Category Archives: Non-Fiction & Reference
Fodor`s Tokyo
Tokyo is a vast metropolis that can confound and delight with its complexity. With everything from fabulous shrines, historic temples, and traditional gardens to cutting-edge modern fashion boutiques, karaoke bars, ramen shops, and sushi dens, the city would take a lifetime to fully explore and experience. Fodor`s Tokyo is the guidebook that will help make
MCA Oil Record Book: Machinery Space Operations (All Ships): Part 1
`Oil Record Book (Part I): Machinery Space Operations (All Ships)` is required to record Machinery Space Operations for every ship of over 400 tons gross tonnage (other than oil tankers) and every oil tanker over the 150 tons gross tonnage.This is a vital record book, required in accordance with regulation 17 of the International Convention
MCA Oil Record Book (Part 2): Cargo/Ballast Operations (Oil Tankers)
`Oil Record Book (Part II): Cargo / Ballast Operations (Oil Tankers)` is required in accordance with regulation 36 of Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of pollution from Ships (1973), as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78).The `Oil Record Book (Part I): Machinery Space operations (All Ships)` is available to
MCA Official Ballast Water Record Log Book
The Ballast Water Record Book is to be used on board all vessels to record intake and discharge of ballast water.The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships` Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) will enter into force on 8 September 2017. Under the Convention, all ships in international traffic are required to
Captain Hornblower R.N.: Hornblower and the `Atropos`, The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line
“Hornblower and the Atropos” skippering the flagship for Nelson`s funeral on the Thames is not Hornblower`s idea of thrilling action. But soon his orders come, and he sets sail for the Mediterranean in the Atropos. `Battle, storm, shipwreck, disease – what were the chances that he would never come back again?` “The happy return” Hornblower
Admiral Hornblower: Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower, Hornblower in the West Indies
An omnibus edition compromising of four C S Forester`s classic seafaring tales about Horatio Hornblower, namely: Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower and Hornblower in the West Indies.
Prague in Black and Gold
Millions of visitors come to Prague each year, drawn by its rich cultural heritage and visual splendour, yet knowing little of its extraordinary past. Peter Demetz’s Prague in Black and Gold is an incredible account of Prague’s historical and cultural wealth, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buildings to
The Young Hornblower Omnibus
The Young Hornblower – a truly formidable force in His Majesty`s Service The seventeen-year-old Hornblower became notorious as soon as he stepped on board ship – as the midshipman who was seasick in Spithead. But he was soon to gain his sea legs. Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again
Wales – Churches, Houses, Castles
From the great citadels of Caernarvon, Harlech, Powis and Beaumaris in the north, to the Victorian glories of Cardiff in the south, St David`s cathedral (`the loveliest church in Wales`) in the west to the exquisite little hill church of Patrishow in the east, from Plas Newydd above the Menai Straits to the romantic citadel
Literary London
Ed Glinert’s Literary London reveals the literary history of the capital’s streets and alleyways, telling the stories behind some of our most famous historical figures. From the Globe at Bankside and Dylan Thomas’s favourite drinking dens to the fictional worlds of Bertie Wooster and Mrs Dalloway, Glinert reveals the crammed literary life of London.Fully updated
The Cruel Sea
Based on the author`s own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two. Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat and mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying
Nairn`s London
`This book is a record of what has moved me between Uxbridge and Dagenham. My hope is that it moves you, too.` Nairn`s London is an idiosyncratic, poetic and intensely subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic
Secret Water
`You`ll start with a blank map, that doesn`t do more than show roughly what`s water and what isn`t.` When the Walker family`s holiday plans are ruined by Daddy having to work, the whole summer seems lost at sea. But a dull holiday for the children is too miserable to bear so their parents hatch a
Travels in West Africa: the Classic Account of One Woman`s Epic and Eccentric Journey in the 1890s
This is a remarkable account by a pioneering woman explorer who was described by Rudyard Kipling as `the bravest woman of all my knowledge`. Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she
Curiocity: In Pursuit of London
`The most ingenious, informative, inimitable, individual, innovative, insightful, inspiring, instructive, intelligible, intoxicating, intricate guide to the great city that I have ever seen. Bravo!` Philip PullmanCuriocity is a London book unlike any other. Its 26 chapters weave together facts, myths, stories, riddles, essays, diagrams, illustrations and itineraries to explore every aspect of life in the
The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery
Paul Kennedy`s classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain`s rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural `sons of the waves`, he suggests instead that the country`s fortunes as a
Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
“`Lands of Lost Borders` carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven`t felt for years. It`s a modern classic.” Pico Iyer”`Lands of Lost Borders` is illuminating, heart-warming, and hopeful in its suggestion that we will explore not to conquer but to connect.” BooklistA brilliant, fierce writer, and winner of the 2019
Great Eastern RV Trips
This title features 20 dream RV vacations for all seasons. How does an apple butter festival in autumnal New England sound? Or Mardi Gras in New Orleans when you`re fed up with winter? How about a dazzling summer drive through Canada`s Maritime Provinces, or a long lazy jaunt along the “lonely leg” of Florida`s Gulf
A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands
This well-received cruising guide, praised for its writing and its content, is now completely updated and redesigned in full colour with a larger trim size and lay-flat bindingPublished in 1995, A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound has earned a reputation for the elegance and lucidity of its writing, the usefulness of its information, and the
The Picts and the Martyrs: or Not Welcome At All
The dreaded Great Aunt has invited herself to stay with Nancy and Peggy just as their friends Dick and Dorothea arrive for the Summer holiday. Nancy and Peggy have to become Martyrs, wearing dresses and reading poetry (but breaking out at night), while Dick and Dorothea become Picts, secret inhabitants of the country who must
