Take a thrilling paddling tour around the world - from frozen wastes in Alaska to steamy rivers in South America. Explore rivers and seas in Europe and visit tropical waters in other continents. Inspirational descriptions of 100 adventures and stunning photography will help you plan your next paddling adventure or indulge in armchair paddling.
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Working as a vet for nearly five decades, James Cameron Weir has his fair share of stories to tell. From escapee parrots to a stoned cat, helping in charity parades and assisting farmers in the middle of the night, James has seen it all. Here, he recounts stories not only from his own days in practice but also tales from his colleagues and the history of animal welfare in Scotland. Anecdotes of all creatures great and small can be found within.
A must-have compendium for the axe-wielding adventurer by one of the industry's leading tastemakers Buchanan-Smith's Axe Handbook is a trusted resource for anyone looking to reconnect with handcraft and the outdoors. Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated, this handbook will inspire readers to rediscover the great outdoors. Peter Buchanan-Smith founded Best Made Co. in 2009 because he loved making things with his hands and wanted to start a company that would not only celebrate the inherent beauty of timeless, utilitarian tools, but would also inspire people to get out from behind their screens and experience the natural world. From the basics and fundamentals of handling and owning an axe to the details on how to find the right axe to everything a reader must know about use and maintenance, this stylish, informative axe guide is ideal for anyone interested in the outdoors. .
The coronavirus pandemic. A time of social distancing. Isolation at home. Ever-climbing numbers of sick and dead. Economic collapse. Job losses. Protests. Incompetent government responses. Uncertainty. Toilet paper shortages. How can we possibly cope with all this bad news?Why, make fun of it of course!And what better way to make fun of a world-wide catastrophe than to do it using haiku. Remember haiku? The bane of your public-school English class - a three-line poem of five syllables, then seven syllables, then five syllables. It's perfect for these times.Take a break and read this collection of over one hundred verses designed to make you laugh, make you groan, and sometimes even say WTF?Remember, this collection uses profanity, and revels in it's use of immature themes. It may not be the best choice for the kids to read, but your dirty grandma will love it.
The jerks in traffic. Your bad boss. Your Ex. The guy that cut in front of you at the store. Racists. Climate-change deniers. What do they have in common? They're assholes. They're everywhere. What can you do about it? Why make fun of them of course!And what better way to make fun of all the assholes in our lives than to do it using haiku. Remember haiku? The bane of your public-school English class - a three-line poem of five syllables, then seven syllables, then five syllables. It's perfect.In that light, join us as we dissect the asshole, 'celebrate' their existence, and, hopefully, exact a little mental revenge on their being. Read this collection of over one hundred verses designed to make you laugh, make you groan, and sometimes even say WTF?Remember, this collection uses profanity, and revels in its use of immature themes. It may not be the best choice for the kids to read, but your dirty grandma (hopefully she's not an asshole) will love it.About the AuthorWhen he's not busy being a poet (and we use the term poet very loosely here), James Weir is a small animal veterinarian. In addition to clinical practice, he holds graduate degrees in pathology and in public health. He has also worked as a stand-up comedian. He has been published before, but mostly boring science crap. This is his second book of poetry (again, we use this term very loosely).
A trenchant expose of the effects of automation on worker's lives.