London. A city robbing & killing people since 50BC. The Vizz: an industry in crisis. Baxter Stone, a film maker & television veteran, a lifelong Londoner (who thinks he sees better than others) is having problems in the postbrain, crumbling capital. Swindled by an insurance company, he`s in in debt; a Lamborghini is blocking his drive & MI6 is blocking his mobile reception. He hopes to turn it round & get the documentary series that will get him the Big Money. But what do you do if history is your sworn enemy & the whole world conspires against you? Is there any way, you could, for a moment, rule the world justly? Darkly comic, How to Rule The World follows Baxter`s battle for truth, justice & classy colour grading as it takes him from the pass of Thermopylae, to the peacocking serial killers of Medieval France, & the war in Syria. A trip from the Garden of Eden to Armageddon, plus reggae. Demonstrating Fischer`s inimitable talent for eviscerating social satire, How to the Rule the World is a magnificently funny read to stand alongside his best loved works, the Man Booker shortlisted Under the Frog, The Thought Gang & Don`t Read This Book If You`re Stupid, all of which Corsair will publish in e-book next year. ...

Whether you`d like to sail around the entire world or just part of it, the well-tested sea wisdom in ” How to Sail Around the World” will make your voyage easier & more successful. Here`s clear & authoritative information on how to buy a small sailing yacht at a modest price, how to sail her on a big ocean, & what it`s like to live aboard. Hal Roth has been a long-distance sailor for 37 years. He has sailed around the world three times & has logged 200, 000 miles at sea either with his wife or by himself. His books ” Two Against Cape Horn”, ” Two on a Big Ocean”, & ” Always a Distant Anchorage” are recognized classics of voyaging literature, & his instructional book ” After 50, 000 Miles”, published a quarter century ago, ranks among the most influential sailing books ever written. Yet Roth`s first sympathies are still `for the beginner with stars in his eyes & not much money, ` & ” How to Sail Around the World” emphasizes the simple, the essential, & the affordable for ordinary people who would like to see the world from a new & challenging perspective. To a rare degree, Roth combines a mastery of technical content with an ability to render it in elegant writing that`s a pleasure to read. ” How to Sail Around the World” is at once authoritative & accessible. Roth`s strongly held opinions, convincingly argued (he chooses not to sail with a refrigerator, for example), add to the book`s appeal. ” How to Sail Around the World” will tell you how sailing yachts are built & rigged, how to handle the sails, & what you need to know about anchors & anchoring. There are details of cooking & eating aboard, sailing at night, planning the trip, foreign paperwork, & exact figures on what it all costs, as well as the clearest & most comprehensive directions ever published on how to deal with storms at sea. In the beginning, voyaging can be a terrifying prospect. The storms, the leaks, the anchoring, handling the sails, deciding on the route
- so many unknowns. But what a payoff! You can sail to Venice, London, Sydney, San Francisco, or Hong Kong. You can pick an island in the middle of the Aegean, listen to green & yellow parrots in the wilds of the Amazon, or visit a thousand places in between. It`s exciting to sail to a distant landfall at a slow & leisurely pace, & to meet people in foreign lands. Fortunately, yachts travel slowly & give you time to learn the fundamentals of long-distance sailing. With patience you will begin to put it all together; life aboard will suddenly start to click. It will happen sooner than you think, & this book will help you. The big secret of world travel is to do it in a sailing yacht. You take your deluxe hotel with you, which gives you everything you need to exist pleasantly & comfortably
- a snug berth, a writing desk, a navigation center, & a compact little galley
- all in a small & neat package. Once you have your own boat, you can sail for years without the terrible daily costs & hassles of hotels, restaurants, & airplanes. You entirely sidestep the annoyance of reservations, standing in line, security screening, & dragging around awkward luggage. You do things at your own pace because you`re in charge. Where do you begin? Start by reading ” How to Sail Around the World”. In this guide, based on 200, 000 miles of hands-on world-cruising experience, Hal Roth gives you all the information you need to plan, launch, & relish every moment of a journey that is every sailor`s dream. You`ll learn how to: find a suitable boat for your voyaging ; assemble a versatile sail inventory; select tools & spare parts; plan your route & timing; choose the right anchors & how to use them; minimize costs; stay warm, dry, & well fed; cope with paperwork in foreign ports; &, much more!


