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Three ways to capsize a boat : an optimist afloat / by Stewart, Chris,1951-(CARDINAL)498571;
Competent crew. Teach yourself sailing ; This way, then that ; Sark by starlight -- The isles of Greece. Where is Weare? ; In praise of a bucket -- Cutting up rough. Vinland voyage ; Lost at sea ; The new world -- Epilogue -- The jumblies.Chris Stewart had a long and eclectic list of jobs. From some of the most glamorous careers - he was original drummer in Genesis - to the more offbeat - a sheep shearer and circus performer - he had done it all...or almost all. So when he is offered the chance to captain a sailboat in the Greek islands one summer, something he had never done before, he jumps at the chance. Ever the optimist, Stewart is undaunted by the fact that he'd never actually sailed before! So begins the hilarious and wild adventures of Three Ways to Capsize a Boat. From setting the boat on fire not once, but several times in the Aegean Sea to his not-so-grand arrival in Spetses to meet the owners of the boat (who says it isn't graceful to plow into the docks as a means of coming to a stop?), Stewart quickly catches the sailing bug. By the end of the summer, as he is facing the dreary prospect of going back to sheep shearing, he jumps at the chance to be part of a crew to follow Viking Leif Eiriksson's historic journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Five months on a small sailboat with seven other people in the freezing waters of the Atlantic would sound like punishment to most people, but not Stewart! He takes it all in stride and always with his unfailing optimism and good spirits. From coming to terms with the long, cold nights at sea and unchanging cuisine to battling intense seasickness and managing to go to the bathroom during a massive storm (a lot harder than you'd think!), Stewart keeps his good humor...but learns, in the end, that perhaps the best things in life are worth coming ashore for. Three Ways to Capsize a Boat is travel writing at its best, crackling with Chris Stewart's zest for life, irresistible humor, and unerring lack of foresight. Dry land never looked more welcoming!
Subjects: Stewart, Chris, 1951-; Stewart, Chris, 1951-; Boats and boating.; Sailing.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Astronomy photographer of the year : prize-winning images by top astrophotographers / by Dickinson, Terence,writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)317886; Royal Observatory, Greenwich,compiler.(CARDINAL)522217;
Foreword by Terence Dickinson -- About the competition -- Image locations -- Earth and space photographs -- Our solar system photographs -- Deep space photographs -- 2009-2014 overall winners -- About the judges -- Guide to astrophotography -- Appendix. Complete list of works -- Photographers index -- Subject index."The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, has compiled a collection of stunning images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Capturing an amazing variety of astronomical phenomena within our solar system and far into deep space, the photos represent the best amateur astrophotography from around the world. The book includes the first six years of the competition (2009-2014) and features overall winners from each year along with a carefully curated selection of shortlisted entries."--
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Astronomy; Astronomical photography.; Astronomical photography;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Imagine a woman in love with herself : embracing your wisdom and wholeness / by Reilly, Patricia Lynn.(CARDINAL)385478;
Subjects: Women; Spiritual life.; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hot wheels battle force 5. [videorecording] / by Cartoon Network (Television network)(CARDINAL)685011; Mattel, Inc.(CARDINAL)747548; Warner Bros.; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;
Ep. 7. Behind enemy lines -- Ep. 8. My man Zug -- Ep. 9. Frenemy -- Ep. 10. Man down -- Ep. 11. Artificial intelligence -- Ep. 12. Double down.Voices: Mark Hildreth, Alessandro Juliani, Kathleen Barr, Noel Johansen, Brian Drummond.Make tracks with Battle Force 5 - Vert, Agura, Stanford, Zoom, Sherman, and Spinner - in a fast-paced race to save the world from destruction. This elite team of drivers racks up the miles, zipping through interdimensional Battle Zones in spectacular chases, pursued by the Vandals and the Sark, all seeking the powerful BattleKeys that unlock the portal to Earth.DVD, widescreen, Dolby English Surround 5.1, region 1.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Automobiles; Good and evil; Heroes; Imaginary places; Motorcycles; Automobiles; Good and evil; Heroes; Imaginary places; Motorcycles; Bien y mal; Bien; Héroes;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Wonder seeker : 52 ways to wake up your creativity + find your joy / by Scher, Andrea,author.; Sweden.Sårbarhetskommittén,writer of foreword.;
"Spark your sense of wonder and lift your spirits with this collection of fun, creative activities and ideas to help cultivate daily joy, illustrated with full-color photographs and watercolors"--
