Uncommon nurtures variety of expression through close collaboration with the editors-at-large, via a centralised editorial team. Each destination is approached with attention to detail & respect for the local customs & social structure. Uncommon seeks to remain local in a global environment, working as much as possible with local editors, contributors, publishers, printers, distributors & marketing companies in each destination, who come together globally on the Uncommon digital platform. Unique to Uncommon is the appeal to both resident & visitor, as well as to those who may never visit the destination. Unlike other formulaic travel guides that offer standard instruction to `places of interest`, Uncommon sets off where others end their journey. We do not propose to offer systematic checklists of `secret` or `underground`. Uncommon is not exhaustive & has within its breadth all aspects of the locality in question, not through impersonal, dry jargon, but rather through personal, evocative, distinct & well-informed voices. Text & image combine to reveal the codes & constructs of a place, & to celebrate & revere the particular. Subsequently, Uncommon compels you to find your own path & tell your own story. In book format we experience an intimate meeting with a gathering of people, summoned to perform the same task
- that of sharing stories of place & providing direction through text, photography, illustration & mapping. This A5 companion is intended to be an object of aesthetic appeal & to become part of one`s library. It is easy to carry on your journey, & may be picked up over & over again, referenced & revisited, just as we do with our most treasured neighbourhoods & destinations. The people selected are connected to their society, may have a Facebook page or similar form of social media & digital representation, belong to a professional strata & be actively involved in their community. The tone of the contributions will not be a pose for the camera, but rather what we do in our off time, & how we connect to what we are passionate about. We are not promoting a superficial lifestyle that is impossible to sustain, but rather a gentle meander through a neighbourhood with reward. Timeless & far-reaching in its appeal, Uncommon is a journey we never stop taking.
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Kenton`s career as a journalist depends on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics & his quick judgement. Where his judgement sometimes fails him, however, is in his personal life. When he travels to Nuremberg to investigate a story about a top-level meeting of Nazi officials, he inadvertently finds himself on a train bound for Austria after a bad night of gambling. Stranded with no money, Kenton jumps at the chance to earn a fee helping a refugee smuggle securities across the border. Yet he soon discovers that the documents he holds have far more than cash value
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Uncommon Dubai + is a sliver of"idian & artistic reflections on spaces of change & exchange, imbued with meaning & memory for individuals, communities & diasporas that enrich the city & its neighboring emirates: Weave through insights on the tradition of camel racing, archeological finds of crocodiles in the desert, the uncanny urban corridors of superhighways, architectural artifacts in danger of erasure, the imagined communities of barbershops, the communal traces of ad-hoc cricket pitches, & the resilience of the urban fox. Against the backdrop of the morphing coastline & the alluring locus of the creek, explore memoirs, investigations & poetic landscapes of the mind that are meant to engage with the contrasts of the cit y & offer collective aspirations for its past, present & possible futures. ...

This book offers an enchanting visual glossary of the British landscape: photographs & stories which take the reader from the waterlogged fens to the white sands of the Western Isles. ` Out...over the hill & then down the dip & through some lumpy bits.` This was how Dominick Tyler used to describe the places he roamed during his childhood in rural Cornwall. Vague generalities were good enough then, but later he felt a more precise, more detailed language must exist, precisely because he needed it to do what people must have needed it to do for millennia: give directions, tell a story or find a place. & so he began collecting words for landscape features, words like jackstraw, zawn, clitter & cowbelly, shivver & swag, tolmen & tor. Words that are as varied, rich & poetic as the landscapes they describe. Many of these words for our landscape are falling into obscurity, some endure only by haunting place-names & old maps. Here Dominick Tyler gathers them into an enchanting visual glossary of the British landscape. On facing pages are photographs & stories touching on geology, literature, topography, folklore & a time when our ancestors read the lines on the land as fluently as text. Taking us from the waterlogged fens to the whitesands of the Western Isles, this full-colour book is a rare delight. ...

