Deep Water is a major achievement....Bradleys skills both as novelist and essayist converge here to create this wise, compassionate and urgent book, characterized throughout by a clarity of prose and a bracing moral gaze that searches wa...Loe edasi...
Foot by foot Titanic’s lifeboat No.11 slowly jerked its way down the sides of the great ocean liner as it slipped beneath the cold, dark waters of the Atlantic. For the fifty or so men, women and children crammed into the lifeboat, survival was all t...Loe edasi...
Lessons in finding freedom, fulfilment and joy wherever you are, and what living a life less ordinary can teach us about what it really means to be human, from the hugely popular content creator, Adam Lind AKA adam.floatinghome Are you...Loe edasi...
The fascinating stories of each of the ships involved in the Titanic disaster. Will appeal to all those with an interest in the Titanic as well as those interested in maritime history....Loe edasi...
A comprehensively researched and beautifully illustrated history of the design of the ships of Charles IIs Navy, using reconstructed architectural plans based on contemporary records. A comprehensively researched and beautifull...Loe edasi...
Explore Britains canals and rivers with the Nicholson bestselling guides. For all users of the inland waterways. This popular and practical guide covers the waterways of the Broads National Park, including the Norfo...Loe edasi...
The Forth and Clyde Canal, completed in 1790, was by far the largest engineering project that had ever been seen in Scotland. It allowed coal and machinery to travel East and grain to travel West. Passengers could travel between Glasg...Loe edasi...
Nature and place writer Linda Cracknell charts a family and community history of seafaring, illuminating the lives of her ancestors and the changing landscapes of places on coasts in South West England and Scotland that are inextricably linked to a...Loe edasi...
A concise, authoritative, and illustrated reference on boat batteries and charging, including general information on lithium batteries, lead acid batteries, AGM batteries, gel batteries, battery ratings and selection, safety and maintenance, insta...Loe edasi...
First published in 1921, this is a classic tale, in the vein of Slocum and Dana, of sailing the 45-foot yacht Typhoon across the Atlantic and back again “for the fun of the thing” and to prove the feat could be done in what was, at the time...Loe edasi...
From John C. Payne, one of the foremost international authorities on marine electrical systems and electronics, comes an easy-to-understand yet thorough treatment of boat plumbing and water systems and the technical issues facing every boat owner,...Loe edasi...
A history of the waterways of Britain and how grain was moved by barge to the mills along the banks of the Thames. Di Murrell worked on her barge for many years, bringing up her two sons on the water with her husband. A history of watermen, l...Loe edasi...
After two years at the Britannia Naval College at Dartmouth, Bryan Godfrey Faussett joined his first ship, HMS Dido in June 1879. From the day he joined her he wrote long letters home to his family and friends. The Dido went to West Africa, South and...Loe edasi...
Jonas Flynt sets sails for the Caribbean, in pursuit of slavers who have abducted his stepmother. While there he comes face to face with legendary pirate, Blackbeard....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Aug-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781668017784)
Out of nothing but the government’s behest, a few bold men conjured a giant ship-building industry in 1940 and launched the ships that took America to war and to victory.In 1940, the shadow of war loomed large over American life. Presi...Loe edasi...
