I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent & the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, & always would. I felt for that flutter of awe & that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse. In the late 18th century, mountains shifted from being universally reviled to becoming the most inspiring things on earth. Simply put, the monsters became muses
- & an entire artistic movement was born. This movement became a love affair, the love affair became an obsession, & gradually but surely, obsession became lifestyle as mountains became stitched into the fabric of the British cultural tapestry. In his compelling new book, Simon Ingram explores how mountains became such a preoccupation for the modern western imagination, weaving his own adventures into a powerful narrative which provides a kind of experiential hit list for people who don`t have the time nor the will to climb a thousand mountains. For some of these mountains, the most amazing thing about them might be the journey they`ve taken to get here. Others, the tales of science, endeavour & art that have played out on their slopes. The mythology they`re drenched in. The history they`ve seen. The genius they`ve inspired. The danger that draws people to them. The life that clusters around them, human & otherwise. The extreme weather they conjure. The adventure they fuel. The way that some raise the hairs on the back of your neck, & trigger powerful, strange emotions. & moreover, what they`re like to be amidst, under, on
- just what that indefinable quality is that the British mountains wield which takes possession of you so powerfully, & never goes away. Ingram takes us high into the rafters of Britain`s most forbidding, unflinching & unchanging wild places through all the seasons of the year
- from the first blush of spring to the deepest, darkest bite of the mountain winter. From Beinn Dearg to Ben Nevis, he takes us on a journey spanning sixteen of Britain`s most evocative mountainous landscapes, & what they mean to us today.


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Simon Ingram takes us high into Britain`s most forbidding & astonishing wild places through all the seasons of the year
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At the end of 1918 one prescient American historian began to write a history of the Great War. ” What will you call it?” he was asked. ” The First World War, ” was his bleak response. In Between the Wars Philip Ziegler examines the major international turning points
- cultural & social as well as political & military
- that led the world from one war to another. His approach is panoramic, touching on all parts of the world where history was being made, examining Gandhi`s March to the Sea & the Chaco War in South America alongside Hitler`s rise to power. It is the tragic story of a world determined that the horrors of the First World War would never be repeated, yet committed to a path which in hindsight was inevitably destined to end in a second, even more devastating conflict. Each chapter bears the unmistakable stamp of Ziegler`s scholarship: a keen eye for the telling anecdote, elegant & fluid prose, & calm & fair judgments. In a world that grows ever more uncertain, its perspective on how hopes of peace can dissolve into the promise of war becomes more relevant with each passing day.

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At the end of 1918 one prescient American historian began to write a history of the Great War. ” What will you call it?” he was asked. ” The First World War, ” was his bleak response. In Between the Wars Philip Ziegler examines the major international turning points
- cultural & social as well as political & military
- that led the world from one war to another. His approach is panoramic, touching on all parts of the world where history was being made, examining Gandhi`s March to the Sea & the Chaco War in South America alongside Hitler`s rise to power. It is the tragic story of a world determined that the horrors of the First World War would never be repeated, yet committed to a path which in hindsight was inevitably destined to end in a second, even more devastating conflict. Each chapter bears the unmistakable stamp of Ziegler`s scholarship: a keen eye for the telling anecdote, elegant & fluid prose, & calm & fair judgments. In a world that grows ever more uncertain, its perspective on how hopes of peace can dissolve into the promise of war becomes more relevant with each passing day.

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In 1933, at the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out to walk from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople & the first part of his adventure was detailed in A Time of Gifts. Between the Woods & the Water, the second volume in a trilogy, is the account of the second stage of his journey, from Esztergom to the ” Iron Gates”, on the border between Yugoslavia & Romania. Crossing the Great Hungarian Plain on horseback he journeyed over the Rumanian border into Transylvania, exploring the forests & mountains, remote castles, monasteries & villages of these beautiful countries little known to the West. He vividly captured the pervading atmosphere of the time & knowing, that shortly after Patrick Leigh Fermor passed through these lands, they were swallowed up by Nazi Germany & then sealed away for nearly 50 years behind the Iron Curtain, makes his account even more fascinating. This is a 2013 reissue of the original book published in 1986, & features redrawn maps & an introduction by Jan Morris. ...

