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Freytag-Berndt Vienna children's map, poster 1:40,000, freytag & berndt
The freytag & berndt children's card Vienna offers a city map of the federal capital in a child-friendly look. The inner city is enlarged on the back of the poster. The poster is waterproof and durable, so it can withstand intensive use by smaller children. Where in Vienna are there water playgrounds, children's theatres, toboggan runs, observation towers and exciting museums? How do I find the Parliament, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Prater and Seestadt? The Vienna children's card is a discovery card for the whole family. It is a guide for young and old, offers a child-friendly overview and is full of exciting details. It serves as a suggestion for excursions and walks or just to browse and be amazed. It is just as suitable for first-time visitors as it is for local Vienna professionals! With the 21 stickers included, children can individually mark what they have already seen and experienced. Information on the Vienna children's card Scale 1:40,000 Poster Child-friendly optics Sightseeing features 21 Sticker Inner city map 1:4,500 on reverse Format: 90 x 61 cm, double-sided Poster Rolled map in plastic roll. Authors Arthur Fürnhammer (idea & editing), Lorenzo Terranera (illustrations), freytag & berndt (graphics & cartography) Waterproof and tear-resistant The Vienna children's card is printed on waterproof, durable paper so that younger children can also use it for a long time. Resource-saving production The map consists of 80% ground limestone. The production is much more resource-efficient than with conventional paper, since the consumption of water, wood and energy is significantly lower.
£19.90
Freytag-Berndt Children's map of Vienna, poster with metal rods 1:40,000, freytag & berndt
The poster is waterproof and durable, so it can withstand intensive use by smaller children. Where in Vienna are there water playgrounds, children's theatres, toboggan runs, observation towers and exciting museums? How do I find the Parliament, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Prater and Seestadt? The Vienna children's card is a discovery card for the whole family. It is a guide for young and old, offers a child-friendly overview and is full of exciting details. It serves as a suggestion for excursions and walks or just to browse and be amazed. It is just as suitable for first-time visitors as it is for local Vienna professionals! With the 21 stickers included, children can individually mark what they have already seen and experienced. Information on the Vienna children's card Scale 1:40,000 Poster metal coated Child-friendly optics Sightseeing features 21 Sticker Inner city map 1:4,500 on reverse Format: 90 x 61 cm, double-sided Poster metal-coated Rolled card in plastic roll. Shiny high carbon steel slats top and bottom. With hanging device. Authors Arthur Fürnhammer (idea & editing), Lorenzo Terranera (illustrations), freytag & berndt (graphics & cartography) Waterproof and tear-resistant The Vienna children's card is printed on waterproof, durable paper so that younger children can also use it for a long time. Resource-saving production The map consists of 80% ground limestone. The production is much more resource-efficient than with conventional paper, since the consumption of water, wood and energy is significantly lower.
£24.90
University of Alberta Press The Politics of Cultural Mediation: Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and Felix Paul Greve
This collection of essays explores the contact zones produced by the migrations of two German-born cultural figures: New York Dada poet and artist Else Plötz (1874-1927), better known as Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven; and writer and translator Felix Paul Greve (1879-1948), known in Canada as Frederick Philip Grove. Features contributions by Richard Cavell, Jutta Ernst, Irene Gammel, Paul Hjartarson, Klaus Martens and Paul Morris and includes Morris's translation of Greve's "Randarabesken Zu Oscar Wilde."
