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Event Horizon: Dark Descent
Av Christian Ward, Tristan Jones
Häftad, 2026
249 kr
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Discover what happened to the original crew of the Event Horizon in this all-new cosmic horror graphic novel set in the universe of the terrifying cult-classic film! This original comic series serves as an official prequel to the film! The Event Horizon was a revolutionary spaceship designed for …
One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship
The Essentials of Single-Handed Sailing
Häftad, 1990
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
254 kr
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Tristan Jones has logged more miles--and more adventure--sailing single-handed than any other person alive in our time. He has crossed the Atlantic many times, often alone, and has circumnavigated the globe in small boats. One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship is a course on single-handed sailing …
Incredible Voyage
A Personal Odyssey
Häftad, 2022
314 kr
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In a salty, slashing style, Tristan Jones unfolds his extraordinary saga--a six year voyage during which he a covered a distance equal to twice the circumference of the world--revealing both a rich sense of history an insuppressible Welsh wit.With a singleness of purpose as ferocious as nay hazard …
Adrift
Häftad, 1998
223 kr
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Emerging from the South American wilderness after adventures related in The Incredible Voyage, Tristan Jones finally makes it home to Britain to find his vessel, the tiny, nearly indestructible Sea Dart, impounded by customs officials because he cannot pay the import tax. In his quest for the means …
Saga of a Wayward Sailor
Häftad, 1995
244 kr
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Saga of a Wayward Sailor is the engaging tale of Tristan Jones' sailing adventures around the North Atlantic aboard the Cresswell. Jones survives storms, dismastings, arrest by the Soviet Navy, being sunk by whales, and the smuggling of Edam cheese and Barbary apes. Through his eyes we get to meet …
Encounters of a Wayward Sailor
Häftad, 2001
227 kr
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The great teller of sea stories-Tristan Jones-is back, with a new collection of yarns, reminiscences, and adventures never before published in book form. Jones carries us to the sleepy Spanish ports of the 1950s, the pleasures of Buenos Aires in the last days of Peron, and the damp forests of …
When Life Went Hectic
The Incredible Journey of Quentin Borg, a True Story
Av Quentin Borg, Tristan Jones
Häftad, 2022
293 kr
Kommande
To Venture Further
An Incredible Boat Journey Across the Waterways of Thailand
Häftad, 2023
279 kr
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In this memorable exploit from a master storyteller, legendary sailor Tristan Jones makes an exceedingly difficult passage through the infamous Kra Penninsula in a small fishing boat.
To Venture Further
An Incredible Boat Journey Across the Waterways of Thailand
E-bok, 2023
293 kr
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Ancient Chinese legends tell of heroic attempts to navigate the waterways of the Kra peninsula which divides the Andaman Sea from the Gulf of Thailand. Yet despite efforts over the last century by expeditions from several Western navies, there was no record of a successful crossing—none, that is, …
Incredible Voyage
A Personal Odyssey
E-bok, 2022
225 kr
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In a salty, slashing style, Tristan Jones unfolds his extraordinary saga—a six-year voyage during which he covered a distance equal to twice the circumference of the world—revealing both a rich sense of history and an insuppressible Welsh wit. With a singleness of purpose as ferocious as any hazard …
Yarns
E-bok, 2014
27 kr
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"A pleasure . . . a brilliant collection of yarns about [a British mariner''s] life, his sailing adventures, and his thoughts about man and the sea." —Lloyd''s ListIn Yarns, legendary sailor and adventurer Tristan Jones tells stories of his remarkable life at sea. Along with tales of the beautiful …
Saga of a Wayward Sailor
E-bok, 2014
134 kr
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A "unique and arresting" memoir of seafaring adventures from the small boat sailor and author of Ice! and The Incredible Voyage (Motorboat & Yachting).Tristan Jones was one of the most acclaimed sea-faring storytellers ever. The combative Welshman was born at sea on a ship off Tristan da Cunha. He …
Ice!
