2020, ISBN: 9780982971901

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,contemporary historical b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with w… Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,contemporary historical b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with white,blue and grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark burgundy rexine (faux leather) boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vi-xpp+1-246pp [paginated] includesauthor's introduction,9 chapters and an envoi,b/w line illus by Peter Green,profuse b/w maps, diagrams and contemporary historical portrait paintings and photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and contents list/table. Beautiful coastal scenery,picturesque fishing villages,sedate holiday resorts,busy ports,famous sea adventurers,pirates,smugglers, shipwrecks and lifeboats battling againstvicious seas are all part of the West Country's deep-rootedrelationship with the sea.This book has been written for those visitors to the West Country who want an informative and entertaining guide to the coast with an insight into the area's heritage,which isinextricably tied to the sea.After an anecdotal history of tourism in the West Country the reader is taken on a tour of the South West Peninsular coastal path from Southampton to Weston-super-Mare and of the adjacent islands.Throughout this tour the emphasis is on the atmosphere and personalities of the many places of historical,geographical,architectural and cultural interest along the coast. Some of the personalities are well known: King Arthur,Lord Nelson,D.H. Lawrence,Samuel Pepys,Keats,Jane Austen and Queen Victoria.Others are almost completelyunknown but equally colourful,including the eccentric vicarwho was known to dress-up as a mermaid and sit at the end of the breakwater at Bude and wail strange songs! The next part of the book explores the West Country's relationship with the sea in historical and human terms: the history of the ports; the great West County seamen of the Elizabethan age,Drake,Hawkins,Ralegh and Grenville; themen who used the sea as a vast plundering-ground for piracyand smuggling; the poor wretches who lived off the debris from the numerous shipwrecks; and those who spent their lives,and sometimes lost them,attempting to make the seas safe for their fellows. The concluding chapter outlines various water sports visitors to the area can participate in and some local cultural,sports and folklore 'events' which happen along the coast each year.Derek Parker is a native of the West Country.He writes entertainingly,informatively and,in parts, controversially about an area and subject he has a strong feeling for.The numerous photographs and line drawings help capture both the contemporary and historical atmosphere of the West Country and the sea.To anybody who is visiting the West Country or who lives there,his book will be an enlightening companion. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE orderingthrough the order page!, LONDON.LONGMAN GROUP LIMITED,1980., 5, Paperback / softback. New. Weirdly familiar . . Except she can't shake the feeling that she has . . . and with him - a boy she doesn't remember ever setting eyes on.Will her attempt to find out why enlighten her - or destroy her? Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic., 6, New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2020. xv, 391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, illustrations (some color); 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First American Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death: these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave us the first universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks, proving that the Middle Ages were home to a vibrant scientific culture. In The Light Ages, Cambridge science historian Seb Falk takes us on an immersive tour of medieval science through the story of one fourteenth-century monk, John of Westwyk. From multiplying Roman numerals to navigating by the stars, curing disease, and telling time with an ancient astrolabe, we learn emerging science alongside Westwyk, while following the gripping story of the struggles and successes of an ordinary man in a precarious world. An enlightening history that argues that these times weren't so dark after all, The Light Ages shows how medieval ideas continue to color how we see the world today." - Publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Collectible., W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2020, 5, Paperback / softback. New., 6, New York: Pocket Books - Simon & Schuster Inc., 1993. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. NEW, EXPANDED EDITION OF THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Gail Sheehy, Author of the phenomenal bestseller Passages. SUB-TITLE: menopause. BOOK NUMBER: 79931-2. COVER PHOTO BY: Carin Riley. CONTENTS: Introduction; Author's Note; THE NEED TO KNOW AND THE FEAR OF KNOWING "You're Not Old Enough"; When You Least Expect It; Deal or Deny?; Mother Doesn't Always Know Best; Evolution and the Victorian Hangover; Women Entering the Enlightened Age; Doctors Still in the Dark Ages; The Hysterectomy Trap; Cinderella Hits Menopause; Boomers' Gift to Women; The "What About Me?" Syndrome; Across Color, Class, and Culture Lines; THE PERIMENOPAUSE PANIC Dancing Around Depression; "Stress Menopause"; Menopause Moms; Sex and the Change-of-Life Lover; Educating Your Man; THE MENOPAUSE GATEWAY Partnering Yourself Through a Natural Menopause; The Hidden Thieves; The Cheating Heart; Embezzled Bone; Has Anyone Seen My Memory?; Dangerous Breasts; Should I or Shouldn't I?; Cost-Benefits or Hormone Replacement Therapy; Do I Have to Stay on Hormones Forever?; Help Is on the Way; COALESCENCE Extra-Sexual Passions; Wisewoman Power; Emptying and Refilling; Postscript; Index. SYNOPSIS: THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PASSAGES RETURNS WITH A MYTH-SHATTERING INVESTIGATION OF AMERICA'S LAST TABOO: menopause. In this landmark bestseller that took America by storm, Gail Sheehy set out to erase the stigma of menopause and "render normalcy to a normal physical process." She wrote frankly about her own experiences and uncovered the frustrations of women from a broad spectrum of backgrounds who have long suffered in silence. Now, in this expanded edition, Gail Sheehy discusses the candid reactions of women across the country and adds startling evidence of increased mental energy and sexual vitality in post-menopausal women. She presents essential new information on menopause, African-American women's experiences, Chinese medicine and natural remedies, male menopause, and more. New light is shed on the debate between anti-estrogen feminists such as Germaine Greer, and women who praise hormone replacement therapy. Candid, enlightening, and inspiring, The Silent Passage places menopause within the cycle of life as "the gateway to a second adulthood." For every woman who has experiences, or is experiencing, menopause - and the millions of baby-boomers who will soon face it - The Silent Passage is sure to be a touchstone. Gail Sheehy is the author of ten books, including her landmark work, Passages. In a 1991 Library of Congress and Book-of-the-Month Club survey of the books that have most influenced people's lives, Passages was listed in the top ten. It was followed by Pathfinders, another bestseller by Ms. Sheehy, which drew on a study of sixty thousand Americans, presenting portraits of men and women who emerged victorious from the predictable crises or accidents of life. Ms. Sheehy has also written Lovesounds (a novel), Speed Is of the Essence, Panthermania, Hustling, Spirit of Survival, Character: America's Search for Leadership, and The Man Who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev. Ms. Sheehy was one of the original contributors to New York magazine and is now a contributing editor of Vanity Fair. She is the mother of two daughters and lives in New York City with her husband, publisher and editor Clay Felker.. Third Edition 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall., Pocket Books - Simon & Schuster Inc., 1993, 3, Life Harmony Publishing. A beautiful crisp clean softcover copy in near fine condition. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 2011., Life Harmony Publishing, 2011, 4<