» książki » Fiction - Sea Stories
 |
Flying Dutchman: Hollander
ISBN: 9781496164636 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SET SAIL aboard the most legendary of all ghost ships for high adventure, suspense, and horror. Since men first set out upon the seven seas, countless ships and crews have never returned. The fates of most remain unknown. And the fate of one is only to be spoken of in whispers. To see the world and its peoples through the eyes of the first circumnavigators must have been beyond description. Perhaps this is why many of their accounts consist of so relatively few words. Set in one of the most dynamic periods in history, "Hollander" is inspired, by voyages of Diaz, Da Gama, Columbus, Magellan,...
SET SAIL aboard the most legendary of all ghost ships for high adventure, suspense, and horror. Since men first set out upon the seven seas, countless...
|
cena:
54,41 zł |
 |
Wind Shift at Peaked Hills
ISBN: 9781492184195 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Selective Service was offering Leonard Hill two opportunities. He could sit in a Marine Corps watchtower and observe his mirror across the fence line at Guantanamo, Cuba, or he could sit in a U.S. Army watch tower and observe the largest minefield in the world on the 38th parallel in Korea. He chose a third option. He chose to sit in a Coast Guard watchtower overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, a decision he would soon regret; a decision that would take him four years to overcome. Hill's "on the job" recovery program takes place on Captain Tommy Martin's 70-foot longliner Tecumseh with... The Selective Service was offering Leonard Hill two opportunities. He could sit in a Marine Corps watchtower and observe his mirror across the fenc... |
cena:
68,30 zł |
 |
The Cry of the Leatherback
ISBN: 9781497460751 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a fictitious tale which attempts to present the view of a leatherback turtle as it journeys through the many oceans of the world. Always willing to learn more about the sea underworld, Manti and Andy are gripped with attention as Mrs. Leatherback tells them a startling story of the many ills that she encounters at sea.
This is a fictitious tale which attempts to present the view of a leatherback turtle as it journeys through the many oceans of the world. Always willi...
|
cena:
41,90 zł |
 |
The Way Around
ISBN: 9780615991542 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The year is 1786 and young Marin L'Emule is excited to be leaving Paris for a day by the ocean--that is, until he finds himself trapped aboard the merchant ship "Tromperie" mistaken for a stowaway. He must now endure the next six months alongside a cruel captain, his distrustful first mate, and two actual stowaways with a secret that threatens to destroy everything Marin believed to be true."
The year is 1786 and young Marin L'Emule is excited to be leaving Paris for a day by the ocean--that is, until he finds himself trapped aboard the mer...
|
cena:
68,07 zł |
 |
Gefühlte Wahrheit
ISBN: 9781499226409 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gefuhlte Wahrheit
Es lauft nicht gut fur Selma: Mann weg, Hund uberfahren, Job futsch - viel schlechter kann's kaum noch werden, wenn man mit achtunddreissig eigentlich gerne im Leben angekommen ware. Ein Psychotest in einem bunten Magazin will ihre funf unumstosslichen Wahrheiten erfahren. Der Erkenntnisgewinn? Ubersichtlich: 1. Alle Manner sind Idioten 2. Von allen Hunden sind Beagles die grossten Idioten. 3. Bastian Schweinsteiger ist der beste Mittelfeldspieler der Welt. 4. Es gibt keine Gespenster. 5. Die Erde ist eine Kugel. Es lauft nicht gut fur Henri: Ehe am Abgrund,... Gefuhlte Wahrheit
Es lauft nicht gut fur Selma: Mann weg, Hund uberfahren, Job futsch - viel schlechter kann's kaum noch werden, wenn man mit ach... |
cena:
54,59 zł |
 |
My Name is Luke
ISBN: 9781937484200 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Silver Medal Winner, Historic Fiction YA, 2014 Literary Classics Awards"
