Both a love letter to New York City & an introduction to graphic design, this is the story of how the designer Massimo Vignelli tackled the problem of creating a subway map that could be understood by all New Yorkers as well as out-of-towners. Filled with depictions of trains, subway stations, & the New York City skyline, the book follows Vignelli around the city as he tries to understand the system in order to translate it into a map. The book is produced in collaboration with the New York Transit Museum & features a section of historical & archival images & photographs.A groundbreaking work of information design, the subway map designed by Vignelli is an iconic work used by over a billion people every year. The Museum of Modern Art acquired the original 1972 diagram in 2004. ...

Long ago the whole of Southern England was covered in forest. Over time, this woodland has been cut back, but small patches remain amidst the suburban sprawl of South-East London. The magic that once filled the ancient forest can still be felt. Memories of the Great North Wood are recorded in the place names
- Forest Hill, Honour Oak. Stories are told of the bandits, outlaws & gypsies that once roamed the forest, & their presence can sometimes be sensed when the city is quiet. Tim Bird`s longest work to date continues his interest in psychogeography & how memories live in the landscape.
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The partition of India in 1947 promised its people both political & religious freedom
- through the liberation of India from British
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A reappraisal of the tumultuous Partition & how it ignited long-standing animosities between India & Pakistan This new edition of Yasmin Khan`s reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research & on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, & considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis. Reviews of the first edition: ”A riveting book on this terrible story.”-Economist ” Unsparing.... Provocative & painful.”-Times (London) ” Many histories of Partition focus solely on the elite policy makers. Yasmin Khan`s empathetic account gives a great insight into the hopes, dreams, & fears of the millions affected by it.”-Owen Bennett Jones, BBC ...

This fun-filled sticker activity book from Ladybird`s Skullabones Island series is packed with activities to keep little ones busy. Join Captain Cutlass & the Skullabones crew onboard The Leaky Tub as they set off for another adventure on the Seven Seas. Get yourself a Pirate Passport, load up with provisions, & help the crew navigate their way through a series of sticky, tricky challenges. Full of swashbuckling activities & more than 70 super stickers, this is the perfect sticker book for all little pirates. Ha harr! ...

From the charismatic, eccentric Kinky Friedman comes “ The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic”, a celebration of the sights, sounds & spirit of Austin, Texas. The original, inimitable Jewish cowboy & aspirant Governor of Texas
- who hopes to reduce speeding limits to $54.95
- takes us on a near-spiritual walk through the town, covering everything from its legendary music venues to Willie Nelson’s home. It even

Includes:: an Austin-themed wordsearch. Part guide, part recollections, part trivia & part cultural handbook, “ The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic” captures the atmosphere & soul of Austin in a brilliantly entertaining, joyous & irreverent tone, as well as giving an almost conversational window into the mind of Friedman, one of the most distinctive personalities in a city that attracts a whirlwind of musicians, artists, oddballs & eccentrics. Too bad he didn’t win the Governorship in 2006
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Long before ' The Amazing Race' there was ' The Great Race', an around-the-world auto race that took place in 1908 & made headlines throughout that year. It featured an international field of vehicles that showcased the incredibly innovative car-making of the time. Encounters with wolves, Cossacks, terrible roads, thieves & more made this proto-typical global competition as exciting as our favourite survival shows. It featured an equally appealing cast of characters
- the preening Italian adventurer, the proud German soldier, the scrappy Americans whom no one believed could win. All are captured in this thrilling illustrated non-fiction narrative by acclaimed novelist Gary Blackwood.
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The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux’s account of his epic journey by rail through Asia in 1975. One of the greatest journeys
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The Great Rivers of Gelderland region of the Netherlands at 1:50, 000 in a series from Falk B.V. showing the network of signposted cycling routes on large, double-sided indexed maps with prominent highlighting of long-distance LF routes, symbols indicating accommodation & other tourist services, plus in each title two or more panels with recommended local circuits & additional tourist information. The Falk 50K cycling series, which

Includes:: some adjoining areas in Lower Saxony & has now been extended to cover Flanders, shows the extensive network of sign-posted cycling routes. The network consists of numbered junctions joined by sign-posted connecting routes in either direction. At each junction there is an information panel showing an overview map of the whole network with the junction numbers. A second panel shows all the intersections directly connected to that junction. The system enables cyclists to plan their own routes by preparing a list of junction numbers through which they want to travel. Falk maps give cycling distances between the junctions & indicate which roads, both within the numbered network & outside it, have separate cycling paths. Routes which are part of the LF network of long-distance cycle routes are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols shows various accommodation options, bars & restaurants, & various places of interest. Landscape information is provided by colouring for woodlands, dunes, etc. The maps are indexed & show in the margins latitude & longitude at 1`52” intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English.PLEASE NOTE: to see other titles in the Falk series please click on the series link, where the series description

Includes:: a comparison between the Falk maps & the ANWB cycling series also covering the Netherlands at 1:50, 000.





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The second volume in the series of Rapha Guides, the Great Road Climbs of the Southern Alps continues the journey along the roads & cols of Europe. Written by Graeme Fife & illustrated with the vivid photography of Pete Drinkell, this book seeks to capture the beauty & intrigue of the southern regions of the Alps, exploring climbs & roads steeped in the history of road racing & beyond. The book moves from the Col d' Izoard, close to the French-Italian border, over the mighty Cime de la Bonette, before encountering Mont Ventoux in Provence, taking a trip across the border to Italy, & then through the central southern Alps to finish on the Riviera. Double-page images, h&-illustrated maps & col profiles accompany Fife's narrative, which is awash with salient historical references, cultural observations & road racing snapshots, all matched by Drinkell ...