`A knotty, postmodern tale. The quicksilver narrative slips between dream, memory & reality.. . A beguiling enigma` Financial Times In an Anatolian village forgotten both by God & the government, the muhtar has been elected leader for the sixteenth successive year. When he staggers to bed that night, drunk on raki & his own well-deserved success, the village is prosperous. But when he is woken by his wife the next evening he discovers that Nuri, the barber, has disappeared without a trace in the dead of night, & the community begins to fracture. In a nameless town far, far away, Nuri walks into a barbershop as if from a dream, not knowing how he has arrived. Try as he might, he cannot grasp the strands of his memory. The facts of his past life shift & evade him, & as other customers come & go, they too struggle to recall how they got there... Blurring the lines of reality to terrific effect, Shadowless is both a compelling mystery & an enduring evocation of displacement from one of the finest, most exciting voices in Turkish literature today. ...

Once a fabled pirate garrison, the Balearic island of Ibiza has been colonised & continually fought over since the era of the Phoenicians. During the twentieth century it gained its reputation as a countercultural hotbed after it became a melting pot for bohemians & dropouts who had come there in search of adventure. Soon, Ibiza was a crossroads for experimental musicians, writers & artists, `hippie trail travellers, enthusiastic trepanation pioneers, infamous art world conmen, & Osho sannyasins with pockets full of MDMA &, eventually, the epicentre for electronic music that it is today. After the establishment of the famous hippie markets & the trance parties that took place in forests or on deserted beaches, a number of now legendary nightclubs, including Ku, Pacha, & Amnesia started to emerge, although they had started out as simple, rural locations for islanders, fringe figures, & jetsetters to congregate together on open air terraces to listen to blues, rock n roll, & jazz. These days, pioneering electronic music DJs from around the world make the island their home from home over the summer season, attracting an equally international party community. Eco tourists & nature lovers seeking the particular pleasures of Ibiza also flock in annually, as does a crucial contingent of island faithfuls who return year after year to this tiny but charismatic & insubordinate Mediterranean hub to live an Ibiza `experience that goes way beyond the parties. With a foreword by Richie Hawtin, the world s leading electronic artist & DJ, Shadows Across The Moon explores the social & cultural history of Ibiza & its nocturnal playgrounds, from the advent of the earliest settlers through the huge influence of the Moors on Ibiza s music & traditions, the early days of the Ibiza Town jazz scene, the Goa-influenced outdoor trance party culture, the early hippie clubs, the golden years of the 1980s & the second Summer of Love, to the huge & exciting impact the techno scene made on the island s nightlife with the advent of Sven Vath s audacious Cocoon. Along the way the book draws back the curtain to reveal clubland s sometimes shadowy mafia connections, crooked politics, backstabbing, outmanoeuvring skulduggery, specious drug busts, assassinations, & suicides as well as tales of quixotic originality & futuristic vision, outrageous pansexual parties, widely talented impresarios, & the open air gatherings that make the island so special, including the famous sunset bars & chill-out culture. Drawing on interviews with everyone from Carl Cox & Dubfire to Terry Gilliam & Johnny Golden, Shadows Across The Moon is the first & only book to cover the whole fascinating & unique history of dance & counterculture in Ibiza, & vividly describes the artists, sunset drummers, shamans, DJs, outlaws, psychedelic evangelists, politicians & hippie organisers who gradually shaped the island s party landscape into the hugely influential nexus it is today. ...

Lola Jost is busy fending off boredom with a jigsaw puzzle when she hears the news. Arnaud Mars
- a disgraced police divisionnaire
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When Maximilian Potter went to Burgundy to report for Vanity Fair on a crime that could have destroyed the Domaine de la Romanee Conti-the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world-he soon found a story that was much larger, & more thrilling, than he had originally imagined. In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the DRC, received an anonymous note threatening the destruction of his priceless vines by poison-a crime that in the world of high-end wine is akin to murder-unless he paid a one million euro ransom. Villaine believed it to be a sick joke, but that proved a fatal miscalculation; the crime was committed & shocked this fabled region of France. The sinister story that Potter uncovered would lead to a sting operation by top Paris detectives, the primary suspect`s suicide, & a dramatic trial. This botanical crime threatened to destroy the fiercely traditional culture surrounding the world`s greatest wine. Like Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, SHADOW IN THE VINEYARD takes us deep into a captivating world full of fascinating characters, small town French politics, an unforgettable narrative, & a local culture defined by the twinned veins of excess & vitality & the deep reverent attention to the land that run through it. ...

Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana`s death, this sensational bestseller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period. In 1981 Lady Diana Spencer was seen by many as a lifeline for the outdated Windsor line. But Diana didn`t follow the script. Instead she brought a revolution. Patrick Jephson was Diana`s closest aide & adviser during her years of greatest public fame & deepest personal crisis. He witnessed the disintegration of her marriage to Prince Charles & the negotiation of the royal divorce. Rooted in unique first-hand experience, Shadows of a Princess is an authoritative, balanced account of one of the world`s most famous & tragic women. ...

In 2012, veteran cyclist Michael Barry announced his retirement from the sport after riding for several top professional teams, including US Postal & Team Sky. Weeks later he testified against his former team mate Lance Armstrong, as part of the USADA investigation. In a stunning piece of writing, Barry explores the dreams & passion of a young, idealistic cycling fan from Toronto, what it was like to go on to ride as a teammate alongside such giants of the sport as Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins & Chris Froome, & how those dreams were compromised early on in his career by a sport in crisis. But it is also the story of his eleven years riding clean, before & after his time in the notorious US Postal Team. What was it like to head for Europe at such a young age, & what was it like to escape the environment of doping, to try & start again, all the time aware that past actions may one day catch up with him? Offering a unique & elegiac insight into the life & mind of a professional sportsman
- the pressures, sacrifices, fears, crashes, injuries & neuroses
- Shadows on the Road: Life at the Heart of the Peloton, from US Postal to Team Sky is a must-read for cycling & sports fans alike.

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Sink into the depths
- The great oceans of the world have long been considered alien environments said to harbor strange creatures
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A detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Poole, Wimborne Minster & Blandford Forum. Edition A2; Publication date January 2010 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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Shaftesbury, Cranborne Chase, Poole, Wimborne Minster & Blandford Forum area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 118, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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Shaftesbury, Cranborne Chase, Poole, Wimborne Minster & Blandford Forum area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 118, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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