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BRAND NEW from Tracy BainesThe winds of war bring uncertainty but also opportunity…
With the outbreak of War, the fishing fleet is confined to port, bringing hardship to the families and businesses of Fishers Wharf.
Ruth Evans awaits the safe return of her father's last trawler carrying her wayward brother Henry, the future of the family business. But unbeknown to their father, Henry sees war as a chance to break free from the constraints of his...
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From the middle of the ocean to your dinner table, the fish you eat may have taken a long journey. This meal was made possible by one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Commercial fishers risk their lives to make a living and provide food for the world's population. This book helps readers gain a better understanding and appreciation for the men and women who battle severe weather and other dangers of the ocean to cast their nets out in the...
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Fishing is one of the oldest jobs around! Readers can explore the long history of fishing, the evolution of fishing tools over time, and the development of the modern-day fishing industry. Fascinating images, intriguing facts, a table of contents, glossary, and index all work together to provide an engaging experience for readers.
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This vintage book contains a fantastic guide to fishing, focusing on where, how, and what to fish for. Written with the beginner in mind, it offers expert tips and useful instructions written in clear language for the enjoyment of anglers new and old. Contents include: "Why We Fish", "Mid-April Showers", "The May-Fly", "In Summer Evenings", "Among the Falling Leaves", "Method and Methods", "Within a Day from London Town", "On Houghton Water", "In...
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Fishers of Men comes from the Bible when Jesus said, "Follow me and I will make you to become fishers of men." The story is told of Pikes Fish Market in Seattle WA. The market was in financial trouble and the owner hired an advisory. He told him to do several things that are described in the book. The business thrived and the story is told all over the world. Last is the story of Jesus cooking breakfast for the Apostles.
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Through bright images, charts and graphs, and informational text, this nonfiction title provides readers with enlightening facts about what it takes to work in this exciting and unique profession. Featuring a glossary of terms, an index, a list of helpful websites, and an interview with a real-life deep sea fisher, children will be engaged from cover to cover!
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Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy Baines.
'A new saga author has arrived. The Women of Fisher's Wharf is a joy to read' - AnneMarie Brear
Great Grimsby, 1912
Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future.
Letty is from farming stock and knows nothing of the hard life as...
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Learn what it takes to work in the exciting and unique profession of deep-sea fishing! Readers will learn about techniques for fishing, the equipment and gear that fishermen use, the various members of a fishing boat's crew, the effects of overfishing, the cycle of sustainability, and more! Through bright images, charts and graphs, and informational text featuring Time For Kids© content, this nonfiction book provides readers with enlightening facts...
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Abuses and slavery at sea are largely missing from narratives of work and environmental exploitation in the mainstream. This book shines a light on the exploitation of fish and fishers alike in a global industry driven by profits.
Conservation and human rights in this industry are huge problems: with vast overprovision of vessels and shortages of fish, labour costs are targeted and young men are trafficked from poor areas onto vessels in virtual...
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This book gathers the best of Dave's lively Trout Magazine columns and beautiful illustrations into a single, well-organized, indispensable volume. Beginners and seasoned fly anglers alike will find something useful here, from tips on reading the water to fly selection to recognizing rise forms. It's the next best thing to a one-on-one lesson with Dave himself, and the results are simple: you'll catch more fish.
16) Black swan
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A sudden storm drives Sam, Amanda, and their sailboat into harbor at Fishers Island. The owner of the Black Swan, a small hotel, reluctantly gives them lodging. When a fellow lodger dies in circumstances that suggest a killer in their midst, Sam must ferret out the corporate secrets behind the murder.
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Climate disasters, tariff wars, extractive technologies, and deepening debts are plummeting American food producers into what is quickly becoming the most severe farm crisis of the last half-century. Yet we are largely unaware of the plight of those whose hands and hearts toil to sustain us.
Agrarian and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan, the "father of the local food movement", offers a fresh, imaginative look at the parables of Jesus to bring us into...
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In Ernest Hemingway's masterful novella, The Old Man and the Sea, join Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman, on his epic struggle against nature's fury and his own inner demons. A timeless tale of resilience, determination, and the enduring bond between man and the sea.
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An ecological novel on a boy who protects a fish from property developers and rapacious fishermen. The boy, who lives on a bay in Australia, befriends the fish, a blue grouper while diving for abalone, his family's trade. By the author of The Riders.
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