Increasingly disillusioned with his government & the world in general, Inspector Montalbano is considering retirement. He is starting to feel his age, & even his favourite restaurant has closed. But when he bumps into a dead body during a bracing swim, his detective instincts are aroused once more. Particularly when the most likely identity of the victim is a man already long buried. ...

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. ...

Roussillon Pays Cathare Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available either in English editions or in French versions. Drawing on Michelin’s long experience, the guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’ of sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organized alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly. Towns are given overall star rating, with their sights & attractions also rated individually. Where appropriate, a street plan of the town centre is provided, indicating car parks & accompanied by an index of main streets & a list of sights highlighted on it. For many towns a recommended sightseeing tour is also marked on the plan. Entries for important churches are accompanied by detailed plans. Recommended car tours have overview maps showing road numbers & locations of the sights. Where necessary, the guides give opening hours & contact details. Many entries have an “ Address Book” section with Michelin’s recommendations for where to stay & where to eat. Each guide has a very extensive introductory section with practical information & pre-trip tips, chapters on history, art & culture (particularly strong on architectural styles, explained by excellent drawings), fauna & flora, etc. Fold-out flaps in the book covers provide an overview of the recommended sights and/or car tours.* * French language guides* have a larger number of individual entries than included in the corresponding English titles, as well as more exhaustive descriptions, with wider coverage of local history and/or famous people connected with a given location.* * English language guides* have more recommendations for car tours. The “ Address Book” sections often include shopping suggestions. ...

Route 66 The Mother Road Road Atlas from ITMB in a 64-page, A5, paperback format with mapping of the whole route at 1:1, 840, 000 & numerous enlargements presenting city transit maps or more detailed street plans. The whole route from Chicago to Los Angeles is first shown on 12 pages at 1:1, 840, 000. Given the scale of the maps, the course of the northern part of the route is not easy to follow, but from Texas westwards, with fewer local roads, the mapping becomes clearer. This is followed by enlargement showing in more detail the course of Route 66 across Chicago (with city centre street plan), St. Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Las Vegas & Los Angeles (with street plans of central LA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills & central Santa Monica, plus LA metro diagram). Also provided is an enlargement of the San Diego area with a plan of the city centre. The section with mapping of the whole route also contains several notes on its history, printed in rather small size font so requiring good eyesight. ...

Route 66 between Los Angeles & Chicago presented in a handy size, A5 paperback atlas using extracts from ITMB’s mapping of USA at 1:1, 000, 000, plus street plans and/or enlargements for main towns along that historic route: LA, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, St Louis & Chicago. The course of Route 66 is highlighted on mapping at 1:1, 000, 000 showing the surrounding areas with altitude colouring to indicate the topography. Exit numbers are marked & most sections also show driving distances between the exits. Numerous places of interest & facilities, both along Route 66 & in the surrounding area, are highlighted. Los Angeles (with Hollywood, Beverly Hills & Santa Monica) & Chicago are presented on well-drawn & informative street plans which indicate locations of numerous hotels, restaurants, sights, etc, with an additional diagram of each city’s transport network & a more detailed road map of its environs. Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Tulsa & St Louis have overview city maps at scales from 1:50, 000 to 1:120, 000, highlighting the course of Route 66 & the nearby facilities. ...

This is THE all American open road motorcycle adventure. Route 66 stretches over 2, 200 miles connecting LA & Chicago, & it is the story of early twentieth century America. There are plenty of road maps that will put you on & keep you on Route 66... but there’s more. Butler Maps make maps for adventurers (they ride & rate the most scenic & dramatic paved roads in the country). They created twelve scenic loops & side trips that can add a new & exciting dimension to your once in a lifetime experience. ...

Much more than just a ribbon of crumbling asphalt, Route 66 today appeals to the world for its nostalgia value
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Route 66 Road Map & Grand Canyon Panoramic Map from GM Johnson & Associates combining an overview map of the route with a 3-D effect panorama map of the Gran d Canyon & extensive notes on the history of Route 66. On one side are two panels showing the course of Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. Presented at the scale of 1:4, 167, 000, they are meant to show only an overview of the route rather than provide detailed coverage with road or junction numbers, etc. Insets provide more detailed picture of the course of Route 66 through Chicago, St. Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff & the LA conurbation. On the reverse is a very attractive panorama map showing the Grand Canyon in 3-D effect & highlighting campsites, viewpoints, various facilities & services in Grand Canyon Village & North Rim, as well as the main hiking trails. Also provided are extensive notes on the history of Route 66. ...

Route 66 Still Kicks is an exhilarating, heartbreaking drive down a forgotten road through unknown America. Author Rick Antonson & his travel nemesis, the inscrutable Peter, patiently journey 2, 400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles through eight states seeking -- & finding -- all the old parts that remain of Route 66. This travelogue blends surprising vignettes with obscure stories about Route 66-related personalities, among them Al Capone, the Harvey Girls, Salvador Dali, Mickey Mantle, 1930s photojournalist Dorothea Lange, Cyrus Avery (the Father of Route 66), & songster Bobby Troup ” (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66.” Antonson`s fresh perspective on the route`s harsh history, its ebb & flow of popularity & viability along with America`s economic & social upheavals underpaints a canvas of stories about the road`s rise to fame, its segmenting by superhighways, & its fall from grace with the gazetteers -- & Route 66`s entrenchment in legend. ...