Port And Starboard
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| Author | : Michael Quinion |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
What is the true origin of the phrase 'one fell swoop'? Does the word 'honeymoon' really derive from an old Persian custom of giving the happy couple mead, a honey wine, for the first month after the wedding? The rapid growth of the internet and the use of email has increased the circulation of (usually) false tales about the evolution of language. In this entertaining and fascinating new book on the origins of words and expressions, Michael Quinion retells the mythic tales that have become popular currency - the word 'posh' deriving from 'port out, starboard home' - and also tries to find and explain the true stories behind the origins of phrases. Quinion offers explanations of why and how stories about words are created, and how misunderstanding word origins - while usually harmless - can have serious consequences.
| Author | : Arthur Ransome |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2019-08-27 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0359880797 |
The Big Six is the ninth book of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books, published in 1940. The book returns Dick and Dorothea Callum, known as the Ds, to the Norfolk Broads where they renew their friendship with the members of the Coot Club. This book is more of a detective story as the Ds and Coot Club try to unravel a mystery that threatens the Death and Glories' freedom to sail the river.The Ds return to Norfolk, hoping to enjoy a holiday with their friends of the Coot Club. Unfortunately, they find the Death and Glories (Pete, Bill and Joe) coming under a gathering cloud of suspicion of setting moored boats adrift.
| Author | : John Jourdane |
| Publisher | : John Jourdane |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9780963189608 |
Experience the longest, most grueling yacht race on earth-33,000 miles and nine months of sailing through storms, blizzards, and icebergs.
| Author | : William Henry Smyth |
| Publisher | : London : Blackie and son |
| Total Pages | : 836 |
| Release | : 1867 |
| Genre | : Military art and science |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Oscar Seaworthy |
| Publisher | : Barefoot Books |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781846860621 |
Join the pirates as they go to sea.
| Author | : Stephen Bleecker Luce |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 954 |
| Release | : 1884 |
| Genre | : Navigation |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : United States. Coast Guard |
| Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Inland navigation |
| ISBN | : 1616082437 |
For anyone who owns a boat, this is the handbook for you. Included are all of the official government rules and regulations that must be followed by anyone out on the water. This book will prepare you for head?on situations, avoiding collisions, using, distress signals, and will inform you of all the up?to?date water regulations. Whether you?re in a jam or just relaxing at sea, Navigation Rules will teach and prepare you for anything and everything you may encounter while on your boat.
| Author | : Nicola Skinner |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 2023-06-06 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0063071754 |
Nicola Skinner's inventive, funny, surprising prose once again tells an honest story of big emotions, making Starboard the perfect follow-up to the critically acclaimed Storm. Kirsten Bramble is too famous to have friends. That’s what she tells herself, anyway—but with the end of her hit reality TV show barreling toward her, Kirsten’s not sure she’s ready to say goodbye to her lonely life of fame. Luckily—or unluckily—Kirsten can’t help being plunged headfirst into a new adventure when she’s dragged on a class trip to visit the SS Great Britain. Because somehow, the ancient ship can speak to her—and she wants Kirsten to be her new captain. The ship pulls out of the harbor with no sails and no working engine, and try as Kirsten might, she can’t convince the ship to turn back until they find a way to help her finish her final quest. Kirsten doesn’t feel like a captain—but along the way, she may just realize that the ending of an adventure, while scary, can be just as special as the beginning.
| Author | : Arthur Ransome |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 532 |
| Release | : 2013-03-07 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1448161444 |
‘Let fly jib sheet! Slack away main! Fenders out!’ Dick and Dorothea – also known as The Ds – arrive in Norfolk all ready to learn how to sail. They couldn’t hope for a better teacher than Tom Dudgeon. But Tom is in a spot of trouble. After seeing the beastly Margoletta moored clean across the nests of his beloved coots, Tom set the motorcruiser adrift. Now the enemy have offered a bounty on his head. Can they save the birds’ nest from almost certain destruction? Will they avoid being caught by the awful Hullabaloos? Only some brave friends and quick thinking stands between them and disaster... Includes exclusive material: In ‘The Backstory’ you can test your knowledge of the book, learn about the adventurous author and get some handy facts about birds and boats. Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
| Author | : Michael J. Sheehan |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2008-04-04 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 078643564X |
