Kabul & the Historic Khyber Pass map from ITMB combining on one side a street plan of Kabul showing government buildings, embassies, accommodation, etc, plus on the reverse the eastern half of Afghanistan on an indexed road map. On one side is a street plan of Kabul at 1:16, 500 extending well beyond the central part of the city to include the international airport. The map indicates locations of various governmental & other institutions, international organizations & NGOs, embassies, as well as selected hotels facilities such as markets, banks, restaurants, etc. Outside the centre only main traffic arteries are named, but the map does indicate district boundaries & gives names of numerous local neighbourhoods. A short index lists main streets in the city. On the reverse is a map at 1:1, 000, 000 covering eastern Afghanistan with northern Pakistan including Islamabad & Rawalpindi. Altitude colouring (in feet) shows the topography, with additional graphics for salt flats, swamps, glaciers & deserts, plus plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks (heights in metres), etc. Road network

Includes:: selected local tracks & indicates the routes of the old Silk Road, Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Within Afghanistan internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 1° intervals & an extensive index.

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Map No. 763, Kachemak Bay State Park, AK, in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national & state parks or forests & other popular recreational areas. Cartography based on the national topographic survey, with additional tourist information. The maps, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, highlight walking trails along with campsites & other accommodation, picnic sites, areas for various recreational pursuits such as horse riding or skiing, drinking water sources, & many other facilities of interest to the outdoor enthusiast. Cartography is based on information from the USGS (United States Geological Survey
- the country’s national survey organization), revised by the National Geographic Maps in cooperation with the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, etc. Topography is excellently presented by contours (interval varies according to scale), enhanced by relief shading & colouring/graphics for wood cover, glaciers, etc. All heights are given in feet. The maps have a UTM grid plus latitude & longitude margin ticks & GPS waypoints for selected important locations. Each map is double-sided to give either maximum coverage of the chosen area or additional enlargements of its important sections. Accompanying notes provide useful information on relevant regulations, safety precautions, contact addresses, etc.* *IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: the series is very extensive, ranging in scale from 1:400, 000 for the vast national parks of Alaska to 1:25, 000 for local map in several states. We recommend, therefore, viewing the series by state rather than the whole list.*

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” No!” is the first word of Imre Kertesz`s haunting novel, Kaddish for an Unborn Child. It is how the novel`s narrator, a middle-aged Hungarian-Jewish writer, answers an acquaintance who asks him if he has a child, & it is how he answered his wife years earlier when she told him that she wanted one. The loss, longing & regret that haunt the years between these two ” No!”s give rise to one of the most eloquent meditations ever written on the Holocaust. As Kertesz`s narrator addresses the child he couldn`t bear to bring into the world, he takes readers on a mesmerising, lyrical journey through his life, from his childhood to Auschwitz to his failed marriage. ...

Kadiköy district of the greater Istanbul conurbation in a street atlas at 1:7, 500 from Mepmedya, presented in a slim, 27-page paperback street atlas with colourful cartography & English language map legend. The maps clearly show the areas main traffic arteries & prominently highlight various official buildings, cultural & educational institutions, historic buildings & monuments, various facilities & services including petrol stations, Turkish bath, transport terminals, etc. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also provided are lists of useful telephone numbers of various institutions plus numerous adverts for local businesses. All the text here is in Turkish only.

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Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father`s dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. Their parallel odysseys are enriched throughout by vivid accomplices & mesmerising dramas. Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a ghostlike pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since WWII. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim & killer is a riddle. Murakami`s novel is at once a classic quest, but it is also a bold exploration of mythic & contemporary taboos, of patricide, of mother-love, of sister-love. Above all it is a bewitching & wildly inventive novel from a master stylist. ...

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. ...

Mt Kailas & Lake Manasarovar on a detailed map from Nepa, showing access to the region by a trekking route from Simikot in Nepal. An enlargement shows Mt Kailas circuit at 1:66, 000, highlighting sacred places around the mountain. The map extends from Simikot in the upper Humla Karnali valley to Mount Kailas & beyond it to include the cave & hot springs at Thirthapuri. On the Nepali side the main trekking route from Simikot across the Nara La pass to the Tibetan border is highlighted, along with a possible return trek via Limi. On the Tibetan side roads suitable for vehicle are marked, plus trekking routes around Mt Kailas, Lake Manasarovar & to Thirthapuri. Symbols on both sides of the border show religious buildings, accommodation facilities & campsites, hot spring & waterfalls, etc. Contours at 200m intervals with relief shading, spot heights & names of many peaks & passes. Margin ticks give latitude & longitude at 30’ intervals. An inset shows the Mount Kailas circuit in greater detail at 1:66, 000. The map has no contours, showing only the ridge lines with peaks & passes. Symbols mark numerous sacred places & religious buildings around the mountain & campsites. The index lists settlements, gompas, peaks & passes. Also included are profiles of the trek from Simikot to the Tibetan border & the alternative route back via Limi, with tables providing details of various stages of the routes, giving altitude in metres & feet plus trekking times. ...

Mount Kailash (Kang Rinpoche / Kang Tise) on a contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:50, 000 from Swiss publishers Gecko Maps, with a plan of Darchen & an overview map of Tibet, plus on the reverse a panorama map of the area. The map is centred on the peak of Kailash & extends northwards from the approach road from Lhasa to Darchen, beyond Drira Gompa, to the peak of Trolung La. Topography is vividly presented by contours at 20-metre intervals, enhanced by relief shading & colouring/graphics for glaciers, swamps, forest, etc, plus plenty of peak names & spot heights. An overprint shows the trekking circuit around the mountain, highlighting various landmarks as monasteries, chortens, prayer flagpoles & ritual sites, also viewpoints, ruins, lodges, shelters & campsites. Other local trails are also marked. Latitude & longitude are shown by 1` margin ticks. All place names are in both in Latin & Tibetan alphabet. Map legend

Includes:: English. Also included is a plan of Darchen at 1:4, 000 showing tourist accommodation, plus a small overview map of Tibet & the Himalayas to indicate the location of the mountain & main tourist centres. On the reverse is a h&-drawn panorama map of the region showing the mountains on both sides of the valley of the Dzong Chu River & Darchen; to the north the Kailas massif & Drida Gompa
- in the south the lakes of Rakas Tal (Langa Tso) & Manasarovar (Mapam Yumtso / Tso Mapam) & the peak of Gurla Mandhata (Memo Nani).


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1980s Rio de Janeiro. There`s only one king in this city & he`s got the mullet, swagger & fake ID to prove it. Introducing Carlos Henrique Raposo, known to all as KAISER. This guy`s got more front than Copacabana beach. He`s the most loveable of rogues with the most common of dreams: to become a professional footballer. & he isn`t about to let trivial details like talent & achievement stand in his way... not when he has so many other ways to get what he wants. In one of the most remarkable football stories ever told, Kaiser graduates from abandoned slumdog to star striker, dressing-room fixer, superstar party host & inexhaustible lover. & all without kicking a ball. He`s not just the king... he`s the Kaiser. ...

Map No. 777, Kaiserberge
- Filstal, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria & Germany
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