No other natural environment can match the danger of a hostile sea. This remarkable new collection brings together over 60 eyewitness accounts of tragedy, error and survival on the high seas. It includes such modern-day incidents as the high-ocean dismasting of Kingfisher 2, Richard van Pham’s 100 days adrift in 2002, the Kursk submarine disaster and the Exxon Valdez, as well as both legendary and lesser-known historical events like the HMS Proserpine catastrophe, the wreck of the Medusa, and the spectacular hurricanes that have buffeted the Caribbean island of Montserrat. The Mammoth Book of Storms, Shipwrecks and Sea Disasters offers white-knuckle accounts of disaster and endurance, evoking the addictive drama of The Perfect Storm....

"Prayer Energy" is the spiritual seeker's guide to personal fulfilment through prayer. Exploring a wealth of traditions and step-by-step techniques, from reaching relaxed states conducive to prayer to asking precisely for what you need, this book reveals how prayer is a powerful way to transform states of mind and ways of living. The book begins with an extensive explanation of how and why prayer works with practical exercises. The second section presents 30 inspiring, uplifting prayers from the world's many cultures and faiths. Arranged in themed chapters, you will find prayers for peace, safe return, love, healing, reconciliation and many more. Some of these prayers may be familiar, others, new to you; but all express the hopes and fears that we share as human beings. Lavishly illustrated throughout with photographs and commissioned artworks, "Prayer Energy" will help to enhance your life and that of those around you....