Fire at sea is one of the most dangerous hazards. This handbook complements training given to naval firefighters, covering safety, correct principles & use of equipment, types of fire & emergency response. The last chapter, contributed by The Nautical Institute & written by FGM Evans FNI GIFire E, examines the hazards on commercial vessels, particularly cargo fires. The handbook provides a refresher for drills & exercises & is a valuable guide for training. ...

Abandoning ship is a team effort & this classic handbook is designed to complement the training given to naval personnel for the 25-person liferaft. It covers evacuation, inflation, equipment, communications, search & rescue, survival techniques, what to do when landing in remote areas, how to collect water & avoid heat stroke or hypothermia. This book is issued to all Royal Navy seagoing personnel & has been made available to The Nautical Institute sothat all can benefit from the naval experience. ...

Gothic masterpiece from the author of MOONFLEET. A young architect is sent to the remote town of Cullerne to supervise the restoration work on its Minster. He`s soon caught up in local life & the rumours that surround the claim to the title of Lord Blandamer, whose coat of arms is the nebuly coat of the title. ...

Max Jackson, a New Zealander living & lecturing in Paris, has a complicated arrangement with his estranged French wife, Louise. In love with his younger Sorbonne colleague Sylvie, he finds himself entangled with Helen, a troubled young English student. When a Cezanne painting goes missing from Louise`s apartment, the boundaries he has struggled to maintain threaten to collapse. Infused with literary musings & the spirit of Paris, The Necessary Angel is as much an ode to the power of literature as a nuanced exploration of love, fidelity & the balance of power within relationships. ...

From the Nobel Laureate comes a politically charged detective novel weaving through the underbelly of Peruvian privilege. In the 1990s, during the turbulent & deeply corrupt years of Alberto Fujimori`s presidency, two wealthy couples of Lima`s high society become embroiled in a disturbing vortex of erotic adventures & politically driven blackmail. One day Enrique, a high-profile businessman, receives a visit from Rolando Garro, the editor of a notorious magazine that specializes in salacious exposes. Garro presents Enrique with lewd pictures from an old business trip & demands that he invest in the magazine. Enrique refuses, & the next day the pictures are on the front page. Meanwhile, Enrique`s wife is in the midst of a passionate & secret affair with the wife of Enrique`s lawyer & best friend. When Garro shows up murdered, the two couples are thrown into a whirlwind of navigating Peru`s unspoken laws & customs, while the staff of the magazine embark on their greatest expose yet. Ironic & sensual, provocative & redemptive, the novel swirls into the kind of restless realism that has become Mario Vargas Llosa`s signature style. A twisting, unpredictable tale, The Neighborhood is at once a scathing indictment of Fujimori`s regime & a crime thriller that evokes the vulgarity of freedom in a corrupt system. ...

The Neon Executive by National Geographic is a 30 cm (12”) stylish globe. With its political antique style mapping, solid oak base & a brass stem, it adds an elegant touch to any room. The plexyglass ball features political mapping from the renowned National Geographic clearly conveying up to date information of the world (over 2, 000 place names). The countries are distinguished by different understated colouring & the topography is defined by relief shading & main mountain ranges are named. In particular, the ocean floor boasts impressive details showing relief shading, continental shelf & ridges. The modern design of the solid oak base & the turned brass stem complement the classic ball creating a distinguished & stylish look. This is a beautiful globe offering the latest information & it is sure to enrich both modern & traditional settings. ...

Celebrate your all-out geekery with your very own journal! Did you finally figure out that calculation for String Theory? How did you feel about the Doctor`s latest regeneration? What superpower would you most love to have? Did you find a hack in the latest video game? You can put it all in one place! &, if you`re not sure what to write in your Nerd Journal, Julie Huffman & Jenavieve Brown have peppered this 144-page, hardcover with some of the greatest science facts, jokes, & more!
- Why can`t you trust atoms? They make up everything
- At room temperature, there are only two liquid elements. These are bromine & mercury.
- The only letter in the English alphabet not used on the periodic table is J. The letter q only appears in the symbol for the placeholder name for element 114, ununquadium, which has the symbol Uuq. When element 114 is officially discovered, it will be given a new name. So think about your passions, obsessions, brainstorms, & inventions. Write them down, because some day, we might find your Nerd Journal & put it in a museum, smarty pants!


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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... When the parents of Milo & Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them
- & to discover hope for the future. In this second full-length adventure, Milo & Lina trace their latest clue to a remote jungle world
- where a terrifying beast lies in wait... Look out for the other titles in this series: The Snare & The Escape.

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” The first time I saw them, I thought they were angels.” The baby is sick. Mom & Dad are sad. & all Steve has to do is say, ” Yes” to fix everything. But yes is a powerful word. It is also a dangerous one. & once it is uttered, can it be taken back? Treading the thin line between dreams & reality, Steve is stuck in a nightmare he can`t wake up from & that nobody else understands. & all the while, the wasps` nest is growing, & the `angel` keeps visiting Steve in the night. A haunting coming of age story that will hold you captive, The Nest is lyrical, surreal & one of the most moving stories you`ll read this year. ...

” The first time I saw them, I thought they were angels.” The baby is sick. Mom & Dad are sad. & all Steve has to do is say, ” Yes” to fix everything. But yes is a powerful word. It is also a dangerous one. & once it is uttered, can it be taken back? Treading the thin line between dreams & reality, Steve is stuck in a nightmare he can`t wake up from & that nobody else understands. & all the while, the wasps` nest is growing, & the `angel` keeps visiting Steve in the night. A haunting coming of age story that will hold you captive, The Nest is lyrical, surreal & one of the most moving stories you`ll read this year. ...