Trampships Tankers And Polite Conversation

Author : John Lee
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434305252
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation written by John Lee and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When John Lee joined the Merchant Navy he had no idea of the adventures which were to come his way over the next ten years. An innocent sixteen year old from East Yorkshire, he was first apprenticed to the toughest of trampship companies before experiencing the potentially explosive delights of life on an oil tanker.Finally, as a young officer enjoying rather more civilised surroundings, he is obliged to learn the art of polite conversation as he mixes with affluent first class passengers and takes charge of a memorable rescue at sea.... The book is a fascinating insight into life in the Merchant Navy of the 1950's and 60's peppered with a wealth of characters and stories. Often hilarious, but always truthful and entertaining, life on board and in port is described in all its facets- the typhoons, icy, bone-chilling North Atlantic gales, freak waves and near disasters, awful food and the demon drink. The stories and anecdotes come thick and fast of gnarled seadogs and eccentric captains, knife fights and bandits as well as sex pests and the beguiling females who haunt the dock gates. This entertaining book is a window on a way of life now largely gone, a tribute to that unique breed of men who put their skills and mettle to the test as they crossed the wild, unforgiving oceans of the world.

Author : John Lee
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 9781434305268
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation written by John Lee and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-09-19 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When John Lee joined the Merchant Navy he had no idea of the adventures which were to come his way over the next ten years. An innocent sixteen year old from East Yorkshire, he was first apprenticed to the toughest of trampship companies before experiencing the potentially explosive delights of life on an oil tanker.Finally, as a young officer enjoying rather more civilised surroundings, he is obliged to learn the art of polite conversation as he mixes with affluent first class passengers and takes charge of a memorable rescue at sea.... The book is a fascinating insight into life in the Merchant Navy of the 1950's and 60's peppered with a wealth of characters and stories. Often hilarious, but always truthful and entertaining, life on board and in port is described in all its facets- the typhoons, icy, bone-chilling North Atlantic gales, freak waves and near disasters, awful food and the demon drink. The stories and anecdotes come thick and fast of gnarled seadogs and eccentric captains, knife fights and bandits as well as sex pests and the beguiling females who haunt the dock gates. This entertaining book is a window on a way of life now largely gone, a tribute to that unique breed of men who put their skills and mettle to the test as they crossed the wild, unforgiving oceans of the world.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Breezes written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Woodman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747813485
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Merchant Navy written by Richard Woodman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At one time British ships carried half of the world's trade, transporting every conceivable type of freight from and to all four corners of the globe – and in times of crisis the merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. In fact, the merchant convoys and armed cruisers that defied the German blockades to supply Britain in the First World War were so pivotal that they were recognised as a second 'navy' – the Merchant Navy. This fleet again saw service in the Second World War, continuing to keep Britain provisioned even in its darkest hour. Richard Woodman here relates the Merchant Navy's colourful history and brings to life the day-to-day experiences of the seamen.

Author : Sharon Anne Babaian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Setting Course written by Sharon Anne Babaian and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A historical study that] breaks down the history of marine navigation in Canada into three broad categories of technology: shipboard navigation, charting, and shore-based navigational aids"--Page v.

Author : Bob Jackman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955890970
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Merchant Navy written by Bob Jackman and published by . This book was released on 2016-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Marinus Zwemer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 157 pages
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Download or read book The Golden Milestone written by Samuel Marinus Zwemer and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sterling Hershey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780786947430
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide written by Sterling Hershey and published by . This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the Force and fight the Empire. The Emperor has swept away the last vestiges of the Old Republic. Darth Vader and his dark apprentice hunt down the surviving Jedi one by one, but a few escape capture and find refuge on backwater worlds. Fewer still reach deep into the Force, unleashing powers beyond their wildest imaginings. Meanwhile, other brave heroes rise to oppose the tyranny of the Empire, heralding the birth of the Rebellion. This campaign guide draws its inspiration from "The Force Unleashed," a revolutionary new video game from Lucasfilm, Ltd. It presents a complete campaign setting during the period between Episode III: "Revenge of the Sith "and Episode IV: "A New Hope." The guide offers exciting new character options and Force powers for players as well as adventure content, campaign seeds, and ready-to-play adversaries for Gamemasters. This supplement is designed for use with the "Star Wars"" Roleplaying Game Saga Edition" core rulebook.

Author : Alan Zimmerman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317190076
Total Pages : 713 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business to Business Marketing Management written by Alan Zimmerman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business to business markets are considerably more challenging than consumer markets and as such demand a more specific skillset from marketers. Buyers, with a responsibility to their company and specialist product knowledge, are more demanding than the average consumer. Given that the products themselves may be highly complex, this often requires a sophisticated buyer to understand them. Increasingly, B2B relationships are conducted within a global context. However all textbooks are region-specific despite this growing move towards global business relationships – except this one. This textbook takes a global viewpoint, with the help of an international author team and cases from across the globe. Other unique features of this insightful study include: placement of B2B in a strategic marketing setting; full discussion of strategy in a global setting including hypercompetition; full chapter on ethics and CSR early in the text; and detailed review of global B2B services marketing, trade shows, and market research. This new edition has been fully revised and updated with a full set of brand new case studies and features expanded sections on digital issues, CRM, and social media as well as personal selling. More selective, shorter, and easier to read than other B2B textbooks, this is ideal for introduction to B2B and shorter courses. Yet, it is comprehensive enough to cover all the aspects of B2B marketing any marketer needs, be they students or practitioners looking to improve their knowledge.

Author : Charles S. Brooks
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journeys to Bagdad written by Charles S. Brooks and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you of that elect who, at certain seasons of the year—perhaps in March when there is timid promise of the spring or in the days of October when there are winds across the earth and gorgeous panic of fallen leaves—are you of that elect who, on such occasion or any occasion else, feel stirrings in you to be quit of whatever prosy work is yours, to throw down your book or ledger, or your measuring tape—if such device marks your service—and to go forth into the world? I do count myself of this elect. And I will name such stimuli as most set these stirrings in me. And first of all there is a smell compounded out of hemp and tar that works pleasantly to my undoing. Now it happens that there is in this city, down by the river where it flows black with city stain as though the toes of commerce had been washed therein, a certain ship chandlery. It is filthy coming on the place, for there is reek from the river and staleness from the shops—ancient whiffs no wise enfeebled by their longevity, Nestors of their race with span of seventy lusty summers. But these smells do not prevail within the chandlery. At first you see nothing but rope. Besides clothesline and other such familiar and domestic twistings, there are great cordages scarce kinsmen to them, which will later put to sea and will whistle with shrill enjoyment at their release. There are such hooks, swivels, blocks and tackles, such confusion of ships’ devices as would be enough for the building of a sea tale. It may be fancied that here is Treasure Island itself, shuffled and laid apart in bits like a puzzle-picture. (For genius, maybe, is but a nimbleness of collocation of such hitherto unconsidered trifles.) Then you will go aloft where sails are made, with sailormen squatting about, bronzed fellows, rheumatic, all with pipes. And through all this shop is the smell of hemp and tar.