A well-rounded guide covering the techniques & skills needed to succeed in catamaran sailing, for those starting out through to those striving for championship wins. Whether you are a youngster choosing your first cat, a club sailor looking to improve your results, or a seasoned racer embarking on a higher performance model, expert advice from Tom & Brian Phipps will take your catamaran sailing to the next level. Beginning with key theory & seamanship skills, the Phipps take you through your early sailing experiences & caring for your catamaran. Developing your skills on all points of sailing, you will be introduced to trapezing, race tuning & racing itself. As your confidence grows you move onto advanced techniques & high performance catamarans. The final section gives you a glimpse of the cutting edge of catamaran sailing with foiling platforms & solid wings. 30 focussed chapters are packed with over 350 photographs showing you exactly how it`s done, with diagrams illustrating key boat parts, the various points of sailing & complex on-the-water scenarios with clarity. Whatever your background, your current level or the extent of your ambition, this book gives you all the tools you need to get out on the water & improve your catamaran sailing. ...

” The Catcher in the Rye” is J. D. Salinger`s world-famous novel of disaffected youth. Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the `phony` aspects of society, & the `phonies` themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood behind, ” The Catcher in the Rye” explores the world with disarming frankness & a warm, affecting charisma which has made this novel a universally loved classic of twentieth-century literature. J. D. Salinger was born in 1919 & died in January 2010. He grew up in New York City, & wrote short stories from an early age, but his breakthrough came in 1948 with the publication in The New Yorker of ”A Perfect Day for Bananafish”. ” The Catcher in the Rye” was his first & only novel, published in 1951. It remains one of the most translated, taught & reprinted texts, & has sold some 65 million copies. His other works include the novellas ” Franny & Zooey”, ” For Esme with Love & Squalor”, & ” Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, published with Seymour
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The companion reissue to The Spirit of London, this classic text from 1934 is still an invaluable aid to understanding England`s cathedrals. It aims to give a brief account, & pictorial review, of each cathedral in Engl&. Simply & concisely written to be read by anyone with an interest in the subject. From mighty York minster, Durham & Canterbury through St Albans to Ripon & Southwark, all the cathedrals are covered. The full list of cathedrals covered are: Bristol, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Chichester, Durham, Ely, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, London, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Ripon, Rochester, St Albans, Salisbury, Southwark, Southwell, Wells, Winchester, Worcester, York. Also the Parish church cathedrals of Birmingham, Blackburn, Bradford, Chelmsford, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Manchester, Newcastle, Portsmouth, St Edmundsbury, Sheffield & Wakefield. Not only does it have the stunning Brian Cook illustration on the cover (Gloucester Cathedral), but several of Brian`s line drawings are used inside the book. A beautiful book to have on any shelf, this is also a practical guide that still works as a reference guide. It should be stocked in all the cathedral shops across England! The companion reissue to The Spirit of London, this classic text from 1934 is still an invaluable aid to understanding England`s cathedrals. It aims to give a brief account, & pictorial review, of each cathedral in Engl&. Simply & concisely written to be read by anyone with an interest in the subject. From mighty York minster, Durham & Canterbury through St Albans to Ripon & Southwark, all the cathedrals are covered. The full list of cathedrals covered are: Bristol, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Chichester, Durham, Ely, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, London, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Ripon, Rochester, St Albans, Salisbury, Southwark, Southwell, Wells, Winchester, Worcester, York. Also the Parish church cathedrals of Birmingham, Blackburn, Bradford, Chelmsford, Coventry (pre-war building), Derby, Leicester, Manchester, Newcastle, Portsmouth, St Edmundsbury, Sheffield & Wakefield. Not only does it have the stunning Brian Cook illustration on the cover (Gloucester Cathedral), but several of Brian`s line drawings are used inside the book.A beautiful book to have on any shelf, this is also a practical guide that still works as a reference guide. It should be stocked in all the cathedral shops across England! ...

