Sea story

  Ref 343 The Sea Story Omnibus 1956 R60      or make an offer on 5 or more books i have listed                                Publishers: Collins very interesting B/W illustrations   Condition: no fly leaf; Book cover bottom of spine is damaged; inside foxing is on 1 st few & last few pgs; ink mark top of 1 st [blank] pg; pg 2 [blank] has ex owners name in ink -'' happy birthday to..'';cnrs slightly scuffed 128 pages Size each - 260mm x 205 mm x 20mm thick                    weight: 595grams Postage: Aramex or Postnet  R100 South Africa or Post Office  R65  South Africa or if local please change shipping cost to zero- collect / deliver = Durban  for international destinations  please let us know where & we will find out the cost

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The architect Klaus Lehmann loves his wife, Elsa, with a passion that continues throughout their married life despite long periods of separation. Almost half a century after Lehmann's death in the village of Steerborough, a young woman, Lily, arrives to research his life and work. Pouring over Klaus's letters to Elsa, Lily pieces together the story of their lives together and apart. And alone in her rented cottage by the sea, she begins to sense an absence in her own life that may not be filled by simply going home. The Sea House is the story of the village of Steerborough and the marshes and the sea beyond. It is the story of one generation living in the footprints of another; of a landscape shaped by lives, and lives shaped by landscape. With characteristic skill and a new depth and range, Esther Freud explores the twisting paths that people take -- and the places where those paths meet.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. Features Summary Exploring the twisting paths people take, "The Sea House" is the story of one generation living in the footprints of another; a landscape shaped by lives... Author Esther Freud Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20050412 Pages 288 ISBN 0-06-056550-0 ISBN 13 978-0-06-056550-3

The book is old, and the pages may be browned. There are creases on the spine and corners, and worn around the edges. The book is still very readable, but has seen some wear. The Lonely sea by Alistair MacLean Collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched his writing career, the account of the epic battle to sink the German battle ship, Bismarck, and two new stories collected here for the first time. THE MASTER STORYTELLER IN HIS ELEMENT...Alistair MacLean has an unmistakable and unrivalled skill in writing about the sea and its power and about the men and women who sail it, and who fight and die in it. His distinctive voice was evident from his very first prize-winning story, 'The Dileas', and has been heard time and again in his international career as the author of such bestsellers as H.M.S. Ulysses and San Andreas. The Lonely Sea starts where MacLean's career started, with 'The Dileas', and collects together his stories of the sea. Here is a treasury of vintage MacLean, compelling and brilliant, where the master storyteller is in his element. This reissue includes two new stories, 'The Good Samaritan' and 'The Black Storm', which bear all the classic hallmarks of MacLean's finest writing and are published here for the very first time.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize`The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don't mind at all if you forget this.The important thing is that I don't.'On a hot still morning on a beautiful beach in Jamaica, Decca Aitkenhead's life changed for ever.Her four-year-old boy was paddling peacefully at the water's edge when a wave pulled him out to sea. Her partner, Tony, swam out and saved their son's life - then drowned before her eyes.When Decca and Tony first met a decade earlier, they became the most improbable couple in London. She was an award-winning Guardian journalist, famous for interviewing leading politicians. He was a dreadlocked criminal with a history of drug-dealing and violence. No one thought the romance would last, but it did. Until the tide swept Tony away, plunging Decca into the dark chasm of random tragedy.Exploring race and redemption, privilege and prejudice, ALL AT SEA is a remarkable story of love and loss, of how one couple changed each other's lives and of what a sudden death can do to the people who survive. Features Summary Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize`The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist... Author Decca Aitkenhead Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20160407 Pages 240 ISBN 0-00-814214-9 ISBN 13 978-0-00-814214-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The story behind the major motion picture from Disney-starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck-written by a recognized master of the genre-"a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea". It's the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor'easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its fury splitting the massive ships in two. Back on shore are four young Coast Guardsmen who are given a suicide mission. They must save the lives of the seamen left stranded in the killer storm, and they have to do it in a tiny lifeboat. The crew is led by Bernie Webber, who has to rely on prayer and the courage of his three crewmembers to pull off the impossible. As Webber and his crew sail into the teeth of the storm, each man comes to the realization that he may not come back alive. They've lost all navigation and have no idea where the stranded seaman are, and have no idea how to get back home. Whether by sheer luck or divine intervention, the crew stumbles upon the wounded ship in the darkness. More than thirty men appear at the railings of the SS Pendleton, all hoping to be saved. Once again, Webber and his crew face a daunting challenge. How can they rescue all these men with their tiny lifeboat? Dripping with suspense and high-stakes human drama, The Finest Hours has incredible and astonishing true-to-life heroism and action-packed rescue scenes. This "marvelous and terrifying yarn" (Los Angeles Times) "deserves a place as a classic of survival at sea". Features Summary The story behind the major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck, written by a recognized master of the genre. Author Michael J. Tougias (Author), Casey Sherman (Author) Publisher Scribner Release date 20151208 Pages 204 ISBN 1-5011-0683-X ISBN 13 978-1-5011-0683-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Mountains In The Sea takes the reader on an exploration of The Table Mountain National Park through a visual feast that tells the story of the mountain chain that defines Cape Town, dipping its toe into the ocean at Cape Point at its southern end, rising rugged and varied along its spine, and standing flat-topped and majestic to the north over the city bowl and Table Bay. The book, with a short introductory text by award-winning environmental journalist John Yeld, explains the global biological significance of an area that lies at the heart of the Cape Floristic Region - a World Heritage Site - and that harbours more endemic floral species per square kilometre than any other in the world. In a highly accessible short essay, Yeld traces the struggle to have the park formally established and looks at the challenges it will face in the future. The bulk of the book is a rich photographic journey that is complimented by a few short texts that explore the floral, animal, ecological, geological and social history of the mountain. Features Summary Mountains in the Sea takes the reader on an exploration of The Table Mountain National Park through a visual feast that tells the story of the mountain chain that defines Cape Town... Author John Yeld (Author), Martine Barker (Author) Publisher Jonathan Ball Publishers Release date 20141013 Pages 176 ISBN 0-620-45207-2 ISBN 13 978-0-620-45207-6

