The wittiest introduction to the life of a social anthropologist ever written. Studying in the Cameroons for his first experience of fieldwork, Barley discovers that the society of the Dowayo people refuses to conform to the rules of his new discipline. Although set amongst a little-known tribe in the Cameroons, this slim volume reaches out to a vast audience who would otherwise never look at a travel book about West Africa, let alone an anthropological field study. A seminal text for any student in search of a laugh. Witty, hilarious & unconventional, but also a remarkable intellectual achievement; Barley manages to turn the western science of anthropology on its head, so that for once the laugh is on the professional practitioners not the observed. ...

` As five we were mighty, the points on a star... Once we five joined, it was never boys against girls... Two of our triangles cut themselves off & ran away together, & we were never whole again. Never.` ` As five we were mighty, the points on a star... Once we five joined, it was never boys against girls... Two of our triangles cut themselves off & ran away together, & we were never whole again. Never.` Years ago, they were the best of friends. But as time passed, they grew apart, became adults with families of their own, & began to forget about the past
- & the terrible lies they shared. But now Gordon, the youngest & wildest of the five, has died & the others are thrown together for the first time in years. Could their long-ago lie be the reason for their troubles today? Is it more dangerous to admit to what they`d done or is it the strain of keeping the secret that is beginning to wear down on their souls. Dark, provocative & beautifully written, Laura Lippman`s genre defying novel will appeal to fans of Lionel Shriver, Megan Abbott & Kate Atkinson.
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Mark Twain wrote a series of travel letters whilst on a tour of Europe & the Middle East in 1867 with a group of American pilgrims A. These letters later formed the basis of The Innocents Abroad. Journeying from New York to Egypt via France, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Russia, Turkey & the Holy L&, he observed & lampooned his companions with typically caustic & incisive commentary. The local people he encountered fared little better. In frequently humorous, sometimes grotesque detail, Twain records the day-to-day ups & downs of discovering the truth about people & places, while pillorying those tourists who rely on guidebooks rather than their own impressions to define their experiences. ...

Mark Twain wrote a series of travel letters whilst on a tour of Europe & the Middle East in 1867 with a group of American `pilgrims`. These letters later formed the basis of The Innocents Abroad. Journeying from New York to Egypt via France, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Russia, Turkey & the Holy L&, he observed & lampooned his companions with typically caustic & incisive commentary. The local people he encountered fared little better. The resulting fresh, irreverent account of the New Barbarians` encounter with the Old World satirises the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. In frequently humorous, sometimes grotesque, detail, Twain records the day-to-day ups & downs of discovering the truth about people & places, whilst pillorying those tourists who rely on guidebooks rather than their own impressions to define their experiences. Endlessly comic & entertaining, The Innocents Abroad remains one of the most celebrated & influential travel books ever written about Europe & the Middle East by an American. ...

After the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars of south-west France in 1208, a Spanish monk
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Seen from first one view & then another, London’s sights reveal the energy, majesty, & human dimension that make the city so intensely historic & uniquely civilised. With a turn of the page, the gracefully patterned entrance to the British museum leads to ancient patterns of another sort. The stately lines of the Houses of Parliament give way to the close quarters of the Houses of Commons. A double-decker bus rolls down Regent Street to arrive at the open vista of Trafalgar Square. From mummies to knights, from Waterloo Station to Buckingham Palace, this beautifully illustrated book is a treasure for children & travellers of all ages. ...

Part how-to guide, part travelogue, The Insiders` Guide to Becoming a Yacht Stewardess not only outlines the step-by-step process to getting hired aboard a luxury yacht, it also reveals what life is really like aboard these oceangoing toys of mankind`s most affluent. Packed with anecdotal stories from her time on the high seas, catering to some of the most demanding guests in the world, Julie Perry`s account of life ”below deck” on a megayacht is informative & humorous. ...

An island shrouded in mist & a community with secrets buried in the past. When a young archaeologist studying on a site at Whalsay discovers a set of human remains, the island settlers are intrigued. Is it an ancient find
- or a more contemporary mystery? Then an elderly woman is shot in a tragic accident in the middle of the night. Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called in by her grandson
- his own colleague, Sandy Wilson. The sparse landscape & the emptiness of the sea have bred a fierce & secretive people. Mima Wilson was a recluse. She had her l&, her pride & her family. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed & bitterness have lasted generations. Surrounded by people he doesn`t know & in unfamiliar territory, Jimmy finds himself out of his depth. Then there`s another death &, as the spring weather shrouds the island in claustrophobic mists, Jimmy must dig up old secrets to stop a new killer from striking again.

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Instant answers for your boat handling, navigation, & seamanship questions The Instant Handbook uses a dynamic new quick-reference format to cover the critical aspects of piloting, seamanship, & boat handling under sail or power more accessibly & effectively than has ever been done before. It puts at your fingertips all the information you need about: Boat Handling Under Power--Bob Sweet Sail Trim & Rig Tuning--Bill Gladstone Using Nautical Charts--Bob Sweet Using GPS--Bob Sweet Using VHF & SSB Radios--Bob Sweet Rules of the Road & Running Light Patterns--Charlie Wing Knots, Splices, & Line Handling--Charlie Wing Anchoring--Peter Nielsen Onboard Weather Forecasting--Bob Sweet Heavy Weather Sailing--John Rousmaniere Diesel Engine Care & Repair--Nigel Calder Emergencies On Board--John Rousmaniere Emergency First Aid On Board--Richard Clinchy ...

As a Fabian & lifelong socialist, Shaw believed that economic inequality was a poison destroying every aspect of our lives. Family affections & relations between the sexes were perverted by it. From Parliament to eduction our institutions were ”corrupted at the root by pecuniary interest”. Idealism, integrity & piecemeal attempts at political reform were all futile in the face of the gross injustice built into our economic system. & because a capitalist economy could never function smoothly, private property was not merely a form of robbery, but robbery with violence. ...