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Walk on Water is a three part look, from the microcosm of surfing, into the schism between the forces of professionalism on the credibility of amateurism that engulfed all culture in the early 1970's.Part two follows two young friends whose mode of operation can be summed up as Billy with the spirit of a hermit and Jake the archetype pirate. It is a one year slice of life on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii; post-Vietnam for Billy, post escaping...
2) Sailor
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Submarines are dangerous war machines. They are dangerous to the enemy and to the crew. When one goes to the bottom of the sea, never to return, it is a national tragedy. When one is attacked, all hands are involved. When a crew of 140 is attack and one survives, it is a different story. This is the story of that one man.
3) I Am the Sea
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The tale of a man pushed to the brink of madness- for lovers of Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse 1870. Apprentice lighthouseman James Meakes joins two others at the remote offshore rock of Ripsaw Reef... as a replacement for a keeper whose death there remains unexplained.Meakes' suspicions grow as he accustoms himself to his new vertical world. He finds clues and obscure messages... is there a secret fourth occupant sharing the space,...
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Trapped on shore, a captain fights desperately for a place on a ship Once, Marius believes, the world was wide and the sea was infinite. Adventure and profit awaited any man bold enough to step aboard a ship and cast his lot with the open ocean. But those days are gone. After a long and undistinguished career, Marius's reputation suffers an irreparable blow during the dark days of World War II when he refuses to go down with a sinking ship. It...
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Five shipwrecked passengers fight panic, thirst, and the sea itself One minute, sailor Joseph Curtain is in his bunk. The next, he is submerged in the ocean. A German torpedo has struck the Aurora, and she is sinking fast. Curtain makes his way to a lifeboat and guides the survivors aboard. There are only six of them, and when the submarine's machine gun rakes the side of their boat, the number dwindles to five. Alongside Curtain are three men of...
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Modern day pirates take an introverted woman as their prisoner, using her to satisfy their lusts, but little do they know that her past will haunt them all before it makes their brotherhood unbreakable.Chastity Allen is spending a holiday weekend with friends when their yacht is hijacked by pirates and she is taken prisoner. She's given a choice: be passed around by D, the captain, and his two most trusted men, Oz and Zero, or be given to the rest...
7) Sea Gold
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The great gold rushes of history pale in comparison to the vast mineral deposits that await discovery below the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Vancouver. As adventure- and fortune-seekers flock to the area, their lives intertwine in a perilous game of greed and ambition. Some want glory, others wealth. But for all of them, the pursuit of sea gold has become an obsession. Against a raging sea storm, the crews of three ships resort to espionage,...
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While gunkholing in the Bahamas aboard Peter Magyar's 56' sloop, his girlfriend, Audrey Whidden, discovers a jewel encrusted golden chalice nestled among the coral reefs. Audrey is 21 years younger than Peter and the discovery has a different meaning to both of them. Join the search of Nuestra Señora de la Rosa, lost in the great hurricane of 1715, in this exciting tale of greed and sabotage, love and jealousy. This mismatched pairing of a May-December...
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Johnny Hale is a young man that knows what he wants out of life but hasn't found it. His journey will take him to a salty fishing village in Florida where he will learn that with hardships comes satisfaction. He masters from the old Captain Jim Larson how to be self sustainable from the Gulf of Mexico and respect the deep waters that can give life as well as take it away. He learns from his wayward boat mate Big Barry Schlostic that rewards in life...
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The bestselling World War II adventure story based on Sloan Wilson's experiences as a Coast Guard officer on the Greenland patrol After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Paul Schuman, a college senior and summer sailor, enlists in the Coast Guard. His beautiful, mercurial wife, Sylvia, wants him to stay at home in Massachusetts, but Paul is ready for adventure and eager to serve his country. His active duty begins when, without a day of training, he is...
