Zemplén Mountains Atlas from the Budapest-based Cartographia with detailed, contoured & GPS compatible mapping at 1:40, 000, plus an extensive, Hungarian language guide section providing descriptions of numerous places of interest. The guide has detailed topographic maps at 1:40, 000 with contours at 10m intervals enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring & graphics for different types of vegetation & land use, e.g. vineyards, orchards, meadows, woodlands, etc. An overprint highlights local and/or long-distance hiking trails, indicating their waymarking signage. Also marked are recommended cycling routes. Local roads indicate bus routes & stops, & railway lines are shown with stations. Symbols mark various facilities & places of interests including campsites, hostels & other tourist accommodation, restaurants & cafes, etc. The maps have margin ticks with latitude & longitude at 1’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Extensive text, illustrated with colour photos, is in Hungarian only – a challenge indeed! – but a lot of useful information, including telephone numbers for tourist offices, can be deciphered with help from a pocket dictionary. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Zemplen Hills Northin a series of contoured hiking & recreational maps from the Budapest based Cartographia, with hiking routes & other tourist information, including in many titles street plans, cycling trails, etc. The maps have contours at 10m intervals with relief shading & spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of vegetation. An overprint highlights local hiking paths, with cycling routes also included in some titles. Symbols mark various places of interest, sport & recreational facilities, including campsites & other tourist accommodation, locations of petrol stations, etc. The maps show 1km lines of the country’s national grid. Map legends are in Hungarian & German only. On the reverse many titles include street plans of holiday centres & further information on the area, in Hungarian only. ...

Zemplen Hills Southin a series of contoured hiking & recreational maps from the Budapest based Cartographia, with hiking routes & other tourist information, including in many titles street plans, cycling trails, etc. The maps have contours at 10m intervals with relief shading & spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of vegetation. An overprint highlights local hiking paths, with cycling routes also included in some titles. Symbols mark various places of interest, sport & recreational facilities, including campsites & other tourist accommodation, locations of petrol stations, etc. The maps show 1km lines of the country’s national grid. Map legends are in Hungarian & German only. On the reverse many titles include street plans of holiday centres & further information on the area, in Hungarian only. ...

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation & continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father & his son, the book becomes a personal & philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching & transcendent book of life. ...

This Japan travel guide presents a journey into the true heart of the Kyoto experience one which brings you deep into the world of Kyoto`s ancient Zen Buddhist culture. This is the first comprehensive guide to Kyoto`s most important Zen garden & temple sites. Kyoto`s Zen heritage represents one of mankind`s greatest achievements recognized by the large number which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Millions of visitors travel to Kyoto yearly in search of their secrets, & here for the first time is a comprehensive overview of every major site. Over 50 Japanese temples & gardens including all World Heritage Sites are captured in sensitive photos by acclaimed Kyoto-based photographer John Einarsen. A detailed introduction to each temple by local expert John Dougill

Includes:: information about special opportunities for visitors to the temples such as early morning meditation sessions, temple food offerings & special green tea sets provided to enhance the contemplative experience along with other insider information that no other guide provides. The foreword by Takafumi Kawakami, the deputy head priest of the respected Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto, serves to place the book in the context of eastern & western Buddhist thought & practice. His widely viewed TED Talk How mindfulness can help you to live in the present has been viewed by over 100, 000 people.

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Narrator Nanou, a street prostitute, gives a detailed account of her day, from the moment she wakes up with a foul taste in her mouth, in her sordid rented room, until the minute she crawls back into her bed at night to sleep. Interwoven with her story are portraits of her clients. Oscar Coop-Phane invents an astonishing cast of original & deeply human characters
- losers, defeated by the world around them
- who seek solace in Nanou`s arms. Original & moving, this short book deftly paints a world of solitude & sadness, illuminated by precious moments of tenderness & acts of kindness.

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Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore is set in spring, 1917, where war haunts the Cornish coastal village of Zennor: ships are being sunk by U-boats, strangers are treated with suspicion, & newspapers are full of spy-fever. Into this turmoil come D. H. Lawrence & his German wife Frieda, hoping to escape the war-fever that grips London. They befriend Clare Coyne, a young artist, struggling to console her beloved cousin John William who is on leave from the trenches & suffering from shell shock. Yet the dark tide of gossip & innuendo means that Zennor is neither a place of recovery nor of escape... ...

Fifth title of a series of 8 DVDs covering the whole country. About this series: The Swiss Map 25 series covers the whole of the country at 1:25, 000,

Includes:: the complete official Swiss footpath network & it is compatible with both Swiss Map 50 & 100, & with the Dufour Map. There are 8 DVD titles in the series, each also including the Swiss Map 500 covering the whole country. The cartography of Swiss Map 25 is equivalent to that of the printed Swiss Survey maps & the individually selectable map extracts can be easily printed & exported. The diversity of the graphic tools makes it possible to show political & administrative boundaries (including municipalities, districts & cantons), highlight castles, heritage sites & other tourist information, & search for all displayed place names. It is also possible to calculate distances, hiking times & profiles' elevation, to enter individual routes or add personal data to a map. Up-to-date information from the Switzerland Tourism organisation about holiday destinations, hotels, events & excursions can also be accessed from the map via the Internet. Each DVD is compatible with Windows, Mac & GPS (NMEA, Garmin & Magellan). All data is available in English, German, French & Italian. System requirements:1 GB free hard disk space Screen 1024 x 768 pixels Thousands of colours (16 bits) Internet Browser 4.x (or higher) Windows
- 2000 or XP
- Pentium processor III
- 256 MB RAMMacintosh
- Mac OS X 10.1.5 (or higher)
- G3 500 MHz
- 256 MB RAM







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Large ornament. Fabric stretched over lightweight frame. Hand built, 600 glued joints. Dramatic & historical. Golden age of travel. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

A Guardian Best Book of the Year 2014 11pm, Tuesday 4 August 1914: with the declaration of war London becomes one of the greatest killing machines in human history. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers pass through the capital on their way to the front; wounded men are brought back to be treated in London`s hospitals; & millions of shells are produced in its factories. The war changes London life for ever. Women escape the drudgery of domestic service to work as munitionettes. Full employment puts money into the pockets of the London poor for the first time. Self-appointed moral guardians seize the chance to clamp down on drink, frivolous entertainment & licentious behaviour. As the war drags on, gloom often descends on the capital. & at night London is plunged into darkness for fear of German bombers & Zeppelins that continue to raid the city. Yet despite daily casualty lists, food shortages & enemy bombing, Londoners are determined to get on with their lives & flock to cinemas & theatres, dance halls & shebeens, firmly resolved not to let Germans or puritans spoil their enjoyment. Peopled with patriots & pacifists, clergymen & thieves, bluestockings & prostitutes, Jerry White`s magnificent panorama reveals a struggling yet flourishing city. ...