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The final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-maturin Ser.)
By Patrick O'Brian. 2005
An incomplete, final installment of the Aubrey/Maturin seafaring adventure series features three printed chapters and a facsimile of the manuscript,…
which includes details about Jack Aubrey's post-promotion mission to the South Africa station and a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer. Some strong language. 2005.The bluebird and the sparrow (Women of the West ; #10)
By Janette Oke. 1995
Berta Berdette grows increasingly resentful and jealous of her vivacious, outgoing, younger sister Glenna. Berta struggles for her sense of…
self-identity and worth in the eyes of God and her family. Sequel to "Too long a stranger", followed by "A gown of Spanish lace". 1995. (Women of the West ; 10)Testament
By Nino Ricci. 2002
Set in a remote corner of the Roman Empire at a time of political unrest and spiritual uncertainty, Testament is…
the story of how one extraordinary man, a man of enormous charisma and passionate belief, alters forever the lives of those around him. It is told from four distinct points of view: Yihuda, a dedicated freedom fighter; Yeshua, a holy man; Yeshua's mother Miryam; and Miryam of Migdal, who travels with Yeshua through Galilee. 2002.Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Richard Sharpe ; #4)
By Bernard Cornwell. 2000
It is 1805 and Sharpe is on his way home to join the newly formed Green Jackets. His voyage home…
should be a period of rest, but his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by the Revenant, a French sea-raider that is terrorising British shipping in the Indian Ocean. Betrayed and defeated, Sharpe is imprisoned on the Ile de France, doomed to rot there until the war ends - until an unlikely ally secures his escape onto a British warship that is hunting the Revenant. Sequel to "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 2000. (Richard Sharpe ; 4)Rachel's secret (Riverhaven years. #1.)
By B. J Hoff. 2008
When the wounded riverboat captain, Jeremiah Gant, bursts into the rural Amish setting of Riverhaven, he brings chaos and conflict…
to the community, especially for young widow Rachel. The unwelcome "outsider" needs a safe place to recuperate before continuing his secret role as an Underground Railroad conductor. Neither he nor Rachel is prepared for the forbidden love that threatens to endanger a man's mission, a woman's heart, and a way of life for an entire people. Followed by "Where grace abides". Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2008. (Riverhaven years ; 1)In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old…
Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003.Pirate latitudes: a novel
By Michael Crichton. 2009
The Caribbean, 1665. Port Royal, Jamaica is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. For Captain Charles…
Hunter, there's a living to be made, and gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad is awaiting repairs in a nearby, heavily fortified, harbour. Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy island and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in gold. The raid is as perilous as the bloodiest tales of island legend and Hunter will lose more than one man before he even sets foot on foreign shores, where dense jungle and the firepower of Spanish infantry stand between him and the treasure. Violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.Night watch
By Kevin Armstrong. 2002
Short stories set in the Pacific islands, detailing the shift between sea and land, indigenous cultures and the Western seafaring…
world. Each story unveils protagonists who err in their search for self and home. "The cane field" uncovers the myriad ways a mother's love can be destroyed by political and cultural clashes; "The woman of his choice" depicts Faero, a young Waro Indian caught between the world he knows and the woman he desires. Some strong language. 2002.Mutiny on the Bounty
By John Boyne. 2009
1789. 14-year-old John Turnstile, arrested as a pickpocket, is offered a choice of jail or ship duty, and becomes Captain…
Bligh's servant aboard The Bounty. The infamous Bligh, a shrewd navigator and devoted husband and father, often antagonizes his crew with his moodiness and rigid adherence to duty, loyalty, and honour. After six months on Tahiti, second-in-command Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny, forcing Bligh and 18 loyal crew members into a 23-foot launch with only a compass and meagre rations. For senior high readers. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2009.Le royaume
By Emmanuel Carrère. 2014
" Le Royaume raconte lhistoire des débuts de la chrétienté, vers la fin du Ier siècle après Jésus Christ. Il…
