This book starts with a wonderful bonding vacation that concludes with the worst of all news. This news will force John to reach deeper into himself than he ever has. His attempt to find a new peace to replace his grief and sorrow seems to be unattainable. It thrusts him into a terrifying adventure that tests his intellect, physical limits, and ability to survive in the most hazardous circumstances and finally to confront the peace source before his very eyes. The question is whether he can recognize it. He must accept the challenge, and more than that, can he keep evil from conquering him and those he loves? This book has a little bit of Robinson Crusoe without a “man Friday” person. He must help himself unassisted in life-or-death situations. Don’t miss the smart yacht and the innovations that confound the most inventive.

A provocative new look at an important security topic examines terrorist threats and attacks on shipping and ports—and provides strategies for safety. Terror on the High Seas: From Piracy to Strategic Challenge is a provocative look at maritime security and the steps that must be taken if terrorist threats are to be nullified. From the Achille Lauro hijacking to the bombing of the USS Cole to attacks on shipping channels, terrorists have employed a variety of tactics, both successful and unsuccessful. These have included the smuggling of arms and plots to bomb shipyards, as well as attacks on Merchant Marine ships, maritime offices, fuel storage facilities, and Navy personnel, ships, and facilities, on shore and in port. This book constitutes the first research effort after the unprecedented attacks of September 11, 2001, to provide government, industry, and the academic and policy communities with a major resource on potential threats to the maritime environment. Assuming that past tactics, as well as a variety of other unconventional attacks, will be utilized by both domestic and international groups well into the 21st century, the book sagely outlines the response needed from government and industry to meet the coming challenges.

The high seas are one of the most enduring literary settings, and many of the greatest works in the Western literary canon have taken place aboard ships and galleons. Collected here are the greatest marine tales of horror and terror, featuring tales by such classic writers as Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle.

The three-book series (Terror on the High Seas I, Terror on High Seas Revisited II, and High Seas Adventure Book III) describe the journey of a man’s search for peace after a tragic family loss. The journey begins with a long sea experience that tests his will, ingenuity, physical strength, and endurance. The setting is the sea and islands of a remote Polynesian culture. The trials and tribulations encompass many months and years of suspenseful incidents, tests, and happenings which offer the reader a continuous source of excitement and enjoyment. The “smart” yachts, exotic settings, complex circumstances surpass the like of Robinson Crusoe and Captain Nemo to challenge the imagination of readers. The love of family is entwined throughout the contemporary story to emphasize the importance of family values and strength of grounded values in dealing with the most desperate of circumstances. This trilogy is a must-read powerful book series you will treasure. Book I details the beginning of the sea adventure involving extreme survival crises, isolation, piracy, discovery of love, and a new beginning. Book II deals with a natural event at sea, rebuilding from disaster, expanding financial horizons, and more sea adventures. Book III introduces new possibilities, more sea adventures, and several twists as the families mature. Read on!

All aboard . . . thats prepared to die! World-renowned authors and brothers Reynald and Willoughby Chalmers are back in this unexpectedly gruesome seafaring mystery where murder becomes an inconvenient, most unwelcome guest upon the elegantly refurbished clipper ship Waltzing Matilda. In The Murdery Delicious High Seas Horror, the sequel to the compelling The Murdery Delicious Hamwich Gumm Mystery, the Chalmers brothers and their wives find themselves quite stranded at sea, swirling around a tempestuous cast of unforgettable, highly fishy fellow luminaries. What was intended to be a luxurious passage to the Cte dAzur becomes instead a bloody plunge into a crashing wave of treachery and lies. The unsuspecting passengers soon discover themselves knotted together by old secrets that only raise further finger-pointing questions. Who on the ship will be able to keep their heads above water? And who will become fish food? In any case, all the members aboard find the Waltzing Matilda to be quite a fearsome kettle of fish indeed!

An entertaining and informative look at piracy throughout the centuries, this edition examines the real-life experiences of pirates and pirate hunters. Tales focus on piracy committed in the Caribbean, the Barbary Coast, and Asia, with a chapter devoted to modern piracy in areas like Somalia and the Strait of Malacca. Author Diane Yancey examines how the lives of pirates and their often brutal behavior contrast with romantic portrayals of maritime outlaws. Female pirates are also described, as well as the variety of superstitions that pirates had about women and how this affected their position within the pirate community.

Young readers can take a look at some of history's most well-known criminals and what made them so notorious. Original.

Yo-ho-ho! Join our terror on the high seas as stories of famous pirates from around the world are retold in this fast-moving series for kids in grades 3 through 6; each book includes an analysis page in each chapter that helps the kids understand what is real and what might have been fictionalized over time; Each book provides a concluding chapter that recounts for the kids whether the pirate is more legend or mostly truth.Henry Morgan became the most famous and feared pirate among the eastern islands and coasts of the Americas in the mid-1600s. At least "pirate" was the term his Spanish enemies used to describe him. As for Morgan, he felt totally offended at being called a pirate. He was no thief and murderer, he insisted. Rather, he saw himself as a proud English patriot. He preferred that people called him a privateer, someone who had the permission of his king to attack his nation's enemies. Indeed, claiming to have that royal backing, Morgan avidly assaulted Spanish ships and towns in the Americas. Based in English-controlled Jamaica and other islands, he and his crewmen became widely known for combining boldness, bravery, and bloody brutality in ways that had never been seen before--or since then! This book correlates well to common core standards that ask students to read stories and literature, as well as more complex texts that provide facts and background knowledge in areas such as science and social studies. Students will be challenged and asked questions that push them to refer back to what they've read. This stresses critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills that are required for success in college, career, and life.

Elementary readers learn about famous pirates and pirate history in this interesting and informative nonfiction reader. Through colorful images, fascinating facts, informational text, and compelling stories, children will learn about famous pirates such as Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Black Bart, Edward Low, Lady Mary Killigrew, and Mrs. Cheng. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

The book examines the evolving nature of national and international security in the post-Cold War era, focusing on non-military threat potentials and how these may best be countered. Six specific issues are discussed: terrorism, the heroin and cocaine trade, piracy, environmental degradation, the spread of disease and uncontrolled migration. The book concludes that greater national coordination, inter-agency cooperation and international collaboration is needed if these problems are going to be dealt with effectively.