The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea
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Publisher : DigiCat
Total Pages : 65
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ISBN-10 : EAN:8596547117650
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Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis The Old Man and the Sea by : Ernest Hemingway

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Witchdoctor and the Man

The Witchdoctor and the Man
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 1884785018
ISBN-13 : 9781884785016
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Witchdoctor and the Man by : Pat Holliday Ph D

Bishop Samuel Vagalas Kanco's testimony is more than just the biography of a man, or an examination of his preaching. The Witch Doctor and The Man: City Under the Sea penetrates deeply into the very essence of Bishop Kanco's life and ministry. Witnessing the power of the Holy Spirit's anointing in his life and work, you will find this book fascinating and empowering. As a young man in Ghana, Vagalas Kanco was a high level wizard in his tribe. Fortunately, Jesus Christ intervened to rescue him from the kingdom of darkness shortly before he inherited, from his father, the position of fourth generation witch doctor. The Bishop's testimony tells of a high-powered confrontation between Satan, the lord of darkness, and Jesus Christ, the Lord of Lords. Kanco exposes the lies, subterfuges, and half-truths Satan uses to entice people down dark and dangerous back alleys. With characteristic creativity and skill, Bishop Kanco strips away the veneer of our modern society, to expose the evil of Satan and his many demonic minions, evil that often disguises itself as good. His testimony is a landmark study of the power of God. There's an honest terror here that will instruct you. So, read and grow in your understanding of this mighty warrior of God. Bishop Samuel Vagalas Kanco received his Doctorate of Ministry from Southeastern Seminary in Savannah, GA. He currently oversees The Lord's Vineyard Church, International (Box 816, Medina, Accra, Ghana, Africa) in Africa, England, and Canada, and also ministers worldwide in a miracle ministry, teaching and healing God's people. He has appeared on many international television and radio programs.

Trapped Under the Sea

Trapped Under the Sea
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9780307886736
ISBN-13 : 0307886735
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Trapped Under the Sea by : Neil Swidey

The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job—with deadly results A quarter-century ago, Boston had the dirtiest harbor in America. The city had been dumping sewage into it for generations, coating the seafloor with a layer of “black mayonnaise.” Fisheries collapsed, wildlife fled, and locals referred to floating tampon applicators as “beach whistles.” In the 1990s, work began on a state-of-the-art treatment plant and a 10-mile-long tunnel—its endpoint stretching farther from civilization than the earth’s deepest ocean trench—to carry waste out of the harbor. With this impressive feat of engineering, Boston was poised to show the country how to rebound from environmental ruin. But when bad decisions and clashing corporations endangered the project, a team of commercial divers was sent on a perilous mission to rescue the stymied cleanup effort. Five divers went in; not all of them came out alive. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and thousands of documents collected over five years of reporting, award-winning writer Neil Swidey takes us deep into the lives of the divers, engineers, politicians, lawyers, and investigators involved in the tragedy and its aftermath, creating a taut, action-packed narrative. The climax comes just after the hard-partying DJ Gillis and his friend Billy Juse trade assignments as they head into the tunnel, sentencing one of them to death. An intimate portrait of the wreckage left in the wake of lives lost, the book—which Dennis Lehane calls "extraordinary" and compares with The Perfect Storm—is also a morality tale. What is the true cost of these large-scale construction projects, as designers and builders, emboldened by new technology and pressured to address a growing population’s rapacious needs, push the limits of the possible? This is a story about human risk—how it is calculated, discounted, and transferred—and the institutional failures that can lead to catastrophe. Suspenseful yet humane, Trapped Under the Sea reminds us that behind every bridge, tower, and tunnel—behind the infrastructure that makes modern life possible—lies unsung bravery and extraordinary sacrifice.

The Young Man and the Sea

The Young Man and the Sea
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9780545600309
ISBN-13 : 0545600308
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Young Man and the Sea by : Rodman Philbrick

A story of determination and survival from the acclaimed author of FREAK THE MIGHTY. "This thrilling and elegant book ... will hold the interest of even the most stalwart landlubber." -- PWTwelve-year-old Skiff Beaman's mom just died, and his fisherman dad is too depressed to drag himself off the couch and go to work. So these days Skiff has to take care of everything himself. But when his dad's boat sinks, Skiff discovers it will cost thousands to buy a new engine. Skiff's lobster traps won't earn him enough, but there are bigger fish in the sea -- bluefin tuna. If he can catch one of those monster fish, Skiff just might save the boat -- and his family.

