Tel Aviv in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Waterproof & tear-resistant map from ITMB combining an indexed street plan of Jerusalem with a more detailed enlargement of its Old City, plus on the reverse a road map at 1:225, 000 covering the Holy Land: northern Israel & the Palestinian Territories. On both the plans & the road map all place names are shown only in Latin alphabet. Within Jerusalem’s Old City sites of religious importance are given their alternative names. On one side is coverage of Jerusalem. The city with its outer districts is shown on an indexed plan at 1:10, 000. On the eastern side of the Old City the plan

Includes:: the Mount of Olives & Mount Scopus; in the west it extends beyond the government district & the museum/university quarter but does not include Yad Vashem or Mount Herzl. Main traffic routes are highlighted & locations of petrol stations & car parks are marked. The Jerusalem light rail route is shown with stops. The plan highlights numerous places of interest & facilities, including selected hotels, embassies, museums & other cultural or educational institutions, places of worship, Israeli governmental buildings, etc. Accompanying the main plan are three additional panels: a large, very clear enlargement at 1:4, 000 showing the Old City in much greater detail, including the Stations of the Cross on Via Dolorosa; a road map of the city’s environs including Bethlehem & Jericho, indicating the course of the Separation Barrier at the time of the map’s publication in 2014; plus a diagram of the existing & proposed light rail lines within the whole of Israel. The reverse side is covered by an indexed road map of most of Israel at 1:225, 000, extending south to Rahat & the southern boundary of the West Bank (i.e. along the Dead Sea Masada & Ein Bokek are not included). The map has altitude colouring to show the topography, including the depression along the Jordan & the Dead Sea. National parks & other protected areas are marked. Road network indicates driving distances on main & selected secondary routes. Names of road junctions are not included. Railway lines marked, with a separate diagram of the network, & local airports are also shown. Towns with tourist accommodation are highlighted & symbols mark various other places of interest including campsites & youth hostels, archaeological sites, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 10’. The map gives no indication which areas are now under the direct rule by the Palestinian authorities & the Separation Barrier is not marked.

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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. ...

Telde area of Gran Canaria, map No. 1104 in the topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, Spain’s civilian survey organization. Maps in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series begun in late 1990s have contours at 20m intervals enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only. PLEASE NOTE: not all the maps may as yet reflect the changes in road numbering on the islands. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.
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On 26 April 1937, in the rubble of the bombed city of Guernica, the world`s press scrambled to submit their stories. But one journalist held back, & spent an extra day exploring the scene. His report pointed the finger at secret Nazi involvement in the devastating aerial attack. It was the lead story in both ” The Times” & the ” New York Times”, & became the most controversial dispatch of the Spanish Civil War. Who was this Special Correspondent, whose report inspired Picasso`s black-&-white painting Guernica
- the most enduring single image of the twentieth century
- & earned him a place on the Gestapo Special Wanted List? George Steer, a 27-year-old adventurer, was a friend & supporter of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I. He foresaw & alerted others to the fascist game-plan in Africa & all over Europe; initiated new techniques of propaganda & psychological warfare; saw military action in Ethiopia, Spain, Finl&, Libya, Egypt, Madagascar & Burma; married twice & wrote eight books. Without Steer, the true facts about Guernica`s destruction might never have been known. In this exhilarating biography, Nicholas Rankin brilliantly evokes all the passion, excitement & danger of an extraordinary life, right up to Steer`s premature death in the jungle on Christmas Day 1944.

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From the bestselling author of ` The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay`; his first novel in 5 years is a lovingly painted pop-culture epic. As summer in Oakl&, California, draws to a close, Archy Stallings & Nat Jaffe are hanging in there, co-regents of Brokeland Records. Their wives, Gwen & Aviva, are the Berkeley Birth Partners, a pair of legendary midwives. When former star quarterback Gibson Goode announces plans to dump his latest Dogpile megastore on Telegraph Avenue, Nat & Archy fear the worst for their vulnerable little enterprise, as behind Goode`s proposal lurks a nefarious scheme. & while their husbands struggle to mount a defence, Aviva & Gwen find themselves caught up in a professional battle that tests their friendship. Then into their already tangled lives comes Titus Joyner, the teenage son Archy has never acknowledged. An intimate epic that pulses with a virtuosic, pyrotechnical style all of its own, ` Telegraph Avenue` is Michael Chabon`s most dazzling book yet, & a must-read for fans of Nick Hornby`s ` High Fidelity`. ...

An anthology of the Telegraph`s best articles written on the World Cup from some of the biggest names in rugby, this publication will coincide with the Rugby World Cup in Autumn 2015. The selection will include articles from Will Carling, Nick Farr Jones (NZ Captain 1991), John Eales (his successor), Will Greenwood, Matt Dawson, Austin Healey, Chris Robshaw, Lawrence Dallaglio, Martin Bayfield etc whose writings have never been collated in a book before. The book will be structured chronologically around the World Cups
- 1987 (NZ winners), 1991 (Aus), 1995 (S Africa), 1999 (Aus), 2003 (England), 2007 (S Africa) & 2001 (NZ).
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There are a multitude of ` London Calling` cards in the collection at Rocket 68. This lively illustrated range of London themed prints & cards aims to portray the vibrancy & beauty of London`s architecture, areas, life & communities. Each card is supplied with quality Gunpowder grey envelope in a cellophane wrapper. These cards are all illustrated by Jill White & printed in the UK on a lovely soft Calisto FSC accredited board. ...

For such a familiar part of the British scene, the telephone box is something of an unknown quantity. What is its story? Why is it the way it is? Who designed it? What came before it? This generously illustrated book answers these questions & more, providing a concise history of one of the most recognizable & enduring pieces of street furniture. Tracing the design evolution of the phone box, touching on police & emergency kiosks, & listing interesting sites to visit, this is an ideal guide to a sight that is increasingly rare on British streets as the mobile phone slowly pushes the telephone box towards extinction. ...

As an instrument of science & navigation the telescope was at the forefront of discovery. Even today it is vital to modern understanding of space & the origins of matter. The story of its development is a fascinating narrative of scientific endeavour, exploration & ingenuity, encompassing the lives of scientists & astronomers such as Galileo, Newton, William Herschel & Edmund Halley as well as the exploits of naval officers & explorers like Cloudisley Shovell & James Cook. Richard Dunn presents an engaging historical survey that traces the telescope from its invention in 1608 to its contemporary applications in astrophysics. Profusely illustrated with exquisite examples of telescopes & other prints, drawings & artworks, The Telescope will appeal to all those with an interest in science, discovery & exploration, maritime history, seafaring or astronomy. ...