Ride a Stage of the Tour de France is the first book that allows non-professional cyclists to do just that. A thorough `how to` guide, it covers forty of the Tour`s classic ascents, including Mount Ventoux, Galibier & Tourmalet. Each route is described in detail by an author who has ridden them all. There`s information to help you prepare, train & choose the right stage, & each route comes with a map & vital statistics like altitude, length & difficulty. From where to park to when to go, from what to wear to the characteristics of the road, Riding a Stage of the Tour de France has all you need to complete the challenge safely & successfully. ...

ATTEMPTING 300KPH on an untested experimental motorcycle could be considered a perfect way to kill yourself, but Paul Carter is still, well, PAUL CARTER & danger at high speed is his second name. Whether discovering that being dyslexic means delivering your lines to camera back to front in the midst of filming a TV series, or starting a new business & travelling the world, or dealing with life`s more sober moments like the birth of a son or the loss of a father, Paul Carter is still the funniest man in the bar & the nicest `alpha male` you`ll ever meet as he risks all for the sake of a cracking yarn. SO STRAP YOURSELF IN & HOLD ON TIGHT for his FOURTH BOOK
- we just have to hope that he won`t be institutionalised before completing his fifth!
...

The early 21st century has been a golden age for British track cycling, with world championship glory for the likes of Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins & Victoria Pendleton, & Olympic medals galore. Tracing the origins of this phenomenal success story, Mark Wellings delves into cycling`s chaotic & colourful past to chronicle the rise of the sport through the story of Herne Hill Velodrome, the iconic south London venue. 125 years on from the inaugural race, Herne Hill has played host to many of the most significant moments in British cycling history, from the first Good Friday Meeting in 1903 to the 1948 London Olympics & later the first track rides of a twelve- year-old Wiggins. Writer & historian Wellings, a Herne Hill volunteer with rare behind-the-scenes access, brings these events vividly to life, while also exploring the lives of those involved, such as ` Champion of Champions` Fausto Coppi, the legendary rivals Tommy Godwin & Reg Harris, the tragic figure of Tom Simpson & the fascinating Graeme Obree. Drawing on exclusive interviews with key figures & featuring many previously unpublished photographs, Ride! Ride! Ride! is a thrilling circuit of track cycling`s history, the story of an iconic venue, & a tale of British achievement against all the odds. ...