Bone is one of the most extraordinary materials in the natural world
- flexible & strong, available in a number of types & densities.
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Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:100, 000, the Vägkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 79 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:100, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 75 x 80km. The maps have contours at 10 metre intervals, plus relief shading & colouring for different types of landscape: open l&, forests, alvar, marshes, etc. Boundaries of national parks & nature reserves, areas prohibited to cross-country vehicles, & restricted entry military zones are marked. The maps indicate privately maintained local roads, cycle paths with wind shelters, footpaths, etc, & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 2-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 10’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister`s illness, Michael`s world seems suddenly lonely & uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, & finds something magical. A strange creature
- part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael`s help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, & as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael`s world changes for ever.. . Skellig won the Carnegie Medal & the Whitbread Children`s Book Award & is now a major Sky 1 feature film, starring Tim Roth & John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award. This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel & is available from 5th September 2013.
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Skelmersdale in 1907 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the west Lancashire town of Skelmersdale, now a ` New Town` but in 1907 a rather scattered village. Most of the village is covered & features include the LYR Skelmersdale Branch with station, White Moss Crossing Halt, mineral railway to collieries, White Moss Collieries, Lower White Moss Colliery, Market Hall, Merdale Factory, Victoria Colliery, St Paul`s church, St Richard`s RC church, Town Hall, Moss Side Brick Works, farms, old shafts, Sandy Lane, etc. A 1918 directory of Skelmersdale is on the reverse About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Sketching is more popular than ever, but busy lives leave almost no room for sitting down with a pad & pen, & practicing. Many people give up on their potential hobby (and artistic outlet) because they feel they just don`t have the time to lay the groundwork. Here`s a secret though: you do have time each day to practice, you just need to incorporate sketching into your daily life. Sketch Now, Think Later covers the tools, techniques & tips that author & Urban Sketching Correspondent of Boston Mike Daikubara has developed in his more than 15 years as a practicing artist, & will show you how to fully dive into any sketching situation with limited time & tools, & still be able to produce memorable, great looking, fun sketches! ...

Packed with accessible tutorials & inside tips & advice from contemporary artists, Sketch your World is the ultimate handbook for anyone seeking to explore the exciting creative possibilities afforded by sketching on location, whether in a bustling cafe, colorful street market, or leafy park. Combining a winning formula of practical instruction & creative inspiration, Sketch your World examines a range of techniques for capturing great sketches on the go, covering topics such as how to improve observation skills, sketch moving subjects, & create depth & mood in order to convey a sense of atmosphere. Uniquely, the book also

Includes:: a variety of techniques for working with digital tools such as tablets & smart pens. Offering engaging advice & featuring the work of some of today`s most inventive urban artists from all over the world, Sketch your World gives invaluable insight into their inspiration & working processes, while detailed tutorials illustrate a range of techniques for readers to try, examining a variety of drawing & sketching media from pencils to water colors. With its fresh, highly accessible approach & use of inspirational, hip, & bang up-to-date examples, Sketch your World is guaranteed to appeal to the growing numbers of recreational artists who- permanently armed with sketchpad (or tablet) & pen-thrive on capturing the world around them, wherever they happen to be.

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Nine-year-old Skid Beaumont's family is stuck in the mud. Following his father's decision to relocate & build a new home, based on a drunken vision that New Orleans would rapidly expand eastwards into the wetlands as a result of the Seventies' oil boom, Skid & his brothers grow up in a swampy area of Louisiana. But the constructions stop short, the dream fizzles out, & the Beaumonts find themselves sinking in a soggy corner of 1980s Cold War America. As things on the home front get more complicated, Skid learns of his mother's alleged magic powers & vaguely remembers some eerie stories surrounding his elder brother Frico. These, as well as early events that Skid saw with his own eyes, convince him that Frico has a gift to fix things by simply sketching them. For the next few years, Skid's self-appointed mission to convince his brother to join him in his lofty plan to change their family's luck & the world they live in will lead to even more mystery & high drama in the swamp. ...

The popular Econoguide budget-travel series has expanded beyond destination-specific guides to include Econoguide '97-'98: Ski & Snowboard America. As with all Econoguides, this new addition

Includes:: all the essential information about getting the most from your ski & snowboarding vacation, with detailed information on more than 1, 000 ski & snowboard resort & runs throughout the United States & Canada, including:
-- Course conditions & levels
-- Facilities & prices
-- Entertainment

Best of all, Econoguide '97-'98: Ski & Snowboard America

Includes:: valuable coupons for money-saving discounts on hotels, car rental, lift tickets, clothing & accessories, & more -- including a coupon for free U.S Passport Ski & Mountain club membership, which means that you can get discounts worth over $25, 000 at more than 200 ski resorts.

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