£25.99
£65.70
Freytag-Berndt Europe Political Road Map 1:3 500 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Iran Road Map 1:1 500 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Sweden Southeast 1:250,000: Stockholm - Uppsala - Linkoping
In addition to the clear design, the road map "Sweden Southeast, road and leisure map 1:250,000, freytag & berndt" offers a lot of additional information such as road conditions, sights, campsites and a city center map. The extensive location index also enables quick orientation. Details: sights, distances in km, campsites, city map of Stockholm. freytag & berndt car maps are available for many countries and regions worldwide.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Meran Map 1:7 500
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Brazil Road Map 1:2 000 000 - 1:3 000 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Styria - Carinthia Road Map 1:250 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£13.52
Freytag-Berndt Styria Road and Leisure Map 1:150,000
In addition to the clear design, the Styrian road map 1:150,000 has a lot of additional information such as road conditions, sights, campsites and various city centre maps. The extensive location index also enables quick orientation. The "Top 10 Tips" series offers a small booklet in which the ten most important sights are briefly described in several languages. (Languages: German, English, French, Italian). Details: top 10 tips for sights, top city maps of 17 Styrian cities, including Graz, Bruck an der Mur, Leoben and Weiz; Cycle routes, double-sided. freytag & berndt car maps are available for many countries and regions worldwide.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Thayatal National Park Hiking, Cycling and Leisure map: 1:50,000 scale map
Thanks to the detailed digital cartography and the precise scales, freytag & berndt hiking maps are ideal companions for hiking and cycling. They are revised regularly and contain updated information on hiking trails, cycling and mountain biking trails, huts, vantage points, sights and leisure facilities. - 90 x 60 cm - double-sided
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Algarve Road Map 1:150 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Benelux (B, Nl, L) Road Map 1:500 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Prague Map 1:20 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Salzburg City City Map 1:7 500 - 1:15 000
freytag & berndt maps are available for many countries and regions in the world. In addition to the precise cartography each map also includes a lot of additional information about the region covered.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Western Weinviertel Hiking, cycling and leisure map: 1:50,000 scale map
Thanks to the detailed digital cartography and the precise scales, freytag & berndt hiking maps are ideal companions for hiking and cycling. They are revised regularly and contain updated information on hiking trails, cycling and mountain biking trails, huts, vantage points, sights and leisure facilities.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Eastern Weinviertel Hiking, Cycling and leisure map: 1:50,000 scale
Thanks to the detailed digital cartography and the precise scales, freytag & berndt hiking maps are ideal companions for hiking and cycling. They are revised regularly and contain updated information on hiking trails, cycling and mountain biking trails, huts, vantage points, sights and leisure facilities.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt St. Polten, City Plan and District map 1:15.000
Freytag & berndt city maps are available for many international capitals as well as numerous cities and towns in Germany and abroad. With the handy folding plans and practical book plans, you can easily find your way around anywhere thanks to the exact scales and the clear map image. The city maps offer a lot of additional information such as subway maps, city center maps, public transport and sights. You can also find every address in the comprehensive index. All content is of course updated regularly. one-way; downtown plan; environment map.
£10.57
Freytag-Berndt Austria Road Atlas 1:200,000
In addition to the clear design, the practical car atlas Austria 1:200,000 offers a lot of additional information such as sights, campsites and numerous city maps. Motorists and motorcyclists will appreciate the precise cartography from freytag & berndt, especially for on-site planning and orientation. Caravan drivers and campers will of course find all campsites and parking spaces in this road atlas for Austria. Information on the Austrian road atlas Scale 1:200,000 Extended map part Tourist information Register of places with postcodes Planning map of Europe 1:3.5 million Downtown maps with street index from Bregenz, Eisenstadt, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Salzburg, St. Polten and Vienna.
£14.90
Freytag-Berndt Italy Road Atlas (1:150,000)
In addition to the clear design, the large road atlas of Italy has a lot of additional information such as road conditions, sights and various city maps. An extra chapter also deals with all campsites and parking spaces in Italy. The extensive location index also enables quick orientation. Details: Tourist information, register of places with postcodes, campsite, caravan site, city maps of Ancona, Aosta, Bari, Bologna, Bolzano, Cagliari, Campobasso, Catanzaro, Florence, Genoa, L'Aquila, Meran, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Perugia, Potenza, Rome, Turin, Trento, Trieste, Venice, Vatican, San Marino, freytag & berndt car atlases are available for many countries and regions worldwide.
