As Featured in the Guinness Book of Records this is the thrilling inspiring story of Dave Cornthwaites epic journey down-under by a most unusual form of transport. Tired of the nine-to-five Dave decided one day that he needed a change
- a big change. & so he jumped on his Rolls Rolls longboard (the Land Rover of skateboards) & broke a world record skating the length of Great Britain. Not content with such glories he decided to go one better & during the second half of 2006 skated from Perth to Brisbane a distance of 4 500 miles
- raising money for three childrens charities in the process & earning a reputation as a mad pom. This is the story of Daves motivation his stamina & his enduring good spirit in the face of a huge challenge. Grippingly written & with fantastic photos from Daves collection this is an unputdownable real-life adventure story. Dave amassed loads of news coverage in Australia & around the world during his journey & will return to Australia later in 2007 to attempt another world record & to conduct an extensive speaking tour.

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Peter Boardman & Joe Tasker were at the forefront of Alpine & Himalayan climbing during the 1970s & early 1980s. Both were fine communicators & writers. This omnibus collects their books in which they describe some of the most dynamic climbs of the period. Peter Boardman & Joe Tasker forged their climbing partnership during the 1970s. Sadly it came to a tragic end in 1982 during their attempt on the lower unclimbed section of Everest's North-East Ridge. They left behind a record of committing first ascents that inspired a new era of alpine-style attempts on the great Himalayan challenges. Each wrote two books that soon became required reading for all venturing to high altitude. This is the 2012 omnibus edition with the collection of Tasker's Savage Arena" & " Everest the Cruel Way" together with Boardman's " The Shining Mountain" & " Sacred Summits". The Boardman Tasker Literary Award established in their memory has become an established institution in furthering & celebrating the best of mountain writing. The history of the Award with lists of books entered & shortlisted plus winners judges writers & publishers is given in appendices." ...

As the details of HBOs Boardwalk Empire emerged it quickly became the most anticipated programme in the networks history. The excitement was understandable
- not only was the show created by Terence Winter the man behind The Sopranos but Martin Scorsese was one of the executive producers & would make a rare crossover to television by directing the pilot. Plus the cast was headed by the great Steve Buscemi & included some of the finest character actors in the business whose previous work has included No Country for Old Men This is England & The Wire. Now that the prohibition epic has finally hit our screens Boardwalk Empire has proven to be every bit as smart brutal & thrilling as had been anticipated. Already renewed for a second season it is set to become one of the defining series of the decades.
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Timothy Casson a bachelor writer is forced to return from a contented life in Venice to an English village. Taking a house by the river where he can pursue his passion for rowing he has to do battle with the locals to overcome his isolation & feelings of incompleteness. This most complex of Hartley's novels examines the multiple layers of Casson's relationships with servants local society & friends. ...

Boatbuilding is a practical handbook & boatshop assistant designed & written to meet the needs of the builder covering the complete process of wooden boat construction. The text covers all types of craft from flat-bottom rowboats to ocean cruisers & commercial vessels & aids the builder in overcoming difficulties & discouraging delays resulting from the lack of easily available information on the practical side of boatbuilding. Boatbuilding gives detailed instructions with many illustrations on all phases of boatbuilding written out of actual boatbuilding practice & aids the builder in planning each job in its proper sequence in relation to those that follow. After a chapter discussing the choice of plans suitable for amateur work there are chapters on lofting the backbone & setting up flat-bottom hull construction V-bottom hull construction round-bottom hull construction deck framing & building special construction (plywood strip planking lap-strake diagonal ribband carvel canvas) heavy construction joiner-work iron-work & spar making. Each chapter is organized for easy & quick reference & the book is completely indexed. An added feature is the inclusion of building plans for nineteen boats designed for this book & suitable for amateur building. ...

This manual takes both novice & experienced boatowner through minor to major repairs of electrical systems engines electronics steering systems generators pumps cookers spars & rigging. When it was first published in 1990 the Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual broke new ground. It was hailed as the first truly DIY manual for boatowners & has sold in its thousands ever since. There have been significant changes in boat systems since then particularly electrical systems & this third edition has been fully updated to reflect these developments & expand its predecessor's worldwide popularity. ' Probably the best technical reference & troubleshooting book in the world' Yachting Monthly ' It deserves to come standard with every boat' Yachting World ...

In the grand scheme of things 200 years is a relatively short period of time. But yet within this timeframe an amazing form of transport was developed grew to a prosperous zenith went into decline virtually disappeared & is now being resurrected. Exploring the canals of the Midlands this book with maps & detailed walks will encourage the reader to move from his armchair & into this living piece of history. It also answers some of the many questions asked today about our canal network &

Includes:: interviews & memories of those who worked on the canals.

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A special edition for children age 11 & above featuring 8 pages of photographs. ' We are all given second chances every day of our lives but we don't usually take them. Then I met Bob.' James Bowen was a homeless musician busking on the streets of London to survive. But the moment he met an injured stray cat with ginger fur & big green eyes his life began to change. Together James & Bob the cat faced the world
- & won. A purrfectly true 'tail' of love & friendship to make you smile! Please note contains some drug references.
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When Bob the Man on the Moon spots a strange seed bouncing along the surface of the Moon little does he know that it will grow overnight into the first ever Moontree! Earth tourists (especially the lumberjacks) come to try to get a piece of Moontree but Bob keeps them at bay (oblivious to the alien assistance hes getting). Only when things start to get really shocking (or should we say shaking?) do we discover the secret of the Moontree
- its seeds are actually eggs each one containing a baby alien!
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When Bob the Man on the Moon spots a strange seed bouncing along the surface of the Moon little does he know that it will grow overnight into the first ever Moontree! Earth tourists (especially the lumberjacks) come to try to get a piece of Moontree but Bob keeps them at bay (oblivious to the alien assistance hes getting). Only when things start to get really shocking (or should we say shaking?) do we discover the secret of the Moontree
- its seeds are actually eggs each one containing a baby alien!
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