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Treasure Island

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Published: 2008-06-03
book: 204 pages
ISBN:0451530977
ISBN:9780451530974
Publisher: Signet Classic
Subject: Fiction

While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate ...

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Moby Dick; or, The white whale

Author: Herman Melville
Published: 1892
book: 545 pages
ISBN:0451530977
ISBN:9780451530974
Publisher: null
Subject: Fiction

A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture.

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Robinson Crusoe

Author: Daniel Defoe
Published: 1991
book: 278 pages
ISBN:0553213733
ISBN:9780553213737
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Subject: Fiction

As the sole survivor of a shipwreck, an Englishman lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island, surviving by his wits and accompanied only by his native ...

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Author: Jules Verne
Published: 2009-01
book: 56 pages
ISBN:1607540002
ISBN:9781607540007
Publisher: Windmill Books
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Captain Nemo and his somewhat reluctant cohorts have great undersea adventures in the high-tech submarine, the Nautilus.

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Master and commander

Author: Patrick O'Brian
Published: 1990-08-17
book: 411 pages
ISBN:0393307050
ISBN:9780393307054
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Subject: Fiction

Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin form a friendship in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy is described.

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The Slave Dancer

Author: Paula Fox
Published: 2008-09-16
book: 192 pages
ISBN:1416971394
ISBN:9781416971399
Publisher: Aladdin
Subject: Fiction

In this powerful historical novel a thirteen-year-old boy is kidnapped and brought aboard a slave ship, where he is forced to play music that will entice the ...

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Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer

Author: Joseph Conrad
Published: 2008-08-05
book: 168 pages
ISBN:0451531035
ISBN:9780451531032
Publisher: Signet Classic
Subject: Fiction

Two of Conrads BEST-KNOWN worksin a single volume In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling, ...

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The Wanderer

Author: Sharon Creech
Published: 2002-03-14
book: 320 pages
ISBN:0064410323
ISBN:9780064410328
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Thirteen-year-old Sophie's journey across the vast ocean with her uncles and two cousins teaches her a great deal about herself and the family she loves.

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The sea-wolf

Author: Jack London
Published: 1961
book: 354 pages
ISBN:1603035257
ISBN:9781603035255
Publisher: Plain Label Books
Subject: Fiction

Chapter II scarcely know where to begin, though I sometimes facetiously place the cause of it all to Charley Furuseth's credit. He kept a summer cottage in ...

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Captains Courageous

Author: Rudyard Kipling
Published: 2008-08-18
book: 172 pages
ISBN:0554353563
ISBN:9780554353562
Publisher: BiblioLife
Subject: Fiction

A white-haired German reached for a sandwich; and grunted between bites: "I know der breed.

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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea

Author: Jules Verne
Published: 1917
book: 386 pages
ISBN:0554353563
ISBN:9780554353562
Publisher: null
Subject: Fiction

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea PART I CHAPTER IA SHIFTING REEF The year was signalized by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and inexplicable ...

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Post captain

Author: Patrick O'Brian
Published: 1994-11-17
book: 496 pages
ISBN:0393037029
ISBN:9780393037029
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Subject: Fiction

Interned in France where he was seeking refuge from creditors when Napoleon broke the Peace of Amiens, Captain Jack Aubrey must escape and return to England

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SOS Titanic

Author: Eve Bunting
Published: 1996
book: 256 pages
ISBN:0152013059
ISBN:9780152013059
Publisher: Graphia
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Journeying to New York aboard the Titanic, Barry O'Neill resists leaving his grandparent's loving home to reunite with his parents and worries about the ...

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H.M.S. Surprise

Author: Patrick O'Brian
Published: 1994-11-17
book: 379 pages
ISBN:0393037037
ISBN:9780393037036
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Subject: Fiction

After rescuing a friend from French torture chambers, Captain Aubrey attempts to save the British merchant fleet in the Indian Ocean

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Golden Buddha

Author: Clive Cussler
Published: 2003-10-07
book: 420 pages
ISBN:0425191729
ISBN:9780425191729
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Subject: Fiction

Juan Cabrillo, captain of the Oregon, and his crew of expert Navy and intelligence agents come up with a plan to return Tibet to the Dalai Lama by striking a ...

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Meg

Author: Steve Alten
Published: 2008-04
book: 430 pages
ISBN:1599551691
ISBN:9781599551692
Publisher: Apelles
Subject: Fiction

Having barely escaped with his life, Jonas must prove to the world that Meg still exists.

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Dark Watch

Author: Clive Cussler
Published: 2005-11-01
book: 357 pages
ISBN:0425205592
ISBN:9780425205594
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Subject: Fiction

The author of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series returns with an all-new novel of adventure and intrigue featuring his unbeatable hero of the high seas ...

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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Author: Avi
Published: 1997-04-01
book: 240 pages
ISBN:0380728850
ISBN:9780380728855
Publisher: Camelot
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Despite the hostile and often dangerous conditions on board the ship Seahawk, lone passenger Charlotte Doyle transforms herself from a powerless young girl to ...

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Billy Budd

Author: Herman Melville
Published: 1992-04-08
book: 128 pages
ISBN:0812504267
ISBN:9780812504262
Publisher: Tor Classics
Subject: Fiction

Called the "Handsome Sailor" by the other sailors aboard the warship, Bellipotent, Billy Budd is admired by all men but Master-at-Arms Claggart, an envious man ...

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Sacred Stone

Author: Clive Cussler
Published: 2008-02-15
book: 500 pages
ISBN:0425201023
ISBN:9780425201022
Publisher: Berkley
Subject: Fiction

When an ancient artifact with dangerous radioactive power is found in Greenland, Juan Cabrillo, the captain of The Oregon, and his spies find themselves between ...

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