As probably the world`s most experienced long distance walker who also writes, Chris Townsend has many stories to tell & many photographs to illustrate them with. Of all his adventures, those he enjoyed on America`s Pacific Crest Trail in the Eighties are among his favourites. The PCT runs 2, 600 miles from Mexico to Canada through desert, forest & mountain wildernesses. In Rattlesnakes & Bald Eagles Chris recounts not only his own six month walk but also the longer story of the Trail, & shares his ideas on how it is developing & where it is all going with his many readers. ...

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. ...

Irvine Welsh, `poet laureate of the chemical generation`, exposes the seamy underbelly of rave`s utopian dream. Lloyd, our permanently pilled-up protagonist, pushes his weekends to breaking point & beyond in this frazzled trip through Scottish clubl&. He experiences the vertiginous uppers & downers of the Second Summer of Love, dabbles in a spot of disc jockeying & closes in, gradually, on some kind of redemption... Selected from Irvine Welsh`s novel Ecstasy.VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world`s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series: Home by Salman Rushdie Dreams by Sigmund Freud Eating by Nigella Lawson Work by Joseph Heller ...

Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves' Shetland series -- which is now the major BBC1 drama starring Douglas Henshall, SHETL&. It is a cold January morning & Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance.. . The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man -- loner & simpleton Magnus Tait. But when police insist on opening out the investigation a veil of suspicion & fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbours nervously lock their doors, whilst a killer lives on in their midst. Also available in the Shetland series are White Nights, Red Bones, Blue Lightning & Dead Water. Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series (ITV television drama VERA) contains five titles, of which The Glass Room is the most recent. ...

Anya lives with her mother & father in the shadow of the icy glacier where the Snow-Witch reigns. Every spring, Anya`s mother journeys to the glacier to pick the blue gentian flowers that grow there. But this time, she does not return. She has been captured by the Snow-Witch & imprisoned in the ice. Anya & her father set off with the ravens to rescue her. It`s a treacherous journey, & there is no knowing what they will find; but the strength of Anya`s love conquers all; the Snow-Witch is defeated & Anya`s mother is saved. Linda Sunderland recently gained an MA in Creative Writing (Contemporary Poetry). Raven Child & the Snow-Witch is her first picture book. Daniel is a hugely talented illustrator & has published many books including The Little Red Riding Hood for Harper Collins, New York. ...

Striking physical image of the world as three circular views of the continents & the surrounding oceans presented against a black background on a large, 158 x 87cm (5’2” x 2’10” approx) wall map from Raven Maps & Images. Three overlapping circular maps present most of Eurasia with Africa & the Polar Regions, the Americas, & Pacific Ocean with the Far East & Australia. The maps have bright altitude colouring & provide names of main geographical features such as mountain chains, rivers, deserts, etc. Most capitals & other large cities are indicated, but no country names or boundaries are marked. All place names are in English. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 15’. Projection is orthographic. ...

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak & weary, Over many a quaint & curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.. . Edgar Allan Poe`s ” The Raven” is one of the most widely recognised poems in the English language. When it first appeared in the New York Evening Mirror, in 1845, the poem made Poe an overnight sensation. Master paper engineer David Pelham amazes us once again with his pop-up design to interpret this haunting love story. ...