Category Archives: Maps
The Inugami Curse
In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan`s terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and hidden identities to find
Devon A-Z Visitors` Map
Devon Visitors’ Map from Geographers’ A-Z Map Company covering the county at 1:158,400 (1″ to 2.5 miles), plus seven street plans. Numerous places of interest are prominently highlighted on the map and the plans, plus listed in an extensive index. Road network is shown with Primary Route Destinations prominently marked, services on motorways and major
Lawrence in Arabia
The Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War One was, in the words of T.E. Lawrence, `a sideshow of a sideshow`. Amidst the slaughter in European trenches, the Western combatants paid scant attention to the Middle Eastern theatre. As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of
The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015 Emma Sky was working for the British Council during the invasion of Iraq, when the ad went around calling for volunteers. Appalled at what she saw as a wrongful war, she signed up, expecting to be gone for months. Instead, her time
Dubai
Today, Dubai is a city of shimmering skyscrapers attracting thousands of tourists every year. Yet just sixty years ago Dubai`s population scraped a living by picking dates, diving for pearls, or sailing in wooden dhows to trade with Iran and India. Dubai is everything the rest of the Arab world is not. Until recently it
The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea`s Abduction Project
During the 1970s and early 80s, dozens – perhaps hundreds – of Japanese civilians were kidnapped by North Korean commandos and forced to live in `Invitation Only Zones`, high-security detention-centres masked as exclusive areas, on the outskirts of Pyongyang. The objective? To brainwash the abductees with the regime`s ideology, and train them to spy on
MINDFUL THOUGHTS CYCLISTS
Cycling is about more than competitive racing, lycra, and physical endurance; it`s about joy, meditative wonder and spiritual enrichment.Mindful Thoughts for Cyclists presents a series of focused meditations on why and how cycling can be a powerful practice of mindful awareness. From the pleasure of riding down a hill, to finding the upsides of a
Cycling Science
Investigating the scientific wonders that keep the cyclist in the saddle and explaining how the bike and rider work together, this fascinating book is the perfect way to analyse your own kit and technique by showing you the techniques of the professionals. Each chapter investigates a different area of physics or technology and is organised
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling: Achieving Balance in the Modern World
Einstein and the Art of Mindful Cycling shines new light onto one of the great scientific icons, and explores how pushing that pedal can nurture mindfulness in a spiritually stressful age. The author steers us through his own perspective on cycling – weaving the philosophical, practical and personal into an elegant balance. Add in a
Cities Around the World: A Global Search and Find Book
Featuring 12 cities from around the world, this highly-illustrated search-and-find book rewards close inspection. Incredibly detailed illustrations by Tilly bring the vibrant city scenes to life and are sure to spark a child`s interest in the wider world around them. Each spread features explanatory text alongside a full-page artwork. First, comb through each cityscape and
Plato`s Alarm Clock: And Other Amazing Ancient Inventions
We all like to think we are pretty smart. New medical advances seem to come along every day; space travel suddenly doesn`t seem so difficult; self-driving cars are no longer a thing of the future . but if we were stranded on a desert island tomorrow, most of us wouldn`t know how to catch a
Surrey A-Z Street Atlas
Surrey Street Atlas from the Geographers` A-Z Map Company in a spiral-bound format slightly smaller than A4 and covering the whole county at 1:19,000 (3.33″ to 1 mile). More detailed mapping at 1:9,051 (7″ to 1 mile) shows town centres of Dorking, Epsom and Guildford, plus Croydon and Kingston-upon-Thames. Current edition of this title was
Nottinghamshire A-Z County Street Atlas
Nottinghamshire Street Atlas from the Geographers` A-Z Map Company in a spiral-bound format slightly smaller than A4 and covering selected areas of the county at 1:16,896 (3.75″ to 1 mile). More detailed mapping at 1:8.448 (7.5″ to 1 mile) shows the town centre of Nottingham. Current edition of this title was published in 2013.To see
Exmoor A-Z Adventure Atlas
Exmoor at 1:25,000 in a series of handy A5 size Adventure Atlases from Geographers` A-Z Map Company with cartography from the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer series. Coverage includes the South West Coast path between Minehead and Combe Martin Bay, Two Moors Way, Tarka Train, Dulverton, Brendon Hills, etc.To see other titles in this series please click
Bolton – Bury A-Z Street Atlas
Bolton and Bury Street Atlas from the Geographers` A-Z Map Company in an A5 paperback format at 1:15,840 (4″ to a mile), with enlargements showing the two town centres in greater detail at 1:7,920 (8″ to 1 mile). Coverage includes Adlington, Atherton, Farnworth, Horwich, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Walkden, Westhoughton and Whitefield. Current edition of this
Globalography: Our Interconnected World revealed in 50 Maps
50 stunning maps reveal our globalized world like never before. Explore how cities are expanding beyond the reach of their nations, uncover the ways bananas, cobalt and water bottles link the most unlikely of places, and discover how modern phenomena such as messenger apps and sharing platforms are changing not just our interactions, but how
Underground Cities: Mapping the Tunnels, Transits and Networks of Our Cities
With over 60 per cent of the world`s population living in cities, the networks beneath our feet – which keep the cities above moving – are more important than ever before. Yet we never truly see how these amazing feats of engineering work. Just how deep do the tunnels go? Where do the sewers, bunkers
Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds As They Were And As They Are Today
Winner of the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Dorling Kindersley Illustrated Travel Book of the YearMaps offer us a chance to see not just how our world looks today, but how it once looked. But what about the places that are no longer mapped?Cities forgotten under the dust of newly settled land? Rivers and
An Uncommon Atlas: 50 new views of our physical, cultural and political world
A unique and beautiful collection of fifty maps in which our physical, political and cultural world is visualised, measured and mapped like never before. An Uncommon Atlas is the new 2019 edition, previously published as New Views. From charting energy networks to revealing new and emerging lands, measuring human migration to assessing the planet’s ant
Isabella Bird: A Photographic Memoir of Travels in China 1894-1896
This is a lavish pictorial record produced in collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). It features 200 unique photographs taken by Isabella Bird that transport the reader to the China of the late 19th century. It includes supporting text by travel photography expert Debbie Ireland. Ammonite Press is proud to collaborate with the
