This is a compelling, sad & beautiful road story. Luc Delahaye, photographer & melancholy storyteller, travels in winter through the dark north of Russia, where he looks into the private face of Russia`s moral & social crisis. This collection bridges the divide between art & journalism. The photographs are poetic
- simultaneously terrifying, exciting, intimate, moving & very revealing. They offer many pleasures despite the depressing subject matter.
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As ethnic tensions escalate into war, Marija returns in confusion to her native Croatia
- call it a mid-life crisis. She soon
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Witches are odd. That much is clear to Tiffany. But she likes them. In an odd sort of way. Just as she likes Rol&. In a friend sort of way (which most certainly isn`t odd). But Tiffany hasn`t really got time to think about Rol&, because she has accidentally danced with Winter himself
- the Wintersmith. & now the Wintersmith has a bit of a crush on Tiffany. According to her friend Daft Wullie, if Tiffany kisses the Wintersmith (an awful thought), her nose turns blue & fall off. According to the witches, if she doesn`t shake off her admirer, there will never be another springtime...
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Street plan of the city & the surrounding area. An enlargement for the city centre shows the pedestrian zone & one way streets. Both plans show public transport, car parks, theatres, museums, etc. On the reverse, there is an index, a diagram with regional bus routes & a list of places of interest. Map legend & all the text is in German only. ...

Winterthur – Tösstal area at 1:50, 000 in a series from Hallwag covering Switzerland’s popular hiking regions on light, waterproof & tear-resistant maps highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails. Cartography is similar to that used both in Hallwag’s hiking atlases & in the walking series from Kümmerly + Frey at 1:60, 000 covering the whole country. The maps have contours at 50m or 25m intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. A special feature of this series is an overprint indicating the nine national long-distance routes, plus regional long-distance trails. The overprint also shows other local paths, distinguishing between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain paths where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment for glacier traverses & light climbing. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Road network indicates local bus routes with stops. Railways, narrow gauge mountain railways, cable car lines, & chair lifts are shown, with various symbols highlighting places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. The maps have a 1km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH1903 Bessel), with latitude & longitude shown as margin ticks at 5’. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse, an index of towns & villages

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, lakes, rivers, as well as places of interest. Also provided is a small road map at 1:301, 000 of a wider region around the area covered by each title.



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When Tom wishes winter would never end, he meets another boy who shares his love of snow & ice. Playing together every day, Tom hardly notices that spring doesn`t come
- until he realises the terrible effect of unending winter is having on the countryside & his sick grandma. His friend is Winter`s child, & for the seasons to go on the friends must say goodbye until next year.
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If one theme unifies the 11 tales collected here, it is that of longing. Written after her return from Kenya & during the dark days of the Nazi occupation, they derive their themes & locales from Isak Dinesen`s childhood in Denmark. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art at Copenhagen, Paris & Rome, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke, in 1914. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce in 1921, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark in 1931. ...

Spot the differences between space suits, find shooting stars, join the dots on a space station & much more in this out-of-this-world activity book. The activities are designed to help young children develop their counting, observation & pen control skills, & the durable wipe-clean pages mean the book can be enjoyed again & again. ...

This fun book is a perfect way for young children to develop their counting, observation & pen control skills. They can spot matching birds, decorate a watering can, count apples in an orchard & lots more. Durable, wipe-clean pages mean children can revisit their favourite activities again & again. ...

Preschool children need to learn to hold & manipulate a pen effectively before they can start writing, & this wipe-clean book will provide them with plenty of practice. The special pen provided goes on smoothly & evenly; when the child has finished
- or if they make a mistake
- simply wipe off & the ink leaves virtually no residue.

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