An Unfamiliar Sea
An Unfamiliar Sea

Author: Bethany Maines

Publisher: Blue Zephyr Press

Published: 2020-01-15

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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You never know which way is home when the storm hits. Tish Yearly is about to open a wedding venue on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. All she wants is to sail through her first wedding, figure out why her best friend isn’t talking to her, and tell her grandfather she’s dating someone he doesn’t approve of, but before she can get to any of that, Tish’s favorite employee turns up dead—apparently drowned in four inches of water. Now Tish is wading through the suspects including a meth-cooking uncle, a brother with anger-management issues, and the mysterious island drug kingpin, who may or may not be going straight. Tish is attempting to navigate this unfamiliar sea, but she may not be able to weather the storms and find her way home.

Strange Sea Creatures
Strange Sea Creatures

Author: Erich Hoyt

Publisher: Firefly Books

Published: 2024-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780228104674

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"A young wunderpus octopus, staring you right in the eye, is the perfect choice for the opening spread of Eric Hoyt's latest book celebrating the oceans' wonders... Page after page, we see the surprising shapes, colors and intricate details of secretive animals -- many in their juvenile forms -- that dash to the surface on nocturnal forays. Hoyt's curated collection of images from various underwater photographers continues into the deep twilight zone and onto the seabed, showcasing the mesmerizing range of life far beneath the waves." --BBC Wildlife Magazine Marine researchers are discovering new ocean creatures every day, from the warm surface water to the deepest seabed. From the author of Creatures of the Deep and other books about the ocean and the creatures that live there, comes this updated softcover edition about some of the most unusual marine life forms. The book organizes the creatures into three parts based on where they live in the ocean. Informative captions accompany the 90 gorgeous photographs of otherworldly creatures. Part 1. Surface Waters of the Ocean at Night: The Blackwater Vertical Migrators In images taken by dedicated blackwater photographers Linda Ianniello and Susan Mears, these mostly larval creatures haunt the near-surface waters making vertical migrations every night to feed. Part 2. Middle to Deep Dark Waters: Masters of the Language of Light In this perpetual night, survival is a matter of being able to understand and process light signals, some in different colors, some flashing, some faint -- the most sophisticated use of bioluminescence on Earth. The sea creatures here are small with big eyes and even larger mouths with extraordinarily sharp teeth. Part 3. The Continental Shelf to the Abyssal Plain: The Bottom Dwellers This bottom of the sea has fewer fish, and is populated by such alien-like creatures as no-eyed or tripod fish, sea cucumbers, as well as basket stars, crabs, and worms with species varying by depth and location. The photographs were taken in the ocean by expert divers and submariners, most of whom are both scientists and underwater photographers. The images display the creatures vividly against a background as black as the ocean depths.

Crossing the Unknown Sea
Crossing the Unknown Sea

Author: David Whyte

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-04-02

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1573229148

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Crossing the Unknown Sea is about reuniting the imagination with our day to day lives. It shows how poetry and practicality, far from being mutually exclusive, reinforce each other to give every aspect of our lives meaning and direction. For anyone who wants to deepen their connection to their life’s work—or find out what their life’s work is—this book can help navigate the way. Whyte encourages readers to take risks at work that will enhance their personal growth, and shows how burnout can actually be beneficial and used to renew professional interest. He asserts that too many people blindly trudge through a mediocre work life because so many “busy” tasks prevent significant reflection and analysis of job satisfaction. People often turn to spiritual practice or religion to nurture their souls, but overlook how work can actually be our greatest opportunity for discovery and growth. Crossing the Unknown Sea combines poetry, gifted storytelling and Whyte’s personal experience to reveal work’s potential to fulfill us and bring us closer to ultimate freedom and happiness.

