Attractively presented detailed map of Nigeria with more small villages than on other maps of the country, plus street plans of Abuja & Lagos. The general map has altitude colouring & spot heights to show the country’s topography & shows the road & rail networks. Boundaries of individual states are indicated, with state names clearly marked, & a separate inset shows the administrative division of the whole country. The index of localities lists local administrative capitals & main towns. On the reverse there are street plans of Abuja at 1:25, 000, plus a map of the FCT, & of Lagos Island/ Ikoyi/ Victoria Island/ Lekki area at 1:20, 000, with a general map naming districts in the whole city. There is also a road map of the Lagos State. Geographical coordinates are given only on the Lagos state map & on the administrative inset. ...

Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz & Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family & his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity & faith. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor`s perspective, ” Night” is among the most personal, intimate & poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. A compelling consideration of the darkest side of human nature & the enduring power of hope, it remains one of the most important works of the twentieth century. ...

It's Christmas Eve, & all is still & quiet. One family are tucked up in bed dreaming of sugar plums, until the magical arrival of Father Christmas & his team of reindeer wakes the poem's narrator. Matilda Harrison's intricate illustrations are enhanced by embossing on every spread & act as a beautiful complement to the traditional text. ...

” Twas the night before Christmas & all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” This classic Christmas verse is well known to every parent & child preparing for Christmas & this beautifully illustrated new edition is the perfect Christmas gift for young & old. ...

The Night Before Christmas was first published in 1823 & is considered as being largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. The enchanting poem tells the story of a man who, while his wife & children are fast asleep, awakens on Christmas Eve to curious noises outside of his house. As he looks out of the window he witnesses a sleigh, pulled by eight reindeer, flying high across the sky before landing, to the man`s great surprise, on the roof of his very own house. The events that follow mark the beginning of the tradition of Santa Claus & the joy that he brings to children on Christmas night. This new gift edition brings together the traditional poem with new, stunning illustrations by the award-winning Australian artist Robert Ingpen, each one a delightful evocation of this eternally popular verse. ...

1938 is a tumultuous year in the small Trinidadian island of El Caracol. In the sultry heat of the summer a young orphan, Theo, is sent to live with the island`s doctor, Vincent Metivier. The doctor knows little of Theo`s past only that it has been troubled & that he now needs love & attention. Yet Theo is not the only one who needs Vincent`s attention. The island is rife with leprosy. Together with Sister Weil, Vincent tries to educate the population about this most taboo of diseases. With war in Europe looming & a feeling of civil unrest building in Trinidad, the staggering beauty of the island is overshadowed by human discord. ...

In 1886, a mysterious travelling circus becomes an international sensation. Open only at night, constructed entirely in black & white, Le Cirque des Reves delights all who wander its circular paths & warm themselves at its bonfire. Although there are acrobats, fortune-tellers & contortionists, the Circus of Dreams is no conventional spectacle. Some tents contain clouds, some ice. The circus seems almost to cast a spell over its aficionados, who call themselves the reveurs
- the dreamers. At the heart of the story is the tangled relationship between two young magicians, Celia, the enchanter's daughter, & Marco, the sorcerer's apprentice. At the behest of their shadowy masters, they find themselves locked in a deadly contest, forced to test the very limits of the imagination, & of their love...A fabulous, fin-de-siecle feast for the senses & a life-affirming love story, The Night Circus is a captivating novel that will make the real world seem fantastical & a fantasy world real.
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The Night Climbers of Cambridge was first published in 1937 under the pseudonym of Whipplesmith (now known to be Noel Howard Symington) & recounts the courageous, foolhardy nocturnal exploits of a group of Cambridge students who climbed the ancient university & town buildings in the city. The exploits, up & atop the likes of the Fitzwilliam museum & the venerable King ...

The Night Climbers of Cambridge was first published in 1937 under the pseudonym of Whipplesmith (now known to be Noel Howard Symington) & recounts the courageous, foolhardy nocturnal exploits of a group of Cambridge students who climbed the ancient university & town buildings in the city. The exploits, up & atop the likes of the Fitzwilliam museum & the venerable King’s College Chapel, were recorded with ancient photographic paraphernalia, hauled over battlements & down drain-pipes, whilst the students somehow endeavoured to avoid detection by the ‘minions of authority. Long before the present day’s much followed trend of urban climbing or ‘buildering’, Cambridge students of the 30’s continued an already established tradition & The Night Climbers of Cambridge is testament to their adrenalin packed, humorous & intriguing exploits. ...