In the 18th century the Royal Navy's own physician found that sailors were seven times more likely to suffer from severe mental illness than members of the general population On the no man's land of the high seas beyond the rule of law & away from any sight of land for weeks at a time often living in overcrowded & confined spaces where anything that goes wrong could likely be fatal the incredible pressures on sailors were immense The ever-present fear drove some men to faith in God & superstition & drove others mad But that didn't stop as boat technology enhanced & seamanship evolved in the modern era Off the Deep End is the first detailed study of the effect on sanity that the vastness loneliness & inestimable power of the sea has always had on sailors' sanity confusing the senses & making rational thought difficult Eminently readable it explores accounts that span the centuries from desperate stories of shipwreck & cannibalism in the Age of Sail to inexplicable multiple murders to Donald Crowhurst's suicide in the middle of the 1968 solo Golden Globe Race leaving behind two rambling notebooks of mounting neurosis & paranoia Of interest to readers of maritime history psychology sociology & behavioural science as well of course as to sailors of all types & experience this unique & fascinating book offers insight & analysis
- a thoroughly absorbing read about the effects of the cruel sea on the human mind
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Meet Naia – one of the oh-so-glam mannequin girls with fashions that are off the hook! Your Style Doll’s hairstyle top bottom & shoes come apart & easily hook back together so you can customise her from head to toe Naia’s ready for a br&-new look styled by you! Step into her fashion-packed Style Studio that comes with six fashions & six accessories to create 100 cool-girl looks! The boutique-like open clothing rack has two rods & pretty translucent violet shelving to hang & display your Off The Hook fashions & accessories Getting dressed up is easy when you can see all your fab fashions at a glance! Mix & match the colourful trendy fashions that easily hook together to create unique looks for Naia! Then add trendy accessories for the finishing touch Get fashion inspo in the full-colour lookbook of outfit ideas included Love surprises? Find four mystery accessories inside the shopping bags shoe box & hat box included! Unbox handbags shoes & more – what will you discover? The Off The Hook Style Studio is the perfect gift for aspiring fashionistas who wanna have fun with fashion! ...

With a hugely popular following on Facebook Off The Leash has developed a regular daily following of more than half a million dog lovers from around the world In Off the Leash The Secret Life of Dogs the best of Rupert Fawcett's brilliantly observed touchingly true cartoons come together in book form for the first time Featuring the secret thoughts & conversations of dogs of every size shape & breed this gorgeous book is a celebration of our favourite belly-scratching tail-chasing bed-stealing canine friends ...

In Off the Shelf A Celebration of Bookshops in Verse Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has commissioned a selection of the UK's most loved & lauded poets to each write a poem in celebration of books & bookshops
- the worlds they hold the freedoms they promise & the memories they evoke From a basement of forgotten books to the shelves of a cramped Welsh arcade from the poetry corner of the local bookstore to the last bookshop standing in a post-apocalyptic world these are poems that pay tribute to all the places that house the stories we treasure With poems from Carol Ann Duffy Scottish Makar Jackie Kay National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke as well as Clive James Michael Longley Don Paterson Patience Agbabi & many more this beautiful anthology is a heart-warming reminder of how books nourish us save us & inspire us
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Off the Shelf is a beautiful anthology of specially commissioned poems written in celebration of books & bookshops edited by the poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy 80 pages Duffy Carol Ann ...

Burn fragranced oils in the home with this off-white embossed oil burner This item can also be used as a wax melt burner however it is advisable to consider the size & depth of the bowl when adding wax to ensure it will not overrun the edges when melted ...

Off With Their Heads the follow-up to the bestselling Thirty Days Has September is bursting with the best bits from British history This book will inspire a love of history that will last a lifetime & is a lovely gift from parent to child to help all school children get to grips with British history ...

Tracklist A1 Wet Max 436 A2 Island Fanfare 125 A3 Scrubdown 421 A4 Memory Drip 252 A5 The Mask 619 B1 Play Room 333 B2 Night Valve 125 B3 Decamp 355 B4 Satellite Beach 252 B5 The Grail 459 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In the distant future when mankind has colonized the galaxy six friends looking for fun & adventure will travel to an outlying planet When their ship malfunctions sending them drastically off course they are forced to seek refuge on an uncharted world As they make repairs & search for aid they come to realize that they are not alone Between the shadows & in the dark something dangerous is lurking all around them Scared & on the run they must fight to survive & leave this planet before it becomes their final resting place ...

Krista Bourne has always been surrounded by the strength love & wealth of her family & their homes in New York City & Martha's Vineyard She has never had to think for herself Living with boyfriend Michael & her elderly grandfather she can also summon up the comforting ghosts of her beloved father & grandmother 168 pages Hauser Marlene ...