”A 16th Century Mosque” tells the story of the commissioning & building of the Suleymaniye mosque in Constantinople (Istanbul), one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture. It describes the religious, educational & charitable activities carried out in the mosque, & the role of the mosque in the life of the Muslim community. It outlines the early history of Islam, & the basic features of Muslim beliefs & traditions. superb cutaway illustrations & pinpoint enlargements accompany the text. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary & an index enhance the book`s educational value. ...

The sixtieth parallel marks a borderland between the northern & southern worlds. Wrapping itself around the lower reaches of Finl&, Sweden & Norway, it crosses the tip of Greenland & the southern coast of Alaska, & slices the great expanses of Russia & Canada in half. The parallel also passes through Shetl&, where Malachy Tallack has spent most of his life. In Sixty Degrees North, Tallack travels westward, exploring the landscapes of the parallel & the ways that people have interacted with those landscapes, highlighting themes of wildness & community, isolation & engagement, exile & memory. Sixty Degrees North is an intimate book, one that begins with the author`s loss of his father & his own troubled relationship with Shetl&, & concludes with an acceptance of loss & an embrace
- ultimately a love
- of the place he calls home.

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Stanfords Adult Book of the Month June 2016` Sixty Degrees North is a story that we tell, both to ourselves & to others. It is a story about where
- & perhaps also who
- we are.` The sixtieth parallel marks a kind of borderl&. It wraps itself around the lower reaches of Finl&, Sweden & Norway; it crosses the tip of Greenland & of South-central Alaska; it cuts the great spaces of Russia & Canada in half. The parallel also passes through Shetl&, at the very top of the British Isles. In Sixty Degrees North, Malachy Tallack explores the places that share this latitude, beginning & ending in Shetl&, where he has spent most of his life. The book focuses on the landscapes & natural environments of the parallel, & the way that people have interacted with those landscapes. It explores themes of wildness & community, of isolation & engagement, of exile & memory. In addition, Sixty Degrees North is also a deeply personal book, which begins with the author`s loss of his father & his troubled relationship with Shetl&. Informed by the journeys described, it moves towards a kind of resolution: an acceptance of loss, & ultimately a love of the place Tallack calls `home`.

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The French drink, smoke & eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet they live longer & have fewer heart problems than the English & the Americans. They work 35-hour weeks & take seven weeks` paid holiday each year, yet they are the world`s fourth-biggest economic power. So how do they do it? From a distance modern France looks like a riddle. It is both rigidly authoritarian, yet incredibly inventive; traditional (even archaic) yet modern; lacking clout on the international stage yet still hugely influential. But with the observations, anecdotes & analysis of the authors, who spent nearly three years living in France, it begins to makes sense. ` Sixty Million Frenchmen Can`t Be Wrong` is a journey into the French heart, mind & soul. This book reveals French ideas about l&, food, privacy & language & weaves together the threads of French society, uncovering the essence of life in France & giving, for the first time, a complete picture of the French. ...

This title presents a powerful account of struggle & survival at sea. The lure of paradise was unmistakable, & Bill Butler was on a quest to find it with his wife Simonne
- riding the Pacific currents on their sloop Siboney, with a world of possibilities ahead. But, twelve hundred miles from l&, the alluring ocean showed its deadly side when, without warning, a pod of pilot whales attacked their sailboat, battering it until it sank beneath the waves. The dazed couple was left drifting in midocean in a leaky six-foot raft meant for coastal waters, with only a few hastily grabbed provisions to sustain them. Simonne, who had never truly shared Bill`s dream of circumnavigating the globe, blamed him bitterly for their desperate plight. In this powerful account of their 66-day odyssey, Butler tells a gritty, harrowing tale of their battles against nature, despair, & their own demons. He reveals how he & Simonne found the strength to survive despite the ravages of hunger, storms, & sharks. Based on Butler`s faithful log entries, ”66 Days Adrift” is both a chilling cautionary tale for sailors with big ideas & an inspiring story of love, faith, & survival against long odds.` How a lifetime dream to sail around the world becomes a fight to survive`
- ” Yachting”. `A vivid account of the complete will to live`
- ” The San Juan Star”.


