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- Vagar Island (5 map set – Nos. 110/209/210/309/310)
  
  Topographic survey of Faroe Islands at 1:20,000 prepared by the Danish national mapping agency Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen. The islands’ topography is vividly presented by contours at Read More »
- The Museum Of Lost Love
  
  Tyler is in therapy. Katia and Goran are in love. On a summer trip to Zagreb, the couple discover an unusual museum that displays mementos of Read More »
- Saxony Marco Polo Regional Map 9
  
  German state of Saxony on an indexed road map at 1:200,000 in the MairDumont’s Marco Polo series, prominently highlighting interesting locations and protected areas. A 95-page Read More »
- The Cabin in the Mountains: A Norwegian Odyssey
  
  The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the significance of a national icon in this Read More »
- Blood Ties
  
  This is a book about a man`s relationship with hawks, and his self-education as a falconer, and about his discovery that despite his Asperger`s Syndrome, which Read More »
- New Zealand NGS Executive Wall Map PAPER
  
  The reference map of New Zealand uses National Geographic`s Executive style with an antique-style colour palette and stunning shaded relief. The map shows this island nation Read More »
- Phantom Islands
  
  From the famed Atlantis to the little-known Rupes Nigra, fantastical islands have long held our fascination. Isolated from ordinary life, they lurk, full of mystery, in Read More »
- Vienna and Environs 2-Map Set Kompass 205
  
  Map No. 205, Vienna & Environs (2-map set), including a nature guide to local wild flowers, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive Read More »
- Caravan Parks 5 Australia Wide
  
  Produced by the authors of Camps Australia Wide, on our travels, we recognised a need for a comprehensive and easy to use caravan park guide in Read More »
- London Rail Atlas: Fifth Edition
  
  First published to critical acclaim in 2006, enlarged and revised editions of the `London Rail Atlas` followed, the most recent in 2012. This latest fully revised Read More »

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- The AA Guide to Lake District and Cumbria
  
  To some a walker`s paradise, to others a foodie`s heaven, the delights of the Lake District might be world-famous, yet picturesque peace and solitude is always Read More »
- The Road Less Travelled
  
  The Road Less Travelled highlights 1,000 places off the tourist trail, all over the world. With a foreword by Bill Bryson, a team of travel writers Read More »
- Switzerland Culture Shock!
  
  Switzerland in Marshall Cavendish`s Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points and details relating to social etiquette, traditions Read More »
- Spalding – Holbeach – Bourne
  
  Black and white street map with index. Read More »
- Skye: Trotternish & The Storr – Uig OS Explorer Map 408 (paper)
  
  Skye: Trotternish, The Storr and Uig area on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 408, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series.MOBILE Read More »

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- 111 Places in Barcelona That You Must Not Miss
  
  Why are half of the bars in Barcelona called “Frankfurt”, why is chocolate booming here, and why do the people of Barcelona never write their names Read More »
- Running Tracks: The playlist and places that made me a runner
  
  Rob Deering has been listening to music his whole life, but it was only in his mid-thirties that – much to his surprise – he found Read More »
- Liรจge NGI Topo 42
  
  Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:50,000 from the country’s national survey organization, Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Gรฉographique National. Contour interval varies according to the terrain, Read More »
- North West Surrey 1888
  
  North West Surrey in 1888 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous “Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to Read More »
- The Victim: Faber Stories
  
  `On the whole, it was easier than I had expected. Only once did I feel myself at risk. That was when the Inspector suddenly intervened. He Read More »

Monthly Choice
- Brideshead Revisited
  
  A beautiful clothbound edition of Evelyn Waugh`s classic novel of duty and desire set against the backdrop of the faded glory of the English aristocracy in Read More »
- Lahr ‘“Rheinauen ‘“ Taubergieรen – Kinzigtal
  
  Lahr ‘“Rheinauen ‘“ Taubergieรen ‘“ Kinzigtal area of central Black Forest on a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:25,000 from Kompass with local and long-distance footpaths, Read More »
- Lake District East – Helvellyn – Ullswater & Grasmere Harvey Superwalker XT25
  
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- Eucalyptus
  
  On a property in New South Wales, a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. As years pass and Ellen grows into a beautiful young Read More »
- Rasputin and Other Ironies
  
  A new collection of Teffi`s best autobiographical non-fiction writings Ranging from portraits of Rasputin and Lenin to observations on the Russian Revolution, and from profiles of Read More »