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days New to Penguin Classics, the great underwater adventure story in a stunning clothbound edition with original images. In this thrilling adventure tale by the 'Father of Science Fiction', three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole and the corals of the Red Sea, and must battle countless adversaries both human and monstrous. Verne's triumphant work of the imagination shows the limitless possibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind. This new version by award-winning translator David Coward brings Verne's novel vividly to life for a new generation of readers. Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre. His novels include Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869-70), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), all available in Penguin Classics. David Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds. He is the author of studies of Marcel Pagnol, Marguerite Duras, Marivaux and Restif de la Bretonne, and of a History of French Literature (2002). He has translated numerous French classics, including Moliere's plays, Simenon's novels and Albert Cohen's Belle du Seigneur, for which he was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff prize in 1996. 'We are all, in one way or another, the children of Jules Verne' - Ray Bradbury Features Summary In this thrilling adventure tale by the 'Father of Science Fiction', three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Author Jules Verne (Author), David Coward (Translator) Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20170422 Pages 528 ISBN 0-241-19877-1 ISBN 13 978-0-241-19877-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From Jacquelyn Mitchard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean, the -suspenseful, otherwordly, and nearly impossible to put down- (People) story about an unlikely hero whose life is transformed when he rescues a boy with an extraordinary gift. Just hours after his wife and her entire family perish in the Christmas Eve tsunami, former police officer Frank Mercy pulls a little boy from a submerged car. Not quite knowing why, Frank doesn't turn Ian over to the Red Cross. Instead he makes up a story about where the boy came from and takes him home, where Frank realizes that Ian has an otherworldly gift--an extraordinary ability to transform lives beyond anything he'd ever imagined. Awed and confused, Frank confesses Ian's secret to Claudia, a beautiful champion rider who is training for the Olympics. They join together to fight the sinister forces gathering to take Ian back. In a final confrontation, Frank and Claudia will risk everything--their love, their family, their very lives--to save this boy they now love as their own son. Features Summary From Jacquelyn Mitchard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean, the -suspenseful, otherwordly, and nearly impossible to put down- (People) story about an unlikely hero whose life is transformed when he rescues a boy with an extraordinary gift... Author Jacquelyn Mitchard Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20170313 Pages 416 ISBN 1-5011-1558-8 ISBN 13 978-1-5011-1558-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Alistair Moffat's journey, from the Scottish islands and Scotland, to the English coast, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland, ignores national boundaries to reveal the rich fabric of culture and history of Celtic Britain which still survives today. This is a vividly told, dramatic and enlightening account of the oral history, legends and battles of a people whose past stretches back many hundred of years. "The Sea Kingdoms" is a story of great tragedies, ancient myths and spectacular beauty. Alistair Moffat was born and raised in Kelso. He took degrees at the universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and London and played rugby for Kelso and his universities. In 1976, he took charge of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as it grew into the largest arts festival in the world. He now lives in Selkirk. "The Sea Kingdoms" has previously been published by HarperCollins. Features Summary Covers a journey, from the Scottish islands and Scotland, to the English coast, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland, ignoring national boundaries to reveal the rich fabric of culture and history of Celtic Britain... Author Alistair Moffat Publisher Birlinn Release date 20080529 Pages 336 ISBN 1-84158-717-6 ISBN 13 978-1-84158-717-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From the award-winning author of Grace (Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2018) comes this powerful, devastating, and redemptive novel. Fishermen Bolivar and Hector set sail from their South American village, but soon find themselves cast adrift in the Pacific Ocean by a sudden storm. As the days pass and no rescue materialises, the two men must come to terms with their environment, and with each other, if they are to survive. Part gripping survival story, part fearless existential parable, Beyond the Sea is a meditation on what it means to be a man, a friend, a father and a sinner in our fallen world. As deep and timeless as the sea, this novel sits squarely in the tradition of Camus, Borges, Joyce, Beckett, and McCarthy. Features Summary An unforgettable novella on grief and survival from one of Ireland's rising stars Author Paul Lynch Publisher Oneworld Publications Release date 20190803 Pages 192 ISBN 1-78607-648-9 ISBN 13 978-1-78607-648-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2017 It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people, each haunted by their own dark secret, narrate their unforgettable stories. Fans of The Book Thief or Helen Dunmore's The Siege will be totally absorbed. This inspirational novel is based on a true story from the Second World War. When the German ship the Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk in port in early 1945 it had over 9000 civilian refugees, including children, on board. Nearly all were drowned. Ruta Sepetys, acclaimed author of Between Shades of Grey, brilliantly imagines their story. 'Ruta Sepetys is a master of historical fiction' Elizabeth Wein, author of CODE NAME VERITY Features Summary It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Author Ruta Sepetys (Author), Matt Jones (Designer) Publisher Puffin Release date 20160204 Pages 391 ISBN 0-14-134740-6 ISBN 13 978-0-14-134740-0

