In 1966 Vincent S. R. Brandt lived in Sokp'o, a poor and isolated South Korean fishing village on the coast of the Yellow Sea, carrying out social anthropological research. At that time, the only way
Hailed as early Christian texts as important as the Dead Sea Scrolls, yet condemned by the Vatican as Islamic heresies, the Lead books of Granada, written on discs of lead and unearthed on a Granadan
(Easy Piano Solo). A great collection of 23 jazz standards arranged at an easier level, including: All Blues * All the Things You Are * Beyond the Sea * Caravan * Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me * Fl
Ahoy! Come aboard with carver Mike Shipley as he shows you how to carve a sea-worthy old captain and his crew. Includes more than 100 step-by-step photos on carving, painting, and antiquing.
The focus of this work is on the function of electronic documents in cross-border business-to-business contracts for the sale of goods carried by sea. It provides a practical analysis of this commerci
County Down, where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea, has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of tales by local storyteller Steve Lally. Disc
Alpha, beta, gamma, delta? That's just about the extent of Darcie Hayes's Greek before she touches down in Athens, ready to put her troubles behind her and indulge in a little sun, sea, sightseeing an
An early short story collection by the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea explores the depths of family dysfunction, insanity and death and includes the stories of a couple being torn apart by
Explains the evolution of just about every situation that is likely to be encountered during a race at sea. Each is examined, presenting an overview of the sequence that should take place and its obje
Mankind has evolved in a sea of radiation. We have been bombarded constantly by X rays, y rays, UV rays, and particulate radiations from outer space, and by terrestrial radiations from the ground we w
Ranging from the arctic to the tropics, from largescale views of Australia''s barrier reef to close-up images of sea turtles, this title offers insight into the many challenges, such as over-fishing a
China’s rise casts a vast and uncertain shadow over the regional balance of power in the Asia Pacific, and nowhere is this clearer than in the South China Sea. The significance of the fraught territor
The Sea brings together a group of noted contributors to evaluate the different ways in which seas have served as subjects in historiography and asks how this has changed---and will change---the way h
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The 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, the result of 14 years of negotiation, was accepted by 159 nations. It was, however, rejected by the Reagan administration, a position quite at odds with the widesp
“Although I never physically fit in . . . being the sole tall, awkward African American among a sea of beautiful blonde, blue-eyed Swedes, it was my home. When I tasted the first potato of the summer,
This is the first paperback edition of the revisionist work about Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, who won his battles at sea but lost the war of public opinion. A surface warrior, Fletcher led the carrie
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Calvin and his mom's boyfriend, Ledward, are good friends. When Ledward wins plane tickets, he invites Calvin to fly to Hawaii, the Big Island, for a day, and go deep-sea fishing. Wow! Calvin's never
As the Iranian nuclear program nears completion, the Israeli government launches a desperate attack on land, sea and in the air. The raid plunges the entire region into war and threatens to drag the U
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal an
Scotch and Water is a story about the sea phase of rum-running on Puget Sound from British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle, Washington, between 1920 to 1926. The only effective barrier was one small anti
What makes this book more interesting is that apart from description on the tactics and naval operation at sea, it also discusses various subjects that we might have forgotten for a long time in execu
This beautifully compiled book illustrated with over 200 images from the P&O Heritage Collection is a nostalgic glance astern at the glory days of P&O both at sea and on shore.
World War II saw a global conflict with the weapons technologies of the leading nations of the world pitted against each other. Weapons of World War II examines key air, sea and land weapons, vehicles
Stuart Woods had never owned more than a dinghy before setting out on one of the world’s most demanding sea voyages, navigating single-handedly across the Atlantic. How, at the age of thirty-seven, di
Elly, Tash, and Sierra are off on a whale-spotting adventure! But when one of Sunday Island's freak storms rolls in, they're tossed into the sea, and Tash's precious boat, The Mojo, is shipwrecked. St
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has operated for more than three decades as a tourist ride over the breathtaking Cumbres Pass, at 10,022 feet above sea level in the Rocky Mountains. The 64 mi
Edge begins with a massive and catastrophic shifting of the San Andreas fault. The fears of California someday tumbling into the sea--that have become the stuff of parody--become real. But even the te
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Presents an autobiography of the nineteenth-century ship captain and his exciting adventures at sea, from his first voyages as a seaman at eleven years old to his experiences as the leader of the Drea
A thrilling, multi-layered World War II adventure following two men and an unforgettable woman, from Pearl Harbor through the most dramatic air and sea battles of the war Marsh, Mick, and Tommy were i
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A fun, informative lift-the-flap board book about dinosaurs from all over the worldA follow-up title to the highly successful Animals Around the World, Animals Under the Sea and People Around the Worl
