A biography that puts you on the quarterdeck with history's greatest sailorCaptain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers in world history. Over three remarkable voyages of discovery into the Pacific in the latter part of the eighteenth century, Cook unravelled the oldest mystery surrounding the existence of Terra Australis Incognita - the Great South Land. He became the first explorer to circumnavigate New Zealand and establish that it was two main islands; discover ...

The extraordinary story of how Dutch sailors found Australia and an English pirate almost beat Captain CookRob Mundle is back on the water with another sweeping and powerful account of Australian maritime history. It is the story of 17th-century European mariners - sailors, adventurers and explorers - who became transfixed by the idea of the existence of a Great South Land: ‘Terra Australis Incognita'. Rob takes you aboard the tiny ship, Duyfken, in 1606 when Dutch navigator and ex...

A biography of unprecedented expedition under sailThe role of the sailor through history should never be underestimated. Over centuries battles were won and new lands discovered and settled by their skills and nerve. Rob Mundle is back on the ocean to tell one of the great stories of an expedition under sail: the extraordinary eight-month, 17-000-nautical mile voyage of the First Fleet. With customary sweep and swell, Mundle puts you alongside 48-year-old Captain Arthur Phillip on ...

Optimised for larger screens.If you're younger than 15 or older than 50, there is an 87% chance that something in this book will offend you.The #1 web comic, Cyanide & Happiness, is back with a brand new collection of comics sure to leave you gasping in horror or guffawing with laughter.Featuring 150 comics, including 30 brand new strips, each jam-packed with more inappropriate jokes and deviant behaviour than ever before! Laugh at Obese Maurice, Ass Rape Man, the P...

Optimised for larger screens.A laugh-out-loud and exceedingly irreverent collection of comics from the #1 hit web comic, Cyanide and Happiness. Complete with 150 of their funniest classic comics as well as well as 30 brand new ones.WARNING – This book is illicit, inappropriate, insensitive, perverse, profane, depraved, reprehensible, and, well, just plain wrong.Rob D., Matt, Dave and Kris have been drawing the #1 hit web comic, CYANIDE AND HAPPINESS, since 2005. Loa...

How the mighty clipper ships transformed Australia from convict outpost to a nation.More than one million Australians can trace their heritage to the migrant ships of the mid-to-late 19th century...The story of the Clipper ships, and the tens of thousands of migrants they bought to the Australian colony of the nineteenth century, is one of the world's great migration stories. For anyone who travelled to Australia before 1850, it was a long and arduous journey that could tak...

Everyone talks about the Law of Attraction. Almost nobody gets it right. The self-help crowd took a biblical principle, stripped God out of it, and started selling it as a new discovery. This book puts the engine back in the car.Robert Shane Kirkpatrick combines real Scripture, peer-reviewed science from Harvard and UC Davis, and zero tolerance for woo-woo to show you what gratitude-based prayer actually looks like and why it works.Inside you will find: why faith is a title...

The story revolves around an old village fishing club; old traditions cause havoc when fish start to have a mind of their own. Full of strange fish, odd people, and funny occurrences.

Unlock the Secrets of Success with "The Power of the Entrepreneurial Mind" by J. Peters!Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey that will shape your future and lead you to unprecedented success? In "The Power of the Entrepreneurial Mind" by renowned author Robin J. Peters, you'll explore the fundamental aspects of the entrepreneurial mindset and discover how to harness their incredible potential to supercharge your life and career.The Power of the Entrepreneuria...

This is a guide for use in beating the TOEFL® iBT speaking test. It is a quick and easy method that I developed eight years ago and is still getting results for test-takers in the range of 28 to 30 out of 30. With only a few weeks of teaching and practice, you too can teach your students to achieve a higher score.

Stories to make you laugh. Villages with funny people doing funny thinsdg and experiencing funny happennings.

Tuxedo Bob is a musically talented young man with a unique sense of humor, and an extraordinarily optimistic view of life. His classic black tuxedo illustrates his dedication to good manners and respectful behavior. His instinctive ability to make decisions based on what is right instead of what is convenient astounds the most hardened skeptic. His honesty bewilders the agents, bigots, producers, mobsters, and pessimists who come into his life; the kindness of his heart inspires his friend...