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The Story of the Voyage

Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England

By: Philip Edwards

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The Story of the Voyage

Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England

By: Philip Edwards

Study of voyage narratives, including Cook and Bligh, set in the context of British imperialism.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521604265

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9780521604260

A Fairytale or Not

By: Philip Badger Greenwood

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Many a year has past since the day of my birth suffice to say that I am as old as my heart and as young as the winter snow. Odd that I should mention the winter for it was the season that I entered this world and it is my favourite. I love the magic of the season and the good will of the human spirit. It has always been this way with me and I shall never differ. My life differs none other that yours excepting perhaps that I have witnessed many a phenomenon. For example, spirits of the dead have visited and spoken with me. I have stood in my garden at night and watched unidentified flying objects cross the sky and disappear in the blinking of an eye. Moreover, yes. I have even seen a fairy. I live deep in the countryside and often feel the magic of the fairy folk around me. Not to long ago, I found myself driving down the long narrow road that eventually leads to my home. I was half a mile from my property and travelling at approximately 25 miles per hour. I have to pass a small coppice at the side of the road that boasts a mound in its centre. Perhaps it was from out of this mound that a little man appeared, I cannot say. However, of a sudden, a little man with beautiful transparent wings attached to his back, flew across my window screen. I must admit that these sightings are so very rare and that to witness such a sight is magnificent indeed. It has never accorded me to put my experiences to paper. However, after my last encounter with some very odd creatures, I have decided to give record of a few. My reason for this is that after you have read these few examples, perhaps you would care to read some of the following tales that I have accumulated over a period of many years....

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1456788930

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9781456788933

Bounty Chords

Music, Dance and Cultural Heritage on Norfolk and Pitcairn Islands

By: Philip Hayward

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Bounty Chords

Music, Dance and Cultural Heritage on Norfolk and Pitcairn Islands

By: Philip Hayward

Traces the role of song and dance in the societies of Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands.

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Indiana University Press

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0861966783

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9780861966783

Wildest Alaska

Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay

By: Philip L. Fradkin

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Wildest Alaska

Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay

By: Philip L. Fradkin

Twenty-five years ago Philip L. Fradkin read a book about a remote bay on the Gulf of Alaska coast. The noted environmental historian was attracted by the threads of violence woven through the natural and human histories of Lituya Bay. Could these histories be related, and if so, how? The attempt to define the power of this wild place was a tantalizing and, as it turned out, dangerous quest. This compelling and eerie memoir tells of Fradkin's odyssey through recorded human history and eventually to the bay itself, as he explores the dark and unyielding side of nature. Natural forces have always dominated Lituya Bay. Immense storms, powerful earthquakes, huge landslides, and giant waves higher than the world's tallest skyscrapers pound the whale-shaped fjord. Compelling for its deadly beauty, the bay has attracted visitors over time, but it has never been mastered by them. Its seasonal occupants throughout recorded history—Tlingit Indians, European explorers, gold miners, and coastal fishermen seeking a harbor of refuge—have drowned, gone mad, slaughtered fur-bearing animals with abandon, sifted the black sand beaches for minute particles of gold, and murdered each other. Only a hermit found peace there. Then the author and his small son visited the bay and were haunted by a grizzly bear. As an environmental writer for the Los Angeles Times and western editor of Audubon magazine, Fradkin has traveled from Tierra del Fuego to the North Slope of Alaska. But nothing prepared him for Lituya Bay, a place so powerful it turned one person's hair white. This story resonates with echoes of Melville, Poe, and Conrad as it weaves together the human and natural histories of a beautiful and wild place.

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Univ of California Press

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0520930282

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9780520930285

London and the Georgian Navy

By: Philip Macdougall

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London and the Georgian Navy

By: Philip Macdougall

At a time when the Royal Navy was the biggest and best in the world, Georgian London was the hub of this immense industrial-military complex, underpinning and securing a global trading empire that was entirely dependent on the navy for its existence. Philip MacDougall explores the bureaucratic web that operated within the wider city area before giving attention to London's association with the practical aspects of supplying and manning the operational fleet and shipbuilding, repair and maintenance. His supremely detailed geographical exploration of these areas includes a discussion of captivating key personalities, buildings and work. The book examines significant locations as well as the importance of Londoners in the manning of ships and how the city memorialised the navy and its personnel during times of victory. An in-depth gazetteer and walking guide complete this fascinating study of Britain, her capital and her Royal Navy.

