The perfect balance between functionality & innovative design, the symmetrical, lightweight, unisex reading glasses can be worn either way up. The +1 Diopter lenses are made from a lightweight optical quality plastic, are distortion-free & have a scratch resistant coating. The high quality transparent acetate frames are a simple yet elegant rectangular shape with rounded corners & the Moleskine logo is stamped on both temples, stainless steel spring hinges & printed prescription information. ...

The perfect balance between functionality & innovative design, the symmetrical, lightweight, unisex reading glasses can be worn either way up. The +1.5 Diopter lenses are made from a lightweight optical quality plastic, are distortion-free & have a scratch resistant coating. The high quality transparent acetate frames are a simple yet elegant rectangular shape with rounded corners & the Moleskine logo is stamped on both temples, stainless steel spring hinges & printed prescription information. ...

The perfect balance between functionality & innovative design, the symmetrical, lightweight, unisex reading glasses can be worn either way up. The +2.5 Diopter lenses are made from a lightweight optical quality plastic, are distortion-free & have a scratch resistant coating. The high quality transparent acetate frames are a simple yet elegant rectangular shape with rounded corners & the Moleskine logo is stamped on both temples, stainless steel spring hinges & printed prescription information. ...

The perfect balance between functionality & innovative design, the symmetrical, lightweight, unisex reading glasses can be worn either way up. The +3 Diopter lenses are made from a lightweight optical quality plastic, are distortion-free & have a scratch resistant coating. The high quality transparent acetate frames are a simple yet elegant rectangular shape with rounded corners & the Moleskine logo is stamped on both temples, stainless steel spring hinges & printed prescription information. ...

This compact book reproduces fifty-two memorials in Latin taken from churches situated (largely, but not exclusively, in the West Country). Each memorial is accompanied by a translation & by notes on the grammar. The book is aimed at all who would like to be able to read Latin epitaphs in churches, & whose knowledge of the language may be sketchy. The introduction explains the conventions involved in lettering, abbreviations, Latinized personal names, & stock phrases. It is followed by a very brief Latin grammar & notes on Roman numerals & dates. At the back of the book there is a word list containing all those words found in the inscriptions with numbered references, plus a selection of words which are commonly found in inscriptions generally, though not in those printed here. By combining these resources in one book, the author equips the reader with the tools to tackle other epitaphs beyond the pages of this book & further afield. Every attempt is made to help the reader understand the context in which each inscription was composed. For instance it is stressed that the composers of such epitaphs were skilled Latin scholars, & that there are very few errors to be seen. Errors attributable to the stonemasons or sign-writers are noted & corrected. This book contains a representative selection of epitaphs. It presents the basics of Latin grammar in a clear, concise fashion. ...

The inspirational tale of eight women who defied the confines of life in revolutionary Iran through the joy & power of literature. ' That room for all of us, became a place of transgression. What a wonderland it was! Sitting around the large coffee table covered with bouquets of flowers.. . We were, to borrow from Nabokov, to experience how the ordinary pebble of ordinary life could be transformed into a jewel through the magic eye of fiction.' For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Azar Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read & discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. Some came from conservative & religious families, others were progressive & secular; several had spent time in jail. Shy & uncomfortable at first, they soon began to open up & speak more freely, not only about the novels they were reading but also about themselves, their dreams & disappointments. Their stories intertwined with those they were reading
- ' Pride & Prejudice', ' Washington Square', ' Daisy Miller' & ' Lolita'
- their Lolita, as they imagined her in Tehran. Nafisi's account flashes back to the early days of the revolution when she first started teaching at the University of Tehran amid the swirl of protests & demonstrations. In those frenetic days, the students took control of the university, expelled faculty members & purged the curriculum. Azar Nafisi's luminous tale offers a fascinating portrait of the Iran-Iraq war viewed from Tehran & gives us a rare glimpse, from the inside, of women's lives in revolutionary Iran. It is a work of great passion & poetic beauty, written with a startlingly original voice.

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Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea & pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby & Pride & Prejudice, gradually they come to share their own stories, dreams & hopes with each other, &, for a few hours, taste freedom. Azar Nafisi`s bestselling memoir is a moving, passionate testament to the transformative power of books, the magic of words & the search for beauty in life`s darkest moments. ...

Presented here for the first time is a compendium of one hundred hieroglyphs that are also building blocks of ancient Maya painting & sculpture. Organized thematically, the symbols touch on many facets of the Maya world, from the natural environment animals, plants, the heavens to the metaphysical landscape of gods, myths & rituals. Using over five hundred line drawings & photographs, Andrea Stone & Marc Zender show how to identify these signs, understand their meaning, & appreciate the novel ways they appear in art. In addition to providing a clear & accessible introduction to Maya art, linguistics & writing, the authors also offer many new & exciting interpretations. Lavishly illustrated, fully cross-referenced & indexed, this remarkable & innovative guide will prove an invaluable tool for those wishing to see Maya art, perhaps for the first time, through the eyes of ancient scribes & artists. ...

” Reading on Location” is a country-by-country guide to the regions & cities made famous by both well-known & cult books. From the quintessential English city of Bath, featured in Jane Austen`s ” Persuasion” to the South India of Arundhati Roy`s ” The God of Small Things” & the Amazon of Mario Vargas Llosa`s ” La Casa Verde”, this book is aimed at those who want to learn more about a potential destination, follow in the footsteps of a favourite character from a novel & get to know a destination through the eyes of a celebrated author. Reading a story or piece about a city can introduce a stranger to the heart of that location, just as visiting the area where a favourite novel is set can bring the words to life. Whether it`s visiting a restaurant featured in American Psycho or experiencing an event such as the running with the bulls in Pamplona through the eyes of Ernest Hemingway, ” Reading on Location” will allow readers & travellers to get the most from their trips. ...

Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Reading from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Wokingham & Pangbourne (showing part of the Thames Path). Edition A3; Publication date August 2011 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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