The Kimberley Atlas & Guide in an A4 spiral-bound format from Hema combining road maps with informative text on the area’s attractions, famous destinations & places to stay. The book has been designed for self-drive visitors to this remote region, with an emphasis on nature-based activities & attractions, & is illustrated throughout with colour photographs. The text provides a historical overview of the region with an introduction to the themes of geology, terrain, habitats & wildlife, environmental concerns. Trip planning advice is covered along with general guidance on permits, special precautions, responsible camping, communications & safe driving. There are plenty of suggestions for the l&- & water-based recreational activities presented in the region, with details for sources of more information. Chapters divide the region into four sections, within which specific locations & attractions are described & cross referenced to the detailed road atlas section at the end of the book. Contact details for organised tours, activities & accommodation are provided & some additional maps are included. The atlas section is at 1:1, 000, 000 & presents Hema’s typically clear cartography. Road detail

Includes:: minor roads & 4WD tracks, & intermediate driving distances are indicated. Terrain variations are shown, small details
- such as homesteads, ruins & waterholes
- are marked & an extensive range of symbols depicts useful locations & features for visitors e.g. emergency services, fuel, garages, stores, accommodation, drinking water, campsites, information centres, airstrips etc. The maps are also annotated with further useful information. The book is indexed & many locations are listed with their GPS coordinates. To see the list of Hema’s road atlases/guides of Australia & of its individual states please click on the series link.



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Dr Max Aue is a family man & owner of a lace factory in post-war France. He is an intellectual steeped in philosophy, literature, & classical music. He is also a former SS intelligence officer & cold-blooded assassin. He was an observer & then a participant in Nazi atrocities on the Eastern Front, he was present at the siege of Stalingrad, at the death camps, & finally caught up in the overthrow of the Nazis & the nightmarish fall of Berlin. His world was peopled by Eichmann, Himmler, Goring, Speer &, of course, Hitler himself. Max is looking back at his life with cool-eyed precision; he is speaking out now to set the record straight. ...

Lonely Planet`s _ The Kindess of Strangers_ collects 26 true stories from top travellers about moments of human kindness & generosity displayed around the world. From extraordinary acts to simple gestures, the unexpected acts of strangers around the world can transform a day, a journey or a place. Taken together, these tales
- from celebrated travel writers like Jan Morris, Simon Winchester & Dave Eggers
- constitute a meditation on the virtue of kindness, & show that human empathy & generosity can transcend boundaries of geography or culture. Featuring new material from some of the leading contemporary travel writers, & a preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, this book is inspiring, uplifting &, at times, humbling.

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Kate Adie`s story is an unusual one. Raised in post-war Sunderl&, where life was `a sunny experience, full of meat-paste sandwiches & Sunday school`, she has reported memorably & courageously from many of the world`s trouble spots since she joined the BBC in 1969. The Kindness of Strangers encompasses Adie`s reporting from, inter alia, Northern Irel&, the Middle East, Tiananmen Square &, of course, the Gulf War of 1991. It offers a compelling combination of vivid frontline reporting & evocative writing & reveals the extraordinarily demanding life of the woman who is always at the heart of the action. Although an intensely private person, Kate Adie also divulges what it`s like to be a woman in a man`s world
- an inspiration to many working women.
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Travel is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer Travel opens our minds to the world; it helps us to embrace risk & uncertainty, overcome challenges & understand the people we meet & the places we visit. But what happens when we arrive home? How do our experiences shape us? The Kindness of Strangers explores what it means to be vulnerable & to be helped by someone we`ve never met before. Someone who could have walked past, but chose not to. This is a collection of stories by accomplished travellers & adventurous souls like Sarah Outen, Benedict Allen, Ed Stafford & Al Humphreys, who have completed daring journeys through challenging terrain, adventuring from the Calais Jungle to the Amazon, from Land`s End to the Gobi Desert, from New Guinea to Iran & many other places in between. Each has a story to tell of a time when they were vulnerable, when they were in need & a kind stranger came to their rescue. These are stories that make our hearts grow, stories that will restore our faith in the world & remind us that, despite what the media says, the world isn`t a scary place
- rather, it is filled with Kind Strangers just like us. All royalties go directly to fund Oxfam`s work with refugees.
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The story of Catholic Emancipation begins with the violent Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in 1780, fuelled by the reduction in Penal Laws against the Roman Catholics harking back to the sixteenth century. Some fifty years later, the passing of the Emancipation Bill was hailed as a `bloodless revolution`. Had the Irish Catholics been a `millstone`, as described by an English aristocrat, or were they the prime movers? While the English Catholic aristocracy & the Irish peasants & merchants approached the Catholic Question in very different ways, they manifestly shared the same objective. Antonia Fraser brings colour & humour to the vivid drama with its huge cast of characters: George III, who opposed Emancipation on the basis of the Coronation Oath; his son, the indulgent Prince of Wales, who was enamoured with the Catholic Maria Fitzherbert before the voluptuous Lady Conyngham; Wellington & the `born Tory` Peel vying for leadership; `roaring` Lord Winchilsea; the heroic Daniel O` Connell. Expertly written & deftly argued, The King & Catholics is also a distant mirror of our times, reflecting the political issues arising from religious intolerance. ...

