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Living off the Pacific ocean floor Living off the Pacific ocean floor George Moskovita In this authentic account of a seafaring life, Captain George Moskovita offers a highly personal and often humorous look at the career of a commercial fisherman. George Moskovita was sixteen when he … OL11657107W
Caco, the little orphan cat = Caco, the little orphan cat = Jasmin Heymelaux Caco, a little cat who feels very unlucky until he is adopted, is disappointed to be left at home all day while his new family goes fishing but when he sneaks aboard their boat one day, he is in for … OL15520810W
Beyond the wall of time Beyond the wall of time Russell Kirkpatrick The stunning conclusion to the Broken Man trilogy. The wall of time has fallen and the gods are free to ravage the world. The few that know of their escape into mortal lands are under the control of … OL15527556W
In a fisherman's language In a fisherman's language James Arruda Henry Captain James Arruda Henry was in his mid-nineties when he began to learn to read and write. Inspired by the story of 98-year old man who had also lived without literacy, James began practicing writi… OL16464022W
Ice Harbor mittens Ice Harbor mittens Robin Hansen One very foggy day, eleven-year-old Josie, a sternman, discovers why the fishermen of Ice Harbor place so much value on the mittens Aunt Agnes knits for each of them. OL16686394W
Northern rover Northern rover A. L. Karras "From 1919 to 1970, Olaf Hanson was a trapper, fur trader, prospector, game guardian, fisherman, and road blasting expert in northeastern Saskatchewan. He told his life story to popular Saskatchewan … OL16975821W
Riverwatcher Riverwatcher Ronald Weber "Lottery winner and ex-journalist Donal Fitzgerald joins forces with his girlfriend, DNR conservation officer Mercy Virdon, to solve the mysterious death of a beloved angler, Charlie, who was murdere… OL17822740W
Commercial fisher Commercial fisher Barbara A. Somervill Describes the skills necessary to pursue a career as a commercial fisher and examines the type of work they do. OL17896975W
Tiggie Tiggie Charles Peluso Contrasts the stories of two Cape Cod cultures, one that is rustic and in the process of undergoing great change and the other that sustained an industry now losing its past to foreign competition an… OL18584718W
Alaska blues Alaska blues Joe Upton Narrative description of fishing in the Inside Passage of British Columbia and Alaska. OL1876684W
The shad are running The shad are running Judith St George Eleven-year-old Cornelius Van Loon is destined to be a fisherman but is terrified of the water. The collision of two steamboats on the Hudson River tests his courage. OL1959537W
Leviathan Leviathan Lucien Castaing-Taylor,Véréna Paravel An in-depth look at the commercial fishing industry. OL19704554W
The boy and the whale The boy and the whale Mordicai Gerstein Abelardo defies his father's instructions and sets out to free a whale caught in their tangled fishing net. OL19721473W
Captains Courageous Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling Captains Courageous tells of the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the North Atlanti… OL19842W
Dirty rowdy thing Dirty rowdy thing Christina Lauren Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don't even like each other... which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She l… OL19992116W
Nautical chic Nautical chic Amber Butchart From the modernist elegance of Coco Chanel to Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's punk-fuelled pirates, the appeal of nautical dress has cut a sartorial swathe for over two centuries. But how did… OL20007081W
South South Daniel Duncan When a lonely fisherman finds an injured bird on his boat, he nurtures it back to health and--since the bird can no longer migrate with its family--charts a course to head south for the winter. Toget… OL20055872W
River, my friend River, my friend William Bell "Gang-gang, the son of a fisher, tries to find enough silver coins so that his family will never want for anything again. It is not until his search nearly ends in tragedy that Gang-gang learns the n… OL20427667W
The fish's wishes The fish's wishes Anne Miranda Humorous story about a Chinese fisherman, his greedy wife, and a magic fish. OL20644453W
Sweetland Sweetland Michael Crummey For twelve generations, the inhabitants of a remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, they are facing resettlement. They have each be… OL21180053W
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