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,...

Discusses the people who grow the produce, raise the farm animals, and catch the fish that the rest of the world eats.

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...

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.

"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...

When a rich brat falls overboard at sea, he's rescued by a Portuguese fishing boat, and eventually forms a bond with one of the crewmen.

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...

When an independent fishing captain is muscled by the Machine to run drugs, he turns into a sea-going vigilante.

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.