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A maritime adventure memoir that follows a crew of misfits hired to sail an 18th-century warship 5,000 miles to Hollywood.
In the late 1990s, Patrick O'Brian's multimillion-copy-selling historical novel series-the Aubrey—Maturin series, which was set during the Napoleonic Wars-seemed destined for film. With Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin, the production only needed a ship that could stand in for Lucky Jack's HMS...
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"Masterly. . . . Roberts's portrait of the relationship between the four men who made Allied strategy through the war years is a triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." -Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books
An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the...
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For bestsellers such as Masters and Commanders and Waterloo, Andrew Roberts offers a magisterial new history of World War II and the Axis strategy that led the Germans and Japanese to their eventual defeat. Perfect for readers hoping to gain new insight into WWII's pivotal battles and campaigns, from Dunkirk to D-Day, The Storm of War is a powerful, penetrating, and compulsively readable examination of the causes, currents, and consequences of the...
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Neverland is a wondrous isle of adventure.
Neverland is a cruel lie.
Children follow Peter Pan believing their dreams will come true to never grow up.
Surprise, surprise... they never will. The children Peter Pan abducts are murdered or meet a grimmer fate.
I'm the child who escaped Peter's treachery. I've made it my life's calling to rescue the Lost Boys, even those who don't wish to be saved. Now Pan has a schooner he's using to steal even more...
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The Pirate's Kiss by Nicola Cornick
Famous and feared pirate Daniel de Lancey is master and commander of the Defiance. Only one woman makes him want to swap danger for desire, sea for seduction.… And with one Christmas kiss, he will make Lucinda his bride!
A Smuggler's Tale by Margaret McPhee
Masquerading as a smuggler, society's handsome bad boy, Lord Jack Holberton, finds himself protecting young Miss Linden's honor, despite his reputation....
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Despite the British being early abolitionists, a significant slave trade remained down the east coast of Africa through the mid-1800s, even after the Civil War ended it in the United States. What further undermined the British Empire was that many of the vessels involved in the trade were themselves British ships.
The Royal Navy's response was to dispatch a squadron to patrol Africa's coast. Following what began as a simple policing action, this...
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Who do you turn to when there's no one left to trust? Epic sea battles and treasonous betrayals… In the heat of a gigantic battle against the Dutch, the English fleet is mysteriously divided. A large portion of their resources is sent to meet a French threat which never materializes. Thousands are slaughtered. Could there be a traitor in the Royal Navy? As popular fury erupts, Captain Matthew Quinton is given the unenviable task of uncovering the...
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The cinematic output of Australian director Peter Weir has garnered numerous awards and widespread critical acclaim—from his early short films of the 1970s to the Hollywood hits he's helmed since 1985, including the likes of Witness, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show and Master and Commander.
Drawing on contemporary concepts from transnational cinema studies, this book investigates Weir's entire three-decade career, paying particular attention...
10) W.E
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Madonna's beautifully crafted film tells the story of Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish of LIMITLESS, SUCKER PUNCH), a lonely New Yorker who finds a welcome escape from her troubled relationship when she begins to explore the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's (James D'Arcy of MASTER AND COMMANDER) scandalous abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcée Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough of HAPPY-GO-LUCKY). Wally's...
11) Portal of Choice
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Alien girl vs Pirates ...As if hunting down her enemies to protect this savage Earth from the tyrant empire of the niiaH wasn't hard enough!Tiana and her partners on La Valishniña venture to Europe during a war with the Barbary Coast Pirates...Because the readers demanded more....Praise for the Symbiont Wars Series:5 Stars! What a great find! "Avatar" and "Master and Commander" combined into one.5 Stars! First Contact Like No Other! I could not believe...
12) The Way Back
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Four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris (Apollo 13), Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe) and Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Atonement) and Colin Farrell (In Bruges) star in this epic saga of survival from six-time Oscar-nominee Peter Weir (Witness, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World). Inspired by an incredible true story, THE WAY BACK begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a...
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From ablation to Zelenka-a comprehensive guide to seafaring during the Napoleonic age What is a sand-grouse, and where does it live? What are the medical properties of lignum vitae, and how did Stephen Maturin use it to repair his viola? Who is Admiral Lord Keith, and why is his wife so friendly with Captain Jack Aubrey? More than any other contemporary author, Patrick O'Brian knew the past. His twenty Aubrey–Maturin novels, beginning with 1969's...
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The Sisters Brothers meets Master and Commander in Robert Hough's rollicking and raucous new historical novel. The year is 1664, and Benny Wand, a young thief and board game hustler, is arrested in London for illegal gaming. Deported to the city of Port Royal, Jamaica, known as the wickedest city on earth, Wand is forced by his depleted circumstances to join a raid on the Spanish city of Villahermosa. The mission is a perilous success, and Wand attracts...
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The career of Guernsey-born Admiral James Saumarez reads like an early history of the Royal Navy. His first battle was against the American revolutionaries in 1775, but thereafter his main opponents were the French and the Spanish, and the first fighting ship he commanded, the eight-gun galley Spitfire, was involved in forty-seven engagements before being run aground.
Rising through the ranks, Saumarez fought on land and at sea, and was involved...
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Emotional Control Mastery: A Comprehensive Guide on How To Master Your Emotions, Learn Proven Ways and Methods on Controlling Emotions to Succeed in Life.
Emotions are feeling-packed thoughts that stem from the heart. The heart is deceiving and will mislead the mind, thus to understand emotions you have to go deep and beyond and put your emotions to the test by understanding and controlling the heart. Emotions can master our minds, take over our...
17) Time Burning
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Jonah's new girlfriend is out of this world!... she's also from a distant planet. What Tiana loves about Jonah is his ambition to save the Earth from itself. And for reasons Jonah can't figure out, she really thinks he can do it. Not only that, she's willing to help.... when she's not chasing down alien monsters. But now the ultra-rich power brokers who run the banks and the governments are trying to kill him. ... They want to keep the world just...
18) In Dreams Begin
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Ayleana was born on Earth three years ago.She'll hit puberty in a few monthsBy then she'll need to find a boyfriend who won't mind if she takes a little of his blood now and again ... or that she has a tail ... That shouldn't be too difficult, right? She'll just have to keep a few things secret ... for a while.Every night she remembers more about who she was before she was born. So every morning she has to fight to remain who she wants to be.And so...
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At least they're primates.That was Commander Riniana Tiana's first thought when she saw the primitive--but sentient--humans of Earth.She should be able to fit in.After all, her own species is primatal too.And she'd only come here to save them from invasion ...But humans don't have tails.And she finds most of them seem extremely jealous of hers!Using the curious custom of clothing, Tiana hides her tail, passes for human and pursues the alien invaders...
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In these three companion books to Patrick O'Brian's novels, and a biography of the author, Dean King proves himself an authority on maritime writers and their work. What is a sandgrouse, and where does it live? What are the medical properties of lignum vitae, and how did Stephen Maturin use it to repair his viola? Who is Adm. Lord Keith, and why is his wife so friendly with Capt. Jack Aubrey? More than any other contemporary author, Patrick O'Brian...
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