raconte comment deux hommes, essentiellement, Paul et Luc, ont transformé une petite secte juive refermée autour de son prédicateur crucifié sous lempereur Tibère et quelle affirmait être le messie, en une religion qui en trois siècles a miné lEmpire romain puis conquis le monde et concerne aujourdhui encore le quart de lhumanité. Cette histoire, portée par Emmanuel Carrère, devient une fresque où se recrée le monde méditerranéen dalors, agité de soubresauts politiques et religieux intenses sous le couvercle trompeur de la pax romana. Cest une évocation tumultueuse, pleine de rebondissements et de péripéties, de personnages hauts en couleur. Mais Le Royaume cest aussi, habilement tissée dans la trame historique, une méditation sur ce que cest que le christianisme, en quoi il nous interroge encore aujourdhui, en quoi il nous concerne, croyants ou incroyants, comment linvraisemblable renversement des valeurs quil propose (les premiers seront les derniers, etc.) a pu connaître ce succès puis cette postérité... " -- 4e de couv.Left behind: a novel of the earth's last days (Left behind series. #1.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 1996
As Captain Rayford Steele pilots a plane across the Atlantic, his senior flight attendant, Hattie Durham, gives him the shocking…
news that half the passengers have disappeared. He soon learns that, in one cataclysmic moment, millions around the world disappeared, causing panic and terror. In the midst of this global chaos, Rayford, his priest, and several others form the Tribulation Force to fight the Antichrist, as he also searches for his family, for answers, and for truth. Followed by "Tribulation Force". 1996.Kingdom come: the final victory (Left behind series. #13.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2007
With Lucifer securely locked away for a thousand years, the Lord Jesus Christ now reigns over a renewed earth. But…
despite the idyllic surroundings and Christ-friendly environment, a growing number of hedonistic youth join a band of rebels who reject Christ and long for Satan's return. Bestseller. Sequel to "Glorious appearing". 2007.Her mother's hope (Marta's legacy. #1)
By Francine Rivers. 2010
1900s. God-fearing teenager Marta leaves her abusive home in Switzerland to pursue her dreams. In Canada Marta meets Niclas, an…
engineer. The two marry, have children, and move to California. Their eldest daughter Hildemara, always at odds with her demanding mother, becomes a nurse and starts her own family. Followed by "Her daughter's dream". 2010.Desecration: Antichrist takes the throne (Left behind series. #9.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2001
Nicolae Carpathia, now the total embodiment of evil, desecrates the temple in Jerusalem by entering and declaring himself God. The…
ninth book in the Left Behind series will carry the world to the brink of Armageddon. Bestseller. Sequel to "The mark", followed by "The remnant". 2001.Desolation island (Jack Aubrey ; #5)
By Patrick O'Brian. 1978
Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, sail the…
Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy - and a treacherous disease which decimates the crew. Sequel to "Mauritius command" . Followed by "The fortune of war" .1998. (Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels ; 5)Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, target: Antichrist (Left behind series. #6.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2000
In the sixth book in the saga of those left behind, it is now thirty-eight months into the Tribulation. Giant…
horsemen ride the earth, scorching thousands with their fiery wrath. The believers in Christ continue to receive strength from their leader, but one of the faithful seeks to hasten events and is secretly planning the assassination of the Antichrist. Bestseller. Sequel to "Apollyon"; followed by "The indwelling". 2000.Capt. Hook: the adventures of a notorious youth
By James V Hart, J. M Barrie. 2005
The youth of notorious villain Captain Hook, from his days at Eton. When he arrives at the famous school, James…
(the future Hook) has never known his mother and barely knows his father, so he channels his loneliness and rage into plotting revenge against sadistic classmates. At last, he escapes to the high seas, but he unwittingly boards a slave ship that reveals horrifying brutality and family secrets. Some strong language. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.Battered soles: Lakefield's multicultural pilgrimage : a novel
By Paul Nicholas Mason. 2005
Why are thousands of people making the one-day trek from Peterborough to St. John's Church in Lakefield, one town over?…
Does the blue-skinned, flute-playing Jesus statue in the church basement really have divine healing powers? And why has a young lesbian artist become a cult figure in southern Ontario? Some strong language. 2005.Apollyon: the Destroyer is unleashed (The left behind series ; #5)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 1999
In Jerusalem, 144,000 witnesses gather in a stadium to hear the words of Tsion Ben-Judah. But Nicolae Carpathia, the Antichrist,…
also speaks in hopes of diverting Christians to his beliefs. The Tribulation continues as the faithful endure several more judgments. Sequel to "Soul Harvest". Bestseller. 1999. (The left behind series ; 5)A time to dance
By Karen Kingsbury. 2001
Abby Reynolds, wife of a high-school football coach in a small Illinois town, suspects her husband, John, of having an…
affair. But the true reason their marriage is about to crash is simply the strain of years: arguments unresolved, dreams deferred, and never enough money. Abby's own daughter and a renewed faith make Abby (and John) think twice about divorcing. c2001.