The second magical picture book from the author & illustrator of The Night Box. High above the bustle of the city, are eyes that watch, & hands that know, it`s time to pause the clock... & for one tiny second between tick & tock, the city stops! Liesel notices the things that everyone else is too busy to see. When she hears a stray whimper & watches a lonely boy on a roundabout, she decides it`s time to pause the clock & lend a helping h&. While the city freezes, Liesel quietly carries out little acts of kindness & breathes colour, life & happiness back into the city. Louise Greig`s lyrical storytelling highlights the magic in everyday experiences & is accompanied by Ashling Lindsay`s warm, endearing illustrations. A wonderful picture book about the importance of kindness, looking out for others & taking time to appreciate the world around you. Louise & Ashling`s debut picture book, The Night Box, has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award & shortlisted for the Waterstones Children`s Book Prize, the Teach Primary Book Awards & the Klaus Flugge Prize. Louise Greig is an award-winning poet & a children`s picture book author with a unique, lyrical voice. Her childhood was filled with animals, the poems of Robert Louis Stevenson & picture books by iconic children`s writers such as Margaret Wise Brown, Charlotte Zolotow, Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak, Astrid Lindgren & Tove Jansson. Her debut picture book for Egmont, The Night Box, has been translated into 10 languages & has been nominated for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal & shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, the Waterstones Children`s Book Prize, the Association of Illustrators (AOI) & the Teach Primary Book Awards. Louise lives in Aberdeen & when not writing is a director of a dog rescue & re-homing organisation. The wild solitude of Scotland & the beauty of nature remain strong influences in her life. Ashling Lindsay is an illustrator & animation director from Belfast. She was shortlisted for the AOI Illustration Awards two years running (2013 & 2014) & was also shortlisted for the AOI Serco prize for illustration (2015). ...

Photographer Hans Neumann travels to southern Italy in search of the light that has long attracted artists. There he meets Giorgio Bellusci, who dreams of rebuilding the South`s most famous inn. The dark secret behind Giorgio`s obsession will change the course of both men`s lives. The first of Abate`s novels to appear in English & winner of the Fenice-Europa Prize for Fiction
- a touching journey that takes readers to the storied heart of Italy & on an exploration into the meaning of memory.
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On the morning of January 31, 2009, Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist working in Iran, was forced from her home by four men & secretly detained in Iran`s notorious Evin Prison. The intelligence agents who captured her accused her of espionage
- a charge she denied. For several days, Saberi was held in solitary confinement, ruthlessly interrogated, & cut off from the outside world. For weeks, neither her family nor her friends knew her whereabouts. After a sham trial that made headlines around the world, the thirty-one-year-old reporter was sentenced to eight years in prison. But following international pressure by family, friends, colleagues, various governments, & total strangers, she was released on appeal on May 11, 2009. Now Saberi breaks her silence to share the full account of her ordeal, describing in vivid detail the methods that Iranian hard-liners are using to try to intimidate & control many of the country`s people. In this gripping & inspirational true story, Saberi writes movingly of her imprisonment, her trial, her eventual release, & the faith that helped her through it all. Her recollections are interwoven with insights into Iranian society, the Islamic regime, & U.S.-Iran relations, as well as stories of her fellow prisoners
- many of whom were jailed for their pursuit of human rights, including freedom of speech, association, & religion. Saberi gains strength & wisdom from her cellmates who support her throughout a grueling hunger strike & remind her of the humanity that remains, even when they are denied the most basic rights. ” Between Two Worlds” is also a deeply revealing account of this tumultuous country & the ongoing struggle for freedom that is being fought inside Evin Prison & on the streets of Iran. From her heartfelt perspective, Saberi offers a rich, dramatic, & illuminating portrait of Iran as it undergoes a striking, historic transformation.

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Betws-y-coed in 1911 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 is double-sided. The main map covers the village, then westward to Pentre-du, & northward to Aber-llyn Lead Mine. Features include railway with station, goods yard, St Michael`s church, Afon Llugwy, Fedw Hendre, Clogwyn Cyrau, Coed Aber-llyn, Greffyn Lead Mine (disused), Albert Roller Mill, Clogwyn Dinas, old lead mines & shafts, River Conway. On the reverse is a portion of adjacent sheet 24.01 extending coverage southward to include Hafod-las Quarry with incline; southern part of village including Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo Bridge, Coed Gartheryr & Pen-y-clogwyn. 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. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...