Books written by Nic Compton
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50 Nautische knopen in een doos / druk 1
50 Nautische knopen in een doos / druk 1
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The Shipping Forecast: A Miscellany
From the places themselves – how they got their names, what’s happened there through the ages – to the poems and parodies that it’s inspired, this is a beautifully evocative tribute to one of Britain's – and Radio 4's – best ...
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Off the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea
'Some of the kids don't respond well to the structure of sail training, but for others it can have a profound effect. The joke in sail training circles is that when you get the really “good” kids, who know how to sail and do everything ...
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Off the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea
Others become hypnotised by the sea and jump to their deaths. Off the Deep End looks at the sea's physical character, how it confuses our senses and makes rational thought difficult.
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Titanic on Trial
Capturing the disbelief, the chaos and the terror of the disaster, this unique book brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it.
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Why Sailors Can't Swim and Other Marvellous Maritime Curiosities
This fascinating collection of maritime folklore and trivia delves into the history, science and culture of the sea, and is packed full of entertaining, surprising and insightful facts, from the delightfully obscure to the amusingly quaint, ...
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How to Avoid a Lightning Strike: 190 Essential Life Skills
Dividing life into four sections, and then subdividing its challenges into manageable chapters, its the most practical manual on the planet, offering step-by-step guides to the essential skills required for every practical challenge.
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Titanic on Trial
Capturing the disbelief, the chaos and the terror of the disaster, this unique book brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it.
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Life Skills: How to Chop Wood, Avoid a Lightning Strike, and Everything Else Your Parents Should Have Taught You!
Preparing to be an adult? Preparing someone else to act like an adult? This fully illustrated guide covers everything from sewing to first-aid to car maintenance!
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Notable Boats: Small Craft, Many Adventures
From an eleven-foot micro-cruiser that was built on an apartment balcony then set sail around the world, to the seven-day voyage that would change John Lennon’s life, this book is an absorbing read that will engage the reader in the ...
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The Indispensable Book of Practical Life Skills: Essential Lessons in Everything You Need to Be a Fully Functioning Adult
Describes how to do different activities in order to deal with both everyday and extreme situations, including setting the table, escaping from a sinking car, and surviving a blizzard inside a car.
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Paper Kites: How to Build and Fly Your Own Paper Kites
The tetradedral kite is an ingenious combination of spars&sails joined together to create an uniquely versatile flying structure.
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The Anatomy of Sail: The Yacht Dissected and Explained
This beautifully illustrated reference work for all boat lovers is an encyclopedic treasure trove of fascinating detail about every element of a yacht, from keel to binnacle, wheel and mast.
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A Knot A Day: 365 Knot Challenges for All Abilities
You won't escape this book without learning something, and you won't put it down without picking up an interesting fact or useful technique.
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The Indispensable Book of Practical Life Skills
Divided into four highly illustrated chapters -house and garden, health and beauty, travel and sports and accident and emergency -this book offers manageable step-by-step advice on how to cope with the practical challenges of every day life ...
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Tweetomomics: Everything You Need to Know about Economics in 140 Characters Or Less
We hear a lot about economics in the news these days, but how much do we really understand? All too often experts assume their audience knows as much about the...