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The Billionaire’s Substitute Bride

A Billionaire Marriage of Convenience Romance

by Edward Belcher ...

Translated by Romy Faber ...

The wedding is planned. The bride is gone. And the woman holding the clipboard is about to be offered her place.Delaney Kirk knows how to manage a disaster without letting the guests see it. Her own life is another matter: a failed business partnership has left her responsible for a debt she cannot pay, and starting over is becoming harder by the day.Wells Harrington has a deadline of his own. ... Read more

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The wedding is planned. The bride is gone. And the woman holding the clipboard is about to be offered her place.Delaney Kirk knows how to manage a disaster without letting the guests see it. Her own life is another matter: a failed business partnership has left her responsible for a debt she cannot pay, and starting over is becoming harder by the day.Wells Harrington has a deadline of his own.
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The Sailor's Word-Book

Enriched edition. A 19th-Century Glossary of Maritime Terminology, Shipbuilding, Navigation, and Seafaring Lore

by W. H. Smyth ...

In "The Sailor's Word-Book," W. H. Smyth compiles an extensive glossary of nautical terminology, capturing the rich lexicon of maritime culture during the 19th century. The book is characterized by its meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to precision, reflecting the depth of Smyth's own maritime experience. His prose blends accessibility with scholarly rigor, making it an essential ... Read more

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In "The Sailor's Word-Book," W. H. Smyth compiles an extensive glossary of nautical terminology, capturing the rich lexicon of maritime culture during the 19th century. The book is characterized by its meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to precision, reflecting the depth of Smyth's own maritime experience. His prose blends accessibility with scholarly rigor, making it an essential
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The Sailor's Word-Book (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. An Encyclopedic Guide to Nautical Terminology, Royal Navy Vocabulary, Seamanship, Navigation, and Maritime Lore

by W. H. Smyth, Delia Penmere ...

The Sailor's Word-Book is far more than a maritime dictionary: it is an encyclopedic treasury of naval language, seamanship, ship construction, weather lore, gunnery, navigation, and custom. Arranged alphabetically yet animated by anecdote and precision, it belongs to the nineteenth-century tradition of practical learned reference works, preserving the idiom of the Royal Navy at a moment when sail ... Read more

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The Sailor's Word-Book is far more than a maritime dictionary: it is an encyclopedic treasury of naval language, seamanship, ship construction, weather lore, gunnery, navigation, and custom. Arranged alphabetically yet animated by anecdote and precision, it belongs to the nineteenth-century tradition of practical learned reference works, preserving the idiom of the Royal Navy at a moment when sail
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The Sailor's Word-Book

Enriched edition. An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc

by W. H. Smyth, Nolan Taylor ...

W. H. Smyth's "The Sailor's Word-Book" stands as a crucial reference work that meticulously catalogues the specialized vocabulary of seafaring, illuminating the rich tapestry of maritime life in the early 19th century. Smyth adopts a lexicographical style that not only defines terms but also contextualizes them within the naval traditions of his time, providing readers with a comprehensive ... Read more

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W. H. Smyth's "The Sailor's Word-Book" stands as a crucial reference work that meticulously catalogues the specialized vocabulary of seafaring, illuminating the rich tapestry of maritime life in the early 19th century. Smyth adopts a lexicographical style that not only defines terms but also contextualizes them within the naval traditions of his time, providing readers with a comprehensive
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The Sailor's Word-Book (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. A nautical reference guide to maritime terminology and seafaring vocabulary, with shipbuilding terms and oceanic language for enthusiasts

by W. H. Smyth, Abigail Hill, Abigail Hill ...