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The History Press

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0752493027

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9780752493022

The Naval Mutinies of 1798

The Irish Plot to Seize the Channel Fleet

By: Philip MacDougall

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The Naval Mutinies of 1798

The Irish Plot to Seize the Channel Fleet

By: Philip MacDougall

For Ireland, the year 1798 saw a major rebellion breaking out against rule from London, a time in which Britain was in its fifth year of a hard-fought war against revolutionary France. Set in motion by the Society of United Irishmen, an underground organization with links to Paris, the rebellion was eventually crushed by an overwhelming force of arms. In this new, dramatic account, Philip MacDougall shines a light on a little covered aspect of this history: the United Irish plot to capture a number of British warships and the planned use of those vessels in support of the rebellion that broke out in 1798. The means by which those ships were to be taken, not by direct external attack but by mutinous intrigue directed from on board, is fully explored. While ships blockading the French port of Brest returned to re-victual in Cawsand Bay, with many of the officers on shore leave, it was an ideal time for the plotting of mutinies. United Irishman alongside English and Scottish republicans could safely mix with those on other ships to develop a unified strategy. This book offers a micro study of how the planned mutiny plot developed and was co-ordinated. Personalities, cliques and idealists are seen as taking leading roles, with attention given to the motivating issues that lay behind those risk takers who knew that failure would result in likely hanging from the yardarm. Based on research from the National Archives, contemporary newspaper reports and the detailed hand written minutes of the courts martial held upon those identified as rebel leaders and some of their supporters (containing the actual words of the people of the lower deck) this is a full and balanced account of the plot which, if successful, would have re-written history.

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Pen and Sword Maritime

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1399044613

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9781399044615

500 Tips on Assessment

By: Philip Race,Sally Brown,Brenda Smith

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500 Tips on Assessment

By: Philip Race,Sally Brown,Brenda Smith

An invaluable dip-in aid for hard-pressed lecturers and teachers in further and higher education. It should be read, enjoyed and seriously considered by all those concerned about the quality and appropriateness of their assessment methods.

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Psychology Press

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0415342791

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9780415342797

The Dark Design

The Third Book of the Riverworld Series

By: Philip Jose Farmer

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The Dark Design

The Third Book of the Riverworld Series

By: Philip Jose Farmer

A New York Times bestsesller, The Dark Design is the third novel in Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction legend Philip José Farmer's Riverworld series. Milton Firebrass, once Mark Twain's enemy and now his greatest ally, plans to build a giant airship that can fly to the North Pole of Riverworld. Once there, he hopes to learn the secret of the mysterious tower that dominates the landscape and find the answer to his most urgent question: could the tower contain the Ethicals, the enigmatic beings that created Riverworld? Meanwhile, Jill Gulbirra is challenged for the job of piloting the airship by none other than Cyrano de Bergerac. As if there were not enough challenges facing the crew, they soon suspect there is an agent of the Ethicals among their number, plotting their destruction.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Tor Books

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1429949147

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9781429949149

Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns

By: Philip Kaplan

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Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns

By: Philip Kaplan

A pictorial history of American, Japanese, German, and British battleships in World War II. Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world’s navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with the arenas in which these final examples of battleship technology were laid down, built up, launched, fitted out, commissioned and taken out to sea. The book roots itself in a period of monumental change within the history of contemporary warfare. With the baton being passed from the battleship community to that of the aircraft carrier, the iconic battleship was gradually superseded by a new and even more threatening weapons system. It was destined to be consigned to the history books, whilst newer, slicker and more efficient fighting machines took precedence. This publication serves as a tribute to a lost legend of naval warfare. There is a look at some of modern history’s most significant battleships, relaying their thrilling stories, defining characteristics and eventual fates. Ships featured include Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Warspite, Tirpitz and Yamato. The book is completed with ‘Fast and Last,’ a visit on board the four final examples of battleship technology and design, the last serving battleships USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Wisconsin, and USS Missouri. Their Second World War careers are recounted, as are the qualities that made them special. Praise for Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns “The author does an excellent job providing insight into the design and building of particular battleship classes. . . . The pictures of battleships that grace this book are one of its chief strengths. . . . this volume provides new information, insights, and images that even some well- read “experts” might find enlightening.” —Naval Historical Foundation

