A Speck In The Sea
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Author |
: John Aldridge |
Publisher |
: Hachette Books |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2017-05-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781602863293 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1602863296 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Speck in the Sea by : John Aldridge
The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls "A terrific read." I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me. You can't get more alone than that. You can't be more lost. I've got too many people who love me. There's no way I'm dying like this. In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown off the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented search effort that culminated in a rare and exhilarating success. A tale of survival, perseverance, and community, A Speck in the Sea tells of one man's struggle to survive as friends and strangers work to bring him home. Aldridge's wrenching first-person account intertwines with the narrative of the massive, constantly evolving rescue operation designed to save him.
Author |
: Jonathan Franklin |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2015-11-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501116292 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501116290 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis 438 Days by : Jonathan Franklin
The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish with his bare hands. He built a fish net from a pair of empty plastic bottles. Taking apart the outboard motor, he fashioned a huge fishhook. Using fish vertebrae as needles, he stitched together his own clothes. Based on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and interviews with his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to health, this is an epic tale of survival. Print run 75,000.
Author |
: Amanda M. Fairbanks |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2022-05-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781982103248 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1982103248 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Lost Boys of Montauk by : Amanda M. Fairbanks
"[A] riveting account of a fishing boat and its four young crewman lost at sea in 1984 off the coast of Montauk in eastern Long Island--a "fishing town with a drinking problem," as the locals have it--and the stunning repercussions of that loss for the families and friends of the four missing men and, indeed, the entire storied summer community of the Hamptons"--
Author |
: Arthur C. Clarke |
Publisher |
: Rosetta Books |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 2012-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780795325090 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0795325096 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Deep Range by : Arthur C. Clarke
A man discovers the planet’s destiny in the ocean’s depths in this near-future novel by one of the twentieth century’s greatest science fiction authors. In the very near future, humanity has fully harnessed the sea’s immense potential, employing advanced sonar technology to control and harvest untold resources for human consumption. It is a world where gigantic whale herds are tended by submariners and vast plankton farms stave off the threat of hunger. Former space engineer Walter Franklin has been assigned to a submarine patrol. Initially indifferent to his new station, if not bored by his daily routines, Walter soon becomes fascinated by the sea’s mysteries. The more his explorations deepen, the more he comes to understand man’s true place in nature—and the unique role he will soon play in humanity’s future. A lasting testament to Arthur C. Clarke’s prescient and powerful imagination, The Deep Range is a classic work of science fiction that remains deeply relevant to our times.
Author |
: William Arthur Speck |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 332 |
Release |
: 1977 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0674833503 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780674833500 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Stability and Strife by : William Arthur Speck
This sparkling account of the great age of Whiggery during the reigns of George I and II is distinguished by its attention to social history. The author deftly explains how the political transformation which brought an end to the âeoerage of partyâe under Queen Anne and ushered in the âeoestrife of factionâe under the Hanoverians was related to social and economic conditions. This major political change brought stability to England andâe"by important, though incremental shifts in mobility, religion, agriculture, industry, and literacyâe"slowly transformed English society. W. A. Speck argues that in 1714 England was ruled by rival elites called Tory and Whig and that by 1760 they had fused to form a ruling class. This union became possible as divisive issues faded and economic and political interests were shared. Whiggery itself, however, split apart for lesser reasons. âeoeCountryâe Whigs were restorationists on moral and religious grounds while âeoeCourtâe Whigsâe"neither Saints, nor Spartans, nor Reformersâe"created the mechanisms to realize the promise of the Glorious Revolution of 1689: mixed monarchy, property and liberty, and Protestantism. Stability and Strife is the most up-to-date book in English eighteenth-century history in its methodsâe"the use of social science data and literary sourcesâe"and in its sophisticated topical and narrative approaches to this fascinating era.
Author |
: William Longyard |
Publisher |
: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2004-08-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0071440291 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780071440295 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis A SPECK ON THE SEA by : William Longyard
"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries." --John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include: Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys And more
Author |
: Richard Bach |
Publisher |
: Scribner Book Company |
Total Pages |
: 154 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0743227506 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780743227506 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rescue Ferrets at Sea by : Richard Bach
This second Ferret Chronicle is the story of Bethany Ferret, a kit from humble beginnings who joined the Ferret Rescue Service and rose to command the swift rescue-boat, "Resolute."
Author |
: Mindy McGinnis |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2018-03-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780399544620 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0399544623 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Given to the Sea by : Mindy McGinnis
Kings and queens rise and fall, loyalties collide, and romance blooms in a world where the sea is rising--and cannot be escaped. The first of an expansive fantasy duology from an up-and-coming YA author.
Author |
: Donovan Hohn |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 379 |
Release |
: 2011-03-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101475966 |
ISBN-13 |
: 110147596X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Moby-Duck by : Donovan Hohn
Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Moby-Duck is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes. In the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz and David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity.
Author |
: Chelsea Curtis Fraser |
Publisher |
: Wentworth Press |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 2019-03-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1010393774 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781010393771 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Boy's Book of Sea Fights by : Chelsea Curtis Fraser
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