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The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations. What did we see in them? Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn-the-torpedoes self-belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair. Interesting shoes. Talent we wished we had. What did we want of them? To be larger than life but also like us. To live out their songs. To stay young forever. No wonder many didn`t stay the course. In Uncommon People, David Hepworth zeroes in on defining moments & turning points in the lives of forty rock stars from 1955 to 1995, taking us on a journey to burst a hundred myths & create a hundred more. As this tribe of uniquely motivated nobodies went about turning themselves into the ultimate somebodies, they also shaped us, our real lives & our fantasies. Uncommon People isn`t just their story. It`s ours as well. ...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional & physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom & a whirlwind press junket. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A woman adjusting to life in a new neighborhood after her divorce. Four friends going to the moon & back in a rocket ship constructed in the backyard. A teenage surfer stumbling into his father’s secret life. These are just some of the people & situations that Tom Hanks explores in his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that dissects, with great affection, humour & insight, the human condition & all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. To many, typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship, beauty & individuality that is harder & harder to find in the modern world. In his stories, Mr Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. Known for his honesty & sensitivity as an actor, Mr Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing. Alternatingly whimsical, moving & occasionally melancholy, Uncommon Type is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans. It also establishes him as a welcome & wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction, a voice that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships, families, love & normal, everyday behaviour. ...

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional & physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom & a whirlwind press junket. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A woman adjusting to life in a new neighborhood after her divorce. Four friends going to the moon & back in a rocket ship constructed in the backyard. A teenage surfer stumbling into his father`s secret life. These are just some of the people & situations that Tom Hanks explores in his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that dissects, with great affection, humour & insight, the human condition & all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. To many, typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship, beauty & individuality that is harder & harder to find in the modern world. In his stories, Mr Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. Known for his honesty & sensitivity as an actor, Mr Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing. Alternatingly whimsical, moving & occasionally melancholy, Uncommon Type is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans. It also establishes him as a welcome & wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction, a voice that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships, families, love & normal, everyday behaviour. ...

Uncommon nurtures variety of expression through close collaboration with the editors-at-large, via a centralised editorial team. Each destination is approached with attention to detail & respect for the local customs & social structure. Uncommon seeks to remain local in a global environment, working as much as possible with local editors, contributors, publishers, printers, distributors & marketing companies in each destination, who come together globally on the Uncommon digital platform. Unique to Uncommon is the appeal to both resident & visitor, as well as to those who may never visit the destination. Unlike other formulaic travel guides that offer standard instruction to `places of interest`, Uncommon sets off where others end their journey. We do not propose to offer systematic checklists of `secret` or `underground`. Uncommon is not exhaustive & has within its breadth all aspects of the locality in question, not through impersonal, dry jargon, but rather through personal, evocative, distinct & well-informed voices. Text & image combine to reveal the codes & constructs of a place, & to celebrate & revere the particular. Subsequently, Uncommon compels you to find your own path & tell your own story. In book format we experience an intimate meeting with a gathering of people, summoned to perform the same task
- that of sharing stories of place & providing direction through text, photography, illustration & mapping. This A5 companion is intended to be an object of aesthetic appeal & to become part of one`s library. It is easy to carry on your journey, & may be picked up over & over again, referenced & revisited, just as we do with our most treasured neighbourhoods & destinations. The people selected are connected to their society, may have a Facebook page or similar form of social media & digital representation, belong to a professional strata & be actively involved in their community. The tone of the contributions will not be a pose for the camera, but rather what we do in our off time, & how we connect to what we are passionate about. We are not promoting a superficial lifestyle that is impossible to sustain, but rather a gentle meander through a neighbourhood with reward. Timeless & far-reaching in its appeal, Uncommon is a journey we never stop taking.
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Map No. 147, covering the northern part of the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado at 1:63, 360 in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national & state parks or forests & other popular recreational areas. Cartography based on the national topographic survey, with additional tourist information. The maps, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, highlight walking trails along with campsites & other accommodation, picnic sites, areas for various recreational pursuits such as horse riding or skiing, drinking water sources, & many other facilities of interest to the outdoor enthusiast. Cartography is based on information from the USGS (United States Geological Survey
- the country’s national survey organization), revised by the National Geographic Maps in cooperation with the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, etc. Topography is excellently presented by contours (interval varies according to scale), enhanced by relief shading & colouring/graphics for wood cover, glaciers, etc. All heights are given in feet. The maps have a UTM grid plus latitude & longitude margin ticks & GPS waypoints for selected important locations. Each map is double-sided to give either maximum coverage of the chosen area or additional enlargements of its important sections. Accompanying notes provide useful information on relevant regulations, safety precautions, contact addresses, etc.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: the series is very extensive, ranging in scale from 1:400, 000 for the vast national parks of Alaska to 1:25, 000 for local map in several states. We recommend, therefore, viewing the series by state rather than the whole list.

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