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Pen and Sword

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147384357X

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9781473843578

Rhetoric and Galatians

Assessing an Approach to Paul's Epistle

By: Philip H. Kern

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Rhetoric and Galatians

Assessing an Approach to Paul's Epistle

By: Philip H. Kern

This monograph challenges the accepted notion that Galatians is either a sample of classical rhetoric or should be interpreted in light of Graeco-Roman rhetorical handbooks. It demonstrates that the handbooks of Aristotle, Cicero, et al. discuss a form of oratory which was limited with respect to subject, venue and style of communication, and that Galatians falls outside such boundaries. The inapplicability of ancient canons of rhetoric is reinforced by a detailed comparison of Galatians with the handbooks, a survey of patristic attitudes towards Paul's communicative technique, and interaction with twentieth-century discussions of the nature of New Testament Greek. Dr Kern concludes that rhetorical handbooks were never a tool of literary criticism and that they cannot assist the search for a distinctly Pauline rhetoric. Thus this study has implications not only for Galatians, but also for other New Testament epistles.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139425838

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9781139425834

Settlers and the Agrarian Question

Capitalism in Colonial Australia

By: Philip McMichael

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Settlers and the Agrarian Question

Capitalism in Colonial Australia

By: Philip McMichael

An original interpretation of the development of Australian colonial society and economy.

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328

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Cambridge University Press

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0521523168

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9780521523165

500 Tips for Open and Online Learning

By: Philip Race

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500 Tips for Open and Online Learning

By: Philip Race

This guide provides user friendly advice and support for those currently involved with open learning and those considering it for the first time. 500 Tips for Open and Online Learning aims not only to save time but also to enhance the quality of the learning experience which learners will draw from open and online learning. There are six sections of the book which cover: What is open and online learning, why use it and how? how to set up open and online learning programmes designing new resource materials putting technology to work supporting open learners assessing open learning. This practical guide will be an invaluable resource, providing immediate help to the increasing number of people now under pressure to design, support and deliver open learning programmes.

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Psychology Press

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0415342775

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9780415342773

Those are Real Bullets

Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972

By: Peter Pringle,Philip Jacobson

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Those are Real Bullets

Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972

By: Peter Pringle,Philip Jacobson

Narrates the events of "Bloody Sunday," when British paratroopers opened fire on Irish Catholics, resulting in thirteen deaths and a renewed, violent fight against British presence.

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Grove Press

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0802138799

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9780802138798

Monarchy and the End of Empire

The House of Windsor, the British Government, and the Postwar Commonwealth

By: Philip Murphy

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Monarchy and the End of Empire

The House of Windsor, the British Government, and the Postwar Commonwealth

By: Philip Murphy

This unique and meticulously-researched study examines the triangular relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945. It has two principal areas of focus: the monarch's role as sovereign of a series of Commonwealth Realms, and quite separately as head of the Commonwealth. It traces how, in the early part of the twentieth century, the British government promoted the Crown as a counterbalance to the centrifugal forces that were drawing the Empire apart. Ultimately, however, with newly-independent India's determination to become a republic in the late 1940s, Britain had to accept that allegiance to the Crown could no longer be the common factor binding the Commonwealth together. It therefore devised the notion of the headship of the Commonwealth as a means of enabling a republican India 'to continue to give the monarchy a pivotal symbolic role and therefore to remain in the Commonwealth.' In the years of rapid decolonization which followed 1945, it became clear that this elaborate constitutional infrastructure posed significant problems for British foreign policy. The system of Commonwealth Realms was a recipe for confusion and misunderstanding. Policy makers in the UK increasingly saw it as a liability in terms of Britain's relations with its former colonies, so much so that by the early 1960s they actively sought to persuade African nationalist leaders to adopt republican constitutions on independence. The headship of the Commonwealth also became a cause for concern, partly because it offered opportunities for the monarch to act without ministerial advice, and partly because it tended to tie the British government to what many within the UK had begun to regard as a largely redundant institution. Philip Murphy employs a large amount of previously-unpublished documentary evidence to argue that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening Imperial ties, increasingly became an source of frustration for British foreign policy makers.