£36.90
Freytag-Berndt Austria Supertouring Road Atlas 1:150,000
In addition to the clear design, the practical car atlas Austria 1:150,000 offers a lot of additional information such as sights, campsites and lots of city maps. Motorists and motorcyclists will appreciate the precise cartography from freytag & berndt, especially for on-site planning and orientation. Caravan drivers and campers will find all campsites and parking spaces in this road atlas for Austria. All contact information is listed in a separate directory. Information on the Austrian road atlas Scale 1:150,000 Hidden spiral binding Tourist information Camping sites and pitches Register of places with postcodes 63 downtown plans
£21.90
Freytag-Berndt Wachau Hiking, cycling and leisure map
Thanks to the detailed digital cartography and the precise scales, freytag & berndt hiking maps are ideal companions for hiking, mountaineering and ski tours. They are revised regularly and contain updated information on hiking trails, cycling and mountain biking routes, huts, natural monuments, cultural sights and leisure facilities. The enclosed information booklet contains a selection of the best hiking trails, cycle paths and mountain bike routes as well as a brief description of the individual communities and their leisure activities. (Language: German) Details: Leisure information, hiking and long-distance hiking trails, mountain bike and cycling tours, register of places with postcodes, GPS-compatible, bridle paths, ski route, cross-country route. Special themed hiking trails: Dark stone forest circuit, Nibelungengau long-distance trail, Waldviertel four-market trail, Waldviertel long-distance trail, Erlauftal circular trail, Way of St. James, Mostviertel hiking trails, Wachau world heritage trail, Jauerling circuit, life trail, large Tullnerfeld circular trail, Kremstal trail. Special cycle and mountain bike tours: Waldviertel cycle path, Waldviertler-Hochlandweg, Kremstal cycle path, Danube cycle path, Spitzertal cycle path, Yspertal cycle path, Weinstein tour, Wachtstein route, Great Kremstal route, Sulzberg route;
£12.02
Freytag-Berndt Adventure Moselsteig, hiking guide
The author hikes through the most beautiful river valley in Germany from Perl to Koblenz through a dreamlike wine landscape. The varied paths always remain close to the Moselle, which meanders adventurously through the slate rocks between Trier and Cochem. The trail leads to breathtaking views of the Moselle loops and to hospitable wine-growing villages. As a bonus, the book contains 13 side jumps and dream paths that enrich the Moselsteig as a round tour.
£14.00
Freytag-Berndt Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, 3in1 travel guide: 2014
For a long time the Elbe stood in the shadow of Father Rhine, but now its time has come! It is being discovered more and more as a stream with a river landscape that is as grandiose as it is dynamic, rich in vastness, stillness and beauty. The UNESCO biosphere reserve "Middle Elbe" is like a string of pearls in which places of world importance and UNESCO World Heritage sites are lined up. As the last major river that has so far been spared from canalization, the Elbe can still live out its ups and downs freely and change its face every day. Lined by sandy shores and rustic alluvial forests, inhabited by beavers, eagles and storks, this landscape is considered an ark of diversity, the "silverware" of German unity. The author of the “3in1 travel guide for the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve”, Dr. Ernst Paul Dorfler, is itself a child of the Elbe. He takes his readers into a world of amazement and wonder. Here, on the Elbe in Magdeburg, the first German Emperor had his residence 1000 years ago; A new age began in Wittenberg 500 years ago with the Reformation by Luther; 200 years ago, a Garden Kingdom of Enlightenment was created in Dessau-Wörlitz in the Principality of Anhalt, which today attracts a million visitors every year. With 7 hiking tours and 15 bike tours, the author cheerfully takes his readers on a journey through the region. It makes them curious about their surroundings and at the same time sharpens their senses for the previously unseen in nature and landscape. the first German emperor had his residence 1000 years ago; A new age began in Wittenberg 500 years ago with the Reformation by Luther; 200 years ago, a Garden Kingdom of Enlightenment was created in Dessau-Wörlitz in the Principality of Anhalt, which today attracts a million visitors every year. With 7 hiking tours and 15 bike tours, the author cheerfully takes his readers on a journey through the region. It makes them curious about their surroundings and at the same time sharpens their senses for the previously unseen in nature and landscape. the first German emperor had his residence 1000 years ago; A new age began in Wittenberg 500 years ago with the Reformation by Luther; 200 years ago, a Garden Kingdom of Enlightenment was created in Dessau-Wörlitz in the Principality of Anhalt, which today attracts a million visitors every year. With 7 hiking tours and 15 bike tours, the author cheerfully takes his readers on a journey through the region. It makes them curious about their surroundings and at the same time sharpens their senses for the previously unseen in nature and landscape. With 7 hiking tours and 15 bike tours, the author cheerfully takes his readers on a journey through the region. It makes them curious about their surroundings and at the same time sharpens their senses for the previously unseen in nature and landscape. With 7 hiking tours and 15 bike tours, the author cheerfully takes his readers on a journey through the region. It makes them curious about their surroundings and at the same time sharpens their senses for the previously unseen in nature and landscape.
