From behind the closed door, the man shouts, ` Be on your way
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Spring in Sicily is a magical season of abundant growth & fertility. Fruit trees & vines are in new leaf, wheat fields stretch to the horizon, wild flowers grow in profusion along the roadside &, at sea, tuna & swordfish swarm in anticipation of their annual migration. It is the perfect time to travel to Sicily & uncover its secrets. Although small, Sicily has a big reputation & a colourful history. Its prized position on the Mediterranean trade route has rewarded Sicily with centuries of invasion & the influence of its conquerors is still evident in its architecture, cuisine & daily life. From the glittering Palermo of princes & palazzos to humble seaside bars, from the derelict & forgotten island of Salina to vineyards thriving on the rich slopes OF Mount Etna, Manuela Darling-Gansser`s Sicilian journey reveals the real Sicily behind the myths & stereotypes. Like its landscape, Sicily`s food is one of contrasts -- rich Arab spices, exquisite mild ricotta, hearty pasta, decadent desserts, & plenty of fresh fish, oranges, lemons & pistachios. & all Sicilians would agree, the best food is cooked at home. Drawn from the best of Sicilian cuisine, Manuela`s recipes are always tempting & make it easy to introduce the flavours of Sicily into your home. The fourth of Manuela`s seasonal journeys, Spring in Sicily is a lavishly illustrated & highly evocative journey to the heart of this unique isl&. ...

Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders
- rich provincial familes,
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Step into the exquisite, miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. Wilfred woke early. It was his birthday. He had lots of lovely presents, but the best one was a surprise! Mr Apple had organised a secret celebration picnic & all the mice of Brambly Hedge were invited. There was so much to carry. Poor Wilfred got very tired as he lurched & bumped his way along the grassy track. What was it Mrs Apple had said was in his hamper? Knives? Sandwiches? They were certainly heavy! When they finally arrived, Wilfred was allowed to open up the hamper & there he found the best treat of all! ...

` Enough to keep any thriller fan up for hours...terrific & memorable` Peter Robinson The spring tides are the highest of the year in Nordkoster; the beach will be covered in particularly deep water tonight. Three men on the beach are digging a hole, covertly watched by a young boy. His intrigue turns to horror as he makes out a fourth figure
- the woman for whom the hole is intended. Buried up to her neck in the s&, the high tide is rapidly approaching. Still screaming in terror, the victim takes her last breath as water fills her nose & mouth
- in her stomach, she feels her baby kick. & her waters break. Twenty-four years later, the abhorrent crime remains unsolved; gruesome violence however is still prevalent after all those years. A gang has been beating up & killing homeless people in parks
- worse still, they are filming their attacks & broadcasting them on the internet. The police have their work cut out trying to keep abreast of the crime wave. Olivia Ronning hopes to follow in her father`s footsteps & join their ranks in the next few months after she completes her training; she has only one last hurdle to overcome over the summer break, a challenge from her professor to pick a cold case & solve it. Should be simple, she thinks. Little does she know the world she is getting involved in, the danger she faces & the ugly truths she risks uncovering. A masterpiece by the king & queen of Scandinavian crime, Cilla & Rolf Borjlind. Cinematic & powerful
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Map No. 2916, Springbok, in South Africa’s official topographic survey at 1:250, 000 from the country’s national survey organization, the Chief Directorate of Surveys & Mapping. The maps have altitude colouring & contours at 50m or 100m intervals, depending on the map edition, plus spot heights. Deserts, marshes, dry pans, perennial & seasonal water features, etc, as well as protected areas are shown. The maps present the country’s road & rail networks & include the usual information expected on topographic mapping at this scale, although in more rapidly developing areas road information may not necessarily be up to date. Also indicated are magisterial district & provincial boundaries. Latitude & longitude values are shown in the margins at 5` intervals together with South African grid co-ordinates. Typically, each sheet covers an area of one degree of latitude & two degrees of longitude. The projection used is Gauss Conformal. The legend is in English & Afrikaans. ...

Springburn in 1910 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. 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. In this title: two versions have been published for this area. The map is dominated by the North British Railway, which runs north-south through it. The 1910 version

Includes:: Eastfield engine sheds, Cowlairs Works, the Cowlairs Junctions, Possil Junction, & part of the Sighthill Branch with Springburn station. East of the railway we find Springburn itself, with Springburn Park, & Stobhill General Hospital is in the top right corner. West of the railway the map

Includes:: part of Possil Park, with Clydesdale Iron Works, Saracen Foundry, Keppoch Iron Works, Possil Iron Works. Tramways are also shown, with a tram depot on Hawthorn Street. The area is less built up on the 1893 version. Selections of street directory entries are on the reverse of both maps. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25



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Springburn & Possilpark 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. Two versions have been published for this area. The map is dominated by the North British Railway, which runs north-south through it. The 1910 version

Includes:: Eastfield engine sheds, Cowlairs Works, the Cowlairs Junctions, Possil Junction, & part of the Sighthill Branch with Springburn station. East of the railway is Springburn itself with Springburn Park, & Stobhill General Hospital is in the top right corner. West of the railway the map covers part of Possil Park, with Clydesdale Iron Works, Saracen Foundry, Keppoch Iron Works, Possil Iron Works, etc. Tramways are also shown, with a tram depot on Hawthorn Street. The area is less built up on the 1893 version. Selections of street directory entries are on the reverse of both maps. 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.

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Springfield & Decatur in Illinois in a series of indexed street plans of US cities from Universal MAP. On one side is a street plan of Springfield with an enlargement of its downtown area, The reverse side shows a street plan of Decatur, plus detailed plans of the campus of the University of Illinois at Springfield & the Lincoln Land Community Centre. Coverage

Includes:: Forsyth, Harristown, Long Creek, Mount Zion & Village of Chatham. Street plans from Universal MAP are indexed & show each city’s administrative divisions & various facilities & services. Unlike other street plans from Universal MAP this title does not show zip code areas.

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The idea for Springlines came from a walk on the South Downs in the drought of Spring 2012. The poet Clare Best & the artist Mary Anne Aytoun-Ellis went in search of pools of water that are concealed, overlooked or hidden. They found places & whole landscapes rich in history, wildlife, culture & myth. This book presents the work they made about some of those watery places, from dew ponds to ancient wells, clay-pits to furnace ponds, chalk springs to the man-made pools of Glyndebourne. Mary Anne`s paintings sit with Clare`s poetry, alongside short pieces by other writers, & water subjects drawn & painted by Cotman, Cristall, Edridge, Turner & others, to create a book that approaches some of the hidden corners of English landscape & celebrates the vitality of water. With contributions from Alison Brackenbury, Laura Coleman, Alexandra Harris, Alexandra Loske, Richard Mabey, Robert Macfarlane, Steve Marshall, Clare Whistler, Tim Wilcox. ...