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Coble and Keelboat Society Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The account of the Coble and Keelboat Society, a charity that promotes interest in the inshore fishing boats & coastal communities of NE England. Tweets by DK

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Book Cover for: Silent Spring, Rachel Carson

Silent Spring

Rachel Carson
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Book of the Day: Rachel Carson (picture) "Silent Spring" (1962) A landmark work warning about the danger of the indiscriminate use of pesticides still relevant today. Do we really know what we are doing? https://t.co/b8gfBz4EBz

Paperback, 2002

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Lamplighters, Emma Stonex

The Lamplighters

Emma Stonex
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Book of the Day: Emma Stonex "The Lamplighters" (2021) A novel inspired by the mystery of the disappearance of the keepers of the Flannan Isles Light. Picture Flannan Isles Light. #pharosfriday https://t.co/cpYGMPefGQ

Paperback, 2022

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The British Lighthouse Trail: A Regional Guide, Sarah Kerr

The British Lighthouse Trail: A Regional Guide

Sarah Kerr
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Book of the Day: Sarah Kerr "The British Lighthouse Trail: A Regional Guide" (2019) A complete guide to all the lighthouses around the coast of the UK with details of those open to the public and how to visit them. Picture St Mary's Island Whitley Bay #PharosFriday https://t.co/COiprP1nyT

Paperback, 2020

$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Picture of the Day: V Lindoe "Alone, alone, all, all alone, alone on a wide wide sea" (The Ancient Mariner) @SundMuseum Today is the birthday of Samuel Taylor Coleridge the author of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner who was born on this day in 1772. https://t.co/hwx4zXAkzK

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Book Cover for: Sailing Alone Around the World, Joshua Slocum

Sailing Alone Around the World

Joshua Slocum
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Book of the Day: Joshua Slocum "Sailing Alone Around the World" (1899) A classic of the sea filled with incident and adventure. Picture "Spray and the Great Wave" https://t.co/vsIZ7I1FwC

Paperback, 1999

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Tempest, William Shakespeare

The Tempest

William Shakespeare
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Happy St Georges Day! Today is the national day of England. JMW Turner was born in 1775 on this day, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1615 on this day and William Wordsworth died on this day in 1850. Picture J W Waterhouse "Miranda The Tempest" https://t.co/rNxfDfqiW1

Paperback, Mass Market, 2004

$7.99Member price:$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Voyage for Madmen, Peter Nichols

A Voyage for Madmen

Peter Nichols
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Book of the Day: Peter Nichols "A Voyage for Madmen" (2001) The gripping story of the first non-stop solo race around the world won by Robin Knox-Johnson in Suhaili (picture) on this day in 1969. https://t.co/mh61KIQNVi

Paperback, 2002

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome

Swallows and Amazons

Arthur Ransome
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Arthur Ransome author of the fantastic Swallows and Amazons series of children's books the inspiration of thousands of real and imaginary childhood adventures died on this day in 1967. Thanks Arthur. https://t.co/BjJE5XQKrq

Paperback, 2010

$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book