Mastery of the sea has been crucial in European history the transition from the medieval to the modern world was marked by the emergence of European ships from their home waters out into the Atlantic Indian & Pacific Oceans Solving the problem of ocean navigation was an essential prelude to achieving international powers In their sea-charts the maritime nations left a unique visual record of their response to the challenge of the sea In succession Spanish Portuguese Dutch French & English mariners used their charts to express their claims to sovereignty of the seas & territories newly revealed by their naval explorers This revised & updated book traces the history of charts as eloquent witnesses to the discovery of the world beyond Europe & to man's evolving knowledge of the oceans These charts employed a vivid artistic idiom which expressed man's passionate feeling for the sea the gilded compasses the nightmarish sea-creatures the stately ships the royal crests
- all these were fused into a unique artistic practice which flourished for four centuries Featuring new photography of the British Library's most important maritime maps Charting the Oceans is the definitive guide to this majestic art form
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In The Chase Clive Cussler introduces a historical hero- Isaac Bell 1950 the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive is raised from the depths of a Montana lake Inside are three bodies bloody clue to a fortune lost for over forty years 1906 For two years banks across the western United States have been living in terror of the ' Butcher Bandit' This cold-blooded bank robber empties safes & murders all witnesses vanishing without trace In desperation the US Government calls in Isaac Bell the best detective in the country From Arizona to Colorado to the streets of San Francisco during the great quake Bell uses all his guile & ingenuity to catch up with the murderous Bandit But when Bell has him almost cornered
- the Bandit turns really nasty & suddenly the stakes have changed Bell isn't just battling to get his man He's fighting for his very survival Bestseller Clive Cussler
- author of the Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift & Crescent Dawn
- sends hero Isaac Bell to solve a mysterious series of bank-robberies & murders in the first novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures The Chase is followed by The Wrecker & The Spy Praise for Clive Cussler' Delivers what it promises' Financial Times' The guy I read' Tom Clancy


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In this family board game players must stay one step ahead of the Chasers
- ruthless & brilliant quiz geniuses determined to stop
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Atari makes its way into gamers& hearts on Valentine&s Day 2009 with The Chase Felix Meets Felicity for the Nintendo DS Players will have the chance to fall in love in this virtual cartoon tale of an average kid trying to find true love The Chase Felix Meets Felicity marks the first venture into the virtual world of love for Nintendo DS Players will be able to play as Felix or Felicity & will have to race against the clock to arrive on time for their date in a free-form platform hopping trick pulling world of suspended walk-ways slopes ramps & obstacles The innovative use of the stylus lets players draw their path to love on the Nintendo DS touch screen to avoid strange bizarre obstacles & enemies Draw Your Own Platform Using the Nintendo DS touch screen & stylus players can draw their own platforms & make their way through abstract landscapes representing locations throughout the city Locations include subways a zoo a fairground woods & beaches Choose Your Character Players can choose to play as either Felix or Felicity Multiple Levels & Areas 40 distinct levels spanning eight different areas of the city each with its own unique look & challenges Appeal To All Gamers Levels provide sufficient options for creative explorative & score-based gaming for the more experienced gamer while also maintaining fun fast & simpler rewards for the more casual gamer Varied Power-Ups Such as Time-Freeze Love-Rush Newton-Bomb & Love-Nuke ...

Outwit & outrun the Chaser & your opponents in this race to win the most cash Gamble or play it safe just dont get caught Packed with over 120 questions The Chase & ITV Studios Ltd 2013 Licensed by ITV Broadcasting Limited All Rights Reserved Ginger Fox The Chase TV Card game based on the official ITV quiz show Outwit & outrun the Chaser & your opponents in this race to win the most cash Gamble or play it safe just dont get caught Packed with over 120 questions The Chase official exclusive card game ...

Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled people But avoidable failures are common & the reason is simple the volume & complexity of our knowledge has exceeded our ability to consistently deliver it
- correctly safely or efficiently In this groundbreaking book Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure Whether you're following a recipe investing millions of dollars in a company or building a skyscraper the checklist is an essential tool in virtually every area of our lives & Gawande explains how breaking down complex high pressure tasks into small steps can radically improve everything from airline safety to heart surgery survival rates Fascinating & enlightening The Checklist Manifesto shows how the simplest of ideas could transform how we operate in almost any field
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The Cheese & the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man the miller known as Menocchio who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition & sentenced to death Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious & social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in For a common miller Menocchio was surprisingly literate In his trial testimony he made references to more than a dozen books including the Bible Boccaccio's Decameron Mandeville's Travels & a mysterious book that may have been the Koran & what he read he recast in terms familiar to him as in his own version of the creation All was chaos that is earth air water & fire were mixed together; & of that bulk a mass formed-just as cheese is made out of milk-and worms appeared in it & these were the angels Ginzburg's influential book has been widely regarded as an early example of the analytic case-oriented approach known as microhistory In a thoughtful new preface Ginzburg offers his own corollary to Menocchio's story as he considers the discrepancy between the intentions of the writer & what gets written The Italian miller's story & Ginzburg's work continue to resonate with modern readers because they focus on how oral & written culture are inextricably linked Menocchio's 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative & vital today ...

In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten houses One summer's evening the square's rivalries & allegiances are disrupted by a sudden & unusual death
- an arrow to the head shot through an open window at no 6 Unfortunately for the murderer an invitation to visit had just been sent by the crime writer Aldous Barnet staying with his sister at no 8 to his friend Superintendent Meredith Three days after his arrival Meredith finds himself investigating the shocking murder two doors down Six of the square's inhabitants are keen members of the Wellington Archery Club but if Meredith & Long thought that the case was going to be easy to solve they were wrong The Cheltenham Square Murder is a classic example of how John Bude builds a drama within a very specific location Here the Regency splendour of Cheltenham provides the perfect setting for a story in which appearances are certainly deceiving
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Tracklist Galvanize Hey Boy Hey Girl Block Rockin' Beats Do It Again Believe Star Guitar Let Forever Be Leave Home Keep My Composure Saturate Out Of Control Midnight Madness The Golden Path Setting Sun Chemical Beats ...

Tracklist Leave Home In Dust We Trust Song To The Siren Three Little Birdies Down Beats Fuck Up Beats Chemical Beats Life Is Sweet Playground For A Wedgeless Firm Chico's Groove One Too Many Mornings Alive Alone ...