Stretford in 1904 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 western part of Stretford, & extends westward to show the eastern part of Urmston. Features on the Urmston side include Hawthorn Farm, Urmston Lodge, The Grange, New Croft Farm, Gorse Hill Farm. On the Stretford side we have St Matthew`s church, New Shed Farm, Manor House, tramways, Victoria Park, Park Road Farm. Then map goes as far east as Victoria Road. On the reverse are street directory entries, including Barton Road, Broady Street, Chester Road, Firwood Avenue & Higher Road. 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. ...

Topographic survey of Faroe Islands at 1:20, 000 prepared by the Danish national mapping agency Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen. The islands’ topography is vividly presented by contours at 5 metre intervals, enhanced by relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of terrain or vegetation (scree, boulders, etc). The maps show all the detail expected of the topographic mapping at this scale & have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1’ & 2` respectively. Map legend is in Danish only. The maps are available either separately or as sets of five of more sheets, each covering the main island group: Vagar, Sandoy, Suduroy, Nordoyar, Streymoy & Eysturoy. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Rumours, secrets & lies. It`s all in a day`s work. Tamsin & her best friend Michelle have been inseparable since they were teenagers. Even now they spend all their time together, along with Patrick, Michelle`s handsome husb&. So when Tamsin hears a rumour that Patrick is having an affair, she is furious. Unwilling to ignore it, Tamsin plots a scheme to catch Patrick in the act, using her assistant Bea as live-bait. It should be fool proof. After all, Tamsin can trust Bea with anything. From her daily coffee order to fetching her dry-cleaning, writing reports & doing all the filing
- Bea does everything with a smile on her face. Except Tamsin never considered Bea might have her own agenda. & if she does, then Tamsin really needs to watch her back... Praise for Strictly Between Us`I raced through this beautifully written, thoughtful & exciting story, alternately cringing & cheering as things veer further off-piste after nail-biting moments I defy anyone to predict. I didn`t like it, I loved it` Daily Mail`A smart, edgy & cautionary tale of friendship & fidelity` Sunday Mirror`A deliciously edgy read full of double-dealings & divided loyalties` Good Housekeeping`A fast-moving, clever & genuinely funny story filled with twists & turns` Closer` Sassy, sharply observed` Woman & Home` Fallon`s characterisation is always spot-on & this book is no different, with well-drawn out characters & a tight plot that barrels along towards a brilliant climax` Press Association` Another compelling twist of friendship, love & lies` Daily Record` Sparkling & unpredictable` Elle` Chick lit with an edge` Guardian`A hilarious read` Bella` Absorbing, entertaining & spiky tale full of twists, turns & ruthless double crossing` Daily Express`A clever book that makes you laugh, makes you angry
- & makes you wonder whose side you would take if it happened to you... ` Woman`I love Fallon, she`s in a category all of her own
- her books are great fun & her characters are fabulous, believable women who take no nonsense. The plot is so juicy: it`s about trapping a cheating man & it`s told from the points of view of two women who were friends, but one of them has developed an agenda all of her own. It`s fun, clever, warm & utterly un-putdownable` Marian Keyes, Daily Mail`A fast-moving, clever & genuinely funny story filled with twists & turns` Closer**** Heat ` Fallon`s characterisation is always spot-on & this book is no different, with well-drawn out characters & a tight plot that barrels along towards a brilliant climax` Press Association Review ` Another compelling twist of friendship, love & lies` Daily Record` Queen of chick lit Jane Fallon brings us another gripping novel of friendship, deceit & drama. She is at her edgy & entertaining best
- definitely one to be passed around your girl squad!` OK Magazine



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This is the story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance & truth of what actually happened. In July 1888, fourteen hundred women & girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant & May walked out of their East End factory & into the history books. Louise Raw gives us a challenging new interpretation of events proving that the women themselves, not celebrity socialists like Annie Besant, began it. She provides unequivocal evidence to show that the matchwomen greatly influenced the Dock Strike of 1889, which until now was thought to be the key event of new unionism, & repositions them as the mothers of the modern labour movement. Returning to the stories of the women themselves, & by interviewing their relatives today, Raw is able to construct a new history which challenges existing accounts of the strike itself & radically alters the accepted history of the labour movement in Britain. ...

Written with startling beauty & acuity, Stringer is an account of a year & a half that Anjan Sundaram spent in the Congo working on the bottom rung of the Associated Press. It was an intense period that would take him deep into the shadowy city of Kinshasa, to the dense rainforests that still evoke Conrad`s vision, & to the heart of Africa`s great war, culminating in the historic & violent multiparty elections of 2006. Along the way he would go on a joyride with Kinshasa`s feral children, fend off its women desperate for an escape route, & travel with an Indian businessman hunting for his fortune. ...

1989
- the world holds its breath. The Soviet Union is on the brink of collapse, its eastern empire in a state of rebellion. Only
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` Pleasure beckons at the water`s edge.` With these words, Eric Chaline celebrates the physicality & sensuality of swimming
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To walk through Florence is to step into one of the most remarkable histories of any European city. From its establishment by Julius Caesar in the 6th century BC, through its Golden Age at the epicentre of the Italian Renaissance, to its position as an iconic cultural destination in the 21st, Florence is a small city that packs a lot of punch. This is the birthplace of Dante & Boccaccio, Leonardo da Vinci & Michaelangelo, the Medicis, Botticelli, Donatello & the ` Mad Monk` Savonarola. Their stories permeate every corner of Florence, but the city`s contemporary scene is just as alluring, from cutting edge art & fashion to food. It is only by exploring Florence on foot that the visitor can truly experience everything the city has to offer. In this indispensable guide, Mario Erasmo has created ten bespoke walking tours
- from ` Florence in a Day` to ` Dante`s Florence`
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This classic guide to Istanbul by Hilary Summer-Boyd & John Freely
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There is perhaps no other European city quite as romantic, as exquisitely beautiful or as enigmatic as Venice. John Freely here brings her past & her present vividly to life. Practical & informative, richly coloured & bursting with history, myth & legend, ” Strolling Through Veniceis” the indispensable guide for anyone who has fallen under the spell of this most enchanting city. ...