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  The Inner Coast - Essays

  Donovan Hohn

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  Prize-winning essays on our changing place in the natural world by the bestselling author of Moby-Duck. 
  Writing in the grand American tradition of Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez, Donovan Hohn is an "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating writer" (New York Times). Since the publication of Moby-Duck a decade ago, Hohn has been widely hailed for his prize-winning essays on the borderlands between the natural and the human. The Inner Coast collects ten of his best, many of them originally published in such magazines as the New York Times Magazine and Harper's, which feature his physical, historical, and emotional journeys through the American landscape. 
  By turns meditative and comic, adventurous and metaphysical, Hohn writes about the appeal of old tools, the dance between ecology and engineering, the lost art of ice canoeing, and Americans' complicated love/hate relationship with Thoreau. The Inner Coast marks the return of one of our finest young writers and a stylish exploration of what Guy Davenport called "the geography of the imagination."

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  Knot Know-How - How To Tie the...

  Tim Davison, Steve Judkins

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  This beautiful full-colour book covers knots, splices and whippings. It begins with the ten knots everyone should know. The other knots are grouped by use so that if, for example, you want to make a loop you have eight knots to choose from. Each stage of each knot is illustrated and its uses, strong points and weak points are highlighted.

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  Bitcoin Trading - Investing in...

  Jiles Reeves

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  Trade that Bitcoin, and you’ll have something in the end! 
  People have been talking about it for a while now. They used to say it’s a scam, it’s for nerds, or it will disappear in a year or two. Well, now some of those skeptics have joined the mining and trading game themselves. And the sad thing is: So many people mention all the get-rich-quick aspects of a regular conversation, but none of those gossipers have the mind to take action and start trying out. That’s because they don’t know how to do it. If you invest, you always need knowledge, otherwise you’re just throwing money at the wall. So, to help you on your journey to understand the rise of this phenomenon, this audiobook has been put together. You’ll hear about things like:The pros and cons of Bitcoin, some things which you may not have consideredThe future conflict Bitcoin will faceFactors that affect the prices of BitcoinBasic principles on how to sell and buy BitcoinReasons for mining and the difficulty degree of itWarnings and methods to store Bitcoin the best way 
  Figure out the best ways to not waste your money and make a profit while mining or trading for Bitcoin by learning more about it now.

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  Waterfront Manhattan - From...

  Kurt C. Schlichting

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  For hundreds of years, the shorefront of Manhattan Island served as the country's center of trade, shipping, and commerce. With its maritime links across the oceans, along the Atlantic coast, and inland to the Midwest and New England, Manhattan became a global city and home to the world's busiest port. It was a world of docks, ships, tugboats, and ferries, filled with cargo and freight, a place where millions of immigrants entered the Promised Land.In Waterfront Manhattan, Kurt C. Schlichting tells the story of the Manhattan waterfront as a struggle between public and private control of New York's priceless asset. Nature provided New York with a sheltered harbor but presented the city with a challenge: to find the necessary capital to build and expand the maritime infrastructure. From colonial times until after the Civil War, the city ceded control of the waterfront to private interests, excluding the public entirely and sparking a battle between shipping companies, the railroads, and ferries for access to the waterfront.Waterfront Manhattan is a wide-ranging history that will dazzle anyone who is fascinated by New York.

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  Fun and Fantastical Slippers to...

  Mary Scott Huff

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  Give the gift of spectacular slippers with these clever and creative patterns—from adorable bunnies to peas and carrots and Dorothy's ruby slippers! 
   
  Do you know someone who could use a pair of beyond-cute slippers that resemble owls or goldfish? Is there someone in your life who might enjoy relaxing indoors in court jester booties? Fun and Fantastical Slippers to Knit shares funny and unique slipper patterns, plus practical instructions for a variety of techniques.  
   
  The twenty knit slippers in this book are designed to fit kids or adults and are coveted by guys and gals alike. They represent a number of knitting styles, with some knitted and felted for extra warmth. Designed by author Mary Scott Huff, these slippers are every bit as adorable, and quirky as her fantastical hats!

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  The Whale Warriors - The Battle...

  Peter Heller

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  In the tradition of The Perfect Storm, The Whale Warriors takes us on a hair-raising journey aboard a whale-saving pirate ship with a vigilante crew whose mission is to stop illegal Japanese whaling in the stormy remote seas off Antarctica.For two months, journalist Peter Heller rode aboard the vegan pirate ship Farley Mowat as it stalked its prey-a Japanese whaling fleet-through the storms and ice of Antarctica. The ship is black, flies under a jolly roger, and carries members of the Sea Shepherd Society, a radical environmental group who are willing to die to stop illegal whale hunting.The Sea Shepherd ship, led by the charismatic Captain Paul Watson-a modern-day anti-Ahab-takes extreme risks in defense of whales and ratchets up the stakes. The ship is almost sunk twice, once in a force gale. Heller re-creates a nail-biting showdown when Watson and the crew attempt to ram an enormous Japanese whaling ship on the high seas, trying to tear open its hull with a steel blade called a "can opener." The crews on board both ships know that there will be no assistance in this desolate part of the ocean. In thirty-five-foot seas, it is a deadly game of Antarctic chicken and a fast-paced, rollicking adventure in which the stakes cannot be higher.

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