Psycho Vertical is Andy Kirkpatrick’s award-winning biography that won him the * Boardman Tasker Prize* of 2008. Having already earned a reputation as an accomplished mountaineer & big-wall climber, he took on a thirteen-day ascent of Reticent Wall on California’s El Capitan (the hardest big-wall climb ever soloed by a Briton), a climb around which he has decided to frame this, his autobiography. From childhood on a grim inner-city housing estate in Hull, the story moves through horrific encounters & unique athletic achievements at the extremes of the earth to the man Kirkpatrick is today in his thirties with young children, & the world quite literally at his feet. This book
- by turns gut-wrenching, entertaining & challenging
- appeals to the adventurer in all of us.

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Provocateurs Will Self & Ralph Steadman join forces in this post millennial meditation on the vexed relationship between psyche & place in a globalised world, bringing together for the first time the very best of their Psychogeography columns for the Independent. The introduction, ' Walking to New York', is both a prelude to the verbal & visual essays that make up this extraordinary collaboration, & a revealing exploration of the split in Self's Jewish American British psyche & its relationship to the political geography of the post 9/11 world. Ranging from the Scottish Highlands to Istanbul & from Morocco to Ohio, Will Self's engaging & disturbing vision is perfectly counter pointed by Ralph Steadman's edgy & beautiful artwork. ...

This book examines the origins of psychogeography in the Paris of the 1950s, exploring the theoretical background & its political application in the work of Guy Debord & the Situationists. Psychogeography continues to find retrospective validation in much earlier traditions, from the visionary writing of William Blake & Thomas De Quincey to the rise of the flaneur & the avant-garde experimentation of the Surrealists. ...

Provocateurs Will Self & Ralph Steadman join forces in this post-millennial meditation on the vexed relationship between psyche & place in a globalised world, bringing together for the first time the very best of their ` Psychogeography` columns for the Independent. The introduction, ` Walking to New York`, is both a prelude to the verbal & visual essays that make up this extraordinary collaboration, & a revealing exploration of the split in Self`s Jewish-American-British psyche & its relationship to the political geography of the post-9/11 world. Ranging from the Scottish Highlands to Istanbul & from Morocco to Ohio, Will Self`s engaging & disturbing vision is perfectly counter-pointed by Ralph Steadman`s edgy & beautiful artwork. ...

The term ”psychogeography” is used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas, from ley lines & the occult to urban walking & political radicalism--where does it come from & what exactly does it mean? Psychogeography is the point where psychology & geography meet in assessing the emotional & behavioral impact of urban space. The relationship between a city & its inhabitants is measured firstly through an imaginative & literary response, secondly on foot through walking the city. This creates a tradition of the writer as walker & has both a literary & a political component. This guide examines the origins of psychogeography in the Situationist Movement of the 1950s, exploring the theoretical background & its political applications as well as the work of early practitioners. It offers both an explanation & definition of the terms involved, an analysis of the key figures & their work, & practical information on psychogeographical groups & organizations. ...

This text aims to provide a clear & accessible coverage of the syllabus content for GCSE level examinations in psychology, as well as an introduction to the subject for students taking other courses. This second edition aims to be particularly interactive & proactive. The book is organized into sections on nature & nurture, physiological psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology & methodology. Topics such as cross-cultural socialization, memory, thinking & stress, not traditionally encountered at this level, are also introduced. A final methodology chapter examines issues arising from the content. Two new chapters are included in this edition, dealing with: motivation as a complex, multifaceted issue; & psychometrics, covering occupational & intelligence testing. ...

” Ptolemy`s Geography” is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period & one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century AD, for more than fifteen centuries, it was the most detailed topography of Europe & Asia available & the best reference on how to gather data & draw maps. Ptolemy championed the use of astronomical observation & applied mathematics in determining geographical locations. But more importantly, he introduced the practice of writing down coordinates of latitude & longitude for every feature drawn on a world map, so that someone else possessing only the text of the ” Geography” could reproduce Ptolemy`s map at any time, in whole or in part, at any scale. Here, Berggren & Jones render an exemplary translation of the ” Geography” & provide a thorough introduction, which treats the historical & technical background of Ptolemy`s work, the contents of the ” Geography”, & the later history of the work. Also included here are unique color reproductions of maps from manuscripts & early printed editions of the text, representative of the beautiful & practical cartographic artistry that flowed from Ptolemy`s work. Historians of science, classicists, & anyone who enjoys beautiful maps or map making will find this work an indispensable addition to their library. ...

Ptuj on a pocket size, indexed street plan from the Ljubljana based Kartografija publishers with on the reverse bilingual Slovenian/ English descriptions of the town’s best sights accompanied by colour photos. Kartografija pocket street plans shows main traffic routes, one way streets & car parks. Important buildings are highlighted & named. Also marked are hotels, petrol stations, bus & railway stations, tourist offices, etc. Each plan is indexed & has on the reverse bilingual notes on the town’s history & places of interest, accompanied by colour photos. Also provided are contact numbers for important services & selected hotels. Map legend & all the text include English. ...

Pub Days Out is a guide, published by the people that brought you Cool Canals, which focuses on recommending handpicked watering holes by the waterside in Britain, around which you can build a charming day out. The guide offers ideas on how you can spend the day unravelling the mysteries of lock flights, discovering the marvels of manmade heritage, meetings waterway wildlife & enjoying locally brewed ales & good food, whilst soaking up the slow paced charms of recommended canal-side pubs. Nearby sightseeing tips are offered, as well as advice on boat trips, towpath ambles, gongoozling (canal lingo for watching boats!) & special dog-friendly information. Details of how to get to walks
- with relevant Ordnance Survey map & grid references, of hand boat facilities, of food, drink & accommodation options & of tourist information services all accompany colour photographic illustrations throughout the book.
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Reuben Paris is one of the UK`s most talented photographers. A small personal project has grown into a beautiful, charming coffee-table book of photographic portraits of the many & varied canine regulars of Glasgow`s inimitable public houses. With a range of famous breeds as well as the expected scruffy mongrels, & with biographical profiles of each pub-visiting pooch, this will be the must-have record of Glasgow`s world-famous demi-monde. The book will also include some occasional humorous verse inspired by the images from Glasgow poet Graham Fulton. ...