Augustów Lake District (Pojezierze Augustowskie) at 1:50, 000 in a series of recreational maps from Poland’s Army Cartographic Service. The maps use as their base the military topographic survey, with contours at intervals varying from 5m to 20m according to the terrain & contoured depths shown on lakes. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking, cycling & canoeing routes. A wide range of symbols indicate various sport & recreational facilities, places of interest, special natural features, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude grid at 1’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse there are useful addresses & description, in Polish only.

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A major new interpretation of how one of the great figures of Christian history came to write the greatest of all autobiographies Augustine is the person from the ancient world about whom we know most. He is the author of an intimate masterpiece, the Confessions, which continues to delight its many admirers. In it he writes about his infancy & his schooling in the classics in late Roman North Africa, his remarkable mother, his sexual sins (` Give me chastity, but not yet, ` he famously prayed), his time in an outlawed heretical sect, his worldly career & friendships & his gradual return to God. His account of his own eventual conversion is a classic study of anguish, hesitation & what he believes to be God`s intervention. It has inspired philosophers, Christian thinkers & monastic followers, but it still leaves readers wondering why exactly Augustine chose to compose a work like none before it. Robin Lane Fox follows Augustine on a brilliantly described journey, combining the latest scholarship with recently found letters & sermons by Augustine himself to give a portrait of his subject which is subtly different from older biographies. Augustine`s heretical years as a Manichaean, his relation to non-Christian philosophy, his mystical aspirations & the nature of his conversion are among the aspects of his life which stand out in a sharper light. For the first time Lane Fox compares him with two contemporaries, an older pagan & a younger Christian, each of whom also wrote about themselves & who illumine Augustine`s life & writings by their different choices. More than a decade passed between Augustine`s conversion & his beginning the Confessions. Lane Fox argues that the Confessions & their thinking were the results of a long gestation over these years, not a sudden change of perspective, but that they were then written as a single swift composition & that its final books are a coherent consummation of its scriptural meditation & personal biography. This exceptional study reminds us why we are so excited & so moved by Augustine`s story. ...

This book offers a major new interpretation of how one of the great figures of Christian history came to write the greatest of all autobiographies. Augustine is the person from the ancient world about whom we know most. He is the author of an intimate masterpiece, the Confessions, which continues to delight its many admirers. In it he writes about his infancy & his schooling in the classics in late Roman North Africa, his remarkable mother, his sexual sins (` Give me chastity, but not yet, ` he famously prayed), his time in an outlawed heretical sect, his worldly career & friendships & his gradual return to God. His account of his own eventual conversion is a classic study of anguish, hesitation & what he believes to be God`s intervention. It has inspired philosophers, Christian thinkers & monastic followers, but it still leaves readers wondering why exactly Augustine chose to compose a work like none before it. Robin Lane Fox follows Augustine on a brilliantly described journey, combining the latest scholarship with recently found letters & sermons by Augustine himself to give a portrait of his subject which is subtly different from older biographies. Augustine`s heretical years as a Manichaean, his relation to non-Christian philosophy, his mystical aspirations & the nature of his conversion are among the aspects of his life which stand out in a sharper light. For the first time Lane Fox compares him with two contemporaries, an older pagan & a younger Christian, each of whom also wrote about themselves & who illumine Augustine`s life & writings by their different choices. More than a decade passed between Augustine`s conversion & his beginning the Confessions. Lane Fox argues that the Confessions & their thinking were the results of a long gestation over these years, not a sudden change of perspective, but that they were then written as a single swift composition & that its final books are a coherent consummation of its scriptural meditation & personal biography. This exceptional study reminds us why we are so excited & so moved by Augustine`s story. ...

It is 11 April 1982 & a smell is coming down John Golding Road right alongside the boy-child, something attached to him, like a spirit but not quite. Ma Taffy is growing worried. She knows that something is going to happen. Something terrible is going to pour out into the world. But if she can hold it off for just a little bit longer, she will. So she asks a question that surprises herself even as she asks it, ` Kaia, I ever tell you bout the flying preacherman?` ...

