Crispin is a master mosaicist, creating beautiful art with colored stones and glass. Summoned to Sarantium by imperial request, he bears a Queen's secret mission, and a talisman from an alchemist. Once in the fabled city, with its taverns and gilded sanctuaries, chariot races and palaces, intrigues and violence, Crispin must find his own source of power in order to survive-and unexpectedly discovers it high on the scaffolding of his own greatest creation.
This beginner's sailing instructional guide covers both monohull and catamaran sailing with an emphasis on basic technique, safety, and fun. Skipping complicated sailing jargon that can stymie most novices, this book goes straight to the very basic questions, such as "How do I leave the dock?" and "Where are the brakes?." Technique and simple theory are illustrated in plain detail, including the basic physics behind sailing in all four directions.
Threatened swallowtail butterflies of the world: the IUCN red data book
The book is focused on the problems of conservation of sailfish (Papilionidae) of the World. It includes chapters on nomenclature, distribution and conservation status. An overview of modern information on 78 endangered species including a description of appearance, distribution, habitat and ecology. Annotated list of all types of sailing ships of the World includes information on their distribution. One chapter describes the trade in butterflies (with emphasis on sailing vessels), including estimates of annual turnover, information on countries of origin of the material law for 600 kinds of price ranges
Reverend Charles Watts Whistler MRCS, LSA, (1856-1913) was a writer of historic fiction that plays between 600 and 1100 AD, usually based on early English/Saxon chronicles, Norse or Danish Sagas and archeological discoveries. He studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital, London, and was a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons and a Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries. The story takes place around ca. 935 AD.
