The Weather Handbook is the essential guide to how the weather is formed, providing readers with the ability to look at the sky & interpret its signs, & combine this knowledge with information provided by professional forecasts to assess for themselves what the coming weather is likely to be. This handbook has been the standard reference for almost 20 years for students on Day Skipper & Yachtmaster courses, & the handbook of choice for skippers & crew of cruising & racing yachts. It has now been completely redesigned for the third edition to be more user friendly, with new photos & updated explanatory text. The book also addresses new sources of weather information that have exploded on to the market. There are countless websites & apps providing forecast data, & The Weather Handbook guides users in how to use & interpret this information for themselves. ` The perfect introduction to understanding weather` Practical Boat Owner ...

Taking up where AN INVITATION TO THE WALTZ left off, THE WEATHER IN THE STREETS shows us Olivia Curtis ten years older, a failed marriage behind her, thinner, sadder, & apprently not much wiser. A chance encounter on a train with a man who enchanted her as a teenager leads to a forbidden love affair & a new world of secret meetings, brief phone calls & snatched liaisons in anonymous hotel rooms. Years ahead of its time when first published, this subtle & powerful novel shocked even the most stalwart Lehmann fans with its searing honesty & passionate portrayal of clandestine love. ...

” The Weather Makers” tells the dramatic story of the earth`s climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, & of what that means for the future. Tim Flannery`s gripping narrative takes the reader on an extraordinary journey into the past & around the globe, bringing us closer to the science than ever before. Along the way he explodes the many illusions that have grown up around this subject. ...

The Pacific Northwest experiences the most varied & fascinating weather in the United States, including world-record winter snows, the strongest non-tropical storms in the nation, & shifts from desert to rain forest in a matter of miles. Local weather features dominate the meteorological landscape, from the Puget Sound convergence zone & wind surges along the Washington Coast, to gap winds through the Columbia Gorge & the ” Banana Belt” of southern Oregon. This book is the first comprehensive & authoritative guide to Northwest weather that is directed to the general reader; helpful to boaters, hikers, & skiers; & valuable to an expert meteorologist. In ” The Weather of the Pacific Northwest”, University of Washington atmospheric scientist & popular radio commentator Cliff Mass unravels the intricacies of Northwest weather, from the mundane to the mystifying. By examining our legendary floods, snowstorms, & windstorms, & a wide variety of local weather features, Mass answers such interesting questions as: Why does the Northwest have localized rain shadows? What is the origin of the hurricane force winds that often buffet the region? Why does the Northwest have so few thunderstorms? What is the origin of the Pineapple Express? Why do ferryboats sometimes seem to float above the water`s surface? Why is it so hard to predict Northwest weather? Mass brings together eyewitness accounts, historical records, & meteorological science to explain Pacific Northwest weather. He also considers possible local effects due to global warming. The final chapters guide readers in interpreting the Northwest sky & in securing weather information on their own. Cliff Mass, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington & weekly guest on KUOW, is the preeminent authority on Northwest weather. He has published dozens of articles on Northwest weather & leads the regional development of advanced weather prediction tools. ...

Created as a three-ring binder, this title has tabs for each category: The Big Picture & Contacts; Budget; Location, Location, & Location; Menu & Flowers; Rentals; The Dress! (And What Everyone Else Is Wearing); The Guests & the Invitations; Music, Photography, & Videography; &, Making It Official: Rings, Licenses, Vows, Officiants. Packed throughout are tips, tools, checklists, spreadsheets, & schedules to help brides (and grooms) manage everything from building a wedding timeline & organizing the dreaded seating chart to getting the wedding party matched & fitted. From ” Will you marry me?” to ”I do”, nothing will slip through the cracks. ...

Tiffany wants to be a witch when she grows up. A proper one, with a pointy hat. & flying, she`s always dreamed of flying (though it`s cold up there, you have to wear really thick pants, two layers). But she`s worried Tiffany isn`t a very `witchy` name. & a witch has always protected Tiffany`s l&, to stop the nightmares getting through. Now the nightmares have taken her brother, & it`s up to her to get him back. With a horde of unruly fairies at her disposal, Tiffany is not alone. & she is the twentieth granddaughter of her Granny Aching: shepherdess extraordinaire, & protector of the l&. Tiffany Aching. Now there`s a rather good name for a witch. ...

Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching
- a wise shepherd
- might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching is

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Every land needs its own witch. There’s a monster in the river, a headless horsemen in the drive. & now Granny Aching has gone, there’s only young Tiffany Aching left to guard the boundaries. It’s her l&. Her duty. But it’s amazing how useful a horde of unruly pictsies can be... ...

A delightful little book for `week-enders young or old, guest or host, married or single, discreet or adventurous`. THE WEEK-END BOOK is an invaluable book for week-enders of all ages. Containing a wealth of advice from what to eat on country jaunts (` Use tinned goods, but disguise them. No-one should ever suspect that they are tinned`; `N.B.
- mice cooked in honey should be imported from China, not prepared at home`), to tips on bird-spotting & types of bird (` The blackbird possesses a quite different emotional quality from the robin, being full of fears, suspicions & nervous reactions`). From suggestions for games to play (e.g. Human Polo where ` The biggest men are the ponies, & the girls or lighter weights mount them pick-a-back`), to essential first aid (` Before party drinking swallow a half to one ounce of Olive Oil or drink a glass of milk`). Other sections include: how to forecast the weather (useful when embarking on camping weekends), notes on the stars at night, types of architecture encountered in the country, information on farming techniques & the breeds of farm animals, a calendar of wild flowers, & varieties of trees & how to spot them. Entertaining, informative & completely invaluable, no one should embark on a weekend without it.
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Last year, Duckworth resurrected the legendary ” Week-End Book”, much to the delight of modern readers. This year we have invited some of the wittiest & most entertaining contemporary writers at work in English to contribute to the ” Week-End Book” tradition, & combined new work with essential material from the original. Clarissa Dickson Wright, chef & countryside campaigner tells us how to make the most of the ever versatile pig. Legendary adventurer & writer Rory Stewart, tells us how to prepare for a long walk. Oscar-winning screenwriter & novelist, Julian Fellowes, explains how to be the perfect guest. All this, plus the rules for human polo, recipes for an ambrosial Sunday brunch, & a complete illustrated guide to that most daunting or sartorial peaks
- the bow tie.
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