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Captains Courageous is a novel by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic.
The book's title comes from the ballad "Mary Ambree", which starts, "When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt". Kipling had previously used the same title for an article on businessmen as the new adventurers,...
2) 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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95 pages ; 20 cm
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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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Among Hemingway's best-known writings is The Old Man and the Sea. It's the tale of an elderly Cuban fisherman who's fallen on hard times and his last ordeal-a tireless, excruciating struggle with a massive marlin far out in the Gulf Stream-told in a language of amazing strength and simplicity.
This Audiobook is widely regarded as a classic and is often praised for its deep themes and concise storytelling.
Composed in 1952, this immensely popular...
6) Ice holes
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1 DVD (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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National Geographic dives into the frigid world of competitive ice fishing, following a tight-knit group of fisherman as they compete against the elements and each other. These weekend warriors are willing to do whatever it takes to best their fishing buddies, catch the big one and win the money. -- Container.
7) Deceived
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338 pages : maps; 24 cm.
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Hannah Smith uncovers a museum scam that is seeking contributions from her neighbors and friends in Sulfur Springs while investigating a twenty-year-old cold case.
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297 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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"Told from the point of view of nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of an unforgettable childhood in 1990s Nigeria. When their father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his extended absence to skip school and go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river, they encounter a madman who predicts that one of the brothers will kill another. What happens next...
10) Suttree
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471 pages ; 21 cm.
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The story or Cornelius Suttree, who has forsaken a life of privilege with his prominent family to live in a dilapidated houseboat on the Tennessee River near Knoxville. Remaining on the margins of the outcast community there - a brilliantly imagined collection of eccentrics, criminals, and squatters - he rises above the physical and human squalor with detachment, humor, and dignity.
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"A woman fresh out of a failed marriage has seemingly written her soulmate into existence -- only to discover that great love begets greater tragedy -- in this fantastical reimagination of Romeo and Juliet. Helene Janssen has been dreaming of Romeo since she was cast as Juliet in her school play in eighth grade. With her father dying from an incurable brain tumor and the boy cast opposite her a jerk, Helene invented her own Romeo -- an imaginary friend...
15) Ambush
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Former Royal Marine, ex-cop and sportfishing skipper Steve Flynn finds that his is the last name on a dead man's hitlist in this fast-paced action thriller. A man with too much time on his hands and vengeance on his mind can be extremely dangerous - as Steve Flynn is about to find out. Spending an idyllic summer running pleasure cruises for holidaymakers on the island of Ibiza, Flynn stumbles across a botched armed robbery in progress. He is hardwired...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"A wordless picture book in which a fisherman finds a whale caught in fishing nets and sets it free. Includes author's note about the environmental impact of contemporary commercial fishing practices." -- (Source of summary not specified)
17) Trap line
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7 audio discs (8 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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When an independent fishing captain is muscled by the Machine to run drugs, he turns into a sea-going vigilante.
18) Gone
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xv, 317 pages : map ; 24 cm
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Hannah Smith is a tall, strong, formidable Florida woman, the descendant of generations of strong Florida women, all known for their resourcefulness and a touch of the wild side. She lives on the Gulf Coast just across the bay from Sanibel Island, and when her uncle Jake died she took over his fishing guide clients, but she also took over his other business, a small investigation agency on the side. Her methods can be unorthodox, though, and those...
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When her cousin Morcar is attacked while fishing for eels near Ely Abbey, Lassair is sent to the Norman occupied island to nurse him. As the secret hidden within the walls of the abbey claims more victims, Lassair is forced to face a challenge that she fears is far beyond her.
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