£12.09
Freytag-Berndt mountain country: 2014
Culture and nature tours through the Bergisches Land Holidays in between can be so beautiful... Forests, meadows, water, paths - here you can relax and clear your head for what life is worth. Annette Schelb and Werner Lütz were out and about to capture the special features of this area in words and pictures. Germany's region with the most dams is more than an Eldorado for games, sports and relaxing bathing in natural water. It is pure relaxation. Beautiful hiking and adventure routes lead through dense forests and lush meadows. Those who like it really mountainous are particularly well served in Oberbergisches. Gourmets love pleasure tours in the region's temples of pleasure, which have been awarded multiple stars. Cycling enthusiasts can cover long distances on a well-developed network of cycle paths (partly on paths that have been converted for use by cyclists) and conquer one or the other summit. Families will find everything their heart desires. And the Bergische Drei have a lot of history and culture to offer in addition to the black and white half-timbered houses that can be seen everywhere, and also a very special charm of industrial culture and nature - also in the cities. And all around anyway. The author has expanded her tour experiences with personal highlights, extensive information on sights, interesting facts and places to stop off, as well as regional background information. The photos not only spice up the adventure guide, but also show the region in all its diversity and beauty, old walls and villas are included as well as pictures of nature and tour impressions. PUBLICPRESS added height profiles, GPS coordinates and maps in proven quality. The result is a helpful compendium for people who want to take a (short) vacation, relax, enjoy and experience this beautiful region.
£12.09
Freytag-Berndt Adventure Saar-Hunsrück-Steig, Perl to Boppard / junction Trier
The more than 400 km long Saar-Hunsrück Climb offers more than 400 km of pure nature and hiking pleasure. It meanders from Perl on the Upper Moselle, mostly on natural paths through the low mountain range landscape of the Hunsrück to Boppard to the Middle Rhine World Heritage Site. Between forest, meadow and field passages, the hiker experiences extraordinary evidence of culture and history as well as impressive landscapes. The hiking guide "Adventure Saar-Hunsrück-Steig" accompanies hikers in 27 stages on the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig from Perl to Boppard and on the branch to Trier. On 268 pages, the author Günter Schmitt describes the route, compact tour information, elevation profiles and maps on a scale of 1:35,000 provide hikers with all the information they need.
£15.00
Freytag-Berndt Hiking left and right of the German Wine Route, hiking guide
Publicpress hiking guide 0821 - The Haardtrand, which changes significantly from north to south, impresses with varied forests, wonderful views of the Rhine plain and numerous ascents and descents during the hikes. The Palatinate Forest is the largest contiguous forest area in Germany, the gradients are rather moderate. The German Wine Route runs over 80 km along the Palatinate Forest in the transition to the Rhine plain. The hiking tours described in the book extend over approx. 100 km from north to south and approx. 70 km from west to east in an exceptionally varied landscape. Hiking guide with stop-off tips for connoisseurs, insider tips from the author, wine and regional knowledge, 30 tours, compact travel information, cartography and elevation profiles, overview map.
£14.00
Freytag-Berndt Sylt, Walking Cycling & Leisure Map 1:35.000
Sylt is more than an island. Sylt is a philosophy for the numerous regular guests. But what exactly makes this almost 100 km² island in the North Sea so special? The fascinating natural landscape, the many facets are what make this piece of sand so unique - 40 km of fine sandy beach, rough surf on the west side, quiet Wadden Sea in the east, unspoilt and green dikes alternate with blooming heather and majestic cliffs. The sky as painted, plus a healthy stimulating climate. Equally famous are their diversity on the one hand and their individuality on the other. Holiday guests love the informal atmosphere and appreciate the stylish ambience. Hustle and bustle and seclusion, daydreams and nightlife - there is no such thing as boredom on Sylt.
