The Ashley Book of Knots

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Before I was finished, I had a piece of parachute cord in my hand trying to learn the knots as I was going along.

The glimpse into the history that goes along with some of the knots adds even more value to the book. With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics.Annie Proulx, with its descriptions and illustrations of various knots providing the chapter headings.

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -What else needs to be said about knots Almost 650 pages of incredible knowledge, presented in a truzly unique manner. It adds interest that it identifies dangerous variations of well known knots with a skull and crossbones!

There is obviously nothing in the book about the synthetic ropes that have come out since it was written, or the knots that were developed to deal with the slipperiness of those ropes. Was muss noch über Knoten gesagt werden Fast 650 Seiten unglaubliches Wissen, präsentiert in einer wahrhaft einzigartigen Weise. On a gray day when I'm in no mood for much I can open ABoK to an arbitrary page and feel myself decompress as I browse. Just let me say, I picked this one up out of curousity at the library, started browsing through it, and kept browsing for the next two days.

I've referred to this beautifully illustrated book many times when looking for just theright way to rig something up in the yard, fastening cargo to the roof of the car, tying my kids to the flagpole. Although the drawings are clean and simple, I am especially thick-headed when it comes to knots, which is why I am reading this book. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.This is probably the most important book on the subject, and has more knots listed than any other book.