Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Shaftesbury & Cranborne Chase 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 in 1900 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the hill-top town of Shaftesbury. Features include the town centre, Holy Trinity church, High Street, St James, Butts Knap, Hawksdean Lane, St Rumbold`s church, workhouse, Breach Common, Alcester, Castle Hill, Gold Hill, Park Walk, Payne`s Place. Also covered is Bimport, which features in Thomas Hardy`s Jude the Obscure, where Shaftesbury is referred to as Shaston. On the north side of town the map covers Enmore Green & Long Cross. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Shah Abbas I was one of Iran's most influential leaders. Combining his ruthless ambition with a desire for stability, he left a far-reaching mark on the society & artistic heritage of Iran, renovating the country's spectacular shrines & transforming its trading relations with the rest of the world. This richly illustrated book brings together an amazing array of treasures that were given to Iran's shrines during Shah Abbas' reign. It traces the story of the Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), a period of dynamic religious & political development in Iran. Art & architecture flourished & achieved new heights of beauty & brilliance with the creation of the magnificent shrines at Ardabil, Mashhad & Qum. During this so-called Golden Age of Persian art, Shah Abbas renovated these shrines & donated to them priceless works of art including sumptuous carpets, silks, porcelain & albums, many of which are illustrated here in glorious detail. He also created the new capital at Isfahan his crowning artistic achievement where he rebuilt his empire surrounded by an inner circle of great artists & thinkers. From here he encouraged foreigners to come to Iran & welcomed the opportunity to open up trading links with Europe. This fascinating book looks in detail at this turning-point in Iran's history. It investigates the context of Shah Abbas' gifts & renovations; it also explores how these shrines functioned in the early seventeenth century & the ways in which practices & beliefs initiated under the Safavids are reflected in the world-famous shrines at Mashhad & Qum of today. ...

Shah Abbas (1571-1629) was shah of Iran from 1588 (when he assumed power by deposing his father, whom he later murdered) until his death in 1629. He is of critical importance in the history of Iran, restoring the power of the Safavids through war & the strategic negotiation of peace. He is still acclaimed for his strong & decisive rule & the architectural achievements of his reign although he is also recognised as a tyrant, whose paranoia (probably justified) caused him to imprison & assassinate many of his own relatives including his own son, ultimately leaving the throne to his grandson. Remarkably, this is the first biography of Shah Abbas in English. ” On a Persian Throne” combines rigorous scholarship with a popular style to produce the definitive, accessible & objective biography of this seminal figure in Iranian history. ...

Shah Jahan by Fergus Nicoll is the story of an enlightened despot, a king who dispensed largesse to favoured courtiers but ignored plague in the countryside. Khurram Shah Jahan, a title meaning ` King of the World`, ruled the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1659. His reign marked the cultural zenith of the Mughal dynasty: a period of multiculturalism, poetry, fine art & stupendous architecture. His legacy in stone embraces not only the Taj Mahal
- the tomb to his beloved second wife Mumtaz
- but also for the Pearl Mosque, the Red Fort, Jama Masid in Delhi, the Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir & the priceless Peacock Throne. But Shah Jahan was also a ruthless political operator, who only achieved power after ordering the murder of two brothers & at least six other relatives, one of them the legitimately crowned Emperor Dawar- Bakhsh. Fergus Nicoll travelled widely through India & Pakistan to follow in Shah Jahan`s footsteps & find new evidence of his passing. As a result, many aspects of the conventional wisdom have had to be re-examined.

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Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the 10th century, Shahnameh is one of the most important pieces of Persian literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation & continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. The sweep & psychological depth of the Shahnameh is nothing less than magnificent. Now one of the greast translators of Persian poetry, Dick Davis, presents Ferdowsi's masterpiece in an elegant combination of prose & verse. ...

The Shahnameh is a collection of stories & myths from ancient Iran, filled with kings, heroes, princesses, magical animals & demons. Written as an epic poem by the poet Ferdowsi in the 10th century, it is one of the great classics of Persian literature. The tales include the Simurgh, the giant bird who brings up an orphaned king in her nest on a craggy rock, wicked King Zahhak with his man-eating snakes, & above all the story of the great hero Rustam & his son Sohrab. Elizabeth Laird is passionate about bringing this great epic poem to the children of western cultures, as well as retelling it for Iranian children living in the West. ...

Dick Davis, ”our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (Washington Post) has revised & expanded his highly-praised translation of Ferdowsi`s masterpiece, including more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis`s elegant combination of prose & verse allows the poetry of the Shanameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly-marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Among the greatest works of world literature, this prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi in the late tenth century, tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of creation & continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. ...

A few years ago Carli Davidson was just another young photographer. To make money she worked as a zookeeper; & because she is a fervent animal activist, she volunteered at animal rescues. In 2010 she purchased a high-speed shutter camera & had the idea of combining her two passions. She began photographing the rescue dogs in mid-motion, pausing them at a thirteen-thousandth of a second. She called the project Shake & posted a few pictures on Facebook. They quickly spread virally, reposted over & over. In 2011 a Shake photo was featured in Photo District News, the award-winning magazine for the professional photography industry, & won the prestigious ` Best Photo` award. Photographers were instantly impressed. By the third quarter of 2011, Carli`s website was getting 30, 000 hits a month. She only had a few Shake photos up, but everybody wanted to see them. Then the `big publications` began to write about her: Huffington Post, New York Times, Vanity Fair Italy, to name just a few. In a 90-day period her site spiked to 8.5 million views. People were visiting the site from all over the world & the fan letters came pouring in. Shake is the answer to the fan requests Carli received over & over again. Everybody wanted more Shake photos. One hundred dangerously adorable models posed for the book. Sixty-five of them, including the likes of Scooby the Rottweiler, Greta the Shi Tzu, Twinkie the Jack Russell Terrier, & the famous, mixed-breed Ramen Noodle were selected. Two photographs of each dogs are featured side-by-side in the book to caption the motion of their shakes. One photo shows the dog beginning to turn; the other shows its wild hair & fabulous facial expression mid-twist. Many of the dogs are shaking off water; that is captured in the photographs too. The New York Times said it well when they described Carli`s work as a ”hilarious portrayal of flying fur, flopping jowls, & bulging eyes.” Shake will feature an introduction by Carli explaining the inspiration behind the project & her experience shooting the dogs. This will be followed by her spectacular photography of each dog shaking. The back of the book will feature each dog in a non-shaking pose, with name, breed mixes, & personality traits from their owners & the rescues. National publications such as National Geographic, Rolling Stone, People, Discovery, & Huffington Post have already expressed interest in featuring the book. Nikon Camera is also a staunch supporter of Carli. They gave her the camera she used to shoot the photos in the book. She is a favorite of their European headquarters, particularly their UK office, & was asked to shoot the Olympics for them. Three of her Shake photos are in a press-kit they sent out about her that went to journalists at magazines in 33 countries. ...

When Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire received the call to serve as force commander of the UN mission to Rwanda, he thought he was heading off to Africa to help two warring parties achieve a peace both sides wanted. Instead, he & members of his small international force were caught up in a vortex of civil war & genocide. Dallaire left Rwanda a broken man; disillusioned, suicidal, & determined to tell his story. An award-winning international sensation, Shake Hands with the Devil is a landmark contribution to the literature of war: a remarkable tale of a soldier`s courage & an unforgettable portrait of modern warfare. It is also a stinging indictment of the petty bureaucrats who refused to give Dallaire the men & the operational freedom he needed to stop the killing. `I know there is a God, ` Dallaire writes, `because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him & I have touched him. I know the devil exists & therefore I know there is a God.` ...