The World Beneath
The World Beneath

Author: Richard Smith

Publisher: Apollo Publishers

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1948062232

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Meet the world's most fascinating sea creatures—see the lives and curiosities of colorful fish and coral reefs—this spectacular volume has more than 300 color photos and extraordinary text from a leading marine biologist and underwater photographer, and the international expert on seahorses. In this richly informative volume, brimming with new discoveries and more than three hundred colorful images of jaw-dropping fish and coral reefs, you'll swim in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; you'll be dazzled in the Coral Triangle and amazed in Triton Bay. Up close you'll meet the Cenderawasih fairy wrasse, with its florescent yellow streak; the polka-dot longnose filefish; and the multicolored seadragon. There are scarlet-colored corals, baby-blue sponges, daffodil crinoids, and all sorts of mystifying creatures that change color at the drop of a hat. The whale shark is almost larger than life and the author's beloved pygmy seahorse, unless photographed, is almost too tiny to see. The wondrous creatures inside are charmers and tricksters and excel in the arts of seduction and deception, and you'll have the rare chance to see and delight in their antics. You'll also learn what they eat, how they play, and how they care for one another, live on one another, and mimic others when they're afraid. There is also compelling insight into the naming process, which sea creatures are facing extinction, and how we can help them before it's too late.

Weird Sea Creatures
Weird Sea Creatures

Author: Erich Hoyt

Publisher: Firefly Books

Published: 2015-03-05

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1770856498

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An illustrated look at the weird and wonderful creatures that live in the very deepest parts of the sea. Humans have always wondered, with a mixture of fear and fascination, what lurks beneath the surface in the depths of the ocean. In this book, Erich Hoyt introduces 50 of the oddest creatures you will ever meet in the sea. From the carnivorous comb jelly to the lantern-carrying deep-sea dragonfish, from a vampire squid with giant eyes to dancing jellyfish, Hoyt explores these peculiar conditions and their equally peculiar environment. These creatures have adapted to lack of light and, using sound pulses (echolocation) or light-producing organs and pigment cells (emitting light via bioluminescence), they are able to communicate without giving their location away to predators. These stunning, captivating photographs weren't taken from the portholes of submarines. Photographers David Shale, Solvin Zanki and Jeff Rotman worked with oceanography institutes, museums and the BBC Natural History Unit, taking long cruises across the ocean to record and try to understand these little-studied residents of the deep sea. To capture the creatures for observation, a net was lowered far beneath the surface. As soon as the trawl was hauled aboard, the photographers would race to transfer the most unusual animals to fresh seawater aquariums in a chilled laboratory on board. These pages let readers gaze into strange, wild eyes and study faces with toothless or crooked smiles that witness the fruits of deep-sea evolution. Informative captions explain what the patterns of lights on their bodies are "saying" to others in their absolutely dark world. The wonder and extraordinary weirdness of what lives in the deep seas, so far away from us and yet so close, will become more familiar with this book.

The Collected Works of Rafael Sabatini
The Collected Works of Rafael Sabatini

Author: Rafael Sabatini

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2023-11-16

Total Pages: 6843

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat presents to you this unique Rafael Sabatini collection, formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: Scaramouche Captain Blood The Lovers of Yvonne The Tavern Knight Bardelys the Magnificent The Trampling of the Lilies Love-at-Arms The Shame of Motley St. Martin's Summer Mistress Wilding The Lion's Skin The Strolling Saint The Gates of Doom The Sea Hawk The Snare Fortune's Fool The Carolinian Short Stories: The Justice of the Duke: The Honour of Varano The Test Ferrante's jest Gismondi's wage The Snare The Lust of Conquest The pasquinade The Banner of the Bull: The Urbinian The Perugian The Venetian Other Stories: The Red Mask The Curate and the Actress The Fool's Love Story The Sacrifice The Spiritualist Mr. Dewbury's Consent The Baker of Rousillon Wirgman's Theory The Abduction Monsieur Delamort The Foster Lover The Blackmailer The Justice of the Duke The Ordeal The Tapestried Room The Wedding Gift The Camisade In Destiny's Clutch The Vicomte's Wager Sword and Mitre The Dupes The Malediction The Red Owl Out of the Dice Box The Marquis' Coach Tommy The Lottery Ticket The Duellist's Wife The Ducal Rival The Siege of Savigny The Locket The Devourer of Hearts The Matamorphasis of Colin Annabel's Wager The Act of The Captain of the Guard The Copy Hunter Sequestration Gismondi's Wage Playing with Fire The Scourge Intelligence The Night of Doom The Driver of the Hearse The Plague of Ghosts The Risen Dead The Bargain Kynaston's Reckoning Duroc The Poachers The Opportunist The Sentimentalist Casanova's Alibi The Augmentation of Mercury The Priest of Mars The Oracle Under the Leads The Rooks and the Hawk The Polish Duel Casanova in Madrid The Outlaw of Falkensteig D'Aubeville's Enterprise The Nuptials of Lindenstein The Outlaw and the Lady The Jealousy of Delventhal The Shriving of Felsheim Loaded Dice Of What Befel at Bailienochy After Worcester Field The Chancellor's Daughter... Historical Works: The Life of Cesare Borgia Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition The Historical Nights' Entertainment – 1st and 2nd Series

