To the Sea Again: Classic Sailing Stories, Paperback - Tom McCarthy

Reducere. Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or wat...

Being aboard a sinking ship is perhaps the most terrifying experience a human being can endure. Imagine those last peaceful moments as the vessel b...

Reducere. About the AuthorTom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.

Reducere. Exciting rescue stories on the high seasThe Coast Guard's rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have bee...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the early years of Western Expansion to the present day, our history is marked by the heroic exploits of the rescuer and the rescue...

Exciting early work by the Man Booker-shortlisted author, discussing Herge's hugely popular children's books. McCarthy asks the question: is Tintin...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Tom McCarthyPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 233 x 28Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectu...

Reducere. Guilty as charged. If reading true crime is a guilty pleasure, this collection of stunning heists and unspeakable murders from the front pages of h...

A prize-winning modern classic by the Man Booker shortlisted author Tom McCarthy. It contains a foreword by American scholar McKenzie Wark.

In Hand, Reef and Steer--winner of the Best Book of the Sea Award--Tom Cunliffe explains the different sailing characteristics of classic craft and...

The third of four special publications to accompany a year-long display of works from Barcelona's "la Caixa" Collection at Whitechapel Gallery, sel...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Tom McCarthyNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 28Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Reducere. What happened to these people changed their lives forever. Compelling life stories, or testimonials, from eleven people in different walks of life....

Reducere. A revised and updated guide to the essentials of a writer s craft, presented by a brilliant practitioner of the art Completely revised and rewritte...

Reducere. The Three Sunflowers Los Tres Girasoles is the bilingual version of the award-winning first edition, The Three Sunflowers, with English and Spanish...

Reducere. When leading mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington was researching Quest for Adventure, his study of post-war adventure, he contacted Sir Robin Knox-John...

Reducere. Facing your fears can come at a price, and these ladies come face to face with their worst nightmares. No matter what they decide, changes are on t...

Spotlight spune povestea incredibila, dar adevarata, a echipei “Spotlight, constituita din cativa jurnalisti de investigatii de la Boston Globe, ca...

Reducere. Surviving a career in law enforcement involves a considerable amount of natural instinct, skill, luck, and intellect. Fortunately for Pat McCarthy,...

Reducere. The definitive guide to a critical, hotly debated topic How should a sailor cope with storms at sea? Some advocate heaving-to, others running off. ...

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Spotlight spune povestea incredibila, dar adevarata, a echipei “Spotlight, constituita din cativa jurnalisti de investigatii de la Boston Globe, ca...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Dinghy Sailing Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to sailing, or if you are an experienced dinghy sailor wanting to broaden...

The sequel to Mary Renault's classic The King Must Die, which continues the story of the mythological hero Theseus after his return from Crete.

Our understanding of warfare at sea in the eighteenth century has always been divorced from the practical realities of fighting at sea under sail; ...

Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): Tom HeavysidePublication date: 2022Dimensions: 175 x 241 x 9Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera fa...

Dear Parents is Tom Garfield's popular series of letters on nurturing the classical, Christian vision in schools and at home. Tom's thoughts on edu...

A powerful story of two friends growing up in a world where blood and violence are conditions of life.

The story of Uwe Johnson, one of Germany's greatest and most-influential post-war writers, and how he came to live and work in Sheerness, Kent in t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Tom PerrottaEditor: Heidi PitlorThe Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the p...

Publisher: Sidekick BooksNumber of pages: 90Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 109 x 11Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Jon StoneRed...

Reducere. In this history of life in an isolated ghost town, bestselling Alaska author Tom Kizzia unfolds a deeply American saga of renunciation and renewal....

Reducere. SIDE AQuatre Mains 4: 55Sirens 4: 12Hidden Wounds 6: 14Girls Keep Drinking 3: 48Nothings 2: 27

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Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they rel...

Reducere. 1. Big Exit 2. Good Fortune 3. A Place Called Home 4. One Line 5. Beautiful Feeling 6. The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore 7. This Mess We're ...

Publisher: Tom Doherty AssociatesAuthor(s): Christopher PaoliniNumber of pages: 880Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 158 x 235 x 47Cover type: Pape...

A glorious full colour celebration of the golden days of classic jetliners at London's second airportIllustrations: 234 Illustrations, color

Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.Author(s): Devon KesslerNumber of pages: 84Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 150 x 230 x 6Cover type: Paperback / s...

Reducere. DescriptionAt the turn of the century, before the advent of movies and radio, the most widely read family magazine in America was The Youth's Compa...

An anthology of dark, powerful and moving short stories from master storyteller David Almond, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England.

Reducere. So climb aboard your ship. Adventures are beckoning, and sea breezes call... Sailing the Milky Way is a fantastic journey-offering children the cur...

Reducere. Do not fall asleep...Horrors of the Night is a collection of short Mysterious, Psychological, Suspense, and Horror stories that will make you shive...