This timely follow-up to Conway's highly successful Marine Art of Geoff Hunt (2004) presents the considerable artistic output of Britain's leading marine painter since 2003. This new volume is heavily illustrated with images ranging from large paintings to sketchbook drawings with text written by the artist himself. The new book reflects Hunt's developing career during a time in which he served a five-year term as President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, worked on large-scale paintings such as the definitive Mary Rose,and also completed numerous outdoor sketches and paintings. The book is divided into six sections: 1. The Sea Painter's World, an introduction to the artist's studio work at Merton Place, London and his plein air work on the River Thames; 2. Home Waters; 3. The Mediterranean; 4. In the Wake of Nelson; 5. North America and 6. The West Indies and Beyond. This concept sets Geoff's work in a broadly geographical context, showcasing the artist's freer plein air style alongside the exhaustively researched maritime history paintings to which he owes his standing as Britain's leading marine artist.
Geoff Hunt is known to millions of readers across the world as the artist responsible for the covers of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels, and more recently for those of Julian Stockwin's Thomas Kydd books. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading marine artists of his generation. More than a showcase of the versatility and creativity of his work, this book, written by the artist himself, also reveals its accuracy, through five key case studies that explain the initial inspirations, gathering of source material and often lengthy artistic progression that leads to the creation of a finished painting. The artist has selected over 150 paintings and sketches to illustrate his prolific career, painting techniques and influences, dividing them into sections on Nelson's Navy, The American War of Independence, illustrating the naval writers and the Modern Maritime Scene, which includes recent commissions from the commercial sector and yachting community.
This beautiful book shows you how to tackle the special challenge of painting in watercolour with the aim of creating finished pieces of work onsite. With inspiring examples and clear techniques, it guides you through the practice, joys and pitfalls of painting watercolour outdoors. It particularly explains how to observe the strength of light, colour and ideas for composition that you find when working directly from the subject outside. The experience and enthusiasm of its author makes this book an essential read for every artist who wants to enjoy the excitement of painting en plein air.
The HMS "Surprise" starred as the principal ship in Patrick O'Brian's much-celebrated Aubrey-Maturin series of novels. This volume narrates the career of HMS "Surprise" in both her historical and fictional roles.
Discover how to increase the effectiveness of the time you spend in the saddle, whether you are a beginning hunt seat rider or a seasoned competitor. Geoff Teall—noted judge, trainer, and clinician—helps you put together an unbeatable package, including: Setting riding goals Finding the right horse and instructor Developing confidence and facing your fears Dressing for success in and out of the show ring Walking any course Seeing distances Jumping from a turn Angled jumps and end jumps Combinations, in-and-outs, and more Whether the first step on the road to a medal, or a tool to revitalize an experienced rider’s passion for the sport, this book will help you put the pieces together for that perfect, polished round.
Five world-class marine artists exhibit some of the most breathtaking paintings of ships ever published, in huge, oversize, full-color gallery-quality reproductions. Along with the gorgeous art comes the artists' own descriptions of their subjects and explanations of how they executed their work. The term "tall ships" calls to mind the majestic beauties that graced America's Bicentennial, but this collection also features paintings of such immortals as the Bounty, the Pinta and the Nina. Enjoy the views the clipper Southern Cross saw leaving Colonial Boston Harbor; an 1870 New York Yacht Club race; and many more scenes unforgettable to lovers of art and sailing alike.
In the follow up to the New York Times bestseller The Tapper Twins Go to War, the twins' school scavenger hunt turns into a "madcap, uproarious romp around the Big Apple" full of "action, hilarity, and mayhem" (School Library Journal). Geoff Rodkey delivers another pitch-perfect ultra-modern comedy told as oral history with texts, screenshots and smartphone photos. When Claudia initiates a citywide scavenger hunt to raise money for charity, it's not just the twins' opposing teams that run riot. With the whole school racing to trade in sights seen for points to score front row tickets at Madison Square Garden, they may not get to the finish line with their dignity--and social lives--intact!
An inspiring guide to help you transmute and eliminate fear and live a positive life. For anyone who feels trapped in a small job, small life and small thoughts, martial arts expert Geoff Thompson demonstrates how to break free from the shackles of limitation and tap into the reserves of potential many of us have forgotten existed. If you ever thought that big dreams were only ever worth dreaming about, this book will teach youhow to make them a reality.Drawing on the poem ‘Night Traveller’ by Sufi mystic Rumi, Geoff provides direction on facing your fears and taking the initiative to go out into the night to hunt and fight, and ultimately using them to transform your life for the good. Hunting the Shadow contains advanced methods in understanding, controlling and channelling fear into a profitablecommodity.
