The wonderful & positive images captured by Robin Laurance on his photographic journey through the heart of Islam
- from the desolate
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This lavishly illustrated book focuses on the beautiful state of Kerala on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwest India. Featuring stunning high mountains, gorges & deep-cut valleys, the book also showcases the ancient temples, churches & palaces found across the state. Beautiful pictures of festivals, street life & food bring this region alive, while sections on people, dance & music, wildlife & religion ensure that you'll know everything there is to know about this magical place. Whether you've been there before & want a beautiful reminder of your stay, or you're new to Kerala & want to know more, this book is for you. ...

The country`s longest-standing scenic book, `A Portrait of New Zealand` depicts the landscapes of the North & South Islands in over 200 photographs. The book was first published in 1982 in two separate volumes, with the combined edition published in 1988 & reprinted every year since. This new edition contains the same well-loved images but has been given new colour reproduction throughout in order to restore teh spectacular quality of the original photographs. Errol Brathwaite`s original text has been revised & rewritten by the mulit-award winning journalist & writer Jill Worrall. ...

First the young schoolboy, gloriously immersed in make-believe in a shabby farmyard; then the budding poet with his thrilling friendships & dreams of fortune. Finally, the neophyte reporter roaming suburban Swansea for momentous material. In ten wonderfully evocative short stories, Dylan Thomas conveys the exuberance & enthusiasm of youth as he fictionalises events from his childhood. Adolescent sexuality & male friendship are two of the themes that pervade this collection, along with the more familiar topics of love, death & religion. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. ...

The long term future of the Gulf Stream is now under threat; the Arctic ice is melting & the fear among oceanographers is that the cold water will not sink in the Norwegian Sea, thus switching off this transatlantic heat conveyer. Northern Europe would then freeze, & this apparent paradox
- that global warming could bring about a new european ice age
- seems to have caught the popular imagination. Orsenna explores the Gulf Stream, its past & its future, both in celebration & in lament of its possible demise.

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Portraits of Adventure is a collection of extraordinary photographs that capture the true spirit of adventure. With all photos sumptuously reproduced in full-colour, the book also contains an incredible photograph of legendary explorer Ranulph Fiennes (see sample, right) who also provides the foreword for this stunning collection of photographs. ...

Portree street map from Nicolson Maps, Scotland’s premier cartographic publisher, including Broadford, Kylekin, Kyle of Lochalsh, Mallaig. 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. ...

A graceful story of love across an insuperable gulf & a powerful allegory for the conflict that has beset the Middle East for the last half century. To call your son Ossyane is like calling him Rebellion. For Ossyane`s father it is a gesture of protest by an excited Ottoman prince, for Ossyane himself it is a burdensome responsibility. At eighteen he leaves Beirut to study in Montpellier, far away from his father`s revolutionary aspirations for him. But it is 1938, & when war breaks out in Europe, Ossyane is drawn into the Resistance. His return to Beirut is a rebel hero`s welcome after all, & a joyful reunion with Clara, whom he first met in France. But if one war has brought the Jewish-Muslim couple together, another, much closer to home, is destined to separate Ossyane from the people & the world that he loves. ...

Portsea 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. Portsmouth is covered by six maps. This title covers the Portsea area of Portsmouth, plus a small portion of Gosport. Coverage on the Portsmouth side is around Queen Street with tightly packed rows of terraced streets to either side. In Gosport coverage is of the area around Clarence Square. Please note that naval areas such as the dockyard are left blank for security reasons. Features include railway with Portsmouth Harbour station, The Hard, Station Hospital, Mill Dam Barracks, St George`s church, Anglesey Barracks, tramways, Holy Trinity church, St Matthew`s church Gosport, Coldharbour Mud, Burrow Isl&. On the reverse are street directory entries for Aylward Street, Cumberland Street, Hanover Street, The Hard, Orange Street, Ordnance Row, Quay Lane, Queen Street, St George`s Square & Unicorn Street. 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. ...

This is a brand new street atlas of Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Isl&, Stubbington, & Waterlooville giving comprehensive & detailed coverage of the area with 85 pages at an enlarged scale of 4.5 inches to 1 mile, & two pages of ultra-large coverage of central Portsmouth at 7 inches to 1 mile. The maps are prepared to the same

Specification as all titles in the Philip's street atlas series. The contents include a route
- planner: two pages of detailed Navigator[registered] mapping giving an overview of the whole area covered by the atlas & marking all major & minor roads; a two page guide to the top visitor attractions; a public transport map; & an index of street names & postcodes. The maps show every named road, street & lane, with visitor attractions clearly marked, & one-way streets, pedestrian areas & through-routes all highlighted. Schools, colleges, hospitals, police stations, post offices, car parks, sports centres, & local government offices are all featured. Pocket sized, & wire stitched so that it opens out flat, the atlas is ideally suited for both business & leisure use, whether by locals or visitors.


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