Mike Peyton drew his first cartoon in 1942. At the time he was interned in a German prisoner of war camp & the cartoon appeared in a newspaper run by & for his fellow prisoners. Seventy years later he has only recently stopped providing cartoons for the Yachting Monthly Confessional column for which he has become so well loved in recent decades. Having provided illustrations for magazines as varied as the Church of England Times & Corsetry & Underwear Mike became best known for cartoons relating to his first love
- yachting (and as he will happily point out he had a boat before he had a car). To celebrate his career Adlard Coles Nautical presents this hilarious retrospective of the very best of Mike's cartoons from the last eight decades a collection that will bring a smile to the face of even the most rain-sodden sailor stuck in his marina berth for another week supposedly in summer. When yachting journalist Dick Durham wrote Mike's biography he called Mike 'the world's greatest yachting cartoonist' & this book shows why. Witty wise & well-executed Mike's lively perceptive & highly distinctive cartoons will speak to anyone who has ever taken to the water.
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From Snuff": Vimes prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was " The World of Poo". When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well okay you had to accept that the world had moved on & these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page it dawned on him that whoever had written this book they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks & dunnakin divers & gongfermors & how dog muck helped make the very best leather & other things that you never thought you would need to know but once heard somehow lodged in your mind." ...

From Snuff": " Vimes looked at the cover. The title was " The World of Poo". When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well okay you had to accept that the world had moved on & these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page it dawned on him that whoever had written this book they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks & dunnakin divers & gongfermors & how dog muck helped make the very best leather & other things that you never thought you would need to know but once heard somehow lodged in your mind." Helen Atkinson-Wood is an actress & presenter. She is probably best known as Mrs Miggins in " Blackadder the Third". She has been twice nominated by The British Comedy Awards
- Best Female Performer
- for BBCs Radio Active & KYTV. She starred in Ben Eltons " West End play " Silly Cow" & guests on "QI" & " Have I Got News For You". Helen enjoys poo picking in Suffolk where she has a horse & a home."

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Welcome to Panem the world of The Hunger Games. This is the definitive richly illustrated full-colour guide to all the districts of Panem all the participants in The Hunger Games & the life & home of Katniss Everdeen. This is a must-have for fans of both the Hunger Games" novels & the new " Hunger Games" film." ...

Welcome to Panem the world of The Hunger Games. This is the definitive richly illustrated full-colour guide to all the districts of Panem all the participants in The Hunger Games & the life & home of Katniss Everdeen. This is a must-have for fans of both the Hunger Games" novels & the new " Hunger Games" film." ...

World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria limited edition Guide" takes you on the unforgettable journey through the newest continent ...

Dont get lost in the Mists of Pandaria with Brady Games World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Signature Series Guide" takes you on the unforgettable journey through the newest continent in the World of Warcraft universe. From the beginner-friendly introduction assisting new players on their way to greatness; to maps of each part of Pandaria every gamer will be fully prepared. You will find extensive information on every one of the 11 classes & 13 races in the game including brand new character class the Monk & playable race Pandaren. " World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Signature Series Guide" fully prepares you for battle with tips & tricks on player-versus-player fights & world dungeons as well as how to navigate new gameplay including Pet Battles Scenarios & Challenge Mode. You will also learn about updates made to guilds & achievements so you wont miss a thing in the Mists of Pandaria. Going to level 90 for the first time " World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria Signature Series Guide" will help you do it in style." ...

The ashes of the Cataclysm have settled across Azeroth's disparate kingdoms. As the broken world recovers from the disaster the renowned sorceress Lady Jaina Proudmoore continues her long struggle to mend relations between the Horde & the Alliance. Yet of late escalating tensions have pushed the two factions closer to open war threatening to destroy what little stability remains in the World of Warcraft. Dark news arrives in Jaina's beloved city Theramore. One of the blue dragonflight's most powerful artifacts-the Focusing Iris-has been stolen. To unravel the item's mysterious whereabouts Jaina works with the former blue Dragon Aspect Kalecgos. The two brilliant heroes forge an unlikely bond during their investigation but another disastrous turn of events looms on the horizon... Garrosh Hellscream is mustering the Horde's armies for an all-out invasion of Theramore. Despite mounting dissent within his faction the brazen warchief aims to usher in a new era of Horde domination. His thirst for conquest leads him to take brutal measures against anyone who dares question his leadership. Alliance forces converge on Theramore to repel the Horde onslaught but the brave defenders are unprepared for the true scope of Garrosh's cunning & deceptive strategy. His attack will irrevocably transform Jaina engulfing the ardent peacekeeper in the chaotic & all-consuming tides of war. ...

WAR IS COMING Vol'jin courageous leader of the Darkspear tribe. His strength & cunning are unmatched even among the Horde's most exalted champions. Now on the legendary continent of Pandaria the troll chieftain faces his greatest trial yet one that may redefine his purpose in the...WORLD OF WARCRAFT Warchief Garrosh's assassins strike at Vol'jin leaving him at death's door. But fate smiles on the wounded Darkspear leader when renowned brewmaster Chen Stormstout transports him to the safety of an isolated mountain monastery. There Vol'jin wrestles with old hatreds smoldering between the Alliance & the Horde as he struggles to recover alongside a mysterious human soldier. Yet this is only the beginning of Vol'jin's worries. Soon he becomes embroiled in an invasion of Pandaria launched by the Zandalari revered trolls driven by dreams of conquest & power. This ancient tribe offers Vol'jin a chance to seize the glory that is the birthright of all trolls…an offer made even more tempting after Garrosh's brazen treachery. Amid these troubling events Vol'jin is rocked by intense visions depicting his race's grand history. As he questions where his loyalties lie he knows he must make a choice about his own destiny that could save his people or damn them to languish under Garrosh's heel in...SHADOWS OF THE HORDE ...

In this urgent time World on the Edge" calls out the pivotal environmental issues & how to solve them now. We are in a race between political & natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet & avoid catastrophic sea level rise? Can we raise water productivity fast enough to halt the depletion of aquifers & avoid water-driven food shortages? & can we cope with peak water & peak oil at the same time? These are some of the issues Lester R. Brown skilfully distils in " World on the Edge". Bringing decades of research & analysis into play he provides the responses needed to reclaim our future." ...