Bestsellers - April 2008

Standing at the checkout, do you like to know what is in the shopping basket of the people ahead of you? Well here you can take a look at the books, maps and travel accessories that have been flying off both Stanfords' virtual and real shelves over the past few weeks and what we think should be the most popular choices in the weeks coming up. And you won't need to crane your neck...

This popular mini map of London contains a shopping guide, bus routes map, Theatreland map, Underground map, index to stations, index to streets and index to places of interest. The approximate scale of the map is 1:11,800 and the legend is in English.

London Mini Map
£1.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Streetwise, irreverent and unfailingly sharp, Time Out guides have won a reputation for accuracy and reliability. This guide to the Marrakech and the best of Essaouira and the High Atlas is currently one of the bestelling in our stores. Annually updated, these informative and practical guides include comprehensive directories of things to do and see and places to stay and eat. Good, colour street mapping is included, fully indexed with places of interest and stations marked.

Marrakech, Essaouira and the High Atlas
£12.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

One of the titles in a series of detailed walking maps of the Pyrenees, based on the topographic surveys from the Institut Géographique National and the Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, highlighting hiking routes, including GR10 and GR11, mountain huts, various leisure facilities and sport centres, etc.

Gavarnie - Ordesa
£10.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

For more than 20 years, Sultan Khan defied the authorities to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was then arrested, interrogated and imprisoned, and watched illiterate soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. Award-winning Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad spent four months living with him and his family. This is their story, the most intimate look yet at ordinary life for those who have weathered Afghanistan's extraordinary upheavals.

The Bookseller of Kabul
£7.99 Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 10 days

These came into stock just in time for Easter, and flew off the shelves! These delicious solid chocolate balls take the phrase “it’s a small world” quite literally. Each comes foil-wrapped with a map of the world, like an edible little globe. The individually wrapped delights come in either a clear plastic tube or box - take your pick! Perfect for a small gift or a guilty pleasure.

It's A Small World (tube) - Foil Wrapped Milk Chocolates
£2.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

This map shows contours at 20m intervals, relief shading and altitude colouring. UTM grid and 1’ margin ticks. In addition to footpaths, the overprint shows skiing areas, various types of accommodation, information centres, places of interest, locations of petrol stations in surrounding villages and on access roads, etc. Map legend and the booklet with descriptions of the area and various routes (hiking, climbing, mountain bike, and cross-country skiing) include English.

Sierra Nevada - La Alpujarra
£11.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Following his gripping guided walk that Stanfords hosted in March, sales of Ed Glinert's London’s Dead have rocketed. Glinert unearths some of the capital's most gruesome and intriguing stories; from famous and infamous people to unsung heroes and victims, well-known resting places to undignified graves and a delicious variety of sticky ends.

London's Dead – A guided tour of the capital's dead
£12.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The France Lonely Planet is our top-selling guide from these market-leading guides. Predominantly practical in content and aimed at independent travellers. Frank and informal in style, with a layout that makes for exceptional ease of use, these guides cover an extensive range of sights of interest, activities, accommodation and restaurants.

France
£15.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

A4-size, spiral-bound, detailed road atlas of the whole of British Columbia, with street plans of eight towns including Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, and Whistler. The main section covers the southern half of the province at 1:500,000, with the northern part at 1:1,000,000. Road network distinguishes gravel highways and shows names of many regional and local roads. Intermediate driving distances are shown on main roads.

British Columbia Road Atlas
£27.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

This topographic map from the Lima-based publisher Lima 2000 is quite simply the best map for the Inca Trail from Kilometre 88 to Machu Picchu. It is in full colour and is also the largest scale map available for the route while still slipping easily into a pocket or rucksack.

Inca Trail - Machu Picchu
£10.50 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The London tube map is a work of design in its own right, and with this London Underground print tea towel it's easy to see why! Made from 100% cotton, the tea towel makes a great souvenir and a lovely addition to any kitchen.

London Underground Tea Towel
£3.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

This wonderful little 2cm (1") globe marble is geographically accurate with its bright green continents and deep blue oceans. The translucent blue marble is made from recycled glass, adding to the quality of this wonderful gift for all ages.

Blue Sphere Marble
£2.50 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours