`A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery & cruelty` ROBERT FABBRI. Edward III has invaded France at the head of the greatest host England has ever assembled. But his attempt to win the French crown is futile. The Dauphin will no longer meet the English in the field & the great army is mired in costly sieges, scavenging supplies from a land ruined by decades of conflict. Facing a stalemate
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- the English are forced to agree a treaty. But peace comes at a price. The French request that Blackstone escort their King`s daughter to Italy to see her married to one of the two brothers who rule Milan
- the same brothers who killed Blackstone`s family to revenge the defeats he inflicted on them. Blackstone, the French are certain, will never leave Milan alive...


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Vipiteno/ Sterzing
- Alpi Breonie/ Stubaier Alpen area in a series of Tabacco maps at 1:25, 000 covering the Dolomites & the mountains
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Map No. 44, Vipiteno/ Sterzing, from Kompass, printed on waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper in a series of walking maps of selected areas of Italy at 1:50, 000, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of walking maps, with extensive coverage of hiking areas in other countries, all listed on our website. The series covers the northern part of the Italian Alps, the lake region of Lombardy, the Dolomites, Italian Riviera, selected parts of Tuscany & Umbria, the Sorrento Peninsula, & the islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea.* Coverage of the Dolomites by Kompass at more detailed scales (mainly 1:25, 000) is listed on our website in a separate series.* Cartography:* contour interval varies from 100 metres in mountainous areas to 25 metres in the hills around Florence & Siena. All the maps highlight local hiking paths &, where appropriate, long-distance routes or _via ferrata_ trails, & show various types of accommodation such as selected inns & hotels, campsites, mountain huts & refuges, etc. Some titles also highlight cycle or mountain bike trails or ski routes. Selected titles include on the reverse panorama drawings of the area, as indicated in the individual descriptions.* Geographical coordinates:* most maps covering the Dolomites are now GPS compatible – coverage of other areas varies. Titles without geographical coordinates are annotated to that effect in their individual description.* Map legend

Includes:: English.**PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING!* * Booklets:* many titles come with booklets describing the area and/or various hiking routes. These booklets are in * Italian & German only*, apart from a handful of titles where an English language booklet is specifically indicated in the individual description. So, unless English language booklet is actually mentioned, the map can only be supplied with an Italian/ German booklet. These booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, full English language map legend is provided.

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One of the titles in a series of hiking maps with contours at 50m intervals, shading & graphic relief. An overprint highlights local footpaths, including the high level long-distance routes (Alte Vie), indicating difficult sections. The maps also show the via ferrata paths along the iron rails & ladders fitted into the rock faces during the World War II to improve troop movement & now open to the public. Different types of accommodation, cable car lines, chair lifts, & various places of interest are also marked. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend is in Italian & German only, unless it is indicated in the individual description that English is included. In this title map legend

Includes:: English.

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Map No. 058, Vipiteno/ Sterzing & the Surrounding Area, from Kompass in a series providing detailed coverage of the Dolomites & Lake Garda area & supplementing their main series of walking maps of Italy at 1:50, 000. Maps in this series have a more detailed base & smaller contour interval than coverage at 1:50, 000.* Cartography:* maps at 1:25, 000 have contours at 25-m intervals. An overprint shows local & long-distance footpaths, including all the high level routes (Alte Vie). The maps also show the ”via ferrata” paths along the iron rails & ladders fitted into the rock faces. Other information

Includes:: various types of accommodation (campsites, alpine huts & refuges, etc.), recreational facilities, places of interest, local bus stops, etc. Many titles also have mountain bike trails or ski routes. Selected titles include on the reverse panorama drawings of the area, as indicated in the individual descriptions.* Geographical coordinates:* most maps are now GPS compatible
- titles without geographical coordinates are annotated to that effect in their individual description.* Map legend

Includes:: English.**PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING!* * Booklets:* many titles come with booklets describing the area and/or various hiking routes. These booklets are in * Italian & German only*, apart from a handful of titles where an English language booklet is specifically indicated in the individual description. So, unless English language booklet is actually mentioned, the map can only be supplied with an Italian/ German booklet. These booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, full English language map legend is provided.




