The Hamptons, New York`s fashionable summer beach resorts, are well known as weekend havens for city-dwellers who relish their idyllic setting on the Atlantic shore. Once quiet agricultural l&, Eastern Long Island first became popular among artists, architects, writers, & society patrons in the 1920s, when it served as a breeding ground for modernism. From the avant-garde influence of luminaries like Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, & Willem de Kooning, to the high modernism of Le Corbusier, Philip Johnson, & Richard Meier, new ideas about art, architecture, & modern living transformed the Hamptons & ultimately made it the destination of choice for those seeking respite from the battles of Wall Street & Madison Avenue. In Weekend Utopia Alastair Gordon traces this fascinating & complicated trajectory, both in architectural terms-looking at modest beach houses & modern mansions alike-and in the life stories of the world-famous artists & designers, whose influence is felt on ” The Island” even today. Over 175 photographs & illustrations detail the architecture, interiors, & nuances of these beautiful weekend homes, & provide an intimate portrait of the people who inhabit them. This engrossing book combines architectural history with a broad social perspective & paints a comprehensive picture of an area that in many ways shaped modern American culture. ...

Weekend Walks is a guide, published by the people that brought you Cool Canals, which focuses on recommending twenty handpicked walks, of between 2and 13 miles, by the waterside in Britain & around which you can build a charming day out. The guide offers ideas on how you can spend an easy day ...

With 35 laminated cards to a box, this is a great twist to a walking guide: it offers both classic walking country & little walked, `local` places & divide into half, one, two-day & three-day walks. The cards are perfect for recreational walkers who need routes within a drive of where they live, as well as the buoyant market of people who like to get away for a walking weekend. These reusable cards are the lightest possible guides to country walks, far more convenient than a book or h&-held device. & the transparent plastic sleeve means you don’t have to worry about damp pages when it rains. The box

Features:-a complete guide to a weekend of walking on every card, with full step-by-step directions plus maps & interesting things to look for along the way. & each offers accommodation ideas to make your weekend even more memorable.- A few circular walks in the same area linked by convenient accommodation. Sometimes it’ll be a more ambitious two day route with somewhere to stay halfway through, & public transport back.- Discover the rich variety of British walking country & places to stay, from coastal walks & self-catering cottages to exhilarating upland explorations & cosy country inn.

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This title is presented with an introduction by Hilaire Belloc. `P.G. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit & affection`
- Julian Fellowes. ” Weekend Wodehouse”
- required reading at country house parties in the late Thirties
- remains one of the best introductions to the work of PG Wodehouse. All the favourites are here: Drones Club stories, Mr Mullinger stories, & stories of Jeeves, Lord Amsworth & Ukridge.


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In 2001 a group of authors including Andrew O` Hagan, Tony Hawks & Irvine Welsh were given the opportunity to visit Sudan, one of the world`s most inaccessible countries. The resulting book: The Weekenders
- Travels in the Heart of Africa was an award-winning triumph, combining fiction & non-fiction into a compelling travel narrative that was both entertaining & illuminating. Now the Weekenders are back, joined by some new faces & taking on one of the world`s most fascinating & contradictory cities
- Calcutta. It is a trip like nothing you`ve ever seen or heard of before.

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One Hand Dividers are used to measure the distance between two points on a chart using one h&. To measure a distance on a chart within the span of your dividers, place one divider pin on each point, then move the dividers, maintaining the spread, to the graphic distance scale on your chart or the latitude scale at the side margin. ...

The 7-inch (17.78 cm) Straight Pattern Dividers are brass with polished stainless steel tips. To adjust tension, turn the adjustment screw at the hinge with a flat-head screwdriver.- 7-inches (17.78 cm) long- Polished stainless steel tips- Adjustable tension- H&-sharpened points- Lifetime warranty ...

Chart Correction Template contains the Region A & B IALA Maritime Buoyage symbols required for updating & correcting nautical charts. Keeping charts updated with the Chart Correction Template helps ensure the safety of your crew & vessel. Designed for use with a fine line pen, corrections to nautical charts can be made neatly & quickly with this simple-to-use stencil. These corrections then become a permanent part of the chart. Corrections should be made in ink so they will not be accidentally erased when you are using the chart. Please reference US Nautical Chart No. 1 or UK Admiralty Chart 5011 for assistance with symbol identification. An exact replica of the Chart Correction Template formerly prepared & published by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). TIP: Always check the Local Notice to Mariners & the Broadcast Notice to Mariners file to ensure the chart is fully corrected. Keep a log on the chart or a chart correction card of all the corrections that have been made; this will make it easier to verify the chart’s correction status prior to its next use. ...

If you have ever been on the water at night & wondered if the marine navigation lights you see are from an approaching or fleeing vessel, or if the vessel is a fishing trawler or super tanker, then LIGHTrule is for you. This simple-to-use vessel identification tool is inexpensive security for night travel & should be an essential part of the equipment found on any boat. LIGHTrule is also an excellent aide for navigation classes & Coast Guard exams.
- Identifies all COLREGS- Displays 60 light configurations- Displays 15 day shapes- Actual view of vessel for port, starboard, bow & stern lights- Visual guide for horn signals- Magnifying lens for clear readability of definitions- Durable plastic construction- Lifetime warranty
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This version of the Light Rule is for the European Inland Waterways which have a unique system of lights for vessel identification called CEVNI. This simple to use vessel identification tool shows the actual view of vessels for port, starboard, bow & stern lights on European Inland Waterways. The right bank or right-hand side of the channel & the left bank or left-hand side of the channel are seen from the perspective of an observer facing downstream (downhill on a canal). The European Light Rule CEVNI is inexpensive security for night travel & should be an essential part of the equipment found on any boat traveling on European Inland Waterways.- Identifies lights & shapes as prescribed by European code for inland waterways- Displays 53 light configurations- Actual view of vessels for port, starboard, bow & stern lights- Displays 18 maneuvering & warning signals- Visual guide for horn signals- Magnifying lens for clear readability of definitions- Durable plastic construction ...