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Beyond the wall of time
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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 … |
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In a fisherman's language
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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… |
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Tiggie
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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… |
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Alaska blues
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Joe Upton |
Narrative description of fishing in the Inside Passage of British Columbia and Alaska. |
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Leviathan
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Lucien Castaing-Taylor,Véréna Paravel |
An in-depth look at the commercial fishing industry. |
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The boy and the whale
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Mordicai Gerstein |
Abelardo defies his father's instructions and sets out to free a whale caught in their tangled fishing net. |
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Captains Courageous
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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… |
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Nautical chic
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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… |
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The fish's wishes
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Anne Miranda |
Humorous story about a Chinese fisherman, his greedy wife, and a magic fish. |
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Sweetland
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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… |
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Trawlerman
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Jimmy Buchan |
"Jimmy Buchan, skipper of the Amity II, a fishing vessel based in Peterhead, Europe's largest fishing port. Jimmy's story is one of incredible highs and lows. It's a life that has been lived on the v… |
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The one that got away
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Alan Trussell-Cullen |
A fisherman and a fish tell the same story to their friends about how the other got away. |
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Hooked
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Patricia P. Harrington |
Raina Nichols, a widow of eight years, is enjoying her life of painting and fishing while living on the banks of the Potomac River. She isn't sure if the brash Connor, who has been driving his boat p… |
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Death in the polka dot shoes
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Marlin Fitzwater |
In the small fishing village of Parkers, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay, there is no more independent soul than the lone oysterman or crabber who sets out every morning in pre-dawn hours to search f… |
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The fishing industry
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Nancy Warren Ferrell |
An introduction to fishing as an industry, describing how fish are caught, problems of fishermen, and the future of the fishing industry. |
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The Perfect Storm
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Anne Collins,Sebastian Junger |
It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high --- a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." When it struck … |
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The life and legend of Sheridan R. Jones
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Joseph Hilko |
Appendices consist of original works by Sheridan R. Jones.
"Sheridan R. Jones, the son of an American pioneer who helped found the state of North Dakota, through hard work and education, became a co… |
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High tide for Labrador
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Eve Bunting |
Thirteen-year-old Jimmy's desperate attempt to prove himself on his first trip out with the fishing boat nearly costs him his life and the boat its catch. |
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A day in the life of a commercial fisherman
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Klein, John F. |
Follows a commercial fisherman through his day as he prepares his boat for a two-week fishing trip, leaves port in the Gulf of Mexico, operates navigational equipment and a sonar "fish finder," and u… |
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The Old Man and the Sea
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Ernest Hemingway |
*The Old Man and the Sea* is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordea… |
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