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Traditional publishing methods have meant that titles take several years from when the author thought of the subject to the finished book being available in the book shops. That is frustrating for authors and it means that readers do not gain access to information until it is obsolete if the title covers a dynamic subject. Many potential authors are never published because they become so frustrated by the effort required to find a publisher and bring a book to market. That means that valuable insights into many subjects are lost for all time.
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 | Submarine Hunter, Fairey Gannet ASW.1 in service with the Royal Australian Fleet |
 This book takes the refreshing approach to history of telling the story in the voices of those who lived through the period. The Fairey aircraft company had a long association with British naval aviation and the naval services of Commonwealth countries. The corpulent Gannet was ungainly on the ground, it double wing fold making it look like a fat biplane with very short span wings. It was a first generation military turbo prop aircraft and it was designed to fill a role that was to be taken over by the helicopter. It was natural that the RAN should decide to purchase 37 of these innovative warplanes for operation from the carrier Melbourne to provide anti-submarine cover to Australian warships and convoys. What looked like a single engine aircraft was really a twin-engine machine with its double turbine engine driving contra-rotating propellers. The ability to cruise with one engine shut down was to give it excellent endurance. In the air it was as graceful and controllable as it was ungainly on the ground.
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Posted by manager on Friday, August 01 @ 08:36:17 EDT
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This is a member of the Workshop Practice Series of books that all set a very high standard and although they are primarily aimed at the model engineer, provide information that can be applied to full scale engineering projects and help the novice to understand technology and manufacturing processes. Many will think of ball bearings when the subject is discussed. The ball bearing system is ubiquitous and applied to an enormous range of machines, great and small, but is just one of several types of bearing.
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Posted by manager on Friday, August 01 @ 08:29:35 EDT
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| Warpaint, Colours and Markings of British Army Vehicles 1903-2003 |
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The main target readership may be model builders and engineers, but this book will also be of great interest to anyone who studies vehicles and particularly military vehicles. It will also be of value to anyone who is interested in military history. The author has taken one hundred years of British military vehicles as his theme. This is an arbitrary period because the British Army used a number of powered vehicles before 1903, including armoured trains and road vehicles powered by petrol engines or steam. However, 1903 is as good a point as any to start and better than some in that it was the year when the ASC Motor Company was formed. The British Army has never been a single entity in the way that the Royal Navy was a single command structure from the Admiralty. Instead, the British Army was and still is a collection of military units organized by geographic area of recruitment or by technology and tactics. When the machine gun arrived, it was issued in small numbers until the Maxim presented a significant new weapon, replacing the various earlier types of rapid-fire rifle calibre weapons. At that point, the British Army formed a Machine Gun Corps. In the same way, the creation of more effective army medical facilities resulted in the formation of the Royal Army Medical Corps. This process runs through the semi-autonomous unit structure. New technology is tried out in small quantities by several units.
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 10:05:57 EDT
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| Canal and River Cruising, 2nd edition |
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The first edition was published in 1990 by fernhurst. This is the second edition which first appeared in 1998 from fernhurst and has been reprinted in 2008 by Wiley Nautical who acquired fernhurst. It has proved a very popular guide to British inland waters and serves as the Inland Waterways Association Manual. The text is well-written and adequately describes the navigable British inland waters. It is illustrated with photographs by Una-Jane Winfield and there are some clear line drawings and maps to complete the illustration. The publisher must have had some difficulty in deciding how to present this reprint of a popular work. It is a low priced book that sells to waterway users and to a very much wider audience, including general tourists. Many readers will be young and the book is used by some teachers as a recommended course title because of the way in which inland waters and their history affects a number of subjects. As a result, any increase in price would not have been helpful to at least part of the potential new readership.
