` Britain`s No.1 crime writer` Mirror * * * * *A CASE THAT WON`T DIEJohn Rebus can`t close the door on the death of glamorous socialite Maria Turqu&. Brutally murdered in her hotel room forty years ago, her killer has never been found. Meanwhile, Edinburgh`s dark heart is up for grabs. Young pretender Darryl Christie may have staked his claim on the city`s underworld
- but has criminal mastermind & Rebus` long-time adversary, Big Ger Cafferty, really settled down to a quiet retirement? Or is he hiding in the shadows until Edinburgh is once more ripe for the picking? Old Enemies. New Crimes. Rebus may be off the force, but he certainly isn`t off the case.* * * * *` Superbly told, impossible to put down.. . underlines the treasure that Rebus has become` Daily Mail` This elegantly crafted & witty thriller proves this old devil still has all the best tunes` Sunday Mirror` Effortless plotting & a cracking narrative that keeps the reader gripped throughout` Daily Express
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When war broke out in 1939, few knew that they would soon be fighting to survive, let alone how or when it would end. ” Rations: A Very Peculiar History” looks at the measures the British government took to ensure the wellbeing of its people during wartime, & how the British public dealt with it. With some stealing, some hoarding, but most just trying to get by, it was one of the bleakest periods in British history. But there`s a reason they called it `the Blitz spirit`
- this title features amazing tales of camaraderie & good humour in the face of bombs & hunger. Featuring incredible food-&-energy-saving recipes used at the time, along with"es from survivors, ” Rations: A Very Peculiar History” will transport you back to a time when even Buckingham Palace & the Ritz hotel weren`t above swapping a bit of venison for a bit of lobster. Spectacular full-colour endpapers feature ephemera of the topic & time, while a full glossary & index help to make the books both fun & informative.
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Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen had crossed swords with the establishment before
- & lost. But from the depths of a mundane desk
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Surprisingly funny & compulsively readable, ” Rats” is an unlikely account of a year spent in a garbage-strewn alley in lower Manhattan. Sullivan spends the year with a notebook & night-vision goggles, hunting for fabled rat-kings, trapping a rat of his own, & trying (and failing) to conquer his own fear of rats. He meets the exterminators, garbage men, & civic activists, who play their part in the centuries-old war between human city-dweller & wild city rat. He travels to a bizarre Midwestern conference on rats that brings together the leading experts on rat history, behaviour, & control (did you know that one pair of rats has the potential for 15, 000 descendants in a year? That rats` teeth are harder than steel?). &, he reveals the many ways rats` lives mirror those of humans. Sullivan`s unusual & absorbing book earns a place alongside the classics of travel writing. ...

As a grey drizzle descends upon the damp errand boys & busy omnibuses of London, Daisy Dalrymple is feeling rather cheerful & excited to be showing her nephew & future stepdaughter the glories of Kensington`s Natural History Museum. But as closing time draws near, Daisy & Co. hear a tremendous crash & are horrified to discover one of the curators dead
- horribly murdered
- atop of a pile of dinosaur bones. Together with her fiancé, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, Daisy is soon investigating a baffling case of missing gems, dispossessed European gentry, fakery & fossils... & where professional grudges boil over into murder!

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Map No. 10074, Raudsjøen, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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Rauhelleren area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:50, 000 with cartography from Norway’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. Contours lines are drawn at 20m intervals. The overprint varies from title to title, but

Includes:: local footpaths, in some cases distinguishing between easy & more difficult trails, as well as mountain huts & campsites. Many titles also indicate cycle or ski routes, other accommodation possibilities, sport & recreational facilities, including alpine skiing slopes, places of interest, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks giving latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. Several titles have on the reverse additional tourist information, although in most cases in Norwegian only. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:50, 000 & links to Turkart series at 25K, 100K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.



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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. ...

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. ...