Joshua Slocum set off alone from Boston in April 1895 & went on to join the ranks of the world's great circumnavigators. But by circling the globe without crew or consorts, Slocum outdid them all. This is the autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world. ...

Includes: practical advice on every aspect of sailing, from basic manoeuvres to dealing with difficult weather conditions.
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A guide for those who wants to get the most out of sailing. It is designed to teach the basics of sailing, increase your enjoyment of the sport, improve your technique, & ultimately, enables you to take part in professional competitions. It presents comprehensive guidance on the different parts of a boat. ...

Challenge yourself & piece together this stunning image of a ship sailing towards Chicago.

This picture perfect

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A Sailor's Tale is a rolling tale, based on real people & real events, creatively coloured with characters of a more dubious pedigree, A Sailor's Tale illustrates what a group of men in their twenties got up to, sailing one of King George VI's lesser warships around the world during & just after the last war. ...

As God has given the salmon to be King of the Fish, & the wren to be King of the birds, so God has given David to be leader of the Christians of the Island of Britain.

Living in Wales over one thousand five hundred years ago, Santa David is still remembered on March 1st to celebrate his work & ideas.

Discover this collection of stories & tales about David, with amazing & funny adventures about miracles, kings & pirates.

Come & meet the patron Saint of Wales... Saint David!

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780862436056
• Author: Rhiannon Ifans
• Publisher: Y Lolfa Cyf
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 20 x 21 x 1cm















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An immortal being who has died 1, 000 deaths, Saint Germaine has traversed the paths of mankind for untold years with his companion, Lilith. But Lilith's disappearance & the perils of the modern world direct him to undertake a new quest
- to surrender his immortality.
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It is the great annual fair of St Peter at Shrewsbury. A quarrel breaks out between the local burghers & the monks from the Benedictine monastry & a riot ensues. Afterwards, a merchant is found dead & Brother Cadfael is summoned from his herb-garden to test his detective skills again. ...

Saint Peter's Fair is a grand festive event, attracting tradesmen from across England & beyond. There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139, & the fair promises to bring some much needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury. Until, that is, the body of a wealthy trader is found in the River Severn. Was Thomas of Bristol the victim of murderous thieves? & if so, why were his valuables abandoned nearby? Brother Cadfael offers to help the merchant's lovely niece Emma. But while he is seaching for the killer, the man's wares are ransacked & two more men are murdered. Emma almost certainly knows more than she is telling, as others will soon realise. Cadfael desperately races to save the young girl, knowing that in a country at war with itself, betrayal can come from any direction, & even good intentions can kill. This book has 310 pages & is 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 cms ...

Jack Valentine seemed to have it all. He made good money as an adman. Everything happens for a reason, though, & Jack's reason reveals itself in the silver-haired cancer patient who becomes his roommate one evening. The elderly man, Cal, shares his life story
- one not dissimilar to Jack's
- of material wealth masking a gaping hole within.

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