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Raiders: A Novel
Par William B. McCloskey. 2013
Twenty years after his greenhorn days in William McCloskey's bestselling novel Highliners, Hank Crawford stands tall as a respected fishing…
captain in Kodiak, Alaska. Set amongst the tumult of the early 1980s, Raiders follows the struggles of the Alaskan fishermen as they regain control of their fishing grounds from the fleets of foreign companies that have been plundering their bays. But such companies aren't deterred and instead contract American boats to catch the fish for them. To keep his family afloat, Hank signs on with a Japanese firm and ends up shunned as a traitor by his peers. But when Hank begins to suspect that his new employers are playing a political game with him as the pawn, he must confront the possibility that to find redemption, he may have to sacrifice all he has. UnratedThe man with the silver Oar
Par Robin Moore. 2002
In 1718, fifteen-year-old Quaker Daniel Collins leaves his uncle's household in colonial Philadelphia to stow away on a ship whose…
mission is to track down a notorious pirate. Daniel is later surprised to discover the buccaneer's true identity. For grades 5-8. 2002A Voyage to the Island of the Articoles
Par Andre Maurois. 2012
"Dangerous, charming, and funny, this elegant miniature rediscovery will delight even brilliant minds."-Simon Van BooyAndré Maurois' novella, published in the…
same year as Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa, is about a couple who become shipwrecked on an uncharted South Seas Island and discover a race of literary zealots for whom every subject and feeling needs to be expressed as a form of literary art. As explained by Alberto Manguel, "An Articole will publish not only his Intimate Journal, but also his Journal of My Intimate Journal; and his wife will publish My Husband's Journal of His Intimate Journal."Lifeguard
Par James Patterson, Andrew Gross. 2005
The perfect job. Working for an easy-going boss at his luxurious mansion by the sun-kissed beach, watching beautiful women walk…
by. The perfect girl. Tess - gorgeous, funny, apparently very rich and crazy for him.The perfect score. Five million up for grabs. And to get his share, all he needs to do is trigger three house alarms to throw the cops off the scent of the real robbery.Could things get any better for Ned Kelly? But things don't go according to plan. And when Tess is brutally murdered and the others involved in the robbery are massacred, Ned is the prime suspect. With danger at every twist and turn, he's running for his life.(P)2012 Headline DigitalLifeguard: Bookshots
Par James Patterson, Andrew Gross. 2005
The perfect job. Working for an easy-going boss at his luxurious mansion by the sun-kissed beach, watching beautiful women walk…
by. The perfect girl. Tess - gorgeous, funny, apparently very rich and crazy for him.The perfect score. Five million up for grabs. And to get his share, all he needs to do is trigger three house alarms to throw the cops off the scent of the real robbery.Could things get any better for Ned Kelly? But things don't go according to plan. And when Tess is brutally murdered and the others involved in the robbery are massacred, Ned is the prime suspect. With danger at every twist and turn, he's running for his life.