Download or read book The Tale of the Ghost Cruise written by David Cody Weiss and published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trip to die for - a luxury cruise on the newly restored Osprey. But for Norris Beacham it comes with a price. His great-uncle, the captain, is trying to lure him into the family business. Norris isn't interested in that plan - or in the rich old fogeys aboard, all of them investors in the refurbished yacht. He's miserable - until he meets a girl of his own age, city kid Merle Devereaux. Merle claims that she's seen a ghost on board. Norris thinks she's crazy - until he sees the ghost himself! It warns them that they're headed for a disaster, just like the one that sank the Osprey half a century before. Can they learn the secret of the haunted ship before fate strikes again?
Download or read book Ship of Ghosts written by James D. Hornfischer and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Son, we’re going to Hell." The navigator of the USS Houston confided these prophetic words to a young officer as he and his captain charted a course into U.S. naval legend. Renowned as FDR’s favorite warship, the cruiser USS Houston was a prize target trapped in the far Pacific after Pearl Harbor. Without hope of reinforcement, her crew faced a superior Japanese force ruthlessly committed to total conquest. It wasn’t a fair fight, but the men of the Houston would wage it to the death. Hornfischer brings to life the awesome terror of nighttime naval battles that turned decks into strobe-lit slaughterhouses, the deadly rain of fire from Japanese bombers, and the almost superhuman effort of the crew as they miraculously escaped disaster again and again–until their luck ran out during a daring action in Sunda Strait. There, hopelessly outnumbered, the Houston was finally sunk and its survivors taken prisoner. For more than three years their fate would be a mystery to families waiting at home. In the brutal privation of jungle POW camps dubiously immortalized in such films as The Bridge on the River Kwai, the war continued for the men of the Houston—a life-and-death struggle to survive forced labor, starvation, disease, and psychological torture. Here is the gritty, unvarnished story of the infamous Burma–Thailand Death Railway glamorized by Hollywood, but which in reality mercilessly reduced men to little more than animals, who fought back against their dehumanization with dignity, ingenuity, sabotage, will–power—and the undying faith that their country would prevail. Using journals and letters, rare historical documents, including testimony from postwar Japanese war crimes tribunals, and the eyewitness accounts of Houston’s survivors, James Hornfischer has crafted an account of human valor so riveting and awe-inspiring, it’s easy to forget that every single word is true. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from James D. Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno.
Download or read book Cruise of Shadows written by Jean Ray and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Footsteps in an abandoned holiday resort as the cold weather settles in; a knock on the door of a hut in the middle of an isolated bog; a lane in Rotterdam perceptible to only one inhabitant in the city. In Cruise of Shadows, Jean Ray began to fully explore the trappings of the ghost story to produce a new brand of horror tale: one that described the lineaments of a universe adjacent to this one, in which objects sweat hatred and fear, and where the individual must face the unknown in utter isolation. First published in 1931, two years after he served his prison sentence for embezzling funds for his literary magazine, Ray's second story collection failed to find the success of his first one, Whiskey Tales, but has emerged over the years as a key publication in the Belgian School of the Strange. It has remained unavailable in its integral form even in French until recently, however, though it contains some of Ray's most anthologized and celebrated stories, including two of his best known, "The Mainz Psalter" and "The Shadowy Alley." This is the book's first English translation, and the second of the volumes of Ray's books to be published by Wakefield Press. Alternately referred to as the "Belgian Poe" and the "Flemish Jack London," Jean Ray(1887-1964) delivered tales of horror under the stylistic influence of his most cherished authors, Charles Dickens and Geoffrey Chaucer. A pivotal figure in what has come to be known as the "Belgian School of the Strange," Ray authored some 6,500 texts in his lifetime.
Download or read book The Cruise of the Ghost written by William Livingston Alden and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ghost Line written by Andrew Neil Gray and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ghost Line is a haunting science fiction story about the Titanic of the stars by debut authors Andrew Neil Gray and J. S. Herbison that Lawrence M. Schoen calls "a delicious rush of the future and the past." The Martian Queen was the Titanic of the stars before it was decommissioned, set to drift back and forth between Earth and Mars on the off-chance that reclaiming it ever became profitable for the owners. For Saga and her husband Michel the cruise ship represents a massive payday. Hacking and stealing the ship could earn them enough to settle down, have children, and pay for the treatments to save Saga’s mother’s life. But the Martian Queen is much more than their employer has told them. In the twenty years since it was abandoned, something strange and dangerous has come to reside in the decadent vessel. Saga feels herself being drawn into a spider’s web, and must navigate the traps and lures of an awakening intelligence if she wants to go home again. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Cruise Confidential written by Brian David Bruns and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2008 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruns spills the dirt--or in this case, the dirty water--on those romantic, fun-filled vacations at sea in this hilarious chronicle of the year he spent working for Carnival Cruise Lines. In this breezy expos, readers go below the waterline, where the crew lives, eats, wars, and parties.