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Not every potential or existing boatowner wants to spend every last penny getting or staying afloat. Alastair Buchan brings a wealth of first hand experience of where sensible economies can be made in order to cap costs & as a result extend your cruising options. He looks at the major areas of expenditure, such as boat purchase, mooring fees, navigation equipment, electronics, antifouling, maintenance, dinghies, outboard engines, safety gear etc. & examines the range of options available to keep costs under control
- & therefore keep owners still on the water. The book contains tables of comparisons (in price ranges) & suggests a variety of practical ways of reducing expenditure without curtailing enjoyment! This is a unique guide which will be welcomed by potential & existing boat owners alike.
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Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children & adults alike. The story continues in the tenth volume of Hiccup`s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs. When we last left Hiccup things were getting very dark indeed. The Dragon Rebellion has begun. Snotlout is the new Chief of the Hooligan Tribe. Stoick has been banished & given the Slavemark. & Alvin the Treacherous has EIGHT of the King`s Lost Things, & has been proclaimed the new King of the Wilderwest.. . But what can Hiccup do, now all alone & in exile, hunted by both humans & dragons? Can he find the Dragon Jewel, mankind`s last & only hope? & if he does, what will he do with it? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major Dream Works franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits cinemas in Summer 2014 starring Gerrard Butler, Cate Blanchett & Jonah Hill & the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies & Cartoon Network. Check out www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com for games, downloads, activities & sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup & all of your favourite characters, learn to speak Dragonese & train your own dragon to do tricks! ...

How to Snog a Hagfish! explores the most bizarre, the most disgusting & the most fascinating creatures that inhabit the oceans. When attacked, the hagfish (also known as the slime eel) ties itself in a knot that travels the length of its body, squeezing out mucus by the bucketful & making it impossible for a predator to keep hold. To eat, a starfish regurgitates its stomach, digests its food then swallows its stomach back down again. Pearlfish stick close to sea cucumbers, whose bowels they swim into when danger`s near. & with shark attacks & jellyfish encounters, the oceans take on another level of repulsiveness when man dips his toes in the water. We know more about the surface of the moon than we do the underwater world, but some of the species covered in this book are beyond even the imagination of science fiction writers. Entertaining yet informative, the idea of this book is not to wallow in grossness with the intention of putting people off their dinner, but to explore just how fascinating & `alien` our own planet can be. Highly illustrated, & with stories & anecdotes that help bring a human perspective, this book demystifies the natural world beneath the waves, & shows how it`s not quite so shocking when you understand why these creatures have developed the way they have. ...

We know cats are beautiful, secretive, & independent.. . but even the most loyal cat owners are often baffled by their own pet`s behavior. With veterinarian expert Dr. Gary Weitzman as guide, this fun book helps kids understand what cats are trying to communicate by their body language & behavior. So if you`ve ever wondered what Fluffy means when she`s purring or moving her tail emphatically from left to right
- this book is for you! It`s full of insights, expert advice, & real-life cat scenarios, & showcases more than 30 poses, so you`ll soon learn what each meow & flick of the tail means!
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Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children & adults alike. THE STORY CONTINUES in the third volume of Hiccup`s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs.. . Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer & the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn`t always like that. Hiccup`s memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, & finding it very hard to be a Hero. Climbing on to a Roman Dragon Rustling ship by mistake in your first ` Boarding an Enemy Ship` lesson is bad enough. But to then discover that Alvin the Treacherous is also on board proves to Hiccup he couldn`t have been more wrong, especially when he steals his copy of How to Speak Dragonese. Can Hiccup save the dragons & the day? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major Dream Works franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits cinemas in Summer 2014 starring Gerrard Butler, Cate Blanchett & Jonah Hill & the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies & Cartoon Network. Read the rest of Hiccup`s exploits & check out the website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com. It`s the place to go for games, downloads, activities & sneak peeks! ...

The days of wooing your love with embarrassing poetry or rambling love letters are over. Here begins the new dawn in the evolution the language of love: emoji. With a wealth of emojis on offer to convey your adoration, from kissy faces & hearts-for-eyes, to saucier combinations, there is no end to the ways you can declare your love. This book will guide you through each stage of your relationship with phrases for every occasion. Step back Shakespeare: wherefore are thou, aubergine? Sections include: pick-up lines, what not to say on a first date, how to say `I love you`, living together, the proposal, breaking up, love songs & romantic films. ...

Money is our global language. Yet so few of us can speak it. The language of the economic elites can be complex, jargon-filled & completely baffling. & we need to understand it because if we can`t, then the elites will write their own rules. Now John Lanchester, bestselling author of Capital & Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone & no one can pay, sets out to decode it for all of us, explaining everything from high-frequency trading & the World Bank to the difference between bullshit & nonsense. As funny as it is devastating, How To Speak Money is a primer & a polemic. It`s a reference book you`ll find yourself reading in one sitting. & it gives you everything you need to demystify the world of high fiannce
- the world that dominates how we all live now.
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The modern guide for identifying hipsters in their natural habitat. Spotting a hipster used to be simple
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