As paper navigational charts are replaced by vector images on computer screens; magnetic compasses enhanced by digital flux gate technology; and chronometers joined by atomic clocks; the demand has been mounting for an extensive update to the classic reference known worldwide as Dutton's. To meet the varied needs of today's recreational; naval; and commercial navigators the Naval Institute introduces this new edition of a guide that has remained the seafarers' choice for more than three-quarters of a century. It blends the traditional navigation techniques first compiled by Benjamin Dutton in 1926 with technological marvels of the twenty-first century to authoritatively cover all phases of surface navigation. For example; while the book acknowledges that many navigators still peer into the skies through sextant telescopes; it also helps them take full advantage of man-made Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites.Valued as both an indispensable quick reference and a comprehensive text; Dutton's makes accessible such foreboding subjects as spherical trigonometry through the use of step-by-step explanations and examples that encourage practical use. To insure accuracy and relevancy; a board of experts made up of naval and Coast Guard officers; merchant mariners; accredited harbor pilots; and sea-service academy professors; has carefully reviewed this fifteenth edition. The result is an unparalleled treatment of the art and science of nautical navigation that both amateur and veteran navigators will use to safely navigate the waters of the world.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Chinedugood book...0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Tensions and passionsBy R.L.D.Having been in college during the Civil Rights era; I found this book extremely interesting to obtain some other perspectives on the Black Panthers. There was a lot of good intentions and also a lot of dis-harmony; informers; and police harassment. It was; and still is; very difficult to get the real truth rather than biased writing. This book helps to show both good points and faults along the way.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A FRANK MEMOIR BY A FOUNDER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTYBy Steven H ProppDavid Hilliard (born 1942) was Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party; he is currently a visiting instructor at the University of New Mexico.He writes in the "Acknowledgements" section; "The funeral in 1989 of Huey Newton; my friend and founder of the Black Panther Party; provided the catalyst for this book. I had begun writing about the Black Panther Party and my involvement in it twenty years ago; however; that effort was put aside and not completed. The reader of this book will understand why. The occasion of Huey's funeral brought together friends and comrades; many of whom I had not seen for ten or twenty years. It deepened our determination to tell our story in our own words."Here are some quotations from the book:"Partly this proclivity to violence is; I think; a southern trait. Down South; everybody is armed; whites and blacks. (When I arrive in California; the locals are amazed that I carry a knife.) But what's true for my family and for many blacks is that we turn this violence inward. We fight among ourselves; taking out on our own people the frustrations we're forbidden to level against society." (Pg. 40)"My head swims. I feel proud to be connected to Huey and his plan---things will definitely happen in Oakland now. But the guns scare as much as thrill me; and the whys; hows; and whats of the organization baffle me. I only know he's talking about an organization that will right some wrongs against black people." (Pg. 116)"(Huey Newton) We don't give up our guns. We don't give up our dope. I mean; that's what I don't understand about these brothers. They get busted and they have guns with them; which is all the police have; but they give up their guns AND their property. No. If the police come and mess around here; they've stopped the wrong car." (Pg. 123)"The fact is I'll be very happy not to find myself in a shoot-out again. Not simply for my own sake ... but for my comrades in arms... So when members start talking about raising the level of struggle; doing material damage; killing pigs; I set them straight; telling them they'd best go and sell some papers instead; educate the community about our ideology and practice and educate themselves about the community." (Pg. 199)"One rule was; 'You never hit or swear at another Party member.' But a lot of guys still had that chauvinistic attitude. A guy'd pop a woman in the eye and bruise her all up. That was wrong." (Pg. 235)"Twenty years ago these guys would have been Panthers. Now they're violent; undisciplined; apolitical; fratricidal maniacs. I have never felt such hatred toward another black person as I do toward these youths. I've been able to withstand every attack and failure of the Party; but not this---the existence of these kids seems the complete nihilistic repudiation of everything the Party stood for. I want to kill them." (Pg. 424)