Download or read book The Mask on the Cruise Ship written by Melanie Jackson and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the backdrop of a cruise ship and Alaska landmarks, twelve-year-old Dinah Galloway is on the trail of a stolen native artifact.
Download or read book The Tale of the Stalking Shadow written by Bobbi J. G. Weiss and published by Aladdin Paperbacks. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rumours about a ghost aren't going to stop Hadley Heering from working at Mrs Vailmon's mansion. The old lady needs a companion, and besides, Hadley is too sendible to believe in ghosts. Luckily, she's also too smart to deny the truth. Because there is something in the mansion - something dark and evil - that only Hadley and the old woman can see, and it's growing stronger every day. Strong enough to follow Hadley home. Strong enough to threaten her friends. Unless Hadley can unlock its terrible secret, this won't just be her first job - it'll be her last.
Download or read book The Cruise of the Ghost written by William Livingston Alden and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Creepy Cruise written by James Lee and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn off your lights, get ready for frights! When the clock strikes midnight and the moon's full and bright, it's time for dread and fear. For Mr Midnight is here with two stories, double the danger and twice the terror! STORY ONE: MY CREEPY CRUISE sails off to a scary start when Lester Lim meets a ghost with a warning on board a luxurious cruise liner. Can Lester save the ship or will it vanish into the ocean forever? STORY TWO: Every stranger that Jomei Lam meets is stranger than the one before. But only when her life is threatened by the mysterious Medusa Stone, does she then understand the true meaning of STRANGER DANGER.
Download or read book The Cruise of the Ghost written by William L. Alden, and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ghost came up in the wind, and the sails were dropped and furled. "Now," resumed Charley, "I want you to keep cool, and not to let yourselves get frightened. The truth is, boys, that we are out at sea."
Download or read book The Tale of the Horrifying Hockey Team written by K. S. Rodriguez and published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John, Sanjay and the rest of their hockey team must play a rival hockey team for pond rights.
Download or read book Santa Cruise written by Fern Michaels and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun, friendship and romance are on board as four lifelong friends embark on a holiday singles cruise in this heartwarming Christmas novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. The perfect gift for fans of Robyn Carr, Mary Kay Andrews, RaeAnne Thayne, and Hallmark Christmas Movies – now in paperback! At Ridgewood High, Amy, Frankie, Rachael, and Nina formed a deep bond. Now, fifteen years after leaving school behind, they’re back for a reunion, laughing, reminiscing, and chatting about how much has changed—and how much hasn’t. All four are strong, successful, and somehow, still looking for the right partner. But Frankie has an idea to help solve that: a singles cruise for the holidays. In late December, the four friends gather in Miami, ready to board their state-of-the-art cruise ship. The entertainment options are endless, the food is to die for, and the passenger list includes hundreds of eligible men. The highlight of the week will be a magnificent New Year’s Eve celebration with multiple theme parties, dancing, and fireworks. The ladies are happy to give Cupid a helping hand here and there, but holidays—like the path of love itself—don’t always go exactly as planned. And over the course of one festive, unforgettable week, all four will set sail on surprising new adventures . . . “Full of laughter, delight, and a dash of holiday fun.” —Woman’s World on Santa Cruise
Download or read book The Tale of the Mogul Monster written by David Cody Weiss and published by Aladdin Paperbacks. This book was released on 1998 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wealthy, young snowboarder Dmitri learns that money can't save him from an encounter with a giant, snarling Sasquatch.
Download or read book The Last Cruise of the Emden written by Edwin P. Hoyt and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the most extraordinary and little-known escapades of a German light cruiser called into the thick of battle during World War I.
Download or read book The Cruise of the Ghost Illustrated written by William Livingston Alden and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tale of the Egyptian Mummies written by Mark Mitchell and published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amy Carr is dying to visit her best friend Laura, who lives with her father, an archeologist at Midwest University. But when she arrives, she discovers that she's not the only one visiting Midwest. Hundreds of rats are swarming the town. And two mummies, remnants of the ancient Rat Witches, have been taken from their tombs in Egpyt and brought to the university for study. These Egyptian witches have been freed from their spell-sealed tombs - but can they escape from their decaying bodies? As the mummies and their magic pursue Annie and Laura, the girls find themselves wrapped up in danger with little chance to escape . . .
