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  Race Across the Atlantic -...

  Colin Higgs, Bruce Vigar

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  “Reveals their race across the Atlantic in stunning pictures . . . includes a first-hand account from Captain Brown of his world-first flight.” —Daily Mail Online   It was Tuesday, 15 July 1919 and for the residents of Clifden on Ireland’s west coast this was not to be a normal day. Just before 08.40 hours, descending out of the gloom, came a large, twin-engine airplane lining up for final approach. After a flight lasting 16 hours and 28 minutes, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten-Brown had won the race to be the first to fly nonstop across the Atlantic—and the prize of £10,000, roughly equivalent to $1,000,000 in today’s money, offered by Lord Rothermere, aviation philanthropist and owner of the Daily Mail.   Illustrated by many unique photographs this book tells the story of the race, delayed for almost six years by the First World War. Many aircraft would be entered but few would even get off the ground. The teams faced great difficulties in preparing for the challenge of crossing one of the most hostile stretches of ocean on Earth.   The authors not only reveal tales of failures and technical difficulties, but of the intense frustration of waiting for the perfect weather-window. And even when finally airborne, Alcock and Brown’s flight almost ended in disaster on several occasions as weather conditions almost conspired to cast them down into the grey, cold waters of the Atlantic and almost certain death.   “Right from the first page, you’ll be hooked . . . you’re in the cockpit with Alcock and Brown and every dump and dive of the flight across the Atlantic.” —Vintage Airfix

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  A Reed Shaken by the Wind -...

  Gavin Maxwell

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  The Marsh Arabs were one of the most isolated communities in the world. Few outsiders, let alone Europeans, had been permitted to travel through their homeland, a mass of tiny islands lost in a wilderness of reeds and swamps in southern Iraq. One of the few trusted outsiders was the legendary explorer Wilfred Thesiger, who was Gavin Maxwell's guide to the intricate landscape, tribal customs and distinctive architecture of the Marsh Arabs. Thesiger's skill with a medicine chest and rifle assured them a welcome in every hamlet, and Maxwell's sharp observation, honed as a naturalist and writer, has left an invaluable record of a unique community and a now-vanished way of life.

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  Sweet & Simple Wool Appliqué -...

  C&T Publishing

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  Master the art of wool appliqué with this step-by-step guide featuring a range of projects by some of today’s top designers. 
   
  From traditional pincushions to playful embellishments on a contemporary blue jean jacket, this delightful book offers something for everyone. The 16 featured projects present a full range of challenges for all skill levels, whether you want to try wool appliqué for the first time or you’re an experienced wool fanatic.  
   
  Projects include everything from a table runner, a pillow, and pinkeeps to a needle book, a notebook cover, a wallhanging-sized quilt, and more. Contributing designers include Lori Brechlin, Annie Downs, Stacy Nash, Marlene Strauser, and more. 
   
  This eBook edition includes links to printable appliqué patterns.

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  Actuarial Fairy Tales -...

  John Lee

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  The only, I mean funniest, actuarial fairy tale book in the world! 
  Actuarial Fairy Tales is the result of fitting a statistical humour distribution to a dataset of well-known fairy tales after making some assumptions and unfounded extrapolations. 
  Featuring a diversified portfolio of statistically scintillating stories, including:R-punzelThe Princess and the p-valueBeauty and the Beastly ActuaryRumpelSTATSkinGoldilocks and the 3 Bear Market Analysts 
  Hypothesis tests show, at the 1% level, that this book is significantly funnier than being eaten by a wolf, 
  locked in a tower or poisoned by an apple. 
  The perfect bedtime reading for actuaries, data analysts, and financial analysts everywhere.* 
  * Guaranteed to send them to sleep.

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  The Great Disneyland Scavenger...

  Catherine F. Olen

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  A Disney fan’s fun-filled guide, packed with trivia questions and hidden treasures!   From Main Street USA to New Orleans Square, Walt Disney lovingly designed every detail to immerse guests in the magic of his theme parks. Now you can see Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure in a whole new way, discovering fantasy, thrills, and dreams around every turn. Whether you’re perusing the shops, waiting in line, or riding attractions, there’s plenty to uncover for even the most knowledgeable Disney fan.   Whether it’s your first visit or your five hundredth, you will discover something new with The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt!

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  The Passenger: Paris

  Passenger The

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  The best new writing, photography, art, and reportage from and about Paris—in the “rich and engrossing” series for literary travelers (Times Literary Supplement). 
   
  Paris’s postcard image has suffered multiple blows in recent years: the November 2015 terrorist attacks, the demonstrations of the yellow vests, the riots in the suburbs, Notre-Dame in flames, record heatwaves and the coronavirus. Meanwhile, soaring living costs are forcing many Parisians to leave the city. 
   
  Yet these are not just a series of unfortunate events. They are phenomena—from increasing population density to climate change, from immigration to the repercussions of globalization and geopolitics—that all metropolises in the world must face. And in Paris, today, the mood is not one of defeat but of renewal: from the city’s ongoing environmental and urbanistic transformation to the fight by a new generation of chefs against the traditionalism of starred restaurants; from the children of immigrants who take to the streets for the right to feel French to the women determined to break the sexism and stereotypes that dominate the fashion industry. Is there anyone who seriously thinks they can teach Parisians how to make a revolution? This volume includes: 
   
  Out of the Shadows by Tash Aw · Against the Stars by Tommaso Melilli · Afraid of Being Free by Samar Yazbek · Plus: the Champs-Elysées between luxury and riots, the French Republic between anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, the most elegant Congolese dandies of all time, one Parisian woman you will not encounter, the city’s legendary football team that is not the PSG, and much more . . .  
   
  “The Passenger readers will find none of the typical travel guide sections on where to eat or what sights to see. Consider the books, rather, more like a literary vacation.” —Publishers Weekly

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