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. ...

This book will give you the skills to learn to speak any language with complete confidence. It uses techniques that can easily be incorporated into your daily life, while making use of whatever resources you have available. Whether you are starting out with your first foreign language or wishing to add to your repetoire, you`ll find a wealth of easy-to-follow advice & achievable goals. Discover how to: -Speak with greater confidence & accuracy -Effectively learn vocabulary & grammar -Use time on the internet & social media to learn a language -Read real books, websites & articles in a foreign language -Pass exams that certify your language skills ...

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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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
- a guy in his twenties
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This is a delightful & nearly endless source of cooking information. Ever wonder how to cut lemon wedges so they won't squirt you in the eye? Or what to do with those overgrown courgettes from the garden? How to save that bread that just won't rise? In How to Squeeze a Lemon, home cooks & chefs alike will find a delightful & nearly endless source of cooking information reference. The follow-up to the award winning How to Break an Egg, the wonderfully informative & entertaining How to Squeeze a Lemon is chock full of more than 1, 000 fresh tips, kitchen-tested techniques & smart substitutions for problems that bedevil cooks every day, all from the readers, contributors & editors of Fine Cooking, one of America's favourite cooking magazines. ...

ACT 1: The Juicebox Theatre is about ready for the recycling bin. ACT 2: Sidney & Folly consider a crime. [ You have to read it to see if we commit a crime
- that`s called suspense]. ACT 3: Sidney & Folly save the Juicebox Children`s Theatre! [ It`s not giving anything away to tell you that. We just don`t want you to worry]. Sidney Camazzola plans to be the director of the Juicebox Theater when he grows up. But the theater is in danger of closing, & he & his friends know they need a plan to save it
- & fast. Hilarious & heartwarming, the mission to save a failing community theater unites a riotous cast of characters in this offbeat middle-grade novel.

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