There are no more than a few thousand tigers surviving in pockets of Asia. The largest of these, the Siberian tiger, is today almost entirely confined to the little-populated Russian Far East. Now these are under threat due to the intensified poaching & the destruction of habitat that has followed upon the collapse of the USSR. Peter Matthiessen brings to the Siberian tiger a deep knowledge of & feeling for the natural world. He tells the story of the species` origin & evolution, evoking as well its crucial role in the culture & mythology of the peoples who came into contact with it. ...

Born in Victoria, Katherine Gallagher now lives in London. ` Tigers on the Silk Road` is her third collection of poetry & has been described as `...a powerful, personal journey through contrasting landscapes...`. Gallagher`s previous collection of poems won the Brisbane Warana Poetry Prize. ...

Hiking map N° 2 of the France/ Italy cross-border collection. Upper Valgrisenche, Val de Rhêmes & Valsavarenche (Valle d` Aosta), Orco Valley (Piedmont), Communes of Tignes & Val d` Isère (Haute Tarentaise) to the village of Bonneval sur Arc & Les Lanches (Peisey-Nancroix valley). Lists the walking trails & mountain bike trails as well as the unmarked trails. Waterproof & tear-proof map, taken from GPS tracks, accompanied by a 36-page photo guide, all in a plastic pouch. ...

The best rides in the freeride hot spots of the Alps – this is the simple formula of the Freeride Maps. The first map available to freeriders is making the locals freeride knowledge available to a broad public. All ridable slopes, drops & couloirs are marked as freeride corridors in different colours for three difficulty ratings: blue for technically easy terrain, yellow requires advanced to very advanced ability & red is extremely difficult terrain that is partially exposed & therefore reserved to crack riders. Short ascents are marked with red lines. The Freeride Maps are based on topographic maps 1:25, 000. They contain all essential information about the terrain that is necessary for planning & going freeriding. The maps are printed on water resistant & indestructible paper. On the back side, the maps include all relevant planning, safety & rescue information. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:25, 000 published by the Centro Nacional de Información Geograficá, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic maps at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.PLEASE NOTE: our grid for the whole of Spain is in preparation
- in the meantime, for areas other than those shown on the attached grid please use CNIG’s topographic survey at 1:50, 000 by searching for ‘SI00000832’. Each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 50K map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter & IV = SE quarter. CNIG maps in the Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 survey & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K or 25K title in more detail. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series grid
- for map numbers not yet listed on our website please contact us by email.

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Tikal & Guatemala's Peten in the Moon Spotlight guide series; covering a range of specific local cities, districts, areas & regions in North, Central & South America & targeted at those seeking to travel to a specific area within a country. Each of the guides has been extracted in full from the relevant country Moon Handbook & individual titles focus on a particular city, region or notable area of the destination. Many of the guides in the series are unique in their coverage, although are limited in putting the destination into its wider geographical context that a more comprehensive guide would provide. Stylistically, Moon ...

Put a burst of the tropics in your daily life with these classic & contemporary Tiki cocktails. Best exemplified by the mighty Hawaiian Mai Tai, Tiki Cocktails

Includes:: 80 summery concoctions complemented by cute, retro illustrations throughout, making it a fun gift book. The Tiki bar has a history reaching back more than 80 years
- which shows it`s a style that`s able to be adapted & updated for the contemporary drinker. Alongside including quintessential Tiki recipes, Tiki Cocktails also

Includes:: some more modern takes on Tiki concoctions.




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Tilburg in a series of handy size, detailed & indexed city centre street plans of main towns in the Netherlands & Flanders including Brussels from Falk, highlighting recommended walks & places of interest, with six best sights prominently marked & cross-referenced to brief descriptions. The plans also indicate publishers’ recommendations for shopping and/or bars & restaurants. The network of streets & small connecting passages is very clearly presented. Metro stations are marked & tram routes are shown with line numbers & stops. The plans show cycle paths & for drivers indicate main traffic arteries & car parks. Symbols show various facilities such as tourist information centres, markets, canal cruise offices, etc. On the reverse, the street index is accompanied by a calendar of main events, a list of museums, plus contact details for publishers’ recommendations. Map legend & all the text about recommended sights, etc, include English. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Map No. 50 O, Tilburg East, in the topographic survey of the Netherlands at 1:50, 000 from 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

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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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