The Sea Saw

Reducere. Scared witless and surrounded by a sea of people, Lizzy Hawker stands in the church square at the centre of Chamonix on a late August evening, wait...

Featuring collage artwork, an assured and moving test on the theme of the permanence of special and sentimental items even after they are lost.

Reducere. From Anne Rice, conjurer of the beloved best sellers Interview with the Vampire and Prince Lestat, an ambitious and exhilarating new novel of utopi...

Both volumes of Alfred Thayer Mahan's superbly detailed commentary of French naval prowess during the years of the French Revolution and the subseq...

Reducere. Titanic Unclassified takes readers on a journey back in time to uncover the events of one of the most tragic disasters at sea in history. From the ...

Reducere. In 1831, at only 22 years old, Darwin was offered the position of Naturalist on HMS Beagle's world voyage. He was set to become a clergyman but ret...

DescriptionWhen I was about thirteen, my aunt took me to Radio City to see the movie Swashbuckler. The movie was not a hit, but I was enchanted. Ma...

Written after the First World War when he was living in Sicily, Sea and Sardinia records Lawrence's journey to Sardinia and back in January 1921. I...

Reducere. "A must-purchase picture book biography of a figure sure to inspire awe and admiration among readers."--School Library Journal (starred review) Ext...

One of the largest estuaries on the North Atlantic coast, Narragansett Bay served as a gateway for colonial expansion in the seventeenth century an...

DescriptionThe Douglas Dauntless was a Second World War American naval scout plane and dive bomber that saw active service during the course of thi...

A pictorial celebration of the world-famous sister ships: the Olympic-class liners A maritime expert tells the story of the sister ships using prev...

This is a very different book from the traditional speed-merchant genre. In his book Take Risk! Richard Noble tells the extraordinary stories of hi...

Reducere. Grace O'Malley was a sea captain and clan leader, pirate and politico, business woman and warrior, as well as a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother....

Yuhudi Brown, a sommelier waiter with a second part-time job as an Uber driver; Sarah, an undocumented immigrant financier; and Jennifer, a deep-se...

Reducere. The U.S. Navy's principal Special Operations force, the SEALs (SEa, Air, Land) represents an elite force that, through its distinguished service, h...

DescriptionDid a Warner Bros. cartoon prophesize the use of the atom bomb? Did the Allies really plan to use stink bombs on the enemy? Why did the ...

Reducere. In this newest installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge is faced with his most perplexing case ...

Reducere. DescriptionA princess on the run with enemies on all sides...Vi Solaris is on the eve of getting everything she's ever wanted--her family, her home...

Reducere. DescriptionA princess on the run with enemies on all sides...Vi Solaris is on the eve of getting everything she's ever wanted--her family, her home...

Reducere. What if a lobster and a crab had a fight? Who do you think would win? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious sea creatures. Re...

Titanic Unclassified takes readers on a journey back in time to uncover the events of one of the most tragic disasters at sea in history. From the ...

Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter was possibly the single greatest seafaring military leader in European history, leading his nation's fleet into bat...

DescriptionTwo Men at Once' is one of Norman MacCaig best known poems. He was indeed two men at once: Edinburgh, the city where he was born and liv...

Contributor(s): Author: Tony WeaverWith: Andrew IngramTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NSRI, here is a collection of daring rescues filled ...

Reducere. Be prepared to learn a lot about the culture while you follow Amanda on her adventure."--Laura Best, author, Bitter, Sweet "What a great way for a ...

Reducere. Liz Holt is bewitched, bothered, and bewildered when a wicked killer objects to a wiccan wedding . . . Island life can get pretty weird. Wiccan wed...

Reducere. For a very long time, Gullah people dwelling on the Sea Islands of Charleston, South Carolina went unknown and unnoticed. The little which was know...

Reducere. "Old friend and colleague Carl Ackerman is a big man...the shirt size generous, the heart enormous, the mind copious and agile, the enthusiasm enou...

Reducere. From a New York Times-bestselling author: An island off the Georgia coast holds the memory of a broken heart and the secrets of a woman's past. It'...

Reducere. Fourteen-year old Frank Hollahan moves to Florida in 1943, at the height of World War II, to join his father, a navy seaman. When Frank and his mot...

Reducere. "As I've traveled our great country, I have been struck again and again by its beauty and variety and reminded of how rich our history is. Travel a...

DescriptionFreedom lies on the open sea. Danger lies within it.Rachel Goldstein dreams of the vast oceans, and her job in the Navy seems to offer h...

