The ultimate illustrated guide for sailors is now fully revised & updated. With a foreword by Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie, & covering the latest developments in sailing & navigation technology, this manual is the undisputed market leader in sailing guides. The Complete Sailing Manual now offers even more extensive coverage of sailing practice, including foiling catamarans, apparent wind sailing, long-distance cruising, & electronic navigation. Former British national champion Steve Sleight offers a complete tuition course on seamanship, & his expert advice is brought to life with breathtaking action photography. Packed with essential information, handy diagrams, & step-by-step artwork, this is only sailing handbook you need when out on the waves. ...

Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction & comedies of manners
- the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde`s
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Saki is perhaps the most graceful spokesman for England`s ` Golden Afternoon`
- the slow & peaceful years before the First World
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` Wilde did not converse
- he told tales.` Oscar Wilde was already famous as a brilliant wit & raconteur when he first began to
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This volume contains all of Kafka`s shorter fiction, from fragments, parables & sketches to longer tales. Together they reveal the breadth of Kafka`s literary vision & the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought. Some are well-known, others are mere jottings, observations of daily life, given artistic form through Kafka`s unique perception of the world. ...

” To compare Anita Desai`s fiction with that of Chekhov or the short stories of Tolstoy is not extravagant; it is entirely warranted”. (Irish Times). Anita Desai is amongst our greatest & most insightful writers. On the occasion of her 80th birthday, The Complete Stories gathers together the short story collections Diamond Dust & Games at Twilight & the novellas of The Artist of Disappearance, with a new preface from the author. From the icy suburbs of Canada to the overcrowded B& Bs of Cornwall, via the hill towns & cities of India, Anita Desai observes human behaviour unflinchingly but not unkindly, recognising our ordinariness & our strangeness, & capturing both with quiet precision. ” All her stories are full of a confidence in human nature that is a rarity & a pleasure to encounter”. (Spectator). ” Anita Desai is one of the most brilliant & subtle writers ever to have described the meeting of eastern & western culture”. (Alison Lurie). ...

Here, at last, is the book that this outstanding monument deserves, by the author uniquely qualified to tell the story. Ebba Koch leads the reader through the whole complex & gardens of the Taj Mahal, illustrated by hundreds of new photographs & drawings & with an in-depth explanation of each building. This encounter is framed by a complete account of the mausoleum's urban setting, its design & construction, its symbolic meaning, & its history up to the present day, with the result that the most familiar image in the world is suddenly endowed with new significance & added wonder. ...

This is a soup-to-nuts introduction to small, economical sailing craft. Trailer sailors
- the smallest, most economical sailboats
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Five CD-ROMs combine digitally reproduced National Geographic/ Trails Illustrated maps of 60 of the most popular parks in the US, trip planning information, & a suite of interactive planning features. GPS compatible, plan routes, view elevation profiles & print custom maps with trail, trailhead, campsite, hiking, safety, & trip-planning information. ...

The only complete walking guide to the Ulster Way, the longest waymarked trail in Britain & Ireland; the book

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