Category Archives: Travel Guides
Distress Signals & IALA Buoyage Card
Buoyage/ Distress signals laminated card. Side One – IALA Buoyage – Region A and the Mediterranean, Port and Starboard Lateral Marks, Cardinal Marks, Isolated Danger Marks, Safe Water Marks, Special Marks, Preferred Channel Marks, Emergency Wreck Marks, Light sequences. Distress Signals: Side two – This shows the distress signals likely to be of most relevance
MAYDAY Card
Designed to be displayed near the DSC VHF this essential reference card has blank spaces where you can write your boat name, MMSI number and call sign using a permanent marker pen. The first part of the card leads the user through the DSC Alert and the second part shows the spoken Mayday procedure. Printed
Sound Signals Instructional Card
Laminated instructional card giving details of sound signals to be used on a vessel. Side One – Vessels in sight of one another, power-driven vessels manoeuvring and warning signals, power-driven vessels in a narrow channel. Side Two – Fog signals (day or night). Printed using light-fast ink and encapsulated with a heavy duty plastic for
International Code Flags Card
The International Code Flags and Numeral Pendants are shown with their letter or number and morse code. The back gives the single letter meanings and phonetic alphabet. Printed using light-fast ink and encapsulated with a heavy duty plastic for cockpit use and abuse. Ideal for training and instructional purposes. Handy reference for anyone on-board.
Shipping Forecast Sheet Edition 2010
Shipping Forecast Sheet with enough space to note down the forecast and sketch position of highs and lows. Also shown are some of the meanings of forecast terms and reminders of the Beaufort Scale, Sea State etc. A4 sized and double sided so that consecutive forecasts can be compared. Matte Encapasulation means that a 2B
The English Garden
Garden design in England was entirely reinvented during the 18th-century. The strictly symmetrical gardens of the French Baroque were replaced by artificial landscapes which soon became almost indistinguishable from natural scenery. What continues to govern our notions of a beautiful landscape, even today, is the ideal image of Nature conceived by 18th-century English landscape gardeners.
Somerville`s 100 Best Walks
Christopher Somerville’s 100 Best Walks presents a personal selection of his favourite hikes within Britain from his long-running Daily Telegraph series. Read individually, they brilliantly evoke people, places, moods and reflections. As a collection, they take the reader on a unique adventure through Britain’s townscapes and countryside.Laid out by region, with over forty map illustrations
Flavours of Greece
The Greek philosophy of food is one of simplicity; make it fresh and full of flavor and serve it with great warmth and flair. It is a cuisine entrenched in history, influenced by the cultures of its neighbors – Turkey, the Middle East, the Balkans but at heart it is unpretentious food from a people
Letter From an Unknown Woman and Other Stories
Stefan`s Zweig`s Letter from an Unknown Woman and other stories contains a new translation by the award-winning Anthea Bell of one of his most celebrated novellas, Letter from an Unknown Woman , the inspiration for a classic 1948 Hollywood film by Max Ophuls, as well as three new stories, appearing in English for the first
Verdura
Since its first publication in 1991, Viana La Place`s “Verdura” has become a much loved classic. And with good reason: Its 300 irresistible recipes represent the best of the Italian approach to vegetable preparation, an earthy yet spirited technique that celebrates fresh ingredients simply treated. Many readers have made the book their vegetable cooking bible;
Carnival Edge: New & Selected Poems
This collection draws work from 5 of Gallagher`s previous collections, together with a substantial body of new work. Born in Australia, Gallagher moved to Paris before settling in London. She draws on a rich inheritance from these different worlds in her poetry, which is always rooted in a passionate sense of discovery and attention to
South Wind Through The Kitchen
Before Elizabeth David died in 1992 she and her editor, Jill Norman, had begun work on a volume of “The Best of” but then her health deteriorated and the project was shelved. The idea was revived in 1996 when chefs and writers and Elizabeth`s many friends, were invited to select their favourite articles and recipes.
Middle East Cookery
All Arto der Haroutunian`s twelve cookbooks written in the 1980s became classics; it was his belief that the rich culinary tradition of the Middle East is the main source of many of our Western cuisines and his books were intended as an introduction to that tradition. His “Middle Eastern Cookery” is regarded as the seminal
Tea Time: A London Indulgence
Teatime showcases a much-loved British tradition in the year of the Queen`s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 London Olympic Games The book features traditional world famous London venues such as The Ritz and The Savoy as well as those that offer a more modern take on afternoon tea, including the Primrose Bakery and Yauatcha Includes
Our Wonderful Universe: An Easy Introduction to the Study of the Heavens
-Reissue of an important work written by the father of Canadian astronomy -Astronomy is popular! The constant stream of incredible pictures from Hubble telescope has inspired people around the world to look up at the night sky -Beautifully packaged – ideal for gift book market Astronomy is one of the oldest branches of science. It
Spirit of the Amazon: The Indigenous Tribes of the Xingu
This book includes a foreword by Sting, plus an introduction and endorsements by Sir Ghillean Prance, the British botanist and ecologist, and John Hemming, the historian and explorer and expert on Incas and indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin.Sue Cunningham`s photography has been published all over the world. She has exhibited in the UK, Switzerland,
How to See Birds: An Enthusiast`s Guide
When we see a bird, do we actually notice it? Many of us don`t. But in Britain, there are more than a million members of the RSPB and, thanks to social media, there is also a growing number of bird photographers.From the giant raptors of our skies to the sweetest singing garden robin, from the
