At a hot-dog-eating contest or at a demolition derby, in line at the pharmacy counter waiting for a shingles vaccination, living in a cave with a colony of bats: the Almighty appears in ever-more mysterious ways in Ninety-Nine Stories of God, Joy Williams` surreal, sublime new collection of very short short stories. Each less than a page long, each packing a punch belied by its size, every one of these ninety-nine stories tells of everyday human interaction with an increasingly elusive & arbitrary deity. Haunted by an array of extraordinary historical figures, from Kafka & Tolstoy to O. J. Simpson & Philip K. Dick, but populated by anonymous ordinary people just like you & me, the stories pool seemingly random moments into something deep, dazzling & disconcerting. Bleak & funny, ironic & lyrical, enigmatic & aphoristic, Ninety-Nine Stories of God breaks down the barriers between the everyday & the divine & takes Williams` writing into territories strange & new. ...

Street plan of Niort, part of an extensive series covering French cities & towns from Blay-Foldex, the country’s largest, oldest & most experienced publisher of urban mapping. Blay plans include outer suburbs &, where appropriate, adjoining localities forming part of the urban agglomeration & provide brief descriptions of the town’s main sights, contact details for hotels & other places of interest, etc. The plans show one way streets, car parks & pedestrian zones. Important public buildings are clearly marked & identified. Blay street maps are usually double-sided & include an enlargement for the town centre & a street index with separate lists of “edifices publics”: main public buildings, places of worship, schools, sport facilities, stations, etc. Each of the outer suburbs or the adjoining localities, identified with its postcode, has a separate index. Many titles also provide a road map of the environs. All the text is in French only.PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of Blay-Foldex street plans of French towns & cities please click on the series link – the series description also

Includes:: a comparison between Blay & IGN street plans.

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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

One of the titles in a series of maps from the Israeli Survey, in Hebrew
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Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Plans included: Approaches to Psara (Nisos Psara) (1:15, 000) Approaches to Khios (Nisos Khios) (1:20, 000) Ormos Mandraki (Nisos Oinoussa) (1:8, 000) Cesme Korfezi (Turkey) (1:18, 000) Foca Limani (Turkey) (1:20, 000) Sigacik Limani (Turkey) (1:18, 000) On this 2013 edition full details of the new TSS schemes are shown at Izmir Korfezi, Candarli Korfezi & Nemrut Koyu; revised depths & harbour developments are shown at Psara, Khios, Cesme & Foca; the Sigacik Limani sketch plan has been replaced with a fully WGS84-compatible version; the latest known depths, restricted areas & marine farms have been applied to the main chart; & details of the recently deployed AIS transmitters are shown across the chart. ...

Nisyros & the nearby island of Ghyali at 1:20, 000 on a contoured, GPS compatible hiking map published by Terrain Cartography group together with Skai Maps, & printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant Polyart plastic paper, with extensive tourist information. Topography is very well presented by contours, enhanced by spot heights, subtle relief shading & additional altitude colouring. Contour interval, unless indicated below to the contrary, is 20m. National parks & other protected areas are marked. All place names are shown in both Greek & Latin alphabet. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks. Hiking trails are graded between main routes & narrow trails. A wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest & recreational facilities, with main sights clearly highlighted. Most titles distinguish between sandy & pebble beaches; some also indicate beaches with natural shade and/or the type of sea bed. Road network is very clearly graded according to width & the type of surface, distinguishing between good & rough dirt roads. Distances are marked on most small local roads, as well as locations of petrol stations and/or tyre repair workshops. Scenic routes are highlighted. Each map also shows which ports are served by ferry services. Many titles include a street plan of the island’s main town, with colouring clearly showing various tourist facilities. The reverse side of each title is covered by general information about the isl&, illustrated with colour photos. Many titles also include brief descriptions of recommended hiking trails.* Map legend & all the text include English.** In this title:* a street plan of Mandhraki at 1:3, 500 plus descriptions of 11 hiking trails. ...

Map No. 78, Nithsdale & Annandale, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Moffat, Sanquhar, Lockerbie, Wanlockhead, Leadhill, Elvanfoot, Ericstane, Beattock, Newton, Johnstonebridge, Parkgate, Durisdeer, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Tynron, Penpont, Moniaive, Dunscore, Holywood, Auldgirth, Ae, Closeburn, Locharbriggs & Lochmaben, with the Lowther Hills, Hart Fell, Forest of Ae, Fruid Reservoir, Daer Reservoir, Loch Urr & the Southern Upland Way. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2006; Copyright date 2007 This title is also available on our website in a waterproof & tear-resistant version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Map No. 78, Nithsdale & Annandale, in a waterproof & tear-resistant version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Moffat, Sanquhar, Lockerbie, Wanlockhead, Leadhill, Elvanfoot, Ericstane, Beattock, Newton, Johnstonebridge, Parkgate, Durisdeer, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Tynron, Penpont, Moniaive, Dunscore, Holywood, Auldgirth, Ae, Closeburn, Locharbriggs & Lochmaben, with the Lowther Hills, Hart Fell, Forest of Ae, Fruid Reservoir, Daer Reservoir, Loch Urr & the Southern Upland Way. Edition B2; Revised for selected changes 2006; Copyright date 2007 This title is also available on our website in a paper version. Maps in this series are only published folded. Stanfords can also print flat versions of Ordnance Survey maps through the OS Select system, centring the map on a location of your choice & with a picture provided by you on the cover. For more information please click on the link at the bottom of this description. About Ordnance Survey ...

Map No. 78, Nithsdale & Annandale, in the waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000, including Moffat, Sanquhar, Lockerbie, Wanlockhead, Leadhill, Elvanfoot, Ericstane, Beattock, Newton, Johnstonebridge, Parkgate, Durisdeer, Carronbridge, Thornhill, Tynron, Penpont, Moniaive, Dunscore, Holywood, Auldgirth, Ae, Closeburn, Locharbriggs & Lochmaben, with the Lowther Hills, Hart Fell, Forest of Ae, Fruid Reservoir, Daer Reservoir, Loch Urr & the Southern Upland Way. Edition B2 with minor changes; Publication date April 2012 About Ordnance Survey ...