Shkodra & Environs area of northern Albania at 1:50, 000 in a series of GPS compatible contoured maps from Huber Verlag showing hiking & cycling routes, climbing sites, tourist accommodation, etc. Descriptions cover 16 cycling routes & one hiking trail, all with route-profiles. Maps in this series, prepared in cooperation with the Albanian Alps Associations & the National Society for Mountainous Studies, have contours at 50m intervals, with spot heights, graphic relief for exposed rocky areas & colouring showing woodlands. Recommended hiking & cycling routes are prominently marked & cross-referenced to descriptions on the reverse side. Interesting towns & villages are highlighted & symbols indicate hotels & other tourist accommodation, sites for climbing and/or kayaking, museums, archaeological remains, medical facilities, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. On the reverse are detailed descriptions of the recommended hiking & cycling trails accompanied in some titles by route profiles. Map legend & all the text include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Shkodra Prefecture at 1:150, 000 in a series of handy size, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible road maps from the Tirana-based publishers Vektor. Landscape is presented by altitude colouring & contours lines at 100m intervals, with spot heights & a few more names of topographic features than found on Vektor’s 200K road maps of the country. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The prefecture maps appear to show the same small local dirt roads as in the 200K series, but given the increase in scale do so with greater clarity & also provide more detailed GPS coordinates (latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 5’ intervals), useful when travelling across the more remote parts of the country. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show subdivisions of prefectures & names of the communes, & indicate administrative status of towns. Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders.

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Small but perfectly formed, ” The Little Book of Shocking Eco Facts” combines up-to-the-minute data about ecological issues sourced by two highly respected geographers, Mark Crundwell & Cameron Dunn, with outstanding graphic imagery created by the award-winning Barnbrook Design studio. This thought-provoking book highlights the most important issues facing our natural world by combining information gleaned from the world`s most authoritative sources with visually arresting imagery that will shock & inspire. Critically, this is a publication that takes a holistic view of the world & presents facts, not fiction, about the current state of our planet. From our rainforests & wetlands to our seas & oceans, ” The Little Book of Shocking Eco Facts” highlights how our natural world is threatened. Yet at the same time the book seeks to raise eco-consciousness & in so doing help avert the needless destruction of our shared & beautiful world. To this end a percentage of the profits from each book sold will be donated to The Rainforest Alliance. ...

Combining startling graphic imagery with truly shocking facts gathered from the world`s most authoritative sources, ” The Little Book of Shocking Global Facts” is a powerful visual manifesto by the world`s most respected graphic designer, Jonathan Barnbrook & his studio. How is it that the developed world spends billions of dollars annually on weaponry, while the poor of the developing world have no access to education, medicines or even clean drinking water? What exactly is the relationship between cheap goods on the high street & the wage-slavery of sweatshops? How have large corporations branded the world in which we live?. ” The Little Book of Shocking Global Facts” addresses these questions & many more besides, through its thought-provoking imagery & the persuasiveness of its first-rate research. This landmark publication demonstrates compellingly through words & pictures that unfettered globalisation is a highly destructive force when used for profit or political power, & that a new compassionate world order needs to be instigated. This important manifesto for global change will undoubtedly change its readers hearts & minds. ...

Shoeburyness in 1895 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 military town of Shoeburyness, which grew up around the garrison, with its Special School of Gunnery & military experiments. The map has rather a lot of sea, but the core of Shoeburyness is covered, from Cambridge Road southward to the tip of Shoebury Ness. Features include Artillery Barracks, Cambridge Town, St Andrew`s church, High Street, tramway into the barracks, rifle range, South Shoebury Hall, chapel, & just the tip of Shoeburyness station. On the reverse are directories of South Shoebury in 1895 & 1922. 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. ...

Shogun by James Clavell is an epic tale of Samurai & Japanese culture. Elizabethan English Pilot- Major Blackthorne & the remains of his crew are ship-wrecked on the shores of Japan. They are captured & risk execution. However various lords realise that Blackthorne has knowledge of another world that can help in their rise to power; the same knowledge is deadly for the Spanish & Portuguese, who would prefer to have him dead. Blackthorne finally comes under the protection of the warlord Toranaga & little by little learns more of the Japanese, their rites, their way of life & Bushido, finally earning the right to be granted the title of Samurai. ...

This is James Clavell`s tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, & his integration into the struggles & strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining & incisive, SHOGUN is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world. ...

” So...” Shola wagged her tail doubtfully, ”if I`m a lion, why does Grogoinsist on calling me a mere mutt?” Shola is sure that her noble nature & ambitions of grandeur mean only one thing
- that she is, in fact, not a dog but a lioness. To the bemusement of her long-suffering owner, Senor Grogo, she sets off to prove her heroic status to the world (and to herself). If only those pesky ducks, nonchalant cats & tempting snacks weren`t there to stand in her way... The Adventures of Shola was an Independent Children`s Book of the Year ` Fabulous...will make you laugh your socks off` Guardian Children`s Books ` Shola is a charming, short creature stuffed with charisma & fierce ideas, & so is the book about her` Bookbag
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PLEASE NOTE: the chart will be ordered for you if not currently in stock. Please allow 1-2 weeks for the chart to reach Stanfords. SHOM charts are produced by the French Government & comply with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations. They are ideal for professional, commercial & recreational use. Charts within the series consist of a range of scales, useful for passage planning, ocean crossings, coastal navigation & entering port. ...

PLEASE NOTE: the chart will be ordered for you if not currently in stock. Please allow 1-2 weeks for the chart to reach Stanfords. SHOM charts are produced by the French Government & comply with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations. They are ideal for professional, commercial & recreational use. Charts within the series consist of a range of scales, useful for passage planning, ocean crossings, coastal navigation & entering port. ...