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It's been two years since fifteen-year-old Gabe's father uprooted his family and left the United States to sail around the world. The wanderlust ended in the islands of Ma'atea, where Gabe feels every bit the outsider. Until he meets two other palagis: a headstrong boy named Lloyd and the beguiling Tanya. Together they form an unbreakable bond-out of love, boredom, and the need for self-discovery. Gabe's restlessness leads to quiet rebellions at...
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The epic life saga of the tenth-century king of Norway from the British author of The Thirsty Sword and other historical adventures.
Norse history comes alive in this story of a Viking who became a king. Though he had a humble start in life-orphaned as a child and sold into slavery-Olaf became known for bringing the Roman Catholic religion to the early Norwegians.
Olaf's heroic life-from his time in King Valdemar's court to his Viking...
13) The Soul Thief
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A devastating Viking raid leads Corban on an epic quest—the first in an extraordinary adventure series.
Corban and Mav are twins born to the lord of an Irish coastal farmstead. Mav has the Second Sight, and is her father's favourite; Corban, however, is a deep disappointment. Exiled for refusing his father's command to take up his sword in the name of the High King, he is long gone when the dreadful Viking dragon ships unleash fire and slaughter...
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A Royal Navy commander is tasked with stopping a German convoy, in this thrilling novel of love, courage, and honor in the midst of World War II.
Harry Scott has served honorably in the Royal Navy since 1939-including at Dunkirk, where he evacuated hundreds of soldiers before his own boat was blown up and he lost many of his crew.
By 1942, the tide of the war is flowing against the Allies. A worried Churchill needs to block a fleet of German...
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A man comes to Tofino to find peace and solitude in a small coastal village town. He is taking a break from the big city life, taking time to clear his head after getting dumped at the altar, and to focus on his real passions - writing and photography.But he stumbles upon a local legend of "The Beast of Tofino", a mysterious Sea Monster who terrorizes the small town with ferocious storms.As he unravels the mystery he encounters a beautiful, but mysterious...
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The stories in The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories, a collection from Ethan Rutherford, map the surprising ways in which the world we think we know can unexpectedly reveal its darker contours.
In stories that are alternately funny, persuasive, and compelling, unforgettable characters are confronted with, and battle against, the limitations of their lives.
Rutherford's work has been selected by Alice Sebold for inclusion in the volume of The...
17) Tides
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Two dangerously opposite civilizations collide in award-winning author Scott Mackay's "pulse-pounding tale of discovery" (Philadelphia Weekly Press).
On a massive oceanic world, two separate intelligent species have evolved on the only two continents.
Paras is a rich, vibrant realm of plenty, where the inhabitants never know want or hardship and society is built upon kindness and honesty. On the other side of the world lies Ortok, a harsh, volcanic...
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Taef Lang must set out on his grand quest…… To find a job. Now a married man, the time has come for Taef to begin his long-delayed career as a professor of Island archaeology and/or Island history. To do so, he and Lessie, along with Sella and Carz, set sail for the Island and the University of Jarpara. Passage to Jarpara is a travelogue of that journey. It's an account of islands called on, old friends and acquaintances met, new ones made, as...
19) The Big Hunt
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After an accident with his spaceship (or was it an attack by aliens?), Captain Joram wants to go back. He wants revenge! Detective Adam goes along with a simple assignment: why do all Higgs-powered ships get into accidents in the first place? The assignment becomes dangerous when Joram turns nuts. What danger threatens them? To carry out his assignment, Adam must survive both the trial run and Captain Joram. One reader commented: "A wonderful SF-MobyDick...
20) The Gift Paradox
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All is calm. All is bright for a holiday wedding. This year, things will be different. Rose and Jackson can finally tie the knot. An easy gig researching coral reef loss is wrapping up. Best of all, Rose has an exciting secret, the best gift ever.What could possibly go wrong? When Jackson is targeted by militants, their island paradise turns deadly. After anguished years apart, their long-awaited happiness is slipping away. If you like page-turners...
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