A journey along one of Britain`s oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today. Long ago a path was created by the passage of feet tramping through endless forests. Gradually that path became a track, & the track became a road. It connected the White Cliffs of Dover to the Druid groves of the Welsh island of Anglesey, across a land that was first called Albion then Britain, Mercia & eventually England & Wales. Armies from Rome arrived & straightened this 444 kilometres of meandering track, which in the Dark Ages gained the name Watling Street. Today, this ancient road goes by many different names: the A2, the A5 & the M6 Toll. It is a palimpsest that is always being rewritten. Watling Street is a road of witches & ghosts, of queens & highwaymen, of history & myth, of Chaucer, Dickens & James Bond. Along this route Boudicca met her end, the Battle of Bosworth changed royal history, Bletchley Park code breakers cracked Nazi transmissions & Capability Brown remodelled the English landscape. The myriad people who use this road every day might think it unremarkable, but, as John Higgs shows, it hides its secrets in plain sight. Watling Street is not just the story of a route across our isl&, but an acutely observed, unexpected exploration of Britain & who we are today, told with wit & flair, & an unerring eye for the curious & surprising. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Race to find the truth in the mysterious world of Watson & Holmes, a game of deduction & intrigue for two to seven players. Each aspiring detective will work alongside Sherlock Holmes in order to solve a series of mysterious cases. By visiting locations, speaking with witnesses, & deciphering clues, you will come to your own conclusions about the investigation, independent of your fellow detectives. Once you believe you have all the facts, you must present your findings to the brilliant Holmes & the good Dr. Watson. Answering every question correctly will lead you to victory, though one misstep & you will be forced to retire from the case, leaving the remaining investigators to accurately interpret the clues before it`s too late.- 2-7 players- Ages 10 to adult- 45-75 minutes playing time ...

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- Watsonville area of California in a series of indexed street plans of US cities from G.M. Johnson &

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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. ...

In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia & Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. His acerbic account of the intrigue & political machinations leading up to the crisis is coupled with amusing descriptions of the often bizarre & seldom straightforward life of a war correspondent rubbing shoulders with less-than-honest officials, Arab spies, pyjama-wearing radicals & disgruntled journalists. Witty, lucid & penetrating, Evelyn Waugh captures the dilemmas & complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics & confrontation. ...

Brothers Eddie & Charlie find a photo of the great-great-uncles they were named after & discover an amazing story of WWI, at the Front & back at home. Assured that the Germans have been destroyed by bombardment, the earlier Eddie & Charlie are sent into No Man`s Land in the ` First Wave` of the Somme. But when Charlie is forced to leave Eddie behind, his life ishaunted by grief & guilt. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant & dyslexic readers aged 12+ ...

September, 1939. As the Second World War begins, ten-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train with her schoolmates. She doesn`t know where she`s going, or what`s going to happen to her when she gets there. All she has been told is that she`s going on `a little holiday`. Shirley is billeted in the country, with two boys from East End London, Kevin & Archie
- & their experiences living in the strange, half-empty Red House, with the mysterious & reclusive Mrs Waverley, will change their lives for ever. Award-winning, bestselling & beloved author Jacqueline Wilson turns to this period of history for the first time, in this beautiful, moving story of friendship & bravery against the backdrop of the worst conflict the world has ever known.
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September, 1939. As the Second World War begins, ten-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train with her schoolmates. She doesn`t know where she`s going, or what`s going to happen to her when she gets there. All she has been told is that she`s going on `a little holiday`. Shirley is billeted in the country, with two boys from East End London, Kevin & Archie
- & their experiences living in the strange, half-empty Red House, with the mysterious & reclusive Mrs Waverley, will change their lives for ever. Award-winning, bestselling & beloved author Jacqueline Wilson turns to this period of history for the first time, in this beautiful, moving story of friendship & bravery against the backdrop of the worst conflict the world has ever known.
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Comprehensive pocket size guide to all good surf spots in the USA. Special data-maps & icons enable distilling of massive information into tiny concise format. major sections Hawaiian islands, West Coast USA, East Coast USA. In-depth surf reviews of over spots by icons of the world of surfing. ...