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OUP Oxford

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0191662186

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9780191662188

Tides

A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams

By: Philip M. Smith

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Tides

A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams

By: Philip M. Smith

Tides: A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams prepares the reader for the Officer of the Watch and Master/Mate certificates required by all officers on commercial seagoing vessels. From the formation of tides and tidal stream data, right through to practice questions with answers, and even mock exam papers, this book will provide you with all the reference material you need in order to pass your exams.

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345

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Routledge

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1317200349

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9781317200345

The Sustainable Tall Building

A Design Primer

By: Philip Oldfield

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The Sustainable Tall Building

A Design Primer

By: Philip Oldfield

The Sustainable Tall Building: A Design Primer is an accessible and highly illustrated guide, which primes those involved in the design and research of tall buildings to dramatically improve their performance. Using a mixture of original research and analysis, best-practice design thinking and a detailed look at exemplar case studies, author Philip Oldfield takes the reader through the architectural ideas, engineering strategies and cutting-edge technologies that are available to the tall building design team. The book takes a global perspective, examining high-rise design in different climates, cultures and contexts. It considers common functions such as high-rise housing and offices, to more radical designs such as vertical farming and vertical cemeteries. Innovation is provided by examining not only the environmental performance of tall buildings but also their social sustainability, guiding the reader through strategies to create successful communities at height. The book starts by critically appraising the sustainability of tall building architecture past and present, before demonstrating innovative ways for future tall buildings to be designed. These include themes such as climatically responsive architecture, siting a tall building in the city, zero-carbon towers, skygardens and community spaces at height, sustainable structural systems and novel façades. In doing so, the book provides essential reading for architects, engineers, consultants, developers, researchers and students engaged with sustainable design and high-rise architecture.

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1317443691

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9781317443698

Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology

By: Stephen S. Cheung,Philip N. Ainslie

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Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology

By: Stephen S. Cheung,Philip N. Ainslie

Short, factual description of the book (summary of what it includes, without subjective or promotional language.) This book, for upper undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in the field, is used to provide an overview of how the environment impacts exercise"--

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Human Kinetics

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1492593982

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9781492593980

Becoming Teachers

Texts and Testimonies, 1907-1950

By: Peter Cunningham,Philip Gardner

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Becoming Teachers

Texts and Testimonies, 1907-1950

By: Peter Cunningham,Philip Gardner

Fills an inexplicable gap in the published history of schooling in the twentieth century, featuring the voice of the teacher telling his or her own story set alongside more conventional commentary.

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Psychology Press

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0713002131

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9780713002133

Cheers!

Cocktails & Toasts to Celebrate Every Day of the Year

By: Philip Greene

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Cheers!

Cocktails & Toasts to Celebrate Every Day of the Year

By: Philip Greene

Philip Greene, winner of the 13th Annual Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits, pairs each day of the year with a cocktail recipe that represents it, along with a toast in celebration! For every day of the year, Cheers! offers delicious cocktail recipes along with a backstory connecting the recipe to a particular day and a toast to raise in celebration. Greene draws on a range of interesting and (usually) fun events, some significant and some trivial, from the pages of history, literature, sports, entertainment, and more. Many of the toasts are classics culled from cocktail and bartending books dating to the nineteenth century, the works of Shakespeare, and other timeless sources. While the book undoubtedly acknowledges the usual noteworthy dates from around the world (New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, etc.), it also features a new twist on standard observances, offering a fresh story, angle, and drink.

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