Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya was a founding member of the Russian Bolshevik Party & the wife of Vladimir Lenin from 1898 until his death in 1924. As both his closest political collaborator & personal confidant, Krupskaya offers invaluable insights into the life & thought of the most important leader of the Russian Revolution. The portrait of Lenin that emerges is of a man unwavering in his convictions, but also
- contrary to the mythology later woven around him
- quick to laugh & tender in his affections.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Nowadays, people are looking for peace & relaxation. Places where their mobile phone does not constantly ring & their email inbox no longer bothers them: Digital Detox. The author & photographer have selected more than 20 hotels & lodges in remote places, where you can completely unwind in the most breathtaking nature of Europe, America, Asia & Africa. They have travelled around the world, seeking out the most remote & exquisite hotels & residences. This is an unforgettable journey by means of unique & exclusive images. ...

Over the past decade or so, Australia & its just as spectacular neighbour across the Tasman have established a reputation for being two of the most sought-after destinations in the world. This reputation has come about from not only the extraordinary landscapes both countries boast but also the inspirational way Australasian architects & designers have used these landscapes to fashion innovative & memorable places to escape to. This beautifully photographed publication takes you on a visual journey through the most remote of these idyllic getaways, from luxurious but laidback lodges in the Outback to sophisticated eco resorts in the rainforest & sleek retreats by the sea. Some of the destinations are easily recognisable, such as the far-flung but first-class Burrawang West Station & the celebrities' favourite, Huka Lodge in New Zealand; but others are refreshingly lesser known, such as Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Isl&, the culinary hideaway known as the Lake House in country Victoria, & Awaroa Lodge in Awaroa Bay, New Zeal&, a luxury lodge that's only accessible by water, air or an invigorating three-day hike. Whether your taste veers toward the Champagne lifestyle & designs that seduce with their total luxury or the quieter, more tucked away hideaways that offer style, service & solitude in equal measure, Remote luxury
- Top Resorts Down Under will enthrall & delight.
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Perhaps the funniest travel book ever written, Remote People begins with a vivid account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari
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Journeys to forty of Britain`s loneliest railway stations. Written for the railway enthusiast but also for anyone who enjoys travel books. Illustrated with more than 150 colour & black & white photos, both recent & historical. Combining a love of remote places & of travelling on our more interesting trains, Peter Caton visits forty of Britain`s most lonely railway stations. His travels take him to all four corners of the country; to the top of a snowy mountain, to moors, hills & marshes, & even a mile out to sea, as he rides on some of our most scenic railway lines. Along the way he unearths stories of some bizarre accidents, tales of human endeavour & railway history. He finds a station that closed before it officially existed, wonders why some survived, laments others that should never have been lost & on finding that one of his forty stations is proposed for closure joins the battle to try to save it. Peter enjoys walks along deserted coast & countryside & discovers five stations that closed long ago. His choice covers a wide variety of stations including a few on resurrected narrow gauge railways. Some are well known, others obscure. He often writes that the train stopped `just for me` & the station `serves nowhere at all`. Remote Stations is written with a railway theme but is not a heavy or technical railway book. It will also appeal to those who enjoy an easy reading travel book describing journeys to some of the most remote parts of Britain. ...

This fascinating & fact-packed guide provides all the practical advice you need for a journey back to the golden age of one of Europe`s great cultural cities. Take in the sights & sounds, marvel at Brunelleschis sublime cathedral dome, wonder at the sculptures & paintings that have made this the art capital of its day, & lose yourself in the thrilling (and often riotous) local feasts & festivals. Along the way, you will find out about the most important & influential families in Florence, the up-&-coming artists Michelangelo & Leonardo, & the humanist philosophers battling the Church. Here, too, is the darker side of life in the city, from its taverns & brothels to the grisly punishments meted out to wrongdoers & the reckless rabble-rousing of Savonarola. Also featured is invaluable advice if you`re planning to travel outside of Florence to the stunning cities of Pisa, Siena, Arezzo & Cortona including how to recognize & avoid bandits, mercenaries & condottieri. This witty book will appeal to travellers, museum-goers or anyone who wonders what it would really have been like to visit this model of Renaissance culture. ...

Sienese art was very deliberately shaped & sustained by the patronage of powerful & wealthy families, such as the Petrucci, Piccolomini & the Spannochi, to provide an artistic language for an ambitious city. These commissions drew on Siena`s famed decorative traditions & introduced the influences of foreign artists, such as Signorelli, Pintoricchio & Raphael. Rarely enslaved to the emerging naturalistic convention, a direct line can be traced from Sienese artists such as Vecchietta & Francesco di Giorgio to Matteo di Giovanni, Neroccio de` Landi, Pietro Orioli & Beccafumi. These artists combined exquisite colour, decoration, sinuous line & delicate beauty, with ambitious compositions & figure style. This beautiful catalogue reveals Sienese painting, drawing & sculpture as one of the most distinctive, elegant & moving schools of Italian art, created during a period of fascinating power shifts within the city itself. ...

Rendalen area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational Turkart maps at 1:100, 000 with cartography from Norway’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. Contours lines are drawn at 20m intervals. The overprint varies from title to title, but

Includes:: local footpaths, in some cases distinguishing between easy & more difficult trails, as well as mountain huts & campsites. Many titles also indicate cycle or ski routes, other accommodation possibilities, sport & recreational facilities, including alpine skiing slopes, places of interest, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks giving latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. Several titles have on the reverse additional tourist information, although in most cases in Norwegian only. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:100, 000 & links to Turkart series at 25K, 50K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.



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Uncle Charles, the quiet, measured art historian, taught Pierre everything he knows about art. But after his death, Uncle Charles` private notebooks reveal the intensity & passion of his short love affair with a younger woman. Little does Pierre know that the unravelling of this doomed love affair will change his own life for ever. But then he happens to meet the daughter of his uncle`s lover... Rendezvous in Venice is a superbly crafted homage to love & art, & the ties which bind the two. ...