By combining millions of data points with stunning design, they investigate how flights stack over Heathrow, who lives longest, and where Londoners love to tweet. The result? One hundred portraits of an old city in a very new way.

    From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages.Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was for and how they influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics.

    This fun and creative book features 52 map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds. Authors Jill K. Berry and Linden McNeilly guide readers through useful concepts while exploring colorful, eye-catching graphics. The labs can be used as singular projects or to build up to a year of hands-on creative experiences. Map Art Lab is the perfect book for map lovers, creative/DIY-inspired, designers. Artists of all ages and experience levels can use this book to explore enjoyable and engaging exercises. Everyone loves maps. And what's not to love? They are beautiful and fascinating, they teach you things, they show you where you are, places you long to go, and places you dare to imagine.

    This is particularly true of Edinburgh, one of the most visually stunning cities in Europe and a place rich in historical and cultural associations. This lavishly illustrated book features 80 maps of Edinburgh that have been selected for the particular stories they reveal about different political, commercial, and social aspects of the region. Together, they present a fascinating insight into how Edinburgh has changed and developed over the last 500 years, and will appeal to all those with an interest in Edinburgh and Scottish history, as well as anyone interested in urban history, architectural history, town planning, and the history of cartography.

    Since then they have been illegal except for a short period in the 1990s in Switzerland. During this window of opportunity, Dr. Fischer began using psychedelics to assist the progress of those of her patients who were "stuck." This book is a description of her use of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: the group work, the technical approach, the substances themselves and how to work with them. There is a special focus on the preparation of the mindset, the setting and the integration as these are the most important determinants of good outcomes. This is a unique account and the definitive guide for the new generation of psychedelic psychotherapists.

    Drawing upon 15 years of profound research, Articulations is an illuminating inquiry into the many different plants and compounds available in the modern day, conducive ‘mindsets’ and understandings regarding how psychedelics can be most constructively utilised.  Articulations presents an uncompromising and clear analysis of the psychedelic state, intricately exploring the origins of the visions, the nature of the beings, and how authentic healing can most effectively proceed through the conscious use of psychedelics.

    The vessel attacked an unarmed tugboat andits four barges. A handful of the shells fired by the U-boat’s deck guns struckNauset Beach, giving the modest town of Orleans the distinction of being theonly spot in the United States to receive enemy fire during the entire war. Onland, lifesavers from the U.S. Coast Guard launched a surfboat under heavyenemy fire to save the sailors trapped aboard the tug and barges. In the air,seaplanes from the Chatham Naval Air Station dive-bombed the enemy raider withpayloads of TNT. Author Jake Klim chronicles the attack from the first shellfired to the aftermath and celebrates the resilience of Orleans at war.

    

    In this time, cartography has not only kept pace with these changes, but has often driven them. In this beautiful book, over 70 maps give a visual representation of the history of the world.Every map tells a story and this book tells the incredible history of our world through maps, and includes many famous examples of cartography, along with some that deserve to be better known. See countries and cities come and go, empires rise and fall, significant geographical discoveries, and key historical events unfold.Key maps shown include:• Babylonian clay tablets, c.2300 BC and c.600 BC – some of the world’s oldest surviving maps.• Waldseemüller World Map, 1507 – the first map to use the name ‘America’ for the New World.• Waghenaer chart, 1584 – a forerunner to modern nautical charts.• Abel Buell map of North America, 1782 – the first map of the newly independent United States that was produced in America by an American.• The Scramble for Africa, 1852/1898 – maps of new colonies being created.• Ypres, 1918 – map of the aftermath of the First World War.• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 – map used by President John F. Kennedy during the crisis.

    He lives as a recluse in his lighthouse-like home, determined to locate the treasure of his ancestors.Sharon Pellerine works for the local council. An attractive woman, she is desired by various rural and municipal courters, until they discover her sad secret.Stanley Kowalczyk is an insurance adjuster with an obsession with straight lines and a weakness for beautiful women.These characters’ lives revolve around the apparently perishing tree of Taumata—an enormous tree, one of the legendary legs of Tane Mahuta and a taonga to local Māori.As debate rages in the township about the tree’s future, Perec is led closer to his treasure by the activities of his fellow residents.Te Kauhanga is a highly entertaining and mysterious tale of spaces that examines how our position and movement in this world influence others.“This book races along. Amazing characters, whacky as hell, brilliantly structured and hugely entertaining.” – James Russell, author of The Dragon Brothers Trilogy

    This magnificent collection, drawn from seven centuries of maps held in the National Archives at Kew, looks at a variety of maps, from those found in 14th Century manuscripts, through early estate maps, to sea charts, maps used in military campaigns, and maps from treaties. The text explores who the mapmakers were, the purposes for which the maps were made, and what it tells us about the politics of the time. Great images are accompanied by compelling stories. Featured is a woodcut map of 16th Century London, a map of where the bombs fell during the Second World War, and a map the first American settlers' drew when they were attempting to establish a new empire on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. Richly illustrated with large scale reproductions of the maps, the book also includes some of the more amusing or esoteric maps from the National Archives, such as the map of the Great Exhibition in 1851 that was presented on a lady's glove, a London Underground map in the form of a cucumber, and a Treasure Island map used to advertise National Savings.This is a fascinating and unusual journey through the world of maps and mapmakers.

    This useful resource has over 180 pages of full color Bible charts, maps, time lines and illustrations. It features 114 pages of full-color bible charts of: General Bible Charts, Old Testament Charts, New Testament Charts, Maps, Illustrations and Diagrams, Christianity, Cults & Religions, and Index.It also contains 22 Pages of time lines including: A Bonus Time Line 22" wide foldout, How We Got the Bible, Kings and Prophets, Christian History Time Line, and 19 Pages of "Then and Now" Bible Maps and Other Full color maps of Bible Lands, and 25 Pages of Colorful Illustrations include: Noah's Ark, The Tabernacle, Solomon's Temple, Herod's Temple, and Jerusalem at the time of Jesus.Volume 2: Perfect for Sunday school, homeschool, pastors, and teachers, these 32 full-color resources are also great for personal Bible study! Includes "Bible Translations Comparison Chart," "Heroes of the Old Testament," "Women of the Bible," "Life of Paul," "Christ in the Old Testament," "Christ in the Passover," "Names of Jesus," "Beatitudes," "Lord's Prayer," "Worldviews Comparison," and more! 192 reproducible pages, spiralbound hardcover.Volume 3: Ideal for Sunday school teachers, college and seminary professors, pastors, and homeschoolers, the resources in this easy-to-use anthology include more than 220 reproducible charts, photographs, maps, and handouts, many of which are new to this edition. Topics include spiritual gifts; the lives of Esther and David; the parables of Jesus; the attributes of God; and more. Perfect for busy people who want hundreds of facts at a glance.Charts include:Favorite Bible topics including forgiveness, money, prayer, heaven, and moreComparisons of Christian views on baptism, communion, revelation, and spiritual giftsBible characters including Jospeh, Moses, David, Ruth, and moreBook of the Bible overviews