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The almost unimaginably large size of many objects in the universe accounts in part for astronomy`s tremendous appeal. Yet the problem of depicting a vast range of scales is perhaps astronomy`s greatest challenge. ” Sizing Up the Universe” addresses, in highly readable & richly illustrated style, the intriguing concept of size in the universe. The authors
- both professors at Princeton University
- put forward clear, concise, & understandable answers to the hard-to-answer questions: How big is the sun? Our solar system? Our galaxy? The visible universe? What is the largest structure in the cosmos? & how do we know? With size comparisons as a unifying theme, this gorgeous book goes beyond the facts & figures to work as a superb visual guide to the heavens. It captures a fresh vision of the universe, chronicling a host of exciting recent discoveries: new Kuiper belt objects in the solar system, new planets orbiting nearby stars, great walls of galaxies, even the fingerprints of creation in the cosmic microwave background radiation. As a special bonus, ” Sizing Up the Universe”

Includes::, for the first time in an astronomy book (despite repeated requests to reproduce it in previous titles), a beautiful new full-color version of author Richard Gott`s incomparable ” Map of the Universe”. This stunning chart

Includes:: everything from Earth satellites to planets, stars, & distant galaxies. The map has been featured in ” New Scientist” & ” Planetarian Magazine” cover stories, as well as extensive articles in ” The New York Times” & other publications. It has been honoured by The Adler Planetarium through inclusion in a special exhibition & catalogue. In ” Sizing Up the Universe”, ” The Map of the Universe” is beautifully reproduced in full color on a large gatefold section to maximize impact & usefulness. With its original & beautiful way of comparing objects in the heavens...its coverage of remarkable recent discoveries...and its breathtaking gatefold map, ” Sizing Up the Universe” has very wide appeal. It`s a great choice for armchair astronomers, students of all ages, science-minded families, & even the most advanced amateur stargazers, who will find intriguing surprises here.





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The Decorative bicycles & rickshaw by SJS Furniture are elegant beaten iron style models, made from iron & tin, featuring detailed moving parts. They boast real drive chain, moving pedals, wheels & handlebar. The pedals, grips, & saddle are either covered or made from rubber. Lovely details include fixed tyre valves, threaded rubber tyres, saddle suspensions & fully functioning bike st&. Decorative tyre pump, headlight, dynamo & fenders complete the look of these rather elegant models. The Decorative bikes in this series make unique home ornaments & perfect conversation pieces. Please check individual entries for more information on a specific item. ...

One of the titles in the topographic survey of the Svalbard group still published only in a black & white version, without geographical names. These maps cover parts of the northern & north-eastern Spitzbergen, Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya & some of the small islands. The western coast, central & southern part of Spitzbergen, plus two small islands of Svenskøya & Kongsøyaare are now available in colour versions, with contours at 25-metre intervals, bold relief shading & spot heights. The maps settlements, roads & tracks, working & disused mines, airfields, lighthouses & radio beacons, etc. A grid gives UTM co-ordinates plus latitude in steps of 10` & longitude in 20’. ...

One of the maps in the topographic survey of Iceland at 1:100, 000. The series was last revised in the early eighties. Contour interval is 20 meters. In addition to the usual features shown on survey mapping, the maps also include a large amount of information indicating the type of the terrain & land use (block or smooth surfaced lava, clay, boulders, sand & dunes, cultivated area, meadows, pastures, bogs, wetlands, etc.) & details not often found on maps: physicians' residences, parsonages, etc. Each map covers an area of 44 x 40 km / 27 x 25 miles. Margin ticks give latitude & longitude in steps of 6'. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Map No. 10096, Skäckerfjällen, 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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