1970s Hollywood: O'Connor, a free-spirited young journalist known for her penetrating celebrity interviews, is bent on unearthing secrets long ago buried by the showbiz team of singer Vince Collins & comic Lanny Morris. These two desirable men, once inseparable, were driven apart by a bizarre & unexplained death.
(Vocal Selections). This Charles Dickens novel was adapted for Broadway by Rupert Holmes in 1986, and went on to win 5 Tony Awards. 12 selections: There You Are * A Man Could Go Quite Mad * Two Kinsmen * Moonfall * The Wages of Sin * Both Sides of the Coin * Perfect Strangers * Never the Luck * Off to the Races * Don't Quit While You're Ahead * The Garden Path to Hell * The Writing on the Wall.
The complete, easy to use, hands-on manual packed with detailed step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos and practical advice on starting dinghy sailing as well as getting the most out of it, whatever your skill level.
Together, the MongoDB database, the Express and AngularJS web application frameworks, and Node.js on the server-side constitute the MEAN stack, a powerful web development platform that uses JavaScript top to bottom.
The ultimate beginner's guide to sailing: no matter where you are or how old you are, this book shows you how to get afloat and what to do once you're aboard.
Who hasn't wondered for a split second what the world would be like the object of your affliction ceased to exist? But then you've probably never heard of The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To gain admission, a student must have an ethical reason for erasing someone who deeply deserves a fate no worse (nor better) than death. The campus of this "Poison Ivy League" college its location unknown to even those who study there is where you might find yourself the practice target of a classmate and where one's mandatory graduation thesis is getting away with the perfect murder of someone whose death will make the world a much better place to live. Prepare for an education you'll never forget. A delightful mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well intentioned would be murderers you'll ever read
A Comprehensive Guide to Boat Improvement, Refitting and Repair
Focusing on practical skills, this guide provides detailed instructions for maintaining various types of boats, including sailboats and powerboats. It covers essential tasks such as rust removal, engine servicing, and woodwork refurbishment, all presented through clear illustrations and photographs. The book emphasizes both immediate troubleshooting and long-term care, making it an invaluable resource for boat owners looking to save on expert help while ensuring their vessels remain in top condition.
The Boatyard Book is a practical, comprehensive reference manual that provides sensible, accessible advice for boatowners on planning and carrying out annual maintenance, repairs, upgrades and refits of sailing yachts and motorboats, up to 20 metres in length. Beginning with all the information owners will need to care for their boat, including how to budget and plan tasks to be done through the year, The Boatyard Book goes on to help them choose the best boatyard for their needs, then provides essential how-to reference material and ideas for a comprehensive range of projects large and small to be carried out ashore. There's advice and tips from highly respected boatyard owners, specialists and surveyors, as well as from the author's own 25 years' experience of boat ownership, all fully illustrated with step-by-step photos and illustrations. Topics covered include: - laying up - hull and deck care - mast and rigging - sail care - engines - electrics - maintenance of plumbing and gas systems - more complex projects, including re-wiring a boat, overhauling an engine, how to treat osmosis and how to go about a complete refit. This is a book to be kept at the yard, or on the boat, and used time and time again by those who are either happy to keep things ticking along with the minimum of effort or by those who want to get stuck into bigger projects.
This pocket-sized guide is a quick reference for all seafarers to the essential navigational lights, shapes, and seamarks which abound off the coastline all over the world. Laid out simply & clearly for quick accessibility, it enables crew, navigators, skippers and even casual day guests aboard to quickly identify the lights, marks and shapes being displayed by other ships at night as well as during the day. It's easy to confuse (or forget) what particular lights, marks and shapes mean--especially under stress or in the dark--but with this handy book, help is quickly at hand. A ready reckoner reminder of: -Cardinal buoys and channel markers -Lights displayed by ships at night (tugs, dredgers, pilot vessels, stationary vessels, fishing boats, yachts, motorboats) and from all aspects (front, side, astern) -Daytime shapes displayed by boats (e.g. for anchoring, towing, diving, dredging) -Ships' sound signals (used in fog) -Signal flags and their navigational meanings (I am dragging my anchor; You are running into danger; I have a diver down). These lights, shapes and marks are applicable worldwide, by maritime law, which makes this international handbook a valuable and popular addition to the Reeds Handbook series.
Další z řady naší jachtařské literatury - kniha plná rad a návodů, jak na minimum snížit riziko nehody, plavebních komplikací a selhání přístrojů či vybavení při plavbě. Kniha obsahuje širokou škálu informací z oblasti dobré námořní praxe, plavební přípravy, manipulace s lodí, navigace, vedení posádky, týmové práci, komunikace, meteorologie, nouzových postupů a mnoho dalšího. Vše je podáno praktickou a srozumitelnou formou. Do knihy jsou zahrnuty nejrůznější užitečné seznamy a sety, případové studie nehod s objasněním jejich příčin a s vysvětlením, jak bylo možné katastrofě zabránit. To všechno poskytne čtenáři cenné lekce, které jej vybaví do nebezpečných situací, které jej mohou na moři potkat.
