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‘The Four Points of the Compass’ takes the reader on a journey of directional discovery. Jerry Brotton reveals why Hebrew culture privileges east; why the Renaissance Europeans began drawing north at the top of their maps; why the imperial Chinese revered the south; why the Aztecs used five colour-coded cardinal directions; and why no societies, primitive or modern, have ever orientated themselves westwards, the direction of darkness. He ends by reflecting on our digital age in which we, the little blue dot on the screen, have become the most important compass point. Throughout, Brotton shows that the directions reflect a human desire to create order and that they only have meaning, literally and metaphorically, depending on where you stand.
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£25.00
An epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.
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£18.99
Maurice and Maralyn couldn’t be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely romance, but it works. Bored of 1970s suburban life, Maralyn has an idea: sell the house, build a boat, leave England – and its oil crisis, industrial strikes and inflation – forever. It is hard work, turning dreams into reality, but finally they set sail for New Zealand. Then, halfway there, their beloved boat is struck by a whale. It sinks within an hour, and the pair are cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. On their tiny raft, over the course of days, then months, their love is put to the test. Filled with danger, spirit and tenderness, this is a book about human connection and the human condition; about how we survive – not just at sea, but in life.
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HMS Queen Elizabeth is the biggest ship in the Royal Navy’s history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK. But it’s her ship’s company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzie’s beating heart. And ‘How to Build an Aircraft Carrier’ tells their story.
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£9.99
A decrepit man of war sails on the last stretch of its voyage to Sydney Cove. It has been blown off course and battered by wind, storm and ice. Only rope holds the disintegrating hull together, and an unseen fire is smouldering below decks.
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Halfway to Australia, a ball is held on a becalmed ship. In this sequel to Rites of Passage, everyone on the leaky, unsound hulk is going to pieces. In a nightmarish climax, the very planks seem to come alive as the ship begins to break up.
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On board a warship bound for Australia, Edmund Talbot writes a journal to entertain his godfather back in England, recording the mounting tensions with wit and disdain. Then one passenger, an obsequious clergyman, attracts the animosity of the crew.