Occupational safety, Health and safety management, Health and safety requirements, Safety measures, Management techniques, Management, Risk assessment, Environmental health Health and Safety
*Inspiration for the Major Off-Broadway Show, Trial on the Potomac.* “It’s the biggest Watergate bombshell to hit since the Nixon tapes in 1973—with implications at once historic and relevant today.” —JAMES ROSEN, national bestselling author and legendary journalist THESE JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS WERE DETERMINED TO GET NIXON"AT ALL COSTS." “The system worked’—Carl Bernstein’s famous assessment of Watergate—turns out to be completely wrong. Powerful new evidence reveals that in the prosecution of the most consequential scandal in American history, virtually nothing in the justice system worked as it should. The roles of heroes and villains in Watergate were assigned before Marine One carried Richard Nixon into exile on August 9, 1974. But Geoff Shepard’s patient and persistent research has uncovered shocking violations of ethical and legal standards by the "good guys”—including Judge John Sirica, Archibald Cox, and Leon Jaworski. The Watergate prosecutors’ own files reveal their collusion with the federal judges who tried their cases and heard their appeals—professional misconduct so extensive that the pretense of a fair trial is now impossible to maintain. Shepard documents that the Watergate Special Prosecution Force was an avenging army drawn from the ranks of Nixon’s most ardent partisan foes. They had the good fortune to work with judges who shared their animus or who quickly developed a taste for the media adulation showered on those who lent their power to the anti-Nixon cause. In the end, Nixon’s fall was the result of the “smoking gun” tape recording in which he appeared to order a cover-up of the Watergate burglary. Yet in a stunning revision of the historical record, Shepard shows that that conversation, which he himself was the first to transcribe, was taken out of context and completely misunderstood—an interpretation with which Nixon’s nemesis John Dean concurs. Crimes were committed, and an attempt was made to cover them up. But by trampling on the defendants’ right to due process, the Watergate prosecutors and judges denied the American people the assurance that justice was done and destroyed the historical reputation of an exceptionally accomplished president and administration. This book will challenge everything you think you know about the Watergate scandal.
They changed her life forever. Did they really think they could get away with it? Evie Perry was a high-class escort whose way of life was abruptly and cruelly shattered by two drunken men. Stella Kendrick's husband committed suicide and left her with a legal battle and a debt of £6m, but he leaves her a message with the names of three men on it. Daniella Maddox is a world-class barrister, assigned to an indefensible case for a corrupt client, but one she must win to save her own life. Unbeknownst to them, fate has woven their lives into a twisted web. Detective Sergeant Alan Armitage is mystified when he attends the scene of a triple murder, but he is very quickly joined in his hunt for the killer by Detective Sergeant Steve Denton from The Met, and Detective Sergeant Bob Williams from North Yorkshire CID. Along with Detective Constable Rachael Jones, they have to uncover who the murderer is and why they are killing people across the country. Their task is made even more difficult because a criminal known to most simply as The Broker gets closer to banking millions every time his team commits another murder.
The Sturgeon General is an anthology of comedic writing, compiling short works of fiction and non-fiction and other miscellany for the hilarious good of all. Each issue features the work of a single comedy writer. This edition is a collection of non-fiction articles from writer Geoff Lemon. It includes his article from 2011 'You Shut Your Goddamn Carbon Taxin Mouth' – an hilarious rant against the nay-sayers of the proposed carbon tax, which was a viral phenomenon. The collection also includes an array of inspired and witty political and travel writing, including an epic series of misadventures in South America.
