Set during the desegregation of the Boston public schools in 1974, Map of Ireland is a funny & tender coming-of-age story & a brave & ambitious depiction of race relations in America. This stunning novel takes on race & sexuality with beauty, grace, & humanity. When Ann Ahern, a 16-year-old born into a tight-knit Irish-American community, begins her junior year of high school South Boston is in a tumult
- Catholic mothers are kneeling in the streets blockading buses of black children from the public schools & teenagers are raising havoc. Ann, an outsider in her own world, is infatuated with her French teacher, Mademoiselle Eugenie, a woman of African descent. Spurred by her adoration for Eugenie, Ann embarks on a journey that leads her beyond South Boston, through the fringes of the Black Power movement, into love & ultimately to the truth about herself. Stephanie Grant's searing prose, powerful storytelling, & richly drawn characters bring this turbulent moment in American history into perfect focus.
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An accomplished photographer, widow, & mother, Camille Palmer is content with the blessings she’s enjoyed.

When her

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Born in the magic of youth... Forged by the passions of war... Their love knew no boundaries. Arctic 1931. A chance encounter with map maker Walter Russell will change Inuit boy, Avik's life forever. Realising that Avik is suffering from the ' White Man's ...

Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous & beautiful h&-coloured map
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Features over 130 leading lights from different fields artists, architects, writers & designers, geographers, mathematicians, computer pioneers, scientists who make sense of exterior & interior worlds through highly personal & imaginative maps & charts. This book reflects on the relationship between maps, literature & knowledge. ...

This fascinating documentary series shows how criminals reveal who they are & where they live by the locations they choose for their crimes. It is presented by Liverpool Universities Professor David Canter, who invented this technique of geographical profiling in 1986. He explores the parallels between a criminals psychological journey & the actual paths they follow. Are they travelling far in a quest to rid themselves of their inner demons? Are they creating a protective web in which to trap their victims? Or do they set out on marauding trips in an attempt to achieve a quick gain? ...

Delve into this exploration through maps of the land & time in which Shakespeare wrote!

From the locations of his plays

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Anna packs her bags one day without telling anyone where & why she is going
- just that she'll be back soon. Her thoughts as she
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Follow the development, decline & revival of Britains railways through a unique collection of old & new maps, commentaries & photographs. Charting the rich history of Britains railways from 1819 to the present day, this fascinating compendium shows how trains have played an essential part in British life for nearly 200 years. Throughout this engaging book is a series of 'milepost' features on key events, eras & personalities in the history of Britains railways. From the enormous role the railways played in the World Wars to modern events, like the opening of the Channel Tunnel, this extensive book shows you how British history is firmly tied to the railways. The story is traced from early ?waggonways?, through the steam era to todays diesel & electric railways. Mapping the Railways will appeal to railway enthusiasts, historians & general interest readers alike. Over 100 railway maps: ? Historical & modern rail network maps ? Extracts from Ordnance Survey sheets ? Plans for proposed railway schemes ? Track diagrams & official reports ? Pictorial maps, posters & ephemera ? Cartography by Bartholomew, Airey, Bradshaw & many others Pivotal events in railway history: ? The nineteenth century saw the foundations laid for our modern railway network, with huge building projects constructing thousands of miles of track, bridges & tunnels ? Expansion slowed in the early twentieth century as competition from the car & the lorry began to bite ? Railways made an enormous contribution to the World Wars, then underwent massive re-equipment after nationalization ? Drastic change followed the ' Beeching Report' of 1963, which advocated closure of underused rail lines ? The modern era has seen an expansion of the network again, with the building of the Channel Tunnel & the re-opening of a significant number of lines closed under the ' Beeching axe', many as heritage railways. ...