Men who sailed the Atlantic during the 1800s did not have much chance when severe gale force winds picked up. The only way ships could survive is to load the galley with weight called Ballast. When... More > ships came overseas to pick up fine Atlantic goods they dumped their ballast to make way for lumber and barrels of salmon from the Miramichi Shores. They took a calculated risk of balancing loads properly. Today, we used everything from old railway ties to lead for ballast. Sailboats have a very heavy keel just for this purpose.< Less
This book was written to raise money so that the authors could fulfil one of their dreams: to sail on a tall, elegant sailing ship of old.
"Intriguing, exciting and surprising. Beautifully... More > written and illustrated. It's hard to imagine that Imogen and Frith were only 14 when they created this wonderful book. I recommend it highly. Buy! Read! Enjoy!"
David Miller. Author of Shark Island adventure series. (Oxford University Press)< Less
This book was written to raise money so that the authors could fulfil one of their dreams: to sail on a tall, elegant sailing ship of old.
"Intriguing, exciting and surprising. Beautifully... More > written and illustrated. It's hard to imagine that Imogen and Frith were only 14 when they created this wonderful book. I recommend it highly. Buy! Read! Enjoy!"
David Miller. Author of Shark Island adventure series. (Oxford University Press)< Less
A collection of mostly humorous tales. The kinds of tales told late at night in the barracks or in a ship's galley. All are short. Some are a wee bit earthy, but all will make you laugh.
THE GHOST SHIP is an exciting tale of supernatural intrigue, romance and treachery on the high seas. It is a throwback to the kind of mysterious sea adventure yarns one wishes to curl up with by a... More > fire on a stormy night.
The year is 1834, a time of brutish sailors, sea-borne treachery, and unchecked superstition. John Merchant and his new wife, Iris, secure a passage to Cornwall, but are advised that the captain they plan to sail with has been cursed. Dismissing the warnings, the couple voyage out, only to find themselves trapped at the center of a swirling psychological hurricane that threatens to destroy their new bond, and surrounded by rough, superstitious men who revile them as bringers of ill luck. As the tale behind the captain’s curse is revealed—-an unspeakable act of cold-blooded piracy—-the dead rise to gain their vengeance, and John and Iris must struggle to save not just their marriage, but their lives.< Less
THE GHOST SHIP is an exciting tale of supernatural intrigue, romance and treachery on the high seas. It is a throwback to the kind of mysterious sea adventure yarns one wishes to curl up with by a... More > fire on a stormy night.
The year is 1834, a time of brutish sailors, sea-borne treachery, and unchecked superstition. John Merchant and his new wife, Iris, secure a passage to Cornwall, but are advised that the captain they plan to sail with has been cursed. Dismissing the warnings, the couple voyage out, only to find themselves trapped at the center of a swirling psychological hurricane that threatens to destroy their new bond, and surrounded by rough, superstitious men who revile them as bringers of ill luck. As the tale behind the captain’s curse is revealed—-an unspeakable act of cold-blooded piracy—-the dead rise to gain their vengeance, and John and Iris must struggle to save not just their marriage, but their lives.< Less
The Tall Man referred to in the title is Osama bin Laden, a man who is unlikely to remain in the area where he is being sought, in Central Asia.
The story reveals that he may in fact be in a very... More > unlikely, very ordinary place doing very unlikely, very ordinary things.
Or are they so ordinary? Is he still the leader of Al Qaeda? Have his methods and strategies been taken over by splinter groups mirroring Al Qaeda? Or has he established the perfect cover for an operation that could ruin the US economy?
The USA’s Homeland Security sends Agent Katja Monney into Afghanistan to uncover the truth.
When Monney and her partner Jean Rosset, who knows nothing of her real operations, discover a terrorist plan to ship a ‘dirty’ nuclear device to New York, the Agency sends in their Special Forces to capture the man they think is Osama bin Laden ... with unexpected and extremely threatening consequences.< Less
