In The Book of Tides William Thomson took the reader on a mesmerising journey round the coast of Britain Now he sets out with his surfboard & tidal compass to encounter the waters of the world charting his most extraordinary sights & experiences These include the whirlpools of the Arctic circle the world's biggest ever surfed wave off Portugal the strongest whirlpool in Norway & in Australia the most dangerous rapids known to us With the enticing combination of William's passionate text & collectible mapping illustrations this is a book for anyone who feels the pull of the tides & call of the sea FEATURINGNew Zealand Australia Portugal France England Scotland Norway The Netherlands Spain Indonesia China Japan USACanada Belize ...

' The time provides the pictures I merely speak the words to go with them & it will not be so much my own story I tell as that of an entire generation
- our unique generation carrying a heavier burden of fate than almost any other in the course of history' During his lifetime Stefan Zweig's (1881-1942) works were immensely popular & widely translated In the decades after his death he was largely forgotten in the English-speaking world Recent years however have witnessed a resurgence of interest in this singular author & Pushkin Press has been at the forefront of this movement The World of Yesterday Zweig's memoir was completed shortly before his suicide It charts the history of Europe from nineteenth-century splendour decadence & complacency through the devastation of the First World War to the resultant brutality & depravity ofthe Nazi regime The World of Yesterday is a heartfelt tribute to an age of humanity & enlightenment that Zweig feared was lost for ever An incomparable record of a lost era this is also essential reading for those who have already fallen in love with Zweig's fiction' One of the canonical European testaments Zweig's life & work tell of the perilous flimsiness of our world of security-a message that many insistently deny but somehow need to hear' John Gray New Statesman' One of the greatest memoirs of the twentieth century' David Hare' Stefan Zweig's time of oblivion is over for good it's good to have him back' Salman Rushdie The New York Times' One of the joys of recent years is the translation into English of Stefan Zweig's stories' Edmund de Waal author of The Hare with the Amber Eyes' Zweig deserves to be famous again & for good' Times Literary Supplement' Indispensable' The Times Stefan Zweig was born in 1881 in Vienna a member of a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family He studied in Berlin & Vienna & was first known as a poet & translator then as a biographer Zweig travelled widely living in Salzburg between the wars & enjoyed literary fame His stories & novellas were collected in 1934 In the same year with the rise of Nazism he briefly moved to London taking British citizenship After a short period in New York he settled in Brazil where in 1942 he & his wife were found dead in bed in an apparent double suicide
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It's the all you need resources for beginners & experienced paper airplane fliers alike with a total of 20 models & 112 flyers ready to pull out & fold But the planes are just the beginning The book features an enhanced & expanded text section with more photos & tons of cool information on aerodynamics competitions & designing your own high-performing models Readers will learn why paper airplanes fly (and why they crash) the history of Ken Blackburn's world record & how to organise & win a contest Plus there's a flight log & pull-out runway for practicing accuracy ...

The no 1 bestselling author of Collapse & Guns Germs & Steel explores the profound lessons that traditional societies offer us today Over the past 500 years the West achieved global dominance but do Westerners necessarily have better ideas about how to raise children care for the elderly or simply live well? In this epic journey into our past Jared Diamond reveals that traditional societies around the world offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for the majority of human history
- until virtually yesterday in evolutionary terms Drawing on decades of his own fieldwork Diamond explores how tribal people approach essential human problems from health & diet to conflict resolution & language & discovers they have much to teach us Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the seminal million-copy-bestseller Guns Germs & Steel which was named one of TIME's best non-fiction books of all time & Collapse a 1 international bestseller A professor of geography at UCLA & noted polymath Diamond's work has been influential in the fields of anthropology biology ornithology ecology & history among others
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This book caters for the widespread interest in the American soldier's dress & equipment throughout World War II Logically arranged photographic sequences show an enormous range of uniforms & authentic weapons in characteristic use accompanies by concise identifying & explanatory captions ...

On the day after humans disappear nature takes over & immediately begins cleaning house
- or houses that is Cleans them right off
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Hearty & healthy bowl food is very hip right now We've selected 100 of the most authentic & delicious dishes from around the ...

Kids love jokes & they also love drawings This book is unique in that every joke is illustrated by New York Times duo Swerling & Lazar 128 pages Swerling Lisa ...

The World's Best Brunches where to find them & how to make them A term originally coined for Saturday night carousers who couldn't wake up for breakfast brunch has evolved into a sunny social meal beloved the world over & sohere is The World's Best Brunches a collection of midmorning meals accompanied by the origin of each dish the best place to sample a bite & an easy-to-prepare recipe for cooking it at home 100 authentic recipes with simple clear instructions for perfect preparation Glossary of exotic ingredients with easy-to-find alternatives With a foreword & recipe by top Australian chef Bill Granger ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Adventure based on a true story starring Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins Burt Munro (Hopkins) was a man who never let the dreams of youth fade After a lifetime of perfecting his classic 1920s Indian Scout motorcycle Munro set out at the age of 68 to test his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah with only a shoestring budget With all the odds against him he set a new land speed record & captured the spirit of his times Actors Anthony Hopkins Dianne Ladd & Iain Rea Director Roger Donaldson Certificate 12 years & over Year 2005 Screen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English Duration 2 hours & 7 minutes (approx) ...