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`
- that will appeal to every kind of traveller & unlock the secrets of this remarkable city.

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This classic guide to Istanbul by Hilary Summer-Boyd & John Freely
- the `best travel guide to Istanbul` (” The Times”), `a guide
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Andrei Sinyavsky wrote Strolls with Pushkin while confined to Dubrovlag, a Soviet labor camp, smuggling the pages out a few at a time to his wife. His irreverent portrait of Pushkin outraged emigres & Soviet scholars alike, yet his ”disrespect” was meant only to rescue Pushkin from the stifling cult of personality that had risen up around him. Anglophone readers who question the longstanding adoration for Pushkin felt by generations of Russians will enjoy tagging along on Sinyavsky`s strolls with the great poet, discussing his life, fiction, & famously untranslatable poems. This new edition of Strolls with Pushkin also

Includes:: a later essay Sinyavsky wrote on the artist, ” Journey to the River Black.”

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Stromberg-Murrtal Cycle Route, presented by the Verlag Esterbauer in a guide with maps at 1:50, 000 showing the route & its variants. Extensive information is conveyed by symbols, indicating road surface, campsites & other accommodation, repair workshops, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. A list of various types of accommodation facilities is included.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING
- ALL THE TEXT IN THIS TITLE IS GERMAN ONLY. MAP LEGEND

Includes:: ENGLISH (please see our sample image) & the information provided on the maps is sufficient to use this title without any knowledge of German.ABOUT THE BIKELINE SERIES: all the titles have been meticulously researched & are highly regarded in their native Germany. Most titles, as indicated in their individual descriptions, also include a separate section listing selected accommodation, from hotels to campsites, youth hostels & rooms in private houses, all with addresses, telephone numbers & price range. Information on towns along each route

Includes:: a list of places of interest, with opening hours, etc. Several of the guides also have street plans. To see the list of other titles in the Bikeline series please click on the series link.





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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. ...

From prehistoric hill forts to grand medieval castles & from gentlemen's fortified country homes & Victorian follies to the defensive installations of World War II, the whole range of fortifications built in Britain is examined through the remains that can be found in every corner of the isl&. Beginning with the great hill forts of prehistory, the historical development of British fortifications is plotted through the legacy of the Roman occupation & the strongholds of the Dark Ages to the hastily-erected motte & bailey castles of the Normans & the magnificent fortresses of the Middle Ages. It continues through the essential coastal fort-building exploits of Henry VIII & Elizabeth I to the remarkable sea forts & Martello towers of the 19th century & on to the pillboxes & underground nuclear shelters of the 20th century. ...

A detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Stroud, Tetbury & Malmesbury (showing part of the Costwold Way & Thames Path). Edition A2; Publication date February 2012 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & campsites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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