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Fast Ships, Black Sails

Author : Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher : Night Shade
ISBN 13 : 9781597800945
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Fast Ships, Black Sails written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Night Shade. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love the sound of a peg leg stomping across a quarterdeck? Or maybe you prefer a parrot on your arm, a strong wind at your back? Adventure, treasure, intrigue, humor, romance, danger — and, yes, plunder! Oh, the Devil does love a pirate — and so do readers everywhere! Swashbuckling from the past into the future and space itself, Fast Ships, Black Sails, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, presents an incredibly entertaining volume of original stories guaranteed to make you walk and talk like a pirate. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Give Me a Fast Ship

Author : Tim McGrath
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451416112
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Give Me a Fast Ship written by Tim McGrath and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON AWARD FOR NAVAL LITERATURE • “A meticulous, adrenaline-filled account of the earliest days of the Continental Navy.”—New York Times bestselling author Laurence Bergreen America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution—or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England’s King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy. The idea was mad. The Royal Navy was the mightiest floating arsenal in history, with a seemingly endless supply of vessels. More than a hundred of these were massive “ships of the line,” bristling with up to a hundred high-powered cannon that could level a city. The British were confident that His Majesty’s warships would quickly bring the rebellious colonials to their knees. They were wrong. Beginning with five converted merchantmen, America’s sailors became formidable warriors, matching their wits, skills, and courage against the best of the British fleet. Victories off American shores gave the patriots hope—victories led by captains such as John Barry, the fiery Irish-born giant; fearless Nicholas Biddle, who stared down an armed mutineer; and James Nicholson, the underachiever who finally redeemed himself with an inspiring display of coolness and bravery. Meanwhile, along the British coastline, daring raids by handsome, cocksure John Paul Jones and the “Dunkirk Pirate,” Gustavus Conyngham—who was captured and sentenced to hang but tunneled under his cell and escaped to fight again—sent fear throughout England. The adventures of these men and others on both sides of the struggle rival anything from Horatio Hornblower or Lucky Jack Aubrey. In the end, these rebel sailors, from the quarterdeck to the forecastle, contributed greatly to American independence. Meticulously researched and masterfully told, Give Me a Fast Ship is a rousing, epic tale of war on the high seas—and the definitive history of the American Navy during the Revolutionary War.

Black Jacks

Author : W. Jeffrey. Bolster
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674028473
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Black Jacks written by W. Jeffrey. Bolster and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few Americans, black or white, recognize the degree to which early African American history is a maritime history. W. Jeffrey Bolster shatters the myth that black seafaring in the age of sail was limited to the Middle Passage. Seafaring was one of the most significant occupations among both enslaved and free black men between 1740 and 1865. Tens of thousands of black seamen sailed on lofty clippers and modest coasters. They sailed in whalers, warships, and privateers. Some were slaves, forced to work at sea, but by 1800 most were free men, seeking liberty and economic opportunity aboard ship.Bolster brings an intimate understanding of the sea to this extraordinary chapter in the formation of black America. Because of their unusual mobility, sailors were the eyes and ears to worlds beyond the limited horizon of black communities ashore. Sometimes helping to smuggle slaves to freedom, they were more often a unique conduit for news and information of concern to blacks.But for all its opportunities, life at sea was difficult. Blacks actively contributed to the Atlantic maritime culture shared by all seamen, but were often outsiders within it. Capturing that tension, Black Jacks examines not only how common experiences drew black and white sailors together--even as deeply internalized prejudices drove them apart--but also how the meaning of race aboard ship changed with time. Bolster traces the story to the end of the Civil War, when emancipated blacks began to be systematically excluded from maritime work. Rescuing African American seamen from obscurity, this stirring account reveals the critical role sailors played in helping forge new identities for black people in America.An epic tale of the rise and fall of black seafaring, Black Jacks is African Americans' freedom story presented from a fresh perspective.

A Companion to Wolves

Author : Sarah Monette
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765357786
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (577 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Wolves written by Sarah Monette and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-07-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of fantasy's hottest new talents deliver the story of Isolfr, a young nobleman, who is chosen to become a wolfcarl--a warrior who is bonded to a fighting wolf. Isolfr is deeply drawn to the wolves, and though as his father's heir he can refuse the call, he chooses to accept it.

