Worse Things Happen at Sea

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 iul 2009

Worse Things Happen at Sea is the long awaited follow up to Jake Kavanagh's hugely popular Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper. This time turning his humorous eye to the scrapes people get intowhen let loose on open water, Jake has us chuckling, blushing andrecognising ourselves or fellow crew coming unstuck in the maritimemayhem he highlights with his witty pen and captures so admirably withhis hilarious illustrations. A great read for the armchair sailor - but you may decide that the armchair is the safest place to stay!'Had me laughing out loud on many occasions.'Motor Boats Monthly'A great read, and thoroughly recommended.'World Cruising Club

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408116425
ISBN-10: 1408116421
Pagini: 128
Ilustrații: 76 b/w cartoons
Dimensiuni: 130 x 198 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Ediția:Reissue.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Adlard Coles
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Long awaited follow up to Jake Kavanagh's Ups and Downs of aLockkeeper, an unfailingly popular bestseller since first publication

Notă biografică

Jake Kavanagh was born into a boating family and for many years livedby the Thames at Marlow. After a variety of jobs the River eventuallydrew him back; Jake joined the Thames Water Authority as a lock-keeper,working the locks around Windsor for many years. Jake, well known as aboating cartoonist and freelance boating writer,is also the author of Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper, alsopublished by Adlard Coles Nautical.

Recenzii

'One thing you never get in a Kavanagh cartoon is a blank face. His variety of facial expressions, ranging from panic-stricken wives to grinning spectators, from horrified lockkeepers to determined skippers, are a treat.'
'...we can sit back and enjoy the misfortune of others.'
'Kavanagh has again produced a 'laugh-a-page' collection of stories and sketches showing the unbelievable scraps pople can get into out on the water.'

Descriere

Jake Kavanagh turns his humorous eye to the scrapes people get intowhen let loose on the open water, highlighted with hilarious drawings.

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