Become an Expert Small-Craft Radar OperatorNothing beats radar for guiding your boat through the darkest night or the thickest fog. Radar enables you to plot a fix from just a single buoy or landmark, and it is the only navigation tool that tells you not just where you are, but who else or what else is out there with you. Today's smaller, affordable, efficient radars make more sense than ever for sailors and powerboaters.Adopted by the American Sailing Association for the...

Find Your Way at Sea, No Matter What“Inherently interesting and fun to read . . . provides the clearest understanding of general navigation principles we've seen yet.”--BoatU.S.“Thorough and authoritative.”--Sea Kayaker“A definitive work of instant appeal to seamen of all levels of experience.”--The Navigation FoundationEvery sailor knows that instruments can fail. Things get wet, break, fall overboard. Whether you’re safe on your b...

A story written by an anime lover, for anime lovers. Of the hobby.Royce Hawkins is a man who had finally obtained what he desired the most. His own bakery, and a loving family. Just for him to be murdered. Yet as a miracle occurs, he is reincarnated as Octavi Moon, a female.Who is it that murdered Royce Hawkins, and what are the plans for the mysterious force that killed him have for the world?! Read to find out!(When reading, italicized words and letters refer to th...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the human, social and economic aspects of science and technology. It examines a broad range of issues from a variety of perspectives, using examples and experiences from Australia and around the world. The authors present complex issues in an accessible and engaging form. Topics include the responsibilities of scientists, ethical dilemmas and controversies, the Industrial Revolution, economic issues, public policy, and science and technolo...

In the tradition of Lin Carter's FLASHING SWORDS anthologies of the 1970s, G. W. Thomas has assembled four novellas of Heroic Fantasy, longer tales of swords and sorcery. Featuring David A. Hardy's "Temple of the Rakshasas", set in ancient times, it follows Godarz the mercenary warrior into a dark temple filled with evil secrets. "Two Fools For the Price of One" by C. J. Burch continues his Addux and Kouer series. Two assassins are hired to kill a wizard but find themselves embroiled in mu...

Bringing together perspectives from academics, practitioners, campaigners, and activists, this book explores the victimology of disability hate crime (DHC).For the first time, this book brings together recent academic thought, the stance of those working for the United Nations to further the rights of disabled people, and a helpful toolkit on how to advance the status of the disabled victim of hate crime.Campaigners, support workers, and legal scholars present a tangential ...

First published in 1999, this collection of papers represents the latest thinking on the effects of globalisation and agri-food restructuring from a regional and peripheral perspective. The book breaks new ground in our understanding of the relationship between the global, regional and local levels in the sphere of agri-food production. While Australia and New Zealand are important components of the agri-food system, the economic and political decisions which impact at the regional and loc...