Subjects: Creative ability.; Self-actualization (Psychology);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Island gardens / by Bennett, Jackie(Gardening writer),author.(CARDINAL)683364(CARDINAL)834276; Hanson, Richard,photographer.(CARDINAL)792255;
Isles of Scilly. Tresco Abbey Garden, Tresco -- The south-western isles of Scotland. Brodick Castle, Arran -- Ascog Hall, Bute -- Achamore Gardens, Gigha -- Anglesey: Ynys Mōn. Plas Cadnant -- Orkney. The Quoy of Houton, Mainland -- Fiddlers Green, South Ronaldsay -- Kierfiold House, Mainland -- Channel Islands. La Bigoterie, Guernsey -- Herm Island, Herm -- La Seigneurie Gardens, Sark -- Inner Hebrides. Lip na Cloiche, Mull -- Priory Garden, Oronsay -- An Cala, Seil -- Isle of Wight. Mottistone Gardens -- Crab Cottage -- Holy Island. Lindisfarne Castle."Britain has more island gardens than anywhere else in the world. Some 6,000 islands are scattered around the main islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and more than 100 of these offshore islands are inhabited. Where there are people, there are gardens: lighthouse gardens, gulf-stream-tempered gardens, windswept remote gardens with knarled and ancient trees, and gardens surrounding castles and monasteries of historical significance. In this book we encounter a huge variety of habitats and gardening conditions ... What they all share is the special light and magical atmosphere that a proximity to water can bring" --
Subjects: Photobooks.; Illustrated works.; Gardens; Gardens; Islands;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Fifty ships that changed the course of history : a nautical history of the world / by Graham, Ian,1953-author.(CARDINAL)318722;
Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index.Introduction -- Pharaoh Khufu's Solar Barge -- The Trireme -- The Nydam Ship -- Isis -- Mora -- Zheng He's Treasure ships -- Santa Maria -- Mary Rose -- Victoria -- Mayflower -- HMS Endeavour -- HMS Victory -- HMS Sirius -- Clermont (North River Steamboat) -- SS Savannah -- HMS Beagle -- Amistad -- SS Great Britain -- HMS Rattler -- America -- HMS Challenger -- Gloire -- USS Monitor -- Cutty Sark -- Fram -- Spray -- USS Oregon -- USS Holland -- Potemkin -- HMS Dreadnought -- RMS Lusitania -- RMS Titanic -- U-21 -- SS Normandie -- Bismarck -- HMS Illustrious -- SS Patrick Henry -- Yamato -- RV Calypso -- USS Missouri -- Kon-Tiki -- SS Ideal X -- USS Nautilus -- Rainbow Warrior -- NS Lenin -- SS Torrey Canyon -- USS Enterprise -- DSV Alvin -- Glomar Explorer -- MS Allure of the Seas."A visual history of economic development in fifty ships, starting from the earliest known record, Pharaoh Khufu's solar barge (roughly 5000 years ago), to MS Allure of the Seas, the biggest passenger ship ever built (longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall)."--
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Ships; Shipping; Shipping; Navigation;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Ready or not / by Lake, Alex,author,author.(CARDINAL)627547;
"A happy family... Alice and Tom Sark seem to have it all - a wonderful marriage, a gorgeous baby, a beautiful home. And now Alice, a journalist, starts investigating a story which could make her career - a serial killer in their town. A murderer lurking in the shadows... Very quickly though, the murder case takes its toll. Alice and Tom begin fighting all the time. Their baby daughter just won't stop crying. And sometimes it feels almost as if they're being followed... Not everyone will live to tell the tale... The killer has found a new family to target. And the clock is ticking for Alice and Tom to stop their worlds being destroyed forever." - publisher's description.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Women journalists; Serial murderers; Murder; Families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The giant awakens / by Jackson, Lee(Intelligence officer),author.;
The world is at war. Japan has just attacked Pearl Harbor. In London, Prime Minister Churchill disappears. In Washington, President Roosevelt faces an alliance with conflicting objectives. In the Soviet Union, dictator Joseph Stalin watches a Nazi onslaught maul his country. From their isolated perch on Sark Island, feudal rulers Dame Marian Littlefield and her husband oppose their German occupiers in the only way left to them - through a battle of wits. They wonder about the location and well-being of their offspring, Paul, Claire, Lance, and Jeremy. Meanwhile, Paul engages in intelligence operations in Manhattan and Washington, DC. Claire works with Americans decoding enemy messages. Lance conspires to escape with other POWs at Oflag IV-C within the walls of Colditz Castle. Jeremy leaves his heart with Amelie in France to join the British commandos for the greatest raid in history. And in Moscow, the Russian winter has just set in.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Intelligence officers; Families; British;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Women of spirit : stories of courage from the women who lived them / by Martin, Katherine.(CARDINAL)751321;
Subjects: Biographies.; Women social reformers; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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