Aquitaine at 1:180, 000 in a series of double-sided, indexed road maps of French regions from the AA with cartography from the Insitut Géographique National (IGN). Small plans show main streets & principal routes across Bordeaux, Bergerac & Mont-de-Marsan. Cartography is identical to IGN’s own regional series at 1:250, 000, simply enlarged without additional information. Detailed mapping of regional & minor local roads is combined with very clear presentation of motorways & main national routes, showing junction numbers, locations of toll gates or fixed speed cameras, & service or rest areas. The maps indicate access restrictions, unmaintained sections of minor local roads, etc. Intermediate driving distances are marked on main & secondary routes. The maps also show the country’s railway network with stations & local stops. Towns of particular tourist interest are highlighted & a wide range of symbols mark locations of various places of interest, including the country’s cultural heritage, notable natural sights, etc. National & regional parks are prominently marked. Topography is shown by relief shading with colouring & graphics to indicate wooded areas, marshes, salt marshes, dry or wet sand shoreline, etc. Unlike the IGN regional series, the AA maps do not show geographical coordinates. Current edition of this map was published in January 2014.PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
- COVERAGE BY EACH MAP: the publishers’ series grid shown on our website provides only a very approximate picture how the various titles overlap, since it does not take into account which parts of each sheet are used for street plans & the index. For the exact area please see the coverage image provided with this title. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Aquitaine in a series of guides to France’s navigable rivers & canals from Editions du Breil, providing mapping of the waterways with better presentation of the surrounding countryside, including street plans of main towns along the routes. The maps present the waterways with locks, mooring places, etc. & the surrounding localities annotated with symbols indicating various facilities & places of interest. Most map panels cover a full page, enabling the publishers to provide better coverage of the surrounding countryside, showing more local towns & villages plus the connecting roads. The guides also include better street plans of selected larger towns, indicating main sights, etc. Navigating instructions or tips & information about various facilities or places of interest are usually located on a page opposite to the map of the route. The guides also contain general information on rules & regulations for navigating along France’s inland waterways, plus examples of signs & signals. All of the text, explanations & the map legend are in French, English & German. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

A new handy cycling route atlas. Choose your route using the free mini map enclosed & follow your progress using the atlas.

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Aquitaine Guide Vert *FRENCH Edition* in Michelin’s Green Guide series covering France, with all the regions available either in English editions or in French versions. Drawing on Michelin’s long experience, the guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’ of sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organized alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly. Towns are given overall star rating, with their sights & attractions also rated individually. Where appropriate, a street plan of the town centre is provided, indicating car parks & accompanied by an index of main streets & a list of sights highlighted on it. For many towns a recommended sightseeing tour is also marked on the plan. Entries for important churches are accompanied by detailed plans. Recommended car tours have overview maps showing road numbers & locations of the sights. Where necessary, the guides give opening hours & contact details. Many entries have an “ Address Book” section with Michelin’s recommendations for where to stay & where to eat. Each guide has a very extensive introductory section with practical information & pre-trip tips, chapters on history, art & culture (particularly strong on architectural styles, explained by excellent drawings), fauna & flora, etc. Fold-out flaps in the book covers provide an overview of the recommended sights and/or car tours.* * French language guides* have a larger number of individual entries than included in the corresponding English titles, as well as more exhaustive descriptions, with wider coverage of local history and/or famous people connected with a given location.* * English language guides* have more recommendations for car tours. The “ Address Book” sections often include shopping suggestions. ...

French region of Aquitaine, including the southern part of the Atlantic coast, the Bordeaux wine region & the western part of the Pyrenees, at 1:200, 000 in a series of double-sided touring maps from Michelin. The map

Includes:: a city centre street plan of Bordeaux indicating principal traffic arteries, one way streets & places of interest, with selected streets named & listed in the accompanying index. Maps in the Michelin’s REGIONAL series are designed to cover a large area in each title & offer a more convenient touring alternative to the publishers’ LOCAL coverage of France at 1:150, 000. The maps present the road network in great detail, indicating width & the number of lanes, motorway services & rest areas, dangerous or restricted entry roads, steep gradients, height & weight restrictions, etc. Scenic sections are highlighted. The maps also show selected cycle paths & nature trails. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. Satellite-derived base with colouring for the forested areas & boundaries of national or regional parks shows the topography. In the mountainous regions the maps have bold, very effective relief shading, with a large number of names of peaks, passes, & other topographic features. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals & are indexed. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the list of all the regional titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Ara Güler’s Istanbul, by Thames Hudson, is a wonderful collection of black & white photographs by one of the greatest Turkish photographers Ara Güler’s. Capturing daily life stills of Istanbul between 1940s & 1980s, his work reveals the history, culture & soul of this city. The book