£9.85
Freytag-Berndt Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Motorcycle map 1:200.000
The motorcycle map describes and marks six tours in one of the most beautiful low mountain ranges in Germany between the Rhine and the Swabian Jura. The Black Forest is a particularly suitable region for bikers, as it offers winding routes with great vantage points, deep gorges and waterfalls. The recommended detours to Alsace, Lake Constance and Switzerland are also attractive. On the back of the map you can find out which intermediate stops and accommodations are currently available for bikers.
£13.60
Freytag-Berndt Austria Road Map 1:500,000
In addition to the clear design, the road map "Austria 1:500,000" offers a lot of additional information such as road conditions, sights and campsites. The comprehensive register of places enables quick orientation. - Tourist information - Register of places with postcodes
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Vienna City Atlas 1:12,500 scale
The giant map of Vienna at a scale of 1:12,500 is particularly easy to read thanks to its extra-large map font and large symbols. With the book plan, you can easily keep track of things in the city and because it can be opened flat or even completely turned over thanks to the practical spiral binding, it is very robust and durable. The city map provides an overview of public, free WiFi stations and shows all public transport, including subways, suburban trains, buses and trams. Selected public express connections are shown in an overview plan. For drivers, the short-term parking zones and Park&Ride facilities are marked on a passage map. The inner city of Vienna is shown on a separate inner city map, in which the most prominent buildings and most popular sights are graphically highlighted. Information on the Vienna Giant Plan Vienna 1:12,500 spiral binding downtown plan Map of public fast connections transit plan General map for Vienna and the surrounding area 1:500,000 airport map street directory Format: 16.5 x 25.5 cm
£15.90
Freytag-Berndt Vienna City Pocket Atlas
Pocket-sized, indexed street atlas, presenting the city on 102 pages. Bus and tram lines are very clearly marked, but one-way streets are not shown. Additional maps show the environs of the city, major traffic arteries, metro and suburban rail network and the city centre at a more detailed scale of 1:15,000. Map legend includes English.
£12.06
Freytag-Berndt Vogesen, Motorcycle map 1:200.000
The Vosges are a wonderful motorcycling area in a unique landscape. Spiked with fantastic curves, the tours developed by motorcyclists meander through the eastern French low mountain range and combine driving pleasure with interesting sights, nature and culture. The panoramic roads, museums and endless landscapes offer pure enjoyment with the French way of life.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Lake Constance, Motorcycle map 1:200.000
The motorbike map of Lake Constance makes bikers' hearts beat faster. The road map is designed for the planning and implementation of extended motorcycle tours and impresses with its easy-to-read and detailed cartography. Six tour suggestions offer demanding excursions through the attractive landscape around the "Swabian Sea". The starting points are cities on the shores of Lake Constance. Cross-border routes lead through Switzerland to Winterthur, to the Appenzell region or to Vorarlberg in Austria. The winding pass roads offer fantastic views of Lake Constance. The routes are marked directly on the map. The tours and numerous sights along the route are described on the back of the map and you can find out which intermediate stops are worthwhile. Information on the motorbike map of Lake Constance Scale: 1:200,000 1,550 km of marked motorcycle tours Bikertreffs tour information Scenic routes 61 x 90 cm GPX Tracks Waterproof and tear resistant On Lake Constance itself, cities such as Constance, Friedrichshafen, Lindau and Bregenz invite you to visit with their numerous sights. The volcanic and castle region of the Hegau offers attractive views and the Allgäu with the towns of Weingarten, Ravensburg and Kempten is also worth a visit. Waterproof and tear-resistant The map is printed on a special waterproof and durable paper so that it can also be used for orientation on rainy days. Resource-saving production The map consists of 80% ground limestone. The production is much more resource-saving than with conventional paper because the consumption of water, wood and energy is significantly lower.