On a quiet day in 1858, two desperate men hijack a schooner from the Marblehead, Massachusetts harbor. Trapped aboard his grandfather's boat is fifteen-year-old Luke Constance. He is a normal kid who plays pranks on the townsfolk and has a crush on Agatha, his classmate. But Luke is not ordinary-very well versed himself, he reads aloud to workers in small, local shoemaking shops. And he knows more about sailing schooners than most seasoned seamen. Told by Luke with wry humor and a teenager's sense of fun, this... "Silver Medal Winner, Historic Fiction YA, 2014 Literary Classics Awards"
On a quiet day in 1858, two desperate men hijack a schooner from the Ma... |
cena:
68,07 zł |
 |
Return of Bryant: She swore an oath never to return to the Caribbean she did. "What is that ship doing in the Caribbean?" He soon found
ISBN: 9781497498976 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
24,50 zł |
 |
Terrific Trip!: Eddie and Bella
ISBN: 9781499369113 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
47,81 zł |
 |
Rebecca the Buccaneer
ISBN: 9781484197219 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lady pirates. Rebecca Isabella Townsend and her all girl band of cutthroats storm through the Caribbean during the golden age of Morgan, plundering booty and playing with heartstrings to their heart's content. The only man who stands in the way of these wild women's prosperous plunderings is one Jeremy Starr, lieutenant governor of Jamaica, who has dedicated his life to bringing them (especially their stunning captain) down. One day he takes his chance. Luring her away from her flagship The Black Ewe to Port Royal she finds her powerful naked body chained within the torture chamber comprising...
Lady pirates. Rebecca Isabella Townsend and her all girl band of cutthroats storm through the Caribbean during the golden age of Morgan, plundering bo...
|
cena:
45,54 zł |
 |
Jon Swansong and the Pirata Isle
ISBN: 9781497498990 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
59,15 zł |
 |
From the Icy Fingers of the Deep
ISBN: 9780988755338 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
58,50 zł |
 |
Lost to the sea. Book 2.: Letters of Marque
ISBN: 9781499316452 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. his prize money James Johnson buys shares in the Stag line and sails as mate on the Schooner Annabel. When The Captain is injured he become a Captain in his own right. He lears Captain Stag has been missing for two years and is believed to be held by pirates in the Azores. with Charles's help, and backing from the Duke of Northumberland, he buys the French prize brig Etoil; and carrying a 'Letter of Marque' signed by the Duke, they set out to effect a rescue mission and confiscate the pirates treasure.
his prize money James Johnson buys shares in the Stag line and sails as mate on the Schooner Annabel. When The Captain is injured he become a Captain ...
|
cena:
58,97 zł |
 |
Titanic's Last Secret
ISBN: 9781500103057 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Expertly researched and marvellously presented novel; a new take on the Titanic disaster. Abridged version. Until his death in 1976, little-known Titanic survivor Raimondo Vitillo vociferously maintained that a small ship pulled alongside Titanic, from the shadow of the fateful Atlantic iceberg. In 1911, White Star Line was threatened with bankruptcy, insurance underwriters refusing to pay out after the Royal Navy denied responsibility for a damaging collision between HMS Hawke and Titanic's sister ship Olympic. In April 1912, did White Star come up with an ill-fated radical solution... Expertly researched and marvellously presented novel; a new take on the Titanic disaster. Abridged version. Until his death in 1976, little-known... |
cena:
68,25 zł |
 |
Whaling City
ISBN: 9781483982984 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Bedford, the 'Whaling City' where, for generations, men have rolled the dice to harvest the sea's bounty. Storms, reefs and fickle catches have traditionally plagued the New Bedford fisherman and his whalerman forebearers, but still New Bedford men put to sea. When times are tough, desperate men will resort to desperate means to keep their boat and livelihood intact. Such is the case with Mike O'Malley. When his aged dragger falls on hard times, Mike makes a deal with a notorious waterfront gangster to help make ends meet. What follows is a tale of greed, deceit, violence, revenge and...
