This is the true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the world's greatest ballet stars. Simply told with charm humour & compassion & at times this is a great drama. His childhood despite the terrible hardships is drawn with love & affection & contrasts starkly with the seven lonely years of gruelling training at the Peking Dance Academy. At the age of l 8 Li performs at the Houston Ballet school in the US which leads to his dramatic defection. This is a condensed edition specially for younger readers & has an Afterword especially for children. ...

My name is Mike & I am a map addict. There its said... Mike Parker presenter of Radio 4 s On the Map celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic critically-acclaimed read. Have you ever got through an entire day without referring to some kind of navigational aide be it checking the A-Z touring the globe on Google Earth planning a walk or navigating a shopping centre? Maps are everywhere & they are according to self proclaimed map-addict Mike Parker the unsung heroes of life. Here he sings their song celebrating everything cartographic. With a mix of wry observation & hard fact the offbeat & the completely pedantic Parker wages a one-man war against the moronic blandishments of the Sat Nav age. He combines cartographic history & trivia with memoir & oblique observation to create a highly readable expose of the world of maps. Only here can you find out which area has officially been named by the OS as the most boring square kilometre in the land & whether Milton Keynes was really built to pagan alignment. Confessing that his own impressive map collection was founded on a virulent teenage shoplifting habit Parker ponders how a good leftie can be so gung-ho about British cartographic imperialism & establishes himself as defender & saviour of British cartography in the internet age. ...

This comprehensive guidebook to navigation with a map & compass but also with advice about using GPS & digital mapping systems aims to help readers make the most of their outdoor experiences by learning how to use the map compass correctly. The techniques described will give readers the freedom to get away from the crowds invent their own routes & discover new areas even where the GPS fails. Chapters cover understanding a map features grid refs contours; planning walks carefully; taking bearings walking with a compass; timing pacing & other techniques; what to do when you get lost & in poor visibility or darkness; navigating abroad & GPS & other digital technology. Packed with useful practical exercises & examples. Written by an experienced navigation trainer. ...

Having made his name with an exhibition of photographs of Michelin roadmaps
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Maps are not just diagrams of the route from A to B
- from the earliest times they have helped us make sense of our world from
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When a group of parishioners is burned to death in a German cathedral the US sends in SIGMA FORCE. For this tragedy is more than a case of arson
- someone has stolen the priceless treasure stored in the cathedrals golden reliquary: the bones of the biblical Three Kings. Commander Gray Pierce leads a team on the hunt for the Royal Dragon Court a clandestine aristocratic fraternity of alchemists that dates back to the Middle Ages & seeks to establish a new world order using the mystical bones. Pierce & his team follow a trail that leads from Europes Gothic cathedrals through the remnants of the seven wonders of the ancient world to a mystical place where science & religion unite to unleash a threat not seen since the beginning of time itself...
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Following the hugely successful hardback this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in Londons Piccadilly is an enormous & beautiful h&-coloured map
- the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmers son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles: he was imprisoned for debt turned out of his home his work was plagiarised his wife went insane & the scientific establishment shunned him. It was not until 1829 when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius that he was returned to London in triumph. The Map That Changed the World" is his story."
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Subtly brilliant comedy of social rivalry between the wars. Emmeline Lucas (known universally to her friends as Lucia) is an arch-snob of the highest order. In Miss Elizabeth Mapp of Mallards Lucia meets her match. Ostensibly the most civil & genteel of society ladies there is no plan too devious no plot too cunning no depths to which they would not sink in order to win the battle for social supremacy. Using as their deadly weapons garden parties bridge evenings & charming teas the two combatants strive to outcharm each other & the whole of Tilling society as they vie for the position of doyenne of the town. ...

Mapping Le Tour charts the course of every race route in cycling's most prestigious event including a special section on this year's 100th Tour de France. With a map of each edition of the Tour de France along with photographs text on the history of the race & lists of the stages winners & key statistics Mapping Le Tour is essential reading for any cycling fan. Each Tour de France race map is accompanied by statistics including: * Race & stage distances * Highest point * Number of starters & finishers * Average speed * Jersey winners Twenty of Le Tour's iconic locations
- many of which have featured in the Etape du Tour
- are put under the spotlight & an extended section on the 2013 race is included with detailed maps & statistics on each of this year's stages.

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