Ahoy me hearties! Flip the pages & create 20, 736 different swashbuckling pirates in this fun mix & match book. Each page is split into four sections with humorous pictures of pirate hats, tops, breeches or skirts & footware. On the other side, there are black & white line drawings to colour in giving even more hilarious combinations. ...

Hot on the heels of the widely popular Sounds of the Wild series comes Sounds of the Past
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Children will love dressing the historical figures in this collection of two popular titles from the Sticker Dressing series. Discover juicy details on how pirates really lived, from Viking pirates in the first century to the Chinese pirates of the 1800s & travel back in time & find out what people wore long ago, from Tutankhamun`s elaborate body ornaments to Louis XIV`s velvet robes. ...

There`s an anchor in the butter! There`s a spyglass by the juice! There are parrots on the carrots! There are PIRATES on the loose! For one little boy, a trip to the supermarket is turned upside down. A swashbuckling pirate crew wreak havoc in the aisles, but the grown-ups can`t see them. Can he convince the pirates to behave? A hilarious new picture book from the bestselling author & illustrator team behind DINOSAURS IN THE SUPERMARKET. ...

Explore the lives of 10 real pirates & learn about life on the high seas with this book that comes with your very own magnifying glass. Spot more than 200 pirate-themed items in each eye-boggling illustration, & learn about navigation, sea-faring & life above (and below) deck in this book packed with authentic detail & intricate cutaway scenes. ...

From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco & the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli, Christian & Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle & to trade goods & sales
- raiding as far as Ireland & Iceland in search of their human currency. Studying the origins of these men, their culture & practices, Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs & uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations. Drawing on a wealth of material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates & their victims, as well as recent Islamic accounts, ” Pirates of Barbary” provides a new perspectives of the corsairs & a fascinating insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain & so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind.
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In November 2008, Somali pirates seized the Sirius Star, a supertanker carrying $100 million-worth of oil & demanded a $25 million ransom for its return. This story, following hot on the heels of the capture of the Ukrainian vessel MV Faina, brought piracy back to the front pages
- but these were by no means isolated incidents. Over the past few years, piracy has once again become the scourage of the high seas. Throughout 2008, close to 90 ships were seized in the Gulf of Aden alone &, in many cases, the pirates were paid million-dollar ransoms to release them. What is the reason for this modern-day phenomenon & just who are the men behind it? What started as a patrol to combat commerical plundering of their fish stocks has now grown into a highly organised & lucrative business. In a war-torn country, the pirates have brought hope & entire villages depend on the wealth that they bring in
- they have even been likened to Robin Hood. But whatever the motives behind their actions, these modern-day buccaneers should not be romanticised
- their attacks are becoming more violent & they are increasingly in possession of automatic weapons & rocket-propelled grenades. Nigel Cawthorne looks at the attacks that have taken place in the Malacca Straits, the Gulf of Guinea & off the coast of Bangladesh, plus he questions how the international community & its peace-keeping forces can try to bring stability & security back to the oceans of the world.


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The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chavez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus & American foreign policy. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela & meetings with Chavez, Tariq Ali shows how Chavez`s views have polarized Latin America & examines the hostility directed against his administration. Contrasting the Cuban & Venezuelan revolutionary processes, Ali discusses the enormous influence of Fidel Castro on Chavez, President of Bolivia Evo Morales &, in this fully updated edition, the newly-elected President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, the latest addition to the ” Axis of Hope.” Infused with references to the culture & poetry of South America, ” Pirates of the Caribbean” guides us through a world divided between privilege & poverty, a continent that is once again on the march. ...

The pirate perhaps epitomises the loveable rogue of popular legend, & our interest in pirates, both real & fictional, is enormous. This beautifully illustrated book presents the story of piracy in a completely new way. Expansive maps plot the routes that pirates followed
- whether crossing the world`s great oceans, or pursuing their prey through creeks & bays & wonderful illustrations bring the villains, their ships & their victims to life. The book relives adventure on the high seas, explaining how piracy grew, flourished, & was finally snuffed out.
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Just make sure we've got plenty of hams on board. I didn't really enjoy our last adventure much because we ran out of hams about halfway through. & what's my motto? I like ham! It is 1837, & for the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain & his rag-tag pirate crew, life on the high seas has gotten a little dull. With nothing to do but twiddle their hooks & lounge aimlessly on tropical beaches, the Captain decides it's time they had an adventure. A surprisingly successful boat raid leads them to the young Charles Darwin, in desperate need of their help. & so the pirates set forth for London in a bid to save the scientist from the evil machinations of a diabolical Bishop. There they encounter grisly murder, vanishing ladies, the Elephant Man
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