1998 paperback with 507 pages in good condition. R46 postage in SA. Ship of Gold tells the story of the sinking of the SS Central America, a side-wheel steamer carrying nearly six hundred passengers returning from the California Gold Rush, two hundred miles off the Carolina coast in September 1857. Over four hundred lives and twenty-one tons of California gold were lost. It was the worst peacetime disaster at sea in American history, a tragedy that remained lost in legend for over a century. In the 1980s, a young engineer from Ohio set out to do what no one, not even the United States Navy, had been able to do: establish a working presence on the deep-ocean floor and open it to science, archaeology, history, medicine, and recovery. The SS Central America became the target of his project. After years of intensive efforts, Tommy Thompson and the Columbus-America Discovery Group found the SS Central America in eight thousand feet of water, and in October 1989 they sailed into Norfolk with her recovered treasure: gold coins, bars, nuggets, and dust, plus steamer trunks filled with period clothes, newspapers, books, and journals. Gary Kinder tells this extraordinary tale of history, human drama, heroic rescue, scientific ingenuity, and individual courage.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 9 working days The people of Ratbridge are going crazy for the amazing miracle medicine, Black Jollop. But disaster strikes when it looks as though the powerful pick-me-up is running out! It's up to Arthur and his friends on board the Nautical Laundry to journey afar to gather the secret ingredient. It's excitement ahoy in this madcap story, full of hilarious and outrageous characters, including the loveable Boxtrolls who are now stars in the Oscar-nominated film The Boxtrolls. Features Summary All aboard the Nautical Laundry! Arthur and his friends are about to embark on a journey to faraway shores in search of the missing secret ingredient needed for the Black Jollop miracle medicine... Author Alan Snow Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20150305 Pages 272 ISBN 0-19-273970-0 ISBN 13 978-0-19-273970-4

 HARD COVER EX LIBRARY BOOK WITH DUST JACKET. THE BOOK IS IN A NEAT CONDITION.IT IS THE TRUE STORY OF 28 YEAR OLD NAOMI JAMES, THE FIRST WOMAN TO SAIL SINGLE-HANDED AROUND THE GLOBE!!!.....AND IN THE FASTEST TIME EVER!  

