ship captains

For Capt. Will Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire, put out to pasture in Australia, it seems their part in the war has come to an end just when they are needed most. Newly allied with the powerful African empire of the Tswana, the French have occupied Spain and brought revolution and bloodshed to Brazil, threatening Britain's last desperate hope to defeat Napoleon. So the British government dispatches Arthur Hammond from China to enlist Laurence and Temeraire to negotiate a peace with the angry Tswana, who have besieged the Portuguese royal family in Rio--and as bait, Hammond offers to reinstate Laurence to his former rank and seniority as a captain in the Aerial Corps. Laurence and Temeraire--joined by the egotistical fire-breather Iskierka and the still-growing Kulingile, who has already surpassed Temeraire in size--embark for Brazil, only to meet with a string of unmitigated disasters that leave the dragons and their human friends forced to make an unexpected landing in the hostile territory of the Inca empire, where they face new unanticipated dangers.

Tells the dramatic life-and-death tale of Vermont native, Richard Phillips, Captain of the Maersk Alabama (a U.S. flagged cargo ship) who, in April of 2009, was held captive by pirates in a tiny lifeboat off Somalia's anarchic, gun-plagued shores.

A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship "Pequod," led by a fanatical captain bent on finding the white whale that took his leg.

Presents five selected stories by celebrated nineteenth-century American author Jack London, including the title story "The Sea-Wolf" about a young man impressed into service aboard a seal-hunting vessel.

Presents two novels by English writer Joseph Conrad, including "Heart of Darkness, " a story that exposes the European exploitation of Africa, and "The Secret Sharer" which describes the conflict of a captain torn between his duty to his ship and his loyalty to a young officer.

Anne Elliot, persuaded by family and friends that the charming and handsome Frederick Wentworth is not worthy of her regard, questions her decision to send him away until he returns seven years later, his circumstances much improved.

Juan Cabrillo, captain of the spy ship "Oregon" make a very dangerous living working for high-powered Western interests; however, their most recent clients are Japanese shipping magnates who are being threatened by pirates roaming the waters of Southeast Asia.

Juan Cabrillo takes on two of the most dangerous nations on Earth to help a man of peace return to his home.

Fernanda Capel, a Yorkshire sea captain obtains a magical key that will open the door to the fabled Atlantis and all the secrets that it holds for him.