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Summary: Nicolas Graves raised his sons to be lobstermen. Bill and Joshua (known as Jonah) Graves grew up aboard their father's boat--the Cinderella--learning the rules and rites of the antiquated business they love. But when their father is lost at sea and the price of lobster crashes worldwide, Bill and Jonah must decide how much they are willing to risk for their family legacy. Standing against them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyrus Books, F+W Media, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KELCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult, Call number: FICTION KELBergren, Lisa Tawn.
Summary: Elsa Anders's dream of marrying Peder Ramstad is about to come true. But as this independent, strong-willed woman discovers her own creative gifts--a love for travel, painting, and the sea--can she find happiness with a captain who insists upon leaving her safely on shore? Leaving their home in Norway behind, Elsa and Peder embark on a new life in with their closest friends, including: Kaatje...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BERGaige, Amity
Summary: "Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids - Sybil, age seven, and George, age two - Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GAIStevenson, Robert Louis
Summary: "Follow young Jim Hawkins as he boards the Hispanola and sets sail across the high seas in search of buried treasure. Danger lies ahead as he encounters mutiny, murder, shipwreck and the mysterious Long John Silver."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STEFurst, Alan.
Summary: The Noordenham, a Dutch freighter under the command of Captain Eric DeHaan, docks in Lisbon under the guise of a neutral boat. But the ship, sailing for the Intelligence Division of the British Royal Navy, loads detection equipment for a clandestine operation on the Swedish coast--a secret mission, a dark voyage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2004
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FurstBastian, Jeremy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archaia Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.5 BASCussler, Clive
Summary: While interrupting an attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker, Juan Cabrillo and his team discover something even more dangerous: a ruthless billionaire's dying wish has allowed a paralyzing chemical to end up in the hands of a terrorist group. When an Oregon crew member falls victim to the poison, Juan Cabrillo will stop at nothing to find an antidote before it is too late. He and his team must connect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2020
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3 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC CUSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC CUSPielmeier, John
Summary: "A rollicking debut novel from award-winning playwright and screenwriter John Pielmeier reimagines the childhood of the much maligned Captain Hook: his quest for buried treasure, his friendship with Peter Pan, and the story behind the swashbuckling world of Neverland. Long defamed as a vicious pirate, Captain James Cook (a.k.a Hook) was in fact a dazzling wordsmith who left behind a vibrant,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PEICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC PIEMagee, Wes
Summary: "In the ocean, everything's turned on its head. Squids eat spaghetti and there's a captain called Fred. King Neptune's upset and the sea snakes can't sleep, it's so topsy turvy...down her in the deep. Spot the weird and the wonderful in Wes Magee's topsy turvy poem. Supporting notes will spark conversation and inspire children's creative writing"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: QEB 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAGStevenson, Robert Louis
Summary: Shiver me timbers! Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore. With it's devious plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that anyone will ever say no to this timeless classic. Stevenson's riveting tale serves as the basis for such popular portrayals of piracy as one-legged seamen with parrots on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Trajectory, Inc. 2013
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Cornwell, Bernard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CORCussler, Clive.
Summary: Clues from a frozen corpse on a desolate mountainside, and a madman's dying words lead Dirk Pitt to a secret cache of the rare mineral needed to fuel the ultimate weapon. To get it, Pitt must raise the Titanic while fighting a storm at sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Press 1976
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CUSFullerton, Alexander
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FULMelville, Herman
Summary: A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale, who defied capture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dalmatian Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction Melville 2005Pope, Dudley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POPPope, Dudley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POPPoyer, David
Summary: "The latest in David Poyer's acclaimed novels about the modern Navy and Marine Corps, Onslaught chronicles Dan Lenson's latest challenge as the U.S. Navy struggles to hold Taiwan, Korea, and Japan against a massive Chinese offensive. The prize: dominationof Asia and the Western Pacific. As the United States' computer, satellite, and financial networks are ravaged by coordinated digital attacks,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POYStuart, V. A.
Summary: The Crimean War is at its peak as the winter of 1854 sets in, and Commander Phillip Hazard of the 31-gun, steam-screw frigate Trojan is sent to bring troop reinforcements from Constantinople to Eupatoria. On the way, he must handle an overbearing young nobleman with a taste for blood and the pitiless power of a raging storm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McBooks Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STUForester, C. S. (Cecil Scott)
Summary: Captain Horatio Hornblower and the undaunted crew of the Sutherland set sail to rival the exploits of Napoleon's ships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORBond, Larry.
Summary: Witnessing a torpedo attack on a Vietnamese merchant ship by a Chinese nuclear sub, USS North Dakota captain Jerry Mitchell helps to forge a tenuous new alliance with Western Pacific nations in a covert submarine campaign aimed at crippling China's economy and preventing a full-scale war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BONChilders, Erskine
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seafarer 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHISummary: Read along with Disney! Splash along with your favorite Disney and Pixar characters! Explore with Ariel, swim with Nemo, sail the seas with Moana, and more. Follow along with word-for-word narration in this collection that is a perfect fit for bedtime, story time, or any time!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2020
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Summary: Tim, arriving home after a long holiday, discovers his parents have vanished and sets out to find them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARDArdizzone, Edward
Summary: Tim rows out to rescue his careless friend Ginger from the rising tide, but their small boat is caught in a storm and dashed upon the rocks before they reach safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2000