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  Understanding a Nautical Chart -...

  Paul Boissier

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  We all rely on charts to navigate at sea – but are we missing essential information? A mass of data is included on each chart and deciphering the many symbols and abbreviations can be complicated. The accuracy of some charted depths can be trusted entirely while others should be treated with caution.  This book will tell you where to find and how to understand this vital knowledge. This updated second edition explains how charts are compiled before guiding you through the elements that make up these vital navigational tools. Improve you understanding of charts and you will navigate with increased safety and confidence. Understanding a Nautical Chart offers superb value as, in addition to a wealth of practical advice, there is a key to all the recently updated chart symbols and abbreviations from Symbols and Abbreviations Used on Admiralty Charts (5011). It includes information on electronic charts, explains how to update a chart and how to establish the accuracy of each chart.  It is ideal for professional mariners and leisure sailors.

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  Terrorist - Be A Survivor Not a...

  Sarah Connor

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  Be a survivor NOT a statistic. Outfox the terrorist predator by: Developing survivor AWARENESS, developing the WILL to survive, understanding and managing your FEAR, TRAVELLING safely, and experiencing POWERFUL attack scenario visualisations. This audiobook is still current and a valuable assest, however, it has been updated and remastered as Terrorism Survive ISBN 9781509449408 
   
  Track List 
  1. Introduction 
  2. Scenario Visualisation 1 
  3. A Healthy State of Mind 
  4. Awareness: Not walking into Danger 
  5. Minimise your Risk from Terrorism when Travelling 
  6. Surviving a Terrorist Firearm and Weapons Attack if the Unthinkable Happens 
  7. The WILL to Survive 
  8. How to overcome your FEARS 
  9. Scenario Visualisation 2 
  10. Summary and Conclusion 
   
  How this audio learning experience works 
  This audio presentation has been designed using an experiential learning model, Kolb, D. A. (1984): concrete learning, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. 
  By taking this approach we hope to cater for all learning styles. 
  You will be given specific new information in the recording usually as “key tips”, “explanations” and “quotes”. You will be led through a gentle but positive meditative reflection process to assist you before conceptualisation and then putting your new skills into practice. 
  You will be encouraged to return to the recording from time to time to re-listen and reinforce your learning and the desired changes in your life. 
  Enjoy!

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  The Mountains are Calling -...

  Jonny Muir

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  The Mountains Are Calling is the exhilarating story of the runners who go to high places.From its wild origins in the Highlands, hill running in Scotland remains as pure and traditional as sport gets. Jonny Muir explores the history and culture of the sport and meets the legends of hill running, who are revered for their extraordinary endurance. As he discovers the insatiable lure of the hills, a calling leads him to the supreme test of mountain running: Ramsay's Round, a continuous loop of 23 of Scotland highest mountains, to be completed within 24 hours.

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  From Your Head to Their Hands -...

  Guy Windsor

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  “Our favourite writer of instructional manuals”- Neal Stephenson, from his foreword to Swordfighting, for writers, game designers, and martial artists. 
  Guy Windsor’s historical martial arts training manuals are legendary. His first was published in 2004, and he’s been producing them ever since. They generate about half his income. So he is expert in writing, publishing, and marketing books for historical martial artists, and in this book he’ll teach you how to do it. 
  The goal of training manuals is to teach skills. This one will teach you: 
  •   How to write well 
  •   How to plan your book, or write without a plan 
  •   How to get reader feedback as you go 
  •   How to avoid procrastination and imposter syndrome 
  •   What tools to use 
  •   How to write without destroying your body 
  •   How to incorporate photos and videos  
  •   How to edit your work 
  •   What should be outsourced 
  •   How to publish: commercial, indy, or something else? 
  •   What metadata you need, and how to create it 
  •   How to choose your publishing platform 
  •   How to market your book 
  •   How to find your readers 
  •   How to launch 
  •   Everything you need to know about copyright and piracy 
  •   The best book marketing strategy of all time. 
    
  Also included: Guy’s article Show Your Work: how to communicate your historical martial arts research with the historical martial arts community. 
  If you’ve ever wanted to write a training manual for historical martial arts (or anything else), this book will show you how to do it. Buy it, listen to it, and get writing! 
   

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  Hagakure - The Secret Wisdom of...

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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  The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the Bushido code. 
  The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts - written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai Bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its existence is scarcely known to many Westerners. This is the first translation to include the complete first two books of the Hagakure and the most reliable and authentic passages contained within the third book; all other English translations published previously have been extremely fragmentary and incomplete.

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  Martial Arts Book

  IntroBooks Team

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  The martial art of boxing is being practiced from the era of ancient Thira, maybe even before that. There are several purposes of practicing martial arts. The main goal is practicing combat since martial arts are a combination of codified systems and traditions of various combat techniques. The main reasons behind practicing martial arts are for self-defense, military and law enforcement. Sometimes it is even practiced to attain spiritual and mental peace and development. In some nations, martial arts are practiced and performed to serve entertainment in order to preserve the intangible cultural heritage of that particular nation. 
  In historical documents of eastern Asia, martial arts are associated with their own fighting style or fighting arts. However, the roots of original martial arts are found in the European combat system as early as in beginning of second half of sixteenth century. The term “Martial Art” is derived from Latin origins. In Latin, it is referred as “Arts of Mars”. Mars is the Roman god of war. There were many arguments made by several authors that fighting arts or fighting system would be more suitable for this ancient art. On the basis of their application or their creation by professional fighters, martial arts are never “martial”. 
  The base concept of martial arts is to make people understand and recognize the martial arts. Different stages of history describe the term of martial arts differently. This concept and relation will keep developing and changing as the society and martial arts does. The term martial art is referred with various names in the history. As described in Chinese history, martial arts were known as “attacks and defense skills” in the era of springs and autumn and the period of warring states. Term martial art was used in the era of Han dynasty and Ming dynasty. In Ching and Nan dynasty, tern martial arts were used in reference to several military affairs and practices. During the short period of Republic of China, martial arts were referred as Chinese martial arts. Later on, it became martial arts once and for all with the foundation of New China / Red China or the Peoples republic of china. As the history was progressing, cold weapons were disappearing eventually. Many professional martial arts weapons are now produced.

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