Author: Stephen R. Bown
Publisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 1926685717
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as the captain of his own expedition — and as an agent of imperial ambition. To map a place is to control it, and Britain had its eyes on America's Pacific coast. And map it Vancouver did. His voyage was one of history’s greatest feats of maritime daring, discovery, and diplomacy, and his marine survey of Hawaii and the Pacific coast was at its time the most comprehensive ever undertaken. But just two years after returning to Britain, the 40-year-old Vancouver, hounded by critics, shamed by public humiliation at the fists of an aristocratic sailor he had flogged, and blacklisted because of a perceived failure to follow the Admiralty’s directives, died in poverty, nearly forgotten. In this riveting and perceptive biography, historian Stephen Bown delves into the events that destroyed Vancouver’s reputation and restores his position as one of the greatest explorers of the Age of Discovery.
Author: Yvonne Lee
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9814382841
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Author: Nicholas A. Basbanes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979949159
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 635
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A Gentle Madness continues to astound and delight readers about the passion and expense a collector is willing to make in pursuit of the book. The book captures that last moment in time when collectors pursued their passions in dusty bookshops and street stalls, high stakes auctions, and the subterfuge worthy of a true bibliomaniac. An adventure among the afflicted, A Gentle Madness is vividly anecdotal and thoroughly researched. Nicholas Basbanes brings an investigative reporter's heart to illuminate collectors past and present in their pursuit of bibliomania. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Author: C.C Wurld
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 146341515X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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This is a memoir of a driver for the transit system authority of a major city. When it comes to mass transit, people of all age groups and from all walks of life can be cruel, combative, repulsive, and downright crazy. Whether passengers, bikers, or other drivers, these people sometimes are shamelessly disrespectful. Everyone is so busy operating at a fast pace, thinking only about themselves, that they lose themselves and forget how to be calm, kind, and decent. Let me be the first to say that the job of a mass transit operator is not hard but it is not as sweet as pie as so many people believe. Most of my workdays are downright unbelievable. Some of these unbelievable stories are funny; others are insanely coldblooded. And that is the reason mass transit operators need the best-quality protection the transit authority can provide. The author shares her experiences in stories filled with shock and laughter. Taken together, they reveal the life of a big city mass transit operator.
Author: Ted Bell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593101243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
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Alex Hawke is sailing into trouble when an around-the-world journey becomes a fight against terror in the latest exciting adventure from New York Times bestselling novelist Ted Bell. After saving the kidnapped heir to the British throne, gentleman spy and MI6 legend Alex Hawke is due for some downtime. He’s got a new custom built sailing yacht and a goal: to get closer to his son Alexi during an epic cruise across the seven seas. But fate and the chief of MI6, Lord David Trulove, have other plans. There’s an unholy alliance of nations who are plotting to attack Western democracies. The wily intelligence leader plans to use Hawke to drive a knife into the heart of this conspiracy. From an island base off Cuba to a secret jungle lair deep in the Amazon, on the land and the seas, the master spy and his crew of incorrigibles are in for the fight of their lives—the fight for freedom.
Author: Seeth Miko Trimpert
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1467069388
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Mac Greer was a warrior, a dangerous man whose entire adult life had been lived in the eerie fog of crosshairs and camouflage. Over the years, he'd slipped in and out of the world's jungles, concrete and otherwise, doing the unspeakable. In the interim, he'd wrecked a marriage and a fathered a daughter. Now, he was retired - well, almost - and had retreated to a quiet life aboard his forty-foot sloop, Madness. He was lonely. Female Crew - One woman wanted as crew for 40' sloop. 2 to 3 monthsail from Key West to Bahamas and return. Bunk and board provided. No drugs. Interested parties inquire aboard Madness in Slip D23. Alison Craig was alone and desperate. Running from an abusive husband, she'd reached the end of the line, Key West. Although a professional, she worked in a bar, used a false name. But in the end she knew Rick would find her; he was a cop. She looked again at the notice on the bulletin board. Bunk and board, it said. Sex and sailing, she thought. Alison shuddered. There was no choice, but maybe, just maybe, it would be all right.
Author: Neal Asher
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1597805203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 525
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This is a follow-up to The Voyage of the Sable Keech tracing the journey of an Old Captain, Orbus – a sadist in charge of a crew of masochists - to a planetary wasteland called The Graveyard’ lying between the Polity and the Prador Kingdom. An ancient war drone by the name of Sniper has stowed away aboard his spaceship, and the purpose of the journey is not entirely what the captain expected. Also heading in the same direction is the Prador king and the Prador Vrell. Vrell, having been mutated by the Spatterjay virus into something powerful and dangerous, has seized control of a Prador dreadnought, killing much of its crew, and is intent on heading back to the Prador Third Kingdom to exact vengeance on the King of the Prador, who tried to have him killed. All three ships are heading towards a climatic confrontation to The Graveyard, where underlying truths about the virus are revealed and an ancient menace to civilization reappears…
Author: John Haslett
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312324322
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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A modern-day adventurer describes how he constructed a raft with the help of an indigenous people and embarked on a difficult and dangerous voyage around the Pacific in an effort to uncover the secrets of an ancient seafaring culture.
Author: Jesse H. Colbath IV
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524607835
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
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Awaken in the darkness of a foreign land; it prowls the forest with yellow eyes and sharp fangs. It thirsts for blood and strays upon a mysterious camp. It watches them carefully and waits for a false move before striking swiftly and without detection. One by one they are taken against their will. Its strength is menacing and mutilates without remorse. Its rage is powered by an indestructible force not seen in centuries. The lifeless body moves through darkness like the animal that it seems to be. But it is no animal... it is a young child born from the purest blood of vampirism, but raised by an enemy species long since lost. The child finds himself in a human world war and engages curiously with an axis of evil known historically as the German Nazis. In a quest to find a mythological and holy relic stolen generations ago by enemies of darkness that will fight if interfered with their dominance of the world. And as the boys hunger intensifies, so do the efforts of the Nazi watch towers. By doubling guards in each corners of the camp they are certain the boy-creature awaits them. They can only wait and pray for the only line of defense... for the sun to rise quickly. The German train unloads hundreds of people at the Nazi labor camp. One of the new arrivals is a mysterious man from Sweden falsely imprisoned. He is beaten and dragged into the same concentration camp where the boy vampire is feasting. His capture does not go unnoticed and quickly uncovers the truth about the labor camp and what it means to wear a yellow star on his clothing. In an epic battle, Jakobson as hes called, races to escape from the evil that dwells within the camp. He encounters gruesome acts of terror against humanity, including a supernatural event. One night after the witching hour, Jakobson watches the Nazis lure a trap for the boy, but their plan foils and Jakobson instead rescues the child thus avoiding captivity. He befriends the boy and helps him understand the values of being a human being. Together facing the deathly consequences of war, an ultimate sacrifice must be fulfilled, if they can stay alive long enough to give the first order, Let the rebellion begin... death to the Nazis!
Author: Mark A. Miller
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147663842X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 563
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From their first pairing in Hamlet (1948) to House of the Long Shadows (1983), British film stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing forged perhaps the most successful collaboration in horror film history. In its revised and expanded second edition, this volume examines their 22 movie team-ups, with critical commentary, complete cast and credits, production information, details on cinematography and make-up, exhibition history and box-office figures. A wealth of background about Hammer, Amicus and other production companies is provided, along with more than 100 illustrations. Lee and Cushing describe particulars of their partnership in original interviews. Exclusive interviews with Robert Bloch, Hazel Court and nearly fifty other actors, directors and others who worked on the Lee-Cushing films are included.
