Who hasn't had a wild dream about finding treasure? Bobby Wright, Charter Boat Captain and expert Scuba diver, touched that dream, only to have it turn into a nightmare. Four divers find a chest of old gold coins in a sea cave, and everyone wants their share. Well, maybe some of them want part of someone else's share, too. They might have worked out their differences, but things swiftly become more complicated when word of the discovery reaches the family who originally lost the coins in a shipwreck. Intrigue and betrayal ensue as everyone fights for a share of the coins. As euphoria dissolves into disappointment and greed, the characters are forced to cope with their own personal shortcomings and motivations, but a few discover a different sort of treasure. The ending isn't what you'd expect.......or would you?
This original and “meticulously researched retelling of history’s most infamous voyage” (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Western world. “While there are many Titanic books, this is one readers will consider a favorite” (Voyage). In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxury—first class passage on “the ship of dreams,” the RMS Titanic: Lucy Leslie, Countess of Rothes; son of the British Empire Tommy Andrews; American captain of industry John Thayer and his son Jack; Jewish-American immigrant Ida Straus; and American model and movie star Dorothy Gibson. Within a week of setting sail, they were all caught up in the horrifying disaster of the Titanic’s sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century. Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic’s voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era. Writing in his signature elegant prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history. Through their intertwining lives, he examines social, technological, political, and economic forces such as the nuances of the British class system, the explosion of competition in the shipping trade, the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and the Jewish-American immigrant experience while also recounting their intimate stories of bravery, tragedy, and selflessness. Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this is “a beautiful requiem” (The Wall Street Journal) in which “readers get the story of this particular floating Tower of Babel in riveting detail, and with all the wider context they could want” (Christian Science Monitor).
Everyone has dreams and those dreams lead the small sparkle of light to numerous events. The novel, DREAMS is a crime thriller novel revolving around the story of a 22-year-old man, Arthur Coolines who lives in Illinois. Despite having everything, he feels gloomy and mournful for his grandfather who died when he was just a year old, and keeps a dream to meet his grandfather one day, if possible, and wishes to see him once in his life. While taking a train to Illinois, Arthur falls asleep and wakes up in a queer place with dead people, colossal gates of hell, and terrific gigantic monsters. These scific things lead the story into various situations and complex escapades. The story being in a loop states the ambiance of Arthur and his answers to the circumstances he is lingered in. Undoubtedly, there are possible ways to solve a question, and that's what Arthur does. Arthur, starting from a normal day-to-day life to hell, then resuscitating back a measly duration of time makes the story knotty and paucity of stoicism.
A book about a girl aged 8, who is a talent artist. She paints a raggedy looking tiger onto an old red brick wall and it comes to life under a blue moon.
Two brothers travel a storied river’s past and present in search of the truth about their father’s death in the second novel by the acclaimed author of Fallen Land.
It was a kingdom of peace, plenty, bravery, and beauty. Then came the volcano and the island was gone. Was this retribution for a society that had lost its values? Francisco Orellana is in search of the legendary "city of gold." Will the female warriors thwart his attempts to claim the city for the glory of Spain? Read these legends to find out.
'I whispered to the earth'.I knew I had a poem in me that would capitalise on those words, and so, I penned them down. This anthology eBook is the result of that inspiration. I had a ball gathering every poem and compiling them into this delicious banquet. My desire is that you see the art of words rhyming and scattering like rose petals on a glassy lake. I have drawn on the abstract and the norm of life as many of us experience it.Life is messy but we have the opportunity to whisper to the earth.
