Download or read book Pirates You Don t Know and Other Adventures in the Examined Life written by John Griswold and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Griswold, alternately known by his pen name, Oronte Churm, offers pithy essays with a nuanced look at life, death, transience, toil, class, and family. A vital attempt at making sense of his life as a writer and now professor, his answers are both comic and profound.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2020 written by Jackie MacMullan and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has been a showcase for the most exceptional sports journalism of the previous year, selected by an acclaimed guest editor. Represented in this year's collection are giants in the field as well as up-and-coming writers to watch--the only shared traits among the diverse styles and voices are the extraordinarily high caliber of writing and the pure passion they tap into.
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Download or read book Seized written by Max Hardberger and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outpirating the pirates with one of the most interesting men alive: Max Hardberger recounts his adventures repossessing ships and sneaking them out of lawless, third-world countries, often under threat of death or imprisonment. His journeys lead him from corrupt ports in the Caribbean to the ice-bound docks of Vladivostok. His adventures in rescuing ships pit him against a rogue's gallery of antagonists, including Haitian rebels, modern-day Caribbean pirates and Russian mobsters. • Capt. Max Hardberger uses every trick, tool and tactic at his disposal to right wrongs and out-pirate pirates in this action-packed expose of the seedy underworld of international shipping. As a professional ship extractor, he risks death and imprisonment in dangerous third-world ports to steal ships from modern buccaneers and corrupt governments and deliver them back to their rightful owners. In the course of his adventures, he's had to outwit resourceful crime families, subdue armed soldiers, and turn the tables on clever con artists. He's escaped imprisonment in Venezuela and avoided death at the hands of the Russian mafia. Because Max shuns the use of force, the ingenious methods he must use to accomplish his missions are the stuff of legend he's employed a witch doctor in Haiti, tricked armed guards off a ship in Honduras, and rented a brothel in Mexico, all to thwart the designs of ship-thieves. Seized! is an intense, fast-paced window on the underbelly of ocean shipping, where all power comes from the barrel of a gun, and the only law is the law of survival. -- "Max Hardberger, maritime repo man extraordinaire ... Using a combination of ingenuity, stealth and good old-fashioned derring-do, he has made his name retaking vessels which have been hijacked or which, through local corruption, are impounded by authorities hungry for bribes." • -- Sunday Express • "With most people, the longer you spend talking to them, the more normal they appear. With Hardberger, the reverse applies. Just when you think you've heard it all, he comes up with something wilder ... Over the years, he's distracted crews with prostitutes and witch doctors, bribed officials to look the other way, conned Russian mobsters and hidden from naval radar by riding out thunderstorms at sea; he's even taken a 10,000-tonne freighter out of Haiti while the 2004 revolution was going on around him." • -- Guardian • "Required reading, fascinating. Maritime Repo Man Hardberger does it tough; his life is flown by the seat of his pants, or shipped, much like his profession ... This book delivers." • -- Paul Carter, bestselling author of Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs and This Is Not A Drill • "In this heart-stopping account of his work recovering stolen (or otherwise illegally-seized) ships from 'hellhole' ports, commercial captain Hardberger proves himself tough as a tank and articulate as a poet ... [He] has a seafarer's gift for atmospheric storytelling, layering details to create a sense of place, history, and foreboding ... Hardberger's escapades make undeniably fun reading." • -- Publishers Weekly • "One of the strengths of Hardberger's book is his prose, which is lucid, entertaining and dramatic." • -- Daniel Sekulich, author of Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates
Download or read book Lives of the Pirates written by Kathleen Krull and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure—don’t they? What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? What were their bad habits, favorite foods, and silly quirks? And did they actually talk like that? A lively style, lots of surprises, and solid research have made the Lives of . . . series of collective biographies popular with both kids and adults. Now the series returns, spanning the globe with profiles of the nineteen most notorious pirates in history.
Download or read book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe with illustr by J D Watson written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The REAL Story of Pirates written by Gregory Edmonds and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first in a series of story and activity books for children aged nine and over containing a short history of, and interesting facts about, special subjects of interest. This first book in the series: The REAL Story of Pirates - Fun Facts, Tall Tales, and Awesome Activities, offers real information related to pirates and life at sea; as well as brief profiles of famous pirates of the past. Illustrations (which are meant to be colored) of pirates and the equipment they used in work and daily life are also here. Every year, on September 19th, many people around the world participate in International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Did you know that real Pirates didn't really talk that way? This pirate-style of speaking heard in films and on TV was copied from actor Robert Newton. Did you know, too, the young American Colonies defeated Britain with the help of Privateers? Privateers were pirates for hire. Did you also know that many common phrases heard today came from the classic age of pirates and seafaring? For example, The expression Pipe Down, which means to be quiet, originally meant the last signal of the day from a pipe or whistle from a ship officer called a bosun, indicating it was time to go to sleep. Many other such words and phrases are explained within these pages. Facts and stories like these, as well as fun coloring pages, a maze, and other activities are included in the book. There are also recommendations for discussing pirates with your children or grandkids, and even full instructions on how to host an inexpensive pirate-themed party for your special child's birthday, or other special event!
Download or read book The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe with illustr by J D Watson engr by the brothers Dalziel written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner as Related by Himself written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe with engr from designs by T Stothard engr by C Heath written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Robinson Crusoe by D Defoe written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of Daniel Defoe Carefully Selected With Chalmers Life of the Author Annotated written by Daniel Defoe and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nick of Time written by Ted Bell and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick of Time is the first young reader's book written by bestselling author Ted Bell - a wondrous tale of time travel, adventure, and riches, in which twelve-year-old Nick McIver sets out to become "the hero of his own life." The setting is England, 1939, on the eve of war. Nick and his younger sister, Kate, live in a lighthouse on the smallest of the Channel Islands. Nick and Kate come to the aid of their father who is engaged in a desperate war of espionage with German U-boat wolf packs that are circling the islands. The information they provide to Winston Churchill is vital as he tries to warn England of the imminent Nazi invasion. One day Nick discovers an old sea chest, left for him by his ancestor, Captain Nicholas McIver of the Royal Navy. Inside, he finds a time machine and a desperate plea for help from the captain. He uses the machine to return to the year 1805. Captain McIver and, indeed, Admiral Nelson's entire fleet are threatened by the treachery of the French and the mutinous Captain Billy Blood. Nick must reach deep inside, using his wits, courage, and daring to rescue the imperiled British sailors. His sister, Kate, meanwhile, has enlisted the aid of two of England's most brilliant "scientific detectives," Lord Hawke and Commander Hobbes, to thwart the invading Nazis. She and Nick must face England's underwater enemies, a challenge made all the more difficult when they discover the existence of Germany's supersecret submarine. In this striking adventure for readers of all ages, Nick must fight ruthless enemies across two different centuries, on land and sea, to help defeat those determined to destroy his home and his family.
