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A Knot a Day - 365 Knot Challenges for All Abilities by Nic Compton
Category: Craft
This beautifully produced compendium gives you a knot challenge for every day of the year. With hundreds to choose from, all colour coded by use, you can work through the book from start to finish, gradually building on your knowledge as you go, or alternatively dipping in and out for your daily knottin ...Show more
How to Avoid a Lightning Strike: and 189 Other Essential Life Skills by Nic Compton
Category: Gift
Its an urban jungle out there, and if its not the survival of the fittest, its certainly the survival of the most practical. But hows a boy or girl supposed to learn lifes essential practicalities in these days of hustle, bustle, and laid-back parenting? How to Avoid Being Struck By Lightning is the sol ...Show more
Notable Boats: Forty Small Craft, Forty Great Adventures by Nic Compton
Category: History
Whether used for transport, adventure, work, or sport, boats have played a vital role in human history and have inspired numerous stories. The 40 boats featured in Notable Boats will gently float you away with tales of bravery, adventure, and the odd moment of near catastrophe. The book skillfully balan ...Show more
Off the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea by Nic Compton
Category: History
In the 18th century, the Royal Navy's own physician found that sailors were seven times more likely to suffer from severe mental illness than members of the general population. On the no man's land of the high seas, beyond the rule of law, and away from any sight of land for weeks at a time, often livin ...Show more
The Adlard Coles Nautical Quiz Book: With Over 1000 Questions by COMPTON, NIC
Category: Games & Puzzles
The Adlard Coles Nautical Quiz Book is perfect for seafaring quizzers. It's divided into six nautically-flavoured categories, covering 1,000 questions. Categories range from Geography, Famous people and History to Culture, Science and Trivia. Each round is graded as easy (Able Seaman), medium (Midsh ...Show more
The Shipping Forecast: A Miscellany by Nic Compton
Category: Nature
The rhythmic lullaby of 'North Utsire, South Utsire' has been lulling the nation's insomniacs to sleep for over 90 years. It has inspired songs, poetry and imaginations across the globe - as well as providing a very real service for the nation's seafarers who might fall prey to storms and gales. In 1995 ...Show more
Tweetonomics: Everything You Need to Know About Economics in 140 Characters or Less by Nic Compton
Category: Reference
Tweetonomics pecks a hole in the jargon and explains the 140 most important economic terms and concepts in 20 tweets or less. Tweetonomics uses plain English and flies straight to the point. The book is divided into nine chapters, covering such important issues as globalisation, boom and bust, overseas ...Show more
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