£12.90
Freytag-Berndt Hunsruck - Saarland - Pfalzerwald, MotorCycle map 1:200 000
The motorcycle map offers 7 tours (146 - 200 km) through the Palatinate Forest and the Hunsrück. Dense forest areas with castles and palaces lure with winding roads. Detours to the Moselle are recommended, as well as great vantage points along the Saar. In addition to the tour description, there is information about cities such as Trier or Saarbrücken and smaller towns and biker hangouts. Excursion tips and advertisements about local restaurants help with the planning.
£12.90
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Identity Designed: The Definitive Guide to Visual Branding
Ideal for students of design, independent designers, and entrepreneurs who want to expand their understanding of effective design in business, Identity Designed is the definitive guide to visual branding. Written by best-selling writer and renowned designer David Airey, Identity Designed formalizes the process and the benefits of brand identity design and includes a substantial collection of high-caliber projects from a variety of the world’s most talented design studios. You’ll see the history and importance of branding, a contemporary assessment of best practices, and how there’s always more than one way to exceed client expectations. You’ll also learn a range of methods for conducting research, defining strategy, generating ideas, developing touchpoints, implementing style guides, and futureproofing your designs. Each identity case study is followed by a recap of key points. The book includes projects by Lantern, Base, Pharus, OCD, Rice Creative, Foreign Policy, Underline Studio, Fedoriv, Freytag Anderson, Bedow, Robot Food, Together Design, Believe in, Jack Renwick Studio, ico Design, and Lundgren+Lindqvist. Identity Designed is a must-have, not only for designers, but also for entrepreneurs who want to improve their work with a greater understanding of how good design is good business.
£29.25
Princeton University Press The Posthuman Dada Guide: tzara and lenin play chess
"This is a guide for instructing posthumans in living a Dada life. It is not advisable, nor was it ever, to lead a Dada life."--The Posthuman Dada Guide The Posthuman Dada Guide is an impractical handbook for practical living in our posthuman world--all by way of examining the imagined 1916 chess game between Tristan Tzara, the daddy of Dada, and V. I. Lenin, the daddy of communism. This epic game at Zurich's Cafe de la Terrasse--a battle between radical visions of art and ideological revolution--lasted for a century and may still be going on, although communism appears dead and Dada stronger than ever. As the poet faces the future mass murderer over the chessboard, neither realizes that they are playing for the world. Taking the match as metaphor for two poles of twentieth- and twenty-first-century thought, politics, and life, Andrei Codrescu has created his own brilliantly Dadaesque guide to Dada--and to what it can teach us about surviving our ultraconnected present and future. Here dadaists Duchamp, Ball, and von Freytag-Loringhoven and communists Trotsky, Radek, and Zinoviev appear live in company with later incarnations, including William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Gilles Deleuze, and Newt Gingrich. The Posthuman Dada Guide is arranged alphabetically for quick reference and (some) nostalgia for order, with entries such as "eros (women)," "internet(s)," and "war." Throughout, it is written in the belief "that posthumans lining the road to the future (which looks as if it exists, after all, even though Dada is against it) need the solace offered by the primal raw energy of Dada and its inhuman sources."
£14.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Eco Baby: Oceans
Find out why oceans are important, how they're under threat and what we can do to protect them. With bright, bold illustrations and simple text, Eco Baby: Oceans is perfect for little ones... because we're never too young to start caring about the planet.Eco Baby is a series of bright, bold board books introducing the very youngest of children to environmental issues.
£7.21
Bonnier Books Ltd Eco Baby: Ice Caps
Find out why the polar ice caps matter, how they are under threat and different ways of protecting them. With bright, bold illustrations and simple text, Eco Baby: Ice Caps is perfect for little ones... because we're never too young to start caring about the planet.Eco Baby is a series of bright, bold board books introducing the very youngest of children to environmental issues.
