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81) Titanic
Language
English
Description
The story of a passionate romance aboard the doomed ocean liner Titanic, framed by an account of a present-day salvager's efforts to investigate the ruins of the ship.
83) Generations
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mal wins an old map in a card game. Ancient and written in impenetrable symbols, the former owner insists it's worthless. Yet River Tam can read it, and says it leads to one of the Arks, legendary ships that brought humans from Earth-that-was to the 'Verse. The salvage potential alone is staggering. But the closer they get to the ancient ship, the more agitated River becomes. She says something is waiting inside, something powerful, and very angry..."--Publisher....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of Erik Larson's Dead Wake comes The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria, about the sinking of the glamorous Italian ocean liner, including never-before-seen photos of the wreck today. In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. Unlike the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster...
85) The unspoken
Author
Series
Krewe of Hunters volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
1898: Bound for Chicago, the freighter Jerry McGuen goes down in Lake Michigan, taking with it every man aboard. But what other fate could befall a vessel carrying the ill-gotten sarcophagus of an Egyptian sorcerer? Now: A veteran diver and 'ghost ship' expert is exploring the legendary wreck for a documentary. He dies inexplicably inside the freighter's main saloon. Then another diver is killed and panicked rumors rise like bubbles from the lake:...
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial de Libros
Pub. Date
junio de 2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Nadia, una mujer de 39 años, casada con un empresario de éxito, es traductora del inglés y está especializada en novelas eróticas y románticas. Emprende un viaje en solitario a Ibiza para seguir las reformas de una casa antigua situada a escasos metros del mar, que el matrimonio ha comprado a los herederos de un médico que falleció en extrañas circunstancias. El matrimonio de Nadia hace aguas, y su relación se irá deteriorando cuando llega...
87) Stranded
Author
Series
Stranded. Original series volume 1
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Jane, Buzz, Carter, and Vanessa, aged nine to thirteen, are on a sailing trip in the South Pacific intended to help them bond in their newly-blended family when a massive storm strands them on a deserted island.
88) Shark princess
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Kitana—a Shark Princess and the first of her kind. Her allergy-ridden, best friend, Mack, wants to be one too, but he worries that his sharp teeth and big sneezes make him too dangerous to be a princess. With Kitana's help, Mack realizes his unique shine. When Mack puts on his crown for the first time, these Shark Princesses are ready to explore the ocean and embark on a fintastic adventure!"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"When Oona Britt was born in the magical town of Nordlor, where all of the homes are built from wrecked ships, her parents never expected her to be a girl. Having listened to a faulty prediction from a washed-up soothsayer, they were promised a "bold and brave son," so as the youngest of seven sisters, Oona's birth became a disappointment -- especially to her sea captain father, who doesn't believe there's a place for girls aboard ships. But Oona...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It was called "The Titanic of the South." The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis. When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the...
93) All is lost
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
An open-water thriller about one man's battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling, and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the...
Author
Series
I survived volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, ten-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Next set in A TRUE BOOK series. Young readers rediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built, The Titanic. Featuring historical imagery, first-hand accounts, and lively text"--
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A deserted shipwreck off the coast of Iceland holds terrors and dark secrets in this chilling horror novel from the author of The Lighthouse Witches. The year is 1901, and Nicky is attacked, then wakes on board the Ormen, a whaling ship embarked on what could be its last voyage. With land still weeks away, it's just her, the freezing ocean, and the crew -- and they're all owed something only she can give them... Now, over one hundred years later,...
98) Ship
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes wooden ships or caravels of the fifteenth century and follows archaeologists as they uncover a lost caravel in the Caribbean Sea.
Publisher
Life Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
There has never been a disaster that so captivates the human imagination as that of the sinking of the "Titanic." Now, on the 100th anniversary of "the night to remember," "LIFE" revisits this awesome human drama. This oversized, deluxe book includes archival photography, past reporting in "LIFE," and the modern-day explorations of Robert Ballard and others that inspired the James Cameron film.
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