George Hart just wants to serve his Queen & honour his family. It`s not that simple. He doesn`t know his father, only that he`s a pillar of the Establishment. His beloved mother is half Irish, half Zulu. In a Victorian society rife with racism & prejudice, George`s dark skin spells trouble to his regimental commander. But George has soldiering in his blood
- the only question is what he`s really fighting for: ancestry or Empire. In the heat of battle he must decide.
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The new Moleskine City Notebooks are ideal for those who travel, whether to see the sights or for work, as a way of organising trips & preserving them for memories & records. It is also perfect for those who live there, as a way of organising the things they need to know about the city they live in. Each notebook has an elastic closure, 228 pages, with up to 44 pages in colour, & a sewn binding. There is an inside accordion pocket & three ribbon placemarkers, each in a different colour. ...

Street plan of the whole of Zurich with the outlying suburbs in Orell Füssli’s range of street plans of Swiss cities. Coverage extends from the international airport at Kloten to Kilchberg & Küsnacht on Lake Zurich, & from Geroldswil & Dietikon in the west to Volketswil in the east. The city centre is shown enlarged at 1:10, 000. Both plans show public transport network, with tram & bus routes with stops & line numbers, plus ferry connections on Lake Zurich. The city centre plan also indicates one way streets. On some longer streets selected house numbers are indicated. Symbols highlight Park+ Ride facilities, coach & car parks, churches & religious building of various denominations, museums, theatres & other cultural centres, shooting ranges, etc. Extensive index on the reverse of the map has separate lists for satellite suburbs & villages. Also included is large, clear & easy to follow diagram of all the public transport routes, including railway lines & ferry routes. ...

Double-sided map from ITMB presenting on one side a clear, indexed street plan of Zurich with a diagram of its tram & rail network, plus on the reverse an indexed road map covering most of Switzerland & a street plan of central Geneva. On one side a street plan of Zurich extends from the Käferberg Park southwards to the Kilchberg railway station. Tram routes are shown with line numbers; names of stops & railway stations are clearly marked. The map also shows bus routes with their line numbers. For drivers, main traffic routes are highlighted & the pedestrianized zones are marked (no one way streets). Symbols indicate various places of interest, institutions & facilities, including selected hotels. The plan is indexed & is accompanied by a large diagram of the tram & rail network, plus a small road map showing access from the city’s international airport. On the reverse is most of the publishers’ indexed road map of Switzerland at 1:301, 000. Coverage excludes southern Valais & Ticino & Graubünden east of Chur. The map shows the country’s topography by altitude colouring & presents its road & rail networks, but on the basis of a comparison with maps from Swiss publishers, information on this ITMB map should be treated with caution. Also provided is a street plan of central Geneva plus a small road map of the city’s environs. ...

Zurich
- Schaffhausen area, map No. 5010, in the standard topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:50, 000 from Swisstopo, i.e.
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Swiss topographic survey at 1:100, 000 from Swisstopo, highly regarded for it superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, ...

Zurich in the Wallpaper City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Zurich area at 1:60, 000 in Kümmerly + Frey’s series of cycling maps published in co-operation with the Association for Transport & Environment & showing the official “ Cycling in Switzerland” routes. The aim of the series is to present a network of routes with as few problems as possible caused by motor traffic. The maps have a detailed base, with contours plus graphic relief & shading providing an excellent representation of the terrain. Routes are classified according to the density of motorized traffic, the difficulty of the terrain, & road restrictions. Unsurfaced roads are indicated, gradient marks show steep inclines, & local danger spots are highlighted. The maps show facilities for transporting cycles by train, bus, ferries, mountain railways, chair lifts, & cable cars. Border crossings indicate those open only to hikers & cyclist during daylight hours. Bike rental facilities are marked & towns with special bicycle-friendly accommodation are highlighted. Other tourist information

Includes:: various types of accommodations (campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, etc), viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, & places of interest. Each title covers an area of Approx. 60 x 42 km (37 x 26 miles). The maps have a 1km grid for GPS users, with latitude & longitude shown as margin ticks. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse, an index of towns & villages also lists names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, etc. Also included is general information on the country’s long-distance cycling routes & on transporting bikes by train (text

Includes:: English). To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.





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Tourist street plan of Zurich in Hallwag’s City Flash series: laminated, waterproof & tear-resistant, presented in a handy concertina format, with street plans, maps of the main shopping street, the airport & the city’s environs, plus a transport network diagram. The main plan, divided between the two sides of the map, covers the city with its suburbs at 1:16, 000, extending from Oerlikon in the north to Tiefenbrunnen on Lake Zurich & from Altstetten in the west to Hottingen in the east. The city centre is shown enlarged to 1:9, 000. Both plan show tram & bus routes with stops & line numbers, car parks & various places of interest. The enlargement also indicates one way streets & taxi ranks. The index lists only a selection of streets, but the map

Includes:: lists of the city’s museums & other places of interest. Zurich’s main shopping street, Bahnhof Strasse leading from the central railway station to the lake, is shown with colour coded names of restaurants & cafes, banks, various shops including clothing & watches, etc. Also included are: a detailed plan of the airport showing access & parking facilities, a map of the city’s outer suburbs showing road connections to the airport, a diagram of the city’s entire public transport network, plus general tourist information on emergency phone numbers, etc.* Hallwag City Flash street plans* are produced in a handy concertina format & are waterproof & tear-resistant. The maps are double-sided & combine a street plan of the city’s central district with an enlargement for the main shopping/entertainment area, a road map of the environs, a diagrams of the metro and/or other public transport lines, a plan of the airport, lists of main places of interest, plus emergency numbers & other useful tourist information.

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This is a savvy city breakers' pocket guide to seeing & doing more in beautiful Zurich
- the world's top ranking city for standard
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