A good man in a bad world, Jon Sigurdsson is 59 & divorced: a senior civil servant in Westminster who hates many of his colleagues & loathes his work for a government engaged in unmentionable acts. A man of conscience. Meg Williams is `a bankrupt accountant
- two words you don`t want in the same sentence, or anywhere near your CV`. She`s 45 & shakily sober, living on Telegraph Hill, where she can see London unfurl below her. Somewhere out there is safety. Somewhere out there is Jon, pinballing around the city with a mobile phone & a letter-writing habit he can`t break. He`s a man on the brink, leaking government secrets & affection as he runs for his life. Set in 2014, this is a novel of our times. Poignant, deeply funny, & beautifully written, Serious Sweet is about two decent, damaged people trying to make moral choices in an immoral world: ready to sacrifice what`s left of themselves for honesty, & for a chance at tenderness. As Jon & Meg navigate the sweet & serious heart of London
- passing through 24 hours that will change them both for ever
- they tell a very unusual, unbearably moving love story.


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A good man in a bad world, Jon Sigurdsson is 59 & divorced: a senior civil servant in Westminster who hates many of his colleagues & loathes his work for a government engaged in unmentionable acts. A man of conscience. Meg Williams is `a bankrupt accountant
- two words you don`t want in the same sentence, or anywhere near your CV`. She`s 45 & shakily sober, living on Telegraph Hill, where she can see London unfurl below her. Somewhere out there is safety. Somewhere out there is Jon, pinballing around the city with a mobile phone & a letter-writing habit he can`t break. He`s a man on the brink, leaking government secrets & affection as he runs for his life. Set in 2014, this is a novel of our times. Poignant, deeply funny, & beautifully written, Serious Sweet is about two decent, damaged people trying to make moral choices in an immoral world: ready to sacrifice what`s left of themselves for honesty, & for a chance at tenderness. As Jon & Meg navigate the sweet & serious heart of London
- passing through 24 hours that will change them both for ever
- they tell a very unusual, unbearably moving love story.


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Some questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn`t know you didn`t know. & some facts are so surprising they cry out for answers. What can a president actually do? Why do cities sink into the ground? Why is Australia seemingly invulnerable to recessions? Why do people in couples do more housework than singletons? The brilliant minds of the Economist collect these questions. Individually, they might seem bite-sized & inconsequential, but taken together they can reveal a whole new world. ...

`I`ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there`s evidence of any thinking going on inside it.` The most"able writer of our time, Terry Pratchett`s unique brand of wit made him both a bestseller & an enduring, endearing source of modern wisdom. This collection is filled with his funniest & most memorable words about life, the universe & snoring. ...

Map No. 1177, Serneus, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

This hiking & trekking map of the Natural Park of Serra da Estrela by Adventure Maps is at a scale of 1:25, 000. The map legend



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Serra de Boumort on a 2-map set at 1:20, 000 in a series of GPS compatible maps from Editorial Piolet with cartography based on Spain’s civilian topographic survey overprinted with hiking routes & other tourist information. Hiking maps in the Editorial Piolet series, unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, have contours at 10m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and/or altitude colouring, & provide very detailed presentation of the terrain & local road network. An overprint highlights hiking routes, distinguishing between short local routes, longer PR paths & long-distance GR routes. Symbols mark campsites & mountain huts or refuges, various places of interest, climbing or other recreational areas, etc. Each title has a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Serra de Llaberia area at 1:20, 000 in a series of GPS compatible maps from Editorial Piolet with cartography based on Spain’s civilian topographic survey overprinted with hiking routes & other tourist information. The overprint also

Includes:: mountain bike routes. Hiking maps in the Editorial Piolet series, unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, have contours at 10m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and/or altitude colouring, & provide very detailed presentation of the terrain & local road network. An overprint highlights hiking routes, distinguishing between short local routes, longer PR paths & long-distance GR routes. Symbols mark campsites & mountain huts or refuges, various places of interest, climbing or other recreational areas, etc. Each title has a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Serra de Miramar area at 1:20, 000 in a series of GPS compatible maps from Editorial Piolet with cartography based on Spain’s civilian topographic survey overprinted with hiking routes & other tourist information. Hiking maps in the Editorial Piolet series, unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, have contours at 10m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and/or altitude colouring, & provide very detailed presentation of the terrain & local road network. An overprint highlights hiking routes, distinguishing between short local routes, longer PR paths & long-distance GR routes. Symbols mark campsites & mountain huts or refuges, various places of interest, climbing or other recreational areas, etc. Each title has a UTM grid. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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