Two stories, over two hundred years apart, force history detective Paul Breslin to hunt for a lost necklace, a necklace that had once claimed a Queen's life and now was about to ruin the family of his closest friend.During the dark days of the French Revolution, Antoine Lestrade, a lawyer and friend of Robespierre is forced to flee France after Robespierre's execution by the people's committee. Before leaving, Lestrade arranges the theft of the mysterious 'Queen's Necklace'- an artefact that precipitated the execution of the the infamous Marie Antoinette. An escape which is fraught with danger as Lestrade is hounded by the mysterious Nicholas De La Motte. Lestrade inadvertently makes his way to Portugal and on to Sintra where he meets the eccentric Englishman William Beckford and is introduced to the Initiation Well and a mysterious group of people.Over two hundred and fifty years later, the history detective Paul Breslin (first introduced in the novel 'Mirrors') is trying to track down the necklace. He is motivated by the hold which a descendant of De La Motte has over a friend. In a parallel to the original story, Paul eventually finds himself at the Initiation Well where his life is put under threat.Two stories, over two hundred years apart, force history detective Paul Breslin to hunt for a lost necklace, a necklace that had once claimed a Queen's life and now was about to ruin the family of his closest friend.During the dark days of the French Revolution, Antoine Lestrade, a lawyer and friend of Robespierre is forced to flee France after Robespierre's execution by the people's committee. Before leaving, Lestrade arranges the theft of the mysterious 'Queen's Necklace'- an artefact that precipitated the execution of the the infamous Marie Antoinette. An escape which is fraught with danger as Lestrade is hounded by the mysterious Nicholas De La Motte. Lestrade inadvertently makes his way to Portugal and on to Sintra where he meets the eccentric Englishman William Beckford and is introduced to the Initiation Well and a mysterious group of people.Over two hundred and fifty years later, the history detective Paul Breslin (first introduced in the novel 'Mirrors') is trying to track down the necklace. He is motivated by the hold which a descendant of De La Motte has over a friend. In a parallel to the original story, Paul eventually finds himself at the Initiation Well where his life is put under threat.As the two stories converge, Paul and his friends find themselves running out of time as history and technology conspire against them.During the dark days of the French revolution, Antoine Lestrade, a lawyer and friend of Robespierre, is forced to flee France after Robespierre is executed by the people's committee. Before leaving he arranges for Guillot to ransack the late Queen's summer palace in order to find the mysterious 'Queen's necklace' - an artefact that precipitated the execution of the the infamous Marie Antoinette.Over two hundred and fifty years later, Paul Breslin is forced to track down the necklace in order to save one of Lestrade's descendants from ruin.The hunt takes him from Versailles in France to Sintra in Portugal where an encounter with a mysterious organisation puts his life in danger.
I laughed a lot and now understand blokes a lot more than I ever wanted to' - Katherine Ryan 'Geoff is one of the funniest intelligent thinkers in comedy and this book reflects that perfectly' - Romesh Ranganathan 'Funny and insightful, it makes serious points without committing the cardinal sin of taking itself too seriously. ' - Adrian Chiles 'Highly informative. Geoff will make a proper bloke out of me yet.' - Hugo Rifkind 'A brilliant and hilarious book which defends blokes without denigrating women' - Konstantin Kisin If you see a man drinking a pint in an airport pub alone, that's a bloke. If you see a man driving to the tip on a Saturday morning with a smile on his face, that's a bloke. And if you see a man heading back from the tip and on the way to the pub, that's a very happy bloke. The British Bloke appears simple and straightforward. He loves football, cricket, beer and sheds. But beneath that simple exterior lies a mysterious and complex being... In The British Bloke Decoded, writer, comedian and regular bloke, Geoff Norcott, peels back the layers of blokedom, revealing the truth behind the behaviour of Britain's husbands, dads, brothers and friends. He dives into the value of banter, the roots of mansplaining, the near impossibility of getting blokes to send birthday cards, and whether there could be a medal system for vacuuming. Based on 46 years of intensive field research and semi-scientific insights, this book is a celebration of. the simple British bloke in all his splendour.
In the follow up to the New York Times bestseller The Tapper Twins Go to War, the twins' school scavenger hunt turns into a "madcap, uproarious romp around the Big Apple" full of "action, hilarity, and mayhem" (School Library Journal). Geoff Rodkey delivers another pitch-perfect ultra-modern comedy told as oral history with texts, screenshots and smartphone photos. When Claudia initiates a citywide scavenger hunt to raise money for charity, it's not just the twins' opposing teams that run riot. With the whole school racing to trade in sights seen for points to score front row tickets at Madison Square Garden, they may not get to the finish line with their dignity--and social lives--intact!
Discover how to increase the effectiveness of the time you spend in the saddle, whether you are a beginning hunt seat rider or a seasoned competitor. Geoff Teall—noted judge, trainer, and clinician—helps you put together an unbeatable package, including: Setting riding goals Finding the right horse and instructor Developing confidence and facing your fears Dressing for success in and out of the show ring Walking any course Seeing distances Jumping from a turn Angled jumps and end jumps Combinations, in-and-outs, and more Whether the first step on the road to a medal, or a tool to revitalize an experienced rider’s passion for the sport, this book will help you put the pieces together for that perfect, polished round.
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