Bestsellers - January 2009

Discover what other people got for Christmas and where they’re planning on going in the new year. Here are our top 10 bestselling items from the last month – from globes to maps and travel guides to quirky books and gadgets…

This 40cm (16”) inflatable globe is truly unique, and it’s obvious just by looking at it to see why. Orbis Earthballs are the world’s original ‘reality’ globes - displaying our planet as astronauts observe it from outer space. Each EarthBall displays NiteGlow Cities, allowing you to observe the world's cities glowing brightly at night; it also comes with the 20 Page Global Handbook, chock full of games, activities and resources for adventurers of all ages.

Earthball
£12.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The Sat-Nag is the in-car gadget that gets you nowhere fast! This mock-up Sat-Nav unit is crammed with totally unhelpful and embarrassingly familiar offerings from a patronising voice, such as, "In 100 metres turn left. No right, err, no left. Sorry, I never can tell my left from my right". Using a lenticular imaging, the Sat-Nag has the appearance of a holographic screen highlighting roads such as Earache Avenue...

The Sat-Nag
£8.80 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Waterproof and tear-resistant, indexed road map of Iran with topographic and tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient size sheet.

Iran
£9.50 Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 3 weeks

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in six weeks, and “Eine kurz Weltgeschichte für jinge Leser” was published to immediate success, and is now available in 25 languages across the world.

A Little History of the World
£6.99 Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 10 days

Face to Face is a lavish account of pioneering polar photography and modern portraiture. Featuring contributions by expedition leader Sir Ranulph Fiennes and polar historian Dr Huw Lewis-Jones, Face to Face brings together in a single volume rare, unpublished treasures from the historic collections of the Scott Polar Reaearch Institute alongside cutting-edge modern imagery from expedition photographer Martin Hartley.

Face to Face - Polar Portraits
£25.00 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Double-sided indexed map spliting the country into north and south sections, with basic plans of Accra, Cape Coast and Kumasi. The general relief is shown by elevation tinting along with altitudes stated for selected peaks. Main roads, railways and ferry routes are indicated, also minor/unpaved roads and tracks.

Ghana
£9.50 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

This book celebrates the history of our company, charting its role as a publisher of worldwide maps in the era when the British Empire was at the height of its power and as a sales agent for the Ordnance Survey for more than a century. It tells the story of the company’s Victorian founders, and some of their distinguished customers, real and fictitious, including John Ruskin, Florence Nightingale, Captain Scott, General Gordon and Sherlock Holmes.

The Mapmakers - A History of Stanfords
£9.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The Really Tiny Book Light clips discreetly onto the pages of your book so you can indulge your late-night reading habits without disturbing others or straining your eyes. This LED book light even sports a handy neck hinge that allows you to rotate the arm a full 90 degrees, allowing you to direct the light beam towards the edge of the page and comfortably read text usually left in shadow by many other inferior reading lights.

The Really Tiny Booklight - White
£6.84 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Double-sided map for exploring Tenerife by car, on foot or by bike. Contours at 100m intervals, relief shading and spot heights present the island's mountainous terrain. An overprint highlights hiking trails, indicating degree of difficulty, and cycle routes. Other information includes places of interest, recreational facilities, beaches, campsites, etc.

Tenerife
£9.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

A celebratory tour of the world of toilets and their various appearances in surprising places around the globe. The infinite variety of names we invent for this universal necessity, the toilet, is matched by an extraordinary variety of designs worldwide, from miniature log cabins in the Canadian wilderness to state-of-the-art cubicles in Japan, and from huts on stilts in the Caribbean to solar-powered sanitary ware in New Zealand.

Toilets of the World
£9.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours