Author: Bruce E. Norris
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480965715
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
World-renowned reptile and big-game hunter Captain Bloodfoot and his crew of beautiful women embark on a mission to hunt and kill a nuisance great white shark off the Coast of Socotra Island. Their tranquil cruise through the Gulf of Aden suddenly turns disastrous when pirates attack, sinking his sailing ship and taking the crew for ransom. The lead pirate, Abduljameel soon realizes he took on more than he bargained for when his hostages escape and exact revenge. Captain Virgil Goodman and his illustrious crew learn about the fate of Bloodfoot and upon hearing the news that help will not arrive in time to save his head, find no other choice but to go on an adventurous rescue operation to free their friend before it’s too late. With the deadline looming before Bloodfoot is beheaded and corrupt military men hunting the hostages, it’s a madcap adventure set on a strange island. You’ll start to wonder who’s chasing who in this second novel of the Virgil Goodman adventure series.
Escape Socotra Island... Dead Men Still Tell No Tales
Author: Bruce E. Norris
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480965715
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
World-renowned reptile and big-game hunter Captain Bloodfoot and his crew of beautiful women embark on a mission to hunt and kill a nuisance great white shark off the Coast of Socotra Island. Their tranquil cruise through the Gulf of Aden suddenly turns disastrous when pirates attack, sinking his sailing ship and taking the crew for ransom. The lead pirate, Abduljameel soon realizes he took on more than he bargained for when his hostages escape and exact revenge. Captain Virgil Goodman and his illustrious crew learn about the fate of Bloodfoot and upon hearing the news that help will not arrive in time to save his head, find no other choice but to go on an adventurous rescue operation to free their friend before it’s too late. With the deadline looming before Bloodfoot is beheaded and corrupt military men hunting the hostages, it’s a madcap adventure set on a strange island. You’ll start to wonder who’s chasing who in this second novel of the Virgil Goodman adventure series.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480965715
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
World-renowned reptile and big-game hunter Captain Bloodfoot and his crew of beautiful women embark on a mission to hunt and kill a nuisance great white shark off the Coast of Socotra Island. Their tranquil cruise through the Gulf of Aden suddenly turns disastrous when pirates attack, sinking his sailing ship and taking the crew for ransom. The lead pirate, Abduljameel soon realizes he took on more than he bargained for when his hostages escape and exact revenge. Captain Virgil Goodman and his illustrious crew learn about the fate of Bloodfoot and upon hearing the news that help will not arrive in time to save his head, find no other choice but to go on an adventurous rescue operation to free their friend before it’s too late. With the deadline looming before Bloodfoot is beheaded and corrupt military men hunting the hostages, it’s a madcap adventure set on a strange island. You’ll start to wonder who’s chasing who in this second novel of the Virgil Goodman adventure series.
Yemen
Author: Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1848546963
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Arguably the most fascinating but least known country in the Arab world, Yemen has a way of attracting comment that ranges from the superficial to the wildly fictitious. In Yemen: Travels in Dictionary Land, Tim Mackintosh-Smith writes with an intimacy and depth of knowledge gained through over twenty years among the Yemenis. He is a travelling companion of the best sort - erudite, witty and eccentric. Crossing mountain, desert, ocean and three millennia of history, he portrays hyrax hunters and dhow skippers, a noseless regicide, and a sword-wielding tyrant with a passion for Heinz Russian salad. Yet even the ordinary Yemenis are extraordinary: their family tree goes back to Noah and is rooted in a land which, in the words of a contemporary poet, has become the dictionary of its people. Every page of this book is dashed - like the land it describes - with the marvellous.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1848546963
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Arguably the most fascinating but least known country in the Arab world, Yemen has a way of attracting comment that ranges from the superficial to the wildly fictitious. In Yemen: Travels in Dictionary Land, Tim Mackintosh-Smith writes with an intimacy and depth of knowledge gained through over twenty years among the Yemenis. He is a travelling companion of the best sort - erudite, witty and eccentric. Crossing mountain, desert, ocean and three millennia of history, he portrays hyrax hunters and dhow skippers, a noseless regicide, and a sword-wielding tyrant with a passion for Heinz Russian salad. Yet even the ordinary Yemenis are extraordinary: their family tree goes back to Noah and is rooted in a land which, in the words of a contemporary poet, has become the dictionary of its people. Every page of this book is dashed - like the land it describes - with the marvellous.
Enrique's Journey
Author: Sonia Nazario
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588366022
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
An astonishing story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and more—the definitive edition of a classic of contemporary America Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature photography, this page-turner about the power of family is a popular text in classrooms and a touchstone for communities across the country to engage in meaningful discussions about this essential American subject. Enrique’s Journey recounts the unforgettable quest of a Honduran boy looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States. Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops. But he pushes forward, relying on his wit, courage, hope, and the kindness of strangers. As Isabel Allende writes: “This is a twenty-first-century Odyssey. If you are going to read only one nonfiction book this year, it has to be this one.” Praise for Enrique’s Journey “Magnificent . . . Enrique’s Journey is about love. It’s about family. It’s about home.”—The Washington Post Book World “[A] searing report from the immigration frontlines . . . as harrowing as it is heartbreaking.”—People (four stars) “Stunning . . . As an adventure narrative alone, Enrique’s Journey is a worthy read. . . . Nazario’s impressive piece of reporting [turns] the current immigration controversy from a political story into a personal one.”—Entertainment Weekly “Gripping and harrowing . . . a story begging to be told.”—The Christian Science Monitor “[A] prodigious feat of reporting . . . [Sonia Nazario is] amazingly thorough and intrepid.”—Newsday
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588366022
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
An astonishing story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and more—the definitive edition of a classic of contemporary America Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature photography, this page-turner about the power of family is a popular text in classrooms and a touchstone for communities across the country to engage in meaningful discussions about this essential American subject. Enrique’s Journey recounts the unforgettable quest of a Honduran boy looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States. Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops. But he pushes forward, relying on his wit, courage, hope, and the kindness of strangers. As Isabel Allende writes: “This is a twenty-first-century Odyssey. If you are going to read only one nonfiction book this year, it has to be this one.” Praise for Enrique’s Journey “Magnificent . . . Enrique’s Journey is about love. It’s about family. It’s about home.”—The Washington Post Book World “[A] searing report from the immigration frontlines . . . as harrowing as it is heartbreaking.”—People (four stars) “Stunning . . . As an adventure narrative alone, Enrique’s Journey is a worthy read. . . . Nazario’s impressive piece of reporting [turns] the current immigration controversy from a political story into a personal one.”—Entertainment Weekly “Gripping and harrowing . . . a story begging to be told.”—The Christian Science Monitor “[A] prodigious feat of reporting . . . [Sonia Nazario is] amazingly thorough and intrepid.”—Newsday
Leigh Hunt's London Journal
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Languages : en
Pages : 472
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The Monstrumologist: The Terror Beneath
Author: Rick Yancey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 085707024X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Will Henryis anassistant to a doctor with a most unusual speciality: monster hunting!In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown usedto late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was feeding on her, Will's world changes forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagi- a headless monster that feeds through the mouthfuls of teeth in its chest - and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi.Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatening to consume our world and find the rest of the monsters before it is too late...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 085707024X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Will Henryis anassistant to a doctor with a most unusual speciality: monster hunting!In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown usedto late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was feeding on her, Will's world changes forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagi- a headless monster that feeds through the mouthfuls of teeth in its chest - and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi.Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatening to consume our world and find the rest of the monsters before it is too late...
The Japan Daily Mail
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Languages : en
Pages : 1746
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An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa
Author: Alexander Falconbridge
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Pages : 64
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The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton
Author: Daniel Defoe
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Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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C
Author: Tom McCarthy
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307398870
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
An epochal saga from the acclaimed author of Remainder, C takes place in the early years of the twentieth century and ranges from western England to Europe to North Africa. Serge Carrefax spends his childhood at Versoie House, where his father teaches deaf children to speak when he's not experimenting with wireless telegraphy. Sophie, Serge's sister and only connection to the world at large, takes outrageous liberties with Serge's young body — which may explain the unusual sexual predilections that haunt him for the rest of his life. After recuperating from a mysterious illness at a Bohemian spa, Serge serves in World War I as a radio operator. C culminates in a bizarre scene in an Egyptian catacomb where all Serge's paths and relationships at last converge. Tom McCarthy's mesmerizing, often hilarious accomplishment effortlessly blends the generational breadth of Ian McEwan with the postmodern wit of Thomas Pynchon and marks a writer rapidly becoming one of the most significant and original voices of his generation.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307398870
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
An epochal saga from the acclaimed author of Remainder, C takes place in the early years of the twentieth century and ranges from western England to Europe to North Africa. Serge Carrefax spends his childhood at Versoie House, where his father teaches deaf children to speak when he's not experimenting with wireless telegraphy. Sophie, Serge's sister and only connection to the world at large, takes outrageous liberties with Serge's young body — which may explain the unusual sexual predilections that haunt him for the rest of his life. After recuperating from a mysterious illness at a Bohemian spa, Serge serves in World War I as a radio operator. C culminates in a bizarre scene in an Egyptian catacomb where all Serge's paths and relationships at last converge. Tom McCarthy's mesmerizing, often hilarious accomplishment effortlessly blends the generational breadth of Ian McEwan with the postmodern wit of Thomas Pynchon and marks a writer rapidly becoming one of the most significant and original voices of his generation.
The Final Descent
Author: Rick Yancey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144245153X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
When Dr. Warthrop begins to doubt fourteen-year-old Will Henry's loyalty, he sets him against one of the most horrific creatures in the Monstrumarium unaware that Will's life and his own fate will lie in the balance.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144245153X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
When Dr. Warthrop begins to doubt fourteen-year-old Will Henry's loyalty, he sets him against one of the most horrific creatures in the Monstrumarium unaware that Will's life and his own fate will lie in the balance.