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In this haunting & unusual collection of writing about longings for flight, the yearnings are as varied as their dreamers. Some want to cross a desert or an ocean, some travel back into memory, some never leave home, some wait patiently for their life. Including writers as diverse as Zora Neale Hurston, Elizabeth von Arnim, Karen Blixen, Angela Carter, Elaine Dundy, Janet Frame, Jessie Kesson, Shena Mackay, Dorothy Parker, Bernice Rubens, Elizabeth Smart, Romaine Brooks & Harriet Wilson, this imaginative & far-reaching anthology is dedicated to women who have had the courage to say 'yes' to life, whether that means daring to go, or daring to stay. ' When you flirt with another, you are courting; when you flirt with life you are courting danger. I present here an essence of wanderlust & flights of fancy'
- Lisa St Aubin de Teran
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The Virago Book of Women Travellers is an anthology compiled from three hundred years of female wanderlust, in search of pleasure & peril. Extracts have been taken from the writings of Gertrude Bell, Isabelle Eberhardt, Rose Macaulay, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Dervla Murphy, Freya Stark, Vita Sackville West, Mary Wollstonecraft & many more. Their prose rich in description, remarkable in detail. Mary Mc Carthy conveys the vitality of Florence while Willa Cather`s essay on Lavandou foreshadows her descriptions of the French countryside in later novels. Others are more active participants in the culture they are visiting, such as Leila Philip, as she harvests rice with chiding Japanese women, or Emily Carr, as she wins the respect & trust of the female chieftain of an Indian village in Northern Canada. Whether it is curiosity about the world, a thirst for adventure or escape from personal tragedy, all of these women are united in that they approached their journeys with wit, intelligence, compassion & empathy for the lives of those they encountered along the way. ...

Among the rich cast of characters he meets during his year of exploration is Virgile, a young local wine-maker who offers to initiate Patrick into the mysteries of each season`s work in the fields & in the cellar. Virgile is passionately committed to perfection, though he operates on a shoestring. At the other extreme is Manu, Patrick`s dipsomaniac neighbour, a diehard traditionalist producing a private wine-lake of unspeakable rouge. With Manu as his self-appointed guide, Patrick embarks on a tour of the region`s wine makers
- a succession of lively encounters with growers as varied as the wines themselves. Interwoven are digressions into the history of the region & its wine-making, from the earliest plantings by the Greeks & Romans. Meanwhile, the author struggles to deal with his dilapidated inheritance
- an unfamiliar & unpredictable world where the brambles have grown as tall as the olive trees, the water supply has just dried up & there is a ferocious animal under the roof tiles.

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How did a region, so long notorious for mere quantity, transform itself into one of the world`s most exciting vineyards? & what does it take to make a great wine
- even on a shoestring? In Virgile`s Vineyard, Patrick Moon explores the world of Languedoc wine. Among the cast of characters that Patrick meets during his year of discovery is Virgile, a young local wine-maker who offers to initiate him into the mysteries of each season`s work in the fields & in the cellar. Virgile is passionately committed to perfection, even though his limited means afford him just a handful of hectares & the smallest cellar imaginable. At the other extreme is Manu, Patrick`s dipsomaniac neighbour, a diehard traditionalist producing a private wine-lake of unspeakable rouge. With Manu as his self-appointed guide, Patrick embarks on a quest for the revolution`s leading lights
- a succession of lively encounters with growers as diverse as the wines themselves
- interwoven with entertaining digressions into the history of the region`s wine-making. Meanwhile the author struggles to deal with his long-neglected French home
- an unfamiliar & unpredictable world where the brambles have grown as tall as the olive trees, the water supply has just dried up & there is a ferocious animal under the roof tiles... First published in 2003, Virgile`s Vineyard is now back by popular demand as a new & extended edition. As rich in humour as it is full of fascinating information, this book is a great read for any Francophile or wine-lover.



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Virgin Islands, British & US at 1:80, 00 on a double-sided, light, laminated, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Berndtson, with 15 top rated sights & other tourist information, plus street plans of main urban areas, On one side the map covers the US Virgin Islands, with St. Thomas & St. John in one panel & St. Croix in another, all at 1:80, 000. Street plans show Charlotte Amalie (with & enlargement for the city centre), Cruz Bay, Christiansted & Frederiksted. On the reverse are the British Virgin Islands with Tortola, Virgin Gorda & the smaller islands on one panel & Anegada in another, all also at 1:80, 000. Street plans show Road Town & Spanish Town. The island maps present the road network with locations of petrol stations & driving distances on main roads. 15 top sites throughout the who group are prominently highlighted (all provided with brief descriptions), as well as other places of interest including beaches, scuba diving/snorkeling/windsurfing sites, golf courses & other recreational facilities, national parks & wildlife reserves, etc. Topography is shown by relief shading with hill names & heights. The maps has an index of localities & latitude/longitude grid at 0.05 of a degree. Also provided are a time zones map, climate charts & basic tourist facts & figures. All the text is in English. ...