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Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Touring the Italian Front 1917-1919
  • The guide describes the ground and operations covered by the British, French and US Expeditionary Forces deployed from France to the area north of Venice between November 1917 and Spring 1919. These forces supported the Italians after their disastrous defeat at Caporetto and helped stem the Austrian and German onslaught. This is the first guide... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Letters from Russia
  • Translated by Anka MuhlsteinThe Marquis de Custine`s record of his trip to Russia in 1839 is a brilliantly perceptive, even prophetic, account of one of the world`s most fascinating and troubled countries. It is also a wonderful piece of travel writing. Custine, who met with people in all walks of life, including the Czar himself, offers vivid... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Wild Nights Out: The Magic of Exploring the Outdoors After Dark Signed Copy
  • Signed by the authorForeword by Chris PackhamIf you once wished the days to never end, with Chris` glorious and concise re-enchantment of the night you too will soon become a nocturnal convert Sam LeeThe go-to guide for exploring nature at night, whether on summer holidays, weekends away or even back garden adventures! Learn how to call for... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • We Should All be Feminists
  • A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of `Americanah` and `Half of a Yellow Sun`, based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. What does ”feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay - adapted from her much-viewed Tedx... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Walking Palestine: 25 Journeys Into the West Bank
  • Walk the plains and hills of Burqin, Jenin and Zebabde; experience the the cool springs of al-Bidaan; explore the tides of empire at charming Sebastia; indulge in Palestinian food, beer and hospitality in Taybeh and Birzeit; wander about in Palestine’s most colourful wadis around Aboud; descend through spectacular wadis towards the lows of the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • The Way of a Pilgrim: Candid Tales of a Wanderer to His Spiritual Father
  • By the mercy of God I am a Christian, by my deeds a great sinner, by calling a homeless wanderer of the lowliest origins, roaming from place to place. Here, see my belongings: a bag of dry crusts on my back and the Holy Bible in my breast pocket; that`s it.In 1884 there appeared in Russia a slim volume containing four short tales. They told of... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Grove
  • An unnamed narrator, recently bereaved, travels to Olevano, a small village southeast of Rome. It is winter, and from her temporary residence on a hill between village and cemetery, she embarks on walks and outings, exploring the banal and the sublime with equal dedication and intensity. She recalls her travels in 1970s Italy, which she often... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • A Geisha`s Journey - My Life as a Kyoto Apprentice
  • This is the story of a contemporary Japanese teenager who, in a search for an identity, became fascinated with the world of geisha, and discovered in herself the will and the commitment to embark on the many years of apprenticeship necessary to become one. It is also the story of a young Japanese photographer who grew up overseas, and who also... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Under the Banyan Tree
  • “Under the Banyan Tree” is yet another book from one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, R. K. Narayan. Here, he has crafted together a collection of short stories and tall tales that look warmly at characters from all walks of Indian life that are so well observed they all come together to give an insight into the human experience.As... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • The Inseparables: The newly discovered novel from Simone de Beauvoir
  • The lost novel from the author of The Second SexWhen Andree joins her school, Sylvie is immediately fascinated. Andree is small for her age, but walks with the confidence of an adult. Secretly Sylvie believes that Andree is a prodigy about whom books will be written. The girls talk for hours about equality, justice, war and religion; they lose... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2017
  • Croatia Sunflower Landscape Guide
  • From the northernmost shores of the Kvarner Gulf, southwards all the way to Dubrovnik, this new 3rd edition of Sunflower’s Croatia walking and touring guide covers the country’s Adriatic coast, eleven of the myriad islands and two inland areas.70 long and short walks for all ages and abilities1:50,000 topo maps9 car tours and fold-out touring... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Banaras: Walks Through India`s Sacred City
  • Banaras is a city on the banks of the river Ganges. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. It is regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is portrayed beautifully through Majumdar`s captivating perspective on different... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • The Blackbird Diaries: A Year with Wildlife
  • With its enchanting song, striking orange bill and endearing willingness to share our living space, the blackbird is one of our best-loved birds. But robins, swifts, goldfinches and blue tits can captivate us equally and, in The Blackbird Diaries, Karen Lloyd shares her deep-rooted affection for all our treasured garden wildlife. Over the four... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Hardy`s Landscape Revisited
  • Hardy’s Landscape Revisited is a twenty-first century look at Thomas Hardy’s Wessex, consisting of a series of described walks through the novelist’s literary landscapes. Based upon the texts of The Return of the Native, Far From the Madding Crowd, Under the Greenwood Tree, The Woodlanders, Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, as... Read more
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Maps

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Flobecq - Brakel
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Cuba GiziMap Road Map
  • Cuba with excellent topographic information on an indexed map from Gizi, with a street plan of central Havana, enlargements for the Varadero Peninsula, Valle de Viñales and the environs of the capital, plus a distance table.Vivid altitude colouring with graphics for mangrove and swamps, plus plenty of names of geographical features: peaks,... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Beloeil - Boudour
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Anthisnes - Comblain-au-Pont
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Moulin-Manteau - Moulin-de-Chestion
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Czech Republic Road Atlas
  • Czech Republic Road Atlas from Shocart in an A4, paperback format with enlargements showing access to 13 main cities, illustrated notes on the country’s UNESCO heritage sites, plus an extensive index.Road and rail networks are shown on a base map with relief shading to present the topography. National parks and other protected areas are marked.... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • World War I Macedonian Front: Couronne
  • Couronne, one of two maps covering the site of the Battle of Doiran between British and Greek troops against Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian Front during World War I. Both maps are reproductions by G.H. Smith & Son of the original British Army trench maps at approximately 7/10th of the original scale quoted against each title.This title, the... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Limerle - Lengeler
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • World Physical / Le Monde Physique IGN Wall Map
  • Physical world map for the Francophiles, 127 x 83 cm (4ft 2”x 2ft 8” approx.), with lovely bright but not too bold colours, vivid relief shading and all the place names in French. The Arctic and the Antarctic are shown on two circular insets.Central Pacific, from Alaska/Siberia to New Zealand, is repeated on both sides of the map for better... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Bouillon - Dohan
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Geraardsbergen - Galmaarden
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Cuba Wall Map
  • Wall map of Cuba from Gizi with excellent topographic information, a street plan of Old Havana, enlargements for the Varadero Peninsula, Valle de Viñales and the environs of the capital, plus a distance table and an extensive index.Vivid altitude colouring with graphics for mangrove and swamps, plus plenty of names of geographical features:... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Jurbise - Obourg
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Aywaille - Spa NGI Belgium Survey Map No. 49/3-4
  • Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Read more
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