All the Men in the Sea

All the Men in the Sea
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9780743470919
ISBN-13 : 0743470915
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis All the Men in the Sea by : Michael Krieger

In 1995, Hurricane Roxanne ravaged the Gulf of Mexico, trapping 245 workers manning barge 269 on a pipeline in the Yucatan Peninsula. Here, Krieger tells the harrowing true story of one of the greatest sea rescues in history.

Men Under the Sea

Men Under the Sea
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781480493698
ISBN-13 : 1480493694
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Men Under the Sea by : Edward Ellsberg

“Ellsberg’s writings chronicled his experiences and attitudes on the topic of marine salvage in a manner which has no equal in naval literature.” —War History Online Commander Edward Ellsberg rose to fame after leading the harrowing effort to raise the sunken submarine S-51 just off Long Island. That is where he begins Men Under the Sea, his tribute to and history of the men who risk everything to plunge into the blackness of the deep sea. Ellsberg holds an expert’s knowledge of deep-sea salvage, and that knowledge has put him repeatedly on the front lines of some of the world’s worst wrecks. After the S-51, Ellsberg goes on to the heartrending tale of the sinking of the submarine S-4, which sank after a collision with forty sailors aboard. Commander Ellsberg races to the scene through land, air, and sea to search for potential survivors trapped aboard the sunken sub. Ellsberg also regales readers with stories of some of the most famous underwater missions in history, such as men submerging deep to recover £5 million worth of gold from the wreck of the Laurentic, bringing vast treasures from the ocean bottom, and diving to rescue thirty-three survivors from the stricken submarine Squalus. Ellsberg’s passion, experience, and natural narrative talent turn Men Under the Sea into an unforgettable voyage.

My Old Man and the Sea

My Old Man and the Sea
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780060976965
ISBN-13 : 0060976969
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis My Old Man and the Sea by : David Hays

A father and son sail 17,000 miles in a 25 foot boat they built together.

The Ocean of Life

The Ocean of Life
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 524
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ISBN-10 : 9781101583562
ISBN-13 : 1101583568
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ocean of Life by : Callum Roberts

A Silent Spring for oceans, written by "the Rachel Carson of the fish world" (The New York Times) Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts—one of the world’s foremost conservation biologists—leads readers on a fascinating tour of mankind’s relationship to the sea, from the earliest traces of water on earth to the oceans as we know them today. In the process, Roberts looks at how the taming of the oceans has shaped human civilization and affected marine life. We have always been fish eaters, from the dawn of civilization, but in the last twenty years we have transformed the oceans beyond recognition. Putting our exploitation of the seas into historical context, Roberts offers a devastating account of the impact of modern fishing techniques, pollution, and climate change, and reveals what it would take to steer the right course while there is still time. Like Four Fish and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Ocean of Life takes a long view to tell a story in which each one of us has a role to play.

Young Men and the Sea

Young Men and the Sea
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9780300100679
ISBN-13 : 0300100671
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Young Men and the Sea by : Daniel Vickers

Two centuries of American maritime history, in which the Atlantic Ocean remained the great frontier Westward expansion has been the great narrative of the first two centuries of American history, but as historian Daniel Vickers demonstrates here, the horizon extended in all directions. For those who lived along the Atlantic coast, it was the East—and the Atlantic Ocean—that beckoned. While historical and fictional accounts have tended to stress the exceptional circumstances or psychological compulsions that drove men to sea, this book shows how normal a part of life seafaring was for those living near a coast before the mid–nineteenth century. Drawing on records of several thousand seamen and their voyages from Salem, Massachusetts, Young Men and the Sea offers a social history of seafaring in the colonial and early national period. In what sort of families were sailors raised? When did they go to sea? What were their chances of death? Whom did they marry, and how did their wives operate households in their absence? Answering these and many other questions, this book is destined to become a classic of American social and maritime history.