One of the preeminent chroniclers of the American West, over the past decade Robert Adams has turned his attention to the woods and shores near his home on the Oregon coast. 'Sea Stories' is a sequence of three narratives that follow Adams and his wife, Kerstin, as they walk among the region's unique environment--
Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie’s classic children’s novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver’s Travels, Alice in ...
The Archeologist, however, attempts to map and dramatize the tensions that were violently brewing in the Balkans at the turn of the twentieth century and which, within a decade of the work's publication, would contribute to the outbreak of ...
A treasury of top-selected maritime fiction from the past 200 years includes such classics as Edgar Allan Poe's "A Descent into the Maelstrom," Ernest Hemingway's "After the Storm" and Mark Helprin's "Sail Shining in White."
The Archeologist, however, attempts to map and dramatize the tensions that were violently brewing in the Balkans at the turn of the twentieth century and which, within a decade of the work's publication, would contribute to the outbreak of ...
Ten true stories of maritime adventures.
Surreal and tender, terrifying and life-affirming, Leaving the Sea is the work of an utterly unique writer at the height of his powers.
Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. "Powerful.
Poems and Sea Stories is a highly moving collection of literary pieces that reminds of days past and celebrates the treasure of living life today.
These stories and more can be found in author Bob Stockton’s ninth book, Sea Stories: Tales Told by an Old School, Politically Incorrect Navy Chief.” Sea Stories is author Bob Stockton’s remembrances from the U.S. Navy of the Cold War ...
A captivating fantasy novel for readers of all ages, by the author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses “This is, simply put, a book for anyone who...