{"product_id":"mariners-miscellany","title":"A Mariners Miscellany","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWell-known as the editor of the best-selling annual Mariner's Book of Days, Peter Spectre assembles some of his favorite classic nautical material into an amalgam of practical information about boats, anchors, rope, and ballast, cheek by jowl with poetry, legend, lore, superstitions, language of the sea, art, thoughts about literature, and more. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSpectre's unique reverence for boats and literature of the sea, and his many years as an editor of WoodenBoat Magazine, make this book a rich collection of maritime knowledge, and an intriguing reference work of sailor's lore.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e Spectre is more than the editor of this book; he writes with deep knowledge about the topics covered and presents among other topics many worthwhile facts about clipper ships, rowing boats, seasick remedies, superstitions, navigational lore, and much more. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eChapter heads include: \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eBuy a Boat and You Buy the Sea ; \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMany times, Beauty is the Difference; \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe Search for Comfort Afloat ; \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eNautical Books, Memorable Opening Lines ; \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSignaling the Old Fashioned Way; and much more. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe book is intended to pay homage to the writers and editors that have inspired Spectre over the years, in the hope that its contents will carry new sailors and readers to what Wm. McFee calls harbors of memory, and C.G.Davis calls the ways of the sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAuthor: Peter H. Spectre\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ePaperback: 289 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P50227","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52956128018796,"sku":"P50227","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/A-mariners-miscellany-e1743993197681.jpg?v=1764760280","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/mariners-miscellany","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}