” Are we the same, I wonder, when all our surroundings, association, acquaintances are changed? I conclude that it is not the person who danced with you at Mansfield St who writes to you today from Persia. Yet there are dregs, English sediment at the bottom of my sherbet, & perhaps they flavour it more than I think. I write to you of Persia: I am not me, that is my only excuse. I am only I am merely pouring out for you some of what I have received in the last two months.” When Gertrude Bell`s uncle was appointed Minister in Tehran in 1891, she declared that the great ambition of her life was to visit Persia. Several months later, she did. & so began a lifetime of travel & a lifelong enchantment with what she saw as the romance of the East, which evolved into a deep understanding of its cultures & people. This vivid & impressionistic series of sketches, her first foray into writing, is an evocative meditation that moves between Persia`s heroic past & its long decline; the public face of Tehran & the otherworldly `secret, mysterious life of the East`, the lives of its women, its lush, enclosed gardens; from the bustling cities to the lonely wastelands of Khorasan. ...

Still little known in the West, Persian poetry offers extraordinary riches. While celebrating the beauty of the world in poems about love, wine & poetry itself, or telling anecdotes of everyday life, Persian poetry set these themes in the wider religious & philosophical context of Islam. Omar, Rumi, Saadi, Sanai, Attar, Hafez & Jami
- the great lyric & didactic poets of medieval Persia
- are all represented in this selection of translations spanning almost two hundred & fifty years.

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How can you shake off everyday worries? Let the magic of the East transport you to a world of a thousand & one colours & lose yourself in all the little details of colouring in. These 50 designs include geometric & ornamental shapes, arabesques, scrolls & much more. Simply choose a design at random & make a start. There are no rules
- you can use felt tips, pencils, gouache, pastels... As you concentrate on the action of colouring you`ll find your mind clearing & calm returning. Just 5-10 minutes a day of colouring is enough to encourage mindfulness.
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Persiana: the new must have cookbook. Sabrina Ghayour`s debut cookbook Persiana is an instant classic. The Golden Girl Observer Food Monthly A celebration of the food & flavours from the regions near the Southern & Eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, with over 100 recipes for modern & accessible Middle Eastern dishes, including Lamb & Sour Cherry Meatballs; Chicken, Preserved Lemon & Olive Tagine; Blood Orange & Radicchio Salad. ...

Highly detailed map to chart your adventures, giving the opportunity to mark & record your global travels. Reminisce with family & friends & plan the trips for the future. Comes complete with 100 pins (20 each of 5 colours) allowing you to construct a personalized key to what each colour represents. The laminated surface also means that you can write notes on the map, details & dates all connected to your travels. And for the perfect finish the map is expertly framed & arrives all ready to display. ...

This log is designed as a general logbook for the verification of service at sea for all types of vessels & for all verification purposes. The booklet has space for 118 entries & is intended to record the details of service in any capacity, recreational & commercial, full time & part time, in a form accepted for proving sea service for marine exams. Each panel

Includes:: space for a master`s testimonial & a ship`s official stamp (if it carries one). There are spaces for personal details including a photograph of the holder, & for recording details of all courses attended & certificates gained.

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Looking for the perfect present for the hiking enthusiast in your life? Our hiking adventure map

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Our customised map of your special location is layered with a stunning silhouette of a mountain biker. Create a very unique ...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSecond literary thriller from bestselling author of MISSING, PRESUMED. A brutal murder. A detective with no one left to trust. A YOUNG MAN MURDEREDA city banker bleeds to death yards from a Cambridgeshire police headquarters. A DETECTIVE OUT OF HER DEPTHDI Manon Bradshaw`s world is turned upside down when the victim turns out to be closer to her than she could have guessed. WHO SHOULD SHE BELIEVE? When even her trusted colleagues turn their backs on her, it`s time to contemplate the unthinkable: are those she holds dear capable of murder? ...

Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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