Meet a cat who is the king of his house, until something terrible happens! Someone else arrives & they are dribbly & disgusting. Will King Cat ever get used to having a dog around? A brilliantly observed, fantastically funny story about friendship, compromise & adjusting to change. Perfect for families about to welcome a new baby
- & cat & dog lovers alike. From the award-winning author-illustrator Marta Altes.
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A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for Tolkein`s Aragorn. Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure is all but forgotten. In this panoramic protrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist & biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history. ...

On 28 January 1547, the sickly & obese King Henry VIII died at Whitehall. Just hours before his passing, his last will & testament had been read, stamped & sealed. The will confirmed the line of succession as Edward, Mary & Elizabeth; &, following them, the Grey & Suffolk families. It also listed bequests to the king`s most trusted councillors & servants. Henry`s will is one of the most intriguing & contested documents in British history. Historians have disagreed over its intended meaning, its authenticity & validity, & the circumstances of its creation. As well as examining the background to the drafting of the will & describing Henry`s last days, Suzannah Lipscomb offers her own, illuminating interpretation of one of the most significant constitutional documents of the Tudor period. Illustrated with portraits of key figures at Henry`s court, including the executors named by Henry in his will, THE KING IS DEAD is a Tudor gift book to cherish, as authoritative as it is beautiful. ...

Thailand`s Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 & at the time of his death, in October 2016, was the world`s longest serving monarch. Now out in paperback with a new preface by author Paul Handley, The King Never Smiles is the first independent biography of Thailand`s monarch, tells the unexpected story of Bhumibol`s life & seventy year rule-how a Western raised boy came to be seen by his people as a living Buddha, & how a king widely seen as beneficent & apolitical could in fact be so deeply political & autocratic. Paul Handley provides an extensively researched, factual account of the king`s youth & personal development, ascent to the throne, skillful political maneuverings, & attempt to shape Thailand as a Buddhist kingdom. Handley takes full note of Bhumibol`s achievements in art, in sports, & in jazz, & he credits the king`s lifelong dedication to rural development & the livelihoods of his poorest subjects. But, looking beyond the widely accepted image of the king as egalitarian & virtuous, Handley portrays an anti democratic monarch who, together with allies in big business & the corrupt Thai military, protected a centuries old, barely modified feudal dynasty. When at nineteen Bhumibol assumed the throne, the Thai monarchy had been stripped of power & prestige. Over the ensuing decades, Bhumibol became the paramount political actor in the kingdom, silencing critics while winning the hearts & minds of his people. The book details this process & depicts Thailand`s unique constitutional monarch-his life, his thinking, & his ruling philosophy. ...