Rafael Sabatini: Complete Works
Rafael Sabatini: Complete Works

Author: Rafael Sabatini

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-17

Total Pages: 12672

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This unique and meticulously edited collection of Rafael Sabatini's complete works includes: Scaramouche Series:_x000D_ Scaramouche_x000D_ Scaramouche the King-Maker_x000D_ Captain Blood Series:_x000D_ Captain Blood_x000D_ Captain Blood Returns_x000D_ The Fortunes of Captain Blood_x000D_ Novels:_x000D_ The Lovers of Yvonne_x000D_ The Tavern Knight_x000D_ Bardelys the Magnificent_x000D_ The Trampling of the Lilies_x000D_ Love-at-Arms_x000D_ The Shame of Motley_x000D_ St. Martin's Summer_x000D_ Mistress Wilding_x000D_ The Lion's Skin_x000D_ The Strolling Saint_x000D_ The Gates of Doom_x000D_ The Sea Hawk_x000D_ The Snare_x000D_ Fortune's Fool_x000D_ The Carolinian_x000D_ Bellarion the Fortunate_x000D_ The Nuptials of Corbal_x000D_ The Hounds of God_x000D_ The Romantic Prince_x000D_ The King's Minion_x000D_ The Black Swan_x000D_ The Stalking Horse_x000D_ Venetian Masque_x000D_ Chivalry_x000D_ The Lost King_x000D_ The Sword of Islam_x000D_ The Marquis of Carabas_x000D_ Columbus_x000D_ King in Prussia_x000D_ The Gamester_x000D_ Short Stories:_x000D_ The Justice of the Duke:_x000D_ The Honour of Varano_x000D_ The Test_x000D_ Ferrante's jest_x000D_ Gismondi's wage_x000D_ The Snare_x000D_ The Lust of Conquest_x000D_ The pasquinade_x000D_ The Banner of the Bull:_x000D_ The Urbinian_x000D_ The Perugian_x000D_ The Venetian_x000D_ Turbulent Tales:_x000D_ The Kneeling Cupid_x000D_ By Ancient Custom_x000D_ The Scapulary_x000D_ The Remedy_x000D_ The Constable of Chard_x000D_ The Catchpoll_x000D_ Loaded Dices_x000D_ Casanova's Alibi_x000D_ The Open Door_x000D_ The Lord of Time_x000D_ The Death-mask_x000D_ The Alchemical Egg_x000D_ The Ghost of Tronjolly_x000D_ The Luck of Capoulade_x000D_ The Passport_x000D_ The Recoil_x000D_ Other Stories:_x000D_ The Red Mask_x000D_ The Curate and the Actress_x000D_ The Fool's Love Story_x000D_ The Sacrifice_x000D_ The Spiritualist_x000D_ Mr. Dewbury's Consent_x000D_ The Baker of Rousillon_x000D_ Wirgman's Theory_x000D_ The Abduction_x000D_ Monsieur Delamort_x000D_ The Foster Lover_x000D_ The Blackmailer_x000D_ The Justice of the Duke_x000D_ The Ordeal_x000D_ The Tapestried Room_x000D_ The Wedding Gift_x000D_ The Camisade_x000D_ In Destiny's Clutch_x000D_ The Kings Messenger_x000D_ The Vicomte's Wager_x000D_ Sword and Mitre_x000D_ The Dupes_x000D_ The Malediction_x000D_ The Red Owl_x000D_ Out of the Dice Box_x000D_ The Marquis' Coach_x000D_ Tommy_x000D_ The Lottery Ticket_x000D_ Drama:_x000D_ The Tyrant_x000D_ Historical Works:_x000D_ The Life of Cesare Borgia_x000D_ Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition_x000D_ The Historical Nights' Entertainment – First Series_x000D_ The Historical Nights' Entertainment – Second Series _x000D_ The Historical Nights' Entertainment – Third Series

