This is the remarkable story of one of the Second World War's most unusual animal heroes
- a 14-stone St Bernard dog who became
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From renowned fishing expert Nick Fisher comes this concise & beautifully illustrated guide to fishing along British coastline. All that's needed is a beach pier harbour estuary or boat. Nick covers all the basics such as when & where to go fishing & then profiles the sea fish that you are likely to catch (each one clearly photographed) covering their conservation status season habitat & method of catching. Next he gets down to the nitty gritty with a guide to tackles rods reeds rigs knots & bait & step-by-step advice on all the sea fishing techniques. & for once you've made your catch there are 30 delicious recipes from River Cottage. ...

Sea fishing requires a high degree of knowledge & skill & this book ensures that you can turn occasional luck into consistent success. This book will allow you to: understand tides; know which natural foods different fish prefer; identify the types of seabed & coastal areas that shoals frequent; & learn to use the correct tackle bait & techniques. This book will fully equip the reader with the ability to make expert catches from beach rock outcrop estuary pier harbour wall or boat. ...

Jess Penhaligon is on her way to Devon to receive an award for her botanical painting. Hosting her will be Kate who gladly welcomes her into her home. Jess' own family fell apart several years ago so she is grateful for Kate's friendliness
- & her close unit of extended family & friends who embrace Jess just as warmly. As this group begins reminiscing on their pasts & sharing their stories with Jess it becomes apparent that her family history may be linked with theirs. Long-buried secrets from past generations begin to be uncovered
- but at what cost have they been kept hidden?

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Student glass magician Opal Cowan's newfound ability to steal a magician's powers makes her too powerful. Ordered to house arrest by the Council Opal dares defy them traveling to the Moon Clan's lands in search of Ulrick the man she thinks she loves. Thinks" because she is sure another man--now her prisoner--has switched souls with Ulrick. In hostile territory without proof or allies Opal isn't sure whom to trust. She can't forget Kade the handsome Stormdancer who doesn't want to let her get close. & now everyone is after Opal's special powers for their own deadly gain...." ...

The Sea Hunters II" is a sequel to the authors " The Sea Hunters" also written with Craig Dirgo. Cussler is one of the worlds foremost maritime diving experts & has formed a charitable institution NUMA the National Underwater & Marine Agency which searches for lost ships of historic significance. NUMA is also the name of the government agency in the authors Dirk Pitt adventure books. In this book Cussler relates NUMAs recent activities & takes his fiction into the sphere of fact & in a series of daring & audacious dives seeks to reclaim wrecks lost beneath the surface of sea lakes & swamps. Each of the sections of this book contains both an exciting account of the loss of the wreck concerned & Cusslers attempt to bring it back to the surface. Here Cussler & Dirgo recount the discovery of a seventeenth-century man-of-war Civil War Ironclads the wreck of the Marie Celeste the Carpathia the ship that rescued the survivors of the Titanic & JFKs PT 109. This book is sure to entrance Cusslers legions of devoted fans as well as the increasing number of people fascinated with extreme sports." ...

A startling new book his most personal to date from Philip Hoare winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for Leviathan. The sea surrounds us. It gives us life provides us with the air we breathe & the food we eat. It is ceaseless change & constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives we barely notice it. In The Sea Inside Philip Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea its islands birds & beasts. He begins on the south coast where he grew up a place of almost monastic escape. From there he travels to the other side of the world
- the Azores Sri Lanka New Zealand
- in search of encounters with animals & people. Navigating between human & natural history he asks what these stories mean for us now. Along the way we meet an amazing cast; from scientists to tattooed warriors; from ravens to whales & bizarre creatures that may or may not be extinct. Part memoir part fantastical travelogue The Sea Inside takes us on an astounding journey of discovery.

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Published in its entirety for the first time The Sea is My Brother" is Jack Kerouacs first novel. Described by Kerouac as being about mans simple revolt from society as it is with the inequalities frustration & self-inflicted agonies the 158-page handwritten manuscript was not published during his lifetime. He wrote in his notes for the project that the characters were the vanishing American the big free by the American Indian the last of the pioneers the last of the hoboes. This novel follows the fortunes of Wesley Martin a man who Kerouac said loved the sea with a strange lonely love; the sea is his brother & sentences. He goes down. Kerouac began this work not long after his first tour as a Merchant Marine on the S.S. Dorchester in the late summer of 1942 during which he kept a journal detailing the gritty daily routine of life at sea. Inspired by the trip which exemplified Kerouacs love for adventure & the character traits of his fellow shipmates the journals were spontaneous sketches of those experiences that were woven into a short novel soon after disembarking from the S.S. Dorchester in October of 1942. This edition also contains a number of other fragments of Kerouacs early writing & letters between Kerouac & Sebastian Sampas all from the early 1940s as well as many images." ...

His first novel is a revelation.. .the writing is vivid serious & extraordinary.. .wonderful". (" The Times"). " The Sea is My Brother" is Jack Kerouacs very first novel begun shortly after his tour as a merchant sailor in 1942. Lost during his lifetime it is an intense portrait of friendship & brotherhood & a meditation on the desire to escape society following the fortunes of two men as they impulsively decide to work their passage on the S.S. Westminster: drinking arguing playing cards dodging torpedoes & contemplating the vast terrible beauty of the sea. Published with fragments of early stories & letters this visceral work gives a unique insight into the young Kerouac & the formation of his genius. " Whats clear from this newly published first novel is that Kerouac was positively fizzing with talent at an early age". (" Sunday Times")." ...

The first edition (0953195619 which went out of print Spring 2007) rapidly became a standard text for sea kayakers. This new edition builds on that success. There are numerous improvements in the explanations & GPS is covered in more detail reflecting the increased availability & usage of electronic navigational aids. Full use is made from colour photos diagrams maps & charts further enhancing the readers experience. Exercises to reinforce & self-assess how much the reader has taken on board are provided at the end of each chapter. Sea Kayak Navigation" is recommended as support material for the new British Canoe Union navigation courses that are currently being introduced." ...