£7.21
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Les Jardins de La Gara: Un domaine genevois du XVIIIè siècle avec des jardins d'Erik Dhont
La Gara is an 18th-century country estate in Jussy, a village near Geneva, Switzerland. The buildings have been carefully restored by Swiss architect Verena Best, who also added inspired touches to the interior design. The renowned Belgian landscape designer Erik Dhont reinterpreted and subtly redesigned the gardens and surrounding grounds, completed by a palindrome-like labyrinth designed by Swiss artist Markus Raetz. This new book tells the full story of the La Gara estate and illustrates its beauty. The essays investigate various aspects of its preservation and restoration of buildings and gardens and the contemporary interventions. They highlight features such as the historic watering system for the gardens and the fishponds and look at the specific Genevan garden tradition and characteristics of the rural landscape around Jussy with its biodiversity. Moreover, they contextualise La Gara with the 'ferme ornée', a villa with agricultural and ornamental features following ancient Roman models. The beautiful volume is rounded out with newly commissioned photographs by renowned Swiss photographer Georg Aerni. Text in French.
£76.50
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag The Gardens of La Gara: An 18th-Century Estate in Geneva with Gardens Designed by Erik Dhont and a Labyrinth by Markus Raetz
La Gara is an 18th-century country estate in Jussy, a village near Geneva, Switzerland. The buildings have been carefully restored by Swiss architect Verena Best, who also added inspired touches to the interior design. The renowned Belgian landscape designer Erik Dhont reinterpreted and subtly redesigned the gardens and surrounding grounds, completed by a palindrome-like labyrinth designed by Swiss artist Markus Raetz. This new book tells the full story of the La Gara estate and illustrates its beauty. The essays investigate various aspects of its preservation and restoration of buildings and gardens and the contemporary interventions. They highlight features such as the historic watering system for the gardens and the fishponds, and look at the specific Genevan garden tradition and characteristics of the rural landscape around Jussy with its biodiversity. Moreover, they contextualise La Gara with the 'ferme ornée', a villa with agricultural and ornamental features following ancient Roman models. The beautiful volume is rounded out with newly commissioned photographs by renowned Swiss photographer Georg Aerni.
£76.50
Orion Publishing Co In the Bunker with Hitler: The Last Witness Speaks
The last survivor of Hitler's bunker speaks for the first timeThe last survivor of the end days of Hitler's bunker tells his story publicly for the first time. Von Loringhoven was aide-de-camp to Hitler's last two chiefs of staff, Guderian and Krebs, and the link between the armies at the fronts and Hitler in his Berlin bunker. For the last nine months of the Third Reich he was present at the daily military briefings between Hitler and Marshals Keital and Goring, General Jodl and Admiral Donitz, along with Goebbels, Bormann, Ribbentrop, Himmler and Fegelein.Von Lorninghoven was witness to the ever-growing gap between the reality of reports outside the bunker and Hitler's misunderstanding of the calamity that was encircling the regime. As the Third Reich spiralled downwards, he watched and recorded Hitler's catastrophic strategic mistakes and the paralysis in which he held his generals. Hitler's reason was twisted by his need for vengeance after the assissination attempt; he was searching for an impossible theatrical victory from an empire in total ruin. The final week of the regime saw Loringhoven living wholly in the bunker, watching the deteriorating relations among the inmates, military and civilian, as the atmosphere poisoned to an inevitable end. When radio-telephone communications finally broke down on 29 April he escaped the bunker - amazingly with Hitler's blessing - crossed the Russian lines and was picked up and taken prisoner by the Americans. He was released in January 1948.
£10.99
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Societies in Transition: Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation
The second volume of the trans-disciplinary series Research in Peace and Reconciliation looks at ways of dealing with the past in Sub-Saharan Africa in recent decades and highlights the variety of peaceful strategies and processes. It asks to what extent this variety fosters the development of alternative methods for the transformation of violent conflict.The contributions focus on different African countries and regions as Chad, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. They take into account the influence of particular cultural contexts on processes of reconciliation. In doing so, they emphasize the importance of religions, rites, and tribal customs as well as the complex legacy of colonialism. They also look at the presentation of the topic in Western media.Many thanks go to the Ernst-Abbe-Foundation (Jena) for its generous support of the publication.
£94.49