Category Archives: Shower Curtains
ADMIRALTY Leisure Folio SC 5623 – Ireland South West Coast
NEW EDITION OUT ON 04/02/2021SC5623 – Ireland – South West CoastCharts included:5623.1 – The Bull to Tuskar Rock (1:500,000)5623.2 – The Bull to Glandore Harbour (1:150,000)5623.3 – Glandore Bay to Ballycotton Bay (1:150,000)5623.4 – Upper Reaches of Bantry Day (1:30,000)5623.5 – Bantry Bay – Central Part (1:30,000)5623.6 – Harbours and Anchorages in South West IrelandCastletown
Railway Atlas of Ireland Then & Now
This new atlas compares the railway network in Ireland in 1920 with the network today. It is produced by the same authors as the successful Railway Atlas Then & Now which covers the railways in Britain and will follow the same layout and design which shows the historical map on one page and the current
ABC British Railway Atlas
Derived from the author`s successful series of larger format railway atlases covering the British Isles and Europe, the first edition of the abc British Railway Atlas was published in 1995. Designed as a handy traveling guide, the book`s format makes it ideal for slipping into the pocket or camera bag. Now the pocket atlas has
“They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else”: A History of the Armenian Genocide
Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the twentieth century. By the end of the First World War, the number of Armenians in what would become Turkey had been reduced by 90 percent–more than a million people. A century later,
Rail Atlas Europe
Designed specifically for the UK market, this is a translated edition of a European railway atlas originally published in Germany by Schweers & Wall in 2013. It covers all the countries in Europe up to the Russian, Belorussian and Ukranian borders. The mapping is at 1:2 000 000 scale to enable clear representation of each
The Modern Mamil (Middle-Aged Man in Lycra)
`Every weekend, across the nation`s rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycra` – BBC News `Mamils make Oxford English Dictionary debut` – Telegraph `Oh the shame of being married to a MAMIL` – Daily Mail There is a new breed emerging. They hunt in packs, dressed in unforgiving lycra. Their natural
The White Castle
The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk`s celebrated first novel, is the tale of a young Italian scholar captured by pirates and put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market. Acquired by a brilliant Turkish inventor, he is set to work on projects to entertain the jaded Sultan.
Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: A Photographic Guide
The first comprehensive field guide to every bird species in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East is the first comprehensive pocket-sized photographic field guide to every bird species in Europe–this includes winter visitors and common migrants but also all rarities to the region, even if
All Over Ireland: New Irish Short Stories
All Over Ireland, edited by Deirdre Madden (Molly Fox`s Birthday, Time Present and Time Past), continues the tradition of featuring the work of both new and established writers, including Colm Toibin, Mary Morrissy and Eoin McNamee. These diverse and accomplished stories, by turns dazzling, thoughtful and startling, bring new ideas and energy to the form
Out of Ashes: A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century
A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity, prosperity, and promise. Konrad Jarausch describes how the European nations emerged from the nineteenth century with high hopes for continued material progress and proud of their imperial command over the globe,
Amongst Women: Faber Modern Classics
John McGahern is widely considered to be one of Ireland`s greatest writers, with fans including John Updike, Hilary Mantel, Colm Toibin and John Banville. Often hailed as his greatest work, Amongst Women is a poignant novel of family and togetherness. Once an officer in the Irish War for Independence, Moran is now a widower, eking
Ataturk: An Intellectual Biography
When Mustafa Kemal Ataturk became the first president of Turkey in 1923, he set about transforming his country into a secular republic where nationalism sanctified by science–and by the personality cult Ataturk created around himself–would reign supreme as the new religion. This book provides the first in-depth look at the intellectual life of the Turkish
Moscow Stations: Faber Modern Classics
Venya is more interested in how much he and his colleagues can drink during the working day than in his job. Once he is fired, he spends the last of his money on booze and sets off on a train journey to visit beautiful, picturesque, utopian Petushki, where his beloved and child are waiting for
The New York Trilogy: Faber Modern Classics
The New York Trilogy is perhaps the most astonishing work by one of America`s most consistently astonishing writers. The Trilogy is three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness. It is a riveting work of detective fiction
The Secret Scripture
Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she`s spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr Grene, and their relationship intensifies and complicates. Told through their respective
The Black Book
The Black Book is Orhan Pamuk`s tour de force, a stunning tapestry of Middle Eastern and Islamic culture which confirmed his reputation as a writer of international stature. Richly atmospheric and Rabelaisian in scope, it is a labyrinthine novel suffused with the sights, sounds and scents of Istanbul, an unforgettable evocation of the city where
New York Drawings
Two strangers, both reading the same novel, share a fleeting glance between passing subway cars. A bookstore owner locks eyes with a neighbor as she receives an Amazon package. Strangers are united by circumstance as they wait on the subway stairs for a summer storm to pass. Instantly recognizable, Adrian Tomine`s illustrations and comics have
Shakespeare`s Kings
In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare`s Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare`s history plays, from Edward III to Richard III. In a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare – when the crown was constantly contested, alliances were made and broken, and the people rose up in revolt – this was the raw material
