Classic Safari Camps of Africa was started 11 years ago as an association of independent, privately-operated camps & lodges
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Of all the hundreds of types of pleasure craft, large & small, that you can see on any given day in any given body of water, you may rest assured that the one that will draw your eye will invariably be a classic sailing yacht. & this is the case not only with sailors, who can be presumed to recognize a yacht's pedigree; the rankest landlubber almost always reacts the same way, in the universal spontaneous appreciation of beauty that we all feel when confronted with it. This book, then, is dedicated to a celebration of that beauty, that indescribable quality that makes a sailing yacht a classic in the truest sense of the word. We will begin by defining, or attempting to define, just exactly what a classic yacht is. We will review & discuss some of the typical factors we should consider: design, materials, vintage, size, & builder. Also discuss how different countries
- & different builders within one country
- developed individual solutions to common problems, as well as investigating the events & trends that led to those problems. This attempt at defining the meaning of classic will lead to the inescapable conclusion that, when applied to yachts, the word encompasses a remarkably broad range of parameters. A 50-meter steel gaff schooner is no more a classic than a perfectly proportioned small one-design such as a Herreshoff 12-1/2. In between those two extremes there is a world of beautifully crafted sailing yachts that truly illustrate our argument. The main body of the book will be devoted to classic sailing yachts, chosen to represent various aspects of the genre in its most interesting, most challenging, & certainly most beautiful manifestations. Each chapter will be dedicated to a specific boat, providing an in-depth analysis of her background, design, construction, & sailing characteristics. Also included in each chapter will be several other similar yachts, in order to provide a contextual frame of reference. Clearly, no book of this type can exist without the visual stimulus provided by gorgeous photography, just as no sailing yacht can be fairly described without illustrating why we consider her to be a classic, a timeless nautical work of art. The background descriptions will enhance the reader's enjoyment of the images, providing a more thorough appreciation of the beauty displayed. The book will give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the concept of classic yachts, how to appreciate both looking at them & sailing on them, & ultimately simply provide a basis for enjoying them on a more knowledgeable basis.

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This chess set from authentic Models features exquisitely crafted red & cream pieces. Crafted from high quality resin & nicely ...

Lars Sjoberg is one of Sweden`s national treasures. He is as widely known for his encyclopaedic knowledge of Sweden`s historic houses as he is for his passionate concern to preserve them. Presented here are the eight houses (and one church) that he has acquired over forty years, many of which he bought in order to save them from being demolished. They range from a miniature Baroque manor house to an imposing Italianate Neoclassical villa, from a late 17th-century aristocratic mansion to the two-room dwellings of early 19th-century smelting workers. Each house tells a story giving an insight into why it was built & how it changed with succeeding generations. Each has been lovingly photographed by Ingalill Snitt. Text & pictures combine to show how the appealing style that has come to be recognized as quintessentially Swedish developed from its roots in the late 17th century to flower in the late 18th & early 19th centuries. Here are the pale wood floors & muslin curtains, the elegant Gustavian furniture, the gleaming gilded mirrors, the charming painted wall decorations & the simple sprigged or striped fabrics, used in entirely authentic interiors. An art historian & a museum curator, Sjoberg is also a superb self-taught craftsman who believes ardently in the value of learning from the past to preserve the future. His principles are borne out by the meticulous way in which he has restored & conserved his houses. His first & most complex undertaking was the manor of Regnaholm. Built in the 1770s, redecorated in the early years of the 19th century & unoccupied for about forty years when he took it on in 1966, it allowed him to experiment with interior decoration & refurnishing. He has built on this knowledge over the decades, reproducing furniture, having fabrics rewoven & reprinted & lighting & even porcelain copied. This book is a ravishingly beautiful, deeply personal summary of everything Lars Sjoberg has learnt in his years of working & living with classic Swedish interiors. ...

This beautifully illustrated edition of the classic Brer Rabbit folk-tales is re-presented in a brand new, smaller format. The Brer Rabbit folk tales have deep roots in traditional African stories which have been told for hundreds of years. Joel Chandler Harris heard them from Southern African Americans & retold them as classic yarns of Uncle Remus, a fictitious old slave who spun stories to a boy from the big house of a plantation. The witty & wise stories, complemented by the detailed illustrations of Don Daily, will be loved by children of all ages, who will laugh aloud at the adventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox & Brer Bear. ...

Classic Walks of New Zealand is a best-selling tribute to nine of New Zealand's finest walking tracks. This revised & updated edition now

Includes:: superb Bird's Eye maps that show each route in three

Dimensions. Classic Walks will serve both as an inspiring introduction to walking these tracks & a high-quality memento of great experiences.



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This tour of the classical city of Athens takes the reader from the Acropolis to the theatre, from the political, civic & commercial centres, to the harbour & surrounding countryside. Rather than describing the areas & their buildings, it provides the historical & social background to the different parts of the city giving some idea of what life might have been like in Athens. This is not an aid to navigating around the city, there are no maps or directions, but it fills in the gaps between what you see & what you may alreadt know. ...

A concise & accessible study of the foundations, development & enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece & Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth & cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical civilisation, Nigel Spivey explores the contrasting politics of Athens & Sparta, the diffusion of classical ideals across the Mediterranean world, Classical science & philosophy, the eastward export of Greek culture with the conquests of Alexander the Great, the power & spread of the Roman imperium, & the long Byzantine twilight of Antiquity. A secure grasp of the nature of our Greek & Roman heritage is absolutely fundamental to a true understanding of contemporary European society & culture. Nigel Spivey outlines & explains that heritage with supreme passion, rigour & clarity. ...

A concise & accessible study of the foundations, development & enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece & Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth & cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical civilisation, Nigel Spivey explores the contrasting politics of Athens & Sparta, the diffusion of classical ideals across the Mediterranean world, Classical science & philosophy, the eastward export of Greek culture with the conquests of Alexander the Great, the power & spread of the Roman imperium, & the long Byzantine twilight of Antiquity. A secure grasp of the nature of our Greek & Roman heritage is absolutely fundamental to a true understanding of contemporary European society & culture. Nigel Spivey outlines & explains that heritage with supreme passion, rigour & clarity. ...

Dance in India has been deemed sacred because of its innate capacity to visualise & actualise the deepest philosophical concepts through gestures, movements & the art of suggestion. Immediate collective transcendence is possible only through dance when the dancer disappears & melts away in the dance & when the audience is transported to the realm of `rasa srishti`, the pure aesthetic delight. Any attempt to transcribe & describe dance through words is bound to remain incomplete as dance is a visual art. In India, it has sat atop a pyramid of various art forms which have had an oral & written history. As dance in India freely uses literary & poetic works taken from all vernacular languages, its repertory is rich beyond imagination. Vocal & instrumental music provides a constant accompaniment to translate ideas contained in these literary texts. Profusion of intricately carved sculptures on temple-walls have kept the forms alive even through dark periods of unsympathetic foreign rule. Dance has inspired a wealth of stone, metal & wood carvings, frescoes, murals & miniature paintings as well as textiles reflecting a panorama of dance movements. Special ornaments in gold, ruby, emerald, diamond or silver used by dancers have had a tradition of being crafted by h&. The art of decorating hair with different kinds of arrangements of flowers & fragrant leaves according to seasonal availability & suitability was specially taught as an additional accomplishment of a dancer. This book points at many such ideas & urges the reader to take a plunge in the ocean of ambrosial knowledge, which is called `natya vidya`. ...