It seemed a simple enough idea: assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except – hold on a minute – that’s not a simple idea at all. & when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine colonels’ wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiotic Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu & whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a lot more than you bargained for. ...

It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except that was not a simple idea at all. & when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine Colonels` wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiot Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu & whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a whole lot more than you bargained for. Harry Thompson`s hilarious book tells the story of one of those great madcap enterprises that only an Englishman could have dreamed up, & only a bunch of Englishmen could possibly have wished to carry out. ...

Can you remember seeing a giraffe for the first time? Tasting a pineapple? Touching a cactus? Probably not, because in these modern times everyone is very knowing
- knowledge is at our fingertips & it can sometimes feel as if there is nothing new to discover. The awe & excitement from that moment has been lost because these objects & experiences have become ordinary to us. But if we travel back in time a few hundred years, before the age of globalisation, people were encountering new foods, animals, plants, peoples & cultures for the first time as overseas trade routes opened up. This new book reflects the wonderment & curiosity of these new experiences. Based on the historical collections of the British Library, it uses extracts from a wide variety of sources to reveal the reactions & thoughts of Europeans as they visited new places, tasted new foods & encountered strange animals, peoples & plants for the first time.
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One day, Penguin had a big idea. He wanted to do something no penguin had ever done. He wanted to be the first penguin ever to set foot on the North Pole. Join Penguin on his amazing adventure! Along the way, he says hello to all of his old friends. But when he finally reaches his destination, he realises he`s all alone in a strange, foreign place.. . How will Penguin overcome his fears of the unknown & enjoy this new adventure? A wonderful timeless story about firsts & friendships. ...

Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare`s idea of the ”seven ages” of a human life, this new anthology brings together the best-loved poems in English to inspire, comfort & delight readers for a lifetime. Beginning with babies, the book is divided into sections on childhood, growing up, making a living & making love, family life, getting older, & approaching death, ending with poems of mourning & commemoration. Ranging from Chaucer to Carol Ann Duffy, via Shakespeare, Keats, & Lemn Sissay, this book offers something for each of those moments in life
- whether falling in love, finding your first grey hair or saying your final goodbyes
- when only a poem will do.

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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Penicuick street map from Nicolson Maps, Scotland’s premier cartographic publisher, including Balerno, Bilston, Currie, Gorebridge, Loanhead, Rosewell, Roslyn, West Linton. This title is part of the Street Guide Maps series, offering excellent & clear mapping of cities, towns & villages around the Great Britain. Please note, there is no actual written informative text, but the richness of symbology will provide visitors with ample information. The Street Guide Maps series from Nicolson Maps, Scotland’s premier cartographic publisher, offers excellent & clear mapping of cities, towns & villages around the UK. Most Nicolson’s maps are double-sided &, when applicable, cover additional locations on separate panels, each with a street index. The plans indicate, usually by different colours, primary routes plus A & B roads. Other roads, streets, tracks & paths are clearly shown as well as railway & bus stations. Symbols highlight location of various facilities, such as schools, libraries, places of worship, emergency services, petrol stations & car parks. Other places of interests like camping & caravan sites, historic buildings, museums, castles, information points etc. are also shown. ...

The Penin Guide to Spanish Wine 2013 is the most widely-read Spanish wine guide & the most international reference book on Spanish Wine with ratings on 9, 800 wines & information about 2, 000 wineries. The book

Includes:: the latest vintages & brands ready for release in 2013 & boasts the most comprehensive & widest range of tastings & evaluations, from entry level wines right through to the most sophisticated wines available on the market today. The guide presents an independant & realistic evaluation of all the wine regions in Spain & truly independent ratings based on their tastings as well as featuring a best-value wine index for every region to quickly come up with the wine of choice both in the restaurant & in the store. This fantastic compilation also explores how the different flavours are affected through their conditions, such as origin, soil, climate & grape variety whilst instructing readers on the basics of wine tasting & advises on how wine should be kept & for what length of time.

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Penin Guide to Spanish Wine 2016 is the most comprehensive & widely-read guide to Spanish wine, with ratings on almost 11, 000 wines & information about 2, 100 top wineries. This essential reference book

Includes:: the latest vintages & wines ready for release in 2016; visiting wineries across Spain & tasting a range of regional wines to suit all palettes & price tags, providing independent & informative evaluations, featuring a best-value wine index as an aid to purchasing in stores & restaurants. This fantastic compilation also explores wine-growing, taking into account regional environmental factors such as soil, climate & grape variety, whilst instructing readers on the basics of wine tasting, with advice on the best way to store & appreciate wine; this is an invaluable guide for both professionals & enthusiastic amateurs.”

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Each year our team travels to every wine-growing area of Spain to taste & review new varieties, labels & vintages. As a result, each year`s edition contains fresh information about the most important up-&-coming names in the business. The 2017 guide is no different. Whatever your budget, Guia Penin is the ultimate work of reference for those who wish to delve into the darkly seductive world of Spanish wine. This fantastic compilation also explores wine-growing, taking into account regional environmental factors such as soil, climate & grape variety. Instructing readers on the basics of wine tasting, with advice on the best way to store & appreciate wine, this is an invaluable guide for both professionals & enthusiastic amateurs. ...