How tall was the tallest snowman ever built? 37.21 metres. What's impossible to overtake at Christmas? The Three Wide Men! That's just a sample of the festive jokes & facts which fill this massive activity book. Featuring a cast of quirky characters from Dickens, the North Pole & the Nativity, this book is guaranteed to entertain anyone in the festive spirit with its blend of eye-boggling facts & inventive & involving puzzles. This Splat-a-fact Activity Book features a huge variety of puzzles & activities. It has something for everyone & is big enough to keep children entertained & interested for hours on end. ...

What's that evil cackling around the corner? Oh, it's someone enjoying the jokes in our great new Splat-a-Fact Spooky Activity Book! Meet Dr. Zog's terrifying team of reanimated creatures, mumbling mummies, hairy werewolves, wicked witches & vampires young & old. Can you unwrap the mummy, escape the haunted house, pick up the bones & count the creeps? It's the perfect way to have some creative fun & learn more about the spooks of Halloween. This Splat-a-fact Activity Book features a huge variety of puzzles & activities. It has something for everyone & is big enough to keep children entertained & interested for hours on end. ...

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- San Bernardino area at 1:60, 000 in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series of Switzerl&, with most titles now printed on light,
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Map No. 1255, Splügenpass, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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” When Yellow Snake was born he had bright red dots. But then he grew. His new spots were blue!” So begins this book about the simple adventures of one intrepid little snake. As he wanders through a variety of bright, textured landscapes, ”growing” longer & longer on each page, the snake`s spots seem to magically change colour every time the page is turned. The snake itself is printed on a yellow ribbon that winds itself throughout the book. Children will learn all about colours while they
- & the adults reading to them
- will scratch their heads trying to figure out how it`s done. Has a great surprise ending!

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This is an illustrated study of the splendour of Mamluk art & architecture. Before the dawn of medieval Europe`s Renaissance, the city of Cairo under the Mamluks had become the centre of a powerful empire. The reign of the Mamluk Sultans
- descendants of Turkic & Circassian slaves captured by the Ottomans
- marked a dramatic flowering of Islamic art & architecture. Having defeated the Mongols in the Middle East & broken the bonds of their former Ottoman overlords, they established themselves as masters of Egypt & Syria & the holy sites of Arabia & Palestine. In the process they established dominion over trade & commerce in the region. The wealth this created enabled the Mamluks to produce art & architecture on a scale & at a level of splendour which had not previously been known in the medieval world.

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This illustrated volume tells the stories of the civilizations that succeeded one another over the centuries high up on the dry plateaus & snowy peaks of the Andes between 3000 BC & 1533 AD, the year that brought the collapse of the Inca world. Chapter One outlines the Nazca, Moche & Chimu cultures, whilst the second chapter describes the daily life of the Incas. Chapter Three is an exploration of their arts & crafts, in particular weaving & metalwork, but also touching on aspects of religion, society & thought. The last part of the book considers the most interesting archaeological sites, from the ancient mudbrick pyramids of the ceremonial coast centres to the amazing stone Inca cities. There is also a short discussion of the cultures of Bolivia, Ecuador & Colombia, which have always been connected with those of Peru. At the end of this section Professor Walter Alva presents the extraordinary & rich treasure found in Sipan. ...

For any seafarer, splicing rope is an essential skill. But the traditional 3-strand rope is fast disappearing. So how do you splice braided rope? This is the definitive guide to this crucial skill. Most of the techniques are quite easy to master
- & also fun to do. See why splices are better
- & stronger
- than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, & follow the step-by-step photographs & clear instructions to find out how to splice efficiently. Learn how to * make strong, reliable splices in braided rope * select ropes in the materials that best suit your on-board requirements * customise your ropes to make your setup easier & safer * optimise your deck layout & save weight on board * taper your sheets for ease of handling * splice an extra cover on your ropes to give better grip in clutches, avoid chafe & make them last longer While a knot can reduce the strength of a rope by as much as 50%, a well-spliced rope loses only 5-10%. The techniques, insights & suggestions within these pages will be invaluableto all boaters, whether recreational or commercial.


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` That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn`t be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark.. .` Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, & when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden? Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at stake, Tony & Carol begin the hunt for the most dangerous & terrifying kind of killer
- someone who has nothing to fear & nothing to lose.. .
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Lift the flaps to discover which splishy-splashy animal is next to pop out of the page in this underwater extravaganza! With artwork from Kasia Nowowiejska, clever pop-ups & fun rhyming text, children will love exploring the ocean & all it has to offer with Splish Splash! ...