Even the most well designed boats will suffer from wear & tear due to normal use on the water. & accidents can result in damage which needs to be repaired on the spot. Highly illustrated, with step by step instructions, this book equips the reader with the vital skills needed to make those crucial repairs. The Boat Repair Bible covers the most common types of damage likely to occur to boats of all types. Hull & deck repairs cover fibreglass, wood, steel & ferro-cement, showing how to deal with everything from leaks to serious impact damage. Standing & running rigging are covered as are deck fittings, hatches & steering gear. The section on general mechanics shows how to fix problems with a split fuel/water tank & leaking hydraulics, whilst electrical repairs cover tracing loose connections, replacing damaged wiring & fixing navigation instruments. The myriad of issues that can arise with the engine are covered in great detail, from how to deal with water in the fuel system to replacing the propeller & its shaft. & there is even a section on domestic items, such as repairing upholstery, & fixing problematic heads. The Boat Repair Bible is as comprehensive as it is invaluable & perfect for owners of powerboats, yachts, sailboats, dinghies & outboards. It is a book no boat owner can afford to be without. ...

Disgraced Secretary Ku has been banished from the Party
- it has been officially proved he does not have a fish-shaped birthmark
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The Body Economic is the first, agenda-shaping, look at the human costs of financial crisis
- the culmination of ten years` work
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Agatha Christie`s world-famous Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. It`s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress & heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? & what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple to solve the mystery...before tongues start to wag. ...

Agatha Christie`s world-famous Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. It`s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress & heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? & what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple to solve the mystery... before tongues start to wag. ...

The Boer War was a costly colonial conflict between the British Empire & the two independent Boer republics in South Africa. Pitting the superior armed might of British imperialism against two of the world`s tiniest rural states, it nevertheless took almost three years for the Boer forces to be defeated. The war saw the first use by the British of civilian concentration camps & the employment of a `scorched earth` policy against a European enemy, while the Boer amateur armies organised as commandos to try to hold out against defeat. Britain`s eventual victory laid the foundations of modern South Africa. Bill Nasson, Professor of History at the University of Stellenbosch, has fully revised & updated his earlier authoritative history of the conflict, taking account of the most recent scholarship & making use of Afrikaans sources as well as those in English. He places the Anglo-Boer War struggle of 1899-1902 in its historical context with other `small wars`, such as the more recent ones in Iraq & Afghanistan, making this an essential book not only for anyone interested in the Boer War, but also in imperial history more generally, & in Britain`s overseas colonial campaigns. ...

Part of the TED series: The Boiling River This fantastical tale
- which sent scores of Spanish conquistadores to their death during
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Mr & Mrs Bold are just like you & me: they live in a nice house (in Teddington), they have jobs (like writing Christmas cracker jokes) & they love to have a bit of a giggle. One slight difference: they`re hyenas. Yes, that`s right
- they`re covered in fur, have tails tucked into their trousers, & they really, really like to laugh. So far, the Bolds have managed to keep things under wraps, even when their children Bobby & Betty were born. But the nosy man next door smells a rat (or a hyena), & a trip to the local wildlife park, & the brilliantly wacky heist that results, could be the end of Teddington`s best-kept secret. Whatever will the neighbours think?
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Carry on camping with dream team Julian Clary & David Roberts! It`s the summer holidays, & the hairiest family in Teddington decide to take a well-earned holiday by the seaside. With their extended hyena family in tow, they head on down to Cornwall for a spot of camping. But it`s never long before trouble sniffs these hyenas out, & Bobby is mistaken for a pup & snatched by a wicked dognapper. The Bolds will need all their ingenuity to hunt her down & rescue all the pilfered pooches. But can these hyenas-in-disguise save the day, without letting the cat out of the bag...? ...

_” Home will be the open sky... each guerrilla fighter is ready to die not just to defend an idea, but to make that idea a reality.”_ With an introduction by Fidel Castro, this is Che Guevara`s famous last diary, found in his backpack after he was captured by the Bolivian Army in 1967, & which played a pivotal role in catapulting him to iconic status after his death. In 1967 Che Guevara left Cuba to lead the Bolivian Liberation Army. In the jungles of Bolivia they attempted to initiate a revolution like that in Cuba, in which Che had played such a central role. This fascinating diary describes the troubled guerrilla campaign until Che`s final entry on the 7th October 1967 -- the day before his capture by the CIA-backed Bolivian Army & his execution. Fascinating to admirers & adversaries alike, he captured the minds of millions with his leadership & his belief in guerrilla warfare as the only effective agent to achieve political change. ...