1st Edition, 2nd Impression October 1951. Staples Press Limited. Hard-cover; Book Condition: VG. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and decorated end papers, Staples logo stamped and printed in gold on bottom right corner of front board, the book is straight & tight. There is fading at both spine ends and upper edge. The entire spine is faded to a lesser degree. The interior is clean without marks or tears. The dust-jacket is illustrated and price clipped; still bright with faded spine, edge-wear, tears at head and tail of spine and some rubbing. No inscriptions pages are clean "Here is the strange and exciting story of the seas - how they were born, how earth's life emerged from them, and the fantastic marine world within them."

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days *Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award* *Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award* *Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize* *Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018* *A Sunday Times Book of the Year* Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first time when she is almost seven. They are strangers to her. When she is born in 1973, her parents hand her over to a childless peasant couple in the mountains. Aged two, and suffering from malnutrition on a diet of yam leaves, they leave Xiaolu with her illiterate grandparents in a fishing village on the East China Sea. Once Upon a Time in the East takes Xiaolu from a run-down shack to film school in a rapidly changing Beijing, navigating the everyday peculiarity of modern China: censorship, underground art, Western boyfriends. In 2002 she leaves Beijing on a scholarship to study in Britain. Now, after a decade in Europe, her tale of East to West resonates with the insight that can only come from someone who is both an outsider and at home. 'This generation's Wild Swans' Daily Telegraph Features Summary *Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award* *Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award**Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize**Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018**A Sunday Times Book of the Year*Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first time when she is almost seven. Author Xiaolu Guo Publisher Vintage Release date 20180117 Pages 336 ISBN 1-78470-294-3 ISBN 13 978-1-78470-294-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rain. In 1786 the Northern Lighthouse Trust was established, with Robert Stevenson appointed as chief engineer a few years later. In this engrossing book, Bella Bathhurst reveals that the Stevensons not only supervised the construction of the lighthouses under often desperate conditions but also perfected a design of precisely chiseled interlocking granite blocks that would withstand the enormous waves that batter these stone pillars. The same Stevensons also developed the lamps and lenses of the lights themselves, which "sent a gleam across the wave" and prevented countless ships from being lost at sea. While it is the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson that brought fame to the family name, this memorizing account shows how his extraordinary ancestors changed the shape of the Scotland coast-against incredible odds and with remarkable technical ingenuity. Features Summary While it is the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson that has brought fame to his family name, the author gives this account of how his ancestors changed the shape of the eastern Scotland coast by designing and supervising the construction of lighthouses... Author Bella Bathurst (Author), Harpercollins Publishers Ltd (Author) Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20001107 Pages 304 ISBN 0-06-093226-0 ISBN 13 978-0-06-093226-8

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Author Nikki Shannon Smith (Author), Matt Forsyth (Illustrator), Alessia Trunfio (Illustrator) Publisher Stone Arch Books Release date 20181217 Pages 112 ISBN 1-4965-7850-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4965-7850-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The mice of Brambly Hedge have been delighting adults and children alike for more than thirty years. All eight of the classic picture books are brought together in this exquisite volume. The mice of Brambly Hedge made their first appearance in 1980 when the four seasonal stories were published. Ever since, readers have loved exploring the miniature world of the hedgerow and meeting the families that live there. In this collection the mice have many adventures, but they always have time for fun and relaxation too. Whatever the season, and whether they are by the sea, in the High Hills, or simply at home by the fire, there is always someone ready to lend a helping hand. Contains: Spring Story, Summer Story, Autumn Story, Winter Story, Poppy s Babies, Sea Story, The High Hills, The Secret" Features Summary The mice of Brambly Hedge have been delighting adults and children alike for more than thirty years. All eight of the classic picture books are brought together in this exquisite volume.. Author Jill Barklem Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20111027 Pages 245 ISBN 0-00-745016-8 ISBN 13 978-0-00-745016-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A new edition of the award-winning second novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...The new edition of this tense, shocking and deeply moving novel features a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Introducing new characters and set before the events of The Ask and the Answer, it is a story of love and loyalty in a divided world. Features Summary A new edition of the award-winning second novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Author Patrick Ness Publisher Walker Books Ltd Release date 20140630 Pages 552 ISBN 1-4063-5799-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4063-5799-8

