Category Archives: Maps
This is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
Hyok Kang was eighteen when he escaped from North Korea, a country locked away from the outside world. This personal, illustrated account of school days in a rigidly communist institution and everyday life with his family and community provides a rare glimpse of this secretive nation. His shocking and moving portrayal bears witness to this
Ashoka
India`s lost emperor Ashoka Maurya has a special place in history. In his quest to govern India by moral force alone he turned Buddhism from a minor sect into a world religion, and set up a new yardstick for government. But Ashoka`s bold experiment ended in tragedy and he was forgotten for almost two thousand
Gurkha: Better to Die Than Live a Coward: My Life in the Gurkhas
In the summer of 2006, Colour-Sargeant Kailash Limbu`s platoon was sent to relieve and occupy a police compound in the town of Now Zad in Helmand. He was told to prepare for a forty-eight hour operation. In the end, he and his men were under siege for thirty-one days – one of the longest such
You Exist Too Much
A novel of self-discovery following a Palestinian-American girl as she navigates queerness, love addiction and a series of tumultuous relationships` The Millions, One of the Most Anticipated Books of the YearTold in vignettes that flash between the US and the Middle East, Zaina Arafat`s powerful debut novel traces her protagonist`s progress from blushing teen to
The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power
Many see China`s rise as a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues instead that the real challenge lies in dissuading China from regional aggression while eliciting its global cooperation. Drawing on decades of scholarship and experience as a senior diplomat, Christensen offers a deep perspective on China`s military and
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2`s Deadliest Day
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In August 2008, when eleven climbers lost their lives on K2, the world`s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had
Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin by Orthodox Jew Yigal Amir, twenty years ago this November, remains the most consequential event in the country`s recent history. Killing a King relates parallel stories over the two years leading up to the assassination, as Rabin plotted political deals he hoped would lead to peace and Amir plotted murder.
Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
In Continental Divide, a Banff Prize-winner tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Maurice Isserman traces the evolving social, cultural and political roles mountains played in shaping the country.
Atlas of Russian History
The complex and often turbulent history of Russia over the course of 2,000 years is brought to life in a series of 176 maps by one of the most prolific and successful historian authors today. This fourth edition of The Routledge Atlas of Russian History covers not only the wars and expansion of Russia but
North Uist & Berneray OS Explorer Active Map 454 (waterproof)
North Uist, Berneray and the surrounding smaller islands on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 454, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing
Shetland: Unst, Yell & Fetlar OS Explorer Active Map 470 (waterproof)
Shetland: Unst, Yell and Fetlar with the nearby smaller islands on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 470, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet
South Harris – Taransay OS Explorer Active Map 455 (waterproof)
South Harris, Taransay and the surrounding smaller islands on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 455, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing
North Harris & Loch Seaforth OS Explorer Active Map 456 (waterproof)
North Harris with Loch Seaforth and the surrounding smaller islands on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 456, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet
South East Lewis – Loch Eireasort & Shiant Islands OS Explorer Active Map 457 (waterproof)
South East Lewis with Loch Eireasort and the Shiant Islands on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 457, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet
West Lewis – Callanish & Great Bernera OS Explorer Active Map 458 (waterproof)
West Lewis with Callanish and Great Bernera on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 458, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the
Central Lewis & Stornoway – Eye Peninsula & Callanish OS Explorer Active Map 459 (waterproof)
Central Lewis with Stornoway, Eye Peninsula and Callanish on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 459, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing
North Lewis – St Kilda & Flannan Isles OS Explorer Active Map 460 (waterproof)
North Lewis with St Kilda and the Flannan Isles on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 460, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing
Orkney: East Mainland – South Ronaldsay, Shapinsay & Kirkwall OS Explorer Active Map 461 (waterproof)
Orkney: East Mainland with Kirkwall, plus South Ronaldsay, Shapinsay and the nearby islands on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 461, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone
Orkney: Hoy, South Walls & Flotta OS Explorer Active Map 462 (waterproof)
Orkney: Hoy, South Walls and Flotta with the nearby islands and part of Mainland on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 462, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto
Orkney: West Mainland – Stromness & Graemsay OS Explorer Active Map 463 (waterproof)
Orkney: the western part of Mainland with Stromness, plus the island of Graemsay on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 463, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title and all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone
