This title contains five stories of tragic loss at sea. Once nearly swept from the seas, tall ships have experienced a fifty-year renaissance as sail training & passenger vessels. But that resurgence has had a tragic side, & professional mariner & maritime scholar Dan Parrott explores it in this groundbreaking reconstruction of five infamous losses that claimed 112 lives. Parrott's vivid re-creations of each final voyage dissect the circumstances of loss from forensic evidence, expert testimony, survivors' memories, & his own considerable experience. Rich with history & lore, Tall Ships Down shows unforgettably how small & seemingly insignificant lapses can produce fatal consequences at sea.' An engaging
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- Ocean Navigator. ' In addition to being a fabulous read, Tall Ships Down is a sailing seminar for both active & armchair sailors'
- Sailing. ' The careful detail makes gripping reading. Not much detective fiction holds a reader's attention so well'
- Wooden Boat. 'A closely reasoned seaman's appraisal'
- SAIL.' This extraordinary book is a must-read for anyone interested in the world of tall ships'
- Tall Ships & Sail Training International. ' An important contribution to maritime studies. Parrott writes with ease & authority, carefully blending both historical & technical data'
- Baltimore Sun. ' If you're a fan of sea stories, you should have a great time reading Tall Ships Down'
- Connecticut Post.








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Tall ships epitomize the glamour, majesty & romance of the sea. This book
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Tallahassee in Florida in a series of indexed street plans of US cities from Universal MAP. The plan presents the city with is outer suburbs, including the Tallahassee Regional Airport, plus Havana shown on an inset. Street plans from Universal MAP are indexed & show each city’s administrative divisions, zip code areas & various facilities & services. ...

Have you ever wondered how a dinosaur would measure up against the Great Pyramids of Giza, if a hummingbird could outfly a jet plane, or how many atoms could fit inside a grain of sand? These are just some of the questions explored in this extraordinary book of comparisons. Detailed images drawn to scale, informative text & unexpected visual analogies will help the reader to comprehend just how fast, how strong, how small & how big things really are. With stunning Victorian-style artwork by award-winning illustrator Page Tsou, this visual feast of a compendium will surprise & delight inquisitive minds in equal measure. Peek inside & discover a beetle that is stronger than an elephant, meet the pterosaur that was bigger than a spitfire & explore the furthest reaches of the known universe. ...

Indexed street map of the city, reaching as far south as the Tondi district, west to include the lake Harku Jarv & east to Ulemiste district & the airport. Detail

Includes:: railways, car parks, city walls, viewpoints, parks, cemeteries, industrial areas, public buildings, theatres, museums, monuments, hospitals, churches, synagogues, post offices, tourist information offices. Multilingual legend

Includes:: English. Street index on reverse.



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Tallinn on a double-sided street plan from Estonia’s leading map publishers Regio, covering the central districts at 1:10, 000 & the whole city at 1:37, 000, with tram & trolleybus lines with stops, numerous tourist sights, etc. On one side is a street plan of Tallinn’s central districts, including its historic Old Town. Tram & trolleybus lines are shown with names of stops & for visitors by car one way streets plus locations of car parks & petrol stations are marked. Streets are annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of atlases. Symbols mark selected hotels (with names), markets & shopping centres, museums & cultural institutions, foreign embassies, etc. 45 of the city’s principal sights are prominently highlighted & annotated with mobile phone numbers for English language descriptions. On the reverse is a street plan of the whole city at 1:37, 000, with tram & trolleybus lines. Principal traffic arteries are highlighted, as well as locations of petrol stations plus various sights & services outside the city centre. Neither street plan is indexed, Also provided is a map of the city’s parking zones with information how to pay by mobile phone. Map legend & all other information include English. ...

Tallinn on a waterproof & tear-resistant indexed street plan from Jana Seta, including on the reverse side an enlargement of the city’s Old Town, a diagram of the public transport lines, plus descriptions of main places of interest. On one side is the city with its outer districts indicating locations of six main places of interest outside the city centre. Principal traffic arteries are highlighted & one way streets, car parks & locations of petrol stations are marked. On the reverse the city’s historic heart & the surrounding area is shown in greater detail, with seven more principal sights highlighted. Also provided is a diagram of the tram & suburban rail networks, including the bus to the airports. Map legend & descriptions of places of interest include English. ...

Tallinn in New Holland’s “ Best of…” series; comprising a range of pocket-sized guides exploring a variety of cities worldwide. Designed to be practical, informative & user-friendly, each title in the series presents the highlights of the city concisely, providing a directory of the best places to stay, eat, shop & relax. An overview section provides a brief summary of the l&, history, government & economy, people & the arts. Each guide is designed to make essential information easy to access, with individual sections on the city’s main tourist attractions (‘highlights’), in addition to dedicated sections on sightseeing, activities, shopping, accommodation, eating out, entertainment & excursions. There is also a travel tips chapter with practical advice on getting there & around, when to go, communications, emergencies, health, insurance, safety, embassies, money, tipping, electricity, time, toilets & some basic vocabulary. ...

Tallinn in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do both in & around town, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day. ...

Tallinn in the Eyewitness Top 10 series from Dorling Kindersley is a condensed format guide book featuring dozens of illustrated, top ten lists for the traveller regardless of their disposable budget. To save you time & money a Top 10 Things to Avoid is also included. Top 10 lists are given for things to see & do both in & around town, as well as the top ten features of particular locations or events. Practicalities are not forgotten as Top 10s are also provided for topics such as planning your trip, getting around & shopping. Accommodation lists provide the ten most recommended places to stay for a range of budgets, whilst restaurant top tens feature as the guide works its way through the location in question. Simple, small street plans illustrate the location of the top ten recommends within their neighbourhoods & basic, fold out maps form the inside covers. An additional pull out feature of the guide suggests ideas on how to spend your day. ...