From Cnut to D-Day, the history & science of the unceasing tide is explored for the first time. Half of the world`s population lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. Yet how little most of us know about the tide
- a key force on our planet that has altered the course of history & will transform our future. Our ability to predict & understand the tide depends on centuries of science, from the observations of Aristotle & the theories of Newton to today`s supercomputer calculations. This story is punctuated here by notable tidal episodes in history, from Caesar`s thwarted invasion of Britain to the catastrophic flooding of Venice, & interwoven with a rich folklore that continues to inspire art & literature today. With Aldersey-Williams as our guide to the most feared & celebrated tidal features on the planet, from the original maelstrom in Scandinavia to the world`s highest tides in Nova Scotia to the crumbling coast of East Anglia, the importance of the tide, & the way it has shaped
- & will continue to shape
- our civilization, becomes startlingly clear.


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Tides & currents are predictable, yet few sailors use them to the best of their advantage. Whether you sail a dinghy, a yacht or a board, enormous gains can be made by understanding how the water moves. This book explains clearly how to find out about the predicted water flow, how local effects will modify it, & how to plan your strategy on an Olympic triangle, an inshore course or an offshore race. ...

Nick Bullock is a climber who lives in a small green van, flitting between Llanberis, Wales, & Chamonix in the French Alps. Tides, Nick`s second book, is the much-anticipated follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut Echoes. Now retired from the strain of work as a prison officer, Nick is free to climb. A lot. Tides is a treasury of his antics & adventures with some of the world`s leading climbers, including Steve House, Kenton Cool, Nico Favresse, Andy Houseman & James Mc Haffie. Follow Nick & his partners as they push the limits on some of the world`s most serious routes: The Bells! The Bells! & The Hollow Man on Gogarth`s North Stack Wall; the Slovak Direct on Denali; Guerdon Grooves on Buachaille Etive Mor; & the north faces of Chang Himal & Mount Alberta, among countless others. Nick`s life can be equated to the rhythm of the sea. At high tide, he climbs, he loves it, he is good at it; he laughs & jokes, scares himself, falls, gets back up & climbs some more. Then the tide goes out & he finds himself alone, exposed, all questions & no answers. Self-doubt, grieving for friends or family, fearful, sometimes opinionated, occasionally angry
- his writing more honest & exposed than in any account of a climb. Only when the tide turns is he able to forget once more. Tides is a gripping memoir that captures the very essence of what it means to dedicate one`s life to climbing.
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Tidworth in 1936 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: this very detailed map crosses the Wilts/ Hants border & is also Wiltshire Sheet 48.15. It will be of unusual interest to family historians, for countless hundreds of relatives will have lived here briefly while on military service. Our map is double-sided to provide maximum coverage. The main map covers the area from North Tidworth & North Manor House southward to South Tidworth & Ashdown House. Features include much of Tidworth Barracks, including Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Military Hospital, Jellalabad Barracks, Isolation Hospital, St Michael's church, Hampshire Cross, Lucknow Barracks, Mooltan Barracks, Clarendon Hill, rifle ranges, riding school, officers messes, station, military railway running through the barracks & sidings into an unnamed (ammunition?) depot, Holy Trinity church. On the reverse is part of sheet 23.03 & this extends coverage south to include Tidworth (or Tedworth) House & part of Tidworth Park. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Tidworth in 1936 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided to provide maximum coverage & crosses the Wiltshire
- Hampshire border (it is also Wiltshire Sheet 48.15). It will be of unusual interest to family historians, for countless hundreds of relatives will have lived here briefly while on military service. The main map covers the area from North Tidworth & North Manor House southward to South Tidworth & Ashdown House. Features include much of Tidworth Barracks, including Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Military Hospital, Jellalabad Barracks, Isolation Hospital, St Michael`s church, Hampshire Cross, Lucknow Barracks, Mooltan Barracks, Clarendon Hill, rifle ranges, riding school, officers messes, station, military railway running through the barracks & sidings into an unnamed (ammunition?) depot, Holy Trinity church. On the reverse is part of sheet 23.03 & this extends coverage south to include Tidworth (or Tedworth) House & part of Tidworth Park. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Winner of the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award 2017 From the creator of Meerkat Mail & Dogs, comes a very funny rhyming woodland story about the perils of being too tidy. Pete the badger likes everything to be neat & tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates & ends with the complete destruction of the forest! Will Pete realise the error of his ways & set things right? Lush foliage & delightful characters abound in this cautionary tale of overenthusiastic neatness that delivers its message of environmental preservation with subtlety & humour. The freshness of the illustrations & the many comic details make this a very special book. Once you enter this forest, you`ll never want to leave. Emily Gravett`s engaging woodland creatures will appeal to fans of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood & The Wind in the Willows & the rhythmic, rhyming text is perfect for reading aloud. ...

Winner of the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award 2017A book & CD version of the brilliantly funny rhyming woodland story about the perils of being too tidy
- read by comedian & actor Lenny Henry. Pete the badger likes everything to be neat & tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates & ends with the complete destruction of the forest! Will Pete realize the error of his ways & set things right? Lush foliage & delightful characters abound in this cautionary tale that delivers its message of environmental preservation with subtlety & humour. The freshness of the illustrations & the many comic details make Tidy a very special book. It even has a die-cut cover & flaps. Once you enter this forest, you`ll never want to leave. Emily Gravett`s engaging woodland creatures will appeal to fans of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood & The Wind in the Willows. Lenny Henry is the perfect reader for this funny, jaunty story.
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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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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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Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:50, 000 from the country’s national survey organization, Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National. Contour interval varies according to the terrain, from 2.5 metres in the coastal areas to 10 metres in the Ardennes. The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). Each standard sheet covers Approx. 32 x 20 km / 20 x 12 miles, with larger maps published for the border or coastal areas. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 is overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 topographic survey, showing the exact coverage of each sheet. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 50K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. Maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders – to see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...