Many books have been written about safety at sea, collision avoidance and safe boating, but how many of them can tell you how to avoid sea monsters? In this little reference book, Chris Hillier takes a lighthearted look at over a hundred of the myths and superstitions surrounding life afloat.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent research, bad copy editing ahead!,
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This review is from: The Devil and the Deep: A Guide to Nautical Myths and Superstitions (Paperback)
I enthusiastically recommend this very well-researched book because of its interesting folklore. However, I couldn't give it that fifth star because the punctuation is distracting. The author needs to research the proper use of the hyphen. Other than that caveat, it's an excellent book.
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By Chris Hillier (Dunedin, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil and the Deep: A Guide to Nautical Myths and Superstitions (Paperback)
Well, it's a little weird writing this review myself, but you out there have had 4 years to do it and have now missed the chance to be the first! Having had the past few years to reflect on the book, I am still pretty happy with it as a first effort. Despite the tongue in cheek approach there really is a bit to be learned from my book - even if it's just to marvel at how superstitious the old time sailors were. My aim is to do another book sometime soon and I hope readers will enjoy the second as much as they seemed to have enjoyed the first!
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ALBATROSS For ages sailors have considered it had luck to harm these far ranging sea birds. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
old time sailors, modern sailors, many sailors, old sailors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Davy Jones, Flying Dutchman, Bermuda Triangle, Saint Christopher, Saint Elmo, Joshua Slocum, Marv Celeste New!
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ALBATROSS For ages sailors have considered it had luck to harm these far ranging sea birds. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
old time sailors, modern sailors, many sailors, old sailors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Davy Jones, Flying Dutchman, Bermuda Triangle, Saint Christopher, Saint Elmo, Joshua Slocum, Marv Celeste New!
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- Moby Dick (Bibliotheque Des Grands Classiques)(Illustrated) (French Edition) by Melville on page 116
- Moby Dick (Usborne Classics) by H Melville on page 116
- Sailing Alone around the World (Penguin Classics) by Joshua Slocum on page 58
- Moby Dick (French Edition) by Herman Melville on page 116
- Ancient Mariner Pb (Phoenix 60p paperbacks) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge on page 1
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