A mysterious trip to the desolate Northern Isles soon turns into a terrifying adventure when Bill is kidnapped! Marooned far from the mainland on a deserted coast, Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack & Kiki the parrot find themselves playing a dangerous game with an unknown enemy. Will they escape with Bill & their lives? ...

Goa, south India. A beautiful holiday hideaway where hippies & backpackers while away the hours. But beneath the clear blue skies lies a dirty secret… Simran Singh is desperate for a break & some time away from her busy job as a social worker-come-crime investigator. & so the unspoilt idyll of Goa seems just the place
- white beaches, blue seas & no crime. But when a disturbing video appears on her phone, featuring a young girl being attacked by a group of men, she realises that a darkness festers at the heart of this supposed paradise. & when she discovers out that the girl is Liza Kay, a British teenager who has gone missing, she knows she must act in order to save her. But first Simran must break through the web of lies & dark connections that flourish on these beaches. Everyone, it seems, knows what has happened to the girl but no one is prepared to say. & when more videos appear, & Simran herself is targeted in order to keep her quiet, the paradise soon becomes a living nightmare.
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Kim lived a wild & rootless youth, entirely devoid of meaning, until he discovered his passion: deep-sea diving. In his exploration of the stunning, untouched paradise beneath the surface of the water he found freedom, solace & a means of escape from the terrors of his past. But those were the old days. Now, he has just about settled into family life in London, until his best friend, the virtuoso waterman Garland Rain, offers him a chance to make some money on the side as a private diving instructor on a three-week excursion to the spectacular reefs in the Southern Red Sea; it's an opportunity he can't refuse. Then the two men find out that the dive is being run by a notorious gangster who lives a life of drugs & violence, & while Garland tries to contain the worst excesses & ensure that the guests are diving safely, Kim finds himself increasingly drawn to the dark side of the boat's temptations. As everything escalates increasingly out of control, tragedy befalls the dive & Kim discovers that the decisions you make in the moment come back to haunt you & sometimes even follow you home.. . ...

The Sea Survival Manual is the definitive book on the subject for anyone aboard a yacht of any size. It is aimed at the yachtsman or seafarer who is likely to proceed to sea out of the sight of l&, whether for pleasure or professional reasons. Fully compliant with the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) resolutions & MCA (Maritime Coastguard Agency) regulations it embodies Sea Safety checks issued by the MCA & RNLI & is completely international in its appeal.

Includes:: chapters on safety & survival equipment, Global Maritime Distress & Safety Systems (GMDSS), liferafts, grab bags, medical equipment & advice, first aid & emergency treatment, abandoning ship, survival in a liferaft & rescues at sea. This is the first modern book to tackle the subject from the small craft point of view.

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This is a classic real-life story of derring do on the high seas, complete with extreme risk, last-minute ingenuity & many near-misses. Beginning in the 1960s, this book tells of the real life adventures of the author as a boy
- a time of boarding schools, long holidays & an unbelievable (to today`s parents) amount of freedom & danger. Encouraged by his parents (who lived abroad) to become more independent & self-sufficient, Peter decided to see how far he could get in his family`s small open dinghy Calypso. Aged 16, he spent a winter restoring her, before pootling straight out into a force 7 gale & very nearly capsizing, after which he headed back to land to plan even more extreme adventures. Calypso was a Wayfarer, a small (16ft) & very popular class of open dinghy; a boat designed for pottering around coastlines & estuaries during the day. But along with the occasional brave crewmate, Peter managed to sail her across the Channel, through the Bay of Biscay, down the French canals & into the Mediterranean, then up into the North Sea & the Baltic to Oslo, living aboard for three months at a time. These were some of the longest voyages that anyone had ever achieved in an open boat, where (as Peter says) you `have to be like a tightrope walker, concentrating on balance day & night, fully aware of the consequence of relaxing your vigilance`. He survived huge waves, nine rudder breakages in heavy seas, dismasting, capsizes, & hallucinations caused by sleep deprivation. He also managed it on a tiny budget, working as a farm labourer, hitchhiking everywhere, & at times living on one meal of cereal a day, to save the maximum amount for his boat. Charming, quite British in style, beautifully written & a lovely insight into a seemingly golden time, this is primarily a great read, but will be of huge practical use to anyone wanting to go that bit further in their dinghy. It also

Includes:: a lovely Foreword by world-famous yachtsman Brian Thompson.


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The Sea Tiger is Oscar`s best friend, Oscar`s only friend. They do everything together
- explore the ocean, visit the sea circus,
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN BURNSIDEWhen Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart & sets his heart on destroying her marriage. His equilibrium is further disturbed when his friends all decide to come & keep him company & Charles finds his seaside idyll severely threatened by his obsessions. ...

This title comes with an introduction by Ben Kane. Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman, is blessed with `youth, wealth, & good digestion`. He is betrayed by his half-brother & becomes a renegade & Barbary corsair winning the title of Sakr-el-Bahr
- hawk of the sea. This is the thrilling, full-blooded adventure of how a man wronged became the scourge of the Mediterranean & the terror of Christians...
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Published in 1904, & drawing on London`s own experience on board a sealing ship, The Sea-Wolf describes the struggle between the civilized & the pagan, between the values of the ruthless sea-captain, Wolf Larsen, & the moral, literary Humphrey Van Weyden. One of his most popular novels, it also reveals London`s preoccupation with the Nietzschean idea of the superman, & his interest in the brute underlying social behaviour. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World`s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford`s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, & much more. ...

WINNER OF THE 2018 WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZEThe full story of seabirds from one of the greatest nature writers. The book looks at the pattern of their lives, their habitats, the threats they face & the passions they inspire
- beautifully illustrated by artist Kate Boxer. Seabirds are master navigators, thriving in the most demanding environment on earth. In this masterly book, drawing on all the most recent research, Adam Nicolson follows them to the coasts & islands of Scotl&, Irel&, Icel&, Norway, & the Americas. Beautifully illustrated by Kate Boxer, The Seabird`s Cry is a celebration of the wonders of the only creatures at home in the air, on land & on the sea. It also carries a warning: the number of seabirds has dropped by two-thirds since 1950. Extinction stalks the ocean & there is a danger that the grand cry of a seabird colony will this century become little but a memory.
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