The Best of Sabatini
The Best of Sabatini

Author: Rafael Sabatini

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-13

Total Pages: 6843

ISBN-13:

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This edition includes: Novels: Scaramouche Captain Blood The Lovers of Yvonne The Tavern Knight Bardelys the Magnificent The Trampling of the Lilies Love-at-Arms The Shame of Motley St. Martin's Summer Mistress Wilding The Lion's Skin The Strolling Saint The Gates of Doom The Sea Hawk The Snare Fortune's Fool The Carolinian Short Stories: The Justice of the Duke: The Honour of Varano The Test Ferrante's jest Gismondi's wage The Snare The Lust of Conquest The pasquinade The Banner of the Bull: The Urbinian The Perugian The Venetian Other Stories: The Red Mask The Curate and the Actress The Fool's Love Story The Sacrifice The Spiritualist Mr. Dewbury's Consent The Baker of Rousillon Wirgman's Theory The Abduction Monsieur Delamort The Foster Lover The Blackmailer The Justice of the Duke The Ordeal The Tapestried Room The Wedding Gift The Camisade In Destiny's Clutch The Vicomte's Wager Sword and Mitre The Dupes The Malediction The Red Owl Out of the Dice Box The Marquis' Coach Tommy The Lottery Ticket The Duellist's Wife The Ducal Rival The Siege of Savigny The Locket The Devourer of Hearts The Matamorphasis of Colin Annabel's Wager The Act of The Captain of the Guard The Copy Hunter Sequestration Gismondi's Wage Playing with Fire The Scourge Intelligence The Night of Doom The Driver of the Hearse The Plague of Ghosts The Risen Dead The Bargain Kynaston's Reckoning Duroc The Poachers The Opportunist The Sentimentalist Casanova's Alibi The Augmentation of Mercury The Priest of Mars The Oracle Under the Leads The Rooks and the Hawk The Polish Duel Casanova in Madrid The Outlaw of Falkensteig D'Aubeville's Enterprise The Nuptials of Lindenstein The Outlaw and the Lady The Jealousy of Delventhal The Shriving of Felsheim Loaded Dice Of What Befel at Bailienochy After Worcester Field The Chancellor's Daughter... Historical Works: The Life of Cesare Borgia Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition The Historical Nights' Entertainment – 1st and 2nd Series

Against the Undertow
Against the Undertow

Author: Bethany Maines

Publisher: Blue Zephyr Press

Published:

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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You never know what will drag you down. Former actress Tish Yearly is determined to turn an old Orcas Island homestead into the premier wedding venue in the San Juans Islands of Washington, but money, skill and her grandfather, Tobias Yearly, are all standing in her way. Tobias, the septuagenarian ex-CIA agent, wants them to become private investigators. Tish might be able to ignore her grandfather’s whims, except that her one time love interest and current friend, handsome Sheriff’s Deputy Emmett Nash, was just accused of murdering his ex-wife’s boyfriend. Now Tish and Tobias are on the case, and it should be easy—after all, who could really think Nash was a killer?—but the further they investigate, the more people seem to be threatening her life: the police detective on the case, Nash’s angry ex-wife, his psychotic ex-girlfriend, and a strangely venomous group of hippies. Almost everyone on the island seems determined to stop her. Tish is swimming against the undertow, but it might not be enough to save either Nash or herself.