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  The Warship Mary Rose - The Life...

  David Childs

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  This new paperback edition brings the history of Henry VIII's famous warship right up to date with new chapters on the stunning presentation of the hull and the 19,000 salvaged artefacts in the new museum in Portsmouth.Mary Rose has, along with HMS Victory, become an instantly recognisable symbol of Britain's maritime past, while the extraordinary richness of the massive collection of artefacts gleaned from the wreck has meant that the ship has acquired the status of some sort of 'time capsule', as if it were a Tudor burial site. But she is much more than an archaeological relic; she was a warship, and a revolutionary one, that served in the King's navy for thirty-four years, almost the entire length of his reign.This book tells the story of her eventful career, placing it firmly within the colourful context of Tudor politics, court life and the developing administration of a permanent navy. And though the author also brings the story right down to the present day, with chapters on the recovery, the fresh ideas and information thrown up by the massive programme of archaeological work since undertaken, and the new display just recently opened at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, it is at heart a vivid retelling of her career and, at the end, her dramatic sinking.With this fine narrative and the beautiful illustrations the book will appeal to the historian and enthusiast, and also to the general reader and museum visitor.

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  RV:RV Living For Beginners - A...

  Bob Cliff

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  Start Your Journey Towards Road Travel Freedom Today.Get This AudioBook On Rv Living and Rv Boondocking and Only Then Will You Experience The Off The Grid Lifestyle You've Always Wanted! 
  Many people agree with the assumption that choosing to ‘live outside the box’ is a privilege only the young have the energy for. Not so! With the right choices and preparation, almost anyone who wants to live in an RV, experiencing the thrills of the open road and freedom that static living brings, can do just that. This audiobook hopes to widen your horizons, so if you are on the verge of making the decision, or you are simply looking to enrich your life, getting out of the rut of mowing the lawn every other weekend and cleaning the car, so as not to annoy the neighbors, it might be just what you need. Hopefully we will give you the push you have been waiting for, to jump out and experience the world – not just a tiny corner of it. It helps if you have a touch of adventure about you and if you are the kind of individual who will always climb the final hill to see what’s on the other side, you may be the kind of person to take to RV living.Here Are Some of the things You will get from this AudioBook:-Why a life on the road is a great way to liveHow to choose and maintain your vehicleHow to collect your mail when you are on the go with your RV lifeA detailed look at how you don’t have to give up any of the advantages of modern technology just because you are mobile and how you can work from anywhereHow to Secretly Park into the CityCooking and Refrigeration in your RVTaking Your Pet – Tips to Making It WorkHandling Health and Medical Issues on the RoadAnd lots of useful practical tips for sprucing up your RV and making it really feel like home! and much more

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  How Michael Pollan Fell in Love...

  PBS NewsHour

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  In the age of pre-packaged food, author Michael Pollan says the most important thing about your diet is the act of actually cooking it. Jeffrey Brown talks to Pollan about his new book, Cooked, which triumphs the gratification of home cooking and the importance of preserving it as a part of daily life.

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  The Wolf Packs Gather - Mayhem...

  Bernard Edwards

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  The capture by the German surface raider Atlantis of the British steamer City of Baghdads secret code books in July 1940 enabled the Nazis to de-cypher Admiralty convoy plans with deadly effect.  This book describes the resulting appalling Allied losses suffered by four convoys during the Autumn of 1940.  Admiral Donetz, aware of the movements of the Allied convoys, marshaled as many of his U-boats as possible.  The first convoy, SC2, consisting of 53 merchant men was attacked in early September by four U-boats.  Due to poor weather only five ships were lost.  Shortly after HX72, with 41 ships, sailing from Nova Scotia, lost eleven ships to five Type VIIC U-boats.  Top Aces Otto Kretschremer and Joachim Schepke, who penetrated inside the columns, accounted for nine. No less than nine U-boats attacked SC7 in October 1940.  Of 35 merchant men a staggering 20 were lost. HX79 also fared terribly despite being a fast convoy with ten escorts, losing twelve ships. In total forty-eight merchant men were sunk and seven more damaged without any U-boat losses at all. The Wolf Packs Gather is an authoritative account of the darkest hours of the War in the Atlantic.  It describes not only the German tactics but the inadequacies of what few escorts there were and the heartbreaking loss of defenseless life.

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  The Kaizen of Poker - How to...

  Sheree Bykofsky

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  Whatever your poker level — beginning, intermediate, or expert — you can always improve!
   
  In The Kaizen of Poker, Sheree Bykofsky will help you take your game to the next level — and to the level after that. By learning how to identify and focus on the skills and strategies you need to improve most, you will find yourself raking in more pots and leaving the game a winner far more often. Do you play too many hands? Bluff too little or ineffectively? Not know how to read the other players’ strategies and cards? Take the “Morning After Challenge” and start outplaying the opponents you want to emulate. Expanding on Secrets the Pros Won’t Tell You About Winning Hold’Em Poker by Lou Krieger and Sheree Bykofsky, here she takes the Japanese concept of “Kaizen” — continuous improvement — and applies it to the card game we all love best.

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  Cowfolk's Guide to Getting Older

  Roy English

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  Hard-won and universal wisdom from the ranch for those folks gittin’ up in years—by the author of When I Am an Old Coot. 
   
  Judge Roy English has probably seen or heard it all in his courtroom. And now that he is retired and getting a little older, his country wisdom appeals to all who’ve had a few “senior moments” or who refuse to just sit back and grow old gracefully. Gems include:“Don’t spread your blanket where a cat’s been diggin’.”“It don’t take a very big man to carry a grudge.”“Every path has some puddles.”“When I am an old coot I will go to the Dairy Queen and dip my dentures in the hot fudge when the waitress isn’t looking.”

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