Category Archives: Maps
City Cycling Barcelona
The eight guides in the City Cycling Europe series are each devoted to a different city: London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Antwerp/Ghent, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona and Milan. Each compact volume features cycle-friendly neighbourhoods, itineraries, cycle maps and places to visit where cyclists are always welcome. Aimed primarily at those looking to take casual weekend breaks, there is
China: A History in Objects
This illustrated introduction to the history of China offers a fresh understanding of China`s progress from the Neolithic age to the present. Told in six chapters arranged chronologically, through art, artefacts, people and places, and richly illustrated with expertly selected objects and artworks, it firmly connects today`s China with its internationally engaged past. From the
City Cycling Milan
The eight guides in the City Cycling Europe series are each devoted to a different city: London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Antwerp/Ghent, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona and Milan. Each compact volume features cycle-friendly neighbourhoods, itineraries, cycle maps and places to visit where cyclists are always welcome. Aimed primarily at those looking to take casual weekend breaks, there is
Nowherelands: An Atlas of Vanished Countries
These are the stories of fifty countries that once existed but have now have been erased from the map. Varying vastly in size and shape, location and longevity, they are united by one fact: all of them endured long enough to issue their own stamps.Some of their names, such as Biafra or New Brunswick, will
Escape by Bike: Adventure Cycling, Bikepacking and Touring Off-Road
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Photography & Illustrated Travel Book of the YearFrom wilderness treks to weekends following local coastal paths, adventure cycling combines cycle touring, mountain biking and camping to open up new and exciting possibilities for the two-wheeled explorer. Thanks to advances in bike technology and the ease of
The Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization
The Middle East: The Cradle of Civilization synthesizes the latest research and information from a range of disciplines to tell the compelling story, from the Neolithic period through to the Arab conquest, of how a group of linguistically disparate, nomadic tribes responded to specific social, economic and environmental factors to form the world`s first complex
Shop Cats of Hong Kong
When long-term cat owner and Dutch photographer Marcel Heijnen moved to Hong Kong, he was delighted to find that many of his neighbours were of the feline variety. It was only natural for him to make friends with the local shop cats and their owners, taking photos as he went. And this book is the
Sinan: Architect of Suleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age
Sinan was the greatest architect of the Ottoman Golden Age of the sixteenth century when the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith of power and magnificence. His style marks the apogee of Turkish art. Under Suleyman the Magnificent and his succcessor Selmi II, Sinan designed hundreds of buildings: mosques, palaces, tombs, mausolea, hospitals, schools, caravanserai, bridges,
The Battle for Home: Memoir of a Syrian Architect
Drawing on the author`s personal experience of living and working as an architect in Syria, this book offers an eyewitness perspective on the country`s bitter conflict through the lens of architecture, showing how the built environment offers a mirror to the community that inhabits it. From Syria`s tolerant past, with churches and mosques built alongside
Pioneering Spirits
Thirty years ago Rolex created the biennial Awards for Enterprise to honour outstanding individual achievements in the realms of science and nature, invention and discovery, culture and heritage. Out of thousands of contenders, ten people are singled out for their dedicated and passionate contributions around the world. Past winning schemes have included a system to
The Bicycle Artisans
Here is an alphabetically presented, richly illustrated guide to 88 of the most creative bicycle makers working today, includes established names such as Achielle, Cielo Cycles and Corima and new kids on the block such as Art & Industry, Bondi Beach Cruisers and Foffa, as well as product designers (Torkel Dohmers, Marc Newson). Today`s cyclists
Moments of Mindfulness: the Wisdom of Asia
Each book in the Moments of Mindfulness series pairs the wise words of a great writer, master, philosopher or poet with Olivier Foellmi`s beautiful and moving photographs. Foellmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to
The London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945
London suffered a great deal of bomb damage between 1939-1945, the impact of which is still evident in its urban and social landscapes. As a key record of the attack, the London County Council Bomb Damage Maps represent destruction on a huge scale, recording buildings and streets reduced to smoke and rubble. The full set
Sita Ram`s Painted Views of India: Lord Hastings`s Journey from Calcutta to the Punjab, 1814 15
Lord Hastings`s journal of his travels from Calcutta to the Punjab in 1814-1815 records the events and views of this journey accompanied by 200 large watercolour illustrations by Sita Ram. This book includes an edited version of the journal charting his passage through the India of the early nineteenth century. Though Sita Ram`s picturesque paintings
Unseen Extremes: Mapping the World`s Greatest Mountains
Unseen Extremes marks a new milestone in Earth observation and Alpine exploration, presenting thirteen of the world`s great mountains in a manner never seen before. The German Centre for Aviation and Space Travel created very precise digital pictures of the mountains with the aid of satellite photographs taken from a height of several hundred kilometres.
Asian Lives: A Closer Look
In 2011, adhering to his mentor Henri Cartier-Bresson`s mantra to `photograph the truth`, animation filmmaker Ishu Patel embarks on a photographic journey in southeast Asia. Abandoning moving images to secure a series of still images that capture a uniquely human gesture or powerful thought-provoking story, he prowls both urban and rural areas armed only with
Shogun: A Novel of Japan
This is James Clavell`s tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of feudal Japan. Both entertaining and incisive, SHOGUN is a stunningly dramatic re-creation of a very different world.
Uprising
Emerging markets are big news. But after the financial crisis, what does the future really hold for them? And what does this future mean for global business? George Magnus, one of the world`s most respected economic analysts, is your guide through the challenges and opportunities for emerging markets and those doing business in them. This
Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia
The Scythians were an ancient nomadic people, who lived in the Russian steppe from 900 to 400 BC. They established a rich, nomadic civilization stretching from their homeland in Siberia as far as the Black Sea and the edge of China. Mobility and mastery of local resources were central to their culture and their achievements.
Charles Booth`s London Poverty Maps
Charles Booth`s landmark survey of life in late-19th-century London, published for the first time in one volume. In the late 19th century, Charles Booth`s landmark social and economic survey found that 35% of Londoners were living in abject poverty. Between 1886 and 1903, Booth`s team of social investigators interviewed Londoners from all walks of life,
