The third edition of this multilingual dictionary specifically geared to yachtsmen covers cruising terms in English French German Dutch Danish Italian Spanish Portuguese Turkish & Greek. It has been thoroughly revised & updated to cover all the subjects the boater might need including words for several thousand onboard items as well as the latest developments in electronic & mechanical equipment & the patterns of charter & flotilla sailing. Arranged in helpful subject categories for easy use it is a unique comprehensive reference for any boatowner venturing abroad. This is the kind of book no-one going to sea should be without Lloyds List An invaluable aid for anyone cruising abroad Kelvin Hughes All the yachtie has to do is point & grunt Water Craft No boat heading north east or south should be without it Yachting Monthly" ...

William Burroughs closed his classic debut novel Junky" by saying he had determined to search out a drug he called ' Yage' which he believed transmitted telepathic powers a drug that could be 'the final fix'. In " The Yage Letters"
- a mix of travel writing satire psychedelia & epistolary novel
- he journeys through South America writing to his friend Allen Ginsberg about his experiments with the strange drug using it to travel through time & space to derange his senses
- the perfect drug for the author of the wild decentred books that followed. Years later Ginsberg writes back as he follows in Burroughs' footsteps & the drug worse & more profound than he had imagined."


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Playing Yahtzee! when youre on the move is great fun & so easy
- everything fits in the area so you can take it anywhere you like.
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When a storm takes them by surprise Yakari his best friend Rainbow & his pony Little Thunder take cover in a cave. They discover when they come out of their refuge that the hill they are on is surrounded by rising water. On this new island they befriend a wounded moose threatened by a merciless predator. ...

A strange eagle has wounded a brave from Yakaris tribe & stolen his talisman. To recover it & allow the man to wake from his unnatural slumber young Yakari will have to climb a mountain to find the eagles nest. Forced to go alone when Little Thunder cant follow anymore he will have to make new friends-with sure feet & warm coats-and brave the majestic birds proud anger. ...

Something very serious is happening in the High Hills. Several animals have disappeared. A terrible grizzly has captured them & treats them as slaves forcing them to find food for him. Arming himself with courage Yakari bravely decides to face the vile tyrant. But how can a child stand before the wild animal? Great Eagle advises Yakari to wait for winter when the bear satiated will sleep... ...

Another exciting addition to the cult Yakari series! In Yakari & the Stranger theres panic amongst the beavers. A pelican fiendishly sick with a cold makes an emergency landing amongst them. Not only does he keep them all awake with his sneezes but hes dying of hunger. Yakari & Little thunder bring him to the otters who cram him with fish. The pelican puts on weight quickly but his thundering cold persists! ...

Tormented Wolf a warrior from Yakaris tribe has an obsession: to take his revenge on the wolf who attacked & injured him three winters before. This wolf limps
- Yakari has crossed the path of Three Legs. He is afraid but a dream & the intervention of Great Eagle his totem encourage him to join the wolves. He will earn the trust of the packs leader.
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An unflinching & heartfelt story about racism & finding the strength to stand up for whats right. Set in the Deep South in the 1960s Yankee Girl still has strong resonances today. Synopsis Its 1964 & Alice Anne Moxley has moved to Mississippi from Chicago with her family. The Yankee Girl is taunted by the other girls at school although she soon discovers the other new girl
- the schools first black student
- suffers much worse. Alice is disturbed by what goes on but knows she will remain an outsider if she defends Valerie. It takes a tragedy for her to realise what is really important & find the courage to act.

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The New York Yankees have inspired the literary-and not-so-literaryminded-to pen some of the greatest pieces of sports writing over the course of more than a century. The Yankees Baseball Reader brings together the best works of journalism & literature to tell the story of this legendary franchise. It offers the musings of classic sportswriters like Grantland Rice & modern-day wordsmiths like Roger Angell & features excerpts from the great baseball biographers. The players themselves share their perspectives-from memoirs by such Yankee legends as Mickey Mantle & Joe Torre to tell-alls by Jim Bouton & Sparky Lyle. & the humorous musings of Casey Stengel & Yogi Berra are an essential part of team lore. Newspaper accounts of the most memorable moments from Yankee history as well as views from the other side-the Yankee haters-round out this essential reference for any fan of the Bronx Bombers ...