E-bok, 2014
16 kr
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The author of The Incredible Voyage sets out on a "simply tremendous" and death-defying adventure sailing through the Arctic Ocean (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Retiring on a pension after being torpedoed in WWII, Tristan Jones embarks on a test of endurance that will last over two years, nearly …
Heart of Oak
E-bok, 2014
227 kr
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World War II helped to define Tristan Jones as an adventurous Welsh youth. After losing his parents, he spent much of his life working on sailing barges and so he is no stranger to the seas when he''s called to fight for Britain during the Blitz in 1940. Tristan Jones is not only caught in the …
Encounters of a Wayward Sailor
E-bok, 2014
157 kr
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From the acclaimed teller of such classic yarns as A STEADY TRADE, THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE, and HEART OF OAK, ENCOUNTERS OF A WAYWARD SAILOR is wonderful collection of true stories from one of the great storytellers of the sea.Drawing on experiences from a lifetime at sea, Tristan Jones uses his …
Steady Trade
A Boyhood at Sea
E-bok, 2014
31 kr
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A memoir of growing up in pre-World War II Wales and developing a love of sailing and adventure, by the author of The Incredible Voyage.Tristan Jones vividly and colorfully describes his childhood as a Welsh boy growing up by the sea. The story of his boyhood in pre-World War II England is …
AKA
E-bok, 2014
33 kr
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In a last-ditch stab at fortune and glory, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a 30,000-mile single-handed round-the-world race. This ultimate test of skill, strength, and endurance leads him across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean''s vast expanse, where a sudden change in wind throws him off …
Improbable Voyage
E-bok, 2014
121 kr
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The sailor-author navigates his famous yacht, Outward Leg, across the rivers of Europe in this travel memoir that''s "vintage Tristan Jones" (Publishers Weekly).The Improbable Voyage is the account of master sailor and storyteller Tristan Jones'' 2,307-mile voyage across Europe in an oceangoing …
Incredible Voyage
E-bok, 2014
197 kr
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A Welshman''s witty and gritty sailing adventure memoir with "the bite of fine sea salt and a whiplike delivery" (Kirkus Reviews).Follow the supreme adventurer, Tristan Jones, as he takes a solitary and intrepid six-year voyage on his small craft, The Sea Dart. Covering a distance twice the …
Somewheres East of Suez
E-bok, 2014
227 kr
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In 1983 Tristan Jones, well known as one of the finest sailing adventure writers of our time, had his left leg amputated. Refusing to become landbound after a lifetime at sea, he acquired a specially designed, virtually untippable 38-foot trimaran and began to sail around the world. Outward Leg is …
Seagulls in My Soup
E-bok, 2014
28 kr
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Join Tristan Jones as he tells tales of the humorous and fascinating adventures that his Saga of a Wayward Sailor began. Discover more anecdotes and unexpected adventures aboard a converted lifeboat ketch cruising the coasts of the Balearic region with Tristan, his one-eyed, three-legged dog, …
Outward Leg
E-bok, 2014
25 kr
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After seven years ashore and after having his left leg amputated, Tristan Jones decided to return to the sea. He began to piece together Operation Star and found the perfect vessel in a 36-foot trimaran. In October 1983, Jones and his only crew member, Wally Rediske, set out in Outward Leg from San …
Yarns
Häftad, 1998
195 kr
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Includes essays on the Mary Celeste and the Bermuda Triangle.
Ice!
Häftad, 1998
211 kr
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When Tristan Jones was discharged from the Navy, and told he was physically unfit for more seagoing, he got hold of a small craft, Cresswell, which he converted to a cruising ketch and started sailing. Determined to sail further north than anyone else, Jones set out for Iceland, accompanied only by …
Steady Trade
A Boyhood at Sea
Häftad, 1982
205 kr
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A Steady Trade is the story of a childhood in Whales and a boyhood on the arduous sail-in-trade of Northern Europe before World War II. It is a charming, nostalgic reminiscence of a lost world, a childhood in a Welsh countryside still in the 19th century, of a time when chantey-singing sailors …
Heart of Oak
Häftad, 1997
191 kr
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Following the account of his childhood and his early years aboard in A Steady Trade, Tristan Jones now looks back to his years below decks in the Royal Navy during World War II.
Aka
Häftad, 1998
195 kr
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Bill Conan, a middle-aged adventurer, has entered a 30,000 mile solo race around the world in the sloop Josephine, seeing it as his last chance to win status and success. Risking the ultimate test of skill, strength and endurance, Conan will follow his course across the vast expanse of the …
Outward Leg
Häftad, 1998
195 kr
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After seven years ashore and after having his left leg amputated, Tristan Jones decided to return to the sea. In October 1983, Jones and his only crew member, Wally Rediske, set out in Outward Leg, a 36-ft trimaran from San Diego, intending to circumnavigate the world from west to east by sail.
Improbable Voyage
Häftad, 1998
210 kr
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The Improbable Voyage is the astonishing account of TRistan Jones' 2,307 mile voyage across Europe in Outward Leg. Continuing his round-the-world journey, Tristan traveled from the North Sea to the Black Sea via the rivers Rhine and Danube. Tristan welcomed each difficulty as a challenge to be met …
