Category Archives: Travel Guides
St. George – Hurricane & Zion NP UT Trail Map & Guide
The St George/Springdale Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic map (lat/long,UTM grids) that includes route descriptions for trails throughout the St. George and Springdale area including, Gooseberry Mesa, Little Creek Mesa, Gould`s Rim, J.E.M., Hurricane Rim Trails, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Santa Clara River Reserve, Bear Claw Poppy & Zen Trails, Snow Canyon State Park,
Hood River OR Trail Map
The Hood River, Oregon Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic map (lat/long,UTM grids) that includes route descriptions for the Hood River area including Syncline, Catherine Creek & Post Canyon, Surveyor`s Ridge & Dog River Trails, Knebal Springs & High Prairie, Eight & Fifteen Mile Creek Trails, Gunsight Ridge/Bonnie Meadows, Lewis River/Mount St. Helens, Falls Creek,
Bend OR Trail Map
The Bend Oregon Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic map (lat/long,UTM grids) that includes route descriptions covering the Bend area including, Sunriver, Phil`s Trail Network, Cascade Lakes Scenic Loop, Newberry Crater & Horse Ridge, Oregon Badlands Wilderness, Waldo and Cultus Lakes, and the new Wanoga Trails. It includes 26 of the best mountain biking ride
Salt Lake City – Park City and the Wasatch Trail Map
The Salt Lake City, Park City, and the Wasatch Adventure Map (2016 edition) is a waterproof, topographic map (lat/long,UTM grids) that includes route descriptions throughout trails the Wasatch Range including, Mill Creek Canyon, Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons, American Fork Canyon, Mount Timpanogos, Park City, Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Wasatch Mountain State Park. The map includes
Clash Of Civilisations Over An Elevator In Piazza
A small, culturally mixed community living in an apartment building in the centre of Rome is thrown into disarray when one of the neighbours is murdered. As each of the victim`s neighbours is questioned, the reader is offered an all-access pass into the most colourful neighbourhood in contemporary Rome. Each character recounts his or her
The Jerusalem File
Jerusalem, that most historic of cities, is seething with its legacy, the futile attempt to determine the future by reenacting past injustices. Levin has lived in Jersualem for most of his adult life. Retired now from the security services, he lives alone a few streets from his wife, continents from his children. Adrift, Levin agrees
The Father and the Foreigner
Diego is an employee at the Ministry of Justice in Rome and the father of a gravely disabled boy. Though the birth of his son sent shockwaves through his life and marriage, Diego is managing to give himself and his family some semblance of routine and normality. His calm is thrown into turmoil, though, when
The Lost Daughter
Leda, a middle-aged divorcee, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns quickly to ferocious introspection following a seemingly trivial occurrence. Ferrante`s language is as fierce and finely tuned as ever – she treats her theme with an
The Most Beautiful Book in The World
Balthazar is a successful author; Odette is a cashier at a supermarket. Balthazar has a beautiful wife and a delightful home; Odette and the two troubled kids she is raising alone l;ive in subsidised housing. Life has been generous to Balthazar and harsh to Odette. Yet, of the two Balthazar is the unhappy one. In
The Chill
A classic coming of age story, never before published in English, set in Northern Tuscany in the 1950s. Here, the changing seasons stir both the vibrant hues of Bilenchi`s Tuscany and the many moods of the young, nameless protagonist. But the abiding atmosphere is, as the title suggests, wintery. Following the death of his beloved
Poisonville
A noir thriller par excellence – there`s murder, moral ammbiguity and a protagonist less than heroic. The heavyly industrialised northeast of Italy is undergoing dramatic change. What once drove the nation`s economic boom is now fast becoming a wasteland. It`s not infested by organised crime and an ongoing environmental catalstrophe. Welocome to Poisonville. Here, young
Portland Noir
From the Downtown streets littered with strip clubs and gutter punks to the north side where gentrification and old school hip-hop collide, Portland, Oregon is a place that seems straight out of a David Lynch movie. It`s a city full of police controversies, hippie artist houses and overzealous liberals, where even its fiction blurs with
Wenatchee & Leavenworth WA Trail Map
The Wenatchee & Leavenworth, WA Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic map (lat/long,UTM grids) that includes route descriptions for the Wenatchee & Leavenworth area including, The Sage Hills, Mission Ridge, Devil`s Gulch, Blewett Pass, East Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Lake Wenatchee, Mad River and Chickamin Ridge. The map includes descriptions for 12 of the area`s best
Seattle Noir
Within the stories of `Seattle Noir` readers will find: a wealthy couple whose marriage is filled with not-so-quiet desperation; a credit card scam that goes over-limit; femmes fatales and hommes fatales; a delicatessen owner whose case is less than kosher; a famous midget actor whose movie roles begin to shrink when he starts growing taller;
Steamboat Springs CO Trail Map
The Steamboat Springs Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic trail map (lat/long,UTM grids) that includes route descriptions covering trails throughout the Steamboat Springs area as well as the Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Sarvis Creek Wilderness, and Routt National Forest. It includes descriptions for 18 of the best mountain bike rides, 11 road bike rides, 12 hikes,
Mexico City Noir
Mexico City enters the international Noir series arena. This dramatic, chilling and sometimes hilarious volume is edited by Paco I. Tabio, one of Mexico`s most revered novelists.
Methow Valley WA Trail Map
The Methow Valley, WA Adventure Map is a waterproof, topographic (lat/long,UTM grids) trail map that includes route descriptions for trails in the Methow Valley including, Sun Mountain Lodge Trails, Rainy & Washington Passes, Methow, Chewuch & Twisp Rivers, Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, Sawtooth Ridge, Pasayten Wilderness, Loup Loup Pass, Winthrop, Twisp and Mazama.It includes 12 mountain
Boston Noir
Dennis Lehane of `Mystic River` and `Gone, Baby, Gone` fame has proven himself to be a master of both crime fiction and literary fiction. Here, he extends his literary prowess to edit the Boston volume of the Noir series.
Richmond Noir
David L. Robbins`s `Homework`, a moving account of a brief encounter between a burglar and a teacher, stands head and shoulders above the 14 other tales in Akashic`s solid noir anthology devoted to Richmond, VA. Pir Rothenberg`s `The Rose Red Vial`, among the better of the many recent Poe-inspired stories, features nicely nasty betrayals and