New Bedford, the 'Whaling City' where, for generations, men have rolled the dice to harvest the sea's bounty. Storms, reefs and fickle catches have tr...
|
cena:
38,70 zł |
 |
Sighs from the Sea
ISBN: 9781493550951 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everyone on the tiny island of Ellworh has a relationship with the sea-some are fond and some are fearful. Situated where the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans meet, every two years the storms come, leaving destruction and death in their wake. As a new storm approaches, one father is looking for his child and another family is searching for their missing friend. Author Elena Ghebrenegus Baht's "Sighs from the Sea" is a poetic tale that juxtaposes the turmoil of the sea with the inner unrest of the island folk. Taking on a fable-like quality, the story shares dialogues between the ocean... Everyone on the tiny island of Ellworh has a relationship with the sea-some are fond and some are fearful. Situated where the Atlantic and the P... |
cena:
40,94 zł |
 |
Sailor Eyes
ISBN: 9781624850240 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sailor Eyes, the novel, written circa 1953, is a fictional account of life on the Cape outside Boston, Massachusetts in the 1850s. It follows the lives of an aristocrat ship builder, his debutante daughter, rugged and brave ship captains, widows and a young man who has sailor eyes. Courting story lines are weaved into this charming tale of land and sea and heart. The manuscript was passed down for generations and eventually forgotten until it arrived without ceremony at the passing of the late author's wife. The grandson, William Turrell, wished to honor his step-grandfather, who passed in...
Sailor Eyes, the novel, written circa 1953, is a fictional account of life on the Cape outside Boston, Massachusetts in the 1850s. It follows the live...
|
cena:
68,07 zł |
 |
Welcome Aboard
ISBN: 9781882896035 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a book of short stories about life in the water world of boating. There is humor spread through many stories, some are serious about the life of boaters, and a few remain general in nature. Over the course of nine years my wife and I felt the call of adventure, and we spent our summers cruising on our sailboat, 'Itchy Feet'. We worked winters, but traveled during the more favorable weather.
This is a book of short stories about life in the water world of boating. There is humor spread through many stories, some are serious about the life ...
|
cena:
59,19 zł |
 |
The Sea Pilot
ISBN: 9781882896097 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story, 'The Sea Pilot' takes place when square rigged ships of the sea were still traveling by using a known latitude only. Compasses were merely a magnetized needle floating on the surface of water in a bowl. Ships clocks needed for finding a ships position by longitude were years away. Even the ships speed was often questionable, and nautical charts were very expensive as they were drawn by hand. This story revolves around those new and marvelous inventions and men who could navigate anywhere in the world were highly sought after.
The story, 'The Sea Pilot' takes place when square rigged ships of the sea were still traveling by using a known latitude only. Compasses were merely ...
|
cena:
54,64 zł |
 |
Impact
ISBN: 9781882896127 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After a large shattered meteor strikes earth, devastation follows. Volcanic eruptions and shifting tectonic plates bring death to every nation. This story is about a group of boaters who are spending a leisure summer and end up pooling their knowledge to survive in a new world. A few begin to search for lost relatives ashore. In 2082, this could become a reality.
After a large shattered meteor strikes earth, devastation follows. Volcanic eruptions and shifting tectonic plates bring death to every nation. This s...
|
cena:
72,85 zł |
 |
Lost Island
ISBN: 9781882896158 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Because of his beliefs about those in power, and of the church, he'd been banned to live a life at sea. After four years of not stepping ashore, he took a chance on escape. He'd waited two years just to get near this lost Island again. An Island that he did not even know if he could survive on it, but feeling it was better than his current life. A bribe and the Captain's skiff helped him escape the ship, but only to find himself fighting for his life in a violent storm at sea. To his wonderment, the Island became a place of haven, and one of pleasure as well. A place unknown to the rest of...
Because of his beliefs about those in power, and of the church, he'd been banned to live a life at sea. After four years of not stepping ashore, he to...
|
cena:
33,24 zł |
Czytaj nas na:
KrainaKsiazek.PL - Księgarnia Internetowa
