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Now in its 17th year, the Mariners Book of Days is an ever-growing encyclopedia of nautical fact, fiction, and folklore, and has been hailed as the best, most entertaining nautical desk diary and calendar to see print. An invaluable reference, each annual edition is completely different from its predecessors, and all have become collectors items. On every right-hand page is a week of days, with the nautical significance of each explored in brief by the author. On each left-hand page is a collection of nautical miscellany evoking the rich traditions of the sea. Entertaining and informative, illustrated with a variety of lovely etchings, engravings, sketches, and watercolors, The Mariner's Book of Days takes readers on a 365-day voyage through history.
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Peter H. Spectre, a renowned writer with a lifelong appreciation of the sea and its traditions, is the former editor of WoodenBoat magazine and the current editor of Maine Boats & Harbors. He is the author of A Mariner's Miscellany, also published by Sheridan House.
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This is a desk diary and by the time you read this, the High Street will be awash with desk diaries, so why single out this one for review?
The answer is that it is special, special because it is compiled and written by Peter Spectre who must surely rank as The Man Who Has The Largest Collection of Literary Nautical Ephemera, Anywhere, Ever. And unlike the rest of us who have a few old books and mags yet still frequently fail to find what we read in them only yesterday, Mr. Spectre clearly, indeed literally, knows his stuff.
Thus, in the diary which is laid out in week to view fashion, he is able to assemble an impressively eclectic mix of quotations on whatever nautical topic he has chosen for the left-hand page and also knows exactly where to go in his vast collection to find an arcane yet aposite event or anniversary to celebrate for each of the seven days shown on the right hand page and can keep on doing that a further 358 times. No wonder The Mariner s Book of Days seems to have reached the status of a minor cult. --Water Craft
The answer is that it is special, special because it is compiled and written by Peter Spectre who must surely rank as The Man Who Has The Largest Collection of Literary Nautical Ephemera, Anywhere, Ever. And unlike the rest of us who have a few old books and mags yet still frequently fail to find what we read in them only yesterday, Mr. Spectre clearly, indeed literally, knows his stuff.
Thus, in the diary which is laid out in week to view fashion, he is able to assemble an impressively eclectic mix of quotations on whatever nautical topic he has chosen for the left-hand page and also knows exactly where to go in his vast collection to find an arcane yet aposite event or anniversary to celebrate for each of the seven days shown on the right hand page and can keep on doing that a further 358 times. No wonder The Mariner s Book of Days seems to have reached the status of a minor cult. --Water Craft
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- PublisherUNKNO
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 157409243X
- ISBN 13 9781574092431
- BindingCalendar
- Number of pages112
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