The Sailor's Word-Book is an encyclopedic lexicon of the sea's technical and vernacular speech, arranged alphabetically and ranging from seamanship, navigation, gunnery, rigging, shipbuilding, to messroom slang and ceremonial usages. Smyth's definitions are concise yet richly allusive, with cross-references and etymological notes drawn from Admiralty practice, voyages, and classical sources. ... Read more

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The Sailor's Word-Book is an encyclopedic lexicon of the sea's technical and vernacular speech, arranged alphabetically and ranging from seamanship, navigation, gunnery, rigging, shipbuilding, to messroom slang and ceremonial usages. Smyth's definitions are concise yet richly allusive, with cross-references and etymological notes drawn from Admiralty practice, voyages, and classical sources.
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Batavia

from the author of The Opera House, Ned Kelly and Mutiny on the Bounty

by Peter Fitzsimons ...

Batavia is the greatest story in Australia�s history. The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of terror, murders most foul, sexual slavery, ... Read more

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Batavia is the greatest story in Australia�s history. The Shipwreck of the Batavia combines in just the one tale the birth of the world's first corporation, the brutality of colonisation, the battle of good vs evil, the derring-do of sea-faring adventure, mutiny, ship-wreck, love, lust, blood-lust, petty fascist dictatorship, criminality, a reign of terror, murders most foul, sexual slavery,
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Sailing Alone Around the World

by Joshua Slocum ...

Sailing Alone Around the World (1900) is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers. Joshua Slocum (1844–1909) was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. seaman and ... Read more

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Sailing Alone Around the World (1900) is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers. Joshua Slocum (1844–1909) was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. seaman and
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The Far Side of the World

by Patrick O’Brian ...

Series Book 10 - Aubrey-Maturin
An enemy frigate is outward bound to play havoc with the vital British whaling trade, and must be stopped at all costs.Racing against time, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must chase the USS Norfolk as she rounds Cape Horn, pursuing her into the Great South Sea and beyond. Following the equator, ahead of them lies not only the natural wonders of the Galapagos but also a succession of disasters – ... Read more

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An enemy frigate is outward bound to play havoc with the vital British whaling trade, and must be stopped at all costs.Racing against time, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must chase the USS Norfolk as she rounds Cape Horn, pursuing her into the Great South Sea and beyond. Following the equator, ahead of them lies not only the natural wonders of the Galapagos but also a succession of disasters –
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Astounding Sea Stories

Fifteen Ripping Good Tales

Edited by Tom McCarthy ...

Stories that will entertain, inform, and inspire.Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, or search for the Northwest Passage with Franklin’s doomed crew, or watch their mates being beheaded by angry pirates like Daniel Collins. But it’s quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Here are stoic and hardy ... Read more

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Stories that will entertain, inform, and inspire.Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, or search for the Northwest Passage with Franklin’s doomed crew, or watch their mates being beheaded by angry pirates like Daniel Collins. But it’s quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Here are stoic and hardy
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The Ice Passage

A True Story of Ambition, Disaster, and Endurance in the Arctic Wilderness

by Brian Payton ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZELONGLISTED FOR BC's NATIONAL AWARD FOR CANADIAN NON-FICTIONA thrilling account of suffering and survival, The Ice Passage charts an epic quest from desire to destiny.**It begins as a mission of mercy. Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator sets sail in search of them. ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZELONGLISTED FOR BC's NATIONAL AWARD FOR CANADIAN NON-FICTIONA thrilling account of suffering and survival, The Ice Passage charts an epic quest from desire to destiny.**It begins as a mission of mercy. Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator sets sail in search of them.
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Great Sea Stories

by Joseph Lewis French ...

A fantastic collection of adventure stories set on the high seas from various authors, from the mutiny on the Bounty, to the legend of El Dorado, to the hunting of the great white whale Moby Dick. ... Read more

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A fantastic collection of adventure stories set on the high seas from various authors, from the mutiny on the Bounty, to the legend of El Dorado, to the hunting of the great white whale Moby Dick.
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Titanic and Other Ships

by Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller ...

Lightoller remarkably swam away from the sinking Titanic and avoided being sucked under. This is just one of the incredible escapes described in this book. ... Read more

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Lightoller remarkably swam away from the sinking Titanic and avoided being sucked under. This is just one of the incredible escapes described in this book.
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