Shot with ultra-high definition cameras, this book of amazing photographs showcases a period of unusually high solar activity in the Northern Lights. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, put on remarkable shows of light & motion in high latitudes
- Alaska being the perfect place to see them. These new photos take full advantage of the latest advances in photographic technology & especially active solar storms of the past several years that cause the lights. With 160 images that have never been collected in book form, we are witnessing the interaction of charged particles in the earth`s atmosphere clash with electrons & protons released by the sun. Photographers Calvin Hall & Daryl Pederson are dedicated aurora borealis hunters, enduring frigid nights in remote locations to get the best shots. The results are amazing.
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The Northmen`s Fury tells the Viking story, from the first pinprick raids of the eighth century to the great armies that left their Scandinavian homelands to conquer larger parts of France, Britain & Irel&. It recounts the epic voyages that took them across the Atlantic to the icy fjords of Greenland & to North America over four centuries before Columbus & east to the great rivers of Russia & the riches of the Byzantine empire. One summer`s day in 793, death arrived from the sea. The raiders who sacked the island monastery of Lindisfarne were the first Vikings, sea-borne attackers who brought two centuries of terror to northern Europe. Before long the sight of their dragon-prowed longships & the very name of Viking gave rise to fear & dread, so much so that monks were reputed to pray each night for delivery from `the Northmen`s Fury`. Yet for all their reputation as bloodthirsty warriors, the Vikings possessed a sophisticated culture that produced art of great beauty, literature of abiding power & kingdoms of surprising endurance. The Northmen`s Fury describes how & why a region at the edge of Europe came to dominate & to terrorise much of the rest of the continent for nearly three centuries & how, in the end, the coming of Christianity & the growing power of kings tempered the Viking ferocity & stemmed the tide of raids. It relates the astonishing achievement of the Vikings in forging far-flung empires whose sinews were the sea & whose arteries were not roads but maritime trading routes. The blood of the Vikings runs in millions of veins in Europe & the Americas & the tale of their conquests, explorations & achievements continues to inspire people around the world. ...

The Northmen`s Fury tells the Viking story, from the first pinprick raids of the eighth century to the great armies that left their Scandinavian homelands to conquer larger parts of France, Britain & Irel&. It recounts the epic voyages that took them across the Atlantic to the icy fjords of Greenland & to North America over four centuries before Columbus & east to the great rivers of Russia & the riches of the Byzantine empire. One summer`s day in 793, death arrived from the sea. The raiders who sacked the island monastery of Lindisfarne were the first Vikings, sea-borne attackers who brought two centuries of terror to northern Europe. Before long the sight of their dragon-prowed longships & the very name of Viking gave rise to fear & dread, so much so that monks were reputed to pray each night for delivery from `the Northmen`s Fury`. Yet for all their reputation as bloodthirsty warriors, the Vikings possessed a sophisticated culture that produced art of great beauty, literature of abiding power & kingdoms of surprising endurance. The Northmen`s Fury describes how & why a region at the edge of Europe came to dominate & to terrorise much of the rest of the continent for nearly three centuries & how, in the end, the coming of Christianity & the growing power of kings tempered the Viking ferocity & stemmed the tide of raids. It relates the astonishing achievement of the Vikings in forging far-flung empires whose sinews were the sea & whose arteries were not roads but maritime trading routes. The blood of the Vikings runs in millions of veins in Europe & the Americas & the tale of their conquests, explorations & achievements continues to inspire people around the world. ...

Exploring Woodland is a series of guides from The Woodland Trust that describe & illustrate beautiful woodland sites
- both publicly
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The Northwest Passage – Atlantic to Pacific: A Portrait & Guide from Bradt is an instructive book on the history of the exploration & opening of the passage & its flora & fauna. The book starts with a generous introduction & history on the exploration of the North Atlantic since the first attempt in the fifteen century. It reveals the personalities & adventures surrounding different expeditions, all accompanied by evocative illustrations & prints of that era. It than goes into the various locations along the course from Pond Inlet, the entry port, to the Bering Straits, offering a general picture of their history, economy, & flora & more in-depth information on the wildlife. It finishes detailing the seven currently used transit routes, a calendar of all the transit since 1903 to 2011, tour operators’ contacts details, references & ice information websites. This guide is a must-have if you planning an expedition or cruise in this area or just want to know more about this specific region. ...

From Ostfold to Oslo & Nord-Trondelag to Nordl&, this superb guide presents readers with a lead to more than 150 fabulously ...

The Norwegian in the Xenophobe guide series; consisting of a range of pocket-sized guides which take a humorous & irreverent approach to a wide range of world cultures. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism & identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs & values, leisure & pleasure, culture, custom & tradition, business, systems, health & hygiene, crime & punishment, government & bureaucracy, conversation & gestures & language. Written in a wholly irreverent style, Xenophobes guides attempt to forewarn readers of the main stereotypes & foibles that are associated with individual nationalities. ...

This is the rollercoaster story of a great love, between racehorse trainer Henrietta Knight & her husb&, Terry Biddlecombe, a hell-raising ex-champion jockey, with two failed marriages & a history of alcoholism behind him. It is a story of triumph over tragedy, as together they reached the pinnacle of success in National Hunt racing & trained Best Mate to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups. It is also a tale of tragedy over triumph, which saw the great horse die at Hen`s feet on Exeter racecourse & Terry passing away far too young, in 2014. Hen & Terry were called the odd couple because of their different backgrounds & lifestyles, but their love for each other was to produce one of the most endearing modern day racing romances. Here, in Hen`s own moving, humorous, courageous words, is their story, told in full for the very first time. ...

` There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.` While his old furniture rots in storage, Malte Laurids Brigge lives in a cheap room in Paris, with little but a library reader`s card to distinguish him from the city`s untouchables. Every person he sees seems to carry their death with them, & he thinks of the deaths, & ghosts, of his aristocratic family, of which only he remains. The only novel by one of the greatest writers of poetry in German, the semi-autobiographical Notebooks is an uneasy, compelling & poetic book that anticipated Sartre & is full of passages of lyrical brilliance. This is a new series of twenty distinctive, unforgettable Penguin Classics in a beautiful new design & pocket-sized format, with coloured jackets echoing Penguin`s original covers. ...

` One night, when I am old, sick, right out of semen, & don`t need things to get any worse, I hear the noises growing louder. I am sure they are making love in Zenab`s bedroom which is next to mine.` Waldo, a feted filmmaker, is confined by old age & ill health to his London apartment. Frail & frustrated, he is cared for by his lovely younger wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is beginning an affair with Eddie, `more than an acquaintance & less than a friend for over thirty years, ` Waldo is pressed to action: determined to expose the couple, he sets himself first to prove his suspicions correct
- & then to enact his revenge. Written with characteristic black humour & with an acute eye for detail, Kureishi`s eagerly awaited novella will have his readers dazzled once again by a brilliant mind at work.
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