Send in the Cones: the Cruise Ship Letters


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In his second book, the author once again enters weird territory--this time as an officer on a popular cruise ship, amidst crewmembers from almost every country in the world. Taking refuge in the ship's crew bar, Nickell observes and reports on the surreal, fascinating, and oftentimes frustrating life of working on a cruise ship. Tall tales, hurricanes, disintegrating uniforms, rogue cans of Guinness, the McDonaldization of an entire company, and dour observations of American tourists are all in a day's work, and thirsty work it is.




Tiny Beautiful Things


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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu Original series • The internationally acclaimed author of Wild collects the best of The Rumpus's Dear Sugar advice columns plus never-before-published pieces. Rich with humor and insight—and absolute honesty—this "wise and compassionate" (New York Times Book Review) book is a balm for everything life throws our way. Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can’t pay the bills—and it can be great: you’ve had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar—the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild—is the person thousands turn to for advice.










Postal Communication


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LIFE


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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.







The Great Britain Steam Ship. Extracts from the letters of Capt. Claxton to I. K. Brunel and the directors of the Great Western Steam Ship Company, giving a detailed account of the manner in which the Great Britain was protected through the winter of 1847 and afterwards released from Dundrum Bay. With a report from the Chairman to the Shareholders, and copies of Documents relating to the Breakwater


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