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THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY PUZZLE BOOK

BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY ENTERPRISES LTD, NATHAN JOYCE PUBLISHED BY BLINK PUBLISHING The Royal Geographical Society brings over a century of maps and expertise to inspire your inner Livingstone and tantalise your budding Columbus. With hundreds of questions on 50 iconic explorers and a mix of mind-boggling maps, word games and trivia questions - it’s time to dust off your compass, and test your geographical skills against the most legendary adventurers ever to traverse the globe.

BRITISH LIBRARY MAGNIFICENT MAPS PUZZLE BOOK

BY PHILIP PARKER PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH LIBRARY The British Library has one of the largest cartographic collections in the world. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps to celestial and sea charts, have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced showing areas of particular interest. Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS: A CELEBRATION OF FESTIVE LORE

BY GEORGE GOODWIN PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH LIBRARY A stocking-filler-sized compilation of Christmas lore, revealing the intriguing origins of the traditional festivities. Forty short pieces on individual traditions are each accompanied by charming vintage illustrations from the British Library’s collection of Christmas books, cards and ephemera. Historian George Goodwin delves deeper into these annual traditions looking at topics such as Christmas through the ages, Modern traditions, as well as Christmas in and out of Church.