Award-winning author Javier Marias examines a household living in the unhappy shadow of history, & explores the cruel, tender punishments we exact on those we love As a young man, Juan de Vere takes a job that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Eduardo Muriel is a famous film director
- urbane, discreet, irreproachable
- an irresistible idol to a young man. Muriel`s wife Beatriz is a soft, ripe woman who slips through her husband`s home like an unwanted ghost, finding solace in other beds. & on the periphery of all their lives stands Dr Jorge Van Vechten, a shadowy family friend implicated in unsavoury rumours that Muriel cannot bear to pursue himself
- rumours he asks Juan to investigate instead. But as Juan draws closer to the truth, he uncovers more questions, ones his employer has not asked & would rather not answer. Why does Muriel hate Beatriz? How did Beatriz meet Van Vechten? & what happened during the war? As Juan learns more about his employers, he begins to understand the conflicting pulls of desire, power & guilt that govern their lives
- & his own. Marias presents a study of the infinitely permeable boundaries between private & public selves, between observer & participant, between the deceptions we suffer from others & those we enact upon ourselves. ` No one else, anywhere, is writing quite like this` Daily Telegraph on The Infatuations



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Award-winning author Javier Marias weaves a darkly thrilling tale of love, betrayal & lives played out in the unhappy shadow of history As a young man, Juan de Vere takes a job that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Hi employer is Eduardo Muriel: a famous film director, sophisticated & discreet. Muriel`s wife Beatriz is a soft, ripe woman who slips through her husband`s home like an unwanted ghost, finding solace in other beds. & on the periphery of their lives stands Dr Jorge Van Vechten, a old family friend with a shadowy past. Juan enters eagerly into Muriel`s world of glamour & prestige, but as time passes he is troubled by many questions that seem to have no answer. Why does Muriel hate Beatriz? How did Beatriz meet Van Vechten? & what happened in the chaotic years after the war? As Juan learns more about his employers, his own innocence begins to fall away. Though he starts off as a mere observer, he is soon unable to stand on the side lines, compelled to interfere ever more dangerously in the dark interior of other people`s lives. Marias presents a study of the infinitely permeable boundaries between private & public selves, between observer & participant, between the deceptions we suffer from others & those we enact upon ourselves. ` No one else, anywhere, is writing quite like this` Daily Telegraph on The Infatuations ...

Map No. 1215, Thusis, 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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Double-sided, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible map from Terra Quest, covering the whole of Kyrgyzstan at 1:1, 000, 000, with additional panels providing more detailed coverage for trekking at scales between 1:100, 000 & 1:125, 000 & covering the Karakol region, Ala-Archa, Inylchek area with Jengish Chokusu (Pobeda Peak) & Khan Tengri, plus the Lenin Peak (Peak Achiktash) border area. The map of Kyrgyzstan provides a very good presentation of the country’s geography through satellite-based relief & plenty of names of topographic features. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. Road network shows distances on main routes. Symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest, including local airports, tourist information offices, etc. Latitude & longitude grid is at 10’ intervals. Multilingual map legend

Includes:: English. The map of Kyrgyzstan clearly shows which areas are presented in greater details on enlargements with contours at 50m intervals with numerous spot heights, relief shading, plus colouring for glaciers & forested areas. Trekking routes are marked, indicating more difficult sections & base camps. Symbols show locations with hotels & other tourist accommodation, restaurants & tourist information points. Latitude & longitude grid is at 1’ intervals. The map is laminated in a format similar to the old cloth-dissected maps so that sections of it can be easily folded back without damage.

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The easternmost part of Kyrgyzstan, between Lake Issyk-Kul & the Engilchek Glacier, on a contoured & GPS compatible, double-sided topographic map at 1:100, 000 from Goskartografiya in Bishkek, with most place names in the Latin alphabet & an English map legend. Coverage extends eastwards from Kyzyl-Suu, the easternmost part of Lake Issyk-Kul & Karakol to the Engilchek Glacier with the peaks of Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) & Khan Tengri. The map has contours at 40m intervals with numerous spot heights, plus colouring for forests, moraine & glaciers. Road network indicates paved, gravel & dirt roads. An overprint highlights trekking routes. Most place names, of both towns/settlements & of topographic features, have been transliterated into Latin alphabet. The map has a 2-km UTM grid. Map legend is in English.PLEASE NOTE: deliveries of titles published in Kyrgyzstan are infrequent
- no delivery time can be specified for any titles currently out of stock.
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Indexed street plan of Tiberias (Teverya) from Israel’s national survey organization. Contours at 10m intervals, both above & below the sea level show the topography of the area. The plan covers the whole of the build-up area of the municipality, extending south to include the Swiss Forest & the Tiberias Hot Springs National Park. Symbols highlight various historical & archaeological sites, places of worship, shopping centres & other facilities, etc. The plan also shows the course of the Israel National Trail. All place names are in both Hebrew & Roman alphabets. Map legend &, on the reverse, & index of streets & institutions & facilities including hotels, is in Hebrew & English. ...

One of the titles in a series of topographic maps covering much of north-west Africa, produced as part of the IMW* project in 1960’s. Each map covers an area spanning 6° in longitude & 4° in latitude. There is some variation in colouring & the depiction of terrain, but hill-shading, spot heights & contours are used to show the general relief. Additional graphics show features such as dunes, rock outcrops, cliffs, sand areas, escarpments, marshes, seasonal lakes & watercourses, & areas liable to flooding. Bathymetric contours are also included. Communications detail

Includes:: roads, major trails & railways, although there is some inconsistency in colouring & the extent of classification, e.g. not all maps distinguish seasonal roads. On most maps intermediate road distances are indicated on main routes. Symbols show airports, mosques, mines, oil & gas fields, lighthouses, ruins & significant isolated buildings. Administrative boundaries are marked & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals, with further margin ticks at 1’ intervals. The map legend is in French only on some sheets, & in English & French on others.* The International Map of the World was a project conceived in the early 20th century to compile a world map series at 1:1, 000, 000 through the efforts of participating nations. The value of the program has declined since 1970 & the IMW is no longer regarded as an active international series.

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Large double-sided map of Tibet with insets of the Lhasa Valley, the Norbulingka, the Potala area & the Barkor area. Elevation tinting in pastel shades shows the general relief, with selected mountain peak altitudes marked. International, disputed, & provincial/regional borders are all clearly marked, as are railways. Main roads are marked with their distances; connecting roads, tracks and ...

Overview map of Tibet at 1:3, 000, 000 from the Kathmandu based Nepa Maps. Coverage extends east to Kunming & Chengdu to include the neighbouring areas of adjoining provinces, north to beyond Kashgar showing the southern route across the Xinjiang province, &

Includes:: the whole of Nepal & Bhutan. The map has colouring indicating different provinces of China; topographic information is provided by markings for selected peaks. Various places of interest are highlighted. The map shows a large number of place names, all in Latin alphabet only, listed in an extensive index. Latitude & longitude are shown as margin ticks at 2° intervals. The index is next to the map.

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Tibet in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...