Turn down Slade Alley
- narrow, dank & easy to miss, even when you`re looking for it. Find the small black iron door set into
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Topographic survey of Faroe Islands at 1:20, 000 prepared by the Danish national mapping agency Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen. The islands’ topography is vividly presented by contours at 5 metre intervals, enhanced by relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of terrain or vegetation (scree, boulders, etc). The maps show all the detail expected of the topographic mapping at this scale & have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1’ & 2` respectively. Map legend is in Danish only. The maps are available either separately or as sets of five of more sheets, each covering the main island group: Vagar, Sandoy, Suduroy, Nordoyar, Streymoy & Eysturoy. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Dr Siri`s bagged himself a holiday: an all-expenses-paid trip to the northern mountains of Laos. What`s more, through a bit of skilful bartering (well, blackmail) he has wangled it so that his nearest & dearest may accompany him. They are to assist a US-funded search for a lost CIA pilot
- Boyd Bowry
- missing since his aircraft was downed in 1968. But Siri`s not taking the search too seriously, as he strongly suspects that when the helicopter exploded, the pilot followed suit. However, just hours into the trip, it becomes apparent that ulterior motives are at work within the group. & Siri`s suspicions are confirmed when those associated with the airman start dropping like the insects that frequent his country. Siri & co are caught up in something big: something that goes way back, & way over their heads. &, if this wasn`t bad enough, a psychic of unquestionable repute then informs Siri that he will shortly die: in `a day or two`, to be precise.

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Slateford area of Edinburgh in 1893 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 village of Slateford just west of Edinburgh. Features include Caledonian Railway with Slateford & Kingsknowe stations, section of Balerno Branch, Redhall Quarry (disused), Longstone, Angle Park, Inglisgreen Bleachfield, Union Canal, Aqueduct, Water of Leith, Craiglockhart House, Edinburgh Hydropathic, Craiglockhart Castle ruins, Wester & Easter Craiglockhart Hills, fever hospital, western part of New Craig House mental hospital, etc. 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. ...

Prisoner of war, optometrist, time-traveller
- these are the life roles of Billy Pilgrim, hero of this miraculously moving,
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FEATURED IN THE OBSERVER`S 18 FOR 2018 The long-awaited, inspirational guide to life for a generation of black British women inspired to make lemonade out of lemons, & find success in every area of their lives. Observer`s 18 for 2018: the talent & trends tipped for the top Elle`s 12 addictive books you have to read to get through in 2018 Metro`s best new books you have to get through in 2018 BBC`s hotly anticipated debut authors for 2018 Black women today are well past making waves
- we`re currently creating something of a tsunami. Women who look like us, grew up in similar places to us, talk like us, are shaping almost every sector of society. From education to work to dating, this inspirational, honest & provocative book recognises & celebrates the strides black women have already made, while providing practical advice for those who want to do the same & forge a better, visible future. Illustrated with stories from best friends Elizabeth Uviebinene & Yomi Adegoke`s own lives, & using interviews with dozens of the most successful black women in Britain
- including BAFTA Award-winning director Amma Asante, British Vogue publisher Vanessa Kingori & Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis
- Slay In Your Lane is essential reading for a generation of black women inspired to find success in every area of their lives.


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Slaying the Badger: Le Mond, Hinault & the Greater Ever Tour de France describes the explosive rivalry between the Greg Le Mond, then a prodigious newcomer, & Bernard Hinault, by 1986 already a five-time winner of the Tour. Though teammates in the powerful La Vie Claire squad, the two cyclists fought each other until Le Mond’s final victory & Hinault’s consolation prize as the King of the Mountains. The book combines interviews & anecdotes with vivid writing based on thorough research. ...

The Tour de France is renowned for its chaos & drama. But no other Tour has quite compared to what played out in 1986. That year witnessed a show-stopping rivalry that had spectators across the world agog. Greg Le Mond, a fresh-faced & mercurial youngster, dubbed `L` Americain`, was a naive Tour newbie. Frenchman Bernard ` The Badger` Hinault was five times winner & as tough as old boots. Though polar opposites, they were both fiercely competitive, both equally brilliant. So why was the world shocked that they were at each other`s throats? They were meant to be team-mates. Their explosive rivalry broke every rule in the book. No one wins the Tour single-handed; out there your team counts for everything. After his previous year`s win Hinault had pledged his absolute support for Le Mond, but as 1986 the Tour circled France, his constant attacks on his team-mate seemed like cold-blooded sabotage. Why was Hinault putting Le Mond in jeopardy? Would he crack under the pressure? Something sinister was going on, but no one knew quite what. Slaying the Badger relives the adrenaline, the agony, the camaraderie, the betrayals, & the pure exhilaration of that epic year, as the biggest conundrum of Tour history is finally laid bare. ...

The acknowledged ` Queen of Crime`, P. D. James, was a past master of the short story, weaving together motifs of the Golden Age of crime-writing with deep psychological insight to create gripping, suspenseful tales. The Mistletoe Murder & Other Stories contained four of these perfectly formed stories, & this companion volume contains a further six, published here together for the first time. As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. Bullying schoolmasters receive their comeuppance, unhappy marriages & childhoods are avenged, a murder in the small hours of Christmas Day puts an end to the vicious new lord of the manor, &, from the safety of his nursing home, an octogenarian exerts exquisite retribution. The punishments inflicted on the guilty are fittingly severe, but here they are meted out by the unseen forces of natural justice rather than the institutions of the law. Once again, P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives & scenarios with complete conviction, & each with a satisfying twist in the tail. ...

The acknowledged ` Queen of Crime`, P. D. James, was a past master of the short story, weaving together motifs of the Golden Age of crime-writing with deep psychological insight to create gripping, suspenseful tales. The Mistletoe Murder & Other Stories contained four of these perfectly formed stories, & this companion volume contains a further six, published here together for the first time. As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. Bullying schoolmasters receive their comeuppance, unhappy marriages & childhoods are avenged, a murder in the small hours of Christmas Day puts an end to the vicious new lord of the manor, &, from the safety of his nursing home, an octogenarian exerts exquisite retribution. The punishments inflicted on the guilty are fittingly severe, but here they are meted out by the unseen forces of natural justice rather than the institutions of the law. Once again, P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives & scenarios with complete conviction, & each with a satisfying twist in the tail. ...