LEADER 02423nam 2200577 450 001 9910807456303321 005 20230801225236.0 010 $a1-4081-5897-3 010 $a1-283-71404-3 010 $a1-4081-3213-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000278098 035 $a(EBL)1106783 035 $a(OCoLC)823721435 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000790839 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12320050 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000790839 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10751861 035 $a(PQKB)11511206 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5237056 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5237056 035 $a(OCoLC)1021806322 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1106783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1106783 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL402654 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000278098 100 $a20180529d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDon't shoot the albatross! $enautical myths and superstitions /$fJonathan Eyers 210 1$aLondon :$cAdlard Coles Nautical,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (132 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4081-3131-5 327 $aCover; Title Page; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; Boatbuilding; Naming and Launching; Before Casting Off; Setting Sail; On Passage; Signs and Portents at Sea; Weather; Animals; Food and Fishing; If All Else Fails...; Acknowledgements; eCopyright 330 $aSailors are a notoriously superstitious lot - even if some won't admit it. Years of taking to the water, at the mercy of uncontrollable (and sometimes deadly) forces, have led even the wisest to seek ways of influencing the gods or fate. From bad omens and odd rituals to lucky tokens and forbidden words, the superstitions of the sea are legion. Many of these superstitions have refused to go away and quite a few have entered the general public consciousness. Some are amusing in their own right, others have fascinating origins, whilst for many there are bizarre anecdotal incidents which would ap 606 $aSeafaring life 606 $aOcean 615 0$aSeafaring life. 615 0$aOcean. 676 $a910.45 700 $aEyers$b Jonathan$01666893 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807456303321 996 $aDon't shoot the albatross$94026402 997 $aUNINA