Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

On the eve of the 2016 Olympic Games, the biggest moment of her life, Lizzie Armitstead`s career was thrown into turmoil. After being cleared to ride the Games at the final hour following a successful court appeal to overturn an alleged missed drugs test, the ensuing leak & backlash threatened to engulf her. Now, for the first time, she tells her story, & reveals how she went from World Champion & darling of Team GB road cycling, to one of the most scrutinised athletes in British sport
- how it happened, why it happened, & how Lizzie cleared her name & came out fighting. In Steadfast Lizzie Armitstead takes the reader to the heart of the most demanding of endurance sports & the challenges faced by one of its most gifted competitors: from sexism & the fight for equality, to doping & the incredible sacrifices required to self-coach herself to world titles. From the rolling hills of Yorkshire through to the treacherous climbs of the Vista Circuit in Rio de Janeiro
- through setbacks, life lessons & ups & downs of a professional life in cycling
- Steadfast is an intense & inspiring story of sporting triumph.


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When asked to talk to students at Broome Community College in upstate New York in the spring of 2011, Austin Kleon wrote a simple list often things he wished he`d heard when he was their age: ` Steal like an artist; Don`t wait until you know who you are to start making things; Write the book you want to read; Use your hands; Side projects are important; Do good work & put it where people can see it; Geography is no longer our master; Be nice (the world is a small town.); Be boring (it`s the only way to get work done.); &, Creativity is subtraction.` After giving the speech, he posted the text & slides to his popular blog, where it quickly went viral. Now Kleon has expanded his original manifesto into an illustrated guide to the creative life for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, designers, photographers, musicians, & anyone attempting to make things
- art, a career, a life
- in the digital age. Brief, direct, & visually interactive, the book

Includes:: illustrative anecdotes & mini-exercise sections calling out practical actions readers can take to unleash their own creative spirits.



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Pietrp is eleven years old. His father is alcoholic, his mother mentally disturbed, & he dreams of running away. But befroe he can leave, a weary traveller arrives in town. This ageing Casanova has a penchant for young women & flamenco. Life in Ischiano Scalo will never be the same again. ...

In the winter of mid-eighties, two surfers are battling for supremacy at Waimea Bay, home to the biggest waves in the world. Old-school, & some say too old, Ken Bradshaw commands respect with his fearlessness & fearsome temper. Mark Foo is the new kid on the block. Icon of the younger generation, this photogenic Chinese-American wows the crowds with his lightning repertoire of cool moves. One perfect day at Sunset Beach, Foo audaciously steals a wave from under Bradshaw`s nose, sparking a bitter feud that is to last for over ten years & end in tragedy. ...

A coming-of-age story is given a creative twist in this intimate, offbeat, & strangely affecting novel. The young narrator, age 11, lives with his aged father in a disheveled furnished flat in Cairo. Exceptionally attuned to the moods, habits, & silent yearnings of the adults around him, the boy decides to get organized & become an expert on adult behavior. Surreptitiously, he listens in on adult conversations, observes adult mannerisms, & guesses about comments he's not supposed to underst&--and then he starts to sneak into neighboring apartments to watch adults napping, copulating, bathing, cooking, & all the other activities normal to their lives. ...

The steam locomotive was a British invention & even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. Steam`s first significant contribution to British industry was through powering pumping engines for mines. When steam was applied to the railways, the `railway age` began. The steam locomotive went through several distinct phases during its long life, which came to an end on regular service in the late 1960s. The early phase was followed by the trend for large single driving wheels, then compound locomotives with connected driving wheels once steel became strong enough for the connecting rods. Further developments included tank engines that could run equally well forwards & backwards; the 4-6-0 & 4-6-2 expresses; the passion for speed records & streamlining; & the standardisation years of British Railways. This insightful, fully illustrated story book follows the history of the steam locomotive & will delight all those interested in the steam age. ...

The Steam Railways of Great Britain 18-Month Wall Calendar 2014 including one page for July to December 2013, offers beautiful images of steam combustion engine powered trains against the modern British landscape.A must for locomotive & railways enthusiasts. ...

Symbols of the Industrial Revolution & modernity, the steam railways of Great Britain offer glimpses of the past against the British modern-day landscape. The steam combustion engine powered trains through the countryside of 19th-century Engl&, Scotl&, & Wales, & in so doing, made historical tracks toward modern industrial development. The steam engine railways of Great Britain mark a defining moment in the history of transportation. Locomotive enthusiasts will surely enjoy this square wall calendar that pays homage to these important pieces of British history. ...

Between 1815 & the American Civil War, the greatest invention of the Industrial Revolution delivered a sea change in oceanic transportation. Steam travel transformed the Atlantic into a pulsating highway, dominated by ports in Liverpool & New York, as steamships ferried people, supplies, money, & information with astounding speed & regularity. American raw materials flowed eastward, while goods, capital, people, & technology crossed westward. The Anglo-American “partnership” fueled development worldwide; it also gave rise to a particularly intense competition. Steam Titans tells the story of a transatlantic fight to wrest control of the globe`s most lucrative trade route. Two men
- Samuel Cunard & Edward Knight Collins
- & two nations wielded the tools of technology, finance, & politics to compete for control of a commercial lifeline that spanned the North Atlantic. The world watched carefully to see which would win. Each competitor sent to sea the fastest, biggest, & most elegant ships in the world, hoping to earn the distinction of being known as “the only way to cross.” Historian William M. Fowler brings to life the spectacle of this generation-long struggle for supremacy, during which New York rose to take her place among the greatest ports & cities of the world, & recounts the tale of a competition that was the opening act in the drama of economic globalization, still unfolding today.

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