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Describes career opportunities in the US Navy.

You have applied for the job of a pirate. There's a lot to learn if you are going to live a life of piracy on the open seas. An interview at the end of the book will reveal if you have what it takes to be a pirate.

A class trip to a beautiful island is overshadowed by a local myth about a mysterious ship that may have ties to the lost city of Atlantis.

"Describes fastest and biggest superboats including many facts, stats, and color photos"--.

"This book takes a close look at machines that can float including cruise ships, hovercraft, and ice-breakers."--Provided by publisher.

From logs to rubber tires, hot air balloons to space probes, humans have made great strides in developing modes of transportation. Time lines, photographs, and eye-catching digital illustrations make this an engaging, visuals-centric look at history s planes, trains, and automobiles (and boats and bicycles, too).

While doing a presale test of one of his family ships, Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme comes under attack by pirates, is rescued by mermaid-like creatures, and travels to Floating Island, where there are heavily sought after magical waters.

Without the Japanese attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the United States might never have entered World War II. The motivations for Japan to attack the United States and the repercussions of the event, including the internment of Japanese-Americans, are thoroughly discussed in this valuable book.