The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history
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Catskill Park & the Catskill Mountains in New York state at 1:215, 283 on a detailed indexed road map from Jimpaco, highlighting numerous recreational facilities, plus enlargements & street maps for local towns. On one side is a road map at 1:215, 283 covering the park & the surrounding area. Topography is shown by relief shading with main peak heights. Catskill Park & other protected areas are highlighted & symbols show numerous campgrounds, recreational areas, ...

In this well-researched & fascinating book, noted journalist Thomas de Waal--author of the highly acclaimed Black Garden--makes the case that while the Caucasus is often treated as a sub-plot in the history of Russia, or as a mere gateway to Asia, the five-day war in Georgia, which flared into a major international crisis in 2008, proves that this is still a combustible region, whose inner dynamics & history deserve a much more complex appreciation from the wider world. In The Caucasus, de Waal provides this richer, deeper, & much-needed appreciation, one that reveals that the South Caucasus--Armenia, Azerbaijan, & Georgia, & their many smaller regions, enclaves, & breakaway entities--is a fascinating & distinct world unto itself. Providing both historical background & an insightful analysis of the period after 1991, de Waal sheds light on how the region has been scarred by the tumultuous scramble for independence & the three major conflicts that broke out with the end of the Soviet Union--Nagorny Karabakh, Abkhazia, & South Ossetia. The book examines the region as a major energy producer & exporter; offers a compelling account of the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the rise of Mikheil Saakashvili, & the August 2008 war; & considers the failure of the South Caucasus, thus far, to become a single viable region. In addition, the book features a dozen or so ”boxes” which provide brief snapshots of such fascinating side topics as the Kurds, Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, the promotion of the region as the ” Soviet Florida, ” & the most famous of all Georgians, Stalin. The Caucasus delivers a vibrantly written & timely account of this turbulent region, one that will prove indispensable for all concerned with world politics. It is, as well, a stimulating read for armchair travellers & for anyone curious about far-flung corners of the world. ...

A fascinating new survey of the Caucasus which provides a unified narrative history of this complex & turbulent region at the borderlands of Europe, Asia & the Middle East, from prehistory to the present. For thousands of years the Caucasus has formed a hub of intersecting routes of migration, invasion, trade & culture & a geographical bridge between Europe & Asia, subject to recurring imperial invasion. Drawing on sources in English, Russian & translations from Persian & Arabic, this authoritative study centres on the region`s indigenous peoples, including Abkhazians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Chechens, Daghestanis, Circassians, & Georgians, & their relations with outsiders who still play a part in the life of the region today. The book presents a critical view of the role of Russian imperialism in the Caucasian countries & the desperate struggle of most of its native peoples in their efforts to establish a precarious independence. ...

This is in the series of pocket sized, folded maps to the National Cycle Network which include clearly mapped on-road & traffic-free paths, easy to read contours & detailed town insets. Published by Sustrans. 1:110, 000 scale; folded 155mm x 99mm; flat 792mm x 630mm. The Causeway Coast & Glens Cycle Map (52). Including Causeway Coast Cycle Route, Lower Bann Cycleway, Loughshore Trail, ecos Cycle Trail & 5 individual day rides. ...

Cipriano Algor, an ageing potter, lives with his daughter & her husband in the shadow of the Centre, a nebulous, constantly expanding conglomerate that provides his livelihood
- until it decrees that it is no longer interested in his humble wares. Together with his daughter, they craft a new line of small ceramic figurines &, to their bafflement, the Centre orders vast quantities. But once the figures are complete, the Centre recants: there is no market for them. Resigned to idleness Cipriano moves into the soulless megaplex, until late one night he comes across a horrifying secret in the bowels of the artificial city. The Cave is a harrowing, joyful masterpiece: an Orwellian nightmare, a family fable & an uplifting love story.
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There is a cave. A cave that is home to a creature. A creature that never leaves its cave... Because of a wolf. The wolf tries everything to get the creature to leave the cave, to no avail. But what will happen when he finally succeeds? Prepare for a hilarious surprise at the end of this laugh-out-loud picture book. The bright, bold artwork & big twist at the end will make this a firm favourite with both adults & children. ...