Crossing on Time

Author : David Macaulay
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1250261589
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Crossing on Time written by David Macaulay and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book. Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind in their sails to make their journeys. But invention of steam power ushered in a new era of transportation that would change ocean travel forever: the steamship. Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay guides readers through the fascinating history that culminated in the building of the most advanced—and last—of these steamships: the SS United States. This book artfully explores the design and construction of the ship and the life of its designer and engineer, William Francis Gibbs. Framed around the author's own experience steaming across the Atlantic on the very same SS United States, Crossing on Time is a tour de force of the art of explanation and a touching and surprising childhood story. A 2020 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book 2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List

Black Ships Before Troy

Author : Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
ISBN 13 : 055349483X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Black Ships Before Troy written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 2005-12-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Greek myth fans, those who can’t get enough of the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, and readers who have aged out of Rick Riordan, this classroom staple and mythology classic is perfect for learning about the ancient myths! As the gods and goddesses of Olympus scheme, the ancient world is thrown into turmoil when Helen, the most beautiful woman in all of Greece, is stolen away by her Trojan love. Inflamed by jealousy, the Greek king seeks lethal vengeance and sends his black war ships to descend on the city of Troy. In the siege that follows, history’s greatest heroes, from Ajax to Achilles to Odysseus, are forged in combat, and the brutal costs of passion, pride, and revenge must be paid. In the end, the whims of the gods, the cunning of the warriors, and a great wooden horse will decide who emerges victorious. Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time and Rosemary Sutcliff's retelling of the classic saga embodies all of the astonishing drama, romance, and intrigue of ancient Greece. Don’t miss The Wanderings of Odysseus, the companion to Black Ships Before Troy, and follow Odysseus on his adventure home. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B.

Ship Breaker (National Book Award Finalist)

Author : Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 031608168X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Ship Breaker (National Book Award Finalist) written by Paolo Bacigalupi and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a dark future America devastated by the forces of climate change, this thrilling bestseller and National Book Finalist is a gritty, high-stakes adventure of a teenage boy faced with conflicting loyalties. In America's flooded Gulf Coast region, oil is scarce, but loyalty is scarcer. Grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.... In this powerful novel, Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a fast-paced adventure set in the vivid and raw, uncertain future of his companion novels The Drowned Cities and Tool of War. "Suzanne Collins may have put dystopian literature on the YA map with The Hunger Games...but Bacigalupi is one of the genre's masters, employing inventively terrifying details in equally imaginative story lines." —Los Angeles Times A New York Times Bestseller A Michael L. Printz Award Winner A National Book Award Finalist A VOYA 2010 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers Book A Rolling Stone 40 Best YA Novels Book Don’t miss the other books in the series: The Drowned Cities Tool of War

Flint and Silver

Author : John Drake
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 141659275X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Flint and Silver written by John Drake and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating and original prequel to "Treasure Island" that will delight fans of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic as well as fans of those "other" pirates of the Caribbean.

Fast Handling Technique

Author : Frank Bethwaite
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408155931
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Fast Handling Technique written by Frank Bethwaite and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-05-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the bestselling High Performance Sailing and Higher Performance Sailing comes the first scientific analysis of what makes fast sailors fast. Eschewing the idea that luck or innate talent are the keys to success, Frank Bethwaite shows how knowledge truly is power. Making use of video cameras aligned to GPS read-outs to track the fastest racers, he meticulously analyses what winners do and how they do it, to show the rest of us how to get the best out of a racing craft. Frank Bethwaite's previous books were groundbreaking bibles that applied scientific theories to how sails and hulls interact with wind and water to influence boat speed. But whilst they applied scientific theories to boat construction, they didn't apply science to practical boat handling. This book fills that gap, and then goes further. Budding racers of all levels will welcomethis unique book as a godsend. It will inform, instruct and enable them toemploy the techniques (and timing) of the most successful racers, and make racingmore competitive for participants, and more exciting for those of us watching.

A Man and His Ship

Author : Steven Ujifusa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451645082
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book A Man and His Ship written by Steven Ujifusa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner in history. The story of a great American Builder at the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the SS United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best. Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family’s sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the SS United States. William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.

A Cruising Voyage Round the World

Author : Woodes Rogers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A Cruising Voyage Round the World written by Woodes Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1712 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ascadia

Author : Mickeal Tupper
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1466975903
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Ascadia written by Mickeal Tupper and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ascadia: Titans of Men is a fantasy novel that does what good fantasy novels doremembers history and our own human mythos. It reminds the reader that time creates a foggy glass to look through and that history, as with everything else, depends largely on perspective. This is the perspective of the supposedly uncivilized.

The Weird

Author : Ann VanderMeer
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765333600
Total Pages : 1153 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book The Weird written by Ann VanderMeer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 1153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An oversized anthology of dark and bizarre tales written throughout the past century includes entries by international best-sellers and award-winners, including Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, and Franz Kafka.

