From his days as a cadet on the aging training ship Worcester, Captain Philip Rentells forty-year career has spanned the worlds oceans and a huge variety of seagoing experience.
From his days as a cadet on the aging training ship Worcester, Captain Philip Rentells forty-year career has spanned the worlds oceans and a huge variety of seagoing experience.
From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of the next climate war: the fight to fix our food system.
Two innovations in weaponry appeared at the beginning of the twentieth century and revolutionized warfare, turning it into a multidimensional contest: the modern diesel-powered submarine and the fixed-wing aircraft.
For fans of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Lab Girl, an arresting memoir that chronicles a young woman's journey from remote island research to Big Pharma and the boardroom.
A Waterstones, Observer and Financial Times Book of the Year, 2025The instant Sunday Times bestseller'Charming, clever, self-effacing, interesting and thoughtful' - The Observer'Visionary .
The Tunisian Crochet Sweater Collectionis more than just a collection of stunning sweater patternsits a comprehensive guide to mastering Tunisian crochet and creating beautifully wearable garments.
In this entertaining and insightful exploration of the process of invention, an experienced inventor vividly illustrates how great inventions embody three crucial characteristics--simplicity, elegance, and robustness.
Stay at the leading edge of modern infrastructure with this definitive guide to integrating AI, blockchain, and cloud-native methodologies into robust and secure software platforms.
The Tunisian Crochet Sweater Collectionis more than just a collection of stunning sweater patternsits a comprehensive guide to mastering Tunisian crochet and creating beautifully wearable garments.
Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly forty profiles of classic/uniqu e boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015.
Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly forty profiles of classic/uniqu e boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015.
If you shy away from crocheting sweaters, cardigans, ponchos, or tops because you think they're complicated and take too much time to make, this book was designed just for you.
If you shy away from crocheting sweaters, cardigans, ponchos, or tops because you think they're complicated and take too much time to make, this book was designed just for you.
A concise history of the development and use of incendiary weapons--flamethrowers, incendiary bombs, napalm, and more--by the American military in the twentieth century, with a focus on World War II.
A concise history of the development and use of incendiary weapons--flamethrowers, incendiary bombs, napalm, and more--by the American military in the twentieth century, with a focus on World War II.
Stay at the leading edge of modern infrastructure with this definitive guide to integrating AI, blockchain, and cloud-native methodologies into robust and secure software platforms.
A powerful expos that reveals how heart-healthy seed oils have silently sabotaged our healthand how returning to real, natural fats can restore vitality, balance, and truth to the modern diet.