The book is old, and the pages may be browned. There are creases on the spine and corners, and worn around the edges. The book is still very readable, but has seen some wear. The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century's greatest writers of action and suspense - an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II. Now reissued in a new cover style. The story of men who rose to heroism, and then to something greater, HMS Ulysses takes its place alongside The Caine Mutiny and The Cruel Sea as one of the classic novels of the navy at war. It is the compelling story of Convoy FR77 to Murmansk - a voyage that pushes men to the limits of human endurance, crippled by enemy attack and the bitter cold of the Arctic.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The No. 1 New York Times Bestseller Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins is a gorgeous, glamorous novel set in 1960s Italy and a modern Hollywood studio. The story begins in 1962. Somewhere on a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and views an apparition: a beautiful woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an American starlet, he soon learns, and she is dying. And the story begins again today, half a world away in Hollywood, when an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studio's back lot searching for the woman he last saw at his hotel fifty years before. Gloriously inventive, funny, tender and constantly surprising, Beautiful Ruins is a novel full of fabulous and yet very flawed people, all of them striving towards another sort of life, a future that is both delightful and yet, tantalizingly, seems just out of reach. 'Magic...A monument to crazy love with a deeply romantic heart' New York Times 'A novel shot in sparkly Technicolor' Booklist 'Hilarious and compelling' Esquire 'Beautiful Ruins is a novel unlike any other you're likely to read this year' Nick Hornby, The Believer Features Summary Somewhere on a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and views an apparition: a beautiful woman... Author Jess Walter Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20130520 Pages 337 ISBN 0-670-92265-X ISBN 13 978-0-670-92265-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The classic, interactive series Choose Your Own Adventure(returns to the marketplace in this exciting boxed set of titles 1-6. Readers are the heroes of the story and get to choose the story's ending. Beloved by readers the world over, the set includes "The Abominable Snowman, Journey Under the Sea, Space and Beyond," and more. Features Summary The classic, interactive series Choose Your Own Adventure(returns to the marketplace in this exciting boxed set of titles 1-6. Readers are the heroes of the story and get to choose the story's ending... Author R.A. Montgomery Publisher Chooseco Release date 20060731 Pages 6 ISBN 1-933390-91-3 ISBN 13 978-1-933390-91-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days A wonderful story of what family means, of the flesh-level pain of sibling rivalry, and the discovery of love. It is a fantastic and beautiful tapestry of some of the most imaginative and precise prose writing going on in America today. Toby Olson stands tall among the handful of writers I most admire and respect.--Richard Wiley "Write A Letter to Billy" is a delectably complicated maze that kept me spellbound from start to finish. Only the most sophisticated of writers could manage to combine the seriousness of a quest for identity and meaning with the intensity of a thriller, not to mention an excursion into deep-sea diving and the resort life of southern California. Once again, Toby Olson has written a terrific novel full of peril and surprise, offering startling revelations and sudden expansions of the heart and mind."--Lynne Sharon Schwartz United with a long-lost teenage daughter, a retired Navy underwater repair specialist investigates a mysterious list his father had written just before his death. Some of the items are crossed off, but one of the unfinished tasks haunts him: "Write letter to Billy." What had his father planned to tell him? What he learns changes his life forever. Influenced by D.H. Lawrence, William Faulkner, and Charles Dickens, Toby Olson's pointed examination of memory and consciousness illustrates how the unraveling of external mystery leads to self discovery. Toby Olson, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction, has published eight books of fiction and twenty-two books of poetry. His work has appeared in over two hundred newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Olson's novels include "At Sea," "Dorit in Lesbos, Utah, " and "The Woman Who Escaped from Shame." He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and North Truro, Massachusetts. Features Summary In this literary adventure tale, Bill teaches deep sea diving to his daughter and discovers deep secrets about his own past. Author Toby Olson Publisher Coffee House Press Release date 20001001 Pages 407 ISBN 1-56689-103-5 ISBN 13 978-1-56689-103-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians. The thriving economy and cultures of the late second millennium B.C., which had stretched from Greece to Egypt and Mesopotamia, suddenly ceased to exist, along with writing systems, technology, and monumental architecture. But the Sea Peoples alone could not have caused such widespread breakdown. How did it happen? In this major new account of the causes of this "First Dark Ages," Eric Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, and the cutting of international trade routes. Bringing to life the vibrant multicultural world of these great civilizations, he draws a sweeping panorama of the empires and globalized peoples of the Late Bronze Age and shows that it was their very interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse and ushered in a dark age that lasted centuries. A compelling combination of narrative and the latest scholarship, 1177 B.C. sheds new light on the complex ties that gave rise to, and ultimately destroyed, the flourishing civilizations of the Late Bronze Age--and that set the stage for the emergence of classical Greece. Features Summary The Description for this book, 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, will be forthcoming. Author Eric H. Cline (Author), Eric H. Cline (Afterword by) Publisher Princeton University Press Release date 20150911 Pages 241 ISBN 0-691-16838-5 ISBN 13 978-0-691-16838-8