Stanfords Bristol Book of the Month March 2017 Meet Virginia, who is feeling particularly wolfish today. Somehow, her sister Vanessa must help her feel better. But how can one girl save another from turning into a grumpy, gobbling wolf? The only way to find out is to pick up a paintbrush & see where your imagination takes you. A feel-good celebration of the power of imagination & sisterhood. ...

Virginia Woolf was born in London & lived there all her life. This book looks at her various homes in Kensington, Richmond & Bloomsbury, as well as her Sussex country retreats & explains how the buildings & streets were far more to her than a home. London was a symbol for the vitality & ”life” she attempted to put into her novels & Jean Moorcroft Wilson has produced a guidebook bringing to life Virginia Woolf`s city by tracing the footsteps of some of her characters, from Mrs Dalloway to Septimus Smith. The book also gives a flesh & blood picture of the author by closely relating the writing to the backcloth of London. ...

Detailed physical wall map of Virginia, Maryl&, Delaware & DC at a scale of 1:500, 000. The cartography shows relief through a stunning, highly detailed shading, with different elevations varing in colouring, giving an almost 3-dimensional feel to the map. Peak heights are also clearly marked. The map displays land only within the boundaries of the chosen states
- there is no overlap with neigbouring states. Principal physical features such as glaciers, mountain ranges, rivers & lakes are shown clearly. Human features, such as main towns, cities, roads & railways, are shown in a very fine, subtle & elegant cartographic style. State capitals are also clearly marked. This map measures 87x 163cm (34”x 64”). This regional map is centered on the Chesapeake Bay area.* About this series:* Located on the corner of Main & Central in downtown Medford, Oregon since 1986, Raven has become the quintessential small company with a big reputation. Every map is created with attention to accuracy & elegance, from gathering the base information to the final color adjustment on the printing press.
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Virginia`s Shenandoah 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’s editorial style is strongly American in focus, often offering insights & observations with an American audience in mind. However, each Moon Spotlight guide is comprehensive in the information it provides & gives visitors the flexibility to opt for a more compact guide if they know in advance where they will be staying or travelling. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). 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). 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. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

The extraordinary role of viruses in evolution & how this is revolutionising biology & medicine. Darwin`s theory of evolution is still the greatest breakthrough in biological science. His explanation of the role of natural selection in driving the evolution of life on earth depended on steady variation of living things over time
- but he was unable to explain how this variation occurred. In the 150 years since publication of the Origin of Species, we have discovered three main sources for this variation
- mutation, hybridisation & epigenetics. Then on Sunday, 12th February, 2001 the evidence for perhaps the most extraordinary cause of variation was simultaneously released by two organisations
- the code for the entire human genome. Not only was the human genome unbelievably simple (it is only ten times more complicated than a bacteria), but embedded in the code were large fragments that were derived from viruses
- fragments that were vital to evolution of all organisms & the evidence for a fourth & vital source of variation
- viruses. Virolution is the product of Dr Frank Ryan`s decade of research at the frontiers of this new science
- now called viral symbiosis
- & the amazing revolution that it has had in these few years. As scientists begin to look for evidence of viral involvement in more & more processes, they have discovered that they are vital in nearly every case. & with this understanding comes the possibility of manipulating the role of the viruses to help fight a huge range of diseases.






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The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...

The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). 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). 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. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...