Includes:: a forward by Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Bedouins, who refer to themselves simply as Arabs (originally, Arab was synonymous with Bedouin), are nomads who live in the desert, mainly on the Arabian Peninsula, raising sheep, camels & goats. Unencumbered by excessive possessions, & without most amenities, including electricity & running water, they pursue their lives in peace, practicing an ethic of mutual assistance, devotion to family, respect for the elderly & self-discipline. What they may lack in material goods is compensated by their fulfilling & meaningful way of life. The cultures of the Arab world & the desert environment, depicted so vividly in T. E. Lawrence`s accounts of his experiences there, have long captured Megumi Megumi Yoshitake`s imagination. But it is the ancient culture of the Bedouins that attracted the photographers deepest interest. Over the past seventeen years that interest has become a passion, as she has devoted much of her time to photographing Bedouin families in Syria: this volume tells their stories through pictures. ...

Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from CNIG
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A ” Book of English Food” is an elegant compendium of brilliant recipes adapted from the cookery books of the 1920s & 1930s by Arabella Boxer, with beautiful new illustrations by Cressida Bell. ” Arabella Boxer`s Book of English Food” describes the delicious dishes
- & the social conditions in which they were prepared, cooked & eaten
- in the short span between the two World Wars when English cooking suddenly blossomed. The food in these wonderful recipes comes from the great country houses, where little had changed since Victorian times, the large houses in London & the South, where fashionable hostesses vied with each other to entertain the most distinguished guests at their tables, & less grand establishments, like those in Bloomsbury where the painters & writers of the day contrived to lead cultured & civilised lives on little money. Containing 200 recipes, drawn from cookery books, magazines of the period, family sources or from talking to survivors who still remember those days, ”A Book of English Food” is a fascinating glimpse into another world, & a celebration of English cooking at its finest.” That rare thing, a cookery book with an argument: viz, that English cookery was once both good & independent of the cuisines of her neighbours.. .a rollicking good read”. (” Observer”). ”I still find the calm elegance of her writing an inspiration”. (Nigel Slater). ”A treasury of social gossip.. .immensely enjoyable & useful”. (” Spectator”). ”A captivating exploration & celebration of the flowering of English cooking in the 1920s & 30s”. (” Financial Times”). ”I recommend it, not only for its excellent food but also for the superb introductions & details of social history in the great houses with their shimmering hostesses”. (” Evening Standard”). Arabella Boxer was born in 1934 & educated in the UK, Paris & Rome. She has written for the ” Sunday Times” magazine & the ” Telegraph” magazine & was Food Writer for ” Vogue” from 1966 to 1968 & 1975 to 1991. She was awarded the Glenfiddich Cookery Writer of the Year Award in 1975 & 1978, a Glenfiddich Special Award in 1992 & won the 1991 Andre Simon Award & the 1992 Michael Smith Macallan Award for fine writing about British food. Arabella Boxer is the author of a number of cookery books, including ” First Slice Your Cookbook”, ” Arabella Boxer`s Garden Cookbook”, ” Mediterranean Cookbook”, ” The Sunday Times Complete Cookbook” & ”A Visual Feast” (with Tessa Traeger). A founding member of the Guild of Food Writers, she lives in London.

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Greg Malouf is one of Australia's most innovative & influential chefs, drawing his culinary inspiration from childhood memories, family traditions & his travels through the Middle East, North Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean & Moorish Spain. In Arabesque, Greg & his writing partner Lucy present a comprehensive A-Z of ingredients widely used in Middle Eastern cooking. The list covers everything from the basics, such as almonds, lemon & yoghurt, through to lesser-known ingredients such as rosewater & sumac. Each ingredient is showcased with a brief description & history, as well as invaluable tips on how to select, prepare & cook them. The accompanying recipes are a wonderfully modern take on the traditional dishes he grew up eating, such as Lamb Rump with Pistachios & Peppercorns, Salmon Kibbeh Nayeh & Seven Vegetable Cous Cous with Onion Jam. There are also tempting dinner party menu suggestions like Cardamom Honey-Glazed Roast Duck or Whole Roasted Snapper with Walnut Coriander Dressing. Irresistible desserts like Rose-Scented Berry Mousse, Date Brulee with Kahlua or Pine Nut Praline are destined to become favourites. ...