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Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard - Joseph Conrad - Joseph Conrad, who knew the human nature inside out, telling the story of Nostromo and portraying his personages is ironic and even slightly derisive...⍾Every man, somewhere deep inside, has his own share of rascality... And every human doing has two sides...⍾⍾Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions. Only in the conduct of our action can we find...
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
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[2018]
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English
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"Fear and fighting on the High Seas. When William Kite runs away to sea to escape a charge of murder, he finds himself aboard the Enterprize , a Liverpool Guineaman, or slave ship, destined for the coast of West Africa. Once loaded with slaves, the ship then crosses the Atlantic, bound for the sugar plantations of the West Indies. Despite the accusation hanging over him, Kite's compassion for the slaves' helplessness finds him serving as a surgeon...
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Sourcebooks
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2010.
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English
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There Are Some Summers You'll Always Remember Sometimes I wake up shivering in the early hours of the morning, drowning in dreams of being out there in the ocean that summer, of looking up at the moon and feeling as invisible and free as a fish. But I'm jumping ahead, and to tell the story right I have to go back to the beginning. To a place called Indigo Beach. To a boy with pale skin that glowed against the dark waves. To the start of something...
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Escape to paradise volume 1
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Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Embark on a seafaring adventure in a brand-new series from bestselling author MaryLu Tyndall. After witnessing the death and destruction caused by the Civil War, Colonel Blake Wallace is eager to leave his once precious Southern homeland for the pristine shores of Brazil and the prospect of a new utopian community. Widow Eliza Crawford seeks passage on Wallace's ship harboring a dirty secret-and a blossoming hope for a fresh start. But will dangers...
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"Compulsively readable."—New York Times Book ReviewFrom Stuart Turton, author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, comes an extraordinary new locked-room murder mystery.A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.It's 1634, and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Traveling with him is his loyal...
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Sourcebooks
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2009.
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English
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He lives under the sea? Reel Tritone is the rebellious royal second son of the ruler of a vast undersea kingdom, and he's always been fascinated by humans? She's terrified of the ocean? Marina owner Erica Peck would never go swimming willingly?but she's forced into the water and is nearly eaten by a shark. Luckily Reel is nearby to save her, and he discovers she's the woman he's been searching for? Before she knows it, Erica is off with Reel on a...
7) The Wanderer
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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"Newbery Honor Book * ALA Notable Children's Book "A beautifully written and imaginatively constructed novel that speaks to the power of survival and the delicacy of grief." -- School Library Journal (starred review) This acclaimed bestselling Newbery Honor Book from multi-award-winning author Sharon Creech is a classic and moving story of adventure, self-discovery, and one girl's independence. Thirteen-year-old Sophie hears the sea calling, promising...
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"Heroism, gunpowder and treachery in the Royal Navy. The first in an extraordinary series of naval adventures 1662 : After Matthew Quinton sunk the first ship he was given to command, he is surprised when the King gives him captaincy of H.M.S. Jupiter with orders to stamp out a Scottish rebellion. This time Quinton is determined to prove his worth. In a country of divided loyalties, Charles II needs someone he can trust, and -- with an elder brother...
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Corsairs, gold and sabotage off the coast of Africa...Naval adventure perfect for fans of Julian Stockwin and John Drake 1663: Captain Matthew Quinton is thrilled to capture a corsair from under the nose of menacing Maltese Knight Montnoir. But his triumph is short lived. The 'pirate' is in fact the infamous Irish adventurer O'Dwyer , who comes with talk of a vast West African gold mine...Ordered by the avaricious King Charles to accompany O'Dwyer...
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