Fast and Loose

Author : Stuart Woods
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399574212
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Fast and Loose written by Stuart Woods and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this explosive thriller from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington’s newest foe has a short fuse...and it’s just been lit. Stone Barrington is enjoying a boating excursion off the Maine coast when a chance encounter leaves him somewhat the worse for wear. Always able to find the silver lining in even the unhappiest circumstances, Stone is pleased to discover that the authors of his misfortune are, in fact, members of a prestigious family who present a unique business opportunity, and who require a man of Stone’s skills to overcome a sticky situation of their own. The acquaintance is fortuitous indeed, for as it turns out, Stone and his new friends have an enemy in common. He’s the sort of man who prefers force to finesse, and who regards any professional defeat as a personal and intolerable insult. And when Stone’s sly cunning collides with his adversary’s hair-trigger-temper, the results are sure to be explosive...

Knight Eternal

Author : Glenn G. Thater
Publisher : Lomion Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knight Eternal written by Glenn G. Thater and published by Lomion Books. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knight Eternal is Volume 3 of the widely acclaimed epic fantasy saga, Harbinger of Doom. In KNIGHT ETERNAL, Theta, Claradon Eotrus, and Ob the Gnome battle fanatical monks, deadly bounty hunters, and otherworldly fiends whose merest touch is death, in their relentless pursuit of Korrgonn, Lord of Nifleheim. Meanwhile, Korrgonn stops at nothing to acquire the fabled Orb of Wisdom, that ancient talisman that can return Azathoth and his kingdom to Midgaard. But the fate of the world turns when Claradon faces DeBoors, the ancient sword-master who has sworn to slay him. BOOKS BY GLENN G. THATER THE HARBINGER OF DOOM SAGA HAMMER OF DOOM LORD OF LIES KNIGHT ETERNAL HARBINGER OF DOOM - VOLUMES 4-6 OMNIBUS HARBINGER OF DOOM - VOLUMES 7-8 OMNIBUS HARBINGER OF DOOM - VOLUMES 9-10 OMNIBUS VOLUME 13+ forthcoming THE HERO AND THE FIEND (A novelette set in the Harbinger of Doom universe) THE DEMON KING OF BERGHER (A short story set in the Harbinger of Doom universe) THE KEBLEAR HORROR (A short story set in the Harbinger of Doom universe) Similar to books by or about: George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, David Gemmell, Steven Erikson, Michael Moorcock, David Eddings, Glen Cook, Joe Abercrombie, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Conan, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch, Marion Zimmer Bradley, R. Scott Bakker, Robert Jordan, Robin Hobb, Brent Weeks, Stephen Donaldson. Brandon Sanderson; George RR Martin; Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings; Jeff Wheeler; Robert E. Howard; HP Lovecraft; Joe Abercrombie; Steven Erikson; Anthony Ryan; RA Salvatore; Jonathan Moeller; r. Scott Bakker; David Gemmell; Glen Cook; Duncan Hamilton; Mark Lawrence; Grimdark; LitRPG; David Dalglish; brian mcclellan;peter v. brett; richard k. morgan; scott lynch; miles cameron; john gwynne; kel kade; brian staveley;james a. moore; michael-scott earle; ryan kirk; justin depaoli;lindsay buroker; liam reese; michael wallace; robert j. crane; dk holmberg; d.k. holmberg; craig halloran; jon kiln; d.c. clemens; r a salvatore; r.a. salvatore; luke scull; jonathan maberry; will wight; m.r. mathias; michael james ploof; james maxey; michael g. manning; kristian alva; jd franx; Sword & sorcery fantasy Myths viking celtic free dark urban historical adventure genre fiction men's sea bundle series boxed humor mystery thriller suspense greek magic armor collections sagas juvenile angels demons dragons elf ghost god vampire witch pirates horror romance Arthurian coming of age visionary norse superhero zombies paranormal dystopian action teen medieval general best top author;

Finch

Author : Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher : Underland Press
ISBN 13 : 0980226015
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Finch written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Underland Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where mysterious underground dwellers rule the state of Ambergris and control its residents with addictive drugs, internment camps and random acts of terror, John Finch and his partner, Wyte, must solve a double murder for their oppressive masters, all while trying to make contact with the scattered rebel resistance.

Lives of Notorious Cooks

Author : Brendan Connell
Publisher : Chomu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781907681202
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (812 download)

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Download or read book Lives of Notorious Cooks written by Brendan Connell and published by Chomu Press. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lives of Notorious Cooks is a set of 51 fictional biographies of great chefs, dating from pre-history to the final days of World War I. These biographies, fantastical in character, often decadent, range from an ancient Greek whose specialty is lentils to a French king who liked nothing better than to prepare ortolans. Taoist sages brush shoulders with excessive Italians, and the skills of the magnificent cooks of Baghdad are displayed alongside those of an ex-slave from Tennessee.