Today, the ships navigator is the final, & possibly, the weakest link in the chain of the production of the chart. The care & attention which is lavished on each chart continues until it leaves the Admiralty chart agent, after which all depends upon the competence of the end-user. Properly used & understood, How to Keep Your Admiralty Charts Up-to-Date should ensure that each expensive chart on board is as good as those ashore ready to purchase. ...

Hello! Welcome! Wow, you look surprisingly relaxed. That`s great to see. Have a seat on the left side of the cockpit
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We all want to improve our knowledge, learn new things, & ace exams, but in this fast paced world we can feel a little time poor to really get the best from ourselves. In this amazingly practical book, memory coach & brain trainer, Tansel Ali unlocks the secrets to learning almost anything in just 48 hours. In How to Learn Almost Anything in 48 Hours, Tansel demonstrates techniques to apply to learning a wide range of things: Studying Exams Speeches & Presentations Foreign Languages Music Theory & Practice Speed Reading New Technologies & Software General Knowledge, Trivia & Facts.

Includes:: exercises to hone your skills at memory & train your brain to learn well & learn fast, this is the ultimate book for anyone ready to sharpen their mind & expand their knowledge.

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On US Survey mapping Area 51 does not exist, only desert & a few cactii. On Russian Survey mapping of the same place are marked runways, buildings, hangers, in fact the whole airbase! Along these lines, this book aims to promote a healthy skepticism about maps as easy-to-manipulate models of reality. As the author shows, maps not only point the way & provide information, maps lie. In order to show how maps distort reality, the author introduces the basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, & covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of colour.

Includes:: black & white & colour maps. Also by the same author: Cartographies of Danger

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This essential handbook is for anyone wishing to enter the UK to work, study, settle, join their family, or visit
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How to Live in Space is the ultimate guide to your future life in space. Physicist & astronomer Colin Stuart takes you through the training process, examines the practicalities of everyday life & looks ahead to space tourism, moon bases & interstellar travel. Presented with infographics & photographs, How to Live in Space is a scientific yet entertaining guide to living in orbit, the viability of terraforming & the long-term effects of space on the human body. ...

Building a relationship with a city is a lot like building a relationship with another person
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From Miyazaki to mountains, sake to sparking joy, find your Zen & make time to learn about how to live Japanese. Whether it`s the cutting edge of film-making, revolutionizing the whisky market or competing with parents on lunchboxes, you`ll be all the better for some time spent with How to Live Japanese. With nearly 60 per cent of us living in cities, the mega-city of Tokyo, through centuries of raze & rebuild, is surely the guiding light for how we can live together amicably in an ever-urbanising world. Not only is Japan the mother of all metropolis` but with two thirds of the country covered in forest, there is still much respect & celebration of the natural world, with people perfectly placed to make the most of the green space around them. From the art of making tea, to going for a hike, or celebrating imperfections, there are ceremonies the Japanese have been honing for centuries that thrive alongside modern traditions & practices of well-being. From Japanese writer, Yutaka Yazawa, this is the ultimate insider`s guide to the country of Japan, full of inspiration & insight to help you experience the very best of Japanese design, cookery, philosophy, & culture. So get outdoors, be gracious to your neighbour & start harmonizing your all too busy life. ...

We are fascinated by the Italians; their style, politics, diet, sex lives & cars, not to mention their incredibly beautiful country, to which many thousands of us flock year after year. Annalisa Coppolaro-Nowell gives us the skinny on what makes Italians tick. Why are they healthy & slim in spite of their carb-rich food? Why do they dress up for every occasion, even if it”s a trip to the market? Why do young Italians stay at home with mamma until well into their thirties? How can a country that produced Botticelli also produce Berlusconi? Taking a close look at all aspects of life in Il Bel Paese, this book is the essential companion for the curious & the committed Italophile. ...

Written by the Marine Conservation Society, this book will teach you everything you need to know about living a plastic-free life. Blue Planet II helped to highlight the damage we have done to the planet & the obscene amount of plastic polluting our oceans. But by taking some simple steps & making a few changes to your daily routine, YOU really can make a positive difference now & for future generations. Structured as `a day in the life`, the chapters start with a typical morning routine & take you through your day, giving you tips & practical advice for removing unnecessary plastic at every possible opportunity. From the moment you wake up, to the time you go to bed, you will learn how easy it can be to use plastic-free cosmetics, how to have plastic-free mealtimes, how to change your shopping habits & how to consider your use of plastic items at work. These simple, achievable methods will show that you don`t need to make a huge change to your lifestyle to make a huge change to the future of our planet. Whether you go plastic-free for an hour, a day, or a year, let`s all stop the plastic tide now. Our oceans will thank you for it. Choking. Starving. Poisoning. That`s what plastic litter is doing to marine life. The facts are stark & astonishing:* 8 tonnes of plastic are dumped into the sea every minute* An estimated 300 billion pieces of plastic are currently floating in the Arctic Ocean* Approx. 100, 000 marine creatures & 1 million sea birds die from plastic entanglement each year* Some areas of our ocean contain six times more microplastics than plankton* More plastic than fish in our seas is a possibility by 2050 * Around 40% of UK beach litter can be directly sourced to the public For more information visit: www.mcs.org ...