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 09:59:54 EDT
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| Paddle Your own Kayak |
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This is a book that is a challenge for a reviewer. It is certainly a practical introduction and guide to the use of Kayaks on inland and open waters. There is all of the information needed to prepare for safe use of this type of craft. The basic and auxiliary equipments are described and illustrated and there is information on the types of kayak available. As a practical guide, this book cannot be faulted. It is comprehensive and covers the use of kayaks at sea, including the requirements for navigation on open water. Each of the tasks and actions is illustrated superbly with sequences of full colour photographs. The book cannot be too highly recommended to all those contemplating kayaking, starting out, or developing from simple short trips on benevolent inland waters to wild water and open sea navigation. The weather guide is well done and meets the needs of kayaking, as does the guide to recoveries and rescues. Then there is the information beyond a basic practical guide. There are some stunning photographs of scenery that may be viewed from a kayak. At the cover price, it is almost worth buying the book just for the land and seascapes and some readers may feel that these images completely justify acquiring a copy. Including these images is also a great idea for the primary readership of would be and new kayakers because it will inspire many to take their kayaking beyond the stage of short trips to real adventures. The authors have done a very good job, but the publisher is also to be commended for producing such a fine illustrated work that does full justice to some outstanding photography.
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 08:31:14 EDT
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| Two Year Olds of 2008 |
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The author is now established as the definitive source for unraced two year old horses. This annual is informative and entertaining, it includes information not available elsewhere and it has developed into a comprehensive mine of information. It provides a list of fifty to follow at British courses and ten to follow at Irish courses. The book is devoid of illustration and features a standard entry format for each two year old with a star rating. An excellent reference source and extremely good value for more. Highly commended
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 08:24:38 EDT
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| Tars, softback edition |
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When a publisher launches a softback edition of a hardback title within a year or less of the hardback appearing, it generally means that the hardback sold very quickly and the reviewer hopes that this is the case because the author did a very good job with the hardback. The softback standard is also high. The publisher is to be commended for including crisp mono illustration throughout the text and adding two sections of colour plates when there is always a temptation to cut costs in a softback edition. The author has already written on the Napoleonic Wars, a period of naval history that has been heavily covered in fiction and in history. In this book he covers the period of the 7 Years War between France and Britain. This period has received very little coverage even though it was the first global conflict and marked the point when Britain emerged as the first global super power in history. The Royal Navy was the means of projecting power at will around the world and Britain was so far in advance of rival nations in the exercise of naval power that she was able to crush their navies. Isolated by the Channel from mainland Europe, Britain was protected from invasion and able to chose the time and place of land battles. What makes this book so enjoyable is that it follows the lives and battles of a group of sailors who served on the Dragon and the Monmouth. Uncovered first-person sources have resulted in an account which is both an authoritative historical presentation of events, and an engaging human story that could be a novel in its power to paint pictures in words.
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 08:06:01 EDT
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| Solent Cruising Companion |
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The 'new look' Cruising Companions to be published by Wiley Nautical since the acquisition of the series in June 07 is now expanding and this new publication matches the new format. Although the publisher is aiming at sailors, this is a comprehensive and enjoyable guide to the Solent. An A4-sized volume that is surprisingly heavy, this book is very good value and affordable as a general interest book. The author has done a very good job of collecting together all of the information that a sailor cruising in the waters would need for a productive and enjoyable voyage. There is lavish illustration and the use of colour throughout makes this a very attractive work. Anchorages and ports are covered in detail with map coordinates. There are notes on the history of the area and a wealth of detail covering shops, restaurants and places to visit.
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 07:55:32 EDT
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| West Country Cruising Companion |
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The 'new look' Cruising Companions to be published by Wiley Nautical since the acquisition of the series in June 07 is now expanding and this new publication matches the new format. Although the publisher is aiming at sailors, this is a comprehensive and enjoyable guide to the West Country. An A4-sized volume that is surprisingly heavy, this book is very good value and affordable as a general interest book. The author has done a very good job of collecting together all of the information that a sailor cruising in the waters would need for a productive and enjoyable voyage. There is lavish illustration and the use of colour throughout makes this a very attractive work. Anchorages and ports are covered in detail with map coordinates. There are notes on the history of the area and a wealth of detail covering shops, restaurants and places to visit.
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 07:50:14 EDT
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| The Channel Cruising Companion |
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This Cruising Companion was published in 2003 and has not yet been updated into the standard form for Wiley Nautical Cruising Companions. It covers the Channel bounded by the southern coast of Britain from Ramsgate to Wolf Rock and the European mainland coast from Dunkerque to Ouessant. There is a wealth of information aimed at the sailor navigating the Channel and using the ports and rivers facing it. The work is very well illustrated and full colour has been used throughout. A well-produced book that is an essential aid to navigation in conjunction with charts and pilots.
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Posted by manager on Wednesday, July 30 @ 07:44:43 EDT
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