A friend of Sir Joseph Banks, and with scientific interests of his own, the naval officer Constantine John Phipps (1744-92) was appointed by the Admiralty in 1773 to command an Arctic expedition in search of a passage to the Pacific. Among the crew was a young Horatio Nelson and a freed slave, Olaudah Equiano, who became the first African to visit the Arctic. Although unsuccessful in its primary aim, the voyage is noteworthy for Phipps' description of the polar bear as a distinct species, and for being a naval voyage on which research was deemed as crucial as exploration. Following the publication of this account in 1774, the Gentleman's Magazine commented that 'there has not appeared a voyage in any language so replete with nautical information, nor in which the mariner and philosopher can find such liberal entertainment'. Illustrated throughout, the work includes a substantial appendix containing the scientific data.

Sam Brown was a typical youngster who liked nothing better than hanging out with is mates at the local skateboard park in the school holidays. He wasn't too impressed when his parents announced that they would be touring the West Country for their annual holiday. They would be staying with his mum's old aunt on her farm in Devon. He knew that his mum and dad would want to visit a lot of old historic sites and beauty spots, and the thought of spending all that time cooped up in the family car did not thrill Sam at all. All this changed when he saw a video about surfing in Devon when they stopped at a service station. He immediately wanted to try surfing, and from then on, he pestered his dad for a surfboard. With the help of the auntie, (who turned out to be a real sport), he persuaded his dad to let him have some lessons. From this moment he was hooked! He became involved with a whole bunch of colourful characters, who helped him follow his dream of learning to surf. A mystical reclusive Hawaiian became Sam's mentor, sharing his magical powers, teaching him the secrets of the noble art of surfing, and building him a special magical surfboard. His life was never the same again, as he became a champion junior surfer.

This is the true story of a family in World War 2, seen through the eyes of a lad of six and a half years old at the outbreak of war. It is an amusing and sometimes poignant story, recounting the actual experiences of the author as he grew up with the constant threat of bombing, evacuation, and possible sudden death, to the ultimate joy of seeing his family coming through the war relatively un-scathed. The text reflects the difference in attitude of a youngster who initially thinks that the war is great fun, to the realisation that it is deadly and serious, changing all peoples lives forever. All of the events that are described actually happened, including historic events and campaigns of the second world war, which the author has memory of, with actual dates and details added from his research.

A holiday soon becomes an adventure when George Swift visits the lovely Island of Malta. He meets a beautiful and enigmatic woman who is on a quest to discover her roots and find her Maltese ancestry. Other guests in the Hotel join them in trying to trace an inheritance left by her Maltese family and soon discover that there is much more to Malta than just a friendly, sunny holiday destination. The mystery gradually unravels, sometimes putting them in danger as they uncover crimes and intrigue dating back to the Second World War. The story has pace and detail and love and romance as the group head towards the final outcome.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT152604The final leaf numbered 253 is a folding table. With a half-title and a final leaf containing 'Directions to the bookbinder'.London: printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, for J. Nourse, 1774. viii,253, 3]p., plates; 4