In his extraordinary & highly charged new novel, John Updike tackles one of America`s most burning issues
- the threat of Islamist
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Terry Jones` Barbarians takes a completely fresh approach to Roman history. Not only does it offer us the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, it also reveals that most of those written off by the Romans as uncivilized, savage & barbaric were in fact organized, motivated & intelligent groups of people, with no intentions of overthrowing Rome & plundering its Empire. This original & fascinating study does away with the propaganda & opens our eyes to who really established the civilized world. Delving deep into history, Terry Jones & Alan Ereira uncover the impressive cultural & technological achievements of the Celts, Goths, Persians & Vandals. In this paperback edition, Terry & Alan travel through 700 years of history on three continents, bringing wit, irreverence, passion & scholarship to transform our view of the legacy of the Roman Empire & the creation of the modern world. ...

Was medieval England full of knights on horseback rescuing fainting damsels in distress? Were the Middle Ages mired in superstition & ignorance? Why does nobody ever mention King Louis the First & Last? &, of course, those key questions: which monks were forbidden the delights of donning underpants...and did outlaws never wear trousers? Terry Jones & Alan Ereira are your guides to this most misrepresented & misunderstood period, & they point you to things that will surprise & provoke. Did you know, for example, that medieval people didn`t think the world was flat? That was a total fabrication by an American journalist in the 19th century. Did you know that they didn`t burn witches in the Middle Ages? That was a refinement of the so-called Renaissance. In fact, medieval kings weren`t necessarily merciless tyrants, & peasants entertained at home using French pottery & fine wine. Terry Jones` Medieval Lives reveals Medieval Britain as you have never seen it before
- a vibrant society teeming with individuality, intrigue & innovation.
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Terschelling Island in the Dutch Frisian Islands in a series of walking & cycling maps at 1:25, 000 – 1:35, 000, published by Falk BV in cooperation with Staatsbosbeheer – Dutch government’s organization for forestry & the management of nature reserves. Colouring indicates different types of vegetation or terrain: woodl&, pastures, heath or sand dunes. Given the topography of most of the country, the maps have no contour lines. The maps show local hiking trails, indicating their waymarking & include cycle paths & horse riding. Many local crossroads are annotated with the numbers of ANWB signposts & ‘mushrooms’ – a useful aid when navigating in Dutch countryside. Symbols indicate various tourist facilities & places of interest, including different types of accommodation, cafes, windmills, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend is in Dutch only. On the reverse each title has supplementary information, in Dutch only, about the region`s attractions. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The entire island of Terschelling is featured on this two-sided GPS compatible walking map at 1:25, 000 in a series of maps with extensive overprint for long-distance & local walking routes. This map is printed on environmentally friendly paper & is waterproof & tear-resistant. Varied colouring show different types of landscape. Symbols indicate various facilities. Maps have the lines of the Dutch National Grid for measuring distances & for determining location using GPS device. In Dutch but legend contains English translation. ...

Kadaster, Holland`s national survey organization, produces one of the most attractive topographic surveys in Europe. The maps are very colourful, with their characteristic patchwork of polders & an unusually large amount of land use information: meadows, arable l&, different types of forest, marshes, sand dunes, etc. Contours are shown at 5-metre intervals with numerous spot heights &, with such a large part of the country below the sea level, ”spot depths”. Each map covers an area of Approx. 25 x 20 km / 15 x 12 miles, with some sheets slightly larger. The maps have a 1-km Dutch national grid, plus latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend

Includes:: English.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: both the west (W) & the east (O) sheet of each number has the same name, although the town after which the two maps are named appears only on one of the sheets. For example: maps 41W & 41O are both called Arnhem, although the city of Arnhem appears only on sheet 40W, etc. To see the list of titles available in this series please click on the series link.


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Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps 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 featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from CNIG
- Spain’s civilian survey organization, with exceptionally
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Teruel on an indexed street plan at 1:5, 000 from Editorial Everest with an enlargement showing the town centre in greater detail at 1:3, 500 & locations of 19 selected hotels. A separate inset shows the Poligono Industrial La Paz. On the reverse is an indexed road map of the Teruel Province at 1:400, 000 highlighting places of interest. Street plans of Spanish cities from Editorial Everest cover each location with its outer suburbs &, where useful, also presenting a more detailed enlargement for the town ...

Set in Hardy's Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy & double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, & it was condemned as immoral & pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor & dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d' Urbeville. In her search for respectability her fortunes fluctuate wildly, & the story assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy. It explores Tess's relationships with two very different men, her struggle against the social mores of the rural Victorian world which she inhabits & the hypocrisy of the age. ...