Hotspots Skiathos highlights the best of what this fashionable Greek island has to offer. The book

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Map No. 10149, Skibotndalen, 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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In the company of bank robbers & grave diggers, desperados & cunning Indians, brewers & failing inventors, Alex Capus visits the Wild West`s ghost towns, where he descends into a disused silver mine & looks for traces left by the robbers who held-up stage coaches in Death Valley. Capus discovers stories that are a match for any Western: In Bodie the gravediggers used dynamite rather than shovels to blow holes in the ground; in the town of Skidoo, Hootch Simpson, a brawling bartender, was first hung by the mob, then by the law, before being beheaded during his autopsy; in Flagstaff, Capus finds that the legendary Route 66 was, for a time at least, a trail for Edward Fitzgerald Beale`s ` Camel Corps`. ...

Skien East area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:25, 000 with cartography based on the country’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. The base map is an enlargement of the standard 1:50, 000 topographic survey series. 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, ski or canoeing 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 1:25, 000 & links to Turkart series at 50K, 100K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.



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Map No. 10019, Skien, 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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Before the packed stadiums. Before he became a huge star. Jamie Johnson had to learn from the best. Jamie is the top player at his school but there`s something missing from his game. He needs that bit of extra flair. He wants that touch of magic. Can the once-in-a-lifetime chance to train on the beaches of Brazil give Jamie the skills he needs to become a legend? ...

We must find him or the train can`t start! All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins & T. S. Eliot`s Old Possum`s cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won`t let anything go wrong. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, & Spot. ...

' Two of the UK's most exciting nature writers. A thoughtful adventure in learning simple skills that help connect people to nature.' Guardian Skimming Stones & Other Ways of Being in the Wild is a book of simple skills that can help us to interact with nature, achieve a deeper connection with it & even step inside another dimension. Rob Cowen & Leo Critchley teach us, for example, making & flying a kite, making an elder whistle, damming a stream & building a den
- & at the same time teach us about life. Their techniques are intended to be not only of practical value but also techniques for meditation. They help us to live in the moment, recover ancient insights & rhythms & encourage nature to reveal to us her secrets & treasures. They write that '...there are forces deep in everyone's subconscious that find a pure expression in the simplest of activities. This book explains why we should be taking the time to do them. It is born out of a wish to share our passion for our landscape & the contemplative, reflective pleasures & joys that were well-known to our grandparents, but which are in danger of being lost & forgotten. They will help us get back to a place where we all belong'. Skimming Stones was awarded the Robert Deakin Grant from the Authors' Foundation, by the Society of Authors. ' Essential reading.' Daily Express ' At its simplest their book gives advice on connecting with nature through twelve activities...but Skimming Stones delves deeper. Each section draws the reader lyrically into deeper philosophical waters...I was simply carried along by the authors' sense of awe, & their quiet belief that our lives can be enriched through a deeper connection with nature.' 4 BBC Wildlife Skimming stones teaches you how to get back to nature and: Skim a stone Find a fossil Forage for food Make a kite Carve an elder whistle Track an animal Build a den Light a fire Build an igloo Catch a fish Dam a stream Walk in the wild
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` Two of the UK`s most exciting nature writers. A thoughtful adventure in learning simple skills that help connect people to nature.` Guardian Skimming Stones & Other Ways of Being in the Wild is a book of simple skills that can help us to interact with nature, achieve a deeper connection with it & even step inside another dimension. Rob Cowen & Leo Critchley teach us, for example, making & flying a kite, making an elder whistle, damming a stream & building a den
- & at the same time teach us about life. Their techniques are intended to be not only of practical value but also techniques for meditation. They help us to live in the moment, recover ancient insights & rhythms & encourage nature to reveal to us her secrets & treasures. They write that `...there are forces deep in everyone`s subconscious that find a pure expression in the simplest of activities. This book explains why we should be taking the time to do them. It is born out of a wish to share our passion for our landscape & the contemplative, reflective pleasures & joys that were well-known to our grandparents, but which are in danger of being lost & forgotten. They will help us get back to a place where we all belong`. Skimming Stones was awarded the Robert Deakin Grant from the Authors` Foundation, by the Society of Authors. ` Essential reading.` Daily Express ` At its simplest their book gives advice on connecting with nature through twelve activities...but Skimming Stones delves deeper. Each section draws the reader lyrically into deeper philosophical waters...I was simply carried along by the authors` sense of awe, & their quiet belief that our lives can be enriched through a deeper connection with nature.` 4* BBC Wildlife Skimming stones teaches you how to get back to nature and: * Skim a stone * Find a fossil * Forage for food * Make a kite * Carve an elder whistle * Track an animal * Build a den * Light a fire * Build an igloo * Catch a fish * Dam a stream * Walk in the wild
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HOW would you dispose of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? WHERE would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? WHAT if you discovered the tattoo on your back was worth a million dollars? ELEVEN TALES FILLED WITH INTRIGUE & SUSPENSE TO STARTLE & SPELLBIND YOU. ROALD DAHL: THE WORLD`S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER ...