![]() ![]() six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing nearly 3,000 miles of storm-wracked seas. ![]() While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as "the prize of all the oceans," it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. ![]() They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. "A tour de force of narrative nonfiction." - The Wall Street Journal The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire. Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. ![]()
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![]() And is it her imagination, or does her captor share those feelings? Even when she is finally released, Chloe vows to protect her captor at any cost. Though still fearing for her safety, she now fantasizes about a life together. Before long, Chloe begins to have feelings for him that take her by surprise. ![]() At least her kidnapper, although cold and distant, visits frequently, often bringing gifts. The weeks pass and, haunted by terrifying dreams and with only her thoughts to keep her company, Chloe fights to remain calm in an impossible situation. His revelation that she is being held as ransom for a prisoner exchange, however, does little to allay her fears. After several days of total isolation and utter despair, Chloe faces a new threat when her kidnapper appears, but she also feels a sense of relief. ![]() Waking up from a drug-induced sleep, she finds herself in a squalid warehouse. What happens when the source of your worst fears becomes the object of your affection? Seventeen-year-old Chloe's summer vacation in Greece comes to an abrupt end when she is suddenly bound, gagged and whisked away to an unidentified location. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you liked the Percy Jackson, you're likely to enjoy Sword of Summer. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future! Thank you for crafting this very life-full story. The thing that made him stand out that he was truly a funny and brave character and made me feel like I know him like a friend and the fact you see all sides of Magnus is even betterĪnd I was enjoying the style of writing how sarcastic and hilarious humor like “Blades before Babes, you know what I’m saying?” By the end, I had actually learned, I have learned that the path to success leads to jumping in and out of hoops not a straight shoot. In terms of the characterization, Magnus Chase felt like brother from another mother. 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It is set in 2059, in a parallel England taken over since 1901 by Scion, a republic dedicated to stamping out the clairvoyance that had become a threat to the empire ever since the reign of Edward VII – no, not that Edward VII, but his son Prince Eddie, who outlived his father rather than pre-deceasing him, and who was reputed to have been Jack the Ripper. Samantha Shannon has a fertile imagination, and there are promising elements. ![]() ![]() Get money off this title at the Independent book shop But its author, who has just completed an English degree at Oxford, may live to regret committing herself to seven books. Yes, it's published by Bloomsbury, six sequels are planned and the film rights have been sold yes, blood is found nourishing by some characters yes, teenagers have to hurtle through forests confronting fantastical, often bone-chewing foes, and yes, battles between aura-challenging voyants are big. 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I stumbled upon the subject that was to become my vocation out of a simple love of story, and because of a gung-ho fascination with the Second World War that was almost obligatory among boys of that period, whatever their racial background. ![]() ![]() Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Each page is checked manually before printing. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. 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Pornography: Men Possessing Women-Andrea Dworkin ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As James Reece’s creator Jack Carr-himself a former SEAL with just the kind of bearded, gun-slinging author photo that you’d expect-described the story in the preface to the first book in his Terminal List series: “It is about what could happen when societal norms, laws, regulations, morals, and ethics give way for a man of extraordinary capability, hardened by war, and set on a course of reckoning a man who is, for all practical purposes, already dead.” The answer to that question will not surprise you: That man, played drawn and weary by a grey-faced Pratt, travels far and wide, a motley crew of allies in tow, to interrogate and then murder gang members, lawyers, financiers, and military personnel in a variety of creative ways. ![]() The Terminal List, starring Chris Pratt as James Reece, a badass SEAL with a recently-diagnosed brain tumor whose entire team was just killed in a suspicious operation gone wrong, is a visually murky, exceedingly grim revenge story, catnip for people who like to see these kinds of operators let loose on the world. This article contains spoilers for The Terminal List. ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers will experience love at first chapter for this geek girl who always manages to hold on to her sense of humor as she navigates the treacherous worlds of school friendships and high-fashion modeling., Debut author Smale gives Harriet an instantly appealing narrative voice. ![]() Daffy physical humor and intelligent wit hit the sweet spot between Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson books and Erin McCahan's Love and Other Foreign Words.|9780062333636|, PRAISE FOR GEEK GIRL: "A smash hit in the UK, this is a cheeky, fabulous, fun read for anyone who has dreamed of a fresh start.", Quirky, likable, and geeky, Harriet is an outsider to the modeling world but possesses a natural charm that is everything the fashion world needs. ![]() ![]() Crown of Feathers is an epic fantasy about love’s incredible power to save-or to destroy. ![]() And meanwhile, the new empire has learned of the Riders’ return and intends to destroy them once and for all. Just as Veronyka finally feels like she belongs, her sister turns up and reveals a tangled web of lies between them that will change everything. After a shocking betrayal from her controlling sister, Veronyka strikes out alone to find the Riders-even if that means disguising herself as a boy to join their ranks. ![]() ![]() Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of becoming a Phoenix Rider from the stories of old. In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders-legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire-until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart. ![]() |