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  • THE KEEPER OF KÔR

    A Novel of What We Protect, What We Surrender, and Who We Become in the Choosing

    Some discoveries change the discoverer forever. This is one of them.Cambridge linguist Horace Holly has worn an ironwood box around his neck for twenty-three years. Inside: a locked secret left by a dead man — his former student, the brilliant and broken James Vincey, who went into the unmapped East African interior, found something the world doesn't know exists, and died three weeks after coming ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Futures in Reverse

    Contango, Backwardation, and the Time-Traveling Mathematics of Commodities

    by Martin Cross ...
    In the high-stakes arena of global commodities, the price of oil or wheat today is rarely the same as its price three months from now. To navigate this uncertainty, Wall Street relies on futures contracts, creating a complex mathematical landscape defined by two opposing forces: contango and backwardation. When a market is in contango, future prices are higher than the current spot price, usually ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Olympic Obsession. The Inside Story of Britain's Most Successful Sport

    by Martin Cross ...
    'Olympic Obsession' brings to life the personalities behind British rowing's incredible success story at the Sydney Games. Set to a compelling narrative, the book unfolds against the story of Martin Cross. Cross' unique relationship with the sport over the last 30 years allows him to take us under the skin of the likes of Sir Steven Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent, and Miriam Batten. What is Redgrave ... Read more

    $12.07 USD

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  • 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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  • Stand Up Paddling

    Flatwater To Surf And Rivers

    by Rob Casey ...
    * Stand Up Paddling (SUP) is the fastest growing outdoor sport * The first comprehensive guidebook to how to SUP at all levels * SUP appeals to everyone, from fitness enthusiasts to paddlers looking for a new challenge Hawaiians were stand up paddle surfing (known as SUP) in the ’50s and ’60s, but the sport was first seen on the U.S. mainland in the early 2000s, when surfers Laird Hamilton and ... Read more

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  • Be Your Own Tactics Coach

    Improve Your Technique on the Water & Sail to Win

    by Jon Emmett ...
    Boatspeed is not enough – a good understanding of tactics is crucial if you want to win races. This book is a comprehensive programme to make you a tactical genius on the water. Individual chapters take you around the racecourse, from before you get on the water, through the pre-start, start, and various legs. Each section contains detailed advice for the beginner, intermediate and advanced sailor ... Read more

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  • The Insider's Guide to Choosing & Buying a Yacht

    Expert Advice to Help You Choose the Perfect Yacht

    by Duncan Kent ...
    This book offers practical advice to ensure you choose the right yacht for your sailing needs and budget. Potential buyers are guided through every stage of the process, from deciding on hull design and accommodation to deck layout and keel shape. There is information on construction materials and help in deciding what sort of craft would best suit your needs, including clever ways to 'try before ... Read more

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  • Dare to Do

    Taking on the planet by bike and boat

    by Sarah Outen ...
    Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Adventure Travel Book of the Year Award 2106On 1 April 2011, rower and adventurer Sarah Outen set off in her kayak from Tower Bridge for France. Her aim was simple: to circle the globe entirely under her own steam - cycling, kayaking and rowing across Europe, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, the Atlantic and eventually home. A year later, Sarah was plucked from ... Read more

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  • Risk to Gain

    by Mark Chisnell ...
    Have you ever dreamed of sailing around the world?If so, it probably wasn't like this...'Big pressure on you,' yelled hoarsely.Then more urgently, 'Big gust!' A curse. 'Thirty-eight knots, still building. Big pressure, look at the goddam speed! You wanna blow it!''No, I've got it! I've got it. Ease! Ease!'The winch drum howled. The boat had shaken herself at a frequency that shouldn't have been ... Read more

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  • RICH JOHNSON'S GUIDE TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL : How to Avoid Trouble and How to Live Through the Trouble You Can't Avoid: How to Avoid Trouble and How to Live Through the Trouble You Can't Avoid

    How to Avoid Trouble and How to Live Through the Trouble You Can't Avoid

    by Rich Johnson ...
    Expert advice on staying safe in the outdoors from one of America’s best-known survival writersThe best way to survive an extreme situation in the wilderness is to avoid it in the first place, says Rich Johnson in this refreshing new guide to outdoor survival skills. Avoiding both the rigid "primitive skills" ideology and macho, military/survivalist posturing, Johnson focuses on proven, easily ... Read more

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  • The Red Sea Specie I.D. Reference Guide

    A Canadian from Toronto. Has entered the sport of scuba diving in 1996. Since then the scuba diving for this Canadian has evolved over the years. Canadian diving compared to The Tropical destination differs. Life nourishes in the tropical waters, while it spreads in the cold water.. Canadian diving in cold water or ice diving. The Marine Life is different from that of other dive site. Although ... Read more

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