The surprising success of Pirates of the Caribbean, a new screen adaptation of the classic Peter Pan, and the Russell Crowe film Master and Commander have fueled interest in seagoing swashbucklers. There is a rich literature on piratesboth in fiction and nonfiction. This collection offers excerpts from the works of contemporary authors: Patrick O'Brian's riveting account of a sea battle with Borneo's pirates will enthrall his fans; Farley Mowat's The Black Joke is a rousing adventure of the rum-running set in the 1930s and written in the tradition of the great classic pirate tales. Readers...
The surprising success of Pirates of the Caribbean, a new screen adaptation of the classic Peter Pan, and the Russell Crowe film Master and Commander ...
When Pete Willis was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2008 you might have forgiven him if he had simply rolled over and accepted his fate. The fact that he didn't, and is still around today and looking forward to a full life, he puts down to one thing. God. Blessed with a loving wife, family and friends, Pete now displays an amazing zest for life and faces each day with a positivity which he now shares in this wonderfully uplifting and inspiring book. In it, Pete tells us how God taught him about faith through the adversity he faced with his illness and how that faith has helped him to...
When Pete Willis was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2008 you might have forgiven him if he had simply rolled over and accepted his fate. The ...