*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of Britain *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading" The Romans] thinking tha...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Billy Griffiths'People would have known about Australia before they saw it. Smoke billowing above the sea spoke of a land t...

Reimagines the American 19th century through a sweeping interdisciplinary engagement with oceans, genres, and timeEmergent Worlds re-locates ninete...

Reducere. Jacques Cousteau was the world's ambassador of the oceans. His popular TV series brought whales, otters, and dolphins right into people's living ro...

Reducere. "A story of choices and events so intimate I felt I was part of it. The novel is wrenching, the emotions radiant, and it will leave readers transfo...

Reducere. Description The U.S. maritime industry hit rock bottom starting in the early 1980's, right around the time the author was graduating from the Calif...

Reducere. The youngest captain in His Majesty's Navy, with a reputation for landing impossible assignments, Lord Ramage is dispatched to the Caribbean island...

Reducere. Ramage hopes to enjoy a well-deserved leave when he receives new orders: commission and take command of the Dido--a massive 74-gun ship, that carri...

Reducere. Have you ever been so touched by a story that it changed your life? One Year on Broadway is the unlikely true story of two musical theater fans who...

Reducere. His career derailed by the Great Recession, Romulus is lucky to land a community-college teaching job. There he meets young, African-American, Bobb...

Reducere. Sixteen different bugs battle it out in an epic fightWho will be the champion?This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts 16 ferocious insects. R...

Reducere. What if a triceratops and a spinosaurus had a fight? Who do you think would win? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious dinosa...

Reducere. What would happen if a wolverine and a Tasmanian devil had a fight? Who do you think would win?This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two fe...

Reducere. The Taney was one of seven Secretary-class cutters built for the US Coast Guard during the Great Depression. Commissioned in 1936, she served conti...

DescriptionThe period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Laboring beneath a daily burden of...

DescriptionThe first illustration of a cannon in Europe can be dated quite precisely to 1326. This book explores the development of gunpowder, the ...

Contributor(s): Author: Eve BlauAuthor: Ivan RupnikBaku, the capital of Azerbaijan and formerly part of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, is the...

DescriptionMaritime navigational tools could find latitude, but finding longitude remained elusive until Harrison developed the reliable sea clock,...

Reducere. From the creators of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher, an immersive journey into the underwater world that inspired it--and...

"Sawat, I want to go into the water..." Phuket, Thailand, seemed to be the perfect getaway choice for twenty-two-year-old Calum Armstrong: What he ...

'I'll see the world, ' Jim McLoughlin told his parents as he set off to join the Royal Navy in 1939. 'It'll be fun.' Months later, this Liverpool l...

Reducere. As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 'Come, follow ...

Reducere. It's the eighth inningThe Missing Marlin is book #8 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpa...

DescriptionWho Would Win? is back with another exciting bind-up featuring five more books in this action-packed animal series What if one dangerous...

Reducere. Dalton Black never thought he'd find his true mate. His dark past convinced him that he could never be worthy of one, but the Great Luna did not ag...

Reducere. What if a falcon and a hawk had a fight? Who do you think would win? This nonfiction Reader compares and contrasts two ferocious birds. Readers wil...

Reducere. What if a hyena picked a fight with a honey badger? Who do you think would win?This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious animals....

Reducere. What if green ants and army ants had a fight? Who do you think would win?This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious insects. Reade...

Reducere. What would happen if a hornet and a wasp had a fight? Who do you think would win?This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious insect...

Reducere. What if a walrus and an elephant seal had a fight? Who do you think would win? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious animals....

Reducere. What if a rattlesnake and a secretary bird had a fight? Who do you think would win? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts two ferocious ani...

DescriptionThe experiences and achievements of the United States land sea and air forces on 6 June 1944 and the weeks following have been deservedl...

Featuring full-color artwork and drawing upon an array of sources, this is the story of the clash between Athenian and Spartan hoplites during the ...

Reducere. The science behind the gadgets, exploits, and enemies of the world's greatest spy From the sleek Aston Martin that spits out bullets, nails, and pa...

DescriptionThis title explores the history of the US Navy's guided missile cruisers, its most powerful surface ships during the Cold War, which wer...

The story of Uwe Johnson, one of Germany's greatest and most-influential post-war writers, and how he came to live and work in Sheerness, Kent in t...

Reducere. Two centuries before the daring exploits of Navy SEALs and Marine Raiders captured the public imagination, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps were alre...