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1) SS Misery
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Un libro sobre la supervivencia de la mente humana.
Dos hombres perdidos en el mar tienen que enfrentar la lucha de estar solos y a la deriva. Al principio se llevan bien, pero apenas aparece un regalo misterioso, las cosas empiezan a ir cuesta abajo.
Una novela que describe las condiciones en las que todos somos susceptibles. Un libro que muestra los límites de los humanos cuando enfrentamos la extinción personal.
Cuando Severo y Maximiliano...
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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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With Exiles, Ron Hansen tells the story of a notorious shipwreck that prompted Gerard Manley Hopkins to break years of "elected silence" with an outpouring of dazzling poetry.
In December 1875 the steamship Deutschland left Bremen, bound for England and then America. On board were five young nuns who, exiled by Bismarck's laws against Catholic religious orders, were going to begin their lives anew in Missouri. Early one morning, the ship ran aground...
4) 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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A novel from the 2023 Booker Prize winning author of Prophet Song
"Beyond the Sea is frightening but beautiful." --M John Harrison, The Guardian
The haunting story of two men stranded at sea pushing against their physical and mental limits to stay alive
Based partly on true events, Paul Lynch's haunting and sublime novel Beyond the Sea tells the story of two South American fishermen, Bolivar and Hector, who go to sea before a catastrophic storm....
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Joseph Conrad's literary prowess reaches its zenith in "Lord Jim," an extraordinary novel that beckons readers into the turbulent seas of human morality, redemption, and the elusive quest for honor. Set against a backdrop of seafaring adventure and the exotic locales of the East, this masterpiece unfolds with a narrative cadence that echoes the ebb and flow of the tides, immersing readers in a story that transcends time.
The heart of the novel...
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In Matt Riordan's debut novel, a college student in need of quick money finds work on an Alaskan fishing boat in the unforgiving Bering Sea.
"The North Line is a ruggedly erudite story that combines the best of the individualism of Jack London with the introspective ruminations of Raymond Carver . . . not to be missed."
-S.A. Cosby New York Times bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed
"A frightening story of tough men pushed to the brink....
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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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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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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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Kendra Summers is just another ordinary housewife and mother. Her days are filled with crosswords, household chores, catching up with friends and making sure her writer husband has done his daily word count.Kendra has organised a catch up with an old friend who she hasn't seen for a while. However, her writer husband makes a strange prediction for the future she can't just can't get out of her mind.The strange prediction is out of character for her...
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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...
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Thrill of the chase is on! Join Captain Lanna Ruik with her fearless crew aboard the majestic tall ship, Eagle's Claw, embarking on a daring, nail-biting endeavour across treacherous seas to reclaim stolen treasure from violent thieves.
Brace yourself for a cannon-roaring ship battle that will leave your heart pounding! Feel the rush of adrenaline as Captain Ruik leads her crew to engage during a fierce land battle with clashes of steel swords....
14) Friendly
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The idea for this story came to me from a dream which I saw on 21/07/2021. The story is set in a seaside town. The female characters are redheads because as a proud redhead, I want to have as many redhead characters as I can. Despite losing her glasses, Peggie - a teenage pan girl was almost sure the silhouette seen by her didn't belong to a human.
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When Jack Holden salvages an abandoned sailboat, the Sea-Lark, he sets up a ferry business. But strange events start happening that threaten his new enterprise. First, shadowy figures sneak aboard late at night, trying to steal something. Then Jack catches another prowler red-handed and a struggle ensues. After that, two shady men hire the Sea-Lark for a sail but turn on Jack and his friend Rodney, marooning them. Why are these men so desperate to...
16) Voyage to Aachen
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Becca the Viking & The Heavenly Runes Book 2, The Voyage To Aachen, is a wonderful continuation of Book I. With exciting battles at sea and on land, there is no end to the extraordinary strategies that Becca must employ, to ensure the safety of himself and his crew, his ship and the success of his missions. Always looking for the best in all peoples, Becca the Viking and the barbarian shows more heartfelt compassion than most other people. Yet all...
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Hardtack and Coffee is one of the few to give a vivid, detailed picture of what ordinary soldiers endured every day-in camp, on the march, at the edge of a booming, smoking hell. John D. Billings of Massachusetts enlisted in the Army of the Potomac and curvived the conditions he recorded.
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Beware of doorways through time… and the English House? CheckCat? CheckHusband? Nope!Henry Spencer traveled through time to sail with the crew of the Fancy in 1695, and Amelia is determined to find him. Amelia Spencer, a 21st century time traveler devises a plan to travel the Mediterranean in search of answers to time travel. What do Ancient Greek temples have to do with 17th century pirates? Nothing! No one said she had the best ideas. A prized...
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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...
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The Sea Mystery is a 1928 detective novel by Freeman Wills Crofts. It is the fourth in a series of novels featuring Inspector French of Scotland Yard. As with a number of his works Crofts creates a puzzling mystery which French is then able to solve using a Tide table and Bradshaw's Guide to the railways.
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