Hilarious & riveting, Thowim Way Leg chronicles mammologist Tim Flannery`s adventures among the mountain people of New Guinea while in hot pursuit of giant rats, tree-kangaroos, bats, possums & bandicoots. In the local pidgin, ”throwim way leg” describes the first decisive step in a journey. Flannery takes that step, clambering up steep peaks & braving jungle critters like sweat bees, hairy spiders, pythons & the occasional crocodile, as well as coming perilously close to ending up in hot water more than once. Cannibalism, Flannery assures the reader, is a thing of the past, but when he comes into contact with the Miyanmin--a people who refer to a neighbouring tribe as ”bokis es bilong mipela” (literally, ”our refrigerator”)
- we`re left wondering how he got out alive. It is Flannery`s exuberance over the wildlife he encounters & his ability to capture the indigenous perspective of New Guinea makes this book worth reading.
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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Never in recorded history has there been a group of murderers as deadly as the Thugs. For nearly two centuries, groups of these lethal criminals haunted the roads of India, slaughtering travellers whom they met along the way with such efficiency, that over the years tens of thousands of men, women & children simply vanished without trace. Mike Dash, one of our best popular historians, has devoted years to combing archives in both India & Britain to discover how the Thugs lived & worked. Painstakingly researched & grippingly written, ” Thug” tells, for the first time the full story of the Thugs` rise & fall from its beginnings in the late seventeenth century, to its eventual demise at the hands of British officer William Sleeman, in 1840. ...

Featuring over 100 recipes for parties of any kind; from appetisers like Deviled Chickpea Bites to main events like Mexican Lasagna, The Party Grub Guide is here to make sure you are equipped with dishes to bring the flavour without the side of fat, calories, & guilt. Also included are cocktail recipes, because sometimes these parties need a pick-me-up of the liquid variety. Thug Kitchen was an instant internet phenomenon when they launched their foul-mouthed site in 2012 & their book has been a fixture on the New York Times bestseller list since the week it was published. Finally some exciting healthy, vegan food with easy-to-follow directions & damn entertaining commentary. ...

Thug Kitchen started their wildly popular website to inspire people to eat some Goddamn vegetables & adopt a healthier lifestyle. Beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow (` This might be my favorite thing ever`) & with half a million Facebook fans & counting, Thug Kitchen wants to show everyone how to take charge of their plates & cook up some real f*cking food. Yeah, plenty of blogs & cookbooks preach about how to eat more kale, why ginger fights inflammation, & how to cook with microgreens & nettles. But they are dull or pretentious as hell -and most people can`t afford the hype. Thug Kitchen lives in the real world. In their first cookbook, they`re throwing down more than 100 recipes for their best-loved meals, snacks & sides for beginning cooks to home chefs. (Roasted Beer & Lime Cauliflower Tacos? Pumpkin Chili? Grilled Peach Salsa? Believe that sh*t.) Plus they`re going to arm you with all the info & techniques you need to shop on a budget & go & kick a bunch of ass on your own. This book is an invitation to everyone who wants to do better to elevate their kitchen game. No more ketchup & pizza counting as vegetables. No more drive-thru lines. No more avoiding the produce corner of the supermarket. Sh*t is about to get real. ...

On the Road meets Down Under in this really rough guide to the adventures of an enthusiastic hitchhiker & his reluctant girlfriend on their quest for the real Australia. Hitching lifts with the desert`s dodgiest drivers & taking breaks in the roughest roadhouses, this is Tom Parry`s witty, warts-&-all tale of hitchhiking 8, 000 miles across
- & around
- the Australian outback with his thumb, his backpack & his French girlfriend, Katia. As the couple hitch their way around the near empty highways, they encounter as wide a cross-section of Aussie society as you could ever hope to meet. In cattle stations, Aboriginal communities, remote waterholes, caravan parks, hippy communes & roadhouses, they see a country that remains as extraordinary today as it was for the first nineteenth century settlers. Loosely following the routes carved out by the legendary explorers who first traversed the great continent, the couple get to grips with the country`s fascinating history. Set against a backdrop of the real Australia
- not `as seen on TV`- ” Thumbs Up Australia” is full of wonderful anecdotes & endearing tales of some of the country`s most idiosyncratic characters, from the grizzled Aboriginal elder with his tales of dreamtime, to an amphetamine-swallowing road train driver. & at the end of their journey, it is ironically Katia who suggests thumbing a lift to the airport!


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Map No. 1207, Thun, 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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At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46, 000 miles across five continents on a tiny budget of just £7, 000. Thunder & Sunshine is the sequel to the best-selling Moods of Future Joys. Here Alastair sails from Africa to South America, where he rides from the southern tip of Patagonia to northern Alaska. Crossing the Pacific, he cycles into a Siberian winter, carries on through Japan, China & nearing the end of his journey at last, across Asia & Europe towards his home in Yorkshire. ...

Double-sided, indexed street plan of Thunder Bay, including Atikokan, Dryden, Fort Frances, Kenora, Geraldton, Ignace & Longlac. Street plans from the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group are usually produced at scales around 1:25, 000 to 1:35, 000 with smaller towns often shown at more detailed scales. All plans have street indexes. Plans of larges cities usually include an enlargement for the downtown area. Plans grouping together several smaller towns often have an overview map showing the whole of the relevant region. The plans have colouring to indicate commercial, institutional or industrial use, etc. Main traffic arteries are highlighted & one way streets are marked. A range of symbols shows, as appropriate, parking facilities, bus terminals, metro and/or railway stations, various public facilities & services, places of interest, recreational centres, etc. Map legends for cities & towns in the French speaking part of the country are sometimes in French only. To see the list of currently available Canadian street plans & pocket atlases form the Map Art / Canadian Cartographics Corporation / JDM Géo publishing group, including waterproof & tear-resistant Fast Track titles, please click on the series link. ...

Military topographic survey mapping with contours. These maps are designed primarily as flying charts for aircraft, but they are useful as general topographical maps where nothing else is available. Contours are shown in feet, with elevation colouring & spot heights. Towns, villages, major roads, railways & airports are shown (but please note that many of the smaller settlements are not named, & the road information is not necessarily up to date). Some air navigation information also appears on the map, such as radio beacons & restricted flying zones. Double-sided sheet. ...