Twenty Five Years Before The Mast
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Twenty Five Years Before The Mast
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Author : Peter Longley
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2020-11-06
Twenty Five Years Before The Mast written by Peter Longley and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this fascinating study encompassing a period of rapid growth and change, a cruise director looks back over a career that spanned twenty-five years on some of the best-known luxury ships of the second half of the twentieth century, including ten years aboard Cunard’s famous ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2. Peter Longley fell into the industry by accident in 1978, at a time when it could be said that cruising was exclusively for the rich and famous. Longley traces this form
Two Years Before The Mast
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Author : Richard Henry Dana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
Two Years Before The Mast written by Richard Henry Dana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Sailors categories.
20 Years Before The Mast Pb
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Author : Charles Erskine
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Release Date : 1985
20 Years Before The Mast Pb written by Charles Erskine and has been published by Smithsonian Books (DC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Seafaring life categories.
In 1838, seaman Charles Erskine joined the exploring expedition of Charles Wilkes who was setting out on a voyage of discovery around the world. Here he shares his adventures as a sailor as he traveled to unexplored regions of the world.
Two Years Before The Mast
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Author : Richard Henry Dana (Jr.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1909
Two Years Before The Mast written by Richard Henry Dana (Jr.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1909 with Literature categories.
Five Years Before The Mast
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Author : Jacob A. Hazen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
Five Years Before The Mast written by Jacob A. Hazen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with Seafaring life categories.
Five Years Before The Mast Or Life In The Forecastle Aboard Of A Whaler And Man Of War
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Author : Jacob A. Hazen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
Five Years Before The Mast Or Life In The Forecastle Aboard Of A Whaler And Man Of War written by Jacob A. Hazen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Sailors categories.
Richard Henry Dana Jr Two Years Before The Mast Other Voyages Loa 161
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Author : Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-10-06
Richard Henry Dana Jr Two Years Before The Mast Other Voyages Loa 161 written by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"This volume collects three sea-going travel narratives by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., that span 25 years of maritime history, from the age of sail to the age of steam." "Suffering from persistent weakness in his eyes, Dana left Harvard at age 19 and sailed from Boston in 1834 as a common seaman. Two Years Before the Mast (1840) is the account of his voyages around Cape Horn and time ashore in California in the decade before the Gold Rush. Dana's narrative vividly portrays the daily routines and hardships of life at sea, the capriciousness and brutality of merchant ship captains and officers, and the beauty and danger of the southern oceans in winter. Included in an appendix is "Twenty-Four Years After" (1869), in which Dana describes his return to California in 1859-1860 and the immense changes brought about by American annexation, the frenzy of the Gold Rush, and the growing commerce of "a new world, the awakened Pacific."" "Dana first visited Cuba in the winter of 1859 while the possible annexation of the island was being debated in the U.S. Senate. To Cuba and Back (1859) is his account of his trip, during which he toured Havana and a sugar plantation; attended a bullfight; visited churches, hospitals, schools, and prisons; and investigated the impact on Cuban society of slavery and autocratic Spanish rule." "Journal of a Voyage Round the World, 1859-1860 records the 14-month circumnavigation that took Dana to California, Hawaii, China, Japan, Malaya, Ceylon, India, Egypt, and Europe. The journal provides vignettes of frontier life in California, missionary influence in Hawaii, the impact of the Taiping Rebellion and the Second Opium War on China, and the opening of Japan to the West, while capturing the transition from the age of sail to the faster, smaller world created by the steamship and the telegraph."--BOOK JACKET.
The First 20 Hours
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Author : Josh Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-06-13
The First 20 Hours written by Josh Kaufman and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-13 with Self-Help categories.
Forget the 10,000 hour rule— what if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills—time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web . . . In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition— how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You’ll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches: Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you’re trying to achieve, and what you’ll be able to do when you’re done. The more specific, the better. Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it’s easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first. Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice. Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you’re performing during practice makes it much easier to improve. Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After
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Author : Richard Henry Dana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
Two Years Before The Mast And Twenty Four Years After written by Richard Henry Dana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Sailors categories.
Two Years Before The Mast
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Author : Jr. Richard Henry Dana
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Two Years Before The Mast written by Jr. Richard Henry Dana and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Literary Collections categories.
Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XXIII features the classic memoir of life on the high seas, Two Years Before the Mast, by American lawyer and activist RICHARD HENRY DANA JR. (1815-1882). No adventure tale, this is an expose of how poorly enlisted sailors were treated, which Dana learned firsthand on a two-year 1830s voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. First published in 1846, this volume also includes an appendix to the 1869 edition, "Twenty-Four Years After," in which Dana returns to California. Indeed, this work is important not only for its treatment of naval life but for its rare depiction of early California, both before and after the Gold Rush.