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  • Bumbling Through Paradise

    In 1985 Nancy and Jerry Thacker bought a 37 foot Tayana 37 cutter sailboat for recreation sailing in Long Island Sound, a popular sailing venue between New York and Connecticut, their home. After sailing on weekends for two years they sold their home and moved on their boat. They headed for the Caribbean,with thoughts of of someday sailing to the south seas or Europe. Their neautiful candy-apple ... Read more

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  • Reinventing the Universe

    This book looks at various assumptions which have been made by astronomers over the years and finds many wrong. We find that the Universe is probably not expanding, as most astronomers believe, and there was not a Big Bang. We also find that many, or even most, of the star and galaxy images we see in the heavens are mirages - optical illusions due to bending of light by gravity.We also find that ... Read more

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  • Go to Sea

    by Greg LeBreton ...
    Have you ever watched a sailboat slip from its dock and cruise out to sea? Have you wanted to go along? "Go to Sea" gives you all the reasons to climb aboard a sailing adventure with your family. With plenty of links to cruising resources, web pages, and equipment information, Go to Sea is a must have for every new sailor wanting to cruise. ... Read more

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  • The Interstellar Age

    Inside the Forty-Year Voyager Mission

    by Jim Bell ...
    The story of the men and women who drove NASA’s Voyager spacecraft mission—the farthest-flung emissaries of planet Earth—told by a scientist who was there from the beginning.Voyager 1 left our solar system in 2012; its sister craft, Voyager 2, did so in 2018. The fantastic journey began in 1977, before the first episode of Cosmos aired. The mission was planned as a grand tour beyond the moon; ... Read more

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  • The Roswell Dig Diaries

    Series series Sci Fi Declassified
    A comprehensive, exclusive, in-depth exploration of the infamous Roswell UFO incident. Read the facts, sift through the evidence, and decide for yourself—are we alone?In July 1947, something crashed in the desert near Roswell, New Mexico. What that object was, as well as what happened in the days following the crash, has been hotly disputed ever since. Did the United States government cover up the ... Read more

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  • Occupation Circumnavigator: Sailing Around the World

    Sailing Around the World

    by Lars Hässler ...
    A hippy Sell Up and Sail , this entertaining and inspiring book is more than just a cruising narrative - it is an instructive account showing how anyone can circumnavigate (or even sail for an extended period) without huge funds. Lars Hassler originally set off intending to sail for three years, but by judiciously using his funds, and topping them up by taking charter guests on cruises, he sailed ... Read more

    $20.29 USD

  • Sailing In Newfoundland and to the Azores

    by Neil Bose ...
    This is a book of days and moments spent sailing on the east coast of Newfoundland and over the Atlantic to the Azores. Newfoundland is a beautiful cruising ground, one of the best in the world for a short period of the year in July and August, perhaps from late June. Optimistically and romantically, the Bay of Exploits has been called the Caribbean of the north. Many cruising days in summer start ... Read more

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  • Turn Left at Orion

    Hundreds of Night Sky Objects to See in a Home Telescope – and How to Find Them

    With over 100,000 copies sold since first publication, this is one of the most popular astronomy books of all time. It is a unique guidebook to the night sky, providing all the information you need to observe a whole host of celestial objects. With a new spiral binding, this edition is even easier to use outdoors at the telescope and is the ideal beginner's book. Keeping its distinct one-object ... Read more

    $29.49 USD

  • Celestial Navigation

    Learn How to Master One of the Oldest Mariner's Arts

    by Tom Cunliffe ...
    Celestial navigation is one of the oldest of the mariner's arts – and one of the most awe-inspiring. It is also essential for every ocean sailor who wants to be able to fix his position should the GPS fail. Tom Cunliffe shows you how to master the art in easy stages. Within a few pages you'll be taking your first sight. From there it is a short step to plotting your position, wherever you may be ... Read more

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  • Decoding the Message of the Pulsars

    Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy

    A new interpretation of nearly 40 years of interstellar signals and the prophetic message they contain• Contains extensive analysis of pulsar data, revealing new ideas about the origins and functions of pulsars• Provides proof of an extraterrestrial communication network• Includes information about the formation of crop circles and force-field-beaming technologyIn 1967, astronomers began receiving ... Read more

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  • Astronomy For Beginners

    by Jeff Becan ...
    Series series For Beginners
    Astronomy For Beginners is a friendly and accessible guide to our universe, our galaxy, our solar system and the planet we call home. Each year as we cruise through space on this tiny blue-green wonder, a number of amazing and remarkable events occur. For example, like clockwork, we’ll run head-on into asteroid and cometary debris that spreads shooting stars across our skies. On occasion, we’ll ... Read more

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  • The Race

    The First Nonstop, Round-the-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition

    A contributing editor for Outside magazine provides a behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced, around-the-world sailing race.An invigorating behind-the-scenes look at the world of extreme sailing, The Race is also a taut, engrossing account of the first running of the competition called "The Race," which began on December 31, 2000, in Barcelona and ended sixty-two days later in Marseilles. The ... Read more

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