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"An all-new harrowing maritime tale of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty--the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic Mutiny on the Bounty--which sank during Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard. On Tuesday, October 24, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida. Walbridge was well aware that a hurricane was forecast to come up the Eastern seaboard. He explained to his crew of fifteen that the ship would fare better at sea than at port, and that he thought he could sail "around the hurricane." He told the crew that anyone who did not want to come on the voyag...
Frank and Joe have come to the Everglades to experience the thrills of the swampland rodeo. But the thrills turn to chills when they land in a swamp full of trouble. From sabotaged boats to quicksand traps to man-eating alligators, someone’s out to drown the Hardys in danger! The boys suspect a connection to a recent Miami heist, in which the fleeing crooks and all their loot vanished in the swamp. Now the Hardys’ investigation is about to lead them from the gator-infested everglades to a high-seas showdown...where they could end up swimming with the sharks!
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Alas, Babylon" by Harry Hart Frank. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Beyond the world famous artists, singers, actors and more from Pittsburgh are the city's celebrities known locally for their quirky style, unique mannerisms, and outlandish behavior. From Joe Barker, the violent "street preacher" who was elected mayor in 1850--while in prison!--to Curt Wootton, the comedian whose celebrity status comes from being "Pittsburgh Dad," on Youtube, the Steel City has had a number of colorful characters throughout its history that defy category.
Twenty-four-year-old investigative journalist, Serena Morgan knows something fishy is going on at the Academy of Higher Intellect, but no matter how much digging she does on her own, she just can’t figure out what it is. When she enlists her close friends to help her, they decide to go undercover as students interested in attending the academy. Their plan works, but just as Serena suspected, what they find at the academy is unsettling . . . to say the least. Serena and her friends find evidence that the academy’s headmaster, Dr. Gustpin, a genius in the field of bionics, has been building androids and implanting orphaned babies with computer chips in the hopes of creating superhumans. Bu...
DISCOVERING EIGHT REASONS WHY GOD CREATED THE HUMAN RACE Would you like to know more about your beginning, your real purpose for being, and your destiny? How did you and the world around you begin? How did we become as we are today? Join me on an exciting journey, before time began, and behold the beginning of all things. Watch your history, present purpose, and future unfold with new elation that will thrill and fulfill the greatest longings of your soul. You will gain new insight on some of the most perplexing questions of life: If God is Love, why does He allow suffering, evil, war, and death? Out of the billions of people on earth, is there a special purpose and place for me? Can my life be meaningful, fulfilling, and even eternal? Why was I created with the freedom to choose good or evil? Why is Jesus Christ declared to be the Son of God and my only door to Heaven? Dr. Bill Hamon has written many powerful books, but this one will especially open your heart to ideas you may never have considered.
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Alas, Babylon, first published in 1959, was one of the earliest mainstream apocalyptic novels of the nuclear age. It deals with the effects of a nuclear war on a fictional town in Florida (based upon the actual city of Mount Dora).
This cozy English novel combines mystery with the added intrigue of the supernatural woven into the plot. It has the flavor of Agatha Christie, but takes place in a contemporary time frame. The untimely murder of Lord Chadwick at his guest-filled Manor is soon followed by another grotesque killing. Inspector Greystone and his sidekick, Sergeant Tufts, together with input from the inimitable private eye, Aloysius Alexander, make quick work of gathering suspects. The famous Chadwick Art Collection is at stake. Heightening the reader's interest is the mysterious seance during which an ancient blue crystal skull speaks through a medium. Equally fascinating is an enticing and intricate Cryptogram composed of medieval astrological symbols. Midway in the novel, the action starts to race to a climax. The exciting chase to catch the killer will keep you riveted to your seat. The Secret of the Crystal Skull is a collaboration by this husband and wife team.