Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic ExpeditionIn August 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. Their goal was to be the first men to cross Antarctica, ...9999903238287Caroline Alexander
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
viernes, 29 de noviembre de 2024
Put Jonathan Raban on a boat and the results will be fascinating, and never more so than when he s sailing around the serpentine, 2,000-mile coast of his native England. In this ac...9999903236955Jonathan Raban
Penguin Books Ltd
jueves, 28 de noviembre de 2024
The Story of a ShipTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time. On the first, she ventured f...9999903230267Michael Palin
Random House
jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2024
The Story of Sickness & Health at SeaWhen European sailors began to explore the rest of the world, the problem of keeping healthy on such long voyages became acute. Malnourishment and crowded conditions bred disease, ...9999903196013Kevin Brown
Editors Varis
sábado, 5 de octubre de 2024
Light, swift and daring, frigates were the cruisers of Nelson's navy, commanded by bold, young, courageous officers. This text presents a narrative of the frigates of 1793-1815 and...9999903195887James Henderson
Wordsworth Editions, Ltd
sábado, 5 de octubre de 2024
An Improbable Voyage by Reed Boat to Easter IslandNick Thorpe was innocently travelling around South America with his girlfriend, Ali, when he came across an American adventurer planning to sail from Chile to Easter Island on a Bo...9999903189275I. J. Thorpe Nick Thorpe
Little, Brown and Company
miércoles, 18 de septiembre de 2024
The rich language of the sea binds together sailors of many countries and makes them a breed of men and women whose vocation--or avocation--is quickly identified by their colorful ...9999903056584Ian Dear Peter Kemp
Oxford University Press
viernes, 22 de diciembre de 2023
Evicted from his Tofino pyramid for the last time, writer Andrew Struthers has the solution: buy an old fishing boat going cheap via the federal government???s Mifflin Plan. He tak...9999903035909Andrew Struthers
New Star Books
lunes, 20 de noviembre de 2023
Captain Cook's Exploration of the South Pacific - Its High Adventure and Disastrous EffectsFocuses on the three voyages of Captain Cook to the Pacific.9999903035794Alan Moorehead
Barnes & Noble
lunes, 20 de noviembre de 2023
War at Sea from Man of War to SubmarineA study of warfare at sea. The author uses the same techniques that he employed in The Face of Battle, to discover how men have fought at sea, and to explore the nature of the indi...9999903035763John Keegan
Vintage
lunes, 20 de noviembre de 2023
A Journey Round the Shipping ForecastThe solemn, rhythmic intonation of the shipping forecast on BBC radio is as familiar as the sound of Big Ben chiming the hour. Since its first broadcast in the 1920s it has inspire...9999903030317Charlie Connelly
London : Little, Brown, 2004.
sábado, 30 de septiembre de 2023
How Portuguese Adventurers Secretly Discovered and Mapped Australia and New Zealand 250 Years Before Captain Cook'Beyond Capricorn' radically rewrites the first chapter of European contact with Australia and New Zealand. In 'Beyond Capricorn', Peter Trickett challenges the commonly held view ...9999902996034Peter Trickett
Editors Varis
sábado, 17 de junio de 2023
The inspiring story of one woman's journey of healing and transformation. Sara Hall's life seemed perfect: a wealthy husband, a big house in an affluent suburb, three healthy child...9999902979754Sara Hall
W. W. Norton & Company
viernes, 5 de mayo de 2023
The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanograp hers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in SearA compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times).When the writer Donovan Hohn hea...9999902838709Donovan Hohn
Penguin Books Ltd
lunes, 18 de abril de 2022
The Mysteries of Loch NessThe Loch Ness Monster: a creature that should have died out with the dinosaurs, or a legend built on hoaxes and wishful thinking? Sir Peter Scott, internationally renowned naturali...9999902736142Gareth Williams
Orion
lunes, 9 de agosto de 2021
Leaves from Memory's Log : a Dramatic Eye-witness Account of the War at Sea 1795-1810"These memoirs of a naval lieutenant who served during the Napoleonic wars were first published in 1843; and what makes them so unusual is the combination of a particularly eventfu...9999902727683George Samuel Parsons
Editors Varis
martes, 27 de julio de 2021
A Chatham PensionerPart of a series of naval and sea-life memoirs, this title offers an alternative to the usual top-down history, and has much to say on the topic of press gangs. It includes an eyew...9999902684368William Spavens
Editors Varis
jueves, 25 de febrero de 2021
The Complete Sea Kayaker???s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the full sea kayaking spectrum, bringing a fresh approach and a dynamic voice to the subject. Author of the critic...9999902665343Shelley Johnson
Mcgraw-Hill
miércoles, 30 de diciembre de 2020
This text describes how to use the method of strip-building to make a kayak. The techniques given aim to show how assemblage can be both easy and flexible, starting with strips of ...9999902581001Nick Schade
Mcgraw-Hill
viernes, 28 de febrero de 2020
A Voyage Around Britain and Through LifePersonal story of the first quadriplegic yachtsman to sail single handed around Britain. Holt details his accident, recovery, and many accomplishments.9999902528358Geoff Holt
Sheridan House
martes, 12 de noviembre de 2019
Unraveling the Mystery of the Caledonia's Final VoyageRevisits the wreck of the Caledonia, destroyed in 1842 near the Cornish town of Morwenstow, to investigate possible foul play on the part of local townspeople who may have lured th...9999902399552Jeremy Seal
Harvest Books
martes, 5 de febrero de 2019
A Sea and Its MeaningsVerslag van een bootreis langs de noordwestkust van Amerika met veel aandacht voor lokale geschiedenis en mythologie.9999902044643Jonathan Raban
London : Picador, 1999.
jueves, 4 de enero de 2018
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