He was named son & heir by a murdered dictator. He came to Rome with nothing, surrounded by ruthless enemies. Yet Augustus would become the first Roman Emperor, transforming the Republic into the greatest empire the world had seen. This is the definitive biography of the man who changed Western history. ` Masterful.. .a breathtaking panorama of Roman politics at a crucial turning point in history` Simon J. V. Malloch, Literary Review` An unequalled biography` Harry Mount, Spectator ` Jochen Bleicken`s biography of Rome`s first emperor is excellent on the young Octavian & his wheeling & dealing` Natalie Haynes, Independent `A superb account.. . It should become standard reading for everyone interested in the foundations of the Roman empire` Peter Jones, BBC History Magazine ...

Aukstaitija National Park in a series of contoured maps at 1:50, 000 from the Vilnius based publishers Briedis covering Lithuania’s popular regions & highlighting each area’s recreational possibilities, tourist facilities, various places of interest, etc. On the reverse this title has extensive lists of facilities & places of interest with their telephone numbers (accommodation, campsites, banks, bike & boat rentals, etc.) List headings & notes on the national park include English. Maps in this series are contoured & have colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. peat bogs, marshl&, forests, cultivated areas, etc. Road network indicates gravel roads & shows locations of petrol stations & car repair workshops. Also marked are field & forest paths. Railway lines are shown with stations. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking paths, cycling routes & kayaking/canoeing routes over the lakes & rivers. Symbols indicate various tourist facilities (hotels, rest houses, farmhouse accommodation, campsites, etc), cafes, viewpoints, churches & historical buildings, archaeological sites, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. The reverse side provides additional tourist information. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description the text, cross-referenced to the map itself, is in Lithuanian only.

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Aukštadvaris & Environs in a series of contoured maps at 1:50, 000 from the Vilnius based publishers Briedis covering Lithuania’s popular regions & highlighting each area’s recreational possibilities, tourist facilities, various places of interest, etc. Maps in this series are contoured & have colouring and/or graphics to indicate different types of terrain & vegetation, e.g. peat bogs, marshl&, forests, cultivated areas, etc. Road network indicates gravel roads & shows locations of petrol stations & car repair workshops. Also marked are field & forest paths. Railway lines are shown with stations. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking paths, cycling routes & kayaking/canoeing routes over the lakes & rivers. Symbols indicate various tourist facilities (hotels, rest houses, farmhouse accommodation, campsites, etc), cafes, viewpoints, churches & historical buildings, archaeological sites, etc. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. The reverse side provides additional tourist information. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description the text, cross-referenced to the map itself, is in Lithuanian only.

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Aukštaitijos National Park at 1:100, 000 in a series GPS compatible regional maps of Lithuania from Alma Littera prominently highlighting each area’s best sights & showing a wide range of other places of interest including campsites. Main roads are graded according to the speed limit; regional & local roads indicate asphalted or gravel routes. Driving distances are marked on main & selected regional routes, & locations of petrol stations & border crossings are marked. Railway lines are shown with stations. Important sights are prominently highlighted & a very wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest, including campsites, historical & industrial heritage, archaeological & natural sites, etc. The maps also indicate hiking, cycling & kayaking routes. Topography is shown by contours & spot heights, plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of the terrain & vegetation, e.g. swamps, peat bog, orchards, forests, etc. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 5’ & 10’ respectively. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title comes with a booklet attached to the map cover providing descriptions of places of interest, but the text here is in Lithuanian only.

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Aulavik National Park in Northwest Territories at 1:210, 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 tittle 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.IN THIS TITLE: the map shows mainly topography of this remote area, indicating wetlands, dry river beds & sandy areas. Places along the coast are named, plus main rivers & lakes. Accompanying notes provide advice about access, possible only by air requiring landing permits, paddling along the Thomsen River, etc.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...