This enthralling book describes fifteen of the most remarkable volcanic eruptions in history &, using rare firsthand accounts, analyses their impact on the humans in their paths. Alwyn Scarth surveys volcanic disasters from the violent eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. to the eruption of Montagne Pelee that killed 28, 000 people in three minutes, to the forest-razing eruption of Mt. Saint Helens in 1980. ...

Slang is the language of pop culture, low culture, street culture, underground movements & secret societies; depending on your point of view, it is a badge of honour, a sign of identity or a dangerous assault on the values of polite society. Of all the vocabularies available to us, slang is the most alive, constantly evolving &
- as it leaks into the mainstream & is taken up by all of us
- infusing the language with a healthy dose of vitality. Witty, energetic & informative, Vulgar Tongues traces the many routes of slang, beginning with the thieves & prostitutes of Elizabethan London & ending with the present day (where the centuries-old terms rap & hip-hop still survive, though their meanings have changed). On the way, we`ll meet Dr Johnson, World War Two flying aces, pickpockets, schoolchildren, hardboiled private eyes, carnival geeks & the many eccentric characters who have tried to record slang throughout its chequered past. If you`re curious about flapdragons & ale passion, the changing meanings of punk & geek, or how fly originated on the streets of eighteenth-century London & square in Masonic lodges, this is the book for you.

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Map No. 837, Vulkaneifel
- Gerolstein
- Bitburg
- Zell, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage


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Map No. 837, Vulkaneifel
- Gerolstein
- Bitburg
- Zell, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage


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Nobody knows Bangkok like Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, & there is no one quite like Sonchai: a police officer who has kept his Buddhist soul intact
- more or less
- despite the fact that his job shoves him face-to-face with some of the most vile & outrageous crimes & criminals in Bangkok. But for his newest assignment, everything he knows about his city
- & himself
- will be a mere starting point. He`s put in charge of the highest-profile criminal case in Thailand
- an attempt to bring an end to trafficking in human organs. He sets in motion a massive sting operation & stays at its center, traveling to Phuket, Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, & Monte Carlo. He draws in a host of unwitting players that

Includes:: an aging rock star wearing out his second liver & the mysterious, diabolical, albeit gorgeous co-queenpins of the international body-parts trade: the Chinese twins known as the Vultures. & yet, it`s closer to home that Sonchai will discover things getting really dicey: rumors will reach him suggesting that his ex-prostitute wife, Chanya, is having an affair. Will Sonchai be enlightened enough-forget Buddha, think jealous husb&-to cope with his very own compromised & compromising world? All will be revealed here, in John Burdett`s most mordantly funny, propulsive, fiendishly entertaining novel yet. Praise for John Burdett & his Bangkok novels: ” Cracking East meets West thriller introducing a half-Thai, half-American cop whose Buddhist beliefs are as important as his forensic skills. Terrific”. (” Observer”). ”A fantastic new thriller with an avenging Buddhist cop as its central character”. (” Mail on Sunday”). ” Read this book, savour the language
- it`s the last & most compelling word in thrillers”. (James Ellroy). ” Impeccably researched, this is sometimes poetic, often exotic, & totally hardcore”. (” Daily Mirror”). ” Burdett`s fever-dream mysteries, set in Bangkok, recast the police procedural as psychedelic peep show”. (” The New Yorker”). ” Burdett is purely & simply a wonderful writer”. (The Washington Post Book World).







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Vuntut National Park in Yukon at 1:125, 000 in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at various scales from Go Trekkers highlighting recreational possibilities including trekking and/or snowshoe trails, canoeing & kayaking routes, campgrounds, warden stations, etc. Cartography of each title varies according to the terrain of the national park, but the maps are contoured & have spot heights plus, as appropriate, graphics to show wetlands, relief shading in mountainous areas, etc. All the titles are GPS compatible with either a UTM or latitude/longitude grid. Presentation of trails, recreational facilities such as campgrounds, access to the park by road or air, etc, also varies according to what each park has to offer & where it is situated. Each map also

Includes:: notes about the park.

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Vuokatti
- Kainuu National Park area at 1:25, 000 on a double-sided map in a series of beautiful & informative maps covering Finland’s
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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 Volkswagen Transporter is one of the best-loved & most recognisable motor vehicles of all time. The preferred transport for surfers & hippies everywhere, the Volkswagen Type 2 `bus` was born in 1950, the first of a new breed of vehicle, the ancestor of today`s people carrier. Available in various versions, including panel van, pick up & minibus, the Transporter was often converted into campervans for a newly motorised class of holidaymaker. This book looks at the development, production & use of the class first, & second, generation Transporter. With archive illustrations including many colour photographs from old brochures this book is also a great evocation of the 1950s & 60s. ...