From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco & the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli, Christian & Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle & to trade goods & sales
- raiding as far as Ireland & Iceland in search of their human currency. Studying the origins of these men, their culture & practices, Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs & uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations. Drawing on a wealth of material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates & their victims, as well as recent Islamic accounts, ” Pirates of Barbary” provides a new perspectives of the corsairs & a fascinating insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain & so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind.
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In November 2008, Somali pirates seized the Sirius Star, a supertanker carrying $100 million-worth of oil & demanded a $25 million ransom for its return. This story, following hot on the heels of the capture of the Ukrainian vessel MV Faina, brought piracy back to the front pages
- but these were by no means isolated incidents. Over the past few years, piracy has once again become the scourage of the high seas. Throughout 2008, close to 90 ships were seized in the Gulf of Aden alone &, in many cases, the pirates were paid million-dollar ransoms to release them. What is the reason for this modern-day phenomenon & just who are the men behind it? What started as a patrol to combat commerical plundering of their fish stocks has now grown into a highly organised & lucrative business. In a war-torn country, the pirates have brought hope & entire villages depend on the wealth that they bring in
- they have even been likened to Robin Hood. But whatever the motives behind their actions, these modern-day buccaneers should not be romanticised
- their attacks are becoming more violent & they are increasingly in possession of automatic weapons & rocket-propelled grenades. Nigel Cawthorne looks at the attacks that have taken place in the Malacca Straits, the Gulf of Guinea & off the coast of Bangladesh, plus he questions how the international community & its peace-keeping forces can try to bring stability & security back to the oceans of the world.


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The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chavez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus & American foreign policy. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela & meetings with Chavez, Tariq Ali shows how Chavez`s views have polarized Latin America & examines the hostility directed against his administration. Contrasting the Cuban & Venezuelan revolutionary processes, Ali discusses the enormous influence of Fidel Castro on Chavez, President of Bolivia Evo Morales &, in this fully updated edition, the newly-elected President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, the latest addition to the ” Axis of Hope.” Infused with references to the culture & poetry of South America, ” Pirates of the Caribbean” guides us through a world divided between privilege & poverty, a continent that is once again on the march. ...

The pirate perhaps epitomises the loveable rogue of popular legend, & our interest in pirates, both real & fictional, is enormous. This beautifully illustrated book presents the story of piracy in a completely new way. Expansive maps plot the routes that pirates followed
- whether crossing the world`s great oceans, or pursuing their prey through creeks & bays & wonderful illustrations bring the villains, their ships & their victims to life. The book relives adventure on the high seas, explaining how piracy grew, flourished, & was finally snuffed out.
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Just make sure we've got plenty of hams on board. I didn't really enjoy our last adventure much because we ran out of hams about halfway through. & what's my motto? I like ham! It is 1837, & for the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain & his rag-tag pirate crew, life on the high seas has gotten a little dull. With nothing to do but twiddle their hooks & lounge aimlessly on tropical beaches, the Captain decides it's time they had an adventure. A surprisingly successful boat raid leads them to the young Charles Darwin, in desperate need of their help. & so the pirates set forth for London in a bid to save the scientist from the evil machinations of a diabolical Bishop. There they encounter grisly murder, vanishing ladies, the Elephant Man
- & have an exciting trip to the zoo.
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When Tessa Kiros takes her family to live & travel in Portugal, she is captivated by the country & charmed by the old-fashioned way of doing things. Portugal has everything she loves; the markets, the sea & the beautiful old pousadas, but she would have gone for the pasteis de nata alone. In Piri Piri Starfish: Portugal Found, Tessa embroiders the recipes, traditions & Portuguese way of living together with her own unique colours & threads. ...

Pirin Mountais in south-western Bulgaria, plus Orvilos & Vrondous (Vrontou) Mountains in northern Greece on a light, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible amt at 1:50, 000 from Greek publishers Geopsis, highlighting waymarked hiking trails, places of interest, etc. On one side are the Pirin Mountain in Bulgaria with coverage extending from Razlog & Bansko in the north to Melnik & Pirin in the south, i.e. short of the Bulgarian/ Greek border. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking trails, indicating distances. Possible danger points are clearly marked, both on the waymarked & on other local paths. Symbols indicate various facilities including tourist accommodation, mountain huts, restaurants, climbing areas, etc. Finely graded road network indicates locations of petrol stations & car parks. The map has lists of mountain shelters & of hiking routes from various locations. On the reverse, without the overlap with the Pirin map, is coverage of the Orvilos Mountains straddling the Bulgarian/ Greek border, plus Vrondous (Vrontou), Menoikkio & Agkistro Mountains north of Serres in the Greek region of Macedonia. The map shows local paths, graded according to their condition, plus four waymarked routes. Symbols also indicate various local facilities (mountain huts, taverns, etc). Road network shows distances on many small local roads, petrol stations, etc. Both sided have vivid presentation of topography (contours at 20m intervals with spot heights & bold relief shading) & a 1km UTM grid with margin ticks & crosshairs at 1’ intervals. Place names are, as appropriate, in both Greek/ Cyrillic & Latin alphabest. The two map legends include English. ...

Pirin Mountains at 1:50, 000 on a large, double-sided, contoured map with GPS waypoints for shelters & chalets, peaks, etc. & highlighting hiking routes. Topography is shown by contours at 40m intervals with additional relief shading & graphics & colouring for sandstone stacks, single rocks over 5m high, marshlands & different types of woodlands. An overprint highlights hiking routes indicating their waymarking. Also marked are different types of tourist accommodation including campsites, mountain shelters & chalets, restaurants, drinking fountains & springs, etc. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’ & an additional list of GPS waypoints. Names of towns & larger villages as well as of most geographical features are in are shown in Cyrillic & Latin alphabets. Map legend

Includes:: English. Maps in the Domino series can be used to follow local sections of the E3, E4 & E8 trans-European long-distance routes, although these routes are not specifically named on them. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Pirineu Occidental, the western part of the Catalan Pyrenees, at 1:100, 000 in the topographic survey of Catalonia published by the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, with very detailed coverage of a large area & an excellent representation of the region’s topography. Maps in this series have relief presented by contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by additional hill-shading & spot heights; additional colouring shows different types of vegetation & boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. Road network, graded into six types, prominently shows road numbers. Local tracks & paths are included & an overprint highlights long-distance footpaths, including the GR11. Symbols indicate various places of interest including youth hostels & mountain refuges, historical & cultural sites, recreational areas, etc. Four different types of interesting locations are highlighted, indicating picturesque towns or villages, individual isolated building or monuments, natural sites, & hydrographic features such as waterfalls. In the Pyrenees road & topographic information continues across the border in France, but the overprint for the GR routes & highlighting of places of interest is limited to the Spanish side. Each title also has a small administrative map of the region & a list of administrative units. The maps have a 10-km UTM grid, with latitude & longitude stated for the sheet corners. Main topographic legend is in Catalan only but the maps also have a separate tourist legend which

Includes:: English. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Pirineu Oriental
- Girona
- Costa Brava map, covering the eastern part of the Catalan Pyrenees & the coast southwards to Pineda

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