Buckle up tight for an adrenaline-charged ride with doctor Emmanuel Cauchy on his most memorable missions with the world`s busiest helicopter rescue service. Radioed in at a moment`s notice, he & his team brave all conditions to reach survivors & victims, their helicopter frequently battered by winds as the pilot fights to keep control. Then the drop begins. & the fear kicks in. It`s non-stop mission after mission in this marvellous suspense-packed memoir, from the near-death experience of plummeting into a bergschrund with a rescue victim, or seeing his fellow rescuer swept off the mountain before his eyes, to the rescue of Jamie Andrew trapped for five days on one of the most difficult ice faces in the Alps, & the climber who survived a fall to rival those of Jaws in James Bond. Cauchy vividly conveys the thrill of being whirled over vast jagged blades of gleaming ice & rock (and the heavy foreboding silence left when the thump of rotor blades disappears). But also the profound acquired sense of the fragility of life
- the feeling of bones cracking & splintering in his hands as he treats a victim
- & the realization that the `white death` doesn`t always take those she intends.

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Hanging Heaton in 1892 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers an area just east of Batley & Dewsbury with Hanging Heaton, Shaw Cross & Chidswell. Features include Shaw Cross Colliery, Gawthorpe Reservoir, Owl Mills, Owl House, Soothill Colliery with tramway, St Paul`s church, Greenhill Mills, Brewery, Gas Works, Chickenley Heath Branch, etc. Directories of Hanging Heaton & Soothill are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The Victim: A teenage girl has been brutally murdered on her way home from school. The cryptic message `all like her` is crudely written on her body. The Silence: The dead girl`s friends are deeply shocked & upset, but they all refuse to reveal anything about her last movements. Who are they protecting? & what more do they know? The Fear: Headstrong Detective Inspector Zoe Benedict knows exactly how she wants to work this case. But Zoe`s own dark past, if exposed, may jeopardize the search for justice.. .and destroy her too. Tense, thrilling & brilliantly original, Hanging Hill reveals the evil side of human nature & the terrible things normal people can do... ...

The start of a love affair. `I kicked off my shoes & prepared to climb in stocking feet, aware of an enormous sense of occasion as I laid hands on the rock & stepped up on the first rounded hold. It was not a hard climb but that was unimportant. I felt instinctively at home & at the finish experienced such a surge of happy elation that I knew then I was committed to climbing.` Martin Boysen`s passion for crags & mountains springs from his deep love of nature & a strong sense of adventure. From his early days on rock as a Kent schoolboy after the war, he was soon among the most gifted climbers of his or any generation, famed for his silky technique. Boysen made a huge contribution to British rock climbing, especially in North Wales; he discovered Gogarth in the 1960s & climbed some of the best new routes of his era: Nexus on Dinas Mot, The Skull on Cyrn Las & the magisterial Capital Punishment on Ogwen`s Suicide Wall. For more than two decades, Boysen was also one of Britain`s leading mountaineers.A crucial member of Sir Chris Bonington`s team that climbed the South Face of Annapurna in 1970, Boysen was also part of Bonington`s second summit team on the South West face of Everest. In 1976 he made the first ascent of Trango Tower with Joe Brown. Along the way, Boysen climbed with some of the most important figures in the history of the sport, not just stars like Bonington & Brown, but those who make climbing so rich & intriguing, like Nea Morin & the brilliant but doomed Gary Hemming. He joined Hamish Mac Innes hunting gold in Ecuador, doubled for Clint Eastwood on the North Face of the Eiger & worked on director Fred Zinnemann`s last movie. Wry, laconic & self-deprecating, Martin Boysen`s Hanging On is an insider`s account of British climbing`s golden age. ...

The unavoidable downside to an evening spent enjoying your favourite cocktails is the dreaded hangover the following day. One would think that in this day & age, someone would have developed the technology to counteract nausea, lethargy & nagging headaches. Sadly not. Ben Reed
- bestselling author & seasoned bartender (and drinker)
- is here to help. ” Hangover Cures” explains why we get a hangover, the best way to avoid them &, if all else fails, recipes to help alleviate the pain. Try a Corpse Reviver or a Bloody Mary to take the edge off your hangover, or, for a healthier option, replace lost nutrients with a juice drink such as the restorative Liver Recovery. With cures from around the world, reviving recipes & expert advice, ” Hangover Cures” will help ease the suffering of the morning after the night before.

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The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

Karttakeskus’ Water touring maps are a completely new type of map series. The pre-folded maps made from waterproof & rip-proof material can fit into a small space on the boat, but when opened, they cover a wide area. In this way, the water touring map is e.g. an excellent planning tool alongside electronic navigation solutions, offering a wide overview for e.g. route planning. On the other h&, the waterproof material makes the map easy to handle in e.g. an open boat or sailing boat. Water touring maps: In land areas, the maps have been supplemented with the National Land Survey of Finland’s Topographic Database material. New map sheet division. Size 70 × 100 cm, folded 23.3 × 11.3 cm. Additional themes incl. slipways & camp fire sites & landfalls. Scale in maritime areas 1:60 000, inland waterways 1:50 000 Base map source: Finnish Transport Agency. Not for navigation use. Does not meet the requirements of an official nautical chart. ...

Hanley & Etruria in 1877 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area with the 1877 map in full colour. Coverage stretches from Grafton Street westward to the NSR main line & from Granville Street southward to Argyle Street. Features include North Staffordshire main line with Etruria station, NSR Loop Line with Hanley station, part of NSR Grange Branch, Shelton Steel Works, Shelton Blast Furnaces, Etruria Potteries, Canal Tileries, Shelton Colliery, Fowlea Farm, Trent & Mersey Canal, Rowhurst Pits, Royal Victoria Works, tramways, Shelton Iron & Steel Works, Racecourse Pits, Brook Street Works, Grand Hotel, Tontine Square, Market Square, St John`s church, Church Works, other potteries & earthenware manufactories, Town Hall, Holy Trinity church, etc. Extracts from early directories are included on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Hanley & Etruria in 1898 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area with the 1877 map in full colour. Coverage stretches from Grafton Street westward to the NSR main line & from Granville Street southward to Argyle Street. Features include North Staffordshire main line with Etruria station, NSR Loop Line with Hanley station, part of NSR Grange Branch, Shelton Steel Works, Shelton Blast Furnaces, Etruria Potteries, Canal Tileries, Shelton Colliery, Fowlea Farm, Trent & Mersey Canal, Rowhurst Pits, Royal Victoria Works, tramways, Shelton Iron & Steel Works, Racecourse Pits, Brook Street Works, Grand Hotel, Tontine Square, Market Square, St John`s church, Church Works, other potteries & earthenware manufactories, Town Hall, Holy Trinity church, etc. Extracts from early directories are included on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...