Alan Villiers (1903-82), the Australian sailor & maritime historian, first made a name for himself as an adventurer in the 1920s & 1930s by combining his seafaring skills with his talent as a pioneering photojournalist. He visited Arabia in 1938 because he was certain that he was living through the last days of sail, & was determined to record as much of them as he was able. At Aden, Villiers found an Arab dhow master prepared to take on a lone Westerner as a crewman. Ali bin Nasr el-Nejdi & his Kuwaiti crew were making the age-old voyage from the Gulf to East Africa, coasting on the north-east monsoon winds, with a cargo of dates from Basra. The return voyage would be made in the early summer of 1939, on the first breezes of the south-west monsoon, from East Africa to Kuwait. From this voyage, Villiers fashioned Sons of Sindbad. First published in 1940, it is the sole work of Arabian travel to have at its centre the seafaring Arabs. In a real sense the Thesiger of the Arabian Sea, Villiers voyaged with his companions as an equal, while deferring to their toughness & fortitude, & to their superior knowledge of their trade. This great classic of Arabian travel & maritime adventure is reprinted for the first time since 1969, with a new introduction by William Facey, Yacoub Al-Hijji & Grace Pundyk. As in the original 1940 edition, 50 of Villiers' many photographs are published here
- images that complement the text with strikingly vivid depictions of the life & skills of the Arab dhow sailors, of the ports along the route, of Kuwait itself, & of the pearl divers of the Arabian Gulf.
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Since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire following World War I & the subsequent founding of the Turkish Republic by Ataturk, Turkey has played a prominent, albeit dependent, role in international affairs, as a vital ally to NATO & as a secular Islamic democracy. In this major new work, Hugh Pope provides a vivid picture of the Turkish people, who today encompass a region much larger than the political boundaries of the nation of Turkey
- from China, to Iran, Iraq, the Netherlands, Germany, & all the way to the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. Pope has travelled the world to encounter & assimilate the many facets of this extraordinarily complex & fascinating ethnic group. Rich with stories & legends stretching back centuries, ” Sons of the Conquerors” is an account of a profoundly neglected subject that brings readers into closer contact with a culture that has shaped history.
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`A fool couldn`t ride the Vincent Black Shadow more than once, but a fool can ride a Ducati 900 many times, & it will always be a bloodcurdling kind of fun. That is the Curse of Speed which has plagued me all my life. I am a slave to it. On my tombstone they will carve, IT NEVER GOT FAST ENOUGH FOR ME.`
- Hunter S. Thompson Sons of Thunder, Neil Bradford`s exhilaratingly high-octane collection of motorcycle writing, makes a persuasive case for the unique excitement & emotional experience offered by one of mankind`s greatest inventions. Featuring full-throttle tales by T.E. Lawrence, Roald Dahl, Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Robert Hughes & many others, & ranging from Hunter S. Thompson`s rip-roaring prose to lyrical contributions from Ted Hughes, Thom Gunn & Robert Pirsig, the groundbreaking Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance author, Sons of Thunder is a thrilling tribute to the pleasures & perils of riding this awesome machine.
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Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. ...

Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

From a top scientist & the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, an illustrated investigation into future technologies What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? & why don`t we have a lunar colony yet? In this witty & entertaining book, Zach & Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of the transformative technologies that are coming next
- from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters
- & explain how they will change our world in astonishing ways. By weaving together their own research, interviews with pioneering scientists & Zach`s trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these innovations are needed, how they would work, & what is standing in their way.

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One of the titles in a series of topographic tourist maps covering selected areas in the Rhinel&-Palatinate. All the maps have cartography identical to the standard topographic survey of Germany, with extensive overprint highlighting local footpaths, long-distance paths, & cycle routes, indicating their waymarking. A wide range of symbols show various types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, etc), sport & recreational facilities, & places of interest. All maps, unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, have a UTM grid. Map legend is in German only. Several titles also include descriptions, in German only, of the area covered by the map & its main places of interest, contact details, & coloured photos. ...

In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass & included the mighty cities of Lahore & Peshawar. It was a territory irresistible to the British, who plundered everything, including the fabled Koh-I-Noor diamond. Exiled to Engl&, the dispossessed Maharajah transformed his estate at Elveden in Suffolk into a Moghul palace, its grounds stocked with leopards, monkeys & exotic birds. Sophia, god-daughter of Queen Victoria, was raised a genteel aristocratic Englishwoman: presented at court, afforded grace-&-favour lodgings at Hampton Court Palace & photographed wearing the latest fashions for the society pages. But when, in secret defiance of the British government, she travelled to India, she returned a revolutionary. Sophia transcended her heritage to devote herself to battling injustice & inequality, a far cry from the life to which she was born. Her causes were the struggle for Indian independence, the fate of the Lascars, the welfare of Indian soldiers in the First World War
- &, above all, the fight for female suffrage. She was bold & fearless, attacking politicians, putting herself in the front line & swapping her silks for a nurse`s uniform to tend wounded soldiers evacuated from the battlefields. Meticulously researched & passionately written, this enthralling story of the rise of women & the fall of empire introduces an extraordinary individual & her part in the defining moments of recent British & Indian history.
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Sophie lives in Gorom-Gorom with her carnivorous-plant obsessed dad. Despite living there for two years & speaking the local language, Sophie finds it difficult to make friends. So when she meets Gidaado, a young griot (story-teller) she agrees to join him & his albino camel, Chobbal, on a journey to his village. It is not until they have set off that Sophie begins to realise just how dangerous the desert is
- it`s full of djinns that creep up behind you & jump on your head & make you go mad, not to mention the infamous Moussa ag Litni, a ruthless bandit who steals camels...
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These delightful Sophie la giraffe ABC Flashcards for toddlers feature all the letters of the alphabet. DK`s sturdy cards are easy for little hands to pick up & each is illustrated with a colourful picture that will catch the toddler`s eye. Sophie la giraffe ABC Flashcards make great toddler gifts, & with a picture of Sophie on each side of the card, they are perfect for fans of the lovable giraffe. Featuring all of Sophie`s friends including Kiwi the Bird, Gabin the Bear, Lazare the Cat, Margot the Turtle, & Josephine the Mouse, learning the alphabet has never been so much fun. Sophie la giraffe ABC Flashcards are fun to use, & are perfect to encourage early learning for little ones. ...