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by Rod Haines
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
What is life like without arms?
Rod Haines was born in 1942, at a time when doctors freely gave advice on options of what to do with this armless baby, and whom they thought would also have limited brain function.
Rod was the middle child of five children and his childhood was full of...
by Matt Vance
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
To sail a boat is a magical, and sometimes mystical, experience. The sailor is free from the cares of life on land, entirely absorbed in the enterprise of moving a craft across the water. For the uninitiated, though, willingly putting oneself at the mercy of nature’s unpredictable forces, winds,...
Chasing the Cup
My America's Cup Journey
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Jimmy Spithill is arguably one of the world's greatest skippers: the youngest and double winner of the America's Cup, the oceanic version of Formula 1; winner of the Sydney Hobart; multiple world champion in match and fleet racing... the list goes on. And on a day off he'll paddleboard 32 miles through...
by Helen Summer
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Each year, thousands of competitors pit themselves against the elements, extremes of geography and their own psyches to take part in the world’s hardest physical challenges. From the cold of the highest peaks to the unforgiving heat of the desert, by water, bike or foot seemingly ordinary people...
Barbarian Days
A Surfing Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
****Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography**
“Reading this guy on the subject of waves and water is like reading Hemingway on bullfighting; William Burroughs on controlled substances; Updike on adultery. . . . a coming-of-age story, seen through the gloss resin coat of a surfboard.”—*Sports...
Mischief goes South
Every herring should hang by its own tail
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
‘No sea voyage can be dull for a man who has an eye for the ever-changing sea and sky, the waves, the wind and the way of a ship upon the water.’
So observes H.W. ‘Bill’ Tilman in this account of two lengthy voyages in which dull intervals were few and far between.
In 1966, after...
Fearless
One Woman, One Kayak, One Continent
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
Like the instant classic The Last American Man, Fearless is the story of a remarkable individual who accepts no personal limits—including fear. Freya Hoffmeister, a forty-six-year-old former sky diver, gymnast, marksman, and Miss Germany contestant, left her twelve-year-old son behind to paddle...
Creating Textures in Watercolor
A Guide to Painting 83 Textures from Grass to Glass to Tree Bark to Fur
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1992
Silken strands of hair. Water tumbling over rocks. Blinding reflections in glass or metal.
Cathy Johnson shows you how to create realistic textures like these and make your watercolor paintings come alive.
You'll find practical, easy-to-follow guidelines inside for creating 83 wonderful textures...
Painting Vibrant Watercolors
Discover the Magic of Light, Color and Contrast
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2009
Paint Watercolors that Shine!
Make the most of watercolor's fresh, vibrant nature through light, color and contrast. In the first few chapters, artist Soon Y. Warren helps you lay the groundwork - everything from choosing and lighting subjects to color theory and perspective. Then, follow along...
The Flower Painters Essential Handbook
How to Paint 50 Beautiful Flowers in Watercolor
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2006
From Agapanthus to Water lily, this unique artist's reference provides easy-to-follow, plant-specific information on how to paint 50 of today's most popular flowers.
Learn to draw each basic flower shape and then paint a single detailed bloom
Gain full, practical guidance for painting each flower...
by Andrea McCloud
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
The Girl's Guide to Surfing delivers all a girl needs to score the wave of her choice. The surfing population has recently exploded, and women are in the water more than ever. For all these hearty souls, author Andrea McCloud delivers down-to-earth instruction and indispensable advice. Find out what...
by Jerry Dennis
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2014
In these acclaimed essays, Jerry Dennis, widely recognized as one of our finest writers on nature and the outdoors, turns his attention to old passions and finds new reasons to appreciate them. This engaging collection explores the quintessential American sports of canoeing and camping and pays tribute...
Newlyweds Afloat
Married Bliss and Mechanical Breakdowns While Living Aboard a Trawler
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
A funny memoir of falling in love, getting married, and moving aboard a boat.
A young woman meets an amazing guy, falls in love, and they move in together. Straightforward enough, right? Except he lives on a boat—a 38-foot trawler, docked in Chicago. Their relationship is intensified...
The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"
From London to Paris, and by Harve across the Channel to the Isle of Wight, South Coast, &c., &c.
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2013
This edition features illustrations and linked Footnotes.
PREFACE.
In the earlier part of this voyage, and where it was most wished for, along the dangerous coast of France, fine weather came.
Next there was an amphibious interlude to the Paris Exhibition, while the Rob Roy sailed inland.
Thence...