Now fully updated, Dive Virgin Islands is an indispensable guide for divers & snorkellers of all levels of qualification & experience. Enhanced by magnificent full-colour photographs, this practical book offers detailed information on the best places to witness the wonders of the underwater realm & gives comprehensive coverage of both the US Virgin Islands & British Virgin Islands, two of the world's most exciting dive destinations. Also described are many of the fascinating topside attractions for those who wish to explore the islands. ...

Where can I swim with turtles? How do you get to Stingray City? What is the best time of year to dive with sharks in the Bahamas? Here, you can find out. Packed with stunning pictures of marine life & ancient wrecks, insightful information about local geography & first-hand advice on unmissable dive locations, Dive fully describes over 250 sites spanning the globe
- from Maria La Gorda in Cuba, to the atolls of French Polynesia. Lavishly illustrated by one of the world`s leading underwater photographers & featuring information about when is best to visit, conditions & visibility underwater as well as specially commissioned maps, this aspirational guide will enable divers
- seasoned & novice alike
- to plan their adventures around the world with total confidence. Contents include: Northern Sulawesi, South Africa, Cayman Islands, Baja California, Red Sea, Brazil, Scapa Flow, Chuuk Lagoon & many more.


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The explosive debut by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth. DIVERGENT
- a major motion picture in 2014. For sixteen-year-old
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No. 1 New York Times bestsellers DIVERGENT, INSURGENT & ALLEGIANT plus FOUR
- A DIVERGENT COLLECTION & WORLD OF DIVERGENT available
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No. 1 New York Times bestsellers DIVERGENT, INSURGENT & ALLEGIANT in collector`s trilogy set. DIVERGENT
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Map No. 10144, Dividalen, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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DIVIDED CITY is a vivid memoir of an American boy growing up in the midst of the Arab-Israeli conflict, three major wars & three decades of political upheavals in the Middle East. Set in Jerusalem (1956-1958), Beirut (1970), Saudi Arabia (1962-1965), Amman & Cairo (1965-1967), Bird`s book explains through a blend of memoir & history why the Western experience in the Middle East has been so turbulent. Through Bird`s Zelig-like presence, the reader experiences the Suez War of 1956, the June 1967 War & the Black September hijackings of 1970 that led to the Jordanian Civil War. Bird`s memoir shows how all of these momentous events led to the rise & tragic downfall of a secular Arab nationalist ethos -- only to be replaced by the rise of a fundamentalist, politically reactionary Islamist movement. The narrative history tells the stories of such illuminating figures as life-long Jerusalem resident George Antonius, author of The Arab Awakening, & his charismatic wife; Jordan`s King Hussein & his CIA connections; the businessman Salem bin Laden, Osama`s older brother & a family friend; Saudi kings Faisal & Khalidl; President Nasser of Egypt; & Leila Khaled, the striking young Palestinian radical who hijacked one of the Black September planes. The son of a U.S. Foreign Service officer, Kai Bird spent his formative years with the Arabs, but he ended up marrying the only daughter of two Holocaust survivors. This Shoah survival story becomes a part of Bird`s own personal narrative, & provides him with a deeper understanding of the historical relationship between the destruction of European Jewry & the Arab-Israeli conflict. This extraordinary memoir by a Pulitzer-prize-winning historian sheds new light on all the wars of the Middle East fought in the name of identity. ...

It is winter, somewhere in the United Kingdom, & an eight-year-old boy is removed from his home & family in the middle of the night. He learns that he is the victim of an extraordinary experiment. In an attempt to reform society, the government has divided the population into four groups, each representing a different personality type. The l&, too, has been divided into quarters. Borders have been established, reinforced by concrete walls, armed guards & rolls of razor wire. Plunged headlong into this brave new world, the boy tries to make the best of things, unaware that ahead of him lies a truly explosive moment, a revelation that will challenge everything he believes in & will, in the end, put his very life in jeopardy. ...

” Divided Soul” represents photojournalist David Alan Harvey`s 20-year journey through the Spanish & Portuguese diaspora. In this selection of over 100 colour photographs Harvey explores the exuberance & incongruities of Hispanic life & culture that hold for him an endless fascination. As a young photographer Harvey was sent by ” National Geographic” to Guatemala & Mexico to document a story on the Maya & the conquistadors, which ignited a personal passion & led him to pursue assignments around the Hispanic world. Supported over the years by ” Magnum” & by ” National Geographic”, Harvey has photographed in Spain, Portugal & throughout the New World, including Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, Brazil & Chile, amassing an extensive body of work that bears witness to his continued engagement with the impact of the forced blending of cultures. Harvey`s evocative photographs are presented within three thematic chapters
- ” Ritual”, ” Place” & ” Reverie”
- each of which is introduced with a personal text written by Harvey. The passionate & divided soul of the Spanish- & Portuguese-speaking world, where tradition & ritual are inherent to everyday life, is revealed in these photographs of pulsating carnivals in Trinidad, fervent religious ceremonies in Brazil, & intense Easter parades in Puerto Rico. Adopting an approach that combines intuition, patience & persistent curiosity
- together with a rejection of fancy equipment
- Harvey succeeds in minimizing the distance between himself & his subjects, producing images that capture the natural choreography of people within places & that resonate with magic.



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New from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography Which side of the fence are you on? Every story has two sides, & so does every wall. We`re in a new era of tribalism & the barricades are going up. Money, race, religion, politics: these are the things that divide us. Trump`s wall says as much about America`s divided past as it does its future. The Great Firewall of China separates `us` from `them`. In Europe, the explosive combination of politics & migration threatens liberal democracy itself. Covering China, the USA, Israel & Palestine, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Africa, Europe & the UK, in this gripping read bestselling author Tim Marshall delves into our past & our present to reveal the fault lines that will shape our world for years to come. ...